The Host Unknown Podcast
Host Unknown, Javvad Malik, Andrew Agnes, Thom Langford
Host Unknown is the unholy alliance of the old, the new and the rockstars of the infosec industry in an internet-based show that tries to care about issues in our industry. It regularly fails.
With presenters that have an inflated opinion of their own worth and a production team with a pathological dislike of them (or “meat puppets” as it often refers to them), it is with a combination of luck and utter lack of good judgement that a show is ever produced and released.
Host Unknown is available for sponsorship, conferences, other web shows or indeed anything that pays a little bit of money to keep the debt collectors away. You can contact them at contact@hostunknown.tv for details
With presenters that have an inflated opinion of their own worth and a production team with a pathological dislike of them (or “meat puppets” as it often refers to them), it is with a combination of luck and utter lack of good judgement that a show is ever produced and released.
Host Unknown is available for sponsorship, conferences, other web shows or indeed anything that pays a little bit of money to keep the debt collectors away. You can contact them at contact@hostunknown.tv for details
Episodes
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Aug 21, 2020 • 58min
Episode 20 - Dr Foster Went to Gloucester
The one without Jav. Mostly.Tweet of the WeekKnowBe4 release thier Organisational Cyber Security Culture Research Report, and no registration wall to download it!https://www.knowbe4.com/organizational-cyber-security-culture-research-reportBilly Big BallsAthena Health guy holds his hands up after Host Unknown attentionIndustry Newshttps://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/reported-data-breaches-down-2020/https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/huawei-phones-updates-ban/https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/outsource-cyber-services/Rant of the weekhttps://www.theregister.com/2020/08/20/uber_sullivan_chargesAs Uber's chief security officer, Joe Sullivan broke the law by hushing up the theft of millions of people's details from the app maker's databases by hackers, prosecutors say.Sullivan, 52, formerly of eBay, Facebook, and PayPal, was today charged with obstruction of justice and misprision – concealing knowledge of a crime from law enforcement – by the US District Attorney for Northern California, an office he briefly worked for back in the day. These come with potentially five and three-year prison sentences, respectively, and a fine of up to $250,000 apiece.
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Aug 14, 2020 • 56min
Episode 19 - Fuck off You Big Lamp, The It's Too Hot Episode
Technical issues abound, and the boys nearly miss this episode. It started slow, but we warmed up by the end. TRIGGER WARNING: Jimmy SavilleIn this episode:Tweet of the WeekHamptons He-Hooker for Hire Hoses High Class Hussieshttps://twitter.com/jaimeprimak/status/1292653091582615552?s=21 Billy Big BallsHealthcare Hissy-Fit Highlights His Holier-than-though Haughtiness Rant of the WeekPhone Provider Pisses off Parent of Premium Pioneerhttps://twitter.com/mikko/status/1291718787507662849 The Little PeopleJust kidding, Jav let us down again.
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Aug 6, 2020 • 49min
Episode 18 - The Tik Tok Free Episode
The episode where Andy's redundant broadband connections both fail, mid podcast. Don't worry, we fixed it in post and you would never notice.Tweet of the WeekTik Tok doesn't do anything untoward with your data.https://twitter.com/fs0c131y/status/1290229777870159873?s=20http://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/04/apple-allegedly-in-the-running-to-buy-tiktokBilly Big Balls of the WeekLow paid servitude in LAhttps://twitter.com/taylorlorenz/status/1289245991346925574?s=21Rant of the WeekAndy gets upset with a clients "problem statement"The Little PeopleJust kidding, not this week, although Thom retracts his statement that Lee Munson is "some nobody from my distant past" and that they regularly exchange Christmas cards.
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Jul 30, 2020 • 58min
Episode 17 - Sponsored by The Duchess of Ladywell
This weeks show is sponsored, demonstrating Host Unknown's 200% performance increase year on year when it comes to sponsorship deals. Who wouldn't want to be a sponsor of our show with those stats?Andy's Percy Pig Problemhttps://twitter.com/trevolafoam/status/1288364716004450304?s=20Thom's Bonobo Problem Jav's Instagram Problemhttps://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/instagram-camera-spying-iphone-ios-14-feature-bug-a9641286.html... and the much anticipated return of the little people with the ineffable Lee Munson.That's a full show, and yet we still manage to fit in Industry news and an offer of free advertising for anyone who took out lifetime sponsorship packages at Peerlyst, which unfortunately closed its doors this week.
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Jul 25, 2020 • 59min
Episode 16 - I'm So Sorry Mum
It's a day late, it was Thom's fault, but the episode is all the better for it (probably).This episode is bought to you by Thom's mum (I am so sorry Mum, they made me do it...).Tweet of the weekDaniel Cuthbert's hair talks sense on the latest static testing tools.https://twitter.com/dcuthbert/status/1286226224172404738?s=20Billy Big Balls of the WeekJav drives traffic to his content through the news of the new Meow Bot worm.https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/22/not-all-internet-cats-are-cute-meow-bot-is-a-database-destroyer/#264687e930e2Rant of the WeekAndy unknowingly drives traffic to Jav's content on an awful breach response.https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486556/A-question-of-trust-University-and-supplier-on-the-hook-for-data-breachThe Little PeopleJav has a surprise for us in the little people. Not.This weeks show also features Thom's amazing Mother, Sheila Langford. Love you Mum! xxx
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Jul 17, 2020 • 1h 1min
Episode 15 - Barely Adequate friend
Tweet of the Weekhttps://news.sky.com/story/twitter-accounts-of-obama-biden-musk-and-others-hacked-in-apparent-bitcoin-scam-12029394https://javvadmalik.com/2020/07/16/twittersupport-a-lesson-in-incident-response-comms/Billy Big BallsIndustry NewsRant of the Weekhttps://twitter.com/TriciaKicksSaaS/status/1283721814896771072?s=20Oh, and Carole Baskin as well.
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Jul 10, 2020 • 59min
Episode 14 - The one that was crashed
If you thought Avengers was the greatest crossover event of all time, hold our beer.Host Unknown was sans Jav this week, but we were crashed by the Friends of the Show, Smashing Security. We managed to get the Tweet of the Week and Billy Big Balls before we were rudely crashed by the fragrant Carole Theriault and the plummy Graham Cluley.Four grenades recovered by police.Industry News.Ranting about the copy clipboard scandal.It then pretty much goes off the rails.Thank you Carole and Graham for you assistance in filling the Jav sized ego space in the podcast.
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Jul 3, 2020 • 1h 3min
Unlucky Number Thirteen For Some
Unlucky for some? Yes we were, as Jav turned up anyway.Kickstarting the economy and taking advantage of good samaritans.Jav talks about bug bounty profit in three easy steps.Thom receives some very, very, very bad news.Thom talks about how our industry is becoming nicer to us normal people. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6679522900304814080/Award winning industry news from our InfoSec Stig.Andy makes it all serious again with privacy & DuckDuckGo.This weeks sponsors could have been Tesla and British Airways.Jav drops the ball on The Little People. You had one job, Jav.
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Jun 26, 2020 • 1h 5min
Episode 12 - Where Did All The Money Go?
Where Did All The Money Go?Shit got real in this episode; we covered:Front doorsA house that looks like Hitlerhttps://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/08/11/380E25DA00000578-3779485-image-a-86_1473329102921.jpgMonopoly Billy Big Balls moveshttps://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/06/how_to_win_monopoly_in_21_seco.htmlSmiling for capitalismOut of work accountantsJavvad pulls no bunches
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Jun 19, 2020 • 1h
Episode 11 The One What Was Sponsored
This weeks episode includes Kim Kardashian, toilet flushing shenanigans, a plethora of expertly written industry news, the Cambodian Government Covid-19 'scam', eBay and their excellent customer service and finally Paco Hope tells us about his big cat reserve in Florida.Thom also reveals who Graham's least favourite guest on carole's Smashing Security Podcast is. Honestly.Thank you to our Sponsors, the wonderful Carol Theriault and the adequate Graham Cluley of The Smashing Security podcast.https://www.smashingsecurity.com
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