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FortiBleed: The Creepy Crawly Already Got In - #226

2026-11-0419:57

What do FortiBleed and someone secretly living in your attic have in common? More than you’d like. Keelin Conant and cybersecurity expert Dave Cunningham unpack FortiBleed and the scary part that doesn't disappear when you patch: the attacker may already be inside. They talk credential theft, persistence, threat hunting, MDR, cyber threat intelligence, and, most importantly, how to figure out if you’ve been compromised and what to do about it. As featured on Million Podcasts' Best 100 ...

Can You See the Next Cyberattack Coming? - #225

2026-10-2812:40

What if cybersecurity teams could anticipate tomorrow’s threats before they become today’s attacks? In this Reimagining Cyber Revisits episode, host Keelin Conant revisits her conversation with Heather Vescent, professional futurist, researcher and strategist, to explore how strategic foresight can help organisations prepare for the future of cybersecurity. Heather explains how futurists identify emerging trends, challenge assumptions and explore possible futures to help security teams reco...

Stop Punishing People for Phishing - #224

2026-10-2113:58

What if the best way to improve cybersecurity awareness is to stop punishing people for getting it wrong? In this episode of Reimagining Cyber, Keelin Conant revisits a conversation with Craig Taylor, co-founder CEO of CyberHoot, who argues that fear and shame don’t change behaviour — positive reinforcement does. Craig explains why traditional phishing simulations can give a misleading picture of risk, how organisations can better measure employee progress, and why teaching people to recogn...

Think Like an Attacker - #223

2026-10-1432:43

Think your security tools are keeping you safe? Think again. Ryan Basden, Head of Offensive Security at Xora, has spent more than a decade thinking like an attacker. And what he finds inside organisations often has little to do with the tools they’ve bought — and everything to do with the gaps they’ve overlooked. In this episode of Reimagining Cyber, Ryan shares what red-team exercises reveal about real-world security, from supposedly segmented networks and default passwords to exposed develo...

Inside the Mind of a Hacker - #222

2026-10-0730:12

What really goes through a hacker’s mind? Samy Kamkar, creator of the infamous MySpace worm, takes us inside the hacker mindset — from curiosity and experimentation to the human weaknesses that still leave businesses exposed. We explore how hackers see technology, why people remain the easiest way in, how AI is changing the game, and what defenders can learn by thinking like an attacker. As featured on Million Podcasts' Best 100 Cybersecurity Podcasts Top 50 Chief Information S...

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Reimagining Cyber - real world perspectives on cybersecurity