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ARTEX and Friends: Enter Agentic Offensive Frameworks

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From Prompting to Autonomy: The Evolution of Adversarial AI

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The New Frontline of Supply Chain Attacks

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Shadow LLMs, Agentic Identities, and Securely Integrating AI

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Human-Machine Teaming: Applying AI to Frontline Threat Intelligence Workflows

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Google's Disruption Mission

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Takeaways from the 2026 M-Trends Report

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Using GTI to Hunt Adversaries on the Dark Web

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How Android Combats Mobile Scams

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UNC5221 and the BRICKSTORM Campaign

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How vSphere Became a Target for Adversaries

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AI Tools and Sentiment Within the Underground Cyber Crime Community

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Protecting the Core: Securing Protection Relays in Modern Substations

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The Rise of ClickFix

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Vishing in the Wild

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Responding to a DPRK ITW Incident

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UNC5221 and The Targeting of Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs

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Windows Remote Desktop Protocol: Remote to Rogue

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Cybersecurity Conversations with the C-Suite and Board

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What to Watch For in 2025

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Signals of Trouble

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Agentic AI in Cybersecurity

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The Art of Remediation in Incident Response

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How to Run an Effective Tabletop Exercise

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Using LLMs to Analyze Windows Binaries

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How Threat Actors Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication

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TAG's Work Tracking Commercial Surveillance Vendors

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What Iranian Threat Actors Have Been Up To This Year

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Mandiant's Approach to Securely Using AI Solutions

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Lessons Learned from Responding to Cloud Compromises

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The ORB Networks

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Investigations Into Zero-Day Exploitation of the Ivanti Connect Secure Appliances

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M-Trends 2024 with Mandiant Consulting Vice President Jurgen Kutscher

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Assessing the State of Multifaceted Extortion Operations

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Hunting for "Living off the Land" Activity

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Director of NSA's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center on Trends in 2024

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The North Korean IT Workers

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Prescriptions for a Healthy Cybersecurity Future with Google Cloud's OCISO

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Is The CTI Lifecycle Due For An Update?

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Threat Trends: Hacktivists' Continued Use of DDoS

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Threat Trends: Tales from the 2023 Trenches

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Threat Trends: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Conversation with Kevin Mandia

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Threat Trends: Addressing Risk in the Cloud with Wiz

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Threat Trends: Unraveling WyrmSpy and DragonEgg Mobile Malware with Lookout

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Threat Trends: The Implications of the MOVEit Compromise

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Threat Trends: A Requirements-Driven Approach to Cyber Threat Intelligence

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Frontline Stories: Crisis Communications During a Breach

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Threat Trends: UNC961 and How Managed Defense Approaches Threat Hunting

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Frontline Stories: The Executive's Role in Cybersecurity

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Threat Trends: Bonus Episode - How Will AI Impact Threat Intelligence?

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Threat Trends: M-Trends 2023

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Frontline Stories: Exposure Management Beyond Vulnerabilities

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Threat Trends: How APT43 Targets Security Policy Experts Focused on North Korea

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Threat Trends: A Retrospective on Zero-Days in 2022 with Project Zero and Mandiant

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Threat Trends: Head of TAG on Commercial Spyware, Cyber Activity in Eastern Europe and More

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Frontline Stories: A CISO's Perspective on Managing a Breach

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Threat Trends: An Episode (Mostly) About Non-Ransomware Cyber Crime

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Threat Trends: APT by USB

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Skills Gap: Addressing the Cyber Mobilization Crisis

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Frontline Stories: Get the Facts on Fraud

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Threat Trends: A Year in Review with Sandra Joyce

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Frontline Stories: A Conversation on Third-Party Risk Management

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Skills Gap: Transitioning from Military Service to a Role in Cyber

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Threat Trends: Reflections on Russian Cyber Threat Activity During the War in Ukraine

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Frontline Stories: Cyber Insurance to Make Companies Safer

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Threat Trends: Tracking DPRK Use of Cryptocurrencies

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Skills Gap: Finding Your Fit in Cyber

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Threat Trends: Inside Google Cloud's Threat Horizons Report

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Skills Gap: More Than a Resume

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Threat Trends: The Threat Landscape in APJ

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Frontline Stories: The Evolution of the CISO

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Threat Trends: Metador, Mercenaries, and LABScon with SentinelOne

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Threat Trends: The Security Landscape Facing Manufacturing

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Skills Gap: Expanding Diversity in Cyber Security

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Threat Trends: APT42 - Crooked Charms, Cons, and Compromises

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Frontline Stories: Discussing the Impact of CISA KEV with Nucleus Security

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Skills Gap: Building a Successful Security Operations Team

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Threat Trends: Building Cyber Resiliency Within Financial Services with FS-ISAC

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Frontline Stories: Shields Up, Mandiant

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Threat Trends: Securing the Vote in 2022

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Skills Gap: Looking Beyond the Unicorn Candidate

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Threat Trends: How Adversaries Are Leveraging AI in Cyber Operations

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Bonus: Securing OT/ICS Systems with Nozomi Networks

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Threat Trends: An Interview with the Danish Tech Ambassador

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Skills Gap: Bridging the Skills Gap

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Threat Trends: Tracking Threat Actor Usage of Cryptocurrencies with Chainalysis

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Frontline Stories: Introducing Mandiant Digital Risk Protection

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Threat Trends: After the Headlines - Practical Experience of Rebuilding Trust After a Breach

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Frontline Stories: OT/ICS Security

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Threat Trends: Information Operations Surrounding the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Threat Trends: UNC3524 - Eye Spy on Your Email

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Threat Trends: Breaking Down the 2022 M-Trends Report

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Threat Trends: The Evolving Threat Landscape in Europe

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Welcome to the Defender's Advantage Podcast

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Left on Read: Telegram Malware Spotted in Latest Iranian Cyber Espionage Activity

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Cyber Threats to the Olympics

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The Role of Contractors in Cyber Operations

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A Year in Review with Kevin Mandia

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Conflict and Escalation in Cyberspace

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Leveraging Military Experience in an InfoSec Career