The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast
An accessible but technical podcast about cybersecurity and the people who keep the internet safe. The podcast is built as a series of segments: we will be looking back at the last couple of weeks in cybersecurity news, talking to different people in the industry about areas of their expertise, we're going to break apart some of the TTPs being used by adversaries, and we will even cover a little bit of hacker history.
Episodes
On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we revisit the 2025 predictions shared by our guests throughout the year.
From attackers and defenders to AI and the broader security industry, these forecasts capture what experts expected was coming next. Rather than judging accuracy - which is still too early to assess -we're examining the predictions themselves: where they aligned, how they clustered, and what those patter...
This week on Defender Fridays, Bryan Brake, Senior Product Manager and Bug Bounty Team Lead at Amazon, joins us to discuss vulnerability remediation, bounty processes, and incident response workflows.
Bryan will share practical insights on managing disclosures and coordinating responses across security teams.
At Defender Fridays, we delve into the dynamic world of information security, exploring its defensive side with seasoned profe...
On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Rebekah Skeete, Executive Director and CEO of BlackGirlsHack Foundation. Rebekah dives into how BGH is helping to increase diversity in cybersecurity by bridging the gap between what is taught in educational institutions and what is necessary for careers in cybersecurity.
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Rebekah Skeete is a Security En...
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
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- React2Shell is the latest high-profile vulnerability in the web application landscape, scoring a critical CVSS 10.0 and drawing immediate comparisons to Log4Shell.
- Researchers at Noma Labs disclosed a critical vulnerability in Goog...
Join us for this week's Defender Fridays as we explore the reality of AI-powered malware threats with Randy Pargman, Senior Director of Threat Detection at Proofpoint.
At Defender Fridays, we delve into the dynamic world of information security, exploring its defensive side with seasoned professionals from across the industry. Our aim is simple yet ambitious: to foster a collaborative space where ideas flow freely, experiences are s...
On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Alec Fenton, VP of Security Operations at Foresite Cybersecurity about his journey from SOC analyst to security leader.
Alec Fenton is a seasoned Cyber Security professional with over 15 years of extensive experience across many IT domains. With a career spanning more than a decade, Alec has honed his expertise in addressing a broad spectrum of cybersecurity challe...
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
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- The Tomiris cyber-espionage group, which has been under Kaspersky's watch since 2021, has evolved its tactics in a new wave of attacks observed in early 2025. Article #2.
- CISA has recently added CVE-2021-26829 to its known exploit...
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
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- AI is now fulfilling a long-standing hope of security teams: it’s taking over repetitive, low-skill tasks like log reviews, alert triage, and basic investigations.
- Anthropic has disclosed what it believes is the first documented c...
On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Erik Bloch, VP of Security at Illumio, about better tools to combat burnout rate and discuss the reality of AI in security.
Erik Bloch has 30+ years of information and cyber security experience, both as an IC and as a leader of teams. “People first” has always been his approach. He has led entire security and IT functions at smaller companies, and been the CISOs le...
Dr. Cunningham created the influential Zero Trust Extended (ZTX) Framework at Forrester Research, playing a key role in accelerating global adoption of Zero Trust principles across industries and governments worldwide.
#269 - How AI offers defenders even more growth opportunities with Michael Baker from DXC Technology
On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Michael Baker, VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer at DXC Technology, about his optimistic outlook on the impact of AI in cybersecurity.
Michael Baker is an accomplished cyber security executive with more than 24 years of experience in the field. He is passionate about building high-performing teams and transforming the way cyber risk is managed within bu...
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
- Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has observed a significant shift in 2025, threat actors are no longer using AI to just speed up operations, they are now integrating LLMs directly into the malware.
- Unit 42 has identified a previously undocumented Android spyware family, named LandFall, discovered during an in...
In this episode of Defender Fridays, we talk to Alec Fenton, VP Security Operations at Foresite Cybersecurity, practical career advice for defenders, SOC metrics that actually matter and AI in security operations.
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Alec is a seasoned Cyber Security professional with over 15 ...
On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Navroop Mitter, CEO of ArmorText, about the role of Out-of-Band (OOB) communication in cyber incident response.
ArmorText Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Secure Communications Solutions, Q3 2024
Cyber Resilience: Incident Response Tabletop Exercises
Navroop Mitter is the CEO of ArmorText, a mobile security and privacy company based in the Washington, D.C. area...
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
- A newly observed threat campaign is exploiting Amazon Web Services' Simple Email Service using stolen credentials and open source tools to perform cloud reconnaissance and eventually launch Business Email Compromise scams.
- A critical vulnerability has been disclosed in the React Native Community CLI NPM packag...
In this episode of Defender Fridays, LimaCharlie Founder Maxime Lamothe-Brassard talks to Julie Agnes Sparks, Security Engineer at Datadog, about how to maximize logging visibility for effective detection engineering.
Julie has a passion for continuous learning, proactively detecting significant security events, and responding effectively. Interests include: diversity & inclusion, privacy, and making technology more accessible.
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
- The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently released a comprehensive 136-page report detailing the BlackBasta ransomware attack on Capita in March 2023.
- Kaspersky researchers have detailed two active campaigns from North Korean APT group BlueNoroff, which continue the group’s long-running SnatchCryp...
Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Security Advisor at Office of the CISO, Google Cloud and a recognized expert in SIEM, log management, and PCI DSS compliance, will help us cut through the buzzwords and discuss modern security operations.
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On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Hannah Lloyd, Co-Founder and CRO of enhanced.io, about how MSPs can launch, sell and scale security offerings.
With 10+ years of channel sales experience, Hannah leads global new business generation and account management to deliver innovative cybersecurity solutions to enhanced.io’s MSP partners. As a GTIA EC member (2018) and Chair (2021), Hannah is actively invo...
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
- A breach at the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), a facility responsible for manufacturing roughly 80% of the non-nuclear components for U.S. nuclear weapons, was enabled by two critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities.
- COLDRIVER, a Russian state-sponsored group also tracked as UNC4057, Callist...
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