Eurotrash Security Podcast

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The guys over at the Eurotrash Information Security Podcast had me on last week. We discussed HBGary, Thinkst, ZaCon and a bunch of other stuff..

It was pretty enjoyable (although i tried listening to myself and think its a lucky thing i dont do this too often). You can grab it [here]

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