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Fri, 14 December 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Dec 2007
In this issue:
  • How to Secure Your Computer, Disks, and Portable Drives
  • Defeating the Shoe Scanning Machine at Heathrow Airport
  • Gitmo Manual Leaked
  • Security in Ten Years
from the December 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-12.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Wed, 14 November 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Nov 2007
In this issue:
  • The War on the Unexpected
  • Security Risks of Online Political Contributing
  • Chemical Plant Security and Externalities
  • Switzerland Protects its Vote with Quantum Cryptography
  • Security by Letterhead
  • Cyberwar: Myth or Reality?
  • Understanding the Black Market in Internet Crime
  • The Strange Story of Dual_EC_DRBG
from the November 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-11.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Sun, 14 October 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Oct 2007
In this issue:
  • The Storm Worm
  • Fraudulent Amber Alerts
  • UK Police Can Now Demand Encryption Keys
  • Anonymity and the Tor Network
  • Remote-Controlled Toys and the TSA
  • Staged Attack Causes Generator to Self-Destruct
from the October 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-10.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Fri, 14 September 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Sep 2007
In this issue:
  • First Responders
  • Basketball Referees and Single Points of Failure
  • Interview with National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell
  • Home Users: A Public Health Problem?
  • Vague Threat Prompts Overreaction
  • Stupidest Terrorist Overreaction?
  • Wholesale Automobile Surveillance Comes to New York City
  • U.S. Government Threatens Retaliation Against States who Reject REAL ID
  • Computer Forensics Case Study
  • Getting Free Food at a Fast-Food Drive-In
from the September 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-09.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Tue, 14 August 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Aug 2007
In this issue:
  • Assurance
  • More Voting News
  • New Harry Potter Book Leaked on BitTorrent
  • Avian Flu and Disaster Planning
  • TSA Warns of Terrorist Dry Runs
  • Security-Theater Cameras Coming to New York
  • Airport Security Breach
  • Details on the U.K. Liquid Terrorist Plot
  • House of Lords on Computer Security
  • Conversation with Kip Hawley
from the August 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-08.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Sat, 14 July 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Jul 2007
In this issue:
  • Correspondent Inference Theory and Terrorism
  • TSA and the Sippy Cup Incident
  • Ubiquity of Communication
  • 4th Amendment Rights Extended to E-Mail
  • Credit Card Gas Limits
  • Designing Voting Machines to Minimize Coercion
  • Risks of Data Reuse
from the July 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-07.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Thu, 14 June 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Jun 2007
In this issue:
  • Rare Risk and Overreactions
  • Tactics, Targets, and Objectives
  • Portrait of the Modern Terrorist as an Idiot
  • Teaching Viruses
  • Bush's Watch Stolen?
  • Second Movie-Plot Threat Contest Winner
  • Perpetual Doghouse: Meganet
  • Non-Security Considerations in Security Decisions
from the June 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-06.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Mon, 14 May 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 May 2007
In this issue:
  • A Security Market for Lemons
  • Is Big Brother a Big Deal?
  • Citizen-Counterterrorist Training Video
  • Recognizing "Hinky" vs. Citizen Informants
  • More on REAL ID
  • Least Risk Bomb Location
  • Social Engineering Notes
  • 1933 Anti-Spam Doorbell
  • Does Secrecy Help Protect Personal Information?
  • Is Penetration Testing Worth It?
  • Do We Really Need a Security Industry?
from the May 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-05.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Sat, 14 April 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Apr 2007
In this issue:
  • Announcing: Second Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest
  • The U.S. Terrorist Database
  • JavaScript Hijacking
  • Bank Botches Two-Factor Authentication
  • U.S. Government Contractor Injects Malicious Software into Critical Military Computers
  • The Doghouse: Brutuslib
  • Cyber-Attack
from the April 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-04.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Wed, 14 March 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Mar 2007
In this issue:
  • CYA Security
  • Copycats
  • U.S Terrorism Arrests/Convictions Significantly Overstated
  • Movie Plot Threat in Vancouver
  • The Doghouse: Onboard Threat Detection System
  • Private Police Forces
  • The Doghouse: Sniffex
  • Drive-By Pharming
  • Cloning RFID Chips Made by HID
from the March 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-03.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Tue, 27 February 2007
Crypto-Gram 28 Feb 2007
In this SPECIAL issue:
  • About "The Psychology of Security"
  • THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SECURITY
from the February 28, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: crypto-gram-07-02special.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Wed, 14 February 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Feb 2007
In this issue:
  • In Praise of Security Theater
  • Real-ID: Costs and Benefits
  • Debating Full Disclosure
  • Sending Photos to 911 Operators
  • “Clear" Registered Traveler Program
  • DRM in Windows Vista
  • Psychology of Security
  • A New Secure Hash Standard
from the February 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: cyrpto-gram-07-02.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT
Sun, 14 January 2007
Crypto-Gram 15 Jan 2007
In this issue:
  • Automated Targeting System
  • Surveillance Cameras Catch a Cold-Blooded Killer
  • Auditory Eavesdropping
  • Tracking Automobiles Through their Tires
  • Licensing Boaters
  • Wal-Mart Stays Open During Bomb Scare
  • NSA Helps Microsoft with Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Anti-Phishing and Small Businesses
  • Not Paying Attention at the Virginia DMV
  • More on the Unabomber's Code
  • Radio Transmitters in Canadian Coins
  • Choosing Secure Passwords
from the January 15, 2007 Crypto-Gram Newsletter
by Bruce Schneier
read by Dan Henage
Direct download: cyrpto-gram-07-01.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm MDT