TECH NEWS RADIO PODCAST #373 | 2014-08-02 | NMAP #DDOP
Saturday, August 02, 2014

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Back in Podcast #325 we had a mention and a link to a personal finance tool called Wesabe. It is no longer available.
There are other options out there like Mint and PocketBook.
If you know others then please let us know!
Here are some links to stories about TrueCrypt shutting down:
TrueCrypt is a key tool in our toolkit for protecting data and we use it everyday. If it is actually going to go away then it will leave a big whole in end-user security options for data encryption.
I recently picked up from Harbor Freight Tools the following solar power kit: 45W Solar Power Kit (#68751) for just over $150 (including tax).
Over the course of the last couple of months I've been able to try out the kit on several camping trips were there was no easy electrical grid access. The camping environment was pretty sunny but not always 100% full sun. The time of year for all the trips was summer and the location was Southern California. I ended up setting up the kit on the top of our small camper.
The main reason I picked up the kit was to keep all of my tech gear charged so I could keep tabs on email, news, and any tech issue with my sites. This was usually less than 1 hour a day which worked out well for my needs, and expectations related to being on a camping trip.
The gear I was able to keep operational using the kit included: cell phone, tablet, WIFI card, and a laptop during trips lasting up to 7 days.
I was suprised during the main daylight hours that the inverter could charge directly: the cell phone, tablet, and WIFI card. To keep my laptop charged I needed to capture to an emergency car battery system, and then use 3rd party car charger/inverter to get the right power levels to keep the laptop charged. I was also able to keep charged a USB battery pack so I could run my WIFI card during non-daylight hours when needed.
One other lesson learned, was to turn off all electronics while sleeping. This helped keep all the devices more readily available the next day then keeping them in standby/sleep mode overnight.
All in all the system worked very well and I'd recommend it.
Updated: 3/16/2014
DEFCON 21 was in Las Vegas, NV from August 02-04, 2013 and we were there. Our real-time posts, references, and links are available over on @Technewsradio on Twitter.
We have a detailed report (PDF) from the sessions attended if you are interested. Just drop us an email to get the full report or a request via message on Twitter. A podcast summary is planned but not promised at this time.
Things that we are "worried about" from an Enterprise computing perspective:
P.S. x 1: We were also at DEFCON 20 and have that report available if you are interested. Just drop us an email or message on Twitter for a link.
P.S. x 2: There are also DEFCON 18 and DEFCON 19 reports. They are surprisingly still relevant IMHO -- same bat channel.
EDITED on 8/2/2014
The most current podcast has been released Tech News Radio #373.
The following are items currently in the queue for being included in a future podcast (no ETA):
The following are currently items of interest but probably not something we will cover in the next podcast (they propobably will be posted on @technewsradio):
The following items were recently posted on @technewsradio:
DEFCON 19 was in Las Vegas, NV from August 4-5, 2011. This yearly computer network security and hacker conference is full of cutting-edge research, detailed demos, awesome presentations, and a lot of partying. The podcast coverage was pretty good also. Here are my recommendations:
If you are interested in hearing my thoughts about DEFCON 19 then check out the PaulDotCom.com podcast (08-11-2011). I am the boring "IT Guy" trying to avoid the topic of "hot" women visiting the PaulDotCom.com booth. If you'd like to see a copy of my notes (13+ pages) then drop me a personal email to: "s h o l d e n @pobox.com."
Here is a Picasa collage from the Network Security Podcast meet-up at DEFCON 19 that was "infected" by Paul & Larry @ Pauldotcom.com's little red balls from one of thier sponsors:
Looking through my listened to podcast list for this past week, I'm going to recommend the following as potentially interesting:
Here are some posts recently to @technewsradio on Twitter that you might have missed: