# The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast A podcast by LimaCharlie. 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 bit of hacker history. Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-cybersecurity-defenders-podcast ## Latest episodes - [Securing AI agent identity and authority with Geoffrey Mattson \[350\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/01c41362e392) (2026-10-01, 30 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9d25e6ba/b732588d.mp3 - [Physical AI and self-learning machines with Dr. Amarjot Singh \[348\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/454a7886ecb0) (2026-09-16, 37 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/85b6390b/08d41437.mp3 - [Intel Chat: Claude models reached real systems, an AI safety resignation & ShieldCrash \[347\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/cfb2443f8818) (2026-09-11, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/c5c87836/56730e87.mp3 - [Intel Chat: OpenAI's Astra hits Critical, DEF CON phishing, Philippine nuclear breach \[346\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/aabbc18286e0) (2026-09-03, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/37514554/2a38a9a2.mp3 - [Intel Chat: AI patches fail, LiteLLM supply chain, Claude eval incidents & DPRK npm \[345\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/1386ee5c9855) (2026-08-14, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/8f51bb28/9bea7fcd.mp3 - [Proving the value of security operations with Christopher Crowley \[344\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/7ec8a02c0b1f) (2026-08-13, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/f2e8a235/f49d7816.mp3 - [Intel Chat: Shai-Hulud is back, model pinning & the token spend problem \[343\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/f82be4a15742) (2026-08-08, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/92522306/33fed954.mp3 - [Intel Chat: Hugging Face AI-agent breach, WP2Shell, Suno & Paidwork leaks, AWS Bahrain strike \[342\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/7c24062fa219) (2026-07-30, 31 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/536dff36/844f21ab.mp3 - [Building trustworthy AI with Rob van der Veer \[341\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/ddb87b4eebd4) (2026-07-29, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/841fbcab/65b78e8d.mp3 - [AI Chat: The Hugging Face / OpenAI breach — the attacker was the model \[340\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/218568960784) (2026-07-23, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/6eb0838e/f73fe88d.mp3 - [AI Chat: Grok CLI data exfiltration, AI vs. patching, distillation wars & shadow AI \[339\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/d653f47c8495) (2026-07-14, 24 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/4669697e/c30671cc.mp3 - [Intel Chat: Dialogflow Rogue Agent, ghost phishing, CISA KEV deadline & HalluSquatting \[338\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/6b17b8de1fa2) (2026-07-09, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/6f663f4d/3065046f.mp3 - [Ransomware in the age of agentic AI with Behnaz Karimi \[337\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/3339f4303500) (2026-07-08, 34 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/5c496e04/00f754bd.mp3 - [Intel Chat: Hijacked AI backends, billboard hacks, Cursor DuneSlide & Claude export controls \[336\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/fbf2099501ab) (2026-07-03, 34 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/f9846799/0ee63330.mp3 - [Intel Chat: Cisco CUCM exploited, ransomware profiles, Gamaredon & AI agent phishing \[335\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/6e8a55fabd0c) (2026-07-01, 31 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/60500cfb/e885d8d8.mp3 - [The evolving fraud landscape in the age of AI with Tamas Kadar \[#334\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/f2e9abb7dbd9) (2026-06-30, 43 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/cfe85bf4/d294509b.mp3 - [Anthropic restriction, ServiceNow incident, Fortinet credential harvesting & Ukraine accesses EU cyber reserve / Intel Chat \[#333\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/c8b53f330d28) (2026-06-28, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/a8d5805f/77a47503.mp3 - [Last call for Defenders - How we're actually using AI in the SOC with Eric Capuano / Defender Fridays \[#332\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/0f188e901443) (2026-06-20, 38 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/c8749f66/de71abb4.mp3 - [FFmpeg's 21 zero-days, Ruby cooldown feature, Microsoft disrupted by Shai-Hulud worm & Meta AI tool compromise / Intel Chat \[#331\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/2963c747bc57) (2026-06-15, 29 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/784ca1ae/425d4a4e.mp3 - [AI-assisted SOC training with Carlo Anez / Defender Fridays \[#330\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/37318887529d) (2026-06-12, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/80fe5646/c1104688.mp3 - [Building practical blue team skills using AI-assisted SOC training with Bobby Ford/ Defender Fridays \[#329\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/671c005f739b) (2026-06-05, 31 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/c659341f/a3f011af.mp3 - ["Megalodon" Malware in GitHub, Malware-Slop steals from Claude AI, 7-Eleven breach & CISA cPanel vulnerability / Intel Chat \[#328\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/d3a9ef69946c) (2026-06-01, 30 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/4a0ca97e/e1a0ae3d.mp3 - [From PentestGPT to production: The state of AI-assisted offensive security with Charles Grandjean / Defender Fridays \[#327\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/fb83e5754fb5) (2026-05-30, 31 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/2784f9fe/7a031b2b.mp3 - [GitHub repositories compromised, Webworm targets Europe, fake Outlook & cybercriminal VPN / Intel Chat \[#326\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/1ebb28ba124c) (2026-05-29, 25 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/60ca2559/dfeaa09c.mp3 - [How analysts use cognitive reasoning in investigations with Chris Sanders / Defender Fridays \[#325\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/60da6da9190d) (2026-05-22, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/2a9b6bd9/7ff9e8d5.mp3 - ["Dirty Frag", Canvas ransomware attack, “Mini Shai-Hulud” malware campaign & AI-developed zero-day exploit / Intel Chat \[#324\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/17a0c6824149) (2026-05-18, 29 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b592d0cc/7d710cf0.mp3 - [How to handle increasing vulnerabilities with AI-assistants? With Shane Warden from ActiveState / Defender Fridays \[#323\]\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/aea5b2839f8e) (2026-05-15, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/ec04d867/be0f23c8.mp3 - [Does the rise of AI mean human-led SOCs are obsolete? With Dr. Adeel Shaikh Muhammad \[#322\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/1be1873ab9e1) (2026-05-13, 26 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/2e4fe360/d08cd9bd.mp3 - [Daily breach attempts target UAE, fake ransomware attack, PAN-OS vulnerability & Microsoft’s Phone Link attack / Intel Chat \[#321\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/7761a4d45372) (2026-05-12, 28 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/5f68fe13/51b9d35d.mp3 - [AI: The Hero's Journey with Ken Westin from LimaCharlie / Defender Fridays \[#320\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/fb7081d5a003) (2026-05-08, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/6340dc9b/86392b94.mp3 - [Power systems under threat, Claude Mythos, suspicious KICS activity & JFrog / Intel Chat \[#319\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/0bb819ca3484) (2026-05-06, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/2ef7239b/16807265.mp3 - [How AI adoption in enterprise infrastructure has expanded the attack surface with Katherine McNamara from Cisco / Defender Fridays \[#318\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/d0eccba415c8) (2026-05-04, 37 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/0999ce9a/cd53c92d.mp3 - [Cybersecurity is a core leadership issue & opportunity with David Chernitzky from Armour Cybersecurity \[#317\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/c1b7edeecf66) (2026-04-29, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/ec14191e/9ebbf0ae.mp3 - [Millions in crypto stolen, Vercel breach, Mastodon DDoS attack, North Korean IT workers at 100s of U.S. companies & ransomware negotiator pleads guilty / Intel Chat \[#316\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/24133e9824cb) (2026-04-27, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/c59f19a0/f3b98800.mp3 - [Real examples of AI-powered code scanning with Jeff McJunkin from Rogue Valley Information Security / Defender Fridays \[#315\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/f7abf84a24be) (2026-04-27, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d5ab0a16/3543ea42.mp3 - [How can we improve global security? With J. Michael Daniel from Cyber Threat Alliance \[#314\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/c80c1b7c2867) (2026-04-22, 41 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/c1458cd2/ee8cc3b4.mp3 - [China-linked group targets cloud workflows, Russian cyber espionage, agentic AI systems flaw & Nginx vulnerability / Intel Chat \[#313\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/8aa3db345fe0) (2026-04-20, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/639228a9/3c28785f.mp3 - [How do you know your AI agents are actually correct? With Dylan Williams from Spectrum Security / Defender Fridays \[#312\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/08d30aeb837b) (2026-04-17, 34 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b503dfa0/65dd4587.mp3 - [Understanding how attackers think & helping you avoid threats with Terry Bradley from Mile High Cyber \[#311\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/eafdb5c99379) (2026-04-15, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/d996042d/0545ae78.mp3 - [Iran-linked cyber attacks U.S. critical infrastructure, FlamingChina, Node.js targeted & Storm-1175 / Intel Chat \[#310\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/91d2acbfb957) (2026-04-13, 40 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/f7dface5/492f91bd.mp3 - [Levelling up your AI SOC with Joshua Neil from Alpha Level / Defender Fridays \[#309\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/9c8b8a4370c4) (2026-04-10, 35 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/bfd83327/d42d03e1.mp3 - [Why cyber analysts are crucial in protecting public infrastructure with Michael Hamilton from PISCES International \[#308\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/8910455dfa70) (2026-04-08, 46 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/fd249997/7cb33633.mp3 - [Iran’s IRGC threatens U.S. tech companies, FBI Director hacked, Venom Stealer & Hasbro cyber attack / Intel Chat \[#307\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/1e3e370e7d92) (2026-04-06, 24 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/89fdb521/2d779d4f.mp3 - [Malicious geopolitical cyber activity, cyberattacks tied to conflict in Iran, open source supply chain attack & AI autonomous espionage / Intel Chat \[#306\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/b41c883ab5ad) (2026-03-30, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/30c4bad8/e3f96a5b.mp3 - [What makes a strong security team? With Andrew Cook from Recon InfoSec / Defender Fridays \[#305\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/4378f7ac578f) (2026-03-27, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/b13ce9ae/d6bd68af.mp3 - [Bringing 40+ year old industrial security systems into the 21st century with Justin Searle from InGuardians \[#304\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/0190d4e8a84d) (2026-03-25, 32 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/e11abe8a/d4c45590.mp3 - [Is it smart to have AI agents act as employees? With David Burkett from Corelight / Defender Fridays \[#303\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/47a6f86a7e05) (2026-03-20, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/9b856307/02576cbf.mp3 - [How to think long-term growth in an AI-dominated industry with Stel Valavanis from onShore Networks \[#302\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/c0b660beb335) (2026-03-19, 39 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/0f1a25aa/e94ea6af.mp3 - [Cyber Strategy for America, new targets in war in Iran, Camaro Dragon & medical manufacturer Stryker attacked / Intel Chat \[#301\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/c8ed36e95d6a) (2026-03-17, 33 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/a0981938/f5b63c14.mp3 - [Drones damage data centers, Iranian cyber retaliation, Sloppy Lemming & Honeywell vulnerability / Intel Chat \[#300\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1649981740/dac4cf388416) (2026-03-09, 36 min): audio https://media.transistor.fm/c557bd01/e550e02f.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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