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Adventures of Alice & Bob

Welcome to the Adventures of Alice & Bob Podcast, where we talk shop with pen testers, hackers, and the unsung heroes of the cybersecurity world about the human element of being on the front lines of cyber attacks. Produced by Merchants Media. For booking inquires, email booking@merchantsmedia.comRSSVERIFY

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Oct 24, 2025

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Episodes

Ep. 15 - Using Jedi Mind Tricks on a Call Center // Chris Silvers 18.11.2022

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Chris Silvers, Owner of CG Silvers Consulting, to talk about how someone with a hacker mindset can turn a prank into a powerful attack vector. Chris and James do some roleplay and reenact a couple of real-life calls from a social engineering attack Chris had executed in the past! Here is a link to the full presentation Chris Silvers gave at at DE...

Ep. 14 - The Creation of Frankenstein's Machine // John Hawes 04.11.2022

Welcome to the Adventures of Alice & Bob podcast. Today’s episode is hosted by Karl Lankford. He is joined by John Hawes, the COO of AMTSO, to talk about building a world class virus replicator with spare computer parts, the importance of independent testing labs, and how more collaboration can help improve the cybersecurity industry. Produced by ProSeries Media

Ep. 13 - Halloween Special 28.10.2022

Ghostly Greetings! In today's frightfully fantastic episode, all three of our hosts get together to swap their nightmarish cybersecurity tales of bloodsucking phishing schemes, lurking critical vulnerabilities, and festering overprivileged access. If those stories don't chase you away, stay until the end where there's a sweet treat for our listeners. Don't miss this scream-worthy episode on Advent...

Ep. 12 – Everything is Secure in a Spreadsheet, right? // Javvad Malik 23.09.2022

In today’s episode, James talks to Javvad Malik, a Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4 and Co-Founder of Security B-Sides London, to talk about his most memorable cybersecurity tales inside some of the largest financial & energy companies, how a single spreadsheet (with a giant security flaw) defiled an entire organization, and the inspiration behind Javvad’s ridiculously hilarious cybersecurit...

Ep. 11 - The Art of Negotiating with Ransomware Attackers // Brian Honan 09.09.2022

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Brian Honan, Founder and CEO of IRISS and BH Consulting. Brian talks about how he created Ireland's first CERT, why Ransomware victims should never give in to their attackers, and why technology will never solve all of our cybersecurity problems. Produced by ProSeries Media

Ep.10 - Breaking Down the Department of the Interior // John Strand 26.08.2022

Today’s episode is hosted by Marc. He talks to John Strand, Owner of Black Hills Information Security, about how John's first job in cybersecurity landed him in the middle of one of the largest lawsuits in United States history, how the gates that keep people from getting into cybersecurity have changed over the years, and how malicious hackers will always have a step-up on pen testing. Check out...

Ep. 09 – Social Engineering, Phishing, and Psychic Powers (well, sort of) // Chris Kirsch 12.08.2022

Today’s episode is hosted by James and Karl. They talk to Chris Kirsch, Co-Founder and CEO of runZero about the ethics and philosophy behind social engineering (and how he got into teaching pickpocketing to red teamers), the amount of research that actually goes into the DEF CON Capture the Flag Competition (Chris won the coveted Black Badge at DEF CON 2017), how to protect yourself from Open Sour...

Ep. 08 – The Fight to Destroy Stalkerware // Eva Galperin 29.07.2022

Today’s episode is hosted by James and Karl. They talk to Eva Galperin, the Director of Cybersecurity at EFF, about her efforts fighting against nation-state cyber attacks, why she switched her focus from APTs to stalkerware, and how she worked with a Maryland senator to pass a bill that will require law enforcement agencies to learn, as part of their standard training, how-to recognize cyberstalk...

Ep. 07 - The Talktalk Data Breach // Geoff White 15.07.2022

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He talks to Geoff White an investigative journalist, author, and host of The Lazarus Heist podcast. They talk about hope to get people to care about their personal data, trying to explain complex tech in short news stories, and the Talktalk data breach. You can find Geoff at https://twitter.com/geoffwhite247 and you can read his book "The Lazarus Heist" here at...

Ep. 06 - Surviving The Log4j Exploit // Leah McLean 04.07.2022

In today's episode, James and Karl talk to Leah McLean, Vice President - Cybersecurity Specialist at Mastercard, about her experience handling the log4j attack, how-to maneuver cybersecurity attacks when you have very limited resources, and why she claims cybersecurity does not have a talent shortage (hint: stop looking for the unicorn). You can listen to Leah's podcast at https://the-ciso-diaries...

Ep. 05 - After Hours with Alice & Bob // Live Episode! 17.06.2022

Today we are introducing After Hours with Alice & Bob, a special live episode recorded at BeyondTrust’s GoBeyond event in Miami Florida. Our hosts James and Marc have a ton of fun talking to guests at the conference about embarrassing cybersecurity mistakes, AI, superheros, organized cyber crime, and more. Produced by ProSeries Media

Ep. 04 - She Hacks Purple // Tanya Janca 03.06.2022

In today's episode Marc and Karl are joined by Tanya Janca, best-selling author of Alice and Bob Learn Application Security, to talk about what it is like being a woman in cybersecurity, the origin story of We Hack Purple, and how important it is to be integrated and invested in the cybersecurity community. You can check out We Hack Purple here : https://wehackpurple.com/ and you can find her book...

Ep. 03 - Fighting the Vastaamo Ransomware Attack // Sami Laiho 19.05.2022

Welcome to Adventures with Alice & Bob! Today our hosts Karl and James are joined by Sami Laiho to talk about how he became one of the leading public speakers in the world of Microsoft topics, how choosing your words wisely can convince people to take security seriously, and how he dealt with the Vastaamo attack, the largest crime ever committed in Finland. You can find Sami Laiho's services at ht...

Ep. 02 - Basic Adorable Destruction // Jayson E. Street 18.05.2022

Today’s episode is hosted by Marc and Karl. They are joined by Jayson E. Street to talk about his unique take on pentesting, how his biggest success story is about him failing, and how everyone is born a hacker. Produced by ProSeries Media

Ep. 01 - Uncovering the Code Red Worm // Marc Maiffret 17.05.2022

Welcome to the Adventures of Alice & Bob podcast! For our first episode, our hosts Karl and James are joined by our very own Marc Maiffret to talk about the evolution of hacking and cyber security, the infamous Code Red worm, and how cybersecurity will be different in the near future. Produced by ProSeries Media

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