The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast
by LimaCharlie
© 2023 LimaCharlie
Jul 14, 2026Recent reviews on Apple Podcasts (4)
Love the intel chats
Most useful security intel podcast I’ve found. Thanks guys, you help a lot.
crackshot24 ·
Great podcast!
Loving this podcast! They explain cybersecurity issues in an easy way to understand.
GrandmaKeenan ·
Amazing!
This is such a fabulous podcast that is informative for anyone from laymen and cybersecurity experts! One of my new favorite shows!
Peachy RMFK ·
Great content for cyber pros
Interesting, thoughtful content for cyber professionals. Mix of timely and relevant topics and history of the industry.
CyDJ56 ·
Episodes (340)
AI Chat: Grok CLI data exfiltration, AI vs. patching, distillation wars & shadow AI [339]
Jul 14, 202623m#339
AI Chat with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard and Chris Luft. A new segment on the podcast: AI news in cybersecurity that is less than 24 hours old, discussed while it is still hot. Joining Chris for these conversations is LimaCh
Intel Chat: Dialogflow Rogue Agent, ghost phishing, CISA KEV deadline & HalluSquatting [338]
Jul 9, 202634m#338
Intel Chat with Matt Bromiley and Chris Luft. Matt and Chris break down four stories from the week in threat intel: • Varonis Threat Labs' "Rogue Agent" — a permission boundary flaw in Google Dialogflow CX's Code Blocks
Ransomware in the age of agentic AI with Behnaz Karimi [337]
Jul 8, 202633m#337
Today we're speaking with Behnaz Karimi, an independent researcher specializing in ransomware and agentic AI systems, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at Accenture, and founder of Tremorina, about how ransomware is evolving
Intel Chat: Hijacked AI backends, billboard hacks, Cursor DuneSlide & Claude export controls [336]
Jul 3, 202633m#336
Intel Chat with Matt Bromiley and Chris Luft. Matt and Chris break down four stories from the week in threat intel: • Zenity researchers observed three campaigns where attackers hijacked internet-exposed AI inference end
Intel Chat: Cisco CUCM exploited, ransomware profiles, Gamaredon & AI agent phishing [335]
Jul 1, 202630m#335
Intel Chat with Matt Bromiley and Chris Luft. Matt and Chris break down four stories from the week in threat intel: • Cisco CUCM (CVE-2026-20230) — a web-dialer SSRF that chains to root-level RCE, exploited in the wild l
The evolving fraud landscape in the age of AI with Tamas Kadar [#334]
Jun 30, 202642m#334
Today we're speaking with Tamas Kadar, CEO / Co-Founder of SEON, about building a safer digital world for businesses. We touch on fraud, how it's evolved in the age of AI, and what we can do to protect ourselves against
Anthropic restriction, ServiceNow incident, Fortinet credential harvesting & Ukraine accesses EU cyber reserve / Intel Chat [#333]
Jun 28, 202634m#1
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . Reports state that the US government issued an export control order restricting access to anthropi
Last call for Defenders - How we're actually using AI in the SOC with Eric Capuano / Defender Fridays [#332]
Jun 20, 202637m#332
Join us for the final episode of Defender Fridays as Eric Capuano, creator of Defender Fridays and co-founder of Digital Defense Institute, closes out the series with a candid conversation on how he's actually building a
FFmpeg's 21 zero-days, Ruby cooldown feature, Microsoft disrupted by Shai-Hulud worm & Meta AI tool compromise / Intel Chat [#331]
Jun 15, 202628m#331
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . DepthFirst reported that it's autonomous security agent discovered 21 previously unknown vulnerabi
AI-assisted SOC training with Carlo Anez / Defender Fridays [#330]
Jun 12, 202632m#330
Join us for this week's Defender Fridays as Carlo Anez, Founder and Lead Instructor at IgniteCyber Academy and DEFCON Training Instructor, breaks down how to build practical blue team skills using open-source labs, MITRE
Building practical blue team skills using AI-assisted SOC training with Bobby Ford/ Defender Fridays [#329]
Jun 5, 202630m#329
Join us for this week's Defender Fridays as Bobby Ford, Chief Strategy and Experience Officer at Doppel, talks about open-source labs, MITRE ATT&CK, and real-world defender workflows. At Defender Fridays, we delve into t
"Megalodon" Malware in GitHub, Malware-Slop steals from Claude AI, 7-Eleven breach & CISA cPanel vulnerability / Intel Chat [#328]
Jun 1, 202629m#328
Originally recorded: Friday May 29, 2026 In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . A large-scale software supply chain attack dubbed “Megalo
From PentestGPT to production: The state of AI-assisted offensive security with Charles Grandjean / Defender Fridays [#327]
May 30, 202630m#327
Join us for this week's Defender Fridays as Charles Grandjean, CTO and Co-founder at Hexiagon AI, breaks down where AI-assisted pen testing actually stands today and what it means for both red teams and defenders. At Def
GitHub repositories compromised, Webworm targets Europe, fake Outlook & cybercriminal VPN / Intel Chat [#326]
May 29, 202624m#326
Originally recorded: Friday May 22, 2026 In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . GitHub has confirmed that roughly 3,800 internal reposito
How analysts use cognitive reasoning in investigations with Chris Sanders / Defender Fridays [#325]
May 22, 202632m#325
Join us for this week's Defender Fridays as Chris Sanders, Founder at Applied Network Defense and the Rural Technology Fund, breaks down how analysts actually think through investigations and what separates high performe
"Dirty Frag", Canvas ransomware attack, “Mini Shai-Hulud” malware campaign & AI-developed zero-day exploit / Intel Chat [#324]
May 18, 202628m#324
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . Researchers have disclosed a new Linux local privilege escalation technique called “Dirty Frag,” w
How to handle increasing vulnerabilities with AI-assistants? With Shane Warden from ActiveState / Defender Fridays [#323]]
May 15, 202631m#232
Join us for this week's Defender Fridays as Shane Warden, Principal Architect at ActiveState, shares what it's actually like to be on the receiving end of AI-assisted vulnerability reporting and what open source maintain
Does the rise of AI mean human-led SOCs are obsolete? With Dr. Adeel Shaikh Muhammad [#322]
May 13, 202625m#322
Dr. Adeel Shaikh Muhammad, a cybersecurity strategist and global speaker with over 16 years of experience across information security, networks, and systems. Adeel brings a practical perspective on how organizations can
Daily breach attempts target UAE, fake ransomware attack, PAN-OS vulnerability & Microsoft’s Phone Link attack / Intel Chat [#321]
May 12, 202627m#321
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . The cyber threat environment in the Middle East has intensified sharply following military operati
AI: The Hero's Journey with Ken Westin from LimaCharlie / Defender Fridays [#320]
May 8, 202631m#320
In this episode, Ken Westin maps AI adoption onto the hero's journey framework, drawing on two decades of security experience to explore how practitioners can move past early resistance, build real fluency with AI tools,
Power systems under threat, Claude Mythos, suspicious KICS activity & JFrog / Intel Chat [#319]
May 6, 202631m#319
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . Researchers are raising concerns about a new cybersecurity risk emerging from the systems that reg
How AI adoption in enterprise infrastructure has expanded the attack surface with Katherine McNamara from Cisco / Defender Fridays [#318]
May 4, 202636m#318
Today on Defender Fridays, Katherine McNamara, Cybersecurity Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco, joins us to discuss how AI and ML adoption in enterprise infrastructure has expanded the attack surface for AI-driven s
Cybersecurity is a core leadership issue & opportunity with David Chernitzky from Armour Cybersecurity [#317]
Apr 29, 202635m#317
Today David Chernitzky, Co-Founder and CEO of Armour Cybersecurity, breaks down the challenges small and mid-sized businesses face in the new blink-and-you-miss-it cybersecurity landscape. Don't be left behind and open y
Millions in crypto stolen, Vercel breach, Mastodon DDoS attack, North Korean IT workers at 100s of U.S. companies & ransomware negotiator pleads guilty / Intel Chat [#316]
Apr 27, 202631m#316
In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community . North Korea-linked hackers are believed to be responsible for a $290 million cryptocurrency theft
Real examples of AI-powered code scanning with Jeff McJunkin from Rogue Valley Information Security / Defender Fridays [#315]
Apr 27, 202632m#315
Jeff McJunkin, Founder of Rogue Valley Information Security, joins Defender Fridays to talk AI-powered code scanning for vulnerabilities. Jeff walks through real examples including using AI to find privilege escalation b