Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec
by Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat
Recent reviews on Apple Podcasts (5)
Can’t get past the opening music
I listen to cybersecurity focused podcasts early in the morning. Decided to give this one a try today. I wish the episode descriptions were in each title but that’s a minor gripe. Then I hit play and was assaulted with their music choice. I listened for about 20 seconds (during which I lowered the volume a lot a lot) and decided to try another episode in the hopes that was a fluke. Nope. Sorry, can’t speak to content. The angry yelling loud music is too much to take.
sareyet ·
Know what they talk about
In cybersecurity there are plenty of talkers compared to the very few walkers. These guys have walked the walk. Very knowledgeable with plenty of good discussion on being pragmatic when addressing threats. Also, just enough snark to keep it fun. Glad you guys are back, as nothing else compared!
Iphelse ·
Welcome back!
We’ve missed you.
mcox00941 ·
Topical, primarily informative, just enough entertainment
Security professionals discussing select important and informed topics. The hosts recently cut back on episode frequency, which is a shame but understandable. I appreciate all of the content and the silly jokes+sarcasm.
SideEye Horse ·
Best podcast on defensive security! 🙌
No matter the topic, you’re guaranteed to gain something from every episode - can’t recommend Defensive Security Podcast enough.
LisaIsHereForIt ·
Episodes (200)

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 348
May 24, 202656m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.securityweek.com/openai-hit-by-tanstack-supply-chain-attack/ https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/developer-workstations-are-now

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 347
May 22, 202656m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-reaches-agreement-with-shinyhunters-to-stop-data-leak/ https://www.theregister

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 346
May 15, 20261h 12m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/csa-cisos-prepare-post-mythos-exploit-storm https://www.csoonline.com/article/4159292/insuranc

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 345
Apr 22, 20261h 0m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/axios-attack-complex-social-engineering-industrialized https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/n

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 344
Apr 14, 202656m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to stories: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366640648/Emergency-Microsoft-Oracle-patches-point-to-wider-cyber-issues https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/s

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 343
Apr 4, 20261h 22m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Here are the links we discuss this week: https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/more-attackers-logging-in-not-breaking-in https://www.bleeping

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 342B
Mar 28, 20261h 4m
This time it’s not a rerun! ]Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Here are the links we discuss this week: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-att

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 341
Mar 9, 20261h 6m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Here are the links we discuss this week: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortigate-firewalls-in-5-weeks/ https://

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 340
Feb 24, 20261h 3m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to this week’s stories: https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/notepad_hijacking_lotus_blossom/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-job-recruiter

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 339
Feb 16, 20261h 7m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to the stories we cover in this episode: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/faster_patching_please_cry_infoseccers/ https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/mandian

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 338
Feb 2, 202658m
Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Links to the stories we cover in this episode: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-security-testing-apps-to-breach-fortune-500-firms/ https:

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 337
Jan 26, 20261h 5m
Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to the stories in this episode: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/pyongyangs_cyberspies_are_turning_qr/ https://www.scworld.co

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 336
Jan 15, 20261h 7m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 335
Jan 7, 202648m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 334
Dec 25, 20251h 7m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 333
Dec 20, 20251h 11m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 332
Dec 13, 20251h 2m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 331B
Dec 2, 20251h 10m
Reposting Episode 331 due to the wrong mp3 attached to the original. Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Links to this week’s stories: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/t

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 330
Nov 24, 20251h 1m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 329
Nov 13, 202559m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 328
Nov 3, 202554m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 327
Oct 27, 20251h 0m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 326
Oct 21, 20251h 6m
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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 325
Oct 13, 20251h 3m
Want to be the first to hear our episodes each week? Become a Patreon donor here . Here are links to the stories we discuss this week: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/postmark_mcp_server_code_hijacked/ https://www

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 324
Oct 6, 20251h 19m
Here are links to the stories we discuss this week: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/brickstorm-espionage-campaign https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/github-mandates-2fa-and-short-lived.html https: