Adventures of Alice & Bob

In today's episode James is joined by Cris Thomas, a true cybersecurity maverick that is more famously known as "Space Rogue." Join us as Cris delves into the fascinating origins of L0pht, a pioneering hacker collective that left an indelible mark on the industry. Cris also shares invaluable insights on securing networks, debunks hacking culture myths, sheds light on unconventional cybersecurity r...

This very special episode is brought to you from the Adventures of Alice and Bob podcast booth at the Go Beyond Conference in sunny Miami, FL. Karl and Marc are reunited with the remarkable 16-year-old hacker, Bianca Lewis, who also delivered an amazing keynote speech at the event. They also got the chance to hang out with the visionary Sam Elliot, Head of Product Management at BeyondTrust. 

In today’s episode, James is speaking with Cyber-Anthropologist Lianne Potter, known as "The Anthrosecurist," who serves as the Head of SecOps at ASDA. Lianne shares valuable insights about building trust in cybersecurity teams, breaking free from functional fixedness to find solutions, and “improving” cybersecurity practices with her improv comedy skills. 

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl Lankford. He is joined by Scott Behrens, Principal Security Engineer of Information Security at Netflix. Scott discusses the challenges of building a security program at Netflix, how threat modeling helps to identify vulnerabilities before they are exploited, and how he was able to bring down Netflix with a $2 Denial of Service (DoS) attack. 

Today's episode is hosted by James. He is joined by former USA Most Wanted Cybercriminal, Brett Johnson, who was dubbed "The Original Internet Godfather" by the Secret Service. Brett shares his experience of creating the notorious cybercrime forum, ShadowCrew, and his eventual capture by the police at Disney World. He also discusses his remarkable journey of transforming from a hacker to a reforme...

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Shir Tamari, Head of Research at Wiz. Shir tells us how he conquered over 700 Counter-Strike 1.6 servers when he was just a kid in Israel and how his team at Wiz discovered major cloud vulnerabilities like the ChaosDB and the OMIGOD exploits.

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by “The People Hacker” Jenny Radcliffe, world-renowned social engineer and CEO of Human Factor Security. Jenny shares her stories of accessing buildings, bypassing security, and even coming face-to-face with a lion after hours (yes, she broke into a zoo as a kid)! Hear how Jenny uses her signature blend of psychology, con-artistry, and crafty manipul...

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Jason Youzwak, Security Researcher at Peraton Labs. Join us as Jason discusses how an overly-successful pen test earned him the affectionate nickname “tick mark”. Jason also tells us about one of his favorite hobbies: plunging into the frigid waters of Coney Island. Don’t get cold feet now, let’s dive in!

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Ryan Kovar, Distinguished Security Strategist at Splunk. Join us as Ryan discusses how he accidentally disabled internet for an entire fleet during his time in the military and how a simple pen test burned over $600,000 of pies. Crust us, you knead to hear this episode.

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Ted Harrington, Executive Partner at ISE (Independent Security Evaluators). Your mission, should you choose to accept: Listen as Ted discusses how to think like a hacker and how his team of ethical hackers overcame statistical improbability to predict the keys to over 700 Ethereum wallets.

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Bianca Lewis, the 16-year-old Founder and CEO of Girls Who Hack. Bianca shares her first experience speaking at a cybersecurity convention, how she hacked a voting machine at DEFCON 26, and how it led her to start Girls Who Hack, an organization focused on teaching girls the skills of hacking. Move over Barbie, we’re not kidding around. Produced...

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Bill Graydon, Principal Researcher at GGR Security. Bill unlocks his secrets on physical pen testing, how he sizes up a building’s security prior to a break-in, and shares his story about getting caught red-handed and using social engineering to defeat security guards! Does the house always win? Find out on this episode of Adventures of Alice & Bo...

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO and Founder of CQURE. Today, Paula talks about why she started CQURE, why sharing information between cybersecurity professionals is so important, and how her team helped bring down an administrator who was sabotaging their own company from the inside.  Produced by ProSeries Media

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Fabio Viggiani, CTO at Truesec Group and self-described as "that hacker guy." Today Fabio kicks off the episode by sharing how he got his start in technology, strategies he has utilized to identify (and even predict) some very sophisticated cyberattacks and why a security investigation was made harder by a group of malicious insiders.

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl and James. They talk to Alethe Denis, Senior Security Consultant at Bishop Fox, about how children learn how to utilize social engineering at a young age, some common misconceptions about making a career out of social engineering, and why HR departments are a force to be reckoned with. Produced by ProSeries Media

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...