I was flattered to be invited by Rich Mogull of Securosis for the maiden voyage of the Ranting Roundtable. Basically this is a bunch of loudmouths, who need to yell and now we finally have an outlet. We didn't yell at each other (too much), use profanity (too much), abuse goats (too much) or delve into various circle jerks about the futility of our chosen profession (too much). OK, we did do the latter quite a bit, but that goes with the territory.

Amazingly enough, we kept the pace moving for 50 minutes or so and actually were more constructive than I hoped, since I figured with the topic of PCI, we'd just decend into useless chatter, Heartland hating, and get mired in a cesspool of futility.

But we didn't, so enjoy. Here is Rich's write-up and the link.

The Ranting Roundtable, PCI Edition

Sometimes you just need to let it all out.

With all the recent events around breaches and PCI, I thought it might be cathartic to pull together a few of our favorite loudmouths and spend a little time in a no-rules roundtable. There's a little bad language, a bit of ranting, and a little more productive discussion than I intended.

Joining me were Mike Rothman, Alex Hutton, Nick Selby, and Josh Corman. It runs about 50 minutes, and we mostly focus on PCI.

The Ranting Roundtable, PCI.

Odds are we'll do more of these in the future. Even if you don't like them, they're fun for us.

No goats were harmed in the making of this podcast.

—Rich