Covers relevant topics, has good technical detail, and is very informative. Steve Gibson does a great job with the show each week, and old episodes are just as useful!

Fantastic show that keeps to tech news and doesn’t become political like many other shows on Leo’s network.

As a CIO, I have tried multiple podcasts covering cyber security. Some cover the news, some cover large enterprises, some are very detailed. But the one I routinely have listened to for over 1000 episodes is Security Now. It a mix of news, deep dives on technology, listener questions and best practices. Always informative and interesting with a good mix of humor.

I’m a PhD student in computer science with a focus on security and AI and I love listening to these folks! It cracks me up every time they mention Steve Bellovin because he’s one of my professors. They have a lovely mix of technical deep dives and discussions about currently problematic vulnerabilities and even cover the impact of regulations on cybersecurity.

A recommend listening, I always walk away with at least one thing that helps me with my security posture.

If AI is so great, ask it how many Rs are in “strawberry”. Or ask it -(241)-(-241)+(-1), and THEN ask it -(241)-(-241)-1. Equivalent right? Well Copilot thinks the first is -1 and the second is 481. Omg AGI is truly here, that’s proof! May wanna reevaluate your AI optimisms, people.

Security Now is a must-listen for anyone interested in cybersecurity, privacy, and internet safety, offering deep technical insights with clear explanations. Host Steve Gibson brings a wealth of expertise, breaking down complex topics while keeping the discussions engaging and informative. Though it can be highly technical at times, its depth and thoroughness make it an invaluable resource for security professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Listen every week and look forward to it.

Still great after 20 years.

I've listened to every episode of Security Now and look forward to it each week. Steve is a one of a kind techie and educator and Leo keeps it lively in meaningful ways. I really appreciate Steve's deep dives. As a developer/engineer I get a lot of value from the depth and thoroughness of Steve's explanations. I've used security now to help educate young engineers and it helps me stay current with this crazy fast moving industry. Keep 'em rolling! They're great!

Been seriously a listener since episode no 1. Great podcast I look forward to each week’s show.

Every other TWiT podcast has become a platform for political commentary, and I had hoped this show would stay focused on security. Unfortunately, Leo just can’t help himself. Now the FBI is “weaponized”? What’s next—claiming that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is doing something outrageous, like investigating crimes?

I have mixed feelings on Leo, but Steve is awesome.

Show is good but I am hating the audio, Leo is eating crackers in my ear. I hate it. For now one star till Leo learns how to behave!

I’m a long time fan, but the show is just to long. Plus, I can’t handle the same old jokes (what could possibly go wrong). Not to mention they have to beat a dead horse about Show #1000. I’m done, very good security information, but way to much of fluff.

Sept 24 2024, Leo keeps pushing his politics into a tech podcast. The Hezbollah beepers were not terrorism, they were a response to Israelis in 1/3rd of the country not being able to live in their homes because Hez has been firing missiles since the day after 10/7. The only ppl given the beepers were in Hez, but Leo seems to feel bad about that.

Great podcast. Been listening for years and subscribed. But the last few Subscriber edition episodes are no longer ad free. Bummer :( Edit: looks like the ads are gone again. Must have been an oversight for a few episodes. Thanks!

I haven’t missed an episode in at least a decade. It is my one must watch/listen show of the week. There is lots of great stuff and occasionally a deep dive which I enjoy. Frequently I hear something I missed elsewhere and am able to strengthen my clients and my security posture.

I am a security professional and have been listening to Security Now for years. I learn new things every episode. Steve and Leo have a way of breaking down complex issues to a language that anyone can understand. Keep up the great work!

I’m a security professional and this is the only podcast I never miss. I’ve learned a lot and I’ve been in the field 20 years.

I used to listen to/ subscribe to 5-6 TWIT shows. I’m down to two, and MBW is on the chopping block. But Security Now remains stellar. Steve Gibson is a treasure.

While Steve will make it past 1000 podcast episodes, sadly I will not. I’ve really enjoyed listening to Steve and Leo over the years, but they have stopped getting to the root cause of too many stories before reporting on them. Episode 958 was the last one. See you!

I’ve listened to 2 episodes and may change my mind, but here are my issues right now. 1–They try and connect and cram to many topics into one episode and it leaves my confused about what the point they are trying to make is. 2–While the speaker has a great reading voice there is a lot of “fluff” words that could be cut out to get to the point faster and make it more clear what is trying to be said. 3–It feels a bit “impersonal.” For me I want a pod cast that has both the facts, the opinion of the speaker, and line between those two things. It might be there the more you listen, but I didn’t feel it. 4th—This podcast really is for people who are already in this field and would like to stay up to day with what is going on. It’s not for “the common man.” ***Please don’t take my word alone! Give a listen yourself and see if you agree or disagree.

Love Leo, love his politics even more!

While I do appreciate the idea of TWIT shows, they are just simply too long and long-winded for me. I have tried many times to listen to the shows but I just can't make it through before something else comes up. Even at double speed. I guess that's just how my life is at the moment. I suppose I'm not the target audience, but I tried to get through around 20 different podcast a day. If they were all two hours long like this, I would not get anywhere. It feels more like talk radio. I guess the issue comes down to the fact that I could get everything I want from these shows if they were condensed down into 20 minutes by a good editor, and by setting the intention to be concise. I realize that this is not their style, but I do wish it were.

This was one of the main sources that started my journey into information security around 2015. I caught up on the hundreds of back episodes and have been listening ever since. This one i smy number one recommended podcast for infosec professionals, students, or those wanting to make a career change. If you want to be able to "talk the talk," this podcast helps you do that; it deepens our understanding of risk, vulnerabiliies, and exploits so we can have meaningful conversations with peers and business to help mitigate risk. Steve, the host, and Leo the co-host have great chemistry and their speaking style is clear and easy to understand. It's mostly on-topic with only a few diversions into Steve's other projects and interests (sci-fi books and movies, sign me up).

From my standpoint, Security Now is one of the few TWiT shows still worth watching. For the most part, Steve Gibson does a solid job explaining security matters that are typically complex. On the negative side, the show is overly long, Gibson can get too far in the weeds, and the host (Leo Laporte) is extraneous. Thankfully, you can the show notes Gibsons website and it’s essentially a transcription.

Leo, you cracked me up so much at the end of this podcast while I was cooking up a new style of food I’ve never cooked before, i had to stop and pause because I was laughing so hard. I have been listening religiously since at least 2017, and every week, it’s not the worst stuff happening, things the majority of us aware of cybersecurity are capable of keeping up with. For example, your see it in the news, patch your system, etc. but nowadays, I really feel like the news out there isn’t really putting out the “news” like they used to. Not certain if that makes sense but I feel like even when it comes to pallet device security updates it’s maybe two or three days later until I even come across an article talking about it, then I go to settings>general>software update and lo and behold, boom we have a severely needed update just waiting for me to click start. What is the problem? It’s set to auto updates, which previously we would have never done, but now it’s acceptable. Anyways, love what y’all do, especially love listening to y’all. Y’all my brothas. P.S. the fact the Steve agreed to not stopping at 1,000 episodes *chefs kiss* Love y’all, peace out ♥️ J. P. Walker

I’ve listened for years, supported Steve with multiple copies of SpinRite. Had no idea why I wasn’t getting new episodes only to find out what’s been in my app for years is now subscription only. Pass.

I have listened to this podcast since episode 1 and have not missed a single one. Steve Gibson is extremely knowledgable and personable, and is a guy I'd love to have a beer with. Unfortunately, the host, Leo Laporte, is prone to inject politics and conduct ad hominem attacks on individuals with whom he disagrees. The show is GREAT when he's on vacation, but can't recommend it otherwise.

I have learned so much from listening to this show! Steve Gibson has a unique ability to explain complex concepts in plain English. If you're new to the show and new to security I highly recommend listening to the earliest episodes!

Thank you Steve (and Leo) for keeping this topic entertaining, as well as informative, for these many years. Because of you, I got more and more interested in the security field of IT and have finally transitioned into it. Still have a lot to learn, probably past 999, Steve.

Leo seems to be falling further and further out of touch with what “we” the listeners want from a security podcast. Making your views facts in your mind does not make it true. Sorry to say I need to stop listening.

I make sure I pause any other podcast and listen to Steve. Great wealth of knowledge and simple to understand. Thank you and keep up the great work.

This used to be a great podcast; very informative and educational about computer security. Increasing time is spent with the hosts opining on topics outside computer security and quite frankly outside their expertise. Stay in your lane!

Too much sales, and using the cloud, google, windows, passwords in extensions. Nope. The men seem sweet, but the content needs some updating for todays unsecured world.

More ads than content, condescending tone, opinion based content rather than that based in fact and very shallow exploration of the topics that are spoken about, not above a 9th grade level. Lose the 5 minute ad segments between every segment and make it at least seem like the show is not hosted by grifters. If these guys really are in security, I would be surprised.

I have been listening to Security Now for probably a decade. Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte in Security Now represent more than a weekly news update, and more than clear technical instruction and advice which of course are also present. Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte have created an historically important body of work that represents ethics, value, best practice, and dare I say philosophy which are of vital importance. If someone had recently come to earth, they could be forgiven for thinking that all humans are merely thoughtless cowboy coders creating endless spaghetti western code without higher level conscious awareness of reality. Even universities are infamously poor at teaching how to code responsibly in the real world. But Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte are living proof that many people are both caring and intelligent and working hard to do things in the right way for present and future generations. Words cannot convey the depth of my gratitude.

I’ve been a listener for over 9 years. Steve and Leo are great. This podcast is like a comfortable pair of shoes; I’ll listen to it in traffic or fall asleep to it at night after a long day. Twit earned my trust by keeping things familiar in an ever changing world, which is why I’m annoyed by the glut of unnecessary changes lately: first to the cover art (the iconic mustachioed Steve Gibson headshot), and now even to the theme song?? Suddenly that old pair of comfortable shoes has been swapped out by a shiny new set of ill-fitting Nikes, and I don’t like it.

Time to lose Leo.

Weird how the best twit shows leave twit to be even better shows. Security now should… this message is brought to you by spinrite. leave twit and become a real security show.

Have loved this podcast for over a decade. Steve is always my go to for security advice!

You have entertained and educated me for years and I am grateful for such a great show. I recommend this to anyone who has an interest in technology and how it works.

Throughout the years I have listen to this podcast regularly and then dropped it for a while etc. I have to say that I am really glad that Steve and Leo still there for me when I come back because overall I have gotten very useful informative information I still use Firefox with NoScript religiously even though it got too fiddly for Steve Every time I start thinking “Steve is being hyperbolic on this one” time seems to prove that if anything things were worse by a lot… Keep up the great work

They don’t get much smarter than Steve Gibson when it comes to computer security, but his presentation of the materials is awful. I can’t even watch this show these days. Steve has citations, and he loves to read them. He’ll spend several minutes reading an online article outloud to the audience, in a droning, slow paced, monotone that puts me to sleep, or more likely makes me stop listening. Suggestion: cite the article, provide a link, then summarize it and explain it. Leo checks in at the beginning, but then checks out to play whatever video game he’s into this week. It used to be interesting when he and Steve actually both contributed to the topic. And like every TWiT Network podcast, there’s just too many LONG adverts for Leo’s sponsors. But wait, there’s more, Steve also is allowed one SpinRite “customer testimonial” (ADVERT), where (surprise, surprise) he reads off a long letter from a customer praising the product, in that monotone drone of his. STOP, please. There has to be something better than TWiT out there, so I’m checking out and looking for it. Bye.

There used to be some back and forth but now either Steve’s speech pattern has changed, I just noticed it, or he actually writes out EVERYTHING he’s going to say in the 2 hours…but it just seems stilted and artificial. Also: I get being the contrarian…believe me, but Steve’s ‘never try anything new’ attitude is insane. I’ve known people that after Windows 7 was out for 3 years would still be on XP saying ‘XP just got stable’…this is Steve. This podcast is a good REPORT on security news, but that’s all it is. Steve isn’t so much security researcher as he is a security REPORTER. In that aspect, the podcast is good if you can get past the stilted delivery.

Steve is the Kim Kommando of the computer security sector. Knows a little but lacking when you dig deeper. Good for beginners.

Very entertaining, and thorough and understandable breakdowns of technical issues. Great way to stay current on cyber security incidents and advancements.

Steve’s show has been a mainstay for years, highly recommend for those interested in learning or keeping up with the information security field.

About on your podcast I am going there that for days now and can’t receive no help with security issues and it may be important as I have received to letters stating that my data has been breached my Apple email will be my nickname