
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

Aug 2, 2023 • 58min
163. Phisherman's Wharf
This week on the pod, Kali Fencl, Daniel Schwalbe, and Ian Campbell discuss Cisco Talos' blog on what authentication attacks might look like in a phishing-resistant future along with the SEC’s approval of new cyber reporting regulations for public companies

Jul 26, 2023 • 49min
162. Animal Bot Farm
This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss the investigation of Storm-0558 along with Ukraine’s most recent takedown of a massive bot farm.

Jul 19, 2023 • 54min
161. The Early Bird Gets the WormGPT
Math puns abound in episode 161 of Breaking Badness! But Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce do manage to discuss Daniel Kelley’s blog on how AI is revolutionizing BEC attacks along with details of the national #cybersecurity strategy.

Jul 12, 2023 • 51min
160. Legends of the Hidden Data
This week Kali Fencl, Ian Campbell, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss France’s pending phone monitoring bill along with Nickelodeon’s recent data breach (includes a healthy dose of 90s nostalgia!)

Jun 28, 2023 • 53min
159. Do or Do Not…There is No Triangulation
This week Kelsey LaBelle, Tim Helming, and Ian Campbell discuss the new variant of the Mirai botnet along with Graham Cluley’s article on zero-day flaws used in spy attacks against Kaspersky.

Jun 21, 2023 • 55min
158. Zero Days of Our Lives
On this week's episode of Breaking Badness, Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss the new Fortigate firmware updates along with Brian Krebs article on replacing Barracuda hardware.

Jun 14, 2023 • 46min
157. They Ransomware
This week Tim Helming, Sean McNee, and guest researcher Sasha Angus discuss the most prolific ransomware families and share cybersecurity gold, guidance, and grievances.

Jun 7, 2023 • 35min
156. Romancing the Scam
This week Kelsey LaBelle, Kelly Molloy, and Taylor Wilkes-Pierce discuss a pandemic catfishing scam along with Eclypsium’s detection of backdoor behavior from Gigabyte systems.

May 31, 2023 • 36min
[Mini Series] Stronger Together: Tim Chen, Daniel Schwalbe, and Your Friends at DomainTools
We've made it to the final installment of our Stronger Together Mini-Series! In this episode, you'll hear from folks at DomainTools including CEO Tim Chen, veteran podcaster Daniel Schwalbe, and more!

May 24, 2023 • 1h 9min
155. Sunburst Your Bubble
This week Kali Fencl, Tim Helming, and Ian Campbell discuss Kim Zetter’s work on the SolarWinds investigation along with the Senate’s hearing on AI regulation.