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How the Story of a USB Penetration Test Went Viral
Two decades ago Dark Reading posted its first blockbuster — a story from a pen tester who sprinkled rigged thumb drives around a credit union parking lot and let curious employees do the rest. This…
NSA Chief During Snowden Affair Shares Regrets, Reflections 13 Years Later
Chris Inglis was the head civilian in charge at the NSA when the Snowden leak exploded. He gets candid about mistakes the organization made, and what CISOs need to know about spotting potential…
Security Bosses Are All-In on AI. Here's Why
CISOs are bullish on AI and have big plans to roll out future tools. We talk to Reddit CISO, Fredrick Lee and leading analyst Dave Gruber about how AI is working out in the real world, as well as its…
This Threat Hunter Helped Cops Bust Up An African Cybercrime Syndicate
Interpol relied on Will Thomas and team to help break up a sprawling cybercrime ring, leading to the arrest of 574 suspects, the recovery of more than $3 million, and the decryption of six malware…
Reviving the Hacker Ethos That Built Cybersecurity
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 14: This episode features teen hackers who grew up to become cybersecurity executives Michael Coates and Tal Kollender who discuss how curious, ethical problem…
Stop Secrets Creep Across Developer Platforms
Developers are exposing their organizations' most sensitive information; our guests explain why it's happening and how to stop it.
CISOs Get Real About Hiring in the Age of AI
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 12: Experts Fred Kwong and Jessica Sica help cyber job seekers get noticed; make an argument for a need to return to the hacker ethos of a bygone era; and have a…
Cyber's Role in the Rapid Rise of Digital Authoritarianism
Enterprise cyber teams are in prime position to push back against our current "Golden Age of Surveillance," according to our guests Ronald Deibert from Citizen Lab and David Greene from the EFF.
Battle Space: Cyber Pros Land on the Front Lines of Protecting US Critical Infrastructure
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 10: It’s past time for a cohesive plan to protect vital US systems from nation-state cyberattacks, and increasingly, that responsibility is falling to cybersecurity…
A Guided Tour of Today's Dark Web
Join us for a look around today's Dark Web, and find out how law enforcement, AI, nation-state activities, and more are reshaping the way cybercriminals conduct their dirty business online. Keith…
Funding the CVE Program of the Future
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 8: Federal funding for the CVE Program expires in April and a trio of experts agree the industry isn't doing enough to deal with the looming crisis. Bugcrowd's Trey…
CISA is Shrinking: What Does it Mean for Cyber?
Dark Reading Confidential sits down with two cybersecurity leaders to find out what cuts at CISA mean for the business of cyber. Featuring: Tom Parker, CEO of Hubble Technology Jake Williams, aka…
The Day I Found an APT Group In the Most Unlikely Place
Cyber researchers Ismael Valenzuela and Vitor Ventura share riveting stories about the creative tricks they used to track down advanced persistent threat groups, and the surprises they discovered…
Hoff’s Rules: People First
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 5: Christofer Hoff, chief secure technology officer at LastPass, shares the human side of the story of how he led his team through a major cyber incident and built…
Quantum Has Landed, So Now What?
Episode 4: The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) release of its new post-quantum cryptography standards last summer was the quiet start of a new chapter in cybersecurity. Now no…
Pen Test Arrest: 5 Years Later
Episode 3: On September 11, 2019, two cybersecurity professionals were arrested in Dallas County, Iowa and forced to spend the night in jail -- just for doing their jobs. Gary De Mercurio and Justin…
Meet the Ransomware Negotiators
Episode 2: When a business gets infected with ransomware - its systems and data locked down by cybercriminals - there is rarely a quick fix to get back up and running. Sometimes the nature of the…
The CISO and the SEC
The first episode of Dark Reading Confidential dives into the complicated relationship between the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) within…
Coming Soon: The CISO and the SEC
Breaking News: Dark Reading's brand-new podcast, Dark Reading Confidential, is coming this month. Dark Reading Confidential brings you rare, firsthand stories from cybersecurity practitioners in the…
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Dark Reading Confidential has published 19 episodes since May 2024, covering topics in Technology.
Dark Reading Confidential is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 36m.
