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Security Bites podcast archive

Here's a recap of some of the previous Security Bites podcasts you may have missed.

Security Bites Podcast 100: Google Docs claimed by spammers Guest: Matt Sergeant, senior antispam technologist for MessageLabs. Date: May 23, 2008 Security Bites Podcast 99: Fujitsu gives biometrics a hand Guest: Joel Hagberg, vice president of marketing and business development at Fujitsu Computer Products of America. Date: May 16, 2008 Security Bites Podcast 98: The good (and bad) news about electronic votingGuest: Brian Chess, chief scientist at Fortify. Date: May 9, 2008 Security Bites podcast 97: SQL-injections hit the WebGuest: Jeremiah Grossman, … Read more

Ideal Bite launches with scantily clad dancers, mechanical bull

I've got to say that I walked into Monday night's Ideal Bite party in midtown Manhattan with absolutely no idea of what to expect.

I knew that Ideal Bite was a new daily e-mail list that specialized in "light-green living"--you know, a sort of DailyCandy for eco-yuppies. The event, titled "Garden of Hedonism," promised "a night of total titillation that's both decadent and green," and that it would be held at--Johnny Utah's!?

New Yorkers who follow restaurant openings and closings are undoubtedly familiar with Johnny Utah's, an "… Read more

One less excuse not to catch a fish

It's probably safe to say that fishing technology made some progress since the "Pocket Fisherman" days of our youth, with personal sonars and gadgets such as wireless infrared thermometers to test the waters from afar. And many follow one of the more popular trends in recreational sports, as evidenced by the Suunto's golf watch, by installing the equipment on your wrist.

Origo's "Guide Pro," for example, is a wristwatch outfitted with sensors that analyze atmospheric conditions for the most recent 30 hours ostensibly to determine the optimum biting times, according to OhGizmo. Then … Read more

What you can do about the latest Google Desktop flaw

On this week's Security Bites podcast, I asked Robert Hansen, aka RSnake, the security researcher who disclosed the man-in-the-middle attack on the Google Desktop last week, what readers can do to avoid becoming a victim.

Hansen said: "They could turn off the integration between Google Desktop and the Web. Or they could wait for a patch to come out, which I'm sure there will be. Or my favorite answer is to uninstall the Google Desktop entirely.

"I'm not exactly quick to tell people to stop using applications, but Google Desktop's had, like I said (… Read more