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Across the Pondcast
Cybersecurity
Penetration Testing
Social Engineering
DEF CON
Burp Suite
Incident Response
Lockpicking
IT Certifications
Malware
Phishing
Interview Techniques
Artificial Intelligence
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Customer Satisfaction Surveys
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OSCP
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Cybersecurity rants and war stories from both sides of the Atlantic.

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Jonathan Leitschuh, who shares some of his localhost server hacking war stories with us!

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-leitschuh

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Mike Manrod & Ezra Woods to talk about hacking kiosks.

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Keith Ramphal, who shares some war stories (and a rant) with us!

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Website: docs.alchemicalchef.io

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Spencer (techspence) who shares some war stories with us!

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about the mysterious new AI model from Anthropic: Mythos, and mourn the death of cybersecurity it has brought.

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Sean Kalinich (DecryptedTech) who shares some IT and cybersecurity war stories with us!

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift rant about the OWASP Top Ten and why it doesn't make sense anymore.

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Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Ali Diamond to talk about competitive dog petting, morris worm beef, and the cybersecurity community.

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Recent Guests

Jonathan Leitschuh
OSS vulnerability janitor, software engineer and software security researcher
Episode: Episode 39: War Stories with Jonathan Leitschuh!
Mike Manrod
Guest, kiosk hacking expert
Crude Solutions
Episode: Episode 38: Kiosk Hacking with Mike Manrod & Ezra Woods!
Ezra Woods
Guest, kiosk security researcher
Crude Solutions
Episode: Episode 38: Kiosk Hacking with Mike Manrod & Ezra Woods!
Keith Ramphal
Security researcher with a long background in exploit dev and incident response
Independent/AlchemicalChef
Episode: Episode 37: War Stories with Keith Ramphal!
Sean Kalinich
Cybersecurity engineer, DecryptedTech
Episode: Episode 34: War Stories with Sean Kalinich (DecryptedTech)!
Ali Diamond
Software engineer, host of Hack5's Threatwire, and creator of The Net Gala
Threatwire / Hack5
Episode: Episode 32: Group Therapy with Ali Diamond!
John Tuckner
Security engineer at Secure Annex
Secure Annex
Episode: Episode 30: Malicious Extensions with John Tuckner!
Zack Korman
CTO at Pistachio and cybersecurity podcast reviewer
Pistachio
Episode: Episode 29: HackKorman!
John Hammond
Cybersecurity researcher, educator, and content creator.
Hacking Hub
Episode: Episode 26: (Christmas) War Stories with John Hammond!

Hosts

Tib3rius
Host of Across the Pondcast; cybersecurity professional known for discussing war stories, incident response, and practical tradecraft.
Andy Swift
Co-host of Across the Pondcast; cybersecurity host focusing on practical pen-testing, security culture, and community insights.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Episode 39: War Stories with Jonathan Leitschuh!
Q: What were the key hurdles in getting Zoom to address the vulnerability, and how did the bug bounty process unfold?
I engaged with Zoom's bug bounty program, encountered non-disclosure constraints in the initial bounty platform, and pushed for a proper disclosure window. Ultimately, they released a patch that added a prompt and retired the insecure local server, but the process highlighted gaps in how vulnerabilities are rewarded and fixed in a timely fashion.
Episode 39: War Stories with Jonathan Leitschuh!
Q: How did you first come across the Zoom vulnerability, and what was the initial thought about its impact?
I noticed the browser loading a local Zoom server and realized it could be abused to launch a Zoom call without consent. It was both technically interesting and highly impactful because it exploited a trusted, locally running component via the web browser, which could affect many users.
Episode 37: War Stories with Keith Ramphal!
Q: Your second story involves a unicorn client that actually restructured identity and access across the organization; what were the key steps and outcomes?
The client moved staff to YubiKeys, deployed robust EDR and application whitelisting, created dedicated pods for critical infrastructure, and institutionalized the lessons so that both IT and business units align around secure identity and data governance, preventing previous exposure from recurring.
Episode 37: War Stories with Keith Ramphal!
Q: Keith, you have a great rant about how information asymmetry is hurting defenders; could you summarize the core issue for listeners?
The core issue is software complexity and opaque purchasing, where buyers don't know what they're really getting, and reverse engineers uncover problems only after adoption, creating a misalignment of expectations and controls between vendors and customers.
Episode 32: Group Therapy with Ali Diamond!
Q: How did you first start getting involved in the cybersecurity community, and how did that evolve into becoming the host of ThreatWire?
Ali explains that his entry was gradual, from studying at MIT and DEF CON experiences to building a network in New York, which led to joining DaftCon content creation, meeting Darren at Hack5, and eventually taking over ThreatWire as part of a broader shift toward structured content creation and regular output.

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This show centers on practical cybersecurity warfare—war stories, incident response, and hands-on testing—interleaved with thoughtful critique of tools, frameworks, and AI-assisted security. Episodes rotate between veteran IR lessons, real-world pen-testing anecdotes, and broader discussions about security culture, open-source dynamics, and how organizations translate insights into action. A recurring strength is the blend of technical depth with accessible storytelling, featuring guests who bring experience from threat research, defensive engineering, and cybersecurity media. Listeners can expect candid conversations about how security really gets implemented (or mishandled) in complex environments, along with timely takes on AI in securit... more

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