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The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast

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Cybersecurity
Okta
Artificial Intelligence
Ransomware
Colonial Pipeline
Saas Cyber Kill Chain
Anydesk
Cloudflare
Midnight Blizzard
Atomic Stealer
Push Notification Surveillance
5ghoul
Darkside
Entrepreneurship
Threat Hunter
Simply Cyber
Electric Vehicles
Microsoft
Ddos Attack
Electric Toothbrush

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 b... more

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In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.

• Iranian drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services data center facilities in the Middle East, highlighting the physical r... more

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Saurabh Shintre, Founder and CEO of Realm Labs, is on Defender Fridays today to discuss securing AI from within.

Saurabh previously led the AI security research at Splunk and Symantec. He has been at the forefront of AI security research for nearly ... more

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.

• GitLab’s Threat Intelligence Team published detailed findings on North Korean activity associated with the Contagious Intervie... more

John V, AI risk, safety, and security at the Institute for Security and Technology (IST), joins Defender Fridays today.

John's work spans AI red teaming, adversarial machine learning, AI evals and validation, and AI risk assessment, including polic... more

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Recent Guests

John V.
Co-founder of Bossy Team 6, a close-adjacent group to frontier labs; expert in AI red teaming
Bossy Team 6
Episode: AI Red Teaming with John V from the Institute for Security and Technology / Defender Fridays [#297]
Chris Cochran
Field CISO and Vice President of AI Security at SANS Institute
SANS Institute
Episode: How to Strengthen Cyber Resilience in an AI Era with Chris Cochran from SANS Institute [#296]
Farshad Abasi
Cybersecurity expert and AppSec consultant
Eureka DevSecOps
Episode: How is AI reshaping app security? With Farshad Abasi from Eureka DevSecOps / Defender Fridays [#294]
Cody Pierce
CEO of Neon Cyber, with extensive experience in offensive and defensive cybersecurity.
Neon Cyber
Episode: Do you have a browser blind spot? With Cody Pierce from Neon Cyber / Defender Fridays [#290]
Kris Merritt
Founder of CrowdStrike Overwatch and former AF Cert leader, currently an advisor to early-stage companies
CrowdStrike
Episode: No Going Back: AI Redefines SecOps for Service Providers (MSSP) with a panel of computer scientists and security practitioners [#287]
John Hubbard
Senior instructor at SANS and cyber defense curriculum lead.
SANS Institute
Episode: The future of SOC leadership with John Hubbard from SANS Institute / Defender Fridays [#285]
Tom Cross
Head of Threat Research at GetReal Security
GetReal Security
Episode: Hiring fraud and deepfake AI with Tom Cross from GetReal Security / Defender Fridays [#282]
Bryan Brake
A veteran in the information security community with extensive experience in patch management and vulnerability management.
Amazon
Episode: #278 - Defender Fridays: Bug bounties, disclosures and real-world response with Bryan Brake from Amazon
Rebekah Skeete
Executive director and CEO of BlackGirlsHack, senior security engineer
BlackGirlsHack
Episode: #277 - BlackGirlsHack: Building a community and impactful legacy with Rebekah Skeete

Hosts

Christopher Luft
Co-founder of LimaCharlie; long-running host with focus on defender-focused cybersecurity discussions and threat landscape analysis.
Maxime Lamothe-Brassard
Founder of LimaCharlie; hosts Defender Fridays; frequent collaborator on AI and security operations topics.
Matthew Bromley
Joining in for discussed cybersecurity news; contributes to analysis and discussion of threats.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 99 ratings
  • Love the intel chats

    Most useful security intel podcast I’ve found. Thanks guys, you help a lot.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    crackshot24
    United States2 years ago
  • Great insight and learning

    I love the variety of this podcast. All of the different shows are educational and entertaining.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tekgrunt
    Canada3 years ago
  • Look forward to it every week.

    This show is new to my podcast library but it’s quickly becoming one of my faves. Look forward to it coming out every week. Love the idea at the interviewer pulls you into the story.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DMarijkeJ
    Canada3 years ago
  • Great podcast!

    Loving this podcast! They explain cybersecurity issues in an easy way to understand.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GrandmaKeenan
    United States3 years ago
  • Amazing!

    This is such a fabulous podcast that is informative for anyone from laymen and cybersecurity experts! One of my new favorite shows!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RHutchizle
    United States3 years ago

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Highly practical security intel with approachable explanations.
Diverse topics from AI to threat intelligence keep it engaging.
Consistently educational for cybersecurity professionals.

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Talking Points

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AI Red Teaming with John V from the Institute for Security and Technology / Defender Fridays [#297]
Q: What defenses are most effective against adversarial inputs in LLMs and multimodal models?
Traditional security controls still apply, including validators, detectors, and policy-based guardrails, but you must tailor them to the model's patterns, context windows, and data flows, while building a library of suspicious behaviors to detect attempts to jailbreak or exfiltrate.
AI Red Teaming with John V from the Institute for Security and Technology / Defender Fridays [#297]
Q: What is the current state of AI red teaming and how does it differ from traditional red teaming?
AI red teaming combines pen-testing mindset with adversarial simulations on models and data, often operating covertly under stakeholder visibility, focusing on how models behave under pressure and how to recover from prompts that try to bypass safeguards.
How to Strengthen Cyber Resilience in an AI Era with Chris Cochran from SANS Institute [#296]
Q: What should cybersecurity leaders understand about AI safety?
Leaders should understand that AI is probabilistic technology that can go off the rails, the importance of adversarial testing, and the need for awareness of evolving regulations and compliance measures in AI governance.
How to Strengthen Cyber Resilience in an AI Era with Chris Cochran from SANS Institute [#296]
Q: What are some misconceptions in cybersecurity regarding AI?
The biggest misconceptions are that AI safety is primarily theoretical and that AI safety and security are separate, whereas they are actually two sides of the same coin.
How to Strengthen Cyber Resilience in an AI Era with Chris Cochran from SANS Institute [#296]
Q: When did you first realize AI was going to reshape security?
Chris realized AI was going to reshape security early on, noting his senior thesis on digitizing the human brain and his early involvement in speaking about AI at an event in December 2019. He pointed to the release of GPT-3.0 as a significant moment that made him consider the cyber implications of AI.

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8. Bryan Brake

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