Episodes 120
Avg. Duration 21m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every Few Days
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Episodic
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10%
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About This Podcast

Welcome to Bare Metal Cyber, the podcast that bridges cybersecurity and education in a way that’s engaging, informative, and practical. Hosted by Dr. Jason Edwards, a seasoned cybersecurity expert and educator, this weekly podcast brings to life the insights, tips, and stories from his widely-read LinkedIn articles. Each episode dives into pressing cybersecurity topics, real-world challenges, and actionable advice to empower professionals, educators, and learners alike. Whether navigating the complexities of cyber defense or looking for ways to integrate cybersecurity into education, Bare Metal Cyber delivers valuable perspectives to help you stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world. Subscribe and join the thousands already benefiting from Jason’s expertise!

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Privacy Promises vs. Product Reality: When Growth Outruns Governance

Jun 10, 2026 17m Transcript

When growth teams move fast and products evolve weekly, privacy stories written a year ago can quietly drift away from what actually happens in production. This narrated episode, based on the…

Secrets Everywhere: Managing the Credential Sprawl in Dev, Ops, and AI

Jun 03, 2026 18m Transcript

Secrets used to mean a few privileged accounts and maybe a shared root password. Now they are everywhere: in CI/CD pipelines, SaaS connectors, infrastructure automation, and AI prompts. In this…

Service Accounts Never Die: Cleaning Up the Immortal Infrastructure Users

May 27, 2026 17m Transcript

In this narrated edition of “Service Accounts Never Die: Cleaning Up the Immortal Infrastructure Users,” we walk through the long, boring, critical work that quietly defines your real risk surface.…

Crime-as-a-Service Nation: Inside the Cybercrime Franchise Economy

May 20, 2026 17m Transcript

This narrated edition of “Crime-as-a-Service Nation: Inside the Cybercrime Franchise Economy” takes you inside the modern Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) landscape and treats it like what it has…

Shadow Security: The Unofficial Defenders Fixing Things After Hours

May 19, 2026 15m Transcript

The unofficial defenders in your organization are already hard at work: senior engineers, platform specialists, and security leads quietly fixing real risks after hours. In this narrated edition of…

Security Talent Reboot: Building Teams in a Burnout Era

May 19, 2026 18m Transcript

In this narrated edition of “Security Talent Reboot: Building Teams in a Burnout Era,” we explore why so many security organizations look healthy on slides while feeling exhausted in real life. You…

Backup Betrayal: Ransomware vs. Recovery Plans No One Tested

May 19, 2026 15m Transcript

This narrated edition of “Backup Betrayal: Ransomware vs. Recovery Plans No One Tested” walks you through the moment every security leader fears: when “we have backups” collides with a real…

Contact Lists and Chaos: The Human Reality of Incident Command

May 19, 2026 11m Transcript

In this episode, we walk through “Contact Lists and Chaos: The Human Reality of Incident Command,” the audio edition of my Wednesday “Headline” feature from Bare Metal Cyber Magazine. Instead of…

Disaster by Design: Proving Your Business Can Survive Its Own Kill Switch

May 19, 2026 14m Transcript

Disasters rarely look like the neat scenarios in your continuity binder. In this narrated Headline, we explore “Disaster by Design: Proving Your Business Can Survive Its Own Kill Switch” as a…

Cyber Insurance Plot Twist: The Day Your Claim Says ‘Denied

May 19, 2026 12m Transcript

This narrated audio version of “Cyber Insurance Plot Twist: The Day Your Claim Says ‘Denied’” walks you through that sickening moment when the carrier pushes back and your assumed safety net…

CISO Exit Wounds: What Surfaces When the Security Leader Walks

May 19, 2026 16m Transcript

When a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) walks out the door, what really leaves with them. In this narrated audio version of “CISO Exit Wounds: What Surfaces When the Security Leader Walks,”…

Certified: Your First Step into Tech with CompTIA Tech+

Mar 16, 2026 11m Transcript

The narrated version of our Monday “Certified” feature walks you through CompTIA Tech+ (Tech+) in simple, practical language. You will hear what Tech+ actually is, how it differs from heavier…

Concrete and Code: Smart Buildings as the Quiet New Attack Surface

Mar 11, 2026 16m Transcript

Smart buildings used to be a facilities concern; now they behave like distributed systems that can be probed, abused, or ransomed. In this narrated edition of “Concrete and Code: Smart Buildings as…

Keeping API Keys, Tokens, and Passwords Out of the Wrong Hands

Mar 10, 2026 12m Transcript

Secrets management for API keys, tokens, and passwords is often the quiet difference between a minor configuration mistake and a major breach. In this narrated audio version of my Tuesday “Insights”…

Certified: Launching Your Project Management Journey with CompTIA Project+

Mar 09, 2026 11m Transcript

This episode walks through CompTIA Project+ (Project+) as a practical first step into project leadership for early-career IT and cybersecurity professionals. You will hear what the certification…

SaaS Chain Reactions: When One App’s Breach Becomes Everyone’s Incident

Mar 04, 2026 17m Transcript

This narrated episode explores what happens when a “small” tool in your Software as a Service (SaaS) estate becomes the catalyst for everyone’s incident. You will hear a breach story unfold from the…

Insight: Turning SIEM Events Into Actionable Signals

Mar 03, 2026 12m Transcript

If your Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform feels like a wall of noise, this episode is for you. We walk through what SIEM use cases really are, how they differ from generic…

Certified: Hands-On Server Confidence with CompTIA Server+

Mar 02, 2026 12m Transcript

This narrated edition of our Monday “Certified” feature from Bare Metal Cyber Magazine walks you through CompTIA Server+ (Server+) in clear, practical language. You’ll hear what the certification is…

Multi-Cloud Mirage: More Providers, Same Fragile Backbone

Feb 25, 2026 19m Transcript

This narrated edition of “Multi-Cloud Mirage: More Providers, Same Fragile Backbone” digs into the gap between the slideware story of multi-cloud resilience and the reality of how most environments…

Insight: Third-Party Risk Questions That Actually Matter

Feb 24, 2026 13m Transcript

This audio episode explores Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) as a practical, everyday part of how your organization works with vendors, cloud platforms, and service providers. In clear language, it…

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