18 DEC 2016 · Each year the Ruxcon information security conference ends with the infamous Ruxcon Panel. Here's a full recoding of the panel from Ruxcon 2016. The panellists: * Barry Anderson, a security solutions architect for Cisco Security Solutions, Asia Pacific. * Prof Jill Slay, director of the Australian Centre for Cyber Security (ACCS) at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). * Meths Ferrer, a malware engineer at the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC). * Richard Johnson, Manager of Vulnerability Development for Cisco Talos. * Stilgherrian, writer and commentator on cybersecurity and internet politics. Our moderator was Dr Suelette Dreyfus, journalist and research fellow at the University Of Melbourne. This discussion was recorded on Sunday 23 October 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. For full credits see: http://corruptednerds.com/pod/c00017/

4 DEC 2016 · This episode of Corrupted Nerds takes a look at the Ruxcon 2016 information security conference held in Melbourne on 22 and 23 October. Just like our look at Ruxcon 2015, I'm joined by Michael McKinnon, now director of commercial services at Sense of Security; and Darren Pauli, security reporter for The Register. There's also a conversation about measuring risk with Ron Gula, founder of Tenable Network Security. The discussion was recorded on 28 October 2016 on the banks of the Coburg Lake Reservoir in Melbourne. The interview with Ron Gula was also recorded on 28 October 2016. For full credits see: http://corruptednerds.com/pod/c00016/

4 DEC 2015 · In a surprise experimental episode, Leslie Nassar, co-founder of Wrangling Cats, freelance writer and builder of Twitter things since 2007, joins Corrupted Nerds presenter Stilgherrian to talk about some of the stories in the news. This episode was recorded on Wednesday 2 December 2015 in Sydney, Australia. For full credits see: http://corruptednerds.com/pod/c00015/

25 NOV 2015 · Joe Franzi, Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), gives his first on-record media interview in his five years in that role. It's not often that we get to hear from people like Joe Franzi. He's been working in Australia's defence and intelligence community for more than 37 years. Most recently, that's been with the ASD, formerly the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), Australia's equivalent to, and partner with, the US National Security Agency. The ASD isn't just cyber spies. Like the NSA, it's also responsible for defending government, military and other critical communications networks. That's where Franzi currently fits in, and for the last year his team has been the defence-sector contribution to the Australia Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), opened a year ago. A spoiler: there's no grand secrets in this interview. Maybe next time. But what you will hear is some intelligent comments about risk management -- including a view on whether Australia's new prime minster Malcolm Turnbull should really be using commercial email services -- and about the cultural issues that come up when you put together a cyber defence team from disparate organisations. This interview was recorded on Thursday 15 October 2015 in Melbourne, Australia, during the annual conference of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA). For full credits see: http://corruptednerds.com/pod/c00014/

1 NOV 2015 · The Corrupted Nerds podcast returns, kicking off a new series with a look at the Ruxcon 2015 information security conference held in Melbourne on 24 and 25 October. In this first episode of series two, it's a break from the usual long-form interview format to bring you a panel discussion. Joining me, Stilgherrian, are: Michael McKinnon, social media and security awareness director for AVG Technologies AU; and Darren Pauli, security reporter for The Register. There's also a conversation with Dr Vanessa Teague, a cryptographer from the University of Melbourne, about the security of electronic voting systems. The panel conversation was recorded on 31 October 2015, with both Michael McKinnon and Darren Pauli at their homes in Melbourne -- which is why you can hear chickens and dogs. The interview with Vanessa Teague was recorded on 30 October 2015. For full credits see: http://corruptednerds.com/pod/c00013/

2 OCT 2015 · On 15 October 2014, Carly Nyst, London-based legal director of Privacy International, spoke about the legal and privacy issues surrounding the metadata proposals at public meeting titled “Data Retention: the European Experience”, organised by Electronic Frontiers Australia and the Australian Privacy Foundation. This episode of Corrupted Nerds: Conversations presents a lightly-edited version of that event, including questions and comments from the audience. Full episode credits at http://corruptednerds.com/pod/c00012/ This is a sample episode posted for your enjoyment while Skank Media develops its live production capabilities.