Hacker Valley Studio
by Hacker Valley Media
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Sep 16, 2026Recent reviews on Apple Podcasts (5)
A Fan fave
I listen to this podcast very often. Chris and Ron have great chemistry; they understand the art of storytelling and explore it visually and creatively. The topics are always relevant, and I believe all professionals have thought about them at least once in their careers. This podcast takes us all on a journey of their stories and guest stories! As the guys say, they are humanizing technology and the stories behind the tech! It’s so fascinating! Keep up the great work, Hacker Valley Media Team!
LSW24 ·
Always Queued Up!
Whether I'm headed to the gym, or boarding a flight. This show is queued up and ready to play first! Their art of storytelling, mixed with a diverse set of guests is truly amazing!
b_liggs ·
One Dope Cyber Pod
Love Chris and Ron. Great conversations and energy throughout. Keep it coming! ~StephenAHart
StephenAHart ·
There’s something for everyone!
While this is cybersecurity/technology focused podcast, ANYONE can listen to this! I’m not a technologist, but I learn so much from this show. Ron & Chris talk a lot about personal growth, mental health, leadership, and leveling up. They bring on a variety of guests like bestselling authors, military vets, cyber experts, and even everyday people. I also highly recommend their Discord community!
JenniferC11 ·
Great Professional Show!
These guys run a very tight ship and a very professional podcast. I enjoyed being a guest and they got a lot out of me that will help a lot of listeners. Five stars!
ClintArthur ·
Episodes (441)

Do You Know What Your Agent is Doing at 3AM? with Amir Ofek
Sep 16, 202638m#443
Every AI agent in your environment inherits someone's permissions, and most teams have no idea what those agents are actually doing with them. Amir Ofek, CEO and co-founder of Aizome, shares how to make every agent accou

Cloud Broke My World Before AI Did with Dr. Jay Abdullah
Sep 9, 202636m#442
Cybersecurity has survived cloud, mobile, and a dozen other "biggest disruptions of our lifetime," and each one felt unprecedented in the moment. In this episode, Ron sits down with Alyssa "Dr. Jay" Abdullah, Deputy CISO

The Dashboard Is Dead, Long Live the Harness with Myke Lyons
Sep 1, 202635m#441
Security teams spent decades begging for more logs. Now the enterprise is generating petabytes a day, and the thing drowning in it isn't just the SOC anymore, it's your AI agents too. In this episode, Ron sits down with

The AI Already Inside Your Company with Russell Spitler & Richard Penshorn
Aug 25, 202635m#440
A year ago, the average employee held about 30 OAuth grants. Today that number has risen to 88, and it isn't slowing down. Ron sits down with Russell Spitler, co-founder and CEO of Nudge Security, and Richard Penshorn, a

Humans First: Adobe's Rule for Building AI Security Tools with John Gillis
Aug 19, 202634m#439
Imagine how much investigation time your SOC could get back if the busywork just disappeared. Ron sits down with John Gillis, Staff Security AI Engineer at Adobe, who built an in-house AI investigation platform from scra

Let AI Do More Without Surrendering Your Judgment with Jen Easterly
Aug 14, 202623m#438
Fresh off the showroom floor at Black Hat 2026, Ron brings back some hot takes from the crowd. Nearly every booth he visited, including the Exaforce booth, was pushing in the same direction. Trust in AI isn’t a philosoph

Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Every Organization Needs to Know with Michael Fasulo
Aug 12, 202630m#437
What if the encrypted traffic flowing across the internet right now (emails, files, logins) is already being quietly collected and stored by someone waiting for the day they can finally crack it open? That's the threat b

Stop Defending the Edge: How to Rethink Your Mobile Security with Jared Shepard
Aug 7, 202638m#436
What if the biggest risk to your organization isn't the device that gets lost, but the data that lives on it? Ron Eddings sits down with Jared Shepard, Founder and CEO of Hypori, whose path ran from homeless high school

Inside Conti: The Ransomware Gang That Ran Like a Company with Geoff White
Jul 28, 202634m#435
What does the world's most prolific cybercrime operation look like from the inside? And why does it operate suspiciously like a mid-sized tech company, complete with HR headaches, salary negotiations, and a distracted bo

What AI Agents Should Own in Your SOC, And What Happens If You Wait with Tim Leehealey
Jul 21, 202635m#434
What happens when the adversary moves at machine speed, and your SOC is still responding at human speed? Why does nearly every security team say AI should handle L1 work, while 64% of organizations still have zero agents

We Shipped a Tool That Acts Like You. Meet Interceptor.
Jul 14, 202630m#433
Think about everything you could accomplish if you don’t have to be the one driving your browser. In this solo episode, Ron Eddings introduces Interceptor, Hacker Valley Media's first piece of software. Interceptor is an

How to Turn Cybersecurity Customers into Lifelong Advocates with Antu Buck
Jul 7, 202630m#432
What if the same psychology that threat actors use to manipulate their targets is the same psychology that marketers use to earn your trust? In this episode, Ron sits down with Antu Buck, Senior Director of Customer Mark

What's Really Stopping AI From Running Your SOC with Aqsa Taylor
Jun 23, 202631m#431
In 2025, out of all 70+ guests we had on our show, not one of them said they’d trust AI to run their SOC. Now in 2026, that mindset is shifting. In this episode, Ron sits down with Aqsa Taylor, Chief Security Evangelist

Feed Your Brain: What Cybersecurity Veterans Are Getting Wrong with Johnny Xmas
Jun 16, 202628m#430
Is AI really coming for your red teaming job? What does it actually take to build a team that thinks like the adversary, and what happens when that team stops caring? And what do you do when you've been in this field lon

Fighting Smarter: What Combat Sports Teaches Us About Cyber Defense with Robin Black
Jun 9, 202625m#429
What does a calf kick have to do with vulnerability management? What can a fighter's mindset teach a security practitioner about operating against an adversary they've never faced? Ron Eddings brings back fan-favorite co

Is Vibe Coding Breaking the Internet? with Tanya Janca
Jun 2, 202635m#428
What happens when AI writes all the code and nobody reads it? What if the security prompt you trusted still produced software designed to leak your secrets? And who exactly is on the hook when an AI-generated application

Why Smart People Fall for Deepfakes with Perry Carpenter
May 26, 202635m#427
What if the most sophisticated attack has nothing to do with your firewall? In a world where AI can clone voices, re-lip-sync politicians, and spread a fake newscast to 200,000 people in days, the real target has always

Who Owns Your AI Security Policy? with Chris Cochran
May 18, 202635m#426
Right now, someone in your organization is probably feeding sensitive data into an AI system that nobody approved. So when something goes wrong, who's responsible? And more critically, do you even have a policy in place

Turning 30,000 Findings Into 50 That Matter with Dan Pagel and Brad Hibbert
May 1, 202634m#425
Mythos just found 30,000 new vulnerabilities, and now every security team is asking the same question: what actually matters? In this episode, Ron Eddings sits down with Dan Pagel, CEO at Brinqa, and Brad Hibbert COO & C

Killing the Playbook with Agentic AI with Allan Alford and Tom Findling
Apr 24, 202639m#424
SOAR promised to close the loop in the SOC and fell flat. Agentic AI is finally delivering what a decade of playbooks couldn’t. In this episode, Ron sits down with Allan Alford, SVP at NTT Global Data Centers, and Tom Fi

The Epidemic of Sameness Is Killing Your Brand with Don Jeter
Apr 17, 202634m#423
In 2025, Torq brought a monster truck to RSAC. And Don Jeter, Torq's CMO, will be the first to tell you: nobody's buying an AI SOC platform because of a grave digger in the booth. In this episode, Ron sits down with Don

Minutes to Meltdown: Cyber Recovery When It Counts with Chris Bevil
Apr 7, 202628m#422
Most organizations are prepping for disaster recovery when they should be building for cyber recovery, and those are not the same thing. Recorded live at RSAC Conference 2026, Ron sat down with Chris Bevil, Principal Sec

Building AI Governance Before the Incidents Hit with Guru Sethupathy
Apr 1, 202624m#421
AI adoption is outpacing governance at every level, and the cost of waiting is getting higher by the day. Guru Sethupathy, General Manager of AI Governance at Optro and former Founder of FairNow, breaks down what it real

What Happens When Attackers Collaborate More Than Defenders? Ron Eddings Reporting Live from RSAC Conference
Mar 31, 202613m#420
What happens when attackers collaborate better than defenders? Recorded live from RSAC 2026, this solo episode with Ron breaks down the biggest themes shaping cybersecurity right now, from organized threat groups and mas

RSAC 2026: Show Up or Fall Behind
Mar 20, 202621m#419
What does it mean when your smart doorbell becomes an entry point for surveillance? What happens when a single hacker can jailbreak every major AI model within hours of its release? And why are the same tools being used