December 20, 2009

Hacker Shows

As internet connections become faster, video cameras become cheaper, and streaming video sites go even more mainstream a growing number of people are turning to the internet to broadcast low budget shows.  Unlike television, where budgets for even a news broadcast run in the thousands of dollars, these low cost shows usually cost well under 1000 dollars an episode (some costing nothing at all).  Due to these low costs it is now possible for many more niche shows to be created, one of these niches being hacker shows. 
Two of my favorite hacker shows would have to be Hak5 and The Hacker News Network.  Hak5 is a show based on the technical side of hacking.  Not all of the hacks will be things which you're interested in doing, but many of them are pretty cool, and cost nothing to try out, such as installing Doom on a zipit (zipits cost 50 dollars by the way), installing an operating system onto a USB, or rooting a droid. 

Hacker News Network is a show based more on computer security.  Reporting on topics such as arrests in the scene, new exploits (they don't show you how to use them), the spread of worms, viruses and trojans, and the inefficiency of the computer security sector in general.   

If anyone reading this knows of any other good hacker shows feel free to post a link in the comments section of this article.  I am always looking for better ways to waste my time, learning is just a byproduct.    

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