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Hack Dissection

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🔍 Welcome to Hack Dissection, where we pull back the curtain on cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and the digital threats shaping our world. Hosted by Mike Lisi, founder of Maltek Solutions and an expert in Hacking For Good, this podcast takes you behind the scenes of real-world cyber attacks, penetration testing, and security strategies that keep businesses and individuals safe. 💻 What You’ll Get in Every Episode: ✅ Deep dives into ethical hacking and cybersecurity trends ✅ Breakdowns of real cyber

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Episode 0x9:

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2025/12/08

In Episode 0x9 of Hack Dissection, host Mike Lisi flips the perspective from offense to defense with guest Cody Spooner, Principal Sales Engineer at Corelight.While Mike spends his days breaking into networks, Cody helps organizations defend them. Together they unpack how visibility, monitoring, and mindset intersect in modern cybersecurity — from the SOC Triad (SIEM, EDR, NDR) to the realities of MDR services, threat hunting, and alert fatigue.They dig into:Why companies think they’re protected but

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2025/10/31

In this episode of Hack Dissection, host Mike Lisi welcomes back Graham O’Donnell, Penetration Tester at Maltek Solutions, to pull back the curtain on what really happens during external and internal network assessments.From OSINT and subdomain enumeration to Nmap quirks and the chaos of inconsistent vulnerability data, Graham shares his raw, unfiltered process for finding weaknesses in the wild — plus the unexpected human side of hacking when tests get a little too real.Mike and Graham also

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Episode 0x7: Invisible Architectures

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2025/09/29

In this episode of Hack Dissection, host Mike Lisi sits down with Brandon Finton, MS, CISSP, CISM, President of Orion Secure, to unpack the evolving landscape of cybersecurity for businesses. From the early days of Cyber Defense Institute to the launch of Orion Secure, Brandon shares his journey and the shift from training to professional services. Together, Mike and Brandon dive into: 🔒 Why Written Information Security Policies (WISP) are the foundation of any program 💡 The difference between

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Episode 0x6: The Performance of Preparedness

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2025/08/15

In this episode of Hack Dissection, Mike Lisi is joined by cyber operations expert Paul Marco for a deep dive into the true purpose—and power—of tabletop exercises. From crisis simulations that reveal communication breakdowns to the uncomfortable truths leaders often overlook, Paul shares real-world stories that highlight the human factor in cybersecurity.You’ll hear why most organizations get tabletop exercises wrong, what really matters in the heat of a cyber crisis, and how to build muscle memory

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Episode 0x5: Model Behavior

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2025/07/14

In this episode of Hack Dissection, hosts Mike Lisi and Graham O'Donnell sit down with red teamer, educator, and co-author of Redefining Hacking — Wesley Thurner. What starts as a light-hearted conversation about soldering badges at Cactus Con quickly dives deep into red team tactics, AI exploitation, and the culture of CTF (Capture the Flag) competitions.Wesley shares real-world stories from his time in the military, his role on red teams at Amazon and Intuit, and his work organizing large-scale

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Episode 0x4: Cascading Effects

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2025/06/13

In this episode of Hack Dissection, Mike Lisi is joined once again by ethical hacker Graham O’Donnell to unpack a memorable internal penetration test at a K-12 school district. What started with a forgotten, outdated Windows machine in a bus garage quickly escalated into full domain compromise—and revealed just how fragile infrastructure can be when one unpatched endpoint gets plugged back in.Mike and Graham walk through each stage of the assessment, from asset mapping to privilege escalation,

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Episode 0x3: The Threshold of Intent

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2025/05/14

In this episode, Mike Lisi sits down with Graham O'Donnell, a penetration tester at Maltek Solutions, to explore the mindset and methods behind physical security testing. From the art of blending in with a Carhartt jacket to the thrill of mapping out buildings like real-life Hitman levels, Graham shares his journey from curious wanderer to professional pen tester. Topics covered in this episode: 🔹 The thrill of exploring abandoned places 🔹 How photography sparked a career in cybersecurity 🔹

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Episode 0x1: Unauthorized Access

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2025/04/23

🚨 Welcome to the very first episode of Hack Dissection! 🚨 In this premiere episode, Mike Lisi, founder of Maltek Solutions, dives into the hidden cybersecurity threats that businesses across industries face—but rarely see. From real-world penetration testing stories to the biggest mistakes companies make, this episode breaks down: 🔍 The unseen security gaps that leave businesses wide open to attacks 💻 How ethical hackers expose vulnerabilities before criminals do ⚠️ The shocking truth about

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Episode 0x2: Code As Written, Not As Intended

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2025/04/23

In this episode of Hack Dissection, ethical hacker and TASBot creator Allan Cecil dives into the fascinating world of tool-assisted speedruns and video game exploitation. Discover how unchangeable, read-only code can still be manipulated to reveal unexpected behavior—and what that teaches us about cybersecurity, system flaws, and human ingenuity.

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