Best Thieves’ Cant Productions Podcasts (2025)

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Risky Biz Soap Box: Why Mastercard became a cybersecurity vendor 30:49

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In this sponsored Soap Box edition of the Risky Business podcast, host Patrick Gray chats with Mastercard’s Executive Vice President and Head of Security Solutions, Johan Gerber, about how the card brand thinks about cybersecurity and why it’s aggressively investing in the space. After listening to this interview you’ll understand why the credit ca…

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Risky Business #810 -- Data extortion attacks have a silver lining 1:03:12

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In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: FBI intervenes in Scattered Spider Salesforce leaksite Clop loots Oracle E-Biz deployments Plus so much more data extortion.. At least it’s not ransomware … we guess? The US still can’t decide who’s gonna be in charge of NSA & Cybercom Cambodian scam…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 10 - For the Director, Monsters 37:54

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Chris and Jeremy wrap up their run through MCDM's Draw Steel with a look at Book 1's "For the Director" chapter as well as Book 2: Monsters. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our sister show, Thieves' Cant: A Tabletop Gaming Podcast. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.mcdmproductions.com/…

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The Glass Brain of Mount Vesuvius + Horror Cinema Classics, Homebrew Monsters, and Listener Feedback 24:07

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Chris and Jeremy explore some real-world lore tied to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and how it could feature in your TTRPG. Plus, Horror Cinema Classics, homebrew monsters, and listener feedback. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Open 01:49 Listener Feedback 03:50 Question of the Week 09:56 Horror Cinema Classics 12:43 Unearthed Obs…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 9 - Downtime Projects, Rewards, Gods and Religion 29:15

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Snake Oilers: Realm Security, Horizon3 and Persona 45:40

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Building a Draw Steel Hero Part 2 + Glatisant, Overused Monsters, and Listener Feedback 36:18

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Chris and Jeremy put the finishing touches on their hero build for MCDM’s Draw Steel. Plus, a Question of the Week about overused and underused monsters, a look at Glatisant on Kickstarter, and another round of listener feedback. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Open 01:52 Listener Feedback 05:47 Question of the Week 08:29 Glatisant…

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Risky Business #809 -- Hackers try to pay a journalist for access to the BBC 39:28

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray is on holiday so Amberleigh Jack and Adam Boileau hijack the studio to discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Hackers learn that trying to coerce a journalist just makes for … a great story? A man in his 40s gets arrested over the European airport chaos. Yep, we’re surprised, too. Adam fanboys over Watcht…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 8 - Tests, Combat, and Negotiation 38:05

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It's on to the nuts and bolts of MCDM's Draw Steel as Chris and Jeremy take a closer look at Tests, Combat, and Negotiation. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our sister show, Thieves' Cant: A Tabletop Gaming Podcast. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://w…

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Building a Draw Steel Hero + The Last Caravan, Rules To Ignore, and Listener Feedback 30:03

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Chris and Jeremy enter the Forge of Creation to craft a hero for MCDM’s Draw Steel. Plus, a Question of the Week about ignored rules, The Last Caravan on Kickstarter, and a round of listener feedback. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Open 01:31 Listener Feedback 06:55 Question of the Week 11:35 The Last Caravan 14:40 Forge of Creati…

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Risky Business #808 -- Insane megabug in Entra left all tenants exposed 52:37

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and special guest Rob Joyce discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Secret Service raids a SIM farm in New York MI6 launches a dark web portal Are the 2023 Scattered Spider kids finally getting their comeuppance? Production halt continues for Jaguar Land Rover GitHub tightens its security after Shai-Hulud …

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 7 - Kits, Perks, and Complications 25:00

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Chris and Jeremy tackle Kits, Perks, and Complications, completing their rundown of Draw Steel's hero creation chapters. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our other show, Thieves' Cant: A Tabletop Gaming Podcast. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.mc…

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Single-Character Spotlights + Unearthed Arcana, Invincible, and Our Beautiful Ruin 30:55

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Chris and Jeremy discuss breaking reliance on party-focused games. Plus, D&D drops a new Unearthed Arcana, Free League is set to launch Invincible on Kickstarter, and Our Beautiful Ruin is crowdfunding a starter set. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Open 02:48 Listener Feedback 05:51 Question of the Week 09:43 Unearthed Arcana 11:57…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 6; Tactician, Talent, & Troubadour Classes 35:24

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Chris and Jeremy wrap up their rundown of Draw Steel classes with a closer look at the Tactician, Talent, and Troubadour. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. If you enjoyed this episode, check out our other show, Thieves' Cant: A Tabletop Gaming Podcast. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.m…

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Risky Business #807 -- Shai-Hulud npm worm wreaks old-school havoc 53:19

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Shai-Hulud worm propagates via npm and steals credentials Jaguar Land Rover attack may put smaller suppliers out of business Leaked data emerges from the vendor behind the Great Firewall of China Vastaamo hacker walks free while appeal is underway Wh…

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Risky Biz Soap Box: runZero shakes up vulnerability management 34:17

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In this sponsored Soap Box edition of the Risky Business podcast, industry legend HD Moore joins the show to talk about runZero’s major push into vulnerability management. With its new Nuclei integration, runZero is now able to get a very accurate picture of what’s vulnerable in your environment, without spraying highly privileged credentials at at…

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Roman Decimation + Asmodee, The Spark Devil, and The Wight-Box 27:58

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Chris and Jeremy open the Lore Vault to explore the brutal punishment of Roman Decimation and how it might be used in games. Plus, Asmodee announces kid-friendly versions of some of its most popular titles, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society is set to release The Spark Devil, and the Wight-Box brings more old-school gaming to Kickstarter. @thiev…

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Risky Business #806 -- Apple's Memory Integrity Enforcement is a big deal 51:42

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Apple ruins exploit developers’ week with fresh memory corruption mitigations Feross Aboukhadijeh drops by to talk about the big, dumb npm supply chain attack Salesloft says its GitHub was the initial entry point for its compromise Sitecore says peop…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 5; Fury, Null, & Shadow Classes 25:33

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Chris and Jeremy's look at classes in MCDM's Draw Steel continues with the Fury, Null, and Shadow. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.mcdmproductions.com/By Thieves’ Cant Productions

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Snake Oilers: Nebulock, Vali Cyber and Cape 46:33

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In this edition of the Snake Oilers podcasts, three vendors pop in to pitch you all on their wares: Automated, AI-powered threat hunting with Nebulock Damien Lewke from Nebulock joins the show to talk about how its agentic AI platform can surface attacker activity out of all those “low” and “informational” findings your detection team doesn’t have …

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Apocalyptic Subclasses for D&D + Twilight: 2000, Deadlands 45:55

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Chris and Jeremy take a closer look at the latest D&D Unearthed Arcana, featuring Apocalyptic Subclasses. Plus, pre-orders open for Twilight: 2000 and the new D&D Starter Set, we get more clarity on what the D&D franchise model looks like, and the Deadlands Classic 20th Anniversary gets a reprint. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Op…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 4; Censor, Conduit, & Elementalist Classes 27:40

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Chris and Jeremy kick off the Classes chapter in MCDM's Draw Steel with a look at the Censor, the Conduit, and the Elementalist. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.mcdmproductions.com/By Thieves’ Cant Productions

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Risky Business #805 -- On the Salesloft Drift breach and "OAuth soup" 1:01:55

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: The Salesloft breach and why OAuth soup is a problem The Salt Typhoon telco hackers turn out to be Chinese private sector, but state-directed Google says it will stand up a “disruption unit” Microsoft writes up a ransomware gang that’s all-in on the …

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Bringing the Real World Into Your Game + Grim Hollow, Coriolis, Pathfinder 26:36

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Sometimes real life hands you great gaming material–Chris and Jeremy talk about bringing the real world into your game. Plus, Grim Hollow’s Player’s Guide hits Beyond, Free League drops the OGL for Coriolis: The Great Dark, Paizo changes Pathfinder’s Adventure Path model, and more. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Open 02:29 Listene…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 3, Backgrounds 24:00

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It's all about Backgrounds as Chris and Jeremy explore the culture and career options offered in MCDM's Draw Steel. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.mcdmproductions.com/By Thieves’ Cant Productions

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Risky Business #804 -- Phrack's DPRK hacker is probably a Chinese APT guy 53:32

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Australia expels Iranian ambassador Hackers sabotage Iranian shipping satcoms APT hacker got doxxed in Phrack. Kind of. They’re probably Chinese, not DPRK? Trail of Bits uses image-downscaling to sneak prompts into Google Gemini The Com’s King Bob ge…

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Wide World of Cyber: Microsoft's China Entanglement 45:43

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The Wide World of Cyber podcast is back! In this episode host Patrick Gray chats with Alex Stamos and Chris Krebs about Microsoft’s entanglement in China. Redmond has been using Chinese engineers to do everything from remotely support US DoD private cloud systems to maintain the on premise version of the SharePoint code base. It’s all blown up in t…

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Which Monster Would You Be? + Draw Steel Gods and Religion, Dark Sun, Exodus 27:21

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Chris and Jeremy discuss Draw Steel’s approach to gods and religion. Plus, D&D teases Dark Sun, Draw Steel’s Summoner Class hits public playtesting, and more. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Open 01:22 Unearthed Arcana 03:00 The Summoner for Draw Steel 04:34 Exodus 06:21 Dungeon Dwelling Creatures 07:27 Which Monster Would You Play…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 2, Ancestries 46:31

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The Draw Steel job continues as Chris and Jeremy dig through the Ancestries featured in MCDM's newest release. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.mcdmproductions.com/By Thieves’ Cant Productions

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Risky Business #803 -- Oracle's CSO Mary Ann Davidson quietly departs 58:28

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Oracle’s long term CSO departs, and we’re not that sad about it Canada’s House of Commons gets popped through a Microsoft bug Russia degrades voice calls via Whatsapp and Telegram to push people towards Max South-East Asian scam compounds are also be…

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Draw Steel Lore + Castles and Crusades, Cosmere, Baldur’s Gate 4, and Heart: The City Below 28:36

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Chris and Jeremy discuss new offerings for Castle and Crusades and Heart: The City Below, Cosmere gets a release date, and WotC’s president addresses Baldur’s Gate 4. Plus, Chris takes a look at Draw Steel’s cosmology. @thievescantcast [email protected] 00:00 Open 02:08 Castles and Crusades 03:18 Cosmere RPG 06:13 Baldur’s Gate 4 07:39 Ways…

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Risky Biz Soap Box: How to measure vulnerability reachability 35:48

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In this Soap Box edition of the Risky Business podcast Patrick Gray chats with Socket founder Feross Aboukhadijeh about how to measure the reachability of vulnerabilities in applications. It’s great to know there’s a CVE in a library you’re using, but it’s even better if you can say whether or not that vulnerability actually impacts your applicatio…

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Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job Part 1, The Basics 40:09

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MCDM's Draw Steel is here! Join Chris and Jeremy as they explore the game's introduction and basic mechanics in this brand new series. Welcome to Thieves' Cant Capers: The Draw Steel Job. Email: [email protected] Social: @thievescantcast Links: https://www.mcdmproductions.com/By Thieves’ Cant Productions

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Risky Business #802 -- Accessing internal Microsoft apps with your Hotmail creds 1:00:00

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: CISA warns about the path from on-prem Exchange to the cloud Microsoft awards a crisp zero dollar bill for a report about what a mess its internal Entra-authed apps are Everyone and their dog seems to have a shell in US Federal Court information syst…

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Memorable Character Deaths + ENnie Awards and Draw Steel 31:21

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Chris and Jeremy talk memorable PC deaths at the table. Plus, this year’s ENnie Awards winners list is here, D&D gets a new beer, and Draw Steel has new crowdfunding campaigns. Social and YouTube: @thievescantcast Email: [email protected] 00:00 Open 03:53 Question of the Week 04:26 ENnie Awards Winners 07:06 D&D Beer 08:41 Weapons of Legend…

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Risky Business #801 -- AI models can hack well now and it's weirding us out 1:06:01

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. Google security engineering VP Heather Adkins drops by to talk about their AI bug hunter, and Risky Business producer Amberleigh Jack makes her main show debut. This episode explores the rise of AI-powered bug hunting: Google’s Project Zero and Deepmind team up…

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Soap Box: Why AI can't fix bad security products 37:11

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In this Soap Box edition of the show Patrick Gray chats with the CEO of email security company Sublime Security, Josh Kamdjou. They talk about where AI is useful, where it isn’t, and why AI can’t save vendors from their bad product design choices. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes…

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Risky Business #800 — The SharePoint bug may have leaked from Microsoft MAPP 53:37

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: Did the SharePoint bug leak out of the Microsoft MAPP program? Expel retracts its FIDO bypass writeup The mess surrounding the women-only dating-safety app Tea gets worse Broadcom customers struggle to get patches for VMWare hypervisor escapes Aeroflot gets hac…

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Risky Business #799 -- Everyone's Sharepoint gets shelled 1:13:55

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Risky Biz returns after two weeks off, and there sure is cybersecurity news to catch up on. Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss: Microsoft tried to make outsourcing the Pentagon’s cloud maintenance to China okay (it was not) She shells Sharepoint by the sea-shore (by ‘she’ we mean ‘China’) Four (alleged) Scattered Spider members arrested (and bai…

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D20 Would You Rather + Draw Steel, Forge of the Artificer, and D&D University 39:16

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Chris and Jeremy roll the d20 for a game of Would You Rather. Plus, Draw Steel, D&D University, and more. Social and YouTube: @thievescantcast Email: [email protected] 00:00 Open 02:41 Question of the Week 03:55 Draw Steel 04:49 Eberron: Forge of the Artificer 06:12 D&D University 08:28 100 One-Shots 10:30 Sapphire Seas 13:37 Would You Rath…

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Risky Biz Soap Box: Prowler, the open cloud security platform 32:08

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In this sponsored Soap Box edition of the Risky Business podcast Patrick Gray chats with Toni de la Fuente, founder of open source multi-cloud security product Prowler. Toni explains how Prowler came to be, and how its journey followed his own learning about the cloud. The pair also discuss Prowler’s successful transition from an open-source projec…

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Mastering Lore In Your RPG + D&D’s Franchise Model, Dragonbane Minis, and New Free League Starter Sets 39:05

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Chris and Jeremy dive into mastering lore in your tabletop RPG, exploring GM prep, player co-creation, and effective lore delivery. Plus, D&D’s franchise model, Dragonbane minis, and new Free League starter sets. Social and YouTube: @thievescantcast Email: [email protected] 00:00 Open 02:30 Question of the Week 05:00 D&D’s Franchise Model 0…

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New Arcane Subclasses + ENnie Nominees, Dragon Delves, and Order of Criminals 48:03

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Chris and Jeremy take a closer look at the recent Unearthed Arcana arcane subclasses. Plus, the ENnie Award nominees, Dragon Delves solo rules, Order of Criminals and more. Social: @thievescantcast YouTube: @thievescantpodcast Email: [email protected] 00:00 Open 01:44 Question of the Week 04:10 ENnie Awards 07:17 Dragon Delves 10:47 Order o…

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Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses 1:02:19

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: Australian airline Qantas looks like it got a Scattered Spider-ing Microsoft works towards blunting the next CrowdStrike disaster Changes are coming for Microsoft’s default enterprise app consenting setup Synology downplays hardcoded passwords for its M365 clou…

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Getting a New Game to the Table + Origins Awards, Unearthed Arcana, and Book of Wyrms 35:46

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Chris and Jeremy discuss the challenges of bringing a new RPG to the table. Plus, the Origins Award winners, a new Unearthed Arcana, the Book of Wyrms and more. Social: @thievescantcast YouTube: @thievescantpodcast Email: [email protected] 00:00 Open 01:37 Question of the Week 03:29 Origins Awards 08:55 Unearthed Arcana 11:19 Book of Wyrms …

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Risky Business #797 -- Stuxnet vs Massive Ordnance Penetrators 1:02:16

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news: We roll our eyes over the “16 billion credentials” leak hitting mainstream news Some interesting cyber angles emerge from the conflict in Iran Opensource maintainer of libxml2 is fed up with this hacker crap Shockingly, there are yet more ways to trick people i…

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(Practically) Free RPG Day + Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford Join Darrington Press, D&D Comes to Dark Horse Comics, and the Tabletop Inn on Kickstarter 27:03

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Chris and Jeremy spotlight ten items you probably already have lying around your house that you can use in your tabletop roleplaying game. Plus Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford join Darrington Press, Dark Horse Comics releases more details for their upcoming D&D series, and the Tabletop Inn seeks funding on Kickstarter. Social: @thievescantcast Yo…

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Risky Business #796 -- With special guest co-host Chris Krebs 1:01:04

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On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau are joined by special guest Chris Krebs to discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They talk through: Israeli “hacktivists” take out an Iranian state-owned bank Scattered-spider and friends pivot into attacking insurers Securing identities in a cloud-first world keeps us awake at night Microsoft take…

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Soap Box: AI has entered the SOC, and it ain't going anywhere 30:58

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In this sponsored Soap Box edition of the Risky Business podcast Patrick Gray chats with Dropzone AI founder Ed Wu about the role of LLMs in the SOC. The debate about whether AI agents are going to wind up in the SOC is over, they’ve already arrived. But what are they good for? What are they NOT good for? And where else will we see AI popping up in…

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Building an Adventure Part 5 + Cyberpunk Legends, Deck of Many Things, Free RPG Day, and Return of the Living Dead 30:28

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Chris and Jeremy close out the first phase of their adventure build using Mythmere Games' Tome of Adventure Design. Plus, a new Cyberpunk co-op card game, a new Deck of Many Things, a Free RPG Day preview, and a look at the Return of the Living Dead Kickstarter campaign. Social: @thievescantcast YouTube: @thievescantpodcast Email: thievescantcast@g…