
Join us at the intersection of networking and security! Whether you’re fending off ransomware attacks, securing remote workers, hunting for rogue IoT devices, or gearing up for your latest compliance audit, Packet Protector provides practical information that IT and infrastructure pros can put to work. Every episode covers the latest security headlines and then drills into essential topics to prov... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 127 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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Today we talk about trying and failing. More specifically, guest Keith Tokash wrote a pair of blogs on Packet Pushers about taking, but not passing, the CCIE Security written exam. Failure’s a hard thing to talk about, particularly in this age where ... more
If it feels like everything is on fire, today’s News Roundup will not dispel that feeling. We discuss consumer routers that ship with factory-installed backdoors, US law enforcement agencies shutting down hacking domains, and how a threat actor tied ... more
Coruna and DarkSword are exploit frameworks that have successfully targeted Apple iPhones to steal cryptocurrency and harvest data including messages, email, location data, and browsing history. On today’s show we trace the provenance of these exploi... more
If you’ve been spinning up AI tools — Claude Desktop, Cursor, Copilot, and so on — there’s a decent chance that API keys, credentials, and access tokens are sitting in plaintext on your laptop. With MCP, every quickstart guide tells you to paste your... more
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Packet Protector delivers practical, edge-focused security and networking insights for IT and infrastructure pros. Episodes consistently pair timely headlines with deep dives into topics like zero-trust architectures, network access control, firewall automation, post-quantum cryptography, IPv6 security, and vendor-agnostic approaches to policy governance. The format blends technical how-tos with real-world case studies, vendor sponsorships, and entertaining anecdotes, making complex concepts accessible without sacrificing depth. Notably, guests tend to be security leaders, network engineers, and practitioners who bring hands-on experience from large enterprises or critical infrastructure, offering actionable guidance for deployment, governa... more
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