Adversary Universe Podcast

Vulnerabilities are the unlocked doors allowing adversaries a foothold into your organization. Left unpatched, they provide an entryway for intruders to break in, move laterally and wreak havoc. This episode shares everything you want to know about vulnerability intelligence: What types of vulnerabilities are most common? How should organizations prioritize patching? What is an n-day flaw? Learn the answers to these questions, and more, from Adam, Cristian, and special guest Nina Padavil, Solutions

“Scary and incredible.” “Terrifying.” Adam and Cristian dig into new data from CrowdStrike’s recently formed Counter Adversary Operations Unit. A new report reveals adversaries are growing faster and smarter, with a focus on collecting identities and pilfering cloud environments. In this episode, learn what’s behind the massive 583% year-over-year jump in Kerberoasting attacks and the 147% jump in access broker ads, as well as how to keep up with adversaries with breakout times down to 79

Multiple U.S. government agencies were recently breached after adversaries exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory. With Microsoft vulnerabilities at the heart of some of the worst breaches in recent history, many in the cybersecurity industry are beginning to wonder: Do the dangers of the Microsoft monoculture outweigh the benefits? In this special bonus episode, Adam and Cristian break down this breach and examine the history of breaches exploiting Microsoft technology on

Most organizations rely on cloud services or infrastructure to power their day-to-day operations — and adversaries know it. In this episode, we’ll explore how threat actors use the cloud to their advantage: how they breach cloud environments, the actions they take once they’re in, and the ways they use the cloud as a tool in their attacks. We’ll also discuss how organizations often unknowingly put their cloud environments at risk and the steps they can take to strengthen their cloud security. The

Behind every cyberattack, there is an adversary. These adversaries target organizations large and small, across all industries, to steal money, information and more from their victims. Understanding these adversaries can help you protect your business — and we’re here to help. In the first episode of the Adversary Universe Podcast, we introduce you to our expert hosts, Adam Meyers and Cristian Rodriguez, and begin to tell the story of modern adversaries: who they are, how they’re tracked, and why

Welcome to the Adversary Universe podcast, the best place to learn about the threat actors behind today’s cyberattacks. We’ll dig deep into the adversaries we’re tracking here at CrowdStrike, the tactics and techniques they employ, threats we’ve seen in the wild, and most importantly, how all of this information can help you better defend your organization.