tansqrx 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2006 I occasionally take long trips to visit relatives. One of the things that I do to kill time while driving is to listen to audio books. On one five hour trip I started listening to the Hobbit and I was there before I even knew it. I actually wanted to get back in the car and drive another five hours so I could get through the book faster. In the end I have found that I enjoy listening to book much more than actually reading. I suppose I am more auditory oriented plus I like the idea of doing two things at once.On one trip about six months ago I wanted something a little different. I of course study security so I looked for computer security books. I found that this area has no audio books and little else to my liking. I did however stumble across a wonderful podcast called Security Now! This was my first time with a podcast and I have to say I am now hooked.Security Now! (https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm) Is hosted by Leo Laporte (of TechTV fame) and Steve Gibson who is better known for running Shields Up! (https://www.grc.com/default.htm). They are now in the 70+ episode and a new show is released every week, usually on Thursday. I have to say that this is a fantastic show that anyone interested in security or anyone who owns a computer should listen to. The past few episodes have focused on Vista security but I particularly enjoyed a three part series about anonymity, Tor, FreeNet, and Proxies. Earlier shows have focused on everything from zero-day exploits to the inner working of cryptography.Since listening to Security Now! I have gone back and listened to almost every episode and make it a habit of listening every week. Leo Laporte also hosts other shows such as TwiT (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) and Windows Weekly (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) which I also listen to every week. If you are interested in computer security, you should check this out.P.S. I am still looking for other computer security podcasts and books. If you have any suggestions please post a response. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeaponX 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2006 I'm always interested in learning more in the security area and have never used podcasts myself either. Guess it's better late than never for me I was always a Leo Laporte fan, so I'm positive his podcasts are great to listen to. Downloading them right now. Anyone know how to get a bunch of them at once? Hate going through 70+ episodes manually.tansqrx, I'm not sure how far you want to go into security, but if you're looking for a book, get the ones by Kevin Mitnik. He's a reformed hacker and wrote books on security. You can find them on Amazon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
