Episodes

  • Do you need those heated seats? | S1 Ep007
    Dec 4 2024

    How do you keep software engineering safe and secure? How you do stop the endless upselling? Do you *really* need those heated seats?

    Co-hosts Duck and David offer their usual mix of gentle humor and sound advice to help you get cybersecurity right.

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    20 mins
  • Be careful of clickbait | S1 Ep006
    Nov 7 2024

    How many strudels do you need in your password? Why does MVP refer to a sports player who's the best in the team, but to software that wouldn't even make it into the squad? And why do we call them APTs when most of them are just plain old Ts?

    Co-hosts Duck and David offer their usual mix of gentle humor and sound advice to help you get cybersecurity right.

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    18 mins
  • Beware the snow of marketing! | S1 Ep005
    Oct 2 2024

    You've put a lock on your door. Why not add eight more, just to be sure? You've installed a VPN, but why stop at one? The cybersecurity industry will sell you as many tools as you are willing to buy, so why not run them all?

    Co-hosts Duck and David offer their usual mix of gentle humor and sound advice to help you Beware The Snow Of Marketing.

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    19 mins
  • Do it for humanity! | S1 Ep004
    Sep 5 2024

    What if we look beyond cybersecurity automation and algorithms? What if we start out with a focus on cybersecurity culture, not on rules and rote?

    Co-hosts Duck and David ask the intriguing question, "Should we do it for humanity?"

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    17 mins
  • Climbing down from the ivory tower | S1 Ep003
    Aug 5 2024

    Does cybersecurity really need as much esoteric jargon and as many complex components as it now has? Or is the burden of "more tools! more tools!" weighing us down? Co-hosts Duck and David investigate.

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    20 mins
  • Never mix bleach with vinegar | S1 Ep002
    Aug 5 2024

    Just how far can you trust automated cybersecurity advice? Co-hosts Duck and David dig into the problem of "the malware that comes before the malware." Even if a threat seems mundane and uninteresting at first glance, is it OK to let AI try to mop it up on its own?

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    16 mins
  • The cybercriminal who really wanted to help | S1 Ep001
    Aug 5 2024

    Grab the very first episode of our brand new series "Tales from the SOC." Co-hosts Duck and David open the pod bay doors on this go-to podcast that explores the weird and wonderful world of the Security Operations Center.

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    21 mins