Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec
4.7(368)

Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec

by Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat

200 episodesLatest 12 days agoEN-US
Defensive Security is a weekly information security podcast which reviews recent high profile cyber security breaches, data breaches, malware infections and intrusions to identify lessons that we can learn and apply to the organizations we protect.
Recent reviews on Apple Podcasts (5)
  • Can’t get past the opening music

    I listen to cybersecurity focused podcasts early in the morning. Decided to give this one a try today. I wish the episode descriptions were in each title but that’s a minor gripe. Then I hit play and was assaulted with their music choice. I listened for about 20 seconds (during which I lowered the volume a lot a lot) and decided to try another episode in the hopes that was a fluke. Nope. Sorry, can’t speak to content. The angry yelling loud music is too much to take.

    sareyet ·

  • Know what they talk about

    In cybersecurity there are plenty of talkers compared to the very few walkers. These guys have walked the walk. Very knowledgeable with plenty of good discussion on being pragmatic when addressing threats. Also, just enough snark to keep it fun. Glad you guys are back, as nothing else compared!

    Iphelse ·

  • Welcome back!

    We’ve missed you.

    mcox00941 ·

  • Topical, primarily informative, just enough entertainment

    Security professionals discussing select important and informed topics. The hosts recently cut back on episode frequency, which is a shame but understandable. I appreciate all of the content and the silly jokes+sarcasm.

    SideEye Horse ·

  • Best podcast on defensive security! 🙌

    No matter the topic, you’re guaranteed to gain something from every episode - can’t recommend Defensive Security Podcast enough.

    LisaIsHereForIt ·

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Episodes (200)

  1. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 345

    Apr 22, 20261h 0m

    Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/axios-attack-complex-social-engineering-industrialized https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/n

  2. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 344

    Apr 14, 202656m

    Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to stories: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366640648/Emergency-Microsoft-Oracle-patches-point-to-wider-cyber-issues https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/s

  3. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 343

    Apr 4, 20261h 22m

    Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Here are the links we discuss this week: https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/more-attackers-logging-in-not-breaking-in https://www.bleeping

  4. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 342B

    Mar 28, 20261h 4m

    This time it’s not a rerun! ]Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Here are the links we discuss this week: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-att

  5. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 341

    Mar 9, 20261h 6m

    Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Here are the links we discuss this week: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/ https://

  6. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 340

    Feb 24, 20261h 3m

    Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/notepad_hijacking_lotus_blossom/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-job-recruiter

  7. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 339

    Feb 16, 20261h 7m

    Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to the stories we cover in this episode: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/faster_patching_please_cry_infoseccers/ https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/mandian

  8. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 338

    Feb 2, 202658m

    Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to the stories we cover in this episode: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-security-testing-apps-to-breach-fortune-500-firms/ https:

  9. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 337

    Jan 26, 20261h 5m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to the stories in this episode: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/pyongyangs_cyberspies_are_turning_qr/ https://www.scworld.co

  10. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 336

    Jan 15, 20261h 7m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybersecurity-tech-recommended-by-cyber-insurer-claims-data https://

  11. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 335

    Jan 7, 202648m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webrat-malware-spread-via-fake-vulnerability-exploits-on-git

  12. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 334

    Dec 25, 20251h 7m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Links to this week’s stories: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/most-parked-domains-now-serving-mal

  13. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 333

    Dec 20, 20251h 11m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/09/hypervisor_ransomware_attacks_increasing https://www.bleepingcompute

  14. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 332

    Dec 13, 20251h 2m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/advanced-security-phishing-tactics https://www.there

  15. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 331B

    Dec 2, 20251h 10m

    Reposting Episode 331 due to the wrong mp3 attached to the original. Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/t

  16. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 330

    Nov 24, 20251h 1m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/nevada-ransomware-attack-traced-back-to-malware-download-by-employee

  17. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 329

    Nov 13, 202559m

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BaNujBx62Y Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/mit_sloan_updates_ai_ran

  18. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 328

    Nov 3, 202554m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links we discuss this week: https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/self-spreading-glassworm-infects-vs.html?m=1 https://www.cybersecuritydive.

  19. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 327

    Oct 27, 20251h 0m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/how-ai-will-shape-the-future-of-cyber-defense-a-one-three-and-five-y

  20. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 326

    Oct 21, 20251h 6m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Here are the stories we discuss this week: https://cybersecuritynews.com/hackers-actively-compromising-databases/ https://www.bleepingcom

  21. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 325

    Oct 13, 20251h 3m

    Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Here are links to the stories we discuss this week: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/postmark_mcp_server_code_hijacked/ https://www

  22. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 324

    Oct 6, 20251h 19m

    Here are links to the stories we discuss this week: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/brickstorm-espionage-campaign https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/github-mandates-2fa-and-short-lived.html https:

  23. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 323

    Sep 29, 202550m

    Please follow us on YouTube ! Want episodes a week early? Consider becoming a Patreon sponsor of the DefSec podcast here . Here are links to the stories we talked about this week: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/self

  24. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 322

    Sep 22, 202552m

    Here are the stories we discuss this week: https://natlawreview.com/article/qantas-airways-cuts-executive-pay-after-cyber-incident-governance-signal-industry https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-losses-climb-as-ai-pus

  25. Defensive Security Podcast Episode 321

    Sep 15, 202558m

    Listen and Watch Defensive Security Episodes a week early by becoming a Patreon donor: https://www.patreon.com/defensivesec Please subscribe to our YouTube channel: Defensive Podcasts – Cyber Security & Infosec. – YouTub