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Steve Gibson, the man who coined the term spyware and created the first anti-spyware program, creator of Spinrite and ShieldsUP, discusses the hot topics in security today with Leo Laporte. ... more
FAQs about Security Now - 16k MP3:How many episodes does Security Now - 16k MP3 have?The podcast currently has 995 episodes available.
December 19, 2008SN175: Listener Feedback #56Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed....more1h 21minPlay
December 12, 2008SN174: Sandbox LimitationsHaving described "Sandboxie" and Virtual Machine sandboxing utilities in the past, Leo and I discuss the limitations of any sort of sandboxing for limiting the negative impacts of malware on a user's privacy and system's security....more52minPlay
December 05, 2008SN173: Listener Feedback #55Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed....more1h 36minPlay
November 28, 2008SN172: SandboxieLeo and I return to take a much closer look at "Sandboxie," an extremely useful, powerful, and highly recommended Windows security tool we first mentioned two years ago. This time, after interviewing Sandboxie's creator, Ronen Tzur, I explain why I am totally hooked and why Leo is wishing it was available for his Macs....more1h 21minPlay
November 21, 2008SN171: Listener Feedback #54Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed....more1h 19minPlay
November 14, 2008SN170: The TKIP HackLeo and I begin with a refresher on WEP, the original technology of WiFi encryption. With that fresh background, we then tackle the detailed explanation of every aspect of the recently revealed very clever hack against the TKIP security protocol. TKIP is the older and less secure of the two security protocols offered within the WPA and WPA2 WiFi Alliance certification standards....more1h 34minPlay
November 07, 2008SN169: Listener Feedback #53Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed....more1h 23minPlay
October 31, 2008SN168: ClickJackingLeo and I discuss yet another challenge to surfing safely in the web world: Known as "ClickJacking," or more formally as "UI Redressing," this class of newly popular threats tricks web users into performing web-based actions they don't intend by leading them to believe they are doing something else entirely....more51minPlay
October 24, 2008SN167: Listener Feedback #52Leo and I discuss the week's major security events and discuss questions and comments from listeners of previous episodes. We tie up loose ends, explore a wide range of topics that are too small to fill their own episode, clarify any confusion from previous installments, and present real world 'application notes' for any of the security technologies and issues we have previously discussed....more1h 21minPlay
October 17, 2008SN166: Cross-Site Request ForgeryLeo and I discuss the week's security events, then we address another fundamental security and privacy concern inherent in the way web browsers and web-based services operate: Using "Cross-Site Request Forgery" (CSRF), malicious pranksters can cause your web browser to do their bidding using your authentication....more1h 5minPlay
FAQs about Security Now - 16k MP3:How many episodes does Security Now - 16k MP3 have?The podcast currently has 995 episodes available.