Hacking Humans
by N2K Networks
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May 21, 2026Recent reviews on Apple Podcasts (5)
This is one not to miss.
This podcast is an interesting mix of personalities and security related humor.
Takoateli ·
Love this pod!
You all had me dying with the Valentine’s Day episode. This show is a very entertaining way to present modern phishing practices (and chicken raising techniques!) The best part is that you all sound like you’re enjoying yourselves and each other, so please keep it up!
SmokeStack9 ·
One of my go to Podcasts
Such an enlightening and entertaining show. Excellent information delivered that is always applicable. I look forward to it and listen as soon as it comes out.
DataJanitor ·
My favorite podcast
I love the hosts, their rapport, sense of humor, and knowledge. Even my non-techie significant other enjoys listening to this podcast with me. Thank you!
0xbeepBoop ·
Excellent podcast, but………
This is a great podcast. I would highly recommend this for someone beginning their cybersecurity learning or those that want to keep up to date. The only issue is the political left leaning is annoying. I listen to educate myself and learn what is going on in the world pertaining to cybersecurity. Not to listen to political left leaning talking points or snide remarks. This distracts from the great content that they produce. One of my college professors in my government class always had the best classes. He never took sides, never told us where he stood. And the class was enjoyable because he just taught the subject matter and the focus was on learning, not pushing a political agenda or letting people know where he stood. This did not alienate anyone, and kept the focus on discussing relevant topics and learning. I think more respect and integrity comes from refraining from political remarks, and just focusing on what makes the podcast great the material and subject matter.
Slygator456 ·
Episodes (774)
The friendly skies aren’t friendly.
May 21, 202643m#387
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner
Man-in-the-Middle (noun) [Word Notes]
May 19, 20265m#134
A cyber attack technique where adversaries intercept communications between two parties in order to collect useful information or to sabotage or corrupt the communication in some manner. CyberWire Glossary link: https:/
My relationship status is “compromised.”
May 14, 202651m#386
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner
NIST (Noun)
May 12, 20266m#133
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A branch of the US Department of Commerce whose stated mission is to “promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and techno
DeepFake it till you make it.
May 7, 202646m#385
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner
Mythbehavior under investigation. [OMITB]
May 5, 202644m#23
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson , Proofpoint
CIRT (noun) [Word Notes]
May 5, 20266m#132
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A team responsible for responding to and managing cybersecurity incidents involving computer systems and networks in order to minimize the damage and to restore normal operations a
A game of loans.
Apr 30, 202655m#384
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Miche
PUP (noun) [Word Notes]
Apr 28, 20265m#131
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A software program installed unintentionally by a user that typically performs tasks not asked for by the installer. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/pot
SLAM, scam, thank you ma’am.
Apr 23, 202651m#383
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Ke
Ransomware (noun) [Word Notes]
Apr 21, 20267m#130
Malware that disables a system in exchange for a ransom, usually by encrypting the system's data until the user pays for the decryption key. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/ransomware Audio r
Who is winning the scam game?
Apr 16, 202657m#382
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner
Service Set Identifier (SSID) (noun) [Word Notes]
Apr 14, 20265m#129
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. The name of a wireless access point. CyberWire Glossary link . Audio reference link: SSID Management - CompTIA Security+ SY0-401: 1.5 , Professor Messer, uploaded August 3rd, 2
When “opportunity” knocks, don’t answer.
Apr 9, 202649m#381
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (noun) [Word Notes]
Apr 7, 20268m#128
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A U.S. Government specification for data encryption using an asymmetric key algorithm. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/advanced-encryption-standard Aud
Who’s logging in? [OMITB]
Apr 7, 202642m#22
Welcome in! You’ve entered, Only Malware in the Building. Join us each month to sip tea and solve mysteries about today’s most interesting threats. Your host is Selena Larson , Proofpoint
The fine print of fraud.
Apr 2, 202641m#380
This week, Maria Varmazis and Joe Carrigan , joined by friend of the show Michele Kellerman , dig into the latest social engineering
The evolving face of AI deepfakes.
Mar 26, 202648m#379
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner
When AI wears a suit and tie.
Mar 19, 202649m#378
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner along
Domain Naming System (DNS) (noun) [Word Notes]
Mar 17, 20269m#126
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A system that translates text-based URLs to their underlying numerical IP addresses. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.com/glossary/domain-name-system-dns Audio refer
Defending against unlimited penalty shots. [Hacking Humans Live!]
Mar 12, 20261h 2m#377
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner head
Pretexting (noun) [Word Notes]
Mar 10, 20266m#125
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A social engineering technique in which a threat actor poses as a trusted person or entity in order to trick the victim into disclosing information or performing an action that ben
Identity theft gets a raise.
Mar 5, 202656m#376
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside
Web Application Firewall (noun) [Word Notes]
Mar 3, 20268m#124
Please enjoy this encore of Word Notes. A layer seven firewall designed to block threats at the application layer of the open system interconnection model, the OSI model. CyberWire Glossary link: https://thecyberwire.co
AI ate my homework.
Feb 26, 202651m#375
This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire Maria Varmazis and Dave Bittner alongside