
Breaking Badness
Where timely and relevant security meets puns and witty banter. Our goal is to keep defenders apprised of pertinent news and trends in under forty-five minutes.
Latest episodes

Nov 10, 2021 • 34min
102. Tales of Justice, Cash, and Shrootlessness
Co-hosts Tim Helming, Chad Anderson, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss a $10M bounty on the DarkSide ransomware gang, and a critical Apple vulnerability Microsoft dubbed "Shrootless."

Nov 3, 2021 • 42min
101. Ransomware and Malware and Justice, Oh My!
101. Ransomware and Malware and Justice, Oh My! by DomainTools

Oct 27, 2021 • 39min
[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec On the Road: Regina Elwell and Alyssa Rahman
BB host Tim Helming was at the Mandiant Cyber Defense Summit recently, and caught up with two analysts, Regina Elwell and Alyssa Rahman. They describe their roles, how they got into infosec, and what they're researching at the moment.

Oct 20, 2021 • 1h 25min
100. The Big One Pundred
100. The Big One Pundred by DomainTools

Oct 13, 2021 • 39min
[Bonus Episode] Voices from Infosec with NullCookies
Researcher "nullcookies" not only composed the music for this episode, but also discusses the ins and outs of operational security, with practical tips for researchers and the general public. Plus, cake.

Oct 6, 2021 • 31min
99. Time to Break a Threat
99. Time to Break a Threat by DomainTools

Sep 29, 2021 • 46min
98. Spill the IoT
98. Spill the IoT by DomainTools

Sep 22, 2021 • 33min
97: The Skies Are All Kinds of Blue
Chad Anderson, Dan Fernàndez, and Tim Helming discuss why Azure is giving folks the blues, and how data theft is making the skies decidedly less friendly.

Sep 15, 2021 • 40min
96. A Not So Idle Botnet
Episode 96 of Breaking Badness is now available. This week Chad Anderson, Tim Helming, and Kelsey LaBelle discuss a RCE in MSHTML and a new DDoS botnet that has been attacking

Sep 1, 2021 • 49min
95. BEC You Later
95. BEC You Later by DomainTools