Best Info Sec Podcasts
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Darknet Diaries
Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, data breaches, and cyber crime.Best Episodes
- Ep 39: 3 Alarm Lamp Scooter A talk at Defcon challenged people to find a way to destroy a hard drive. A young man was inspired by this challenge and …
- Ep 46: XBox Underground (Part 2) This is the story about the XBox hacking scene and how a group of guys pushed their luck a little too far.This is part 2 …
- Ep 38: Dark Caracal A journalist wrote articles critical of the Kazakhstan government. The government did not like this and attempted to …
8th Layer Insights
Get ready for a deep dive into what cybersecurity professionals often refer to as the "8th Layer" of security: HUMANS. Welcome to 8th Layer Insights (8Li). This podcast is a multidisciplinary exploration into how the complexities of human nature affect security and risk. Author, security researcher, and behavior science enthusiast Perry Carpenter taps experts for their insights and illumination. Topics include cybersecurity, psychology, behavior science, communication, leadership, and more.Best Episodes
- Security is Alive Every now and then you need to try something new. That's what this episode is. If you listened to Season 2, Episode 3 …
- Quick announcement and sneak peek of my new show: Digital … Hey all! An announcement and something special! First, the announcement: Here's your chance to participate in the final …
- Season 3 finale: What's the deal with Authentication, MFA, … For the last episode of season 3, I thought we'd talk about something that's been in the news quite a lot recently: …
Malicious Life
The wildest computer hacks you could ever imagine. 500 million dollars disappear into thin air. Two teenagers disrupt a rocket launch. Foreign spies rig an election. Hosted by author and cybersecurity expert Ran Levi, Malicious Life unravels complex, dramatic historical events, with interviews from people who were actually there. Lock your door, wipe your hard drive, and come listen to fascinating stories from the cyber underground.Best Episodes
- The WANK Worm, Part 2 After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by …
- The U.S vs. Gary McKinnon After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by …
- The WANK Worm, Part 1 On October 16th, 1989, NASA's scientists went into work preparing to launch a spacecraft that very day. But when they …
CYBER
Hacking. Hackers. Disinformation campaigns. Encryption. The Cyber. This stuff gets complicated really fast, but Motherboard spends its time embedded in the infosec world so you don't have to. Host Ben Makuch talks every week to Motherboard reporters Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox about the stories they're breaking and to the industry's most famous hackers and researchers about the biggest news in cybersecurity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Best Episodes
- The Grugq Ben Makuch sits down with one of InfoSec’s only true celebrities: The Grugq (who recently added the name ‘Thaddeus’ to …
- Who’s Afraid of Huawei? In this week's CYBER podcast, we spoke to VICE News reporter William Turnton, who just spent a week in China as part of …
- Why There’s No Need to Panic About a ‘Cyber 9/11’ On this week's episode of CYBER, we spoke to Robert Lee, a former NSA analyst and infrastructure hacking expert, about …
Security Now
Steve Gibson, the man who coined the term spyware and created the first anti-spyware program, creator of Spinrite and ShieldsUP, discusses the hot topics in security today with Leo Laporte. Records live every Tuesday at 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific / 21:30 UTC.Best Episodes
- SN 906: The Rule of Two - Norton Lifelock Data Breach, … Picture of the Week About Password Iterations EBC or CB Norton Lifelock Troubles Chrome Follows Microsoft and …
- SN 905: 1 - LastPass Aftermath, LastPass vault … Picture of the Week. LastPass Aftermath. LastPass Vault De-Obfuscator. What more do we know this week regarding …
- SN 904: Leaving LastPass - How LastPass failed, Steve's next … Picture of the Week. SpinRite. Leaving LastPass. Is there reason for concern? Well known password cracker Jeremi …
Hacking Humans
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.Best Episodes
- How to avoid Instagram scams. This week, Carole Theriault sits down to interview Dr. Jessica Barker from Cygenta to discuss the latest Instagram scams …
- How to avoid Instagram scams. This week, Carole Theriault sits down to interview Dr. Jessica Barker from Cygenta to discuss the latest Instagram scams …
- The age old battle between social engineering and banking. Chip Gibbons, CISO at Thrive, sits down with Dave to talk about how to defend against social engineering attacks in …
Hacking Humans
Deception, influence, and social engineering in the world of cyber crime.Best Episodes
- How to avoid Instagram scams. This week, Carole Theriault sits down to interview Dr. Jessica Barker from Cygenta to discuss the latest Instagram scams …
- How to avoid Instagram scams. This week, Carole Theriault sits down to interview Dr. Jessica Barker from Cygenta to discuss the latest Instagram scams …
- The age old battle between social engineering and banking. Chip Gibbons, CISO at Thrive, sits down with Dave to talk about how to defend against social engineering attacks in …
CyberWire Daily
The daily cybersecurity news and analysis industry leaders depend on. Published each weekday, the program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world.Best Episodes
- Election Propaganda: Part 3: Efforts to reduce the impact of … Thinking past the US 2024 Presidential Election, In part three of the series, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst …
- Election Propaganda: Part 2: Modern propaganda efforts. In preparation for the US 2024 Presidential Election, Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, …
- Trump’s opening moves. President Trump rolls back AI regulations and throws TikTok a lifeline. Attackers pose as Ukraine’s CERT-UA tech …
Risky Business
Risky Business is a weekly information security podcast featuring news and in-depth interviews with industry luminaries. Launched in February 2007, Risky Business is a must-listen digest for information security pros. With a running time of approximately 50-60 minutes, Risky Business is pacy; a security podcast without the waffle.Best Episodes
- Risky Business #692 -- Google search results spew malware, … On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news, including: Google’s search …
- Risky Business #775 -- Cl0p is back, SEC hack disclosures … On this week’s show, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: The SEC’s cyber …
- Risky Business #796 -- With special guest co-host Chris … On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau are joined by special guest Chris Krebs to discuss the week’s …
The Social-Engineer
The Social-Engineer Podcast is about humans. Understanding how we interact, communicate and relay information can help us protect, mitigate and understand social engineering attacksBest Episodes
- Ep. 162 - Security Awareness Series - What Cows Can Teach … This month Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by John Strand from Black Hills Information Security. John has …
- Ep. 144 - Adaptive Problem Solving with Ashley Rose In this episode of the SECurity Awareness Series of the SEPodcast, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by …
- Ep. 152 - Security Awareness Series - Sharing With Your … In this episode, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Bernie Acre. Bernie is the Chief Information Officer …
Smashing Security
A helpful and hilarious take on the week's tech SNAFUs. Computer security industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault chat with guests about cybercrime, hacking, and online privacy. It's not your typical cybersecurity podcast... Winner of the "Best Security Podcast 2018" and "Best Security Podcast 2019", Smashing Security has had over seven million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Rory Cellan-Jones. Follow the podcast on Twitter at @SmashinSecurity, and subscribe for free in your favourite podcast app. New episodes released at 7pm EST every Wednesday (midnight UK).Best Episodes
- 155: Juice jacking, YouTube hacking, password slacking A bank has some of the worst password advice ever, travellers are told to be wary when USB charging their smartphones …
- 170: PornHub, Coronavirus apps, and remote working It's a self-isolated Coronavirus special as we discuss with our quarantined special guest how COVID-19 is making itself …
- 294: The Virgin trains swindler, cyber clowns, and AirTag … Someone's election-fiddling is uncovered with an Apple AirTag, a cyber scandal rocks Germany, and a swindler steals a …
Paul's Security Weekly
For the latest in computer security news, hacking, and research! We sit around, drink beer, and talk security. Our show will feature technical segments that show you how to use the latest tools and techniques. Special guests appear on the show to enlighten us and change your perspective on information security.Best Episodes
- Mrtentacle, Morphing Meerkat, Tor, VMWare, Waymo, Oracle, … Mrtentacle, Morphing Meerkat, Tor, VMWare, Waymo, Oracle, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security …
- CISA's Secure by Design Principles, Pledge, and Progress - … Just three months into 2025 and we already have several hundred CVEs for XSS and SQL injection. Appsec has known about …
- SignalGate and How Not To Protect Secrets - PSW #867 How do we handle scope creep for vulnerabilities?, find the bugs before it hits the real world, risk or hype …
Hacker Valley Studio
We are Ron Eddings and Chris Cochran from the Hacker Valley Studio podcast. We explore the human condition to inspire peak performance in cybersecurity. Join us on our quest to find inspirational stories and knowledge to elevate ourselves and our communities.Best Episodes
- Financial Independence & Freedom with Eddie Thomason Eddie Thomason, bestselling author, speaker, consultant, and creator of the Simply Secure podcast, comes to Hacker …
- Managing and Mitigating Cyber Risks For Your Assets with … What’s the key to mitigating unseen cyber risks? In this episode, Wes Wright, Chief Healthcare Officer at Ordr and …
- Think Like a Hacker, Solve Like a Leader featuring Ted … What if the key to innovation is breaking the rules? Ted Harrington, Executive Partner at Independent Security …
Lock and Code
Welcome to Lock and Code, a Malwarebytes cybersecurity podcast. Every two weeks, we dig deep into cybersecurity’s most vexing topics, speaking to the researchers and engineers at Malwarebytes, as well external guests from major companies and organizations. Whether analyzing deepfakes, guarding data privacy, debunking VPN myths, or simply understanding how a garage door opener can be easily hacked, we’re here to learn about it all.Best Episodes
- Why does technology no longer excite? When did technology last excite you? If Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is to be …
- Security advisories are falling short. Here’s why, with … Decades ago, patching was, to lean into a corny joke, a bit patchy. In the late 90s, the Microsoft operating system …
- Chasing cryptocurrency through cyberspace, with Brian Carter On June 7, 2021, the US Department of Justice announced a breakthrough: Less than one month after the oil and gas …