Security Take Two - Real. Serious. Security.

Security Take Two - Real. Serious. Security.

Ben Verschaeren and Chester Wisniewski

Episodes 13
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since May 2024
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Monthly
Format
Episodic
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securitytaketwo.com

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About This Podcast

Security Take(s) Two aims to provide insight, depth, and breadth on topics important to the Information Security community. The title hints at our seasoned security hosts, Ben Verschaeren and Chester Wisniewski’s look back at security headlines after the fact. The world is full of hot takes and Security Take(s) Two aims to revisit these topics once the truth is known, discovering lessons that can be applied to avoid a similar fate.

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Recent Episodes

Sony Part 2 [012]

Feb 25, 2026 44m

Our last episode covered Sony’s cybersecurity woes from 2005 until 2011, we pick up where we left of in the midst of the 50 days of LulzSec. This episode covers everything up until the alleged theft…

Sony Part 1 [011]

Jan 31, 2026 38m

When it comes to information security, Sony has had a bit of a tough go of it. In fact, there have been so many incidents, Ben and Chet decided to make this a multi-part series. This post covers 2005…

WannaCry [010]

Aug 20, 2025 35m

May 12, 2017 was memorable for many in the information security industry, but it was also memorable in health care, manufacturing, shipping and more as the WannaCry worm laid waste to unpatched…

LulzSec [009]

Jun 30, 2025 49m

For 50 days in mid-2011 the hacker world and even the wider pop-culture world was enthralled by a rampant series of brazen hacks conducted by a splinter group of anonymous who called themselves…

ILOVEYOU [008]

May 04, 2025 31m

May 4, 2000 many people in world woke up to a love letter in their INBOX. It wasn’t your typical love letter, this one was one of the world’s most destructive email worms and it quickly spread to…

Uber [007]

Apr 05, 2025 47m

Uber has suffered many breaches over the years, so this podcast has focused just on breaches that involved external parties and not internal employee abuse of privileges. There is much to learn from…

Transport for London [006]

Mar 08, 2025 33m

The Transport for London (Operator of the London UK region’s transit network) was crippled by a cyber attack in September, 2024 that had widespread impacts on it’s operation. Fortunately safety was…

SamSam [005]

Jan 15, 2025 37m

SamSam may not be the most well known ransomware group, but they triggered a pivotal change when then began operations at the end of 2015. Over the course of nearly 3 years they demonstrated the…

City of Atlanta [004]

Nov 18, 2024 30m

When the City of Atlanta was hit by the ransomware group SamSam in 2018 it made headlines worldwide. Headlines often cited costs ranging from $2.6 million all the way up to $17 million, often…

3CX [003]

Sep 18, 2024 38m

In this episode, Chet and Ben dive deep into the 3CX supply chain attack, tracing it back from the initial compromise to the unfolding investigations and findings over several months. We explore how…

Garmin [002]

Aug 16, 2024 31m

Episode 2 covers the 2020 ransomware attack against technology giant, Garmin. In this episode, Chester kept track of his sources and provided the following links as additional reading and source…

Medibank [001]

Jul 21, 2024 46m

In our inaugural podcast we dive into the hack and breach of Medibank Private Health Insurance, an Australian medical insurance provider that lead to the leak of health records on 9.1 million…

Pilot [000]

May 26, 2024 8m

In our pilot episoed we each share a little about our backgrounds in information security and lay out the concept behind what this podcast will share with its listeners.

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Security Take Two - Real. Serious. Security. has published 13 episodes since May 2024, covering topics in Tech News, Technology.

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Security Take Two - Real. Serious. Security. is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 38m.

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