A podcast that helps us understand human vulnerability and how we can defend against the attacks that exploit us.
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On Scams, Hacks, and Frauds we share real stories about real scams, real hacks and real frauds, looking for ways to avoid scams and protect ourselves and our loved ones.
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Cypher Tech Hacks is an electrifying deep dive into the world of cyber scams and digital deceptions, where host Alex Cipher unpacks intricate hacking techniques into simple, step-by-step explanations. Each episode dissects legendary cyber exploits and high-tech frauds, making complex digital heists accessible and engaging for tech enthusiasts. Beyond the captivating tales, the podcast empowers listeners with practical insights and preventive measures to fortify their digital defenses.
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Get ready for a deep dive into what cybersecurity professionals often refer to as the "8th Layer" of security: HUMANS. Welcome to 8th Layer Insights (8Li). This podcast is a multidisciplinary exploration into how the complexities of human nature affect security and risk. Author, security researcher, and behavior science enthusiast Perry Carpenter taps experts for their insights and illumination. Topics include cybersecurity, psychology, behavior science, communication, leadership, and more.
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Valuu Makers is where creators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries turn ideas into impact. Through insightful conversations with industry leaders, we explore innovation in business, technology, and creativity. Whether it's digital workspaces, leadership hacks, or groundbreaking strategies, this podcast equips you with the tools to thrive. If you're ready to create, innovate, and shape the future, join us on Valuu Makers. Subscribe now and start making valuu! 🚀
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Redefining Society and Technology Podcast | Musing On Society and Technology | Hosted by Marco Ciappelli | Let's face it: the future is now. We live in a Hybrid Analog Digital Society and it's time to stop ignoring the profound impact technology has on us. The line between the physical and virtual worlds is no longer real—it's a figment of our imagination. We're constantly juggling convenience, privacy, freedom, security, and the very future of humanity in a precarious balancing act. There’s ...
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🔊 The Defuse Podcast: Personal Threat Management for High-Risk Lives When the threats are real, the stakes are high — so what actually works?" Hosted by Philip Grindell — former Scotland Yard detective, behavioural threat specialist, and author of Personal Threat Management — this podcast lifts the lid on the proven methods used to keep prominent individuals, executives, and private clients safer. Each episode features straight-talking conversations with trusted experts on: Stalking, fixated ...
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Jenny Radcliffe interviews experts about human behaviour, social engineering, business, security and life.
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Thought leaders and experts Max Aulakh (Ignyte) and Joel Yonts (Secure Robotics) cover subjects such as the development of AI, cyber security and the how the future looks in terms of cyber risk.
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When Crisis Hits: The Real Cost of Getting Reputation Wrong
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58:11Send us a text When Crisis Hits: The Real Cost of Getting Reputation Wrong This week's Defuse Podcast featured Heather Blundell (CEO, Grayling UK) and James Clothier (Head of Crisis) discussing how reputation management has become essential protection. Key insights: Most crisis failures stem from human behaviour under pressure, not poor messaging. …
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Marks and Spencer and UK retailers Hack - and what makes a good password?
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8:18In the past few months, three Major UK retailers - Marks and Spencer, The Co-op and Harrods have been the targets of sophisticated hacks from a hacking Collective called Scattered Spider. What Happened? Who is Scattered Spider? Should you be concerned, and what can you do to protect yourself? I’m Cee, and this is Scams, Hacks and Frauds. You can fi…
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Ep. 307 - The Doctor Is In Series - Why is the Road to Self-Betterment So Lonely
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35:16Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology. In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing why change can feel so lonely? They will talk about what triggers growth in people, the amount a person can actually change and how loneliness plays a …
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SolarWinds Breach: How 18,000 Targets Got Hacked with One Update
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7:03In this explosive episode of Cypher Tech Hacks, host Alex Cipher breaks down the infamous SolarWinds cyberattack—one of the most dangerous supply chain breaches in U.S. history. Learn how elite hackers compromised a trusted software update to infiltrate 18,000 networks, including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. federal agencies. From backdoored buil…
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Feel First, Think Never: Your Emotions Are the Exploit
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13:13If it made you panic, rage, or rush… it probably bypassed your cognitive defenses. In the latest issue of Deceptive Minds, I dig into the dark cognitive malware of emotional hijacking: how scammers, manipulators, and even well-meaning voices use fear, urgency, outrage, and hope to short-circuit your critical thinking. Inside: 🧠 Why your emotions be…
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Fake Casinos and Fake Banks - Impersonation Scams.
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5:52In this episode, Cee shares stories about a fake VIP casino that took millions from high rollers and a bank fraud scam that cost its victim $100,000 in just 10 minutes. He also discusses why it's important to fight the urge to be embarrassed by being the victim of fraud or a scam, and discuss steps that you can take to help protect you from having …
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Ep. 306 - The 4th Monday Series - Changing The Game - New Sport Tech with Seth Daniels
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28:19Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The 4th Monday Series with Chris Hadnagy and Mike Holfeld. Chris and Mike will be covering cutting edge global news to help people remain safe, secure and knowledgeable in a world where it is hard to know what is real and what is fake news. Today Chris and Mike are joined by Seth Daniels. Seth is the Director…
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From Cassette Tapes and Phrasebooks to AI Real-Time Translations — Machines Can Now Speak for Us, But We’re Losing the Art of Understanding Each Other | A Musing On Society & Technology Newsletter Written ...
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6:49From Cassette Tapes and Phrasebooks to AI Real-Time Translations — Machines Can Now Speak for Us, But We’re Losing the Art of Understanding Each Other May 21, 2025 A new transmission from Musing On Society and Technology Newsletter, by Marco Ciappelli There’s this thing I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid. No, it wasn’t flying cars. Or robot butle…
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Too Easy to Be True: The Fluency Trap and the Lie That Slides Right Past You
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12:27Some lies try hard to fool you. Others just make it easy for you to believe them. That’s the danger of cognitive fluency: the simpler something feels, the more likely we are to think it’s true. In the latest issue of Deceptive Minds, I explore: Why fake documents with grainy photos often seem more real than verified ones How anti-intellectualism an…
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Why Humanity’s Software Needs an Update in Our Hybrid World — Before the Tech Outpaces Us | Guest: Jeremy Lasman | Redefining Society And Technology Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
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42:25Guest: Guest: Jeremy Lasman Website: https://www.jeremylasman.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremylasman _____________________________ Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society & Technology Podcast Visit Marco's website 👉 https://www.marcociappelli.com _____________________________ …
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Ep. 305 - Security Awareness Series - Using Empathy to Not Become a Mushroom with Julie Chatman
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36:37Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Chris is joined by Julie Chatman. Julie is a distinguished cybersecurity executive with nearly two decades of experience in cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and AI governance. She began her career in the U.S. Navy, serving on active duty as a Hospital Corpsman specializing…
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Hey friends, Let’s start with a weird truth: People don’t fall for things because they’re true. They fall for things because they’re plausible. That’s the dark magic of deception — it doesn’t need to be airtight, or flawless, or even particularly clever. It just needs to feel true enough. Something your brain can accept without asking too many ques…
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NotPetya: The Cyber Bomb That Masqueraded as Ransomware
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7:53What if the ransomware locking your files was never meant to make money—but to wipe out everything you’ve built? In this explosive episode, Alex Cipher walks you through the devastating 2017 NotPetya attack. From its origins in Ukraine’s MeDoc software to its global ripple effect on companies like Maersk, FedEx, and Merck, this hack rewrote the rul…
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OSINT Part 2 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon BlakeUntitled Episode
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39:13Send us a text OSINT Part 2 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon Blake In the second part, Philip and Jon delve deeper into technical aspects of OSINT and digital security: - VPNs (Virtual Private Networks): They discuss how VPNs create secure, encrypted connections through virtual "tunnels" and their benefits for security, particular…
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Ep. 304 - Human Element Series - Dr. Intergalactic and Using AI to Save The World with Dr. Jose Morey
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39:45Today we are joined by José Morey, M.D. Dr. Morey is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Ad Astra Media LLC, an Eisenhower Fellow, and Co-Founder of Ever Medical Technologies. He is a health and technology keynote speaker, author, and consultant for NASA, Forbes, MIT, the United Nations World Food Program and the White House Office of Science an…
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The Future Is a Place We Visit, But Never Stay | A Post RSAC Conference 2025 Reflection | A Musing On Society & Technology Newsletter with Marco Ciappelli and TAPE3 | Read by TAPE3
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7:31The Future Is a Place We Visit, But Never Stay May 9, 2025 A Post-RSAC 2025 Reflection on the Kinda Funny and Pretty Weird Ways Society, Technology, and Cybersecurity Intersect, Interact, and Often Simply Ignore Each Other. By Marco Ciappelli | Musing on Society and Technology Here we are — once again, back from RSAC. Back from the future. Or at le…
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Innovations in Managing IT Transformations: From Clouds to Desktops 🖥️
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30:56In this episode of the Valuu Makers podcast, host Ryan speaks with Ben Cook, Senior Product Specialist at Management Studio, about the company's growth from App Tracker to a full IT orchestration tool. They cover challenges in legacy app migration, user communication, and workflow automation. Ben also explains how the platform uses AI for data cate…
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Inside Job: The Ubiquiti Hacker Who Tried to Save the Day—From Himself | Cypher Tech Hacks
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8:23What if the hacker wasn’t on the outside—but right inside your team meetings? In this episode of Cypher Tech Hacks, Alex Cipher unpacks the jaw-dropping Ubiquiti breach where a trusted DevOps engineer hacked his own company, stole sensitive data, demanded a ransom, then tried to help investigate the very breach he caused. From exploiting cloud acce…
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👁️ Look Here: Why Every Great Deception Starts with Stolen Attention
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13:33Welcome to issue #3 of Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. In this week's episode: 🚨 Your attention is under attack! 🚨 From WWII rubber tanks to 2023’s phantom Paris bedbugs, the first strike of any scam is the same: steal your gaze, shape your reality. This issue of Deceptive M…
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Ep. 303 - The Doctor Is In Series - Emotional Regulation in the Workplace
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34:01Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we will discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology. In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie are discussing Emotional Regulation in the Workplace. They will talk about the different strategies that can be used to help, not just at work, but in most areas of o…
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AI Weekly Insights: U.S. Deepfake Law, Google’s AI Search, AWS Nova Premier & Global AI Breakthroughs
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2:17Welcome to AI Weekly Insights — your go-to podcast for the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning! This episode covers the U.S. passing the landmark Take It Down Act to criminalize non-consensual deepfake content, Google’s powerful AI Mode in Search reshaping online queries, Amazon Web Services’ release of its most adv…
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From Research to Real-World Application: AI Trends and Trajectories 🤖
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45:10On this week's episode of the Valuu Makers Podcast, host Ryan Purvis interviews Patrick Tammer, Senior Director at Scale AI, about Canada's dynamic AI ecosystem. They explore Scale AI's role in driving innovation, key AI hubs like Montreal and the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor, regulatory support for commercialisation, and the future of AI adoption. Pa…
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How Hackers Took Over School Smartboards to Launch Ransomware | CommBox Classroom Exploit Explained
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4:30Welcome to Cypher Tech Hacks, the podcast where host Alex Cipher takes you inside the most shocking, real-world hacks in digital history. In today’s episode, we uncover The CommBox Classroom Exploit—a ransomware attack that started with smartboards in schools. Attackers used unsecured CommBox devices to infiltrate school networks, encrypt critical …
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Artifacts of Deception (Deceptive Minds - issue #2)
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12:09Hey friends! Here's issue 2 of Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. 🔥 Since starting this newsletter last week, we're already closing in on 3,000 subscribers to the print edition! 🔥 Huge thanks to everyone who's jumped in early! This week, I'm diving into what I call the “artifac…
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Deceptive Minds (the audio experience): Issue #1
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7:17 Hey listeners, Perry Carpenter here. Yeah, it's been a while since I've posted this feed, but I've got something exciting that I think you'll be interested in. It's the audio version of a newsletter that I recently started. The newsletter is called Deceptive Minds, and it's all about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do abo…
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Inside the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge: Securing Tomorrow’s Critical Infrastructure Through AI and Healthy Competition | An RSAC Conference 2025 Conversation with Andrew Carney | On Location Coverage with ...
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27:35During RSAC Conference 2025, Andrew Carney, Program Manager at DARPA, and (remotely via video) Dr. Kathleen Fisher, Professor at Tufts University and Program Manager for the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), guide attendees through an immersive experience called Northbridge—a fictional city designed to showcase the critical role of AI in securing infrast…
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OSINT Part 1 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon Blake
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37:05Send us a text OSINT Part 1 - The Digital Lens Into Personal Security with Jon Blake In the first part of this podcast, Philip Grindell interviews Jon Blake, a former Metropolitan Police Detective who has become an expert in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). They discuss: - Jon's background as a career detective who moved into cyber investigations,…
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Ep. 302 - The 4th Monday Series - From Scam Victim to Investment Guru with Kayla Lussier
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25:06Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The 4th Monday Series with Chris Hadnagy and Mike Holfeld. Chris and Mike will be covering cutting edge global news to help people remain safe, secure and knowledgeable in a world where it is hard to know what is real and what is fake news. Today Chris and Mike are joined by Kayla Lussier. Kayla is the co-fou…
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