"The spy who sold out" and "Cyber solidarity on the chopping block."

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Ep 2420 | 10.24.25

The spy who sold out.

A former defense contractor is charged with attempting to sell trade secrets to Russia. Researchers uncover critical vulnerabilities in TP-Link routers. Microsoft patches a critical Windows Server Update Service flaw. CISA issues eight new ICS advisories. “Shadow Escape” targets LLMs database connections. Halloween-themed scams spike. Our guest is Chris Inglis, first National Cyber Director, speaking on cybercrime and the upcoming documentary on cyber war, "Midnight in the War Room". WhatsApp’s missing million-dollar exploit.

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Ep 2419 | 10.23.25

Cyber solidarity on the chopping block.

CISA Layoffs threaten U.S. cyber coordination with states, businesses, and foreign partners. Google issues its second emergency Chrome update in a week, and puts Privacy Sandbox out of its misery. OpenAI’s new browser proves vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. SpaceX disables Starlink devices used by scam compounds. Reddit sues alleged data scrapers. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana suffers a data breach. A new Android infostealer abuses termux to exfiltrate data. Iran’s MuddyWater deploys a wide-ranging middle east espionage campaign. We’re joined by Lauren Zabierek and Camille Stewart Gloster discussing the next evolution of #ShareTheMicInCyber. When customer service fails, try human resources.

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Ep 2418 | 10.22.25

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Ep 2417 | 10.21.25

The SMB slip-up.

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Ep 2416 | 10.20.25

The day the cloud got foggy.

An AWS outage sparks speculation. An F5 exposure and breach raise patching and supply-chain concerns. Salt Typhoon breaches a European telecom via a Netscaler flaw. A judge bans NSO Group from Whatsapp. China alleges “irrefutable evidence” of NSA hacking. Connectwise patches adversary in the middle risks. A Dolby decoder flaw enables zero-click remote code execution on Android. A cyber M&A and funding surge signals a busy consolidation cycle. Our guest Jeff Collins, CEO of WanAware, sharing how hospital consolidations are reshaping IT asset visibility and what it takes to close these gaps. One man’s quest to make AI art legit.

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