Podcast Episodes

The Saga Continues: More Dirt on the Salesforce–Drift Breach

Episode 37

When we first covered the Salesforce–Drift breach, we knew it was bad. Now it’s clear the impact is even bigger. Hundreds of organizations — including Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Proofpo…

Published on 10 hours ago

Connected App, Connected Risk: The Salesforce–Drift Incident

Episode 36

A single weak app integration opened the door for attackers to raid data from some of the world’s largest companies. Salesforce environments were hit hardest—with victims like Cloudflare, Palo Alto N…

Published on 1 week ago

Betrayal, Backdoors, and Payback: When Hackers Become the Hacked

Episode 35

Hackers aren’t untouchable—and sometimes, they become the victims. From North Korean operatives getting exposed at DEF CON, to ransomware gangs like Conti and LockBit crumbling under betrayal and riv…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Printer Problems: Trump, Putin, and a Costly Mistake

Episode 34

On the eve of the Trump–Putin summit, sensitive U.S. State Department documents were left sitting in a hotel printer in Anchorage. Guests stumbled on pages detailing schedules, contacts, and even a g…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Mass Salesforce Hacks: How Criminals Are Targeting the Cloud Supply Chain

Episode 33

A wave of coordinated cyberattacks has hit Salesforce customers across industries and continents, compromising millions of records from some of the world’s most recognized brands — including Google, …

Published on 4 weeks ago

North Korea’s Deepfake Remote Workers: How They’re Getting Inside U.S. Companies

Episode 32

On National Social Engineering Day, we’re pulling the lid off one of the most dangerous insider threat campaigns in the world — North Korea’s fake remote IT worker program. 

Using AI-generated résumé…

Published on 1 month ago

The Amazon Q AI Hack: A Wake-Up Call for Developer Tool Security

Episode 31

A silent compromise, nearly a million developers affected, and no one at Amazon knew for six days. In this episode of Cyberside Chats, we’re diving into the Amazon Q AI Hack, a shocking example of ho…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Iran’s Cyber Surge: Attacks Intensify in 2025

Episode 30

Iranian cyber operations have sharply escalated in 2025, targeting critical infrastructure, defense sectors, and global businesses—especially those linked to Israel and the U.S. From destructive malw…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Leaked and Loaded: DOGE’s API Key Crisis

Episode 29

On July 13, 2025, a developer at the Department of Government Efficiency—DOGE—accidentally pushed a private xAI API key to GitHub. That key unlocked access to 52 unreleased LLMs, including Grok‑4‑070…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Holiday Horror Stories: Why Hackers Love Long Weekends

Episode 28

Why do so many major cyberattacks happen over holiday weekends? In this episode, Sherri and Matt share their own 4th of July anxiety as security professionals—and walk through some of the most infamo…

Published on 2 months ago