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  • Episode 214: DEF CON Redux with Rachel Tobac!

    Episode 214: DEF CON Redux with Rachel Tobac!
    Aug 26 2025
    In this second installment of our DEF CON two-parter, we talked to SocialProof Security CEO Rachel Tobac about how and why people are often the weakest link in so many cybersecurity protocols and how making yourself a harder target will cause most threat actors to move on to an easier mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 min
  • Episode 213: Inside DEF CON’s Social Engineering Village

    Episode 213: Inside DEF CON’s Social Engineering Village
    Aug 19 2025
    At DEF CON’s Social Engineering Village, contestants have 22 minutes to charm real employees at real companies into revealing real details that could lead to a breach. We step inside the booth to see how persuasion, improv, and psychology fuel both ethical hacking and the rise of cybercrime worldwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min
  • Episode 212: How to Talk to a Cybercriminal

    Episode 212: How to Talk to a Cybercriminal
    Aug 12 2025
    Kurtis Minder knows the dark web better than most—and he’s not just watching from the sidelines. As a ransomware negotiator, he’s helped victims talk their way out of seemingly impossible situations. This week, we explore how cybercriminals operate, what makes them tick, and what you need to know to avoid becoming their next target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 min
  • Episode 211: The Coldplay Couple and the End of Anonymity

    Episode 211: The Coldplay Couple and the End of Anonymity
    Aug 5 2025
    A not-entirely innocent moment at a concert set the internet on fire. But what if that was just a symptom of a bigger problem? New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill, author of Your Face Belongs to Us, helps us explore the chilling reality of ambient surveillance, and how facial recognition could be the end privacy as we know it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 min
  • Episode 210: Cracking the Code of Fraud with AARP's Kathy Stokes

    Episode 210: Cracking the Code of Fraud with AARP's Kathy Stokes
    Jul 29 2025
    Online fraud isn't just annoying; it's a national crisis. Last year alone, it may have siphoned $158 billion from the U.S. economy. This episode features AARP's Kathy Stokes, who reveals how fraud has morphed into a sophisticated, global operation and what's being done to fight back against this evolving threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 min
  • Episode 209: Unmasking the North Korean IT Scam

    Episode 209: Unmasking the North Korean IT Scam
    Jul 22 2025
    Fortune Magazine's Amanda Gerut offers a deep dive into the secret army of remote IT workers funding North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Explore the hidden world of laptop farms, the criminal identity theft targeting freelancers, and the shocking human cost. It's a chilling scheme with law enforcement and freelancers trapped in the crossfire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min
  • Episode 208: Will AI Write Its Own Laws?

    Episode 208: Will AI Write Its Own Laws?
    Jul 15 2025
    Join Ben Winters, director of AI and Privacy at the Consumer Federation of America, for a front-row seat to the chaotic world of AI regulation where dirty data, aggressive lobbying, and public confusion drive a "winner takes all" vibe. From shady therapy bots to data-fueled discrimination, Ben reveals the urgent need to create guardrails for AI before it jumps the tracks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 min
  • Episode 207: Kristen and the Phantom Puppy

    Episode 207: Kristen and the Phantom Puppy
    Jul 8 2025
    Kristin got scammed because she didn't want to give a puppy mill her business. This classic digital scam has it all: fake breeders, phony shipping agents, and a non-existent air-conditioned crate. Kristen reveals how her scammers used trust, urgency and emotion, to close the deal. Listen to her story and what you can do to avoid getting duped yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 min