
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

May 15, 2024 • 2min
The Art of the Possible Mini-Series Trailer
We're back on the road at RSA 2024 talking with thought leaders in the infosecurity space! Be sure to check in weekly as we share nine interviews with folks from Recorded Future, Gutsy, Maltego, Aembit, MITRE, EmberOT, Optery, Rubrik, and NINJIO.

May 1, 2024 • 49min
Breaking Badness Book Club with Dmitri Alperovitch
This week on the Breaking Badness Cybersecurity podcast, Kali Fencl is joined by CEO of DomainTools, Tim Chen, and Executive Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator and co-founder of CrowdStrike, Dmitri Alperovitch to discuss his book, “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the 21st Century.”

Apr 24, 2024 • 1h 1min
Voices from Infosec: Kymberlee Price
In this edition of Voices from Infosec, we're talking with Founder and CEO of Zatik Security, Kymberlee Price! We'll cover her path to infosec, the origins of her organization and its goals, and her passions outside of the industry.

Apr 17, 2024 • 55min
187. Harriet the Spyware
This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Ian Campbell discuss mercenary spyware attacks along with the US, Philippines, and Japan entering into a cyber intel sharing alliance.

Apr 10, 2024 • 57min
186. While My Vidar Gently Weeps
Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Ian Campbell discuss spoofed domains and the American Girl brand along with @Proofpoint’s findings regarding distribution of malware on YouTube.

Apr 3, 2024 • 47min
185. BECeize the Day
Episode 185 of Breaking Badness is here! This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss Brian Krebs’ article on thread hijacking along with the latest alert from CISA that affects XZ Utils.

Mar 27, 2024 • 51min
184. Saflok It Down
This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Austin Northcutt discuss threat actors using DDP sites for phishing, credential harvesting, and more along with Wired’s reporting of how researchers discovered how to open 3 million hotel keycard locks

Mar 20, 2024 • 47min
183. BlackCat’s Out of the Bag
Episode 183 of Breaking Badness is here! This week Kali Fencl, Ian Campbell, and Austin Northcutt do a deep dive on the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware gang.

Mar 13, 2024 • 51min
182. Call to ARMs
Episode 182 of Breaking Badness is here! This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss Palo Alto’s latest findings on Bifrost along with the rise of laid off tech workers turning to cybercrime.

Mar 6, 2024 • 44min
181. Say My CNAME, Say My CNAME
Episode 181 of Breaking Badness is here! This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss CISA’s caution against a hacked VPN getaway along with Guardio Security’s discovery of a large subdomain hacking campaign.