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PODCAST

The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast

An accessible but technical podcast about cybersecurity and the people who keep the internet safe. The podcast is built as a series of segments: we will be looking back at the last couple of weeks in cybersecurity news, talking to different people in the industry about areas of their expertise, we"re going to break apart some of the TTPs being used by adversaries, and we will even cover a little bit of hacker history.

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33:46

#259 - Defender Fridays: Breaking Down Microsoft...

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2025/10/24

Ken, Senior Solutions Engineer at LimaCharlie, dives into the incredibly confusing licensing tiers, pricing models and feature sets for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Today we discuss: The difference between tiersWays to solve Defender visibility issues and increase operational transparencyHow its capabilities can be customized and expanded for better flexibility and scalability for service providersJoin the Defender Fridays community, live every Friday, to discuss the dynamic world of information

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39:46

#258 - Intel Chat: Oracle EBS, Storm-2603, North...

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2025/10/20

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.CrowdStrike is tracking a mass exploitation campaign leveraging a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle E-business suite or EBS. A threat group, tracked as Storm-2603, has been observed using the open source Velociraptor DFIR tool as part of it’s post-exploitation toolkit in recent ransomware attacks.North Korean IT workers, operating under state direction, continue to

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31:46

#257 - Defender Fridays: Using Honeyfiles to Detect...

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2025/10/20

Zane demonstrates deploying honeyfiles via Velociraptor and discuss deception techniques for early detection of compromise. Learn how decoy files can serve as tripwires for infostealers and adversaries in your environment. Watch on YouTube for better visuals.Join the Defender Fridays community, live every Friday, to discuss the dynamic world of information security in a collaborative space with seasoned professionals.Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give

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46:23

#256 - Intel Chat: RediShell, Cisco zero-day...

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2025/10/13

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.A newly disclosed vulnerability in Redis, dubbed RediShell and tracked as CVE-2025-49844, affects all Redis versions and carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0.Cisco has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability—CVE-2025-20352—affecting its widely deployed IOS and IOS XE software, confirming active exploitation in the wild.Researchers at NCC Group have found that voice cloning

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33:26

#255 - Defender Fridays: Identity Automation in the...

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2025/10/10

Matt, Chief Strategy Officer at Cerby, discusses how the autonomous AI agents create a demand for a fresh approach to identity security and shares practical insights on navigating these new challenges.Join the Defender Fridays community, live every Friday, to discuss the dynamic world of information security in a collaborative space with seasoned professionals.Matt has spent 20+ years at the intersection of cybersecurity, strategy, and company building. His career began in the trenches as a

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37:46

#254 - Roadmap to Community Cyber Defense with Sarah...

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2025/10/08

On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Sarah Powazek about the Roadmap to Community Cyber Defense. Diving into the report, Sarah emphasizes the need for low-resource organizations and cyber experts to come together in a co-responsibility model for cyber defense. Learn more about the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC).Get help or join the Cyber Resilience Corps here.Read the roadmap.Sarah leads flagship research on defending low-resource organizations

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30:49

#253 - Defender Fridays: Building the Strelka File...

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2025/10/03

Josh Liburdi, Principal Engineer of Security Operations at DoorDash, joins Maxime Lamothe-Brassard, LimaCharlie CEO / Founder, to talk about building the Strelka file scanning system.As a security engineer who works in security operations (prevention, detection, and response), Josh has more than a decade of industry experience and has worked at several diverse organizations, including Brex, Target, and CrowdStrike.He also presents at information security conferences (BSides NYC & SF, SANS,

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34:02

#252 - Intel Chat: Secret Service SWAT...

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2025/09/29

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.A recent investigation by the U.S. Secret Service claims to have uncovered a massive swatting infrastructure centered around New York City.Check Point researchers are tracking an Iran-linked cyber-espionage group known as Nimbus Manticore, which appears to be expanding its operations into Western Europe.A new wave of malicious advertising is targeting macOS users by impersonating

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33:18

#251 - Defender Fridays: Hunting Chinese State Actors...

The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast ·

2025/09/26

Maxime Lamothe-Brassard, LimaCharlie CEO / Founder, and our Defender Fridays community sat down with David Burkett to discuss hunting Chinese State Actors with the Latest CISA Joint Advisory.As a dedicated and highly experienced Cloud Detection Engineer and Security Architect, David has the privilege of working at a Fortune 50 Company where he leverages his extensive background in cybersecurity to protect digital assets. With a proven track record of building three different Cyber Security

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36:30

#250 - Intel Chat: PromptLock, "Shai-Hulud",...

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2025/09/22

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.ESET Research has uncovered what it believes to be the first documented case of AI-powered ransomware, dubbed PromptLock.Multiple CrowdStrike-branded npm packages were recently discovered to be compromised, marking a new wave in the ongoing “Shai-Hulud” supply chain attack campaign.Researchers at AI security firm EdisonWatch have uncovered a new vulnerability in the ChatGPT

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32:20

#249 - Defender Fridays: Security State of Affairs...

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2025/09/19

LimaCharlie CEO, Max Lamothe-Brassard welcome Cliff Janzen, CISO and VP of Security Services at Arctiq, for a special "Security Potpourri" session!What's on the menu?SOC operations and optimizationSecurity automation strategiesPenetration testing insightsAll through Cliff's expert lens and real-world experience. Join us for an insightful discussion on the current security landscape!Cliff is an experienced Vice President of Security with a demonstrated history of working in the computer and network

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#248 - Predictive vs. Reactive Cybersecurity with...

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2025/09/17

On this episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Robert Boles, Founder / CEO of BLOKWORX.A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Rob founded BLOKWORX in 2006 to further his passion for creating fast, secure networks. Since 1999 Rob was a core technical contributor and presenter on an Advanced IP Team, delivering bleeding edge WAN and Managed Security services to Small, Mid-level and Fortune 500 businesses around the world. The experience led him back to the same conclusion,

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34:08

#247 - Intel Chat: JavaScript high-profile phishing,...

The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast ·

2025/09/15

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.A high-profile phishing incident has resulted in the compromise of several widely-used JavaScript packages on npm, after a developer known as "Qix" inadvertently clicked a malicious link from a fake support email.Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have led to degraded internet connectivity across the Middle East and South Asia, affecting key infrastructure and cloud

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32:45

#246 - Defender Fridays: AI in the SOC with Matt...

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2025/09/12

Matt Bromiley breaks down how AI is transforming (and should be transforming) SOC workflows. Whether you're already using AI tools or wondering where to start, this is the conversation you don't want to miss. Matt is a security engineer at Prophet Security, refining Prophet AI to enhance automated alert triage, investigation, and response. His work ensures that customers can cut through the noise and focus on real threats - without getting bogged down by manual analysis. Learn more at

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34:56

#245 - Intel Chat: Salt Typhoon, Scattered LapSus...

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2025/09/08

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.The Salt Typhoon cyber campaign, attributed to Chinese state-backed hackers, has been declared a national defense crisis by the FBI and allied intelligence agencies.A group identifying itself as “Scattered LapSus Hunters” has posted a threat on Telegram demanding that Google terminate two of its employees.A newly discovered WhatsApp vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2025-55177, has

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29:53

#244 - Intel Chat: Trend Micro Apex One, PyPI...

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2025/09/01

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.CISA has added CVE-2025-54948, a critical vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, signaling that the flaw has been actively exploited in the wild.PyPI has introduced new security measures to detect and respond to expired domains tied to user accounts, aiming to shut down a known supply chain attack vector: domain resurrection.A

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33:16

#243 - Defender Fridays: Detection prioritization via...

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2025/08/29

Maxime Lamothe-Brassard, Founder and CEO of LimaCharlie, and the Defender Fridays community sit down with Jared Atkinson and dive into BloodHound.Jared is a security researcher who specializes in Digital Forensics and Incident Response. Recently, he has been building and leading private sector Hunt Operations capabilities. In his previous life, Jared lead incident response missions for the U.S. Air Force Hunt Team, detecting and removing Advanced Persistent Threats on Air Force and DoD networks

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#242 - Building human & AI synergy with Peter Ruta,...

The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast ·

2025/08/27

On this episode of the Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast we speak with Peter Ruta, Founder / CEO, Arcanna.ai.Peter is a Romanian-born entrepreneur and technology expert with over 13 years of experience in the industry. His interest in technology was sparked after following a military path, and he went on to secure key jobs in prominent tech companies such as Cisco. In 2015, Peter decided to pursue his passion for entrepreneurship and founded Siscale AI INC. He then went on to develop Arcanna AI, a

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#241 - Intel Chat:Apache ActiveMQ, Elastic EDR...

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2025/08/26

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.• Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2023-46604, a remote code execution vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ first disclosed in October 2023, that is used to compromise cloud-hosted Linux servers.• AshES Cybersecurity has publicly disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in Elastic’s Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platform, specifically in the Microsoft-signed kernel

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29:05

#240 - Defender Fridays: Remote Management Tool Abuse...

The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast ·

2025/08/23

Ezra Woods, Security Engineer at Grand Canyon Education, shares insights on current attack trends and practical defensive strategies you can use to protect your environment with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard, Founder and CEO of LimaCharlie, and the Defender Fridays community.On Defender Fridays we delve into the dynamic world of information security, exploring its defensive side with seasoned professionals from across the industry. Our aim is simple yet ambitious: to foster a collaborative space where

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