Arrows, Sunroofs, and Microsoft

February 09, 2008

The Geeks discuss a security expert standing on a tall building looking down at heavy traffic and seeing a vulnerability through a single car's sunroof as a metaphor for the difficulty of spotting online computer vulnerabilities, and then talks about shooting virus arrows through the sunroof and how car companies should start making reinforced car roofs to combat them. Ah, just listen to the show. :) The geeks actually talk about more than this.

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Microsoft gets rejected

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Addicted Boys

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A New Google Search?

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Thanks again to Ebu Gogo for offering us a new theme song.