
Threat Vector by Palo Alto Networks
by Palo Alto Networks and N2K Networks
Palo Alto Networks and N2K Networks 794942
Apr 30, 2026Recent reviews on Apple Podcasts (5)
Insightful and educational
Awesome podcast discussing and educating on current cybersecurity trends or risks
Maocol99 ·
Insightful, timely, and concise!
This is a great podcast for both cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts. The topics are always timely and relevant, and the experts joining David tend to make extraordinarily complicated subjects easy to understand. Give it a listen!
LarsMarie ·
More OT cybersecurity and Holly rocks.
It is great to see more episodes on OT security. It helps me as a Sr. Dir responsible for both IT and OT cybersecurity. Holly and others have the skill sets you need on the show.
tryangalway ·
Great Podcast for Cybersecurity Insights!
Threat Vector, hosted by David Moulton from Unit 42, is a great listen for anyone into cybersecurity. The show explores the future of cybersecurity and the big challenges organizations face today, including the shift from old defense methods to a mindset that expects breaches. With discussions on topics like AI-generated malware, it offers practical tips for staying secure against new threats. Whether you're a pro or just getting started, this podcast keeps you up-to-date on digital security. Highly recommended!
yshishka ·
Accessible & Actionable Resource
Threat Vector conversations touch on simple actions individuals can take to be more informed and cyber secure, while also providing a greater context for what is happening in the industry. Super informative and valuable pod.
run_amanda ·
Episodes (124)

Operation Winter SHIELD: What the FBI Wants Industry to Do Now
Apr 30, 202637m#115
The FBI sees every breach. You see yours. Adam Maddock , Section Chief of the FBI's Cyber Technical Analytics and Operations Section, and Jarrod Schlenker , Assistant Section Chief leading the FBI Cyber Division's privat

Breach School
Apr 23, 202634m#114
What does it take to go from staring at forensic images to sitting across from a CEO whose company is on fire? Steve Elovitz has spent his entire career in the room when things go wrong. He started in forensics and eDisc

How Nations Hack, Spy, and Win
Apr 16, 202638m#113
Most people think nation-state cyberattacks are unpredictable. Allie Mellen wrote the book that proves they’re not. Allie Mellen is the author of Code War: How Nations Hack, Spy, and Shape the Digital Battlefield and a l

Attackers Have Agents. Do You?
Apr 9, 202644m#112
What happens when your security analyst isn't a person? Elad Koren , Vice President of Product Management for Cortex Cloud at Palo Alto Networks , returns to Threat Vector to pull back the curtain on what an agentic-firs

39 Seconds to Breach
Apr 2, 202641m#111
Can your organization survive a breach in 39 seconds? That's how fast attackers are moving now, and if your defenses are still running at human speed, you're already behind. Wendi Whitmore , Chief Security Intelligen

The Four Horsemen of Agentic Risk
Mar 26, 202636m#110
Your AI agent just wiped an entire email inbox and said sorry. That's not a hypothetical. It already happened. Sailesh Mishra , Product Marketing at Palo Alto Networks and founder of SydeLabs (acquired by Protect AI), ha

Inside Ransomware Negotiations: Trust Criminals or Walk Away?
Mar 19, 202630m#109
What happens when you're face-to-face with a ransomware gang demanding millions—and every decision could determine whether your company survives? Jeremy D. Brown , Consulting Director at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 with n

Who Holds Power When AI Compresses Decision Time?
Mar 12, 202639m#108
What if the choices we make about AI security today determine who holds power tomorrow? Erica L. Shoemate brings over a decade of experience from the FBI and U.S. Intelligence Community, followed by senior leadership rol

Zero Trust Without the Hype
Mar 5, 202629m#107
In this episode of Threat Vector , host David Moulton speaks with LeeAnne Pelzer , Senior Consulting Director, and Brandon Hogle , Consulting Director, both with Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. Together, they explore how org

Unit 42's Iran Threat Brief: What We're Seeing
Mar 4, 202633m#905
Unit 42 is tracking more than 60 active hacktivist groups and Iran-linked threat actors right now. What are they actually doing, what should you believe, and what should you do about it? In this episode of Threat Vector,

The Billion Dollar Hiring Scam Funding North Korea
Feb 26, 202638m#106
North Korea has turned your hiring pipeline into a revenue machine. And most organizations have no idea. Evan Gordenker , Director of AI Security and DPRK Operations at Unit 42, has led more than 160 investigations into

Inside 750 Breaches with Unit 42
Feb 19, 202642m#105
Your security budget is funding the wrong defenses. Steve Elovitz leads Unit 42's North America consulting and incident response practice, where his team helps prevent, and ultimately answers the call when organizations

When Security Friction Becomes the Backdoor
Feb 12, 202633m#104
Security that slows people down is security that gets bypassed. Birat Niraula leads security for Google Enterprise Network, where he oversees protection across on-premise, network infrastructure, enterprise, and cloud en

Security Success Stories You Haven't Heard
Feb 5, 202631m#103
What separates organizations that truly excel at cybersecurity from those that just spend money on it? In this episode of Threat Vector, host David Moulton sits down with Isaias Telhado , Senior Cybersecurity Customer Su

Is Your AI Well-Engineered Enough to Be Trusted?
Jan 29, 202638m#102
Can you trust your AI systems with your business, or are they just another attack surface waiting to be exploited? Aaron Isaksen leads AI Research and Engineering at Palo Alto Networks, where he advances state-of-the-art

The Kill Switch for AI Agents
Jan 22, 202637m#101
Can AI agents be trusted when 80% of today's breaches start with compromised identities? Carey Frey , Chief Security Officer at TELUS, joins Threat Vector host David Moulton to tackle the most overlooked security challen

Securing AI Without Slowing Business
Jan 15, 202640m#100
What does it take to lead the world's largest cybersecurity company through the AI revolution—without breaking things? Nikesh Arora , Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, doesn't sugarcoat it: security always becomes

Securing the AI Supply Chain
Jan 8, 202636m#99
AI security is no longer optional, it’s urgent. In this episode of Threat Vector, David Moulton sits down with I an Swanson , former CEO of Protect AI and now the AI Security Leader at Palo Alto Networks. Ian shares how

Encore: Confronting China’s Expanding Cyber Threats
Jan 1, 202622m#65
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this encore episode of Threat Vector . In this episode of Threat Vector , host David Moulton talks with Wendi Whitmore , Chief Security Intelligence Officer at

Encore: What Happened to Hacker Culture?
Dec 25, 202538m#86
While our team is out on winter break, please enjoy this encore episode of Threat Vector . Join David Moulton , Senior Director of Thought Leadership for Unit 42, as he sits down with Kyle Wilhoit ,Technical Direct

Lessons from the Underground
Dec 18, 202535m#98
In this episode of Threat Vector , David Moulton is joined by Keith Mularski , Chief Global Ambassador at Qintel and former FBI cybercrime investigator, to explore how threat intel forged in the underground is reshaping

The Adversarial Hacker Mindset
Dec 11, 202528m#97
In this episode of Threat Vector, host Michael Heller , Managing Editor for Cortex and Unit 42 and Executive Producer of the podcast, sits down with long-time security leaders Greg Conti and Tom Cross to unpack the hacke

Securing the Modern Workforce - Lessons from Medallia’s CISO
Dec 4, 202536m#96
In this episode of Threat Vector , host David Moulton , Senior Director of Thought Leadership at Unit 42, speaks with Jiphun Satapathy , SVP and CISO of Medallia. They discuss how security and user experience must coexis

Hacker Movies Then vs Now
Nov 27, 202547m#95
We dive into a nostalgic yet revealing journey through classic hacker films, from WarGames to The Net and beyond, to assess what they got right, what they wildly imagined, and what those stories say about culture, fears,

Inside Jingle Thief Cloud Fraud Unwrapped
Nov 21, 202536m#904
In this special episode of Threat Vector, host David Moulton , Senior Director of Thought Leadership for Unit 42, sits down with Stav Setty , Principal Researcher at Palo Alto Networks, to unpack Jingle Thief a cloud-onl