One of my favorite geeky subjects is Internet Security. At my job, I have been dubbed “The Security Nazi” — Not very nice (and not that I’ve done any really anal security things to deserve it either

The fact of the matter is that there are few Internet users out there that know or care about Internet security. The result is alot of garbage to wade through for the rest of us — mostly spam from all the bot net zombies out there helping bot net masters make an unscrupulous living of sorts! Unfortunately, there are many smart and eager Internet criminals out there waiting like tarantulas to lure us into their Webs and suck us dry (or at least our PC resources and bandwidth.)

Thank heaven for Security Now!

Security Now! couples two of my favorite computer-world icons. Do you remember Call for Help on Tech TV? That’s right, it’s Leo Laporte himself, the purveyor of geekdom to the masses. I learned alot from that show before I started working professionally. My parents groaned each time I commandered the remote control to make sure I didn’t miss an essential episode (they all were.)

The next guy is none other than Steve Gibson, the security guru from Gibson Research Corporation. He’s the guy that brought the Internet world to attention about Spyware (in fact, he coined the phrase.) I’ve been going to this site for years. It’s were I learned the foundation of my Internet security knowledge. I had never even heard of a bot net before grc.com.

So they’ve both teamed up to talk about a different security topic each week. Of course I faithfully tune in! Now my wife groans when I bring the laptop to bed with my headphones to make sure I don’t miss any of those essential tips and insights. Some of the highlights have been: Gaining a better understanding of Internet cryptology methods, discovering Hamachi and iPig, and learning about new exploits to watch out for.

I highly recommend this show to Network admins and newbies alike.