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Hello Outriders!

This week on the podcast we talk about hacking, security guards and travelling back in time for some fond memories.

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First up I had a chat with Larry Walsh about the current spate of high profile hacking events. Larry is President of the and Editor in Chief of . He's been looking at online security for a long time and more recently has written about the rebirth of hacker meritocracy - could the competitive nature of 80s hackers be seeing a revival?

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Many of us may be guilty of bypassing the processes of keeping our own data safe because, oh, "it's boring" or "it's taking too much time". The thing is - it's worth it. So, would it help if a terribly handsome man and former foreign legionnaire were at hand to give you a few pointers? Okay, well maybe not for everyone but it certainly made me curious - for reasons of research of course to take a closer look at . Who he? Chris Wilson at Nerd communications works with him and he explained why this avatar might be the thing you need to stay on top of your digital security.

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For those of you who geek out at the return of old computers - this one's for you. The computer I learned my keyboard skills on, the Commodore 64 is coming back! is the company that is reviving our old machines with a twist, so now you could be typing on a familiar brown keyboard or even playing retro simulation games on an Amiga. Leo Nigro is the CTO of Commodore USA and we discussed the joy of old tech and the thrill of bringing it back to life.

Thanks to everyone who joined in the chatter on Twitter for this week's show. You can of course get in touch any time and let me know what floats your boat online. If you have been up to something we should know about, write me an email to Outriders at bbc dot co dot uk or join us on and for updates.

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Until next week!

~ Jamillah