Across the Pondcast

Cybersecurity rants and war stories from both sides of the Atlantic.

Episode 23: War Stories with Brendan Dolan-Gavitt (XBOW)!

Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Brendan Dolan-Gavitt, an AI researcher at XBOW, the company behind the bug bounty hunting AI-powered pentesting platform. He shares some AI and human war stories with us!Follow Brendan on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/moyixBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/moyix.netWant to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

11-07
54:39

Episode 22: Social Engineering, Gas Mark 4, and AGAs with Rachel Tobac!

Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Rachel Tobac, social engineering hacker extraordinaire for a conversation involving counterfeit $100 bills in Vegas, Gas Mark 4, AGAs, and of course, social engineering adventures.Follow Rachel on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/RachelTobacLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheltobacMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@racheltobacInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/racheltobacThreads: https://www.threads.com/@racheltobacSocialProof SecurityWant to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

10-24
56:35

Episode 21: The One Where They Talk About AI Again

Tib3rius & Andy Swift talk about AI again, how it has affected their lives, "vibe coding" pros and cons, plus its increasing usefulness in Cybersecurity. Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

10-10
54:17

Episode 20: War Stories with Julien Richard!

Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Julien Richard as he shares some pentesting war stories!Follow Julien on Twitter/X!Our sponsor this episode is PortSwigger! Check out Burp AI, available now in Burp Suite Professional.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

09-26
01:01:59

Episode 19: DEF CON!

Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about DEF CON, the world's biggest hacker convention, which Andy attended for the first time this year!Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

09-12
56:13

Episode 18: UK Online Safety Act

Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by cybersecurity consultant Daniel Card to talk about the controversial UK Online Safety Act.Daniel's Twitter/X: https://x.com/UK_Daniel_CardWant to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

08-29
01:14:32

Episode 17: Common Vulnerability Scoring Sucks?

Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about the problems with CVSS.Our sponsor this episode is PortSwigger! Join the fight to kill HTTP/1 at http1mustdie.com!Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

08-15
43:10

Episode 16: War Stories with Andrew Wilson!

Tib3rius & Andy Swift are joined by Andrew Wilson as he shares some pentesting war stories!Content warning: this episode contains uncensored swear words.Follow Andrew on Twitter/X or subscribe to his blog over at sensecurity.io.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

08-01
58:04

Episode 15: Why Can't Pentesters Scope?

Tib3rius & Andy Swift discuss why they (pentesters) can't scope very well.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

07-18
45:33

Episode 14: Ignore Previous Instructions & Interview David Kuszmar

Tib3rius & Andy Swift interview AI security researcher David Kuszmar about his incredible LLM jailbreaks and exploits!Content warning: this episode contains uncensored swear words.Follow David on Bluesky or subscribe to his newsletter over at davidkuszmar.com.Watch how David & Zigula hacked Darth Vader!Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

07-04
01:10:22

Episode 13: US Tech Market Dominance

Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about why the US tech and cybersecurity markets are so dominant in the world.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

06-20
53:28

Episode 12: Testing Disasters! (Part 2)

Tib3rius & Andy Swift tell some more mini war stories about the times they messed up during pentesting engagements!Our sponsor this episode is PortSwigger! Join the PortSwigger Discord server to get regular announcements about Burp, participate in live server events, and chat with fellow web security nerds!Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

06-06
45:55

Episode 11: Certified Rant

Tib3rius & Andy Swift rant about the chaos that is cybersecurity certs.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

05-23
45:33

Episode 10: Adventures in Social Engineering

Tib3rius & Andy Swift reminisce about some of their past social engineering engagements.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

05-09
47:22

Episode 9: Worst Testing Experiences

Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about some of the worst experiences they have had while performing pentests.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

04-20
43:47

Episode 8: The One Where They Talk About AI

Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about the emergence of AI in relation to pentesting.Our sponsor this episode is PortSwigger! Read more about Burp AI and see how it can transform your security testing here!Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

04-04
46:56

Episode 7: Interview Disasters!

Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about several interview disasters they have seen throughout their careers as interviewers.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to sponsors[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

03-21
55:20

Episode 6: Responsible Disclosure

Tib3rius & Andy Swift chat about responsible disclosure in bug bounty hunting and pentesting.Our sponsor this episode is HackingHub! Use code ATPCLINUX at checkout to get a 50% discount on the Linux For Hackers Fundamentals course! https://hhub.io/atpclinuxWant to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to contact[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

03-07
51:43

Episode 5: Pentest Bonuses Are Broken

Tib3rius & Andy Swift rant about the weird world of pentest consulting bonuses, why they are (mostly) broken, and how the industry can fix them.Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to contact[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

02-21
01:01:55

Episode 4: Testing Disasters!

Tib3rius & Andy Swift tell some mini war stories about the times they messed up during pentesting engagements!Want to sponsor an episode of Across the Pondcast? Reach out to contact[at]acrossthepondcast.net to discuss how we can help you!Follow us on social media!Twitter/X: https://x.com/AcrossPondPodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/acrosspondpod.bsky.socialMastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@acrosspondpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acrosspondcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acrosspondpodFacebook: https://facebook.com/acrosspondpodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/acrosspondpodThreads: https://www.threads.net/@acrosspondcastSpecial thanks go to John Hammond for being our intro narrator, and Whimmery for creating the podcast logo!

02-07
51:43

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