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! (http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm) Is hosted by Leo Laporte (of TechTV fame) and Steve Gibson who is better known for running Shields Up! (http://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 (http://www.twit.tv/TWiT) and Windows Weekly (http://www.twit.tv/ww) 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.

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...