The CyBUr Guy Podcast

I am dual posting my newly restarted CyBUr Smart Morning News Update episode here.  Subscribe if you like it and appreciate regular cyber news and insight. Articles mentioned in this podcast: https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cyber-insurance-rates-drop-exclusions-widen https://cyberscoop.com/ai-agent-insider-threat-cybersecurity-dtex/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/my-ssn-was-exp...

Dual posting the newly revived CyBUr Smart Morning News Update here. Your daily dose of quick cyber-related news.  Give a listen tell a friend.  Email me at darren@thecyburguy.com if you have thoughts comments or questions. Articles in this episode: https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15828595/nyc-health-hospitals-medical-records-breach.html https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security...

Since the cyber news continues unabated, the Cyber Smart Morning News Update returns for its everyday-ish format.   Here are the stories covered today: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-reaches-agreement-with-shinyhunters-to-stop-data-leak/ https://cybersecuritynews.com/cisa-admin-exposes-aws-govcloud-credentials/ https://www.wired.com/story/foxconn-ransomware-attack-shows...

In this episode Scott and Darren look at the 2025 IC3 Report and discuss the emotional triggers that advance "cyber-enabled fraud". Give a listen, tell a friend. Subscribe and follow. Contact Scott at scott@cybersecuremindset.com or Darren at darren@thecyburguy.com . 

This episode of the podcast is part of my ongoing series that is the Audio Book version of my book, Get Cyber Smart: A user friendly guide to protecting your family, your business, and yourself online. (Available on Amazon.com, and now free for Kindle Unlimited Subscribers) This Chapter is titled - Social Media Smarts: Navigating the Online Jungle Safely. Please subscribe and share. Any questions...

This episode of the podcast is part of my ongoing series that is the Audio Book version of my book, Get Cyber Smart: A user friendly guide to protecting your family, your business, and yourself online. (Available on Amazon.com) This Chapter is titled - The Art of Skepticism: Navigating the World of Suspicious Link. Please subscribe and share. Any questions or comments, email - darren@thecyburguy.c...

This episode is the audiobook version of Chapter 1 of my 2024 book - Get Cyber Smart: A user-friendly guide to protecting your family, your business, and yourself online. This is not your traditional audiobook and is only available through this podcast.  Give a listen, subscribe, tell a friend. Thoughts, comments, suggestions are always welcome at darren@thecyburguy.com

This is the kickoff to my Audio Book version of my 2024 publication, Get Cyber Smart, A user-friendly guide to protecting your family, your business, and yourself online.  This episode is the Introduction.   Give a listen, tell a friend.   Hard Copy and Digital Version of my book is available at https://www.amazon.com/Get-Cyber-Smart-user-friendly-protecting/dp/B0D7P6KWLC/ref=sr_1_1.

The CyBUr Guy Podcast returns with a new focus or rather 2! 1) I will be using this platform to record and release the audio version of my book, Get Cyber Smart: A user friendly guide to protecting your family, your business, and yourself online. But this "audiobook" will incude audio extras not in the hard copy.  I plan to start that with the next episode. 2) This episode discusses, and introduce...

The podcast moves to a more traditional interviewing approach as the Kingsman interviews the CyBUr Guy about his time in the FBI.   Available on both "The CyBUr Guy" and "The Kingsman and The CyBUr Guy Podcast" feeds. If you are a security professional, we'd love to have you on the podcast to discuss your story.  Contact the Kingsman at michael@fiveeyesltd.com or darren@thecyburguy.com.

Darren and Mike discuss the huge Jaguar Land Rover hack, how it happened, why it SHOULD NOT have happened, and what can be learned.   BONUS - A scammer calls during the show and we take it live to have some fun. Give a listen tell a friend.

Mike is back from holiday to join Darren as they take a dive into the Dark Web, after first explaining the difference between the Surface Web, Deep Web, and Dark Web.  This is a largely visual episode so check out the YouTube version if you are so inclined.  Give a listen, tell a friend.

With the Kingsman out I was join by three experts to discuss the current state of cyber insurance in 2025. Thank you to Dara Gibson, Paige Hanson and Matthew Waddell for joining the podcast to break it down. Give a listen tell a friend.  Guest information: Dara Gibson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dara-gibson/ and https://cybersecurityreadinessadvisors.com/ Paige Hanson: https://www.linkedin.com/in...

In this episode the fellas walk you through securing the Edge Browser.  Can you secure yours in less time than it takes to boil water or tea?  (FYI, The CyBUr Guy doesn't drink tea!) Give a listen, tell a friend.  Find out more about The Kingsman at lhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-mcquade-042271303/ or The CyBUr Guy at linkedin.com/in/darrenmott.   Find our more about Five Eyes LTD at www.fiv...

This week Darren flies solo as we talks to Ruta Kuisyte from The Coding Temple (codingtemple.com) to discuss boot camps, second careers, and what the business community if looking for with all its vacant cybersecurity jobs.  Give a listen tell a friend.

The CyBUr Guy podcast is now the Kingsman and the CyBUr Guy podcast, which can be found at all the same outlets as the original CyBUr Guy Podcast.  I am dual-posting the latest episode here in the hope that you will subscribe to the new show.  Email darren@thecyburguy.com if you have questions.   In this Episode of the Kingsman and the CyBUr Guy Podcast, it is really just three Blokes in a Pub tal...

The Kingsman, Michael McQuade of StarApex Consulting rejoins to podcast to talk a host of issues: 1) Convincing Companies about the need for cybersecurity 2) An analogy of climate change to cybersecurity, in regards to convincing people to do the thing 3) Other topics about The Cybers™. Give a listen, tell a friend.

The CyBUr Guy podcast returns with a special episode that poses several interesting philosophical questions for businesses as they pertain to cybersecurity.  Most importantly, what would happen if all the cybersecurity companies in the world said, "To heck with it, no one is listening, we'll just close up shop. GOOD LUCK TO Y'ALL!" I am joined by my UK friend Michael McQuade for this, and some oth...

This episode includes a rebroadcasting of the latest episode of the Tactical Cyber Podcast that was live at the 2025 Southeast Cyber Summit in Birmingham. If includes a discussion of the conference by Darren and his Tactical Cyber Podcast co-host Paul Perry of Warren Averett. Give a listen, tell a friend.

I am excited to welcome one of the smartest guys in cybersecurity land Matt Lee of Pax8 to discuss how cyber post-mortems and using them to develop killchains.  Lots of genius in this episode. Give a listen, tell a friend. Thoughts are always welcome at darren@thecyburguy.com.

In this episode of the CyBUr Guy Podcast, I sit down with Brian Burnett, Director of Cyber for the North Carolina Electrical Cooperative, to discuss the unique cybersecurity challenges facing Operational Technology (OT) networks. From power grids to industrial control systems, OT environments are increasingly targeted by cyber threats, making robust security measures more critical than ever. Brian...

I am joined on the podcast this week with Michael McQuade, the founder of StarApex Recruiting who is disrupting the cybersecurity job placement market. We talk about how his dream career as a KFC employee shifted to that of a UK Intelligence Officer to a soloprenuer. Give a listen, tell a friend. You can email me thoughts/comments/questions to darren@thecyburguy.com or follow me at https://www.lin...

In this episode I welcome back Dr. Chase Cunningham to discuss his Demo-Force partnership with Forescout and he graciously lets me grill him on the new National Cyber Director and Deep seek.  For my soapbox item, refer to his article: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/fbi_cisa_unforgivable_buffer_overflow/?td=rt-3a Give a listen, tell a friend. Feel free to email me at darren@thecyburguy.com...

In this episode, I am joined by Paige Hanson on SecureLabs to talk about protecting seniors from cyber threats and scams. This is a wide-ranging conversation with lots of good resources. Share it with the seniors and senior caregivers in your life. Give a listen, tell a friend. Resources mentioned in this episode: https://seniorresourceconnectors.com    https://roseadvocacy.org/ https://consumer.f...

The CyBUr Guy Podcast is BACK - for REAL this time.  Darren explains the plan for the podcast moving forward, the creation of www.goldshieldcyber.com, and introduces a new part of the podcast for those who like rants called the "Soapbox."  Give a listen, tell a friend, let me know what you think at darren@thecyburguy.com or at linkedin.com/in/darrenmott. #knowledgeisprotection