

Adventures of Alice & Bob
Merchants Media
Welcome to the Adventures of Alice & Bob Podcast, where we talk shop with pen testers, hackers, and the unsung heroes of the cybersecurity world about the human element of being on the front lines of cyber attacks.
Produced by Merchants Media.
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May 19, 2023 • 1h 1min
Ep. 28 - Cyber Security’s Anthropologist // Lianne Potter
In today’s episode, James is speaking with Cyber-Anthropologist Lianne Potter, known as "The Anthrosecurist," who serves as the Head of SecOps at ASDA. Lianne shares valuable insights about building trust in cybersecurity teams, breaking free from functional fixedness to find solutions, and “improving” cybersecurity practices with her improv comedy skills.

May 5, 2023 • 57min
Ep. 27 - Keeping Netflix Safe: Threat Modeling Uncovered // Scott Behrens
Today’s episode is hosted by Karl Lankford. He is joined by Scott Behrens, Principal Security Engineer of Information Security at Netflix. Scott discusses the challenges of building a security program at Netflix, how threat modeling helps to identify vulnerabilities before they are exploited, and how he was able to bring down Netflix with a $2 Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Apr 21, 2023 • 1h 1min
Ep. 26 - The Dark Web’s Most Wanted // Brett Johnson
Today's episode is hosted by James. He is joined by former USA Most Wanted Cybercriminal, Brett Johnson, who was dubbed "The Original Internet Godfather" by the Secret Service. Brett shares his experience of creating the notorious cybercrime forum, ShadowCrew, and his eventual capture by the police at Disney World. He also discusses his remarkable journey of transforming from a hacker to a reformed cybersecurity advocate.

Apr 7, 2023 • 46min
Ep. 25 – Discovering ChaosDB and OMIGOD Exploits // Shir Tamari
Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Shir Tamari, Head of Research at Wiz. Shir tells us how he conquered over 700 Counter-Strike 1.6 servers when he was just a kid in Israel and how his team at Wiz discovered major cloud vulnerabilities like the ChaosDB and the OMIGOD exploits.

Mar 24, 2023 • 1h 11min
Ep. 24 - People Hacking & Detecting Deception // Jenny Radcliffe
Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by “The People Hacker” Jenny Radcliffe, world-renowned social engineer and CEO of Human Factor Security. Jenny shares her stories of accessing buildings, bypassing security, and even coming face-to-face with a lion after hours (yes, she broke into a zoo as a kid)! Hear how Jenny uses her signature blend of psychology, con-artistry, and crafty manipulation to hack people and identify deception indicators!

Mar 10, 2023 • 56min
Ep. 23 – The Cold Waters of Cybersecurity // Jason Youzwak
Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Jason Youzwak, Security Researcher at Peraton Labs. Join us as Jason discusses how an overly-successful pen test earned him the affectionate nickname “tick mark”. Jason also tells us about one of his favorite hobbies: plunging into the frigid waters of Coney Island. Don’t get cold feet now, let’s dive in!

Feb 24, 2023 • 1h 7min
Ep. 22 – We Don’t Scan the Pie Factory // Ryan Kovar
Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Ryan Kovar, Distinguished Security Strategist at Splunk. Join us as Ryan discusses how he accidentally disabled internet for an entire fleet during his time in the military and how a simple pen test burned over $600,000 of pies. Crust us, you knead to hear this episode.

Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 4min
Ep. 21 – Ethereum Mission: Improbable, Not Impossible // Ted Harrington
Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Ted Harrington, Executive Partner at ISE (Independent Security Evaluators). Your mission, should you choose to accept: Listen as Ted discusses how to think like a hacker and how his team of ethical hackers overcame statistical improbability to predict the keys to over 700 Ethereum wallets.

Jan 27, 2023 • 42min
Ep. 20 – Girls Just Wanna Have Functioning Elections // Bianca Lewis
Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Bianca Lewis, the 16-year-old Founder and CEO of Girls Who Hack. Bianca shares her first experience speaking at a cybersecurity convention, how she hacked a voting machine at DEFCON 26, and how it led her to start Girls Who Hack, an organization focused on teaching girls the skills of hacking. Move over Barbie, we’re not kidding around.Produced by ProSeries Media

Jan 13, 2023 • 51min
Ep. 19 – Ocean’s Eleven in Real Life // Bill Graydon
Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Bill Graydon, Principal Researcher at GGR Security. Bill unlocks his secrets on physical pen testing, how he sizes up a building’s security prior to a break-in, and shares his story about getting caught red-handed and using social engineering to defeat security guards! Does the house always win? Find out on this episode of Adventures of Alice & Bob.Produced by ProSeries Media


