My usual weekly summary of what I’ve been doing elsewhere on the internets. This post covers the week from Monday 13 to Sunday 19 February 2012.
I never did get around to writing that more reflective blog post, but you’ll cope. There’s enough here for you to be reading and listening to.
Podcasts
- Patch Monday episode 125, “Blackhole: cybercrime toolkit of choice”. Jason Pearse, M86 Security Labs’ sales engineering director for the Asia-Pacific region, explains why Blackhole is so “good” and debunks some information security myths.
- The 9pm Edict episode 18, which covers the NSW police lecturing parents and things.
- The 9pm Edict episode 19, which covers idiot reportage of the Kevin Rudd swearing video and proposes a fix for the Canberra press gallery.
Articles
- Blocking all .info domains is “censorship”: The Greens, CSO Online, 14 February 2012.
- Mobile security a “game-changer” for Aussie telcos: Analyst, CSO Online, 17 February 2012.
Media Appearances
- On Tuesday I was quoted in Harrison Polites’ Technology Spectator piece Five critical hacking myths.
- On Wednesday night I spoke about copyright vs the internet on ABC Local Radio nationally.
- On Saturday afternoon I spoke about Apple’s iMessage and Path’s privacy outrage on Sydney radio 2UE.
Corporate Largesse
- On Thursday I attended analyst firm Frost & Sullivan’s “ICT Outlook Press Lunch” at the InterContinental Hotel in Sydney. Sandwiches and salads and cheese and cake were served. However the waiter never did bring the proffered coffee and had to get my own at the end of the event.
Elsewhere
Most of my day-to-day observations are on my high-volume Twitter stream, and random photos and other observations turn up on my Posterous stream. The photos also appear on Flickr, where I eventually add geolocation data and tags.
[Photo: Fleeting mists. I know I linked to the picture last week, but I do love it. Such magnificent sights make up for the hassle of the storms.]
[Update 26 February 2012: Added an entry for the Harrison Polites story to Media Appearances section.]