Best Cyberwarfare Podcasts (2024)

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Owain Evans - AI Situational Awareness, Out-of-Context Reasoning 2:15:46

1h ago2:15:46

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Owain Evans is an AI Alignment researcher, research associate at the Center of Human Compatible AI at UC Berkeley, and now leading a new AI safety research group. In this episode we discuss two of his recent papers, “Me, Myself, and AI: The Situational Awareness Dataset (SAD) for LLMs” and “Connecting the Dots: LLMs can Infer and Verbalize Latent S…

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Operation CrytoRunner: The Scam Laundering Takedown Told by Secret Secret Agent 28:17

1h ago28:17

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In this episode, we sit down with Secret Service Agent William Mack to discuss a series of high-profile cryptocurrency money laundering investigations; From transnational money laundering operations to domestic wire fraud, we discuss the investigation and the cyber criminal organizations behind the scams.…

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Recapping Black Hat 2024 and What’s Next | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli 20:30

2h ago20:30

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Hosts: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber] On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/sean-martin Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podca…

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Will Ruger on Realism and Restraint 56:44

24h ago56:44

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay have a conversation with Dr. William Ruger – the President of the American Institute for Economic Research and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the John Quincy Adams Society. Dr. Ruger is a long-time advocate for realist foreign policy, a decorated veteran of the war in Afgh…

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My Reflections from ITSPmagazine’s Black Hat USA 2024 Coverage:  The State of Cybersecurity and Its Societal Impact | A Musing On Society & Technology with Marco Ciappelli and TAPE3 | Read by TAPE3 13:41

10d ago13:41

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My Reflections from ITSPmagazine’s Black Hat USA 2024 Coverage: The State of Cybersecurity and Its Societal Impact Prologue Each year, Black Hat serves as a critical touchpoint for the cybersecurity industry—a gathering that offers unparalleled insights into the latest threats, technologies, and strategies that define our collective defense efforts…

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LIVE: Eugene Gholz and Michael Desch on Restraint 1:08:00

4d ago1:08:00

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This week, we have a live recording of one of our JQAS summer conference sessions - "Redteaming Restraint with Dr. Eugene Gholz and Dr. Michael Desch". In it, John Allen Gay and our conference participants asked some of the most challenging questions they had about restraint in U.S. foreign policy and Dr. Gholz and Dr. Desch answered them. Note: Th…

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Spartan Spirit Leadership - E33 - Macron - Lebanon and Hezbollah 54:44

6d ago54:44

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It's early August 2024. Tensions between Israel and Palestinians, Lebanon, Hezbollah and Iran are at the boiling point. Will it be all out war? It depends a lot on what Hezbollah does (or did by the time you read this). This episode details the history of Lebanon, how its political structure led to the rise of Hezbollah as a major party, as well as…

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Reconstructing the Organizational and Social Structure of a Ransomware Gang | A Black Hat USA 2024 Conversation with L Jean Camp and Dalya Manatova | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli ... 23:40

23d ago23:40

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Guests: L Jean Camp, Professor, Luddy School of Computing, Informatics, and Engineering, Indiana University [@IUBloomington] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ljean/ At BlackHat | https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/briefings/schedule/speakers.html#l-jean-camp-37968 Dalya Manatova, Associate Instructor/Ph.D. Student, Luddy School of Computing, I…

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Smashing Security presents The AI Fix 45:48

14d ago45:48

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In episode nine of "The AI Fix", our hosts learn about the world's most dangerous vending machine, a cartoonist who hypnotises himself with AI, and OpenAI's plans to eat Google's lunch. Graham tells Mark about a pig-farming professor, and Mark tests Graham's tolerance with OpenAI's terrifying roadmap to Artificial General Intelligence. Episode link…

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Jake Johnston on Haiti 48:26

18d ago48:26

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and A.J. Manuzzi spoke about Haiti with Jake Johnston, Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington DC. Jake is the lead author of CEPR's Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction blog and the author of the book Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism and the Bat…

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Is Defense Winning? | A Black Hat USA 2024 Conversation with Jason Healey | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli 25:17

25d ago25:17

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Guest: Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar, Cyber Conflict Studies, SIPA at Columbia University [@Columbia] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhealey/ At BlackHat: https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/briefings/schedule/speakers.html#jason-healey-31682 ____________________________ Hosts: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazin…

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Subversion in the Digital Age | A Conversation with Lennart Maschmeyer | Redefining Society with Marco Ciappelli 42:05

19d ago42:05

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Guest: ✨ Lennart Maschmeyer, Senior Researcher at Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich [@CSS_ETHZurich] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennartmaschmeyer/ ____________________________ Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazi…

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Spartan Spirit Leadership - E32 - John Bolton - Iran 50:29

28d ago50:29

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Iran has been in the news throughout 2024: Ignoring sanctions intended to curb its nuclear weapons development program. Attacking Israel in Apr 2024 with 300 missiles and drones. Presidential elections after its President died in a helicopter crash. Providing weapons to Hamas that were used against Israel. Providing weapons to the Houtis that were …

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CrowdStrike, Dark Wire, and the Paris Olympics 54:02

1M ago54:02

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Computers blue-screen-of-death around the world! The Paris Olympics is at risk of attack! And the FBI pull off the biggest sting operation in history by running a secret end-to-end encrypted messaging app! All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by industry veterans Graham Cluley and Carole …

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The Misinformation Crisis: Navigating Technology and Truth in Modern Society | A Conversation with Joy Scott and Andrew Edwards | Redefining Society with Marco Ciappelli 41:28

24d ago41:28

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Guests: ✨ Joy Scott, President, Scott Public Relations [@Scott_PR] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottpublicrelations/ Andrew Edwards, Founder and CEO, Verity7 On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewvedwards/ On Twitter | https://x.com/AndrewVEdwards On Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/andrewvedwards1/ ____________________…

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Trump assassination conspiracies, Squarespace account hijacks, and the butt stops here 55:02

28d ago55:02

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Social media fuels conspiracies galore after Donald Trump is shot at a rally, cryptocurrency websites are hijacked after a screw-up at Squarespace, and our guest takes a close look at bottoms on Instagram. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Ca…

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Mike DiMino and Dan Caldwell Return - Ukraine and the Middle East 1:01:14

30d ago1:01:14

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Mike DiMino and Dan Caldwell of Defense Priorities. Mike is a fellow at Defense Priorities, a former career CIA military analyst and counterterrorism officer who’s worked on everything from operational assignments overseas to the EUCOM to the President’s Daily Brief. Da…

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Nathaniel Powell on West Africa 45:08

1M ago45:08

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and A.J. Manuzzi spoke with Dr. Nathaniel Powell, West Africa Analyst at Oxford Analytica. Dr. Powell is the author of France’s Wars in Chad: Military Intervention and Decolonization in Africa, an honorary researcher at Lancaster University’s Centre for War and Diplomacy. Our conversation today rang…

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Teachers TikTok targeted, and fraud in the doctors’ waiting room 48:33

1M ago48:33

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Execs at a health tech startup are sentenced to jail after a massive ad fraud, and a school is shaken after teachers are targeted via TikTok. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Plus don't miss our featured interview with Jason Meller o…

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Spartan Spirit Leadership - E31 - Tony Blair - Universal Internet Access 46:31

1M ago46:31

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If you live in a Western nation, odds are that you use the internet for banking, communication, entertainment, and as your primary source of information. It's hard to imagine a life without the internet anymore, yet, one third of the global population doesn't have access to usable internet. The reasons are many: Poor infrastructure, cost, quality o…

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The Future of Tech and Society at Viva Tech 2024 | An On Location VIVA TECH Conference 2024 Coverage Conversation with François Bitouzet 28:02

1M ago28:02

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Guest: François Bitouzet, Managing Director at Viva Technology [@VivaTech] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fran%C3%A7ois-bitouzet-180a89/ ____________________________ Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-…

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Ali Wyne on Great Powers and Cold Wars 1:02:48

1M ago1:02:48

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and AJ Manuzzi spoke with Ali Wyne, Senior Research and Advocacy Advisor on U.S.-China at International Crisis Group. Ali analyzes the development of U.S. policy toward China and formulates ICG recommendations for managing crises and preventing conflicts between Washington and Beijing. He has previo…

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Private nights, evil twins, and crypto home invasions 48:33

1M ago48:33

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Apps can let you spy on strangers in bars, a gang of cryptocurrency thieves turns to kidnap and assault, and have you joined the mile-high evil twin club? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Mark Stockley o…

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The Implications of Generative AI on Digital Identity, Brand Protection, and Content Marketing: A Philosophical and Sociological Reflection | A Musing On Society & Technology with Marco Ciappelli and TAPE3 ... 10:01

2M ago10:01

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This story represents the results of an interactive collaboration between Human Cognition and Artificial Intelligence. Enjoy, think, share with others, and subscribe to the "Musing On Society & Technology" newsletter on LinkedIn. Sincerely, Marco Ciappelli and TAPE3 ________ Marco Ciappelli is the host of the Redefining Society Podcast, part of the…

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Book | Cybersecurity Law Fundamentals | Defining 'Reasonable Cybersecurity': A Legal Perspective | A Conversation with Author, Jim Dempsey | Redefining CyberSecurity and Society with Sean Martin and Marco ... 47:02

2M ago47:02

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Guest: Jim Dempsey, Senior Policy Advisor, Stanford Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance [@FSIStanford]; Lecturer, UC Berkeley Law School [@BerkeleyLaw] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-dempsey-8a10a623/ ____________________________ Hosts: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Cyb…

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The Power of Personal Branding in the Age of AI and Social Media | A Conversation with Vladimer Botsvadze | Redefining Society with Marco Ciappelli 35:21

2M ago35:21

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Guest: ✨ Vladimer Botsvadze, Global Marketing Thought Leader On Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimerbotsvadze/ On Twitter | https://twitter.com/VladoBotsvadze Website | https://www.vladimerbotsvadze.com/ ____________________________ Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast O…

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Julian Assange, inside a DDoS attack, and deepfake traumas 48:12

2M ago48:12

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Wikileaks's Julian Assange is a free man, deepfakes cause trouble in the playground, and we hear hot takes about ransomware and tales from inside a devastating denial-of-service attack. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, join…

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An unhealthy data dump, railway surveillance, and a cheater sues Apple 1:00:10

2M ago1:00:10

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There's a wee data breach with unhealthy implications in Scotland, privacy has gone off the rails in the UK, and a cheater blames Apple for his expensive divorce. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Lianne Potte…

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Hurricanes, Hacktivists, & HPCs: Building Resilience for the Compute Era | A Conversation With Dr. Melanie Garson and Sean Martin | Redefining Society with Marco Ciappelli 36:40

2M ago36:40

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Guests: ✨ Dr. Melanie Garson, Cyber Policy & Tech Geopolitics Lead, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change [@InstituteGC] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniegarson/ Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber] On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/sean…

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James Acton on Nuclear Targeting and Escalation 49:40

2M ago49:40

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Dr. James Acton, co-director of the Carnegie Endowment’s Nuclear Policy Program. Dr. Acton has a PhD in theoretical physics from Cambridge and he’s testified to the House Armed Services Committee, House Appropriations Committee and US-China Economic and Security Review …

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Spartan Spirit Leadership - E30 - Jon Ashworth - Royal and Presidential Commissions 26:13

2M ago26:13

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Ever wondered whether the exorbitant cost of Royal Commissions (UK, Canada, Australia) and Presidential Commissions is worth it? This episode explores the history of these commissions, which countries still run them, their effectiveness, and some leadership views about them.By Bill Kourelakos

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iOS 18 for cheaters, and a model cop extortionist? 32:27

2M ago32:27

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Apple announces a new privacy feature in iOS that will allow you to hide and lock away your apps - but will it be philanderers who benefit the most? And an ex-police officer is arrested for extortion. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.…

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Julia Gledhill on the Defense Budget 43:34

2M ago43:34

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Julia Gledhill, a Research Associate at the Stimson Center and a former JQAS chapter leader who's a rising star in DC tracking Pentagon spending, military contracting and weapons acquisition. She's appeared on NPR, More Perfect Union and she's now a co-host on the newes…

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Jump Into Our DeLorean and Travel Back and Forth Into the Future | An Infosecurity Europe 2024 Conversation with Madelein van der Hout and Paul McKay from Forrester | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin ... 31:23

2M ago31:23

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Guests: Madelein van der Hout, Senior Analyst Security & Risk at Forrester [@forrester] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelein-van-der-hout-65452025/ On Twitter | https://x.com/HoutMadelein Paul McKay, Vice President, Research Director at Forrester [@forrester] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-mckay-5304a115/ _____________…

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The Boundless Frontier of Space and How What Happens Up There Affect Us Down Here: Exploring the Societal Impacts of Space | A Conversation With Tim Fowler and Sean Martin | Redefining Society with Marco ... 46:23

3M ago46:23

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Guests: ✨ Tim Fowler, Offensive Security Analyst, Black Hills Information Security [@BHinfoSecurity] On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/roobixx/ On Twitter | https://twitter.com/roobixx Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber] On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmag…

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Crashing robo-taxis, and name-dropping rappers 36:28

2M ago36:28

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Drones, some coloured cardboard, and a piece of tinfoil may be all the kit you need to crash a robot-driven taxi, and a rapper is accused of using Justin Bieber's name to defraud a TV company. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Warning…

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Brandon Valeriano on Cyberwarfare and Sci-Fi Soft Power 48:18

2M ago48:18

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Dr. Brandon Valeriano, a professor at Seton Hall University. Dr. Valeriano is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Marine Corps University as a Senior Advisor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 and he’s additionally written a number of books on the subject, including…

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The Generative AI Creative Renaissance: Breathing New Life in the art of Filmmaking and in our Society | A conversation with James G. Maynard | Redefining Society with Marco Ciappelli 38:19

2M ago38:19

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Guest: ✨ James Maynard, Creator / Producer, The Cosmic Companion On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-g-maynard Website | https://thecosmiccompanion.net ____________________________ Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspm…

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Microsoft’s Recall controversy, and the North Korean insider threat 52:49

3M ago52:49

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Microsoft gets itself into a pickle with a privacy-popping new feature on its CoPilot+ PCs, the FTC warns of impersonated companies, and is your company hiring North Korean IT workers? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joine…

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Josh Shifrinson on Ukraine, Thucydides and Realism 42:02

3M ago42:02

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This week on Security Dilemma, Patrick Carver Fox and John Allen Gay spoke with Dr. Joshua Shifrinson, a professor at the University of Maryland, non-resident senior fellow at the Cato Institute and author of Rising Titans, Falling Giants. This was a great conversation about the rise and fall of great powers, American involvement in the war in Ukra…

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