This week, I sit down with Anuj Soni, reverse engineer, cybersecurity expert, YouTube creator, and founder of The Malware Lab at Breakpoint Cybersecurity. We talk about how malware actually works, the difference between viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware, and phishing, and what really happens when systems get hit. Anuj also breaks down why reverse engineering is one of the most powerful tools in modern defense.

You’ll learn how to spot red flags of an infected device, understand major malware types in plain English, see how phishing turns into real compromise, and why reverse engineering powers better threat intel and products. There’s also a career patch on proving your skills without “required experience.”

In the lifestyle segment, Anuj walks us through the reverse engineer’s uniform, from WFH staples to his go-to Nike sneakers. Plus, a quick headline on Project Concord, South Korea’s AI-run data center and how automated power and workload management could reshape global infrastructure.

This week on patch, we're talking about intentionality in tech, in security, and in your personal power.

First, we discuss the massive new $1.2 billion partnership between Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom. This is more than just a cloud: it's Europe’s first industrial AI power plant, bringing sovereign computing closer to home and changing the game for European businesses.

Then, we dive into quantum readiness. Why are experts saying the time to upgrade your digital security is now? We explain what quantum computers will do to current encryption and why the people who plan ahead will be the ones who stay in control.

On the lifestyle front, we’re sharing two patches: my new obsession with Google's NotebookLM, the AI tool that makes learning feel effortless, and the Fall/Winter 2025 fashion trends to make you feel your best at your next tech event.

I sit down with my former business school classmate Glendon Haas, now a Director at an AI company, to break down why we may still be in the stone age of AI and what it takes for models to move from talking to actually doing. We get into agentic AI, practical tool use, and how deep research is becoming the new search function.

Glendon also explains why reinforcement learning can make models too agreeable and why discernment is the real human edge in the age of AI.

In the lifestyle segment, he shares the simple reset that keeps him grounded as a director and a dad: baking cookies.