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Earlier this month, our Swarm of ethical hackers attended DEF CON 32 in Las Vegas, one of the most anticipated events in the hacking community. On this episode, join our Head of People and Culture and host, Ellie Lancaster, as she interviews our colleagues Faith, Alex, and Joao about their standout moments from the event. Learn about the different …
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Those of you at DEF CON 31 might remember the badges our swarm members had. Well, this year, we've got something even better! With DEF CON 32 around the corner, we are ready to introduce the team behind the awesome badge we will bring to the event. Meet our host and Head of People and Culture, Ellie Lancaster, as she discusses with Paul, John, and …
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Episode 27 - From America's Insurance Capital: Let's Talk About Fraudsters
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The YOU DESERVE TO BE HACKED™ slogan has reached Hartford, the insurance capital of North America, to challenge the cybersecurity approach of CISOs in the industry. On this episode, listen to our host and CRO, Will Morrish, and Ilan Fehler, our first hired member in the US, as they explore the type of fraud companies are exposed to, what we have le…
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Listen to our host and Swarm Director, Louis Blackburn, as he discusses with our new Hive Member, Ben Stickland, their interpretation of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) and NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) and how they will help financial entities and critical infrastructure sectors to strengthen their cybersecurity pos…
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Episode 25 - SwarmCon 7 at Bletchley Park
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Immersed in the world of cryptography, WWII espionage and the remarkable story behind Alan Turing and his team's groundbreaking efforts to crack the Nazi encryption system, the Enigma code, our Swarm came from all over the world to share, learn and collaborate with each other. On this episode of our podcast, our host and new Head of People and Cult…
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On this episode meet our CEO, Anders Reeves, as he interviews Swarm Director, Louis Blackburn, on the topics of the 'Cyber Kill Chain' and how 'Initial Access Brokers' (IAB) play a key role in enabling mass negative impact by threat actors seeking to deploy Ransomware, and more. Watch on YouTube! Thanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIn.…
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Listen to our COO Luke Potter and our new Swarm Director talking about red team services, how the industry looks and how to ensure you choose the perfect cybersecurity partner. Thanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIn.By CovertSwarm - The Podcast
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Episode 22 – New Cyber Maturity Rating Feature
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Our Offensive Operations Center just received a major upgrade that will benefit all our users from January 2024. Listen to our CEO Anders Reeves, our COO Luke Potter and our Head of Product Ronan Mccrory dive into this new feature, its functionality and how our clients could make the most of it to evaluate their cyber maturity benchmark beyond surf…
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Episode 21 - Product Thinking in Security
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Understanding the user needs and translating them into a product strategy and road map is crucial to stay on top of other Attack Surface Management Platforms in a fast-moving industry such as cybersecurity. Today’s host and COO, Luke Potter, talks with our new Head of Product, Ronan Mccrory, who discusses his industry experience and his thoughts on…
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Episode 20 - Transitioning from Bug Bounty to Constant Cyber Attack
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Bug Bounty programmes can form an effective component of an organization's security strategy. However, they are prone to testing blindspots, variable quality, and uncertainty around tester skillsets and backgrounds. Join CovertSwarm COO, Luke Potter, as he interviews Ignacio Garrido on his move from working with popular Bug Bounty vendors over to j…
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Episode 19 – From Punk to Cyber with Chris Edkins
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Earlier this year Chris joined CovertSwarm having taken an unusual and inspiring route into offensive cyber security from being a member of a successful punk and metal band, through to a prolific music production career, and more recently seeing him join the world of cyber security. Hear Chris' story and how 17 years of music performance, productio…
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The mission of the CovertSwarm Academy is to build a new and alternative pathway for people into the cyber industry that removes the traditional barriers to entry by increasing accessibility to a more diverse population. On this episode hear our founder, Anders Reeves, speak with Iain and Jack from the CovertSwarm team leading the design, implement…
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Episode 17 – The moving security goalpost with security expert and award-winning cyber author Todd Wade.
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CovertSwarm’s Will Morrish is joined by Todd Wade to discuss the evolving risk of AI, making security personal, and how to engage your teams in a security journey. Thanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIn.
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Episode 16.5 – DEF CON 2023 Special, live from BrewDog Las Vegas
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Today we are bringing a very special episode, recorded live in Las Vegas at DEF CON 31. Hosted by CovertSwarm founder & CEO, Anders Reeves, hear him and many from the Swarm as they discuss this year's DEF CON event. Featuring, this year's CovertSwarm badge; insights; reviews on talks; tips if it's your first trip to DEF CON, and much more! To join …
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Episode 16 - Challenging the Attack Surface Management industry with special guest Adam Govier
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Luke Potter interviews Adam Govier, Lead Developer of CovertSwarm's Offensive Operations Center platform. Previously only accessible to its subscription clients, July's public-release of CovertSwarm's Offensive Operations Center caters for the comprehensive offensive security needs of organizations ranging from single-domained businesses through to…
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Episode 15 - Information Security Management with special guest Frankie Gallop from Provention
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Having started in the cyber security industry at just 16 years of age, our special guest Frankie Gallop shares her thoughts, insights and experiences of the rapid changes occurring within the domain these past 5 years. Discussing how to approach, build and deploy an effective security programme, and sharing the number 1 security risk in practically…
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Episode 14 - Threat Intelligence with special guest Haroon Mahmood
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CovertSwarm's COO, Luke Potter, welcomes returning guest Haroon Mahmood to this episode of our podcast focusing on the many aspects necessary to gain and employ insights derived from Threat Intelligence (TI). Learn how best to identify, report and take action on threats with expert opinion and advice from Haroon. Thanks for listening! Follow us on …
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Episode 13 - Data privacy and security with special guest Ulrika Dellrud
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Hear special guest and privacy expert Ulrika Dellrud share her experiences with Luke around building and maintaining a data privacy-centric organizational culture; the importance of data privacy champions; and where NOT to maintain the reporting line for data privacy within your organization. Thanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIn.…
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Delve behind the scenes at this month's SwarmCon event as Luke interviews several CovertSwarm ethical hackers around their expectations from the event; their career backgrounds; explores the launch of CovertSwarm's new "Academy" programme; and brings to life some of the presentations planned for SwarmCon#5. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Linked…
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Episode 11 - Introducing Dominic Cameron, Chairman of the Board, CovertSwarm
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Having spent a career working in 40 countries as a self-proclaimed 'curioso', Dominic Cameron has joined CovertSwarm as Chairman of the Board. Starting with his attraction to working with technology startups that are transforming and disrupting industries, and supporting the people-needs of rapidly scaling and evolving businesses, hear the former M…
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Episode 10 - "My jaw dropped"....introducing Will Morrish, CovertSwarm Chief Revenue Officer
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We're excited to mark the start of 2023 with the news that Will Morrish has joined CovertSwarm as Chief Revenue Officer. On this episode hear CovertSwarm founder and CEO, Anders Reeves, interview Will as he shares his thoughts around the opportunities for organisations to enhance their security posture via an offensive security strategy, and the mo…
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Episode 9 - Why isn't purple teaming a standard approach in the cyber industry? (with special guest Haroon Mahmood)
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CovertSwarm COO, Luke Potter, and Haroon Mahmood - Offensive and Defensive Infomation Security Specialist - discuss collaborative "Purple teaming", and how it can address and resolve the disconnect that can exist between the traditional Red:Blue cyber testing dynamic. For more information on CovertSwarm, or to speak with one of our Swarm of ethical…
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Episode 8 - Why the cyber industry needs to change – with CovertSwarm Hive Red Team Member, Tony Dixon
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On today's episode CovertSwarm COO, Luke Potter is joined by one of our newest recruits, Hive Member - Tony Dixon. Within a few short months since joining CovertSwarm Tony has already noticed how differently we do things. With over 15 years of experience in the information technology and security sectors, he’s sharing his views on how cyber securit…
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Episode 7 - PCI DSS 4.0 & Mitigating Skimming Attacks - With Special Guest John Elliott
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On a very special episode of The CovertSwarm podcast we welcome John Elliott - Security Advisor at Jscrambler, to discuss PCI DSS 4.0 and why you must mitigate skimming attacks! For more information on CovertSwarm, or to speak with one of the team, please visit our website - www.covertswarm.com We're hiring! Please visit our careers page for curren…
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On today's episode CovertSwarm's COO, Luke, is joined by one of our brilliant Hive Members, Jorge, to discuss his first ever DEF CON experience, what he learnt and how this new knowledge can be used to further compromise our clients. For more information or to speak with one of the team, please visit our website - www.covertswarm.com We're hiring! …
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Episode 5 - DEF CON 30 Special, Las Vegas
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Today we are bringing a very special episode, recorded live in Las Vegas at DEF CON 30! Join CovertSwarm CEO, Anders and COO, Luke as they discuss this years iteration of the world's largest hacker convention - DEF CON. Featuring, this years badge, talks and the latest and most exciting exploits! Visit our website - www.covertswarm.com Thanks for l…
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Episode 4 - Are You Thinking About Cyber The Right Way?
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On today's episode CovertSwarms CEO, Anders Reeves, and COO, Luke Potter, discuss what we like to call the 'Cyber Value Proposition' and how with a simple shift in thinking modern businesses can transform their cyber culture. For more information or to speak with one of the team, please visit our website - www.covertswarm.com We're hiring, please v…
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Episode 3 - How To Get Into The Cyber Industry
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On today's episode CovertSwarms CEO, Anders Reeves, and COO, Luke Potter, are joined by Doug Tognarelli and Jack Smith from our Swarm. Today's topic of conversation is 'How to get into the Cyber industry'. Listen as we remove the mystery and share practical advice on how to join the fascinating world of Cyber Security. Visit our website - www.cover…
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On this episode we discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and how businesses around the world, and their employees, can better protect against the increasing risk of cyber attacks. We would like to offer an open invitation for any advice or support for our network and the wider industry during this difficult time. We are here to help. Our thoughts a…
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Episode 1 - Why The Penetration Testing Industry Needs To Change
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Welcome to the first CovertSwarm podcast! On this episode we discuss 'Why the penetration testing industry needs to change', alongside a host of other topics, trends and industry challenges. TPM Blog post can be seen here - www.covertswarm.com/post/how-secure-are-tpm-chips Visit our website - www.covertswarm.com Thanks for listening! Follow us on L…
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