Cyberside Chats: Cybersecurity Insights from the Experts

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Stay ahead of the latest cybersecurity trends with Cyberside Chats! Listen to our weekly podcast on Tuesdays at 6:30 am ET and join us live once a month for breaking news, emerging threats, and actionable solutions. Whether you’re a cybersecurity pro or an executive who wants to understand how to protect your organization, cybersecurity experts Sherri Davidoff and Matt Durrin will help you understand and proactively prepare for today’s top cybersecurity threats, AI-driven attack and defense strategies, and more!

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Cyberside Chats connects security headlines to the operational choices, human weaknesses, and defensive controls that determine their real impact.

Cyberside Chats turns security news into practical conversations about how failures spread through real organizations. Sherry Davidoff and Matt Duren move comfortably between incident analysis and practitioner interviews, treating a Verizon outage as an availability problem,…

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Best episodes of Cyberside Chats: Cybersecurity Insights from the Experts

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The “Hacking Ray” Is Here: AI, Project Glasswing, and the End of Hidden VulnerabilitiesApr 14, 2026

A grounded look at AI vulnerability discovery, with the operational stakes kept in view.

Anthropic's Project Glasswing gives this CyberSide Chats conversation a sharp, unsettling premise: if AI can surface vulnerabilities others miss, security teams may need to rethink what hidden really means.

We don’t break in, we badge inApr 7, 2026

A practical reminder that physical access can be easier than digital defenses.

CyberSide Chats frames physical security as a practical problem, not an abstract one, and it does so with a clear sense of how easily an office can be entered when the right badge, shirt, or cover story is in play.

Stryker Attack Analysis: Cybersecurity and insurance perspectivesMar 31, 2026

Bridget Quinn Choi makes cyber insurance feel practical, from disclosure choices to the security details that shape coverage.

Bridget Quinn Choi's route from law into cyber claims, incident response, and insurance gives the piece its shape. It stays on cyber coverage, with attention on how applications get read, why identity management questions matter, and how added comments help insurers see what an…

Ransomware Gangs Are Teaming UpFeb 10, 2026

A practical look at ransomware groups as overlapping specialists in phishing, access, and data leaks.

This CyberSide Chats episode frames ransomware as a shared tradecraft problem rather than a single-group story. Lapsus is tied to voice phishing and IT impersonation, Scattered Spider to cloud identity theft and OAuth token abuse, and Shiny Hunters to data leaks and extortion.

Top Threat of 2026: The AI Visibility and Control GapFeb 3, 2026

A clear, practical review of how AI features can enter ordinary workplace tools before security teams can fully see or govern them.

AI visibility and control sit at the center of this single-episode review of current security risk. Sherry Davidoff, founder of LMG Security, and Matt Duren, director of training for LMG Security, frame AI as a workplace reality that is already inside productivity and…

The Verizon Outage and the Cost of ConcentrationJan 27, 2026

Verizon's outage becomes a grounded case for treating availability as part of security.

CyberSight Chats treats Verizon's outage as a security story without needing a hack to make the point. The episode moves from Verizon's software-issue explanation and the still-murky duration into the shape of the outage map, whose spread looks less like a strange technical…

Data Is Hazardous Material: How Data Brokers Telematics and Over-Collection Are Reshaping Cyber RiskJan 20, 2026

A practical look at how over-collection turns privacy exposure into an organizational security risk.

Data becomes hazardous when everyday driver records can travel from a car company to consumer reporting agencies and on to insurers that may raise rates or deny coverage.

Nancy Guthrie’s Recovered Footage: The Reality of Residual Data

A missing-person case becomes a sharp reminder that deletion is not always deletion.

Sherry Davidoff and Matt Duren use the February 10 release of doorbell footage tied to Nancy Guthrie to make a plain point: data people think is gone can still turn up in cloud systems, especially once IoT devices are in the mix.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Mass Exploitation 2.0: Web Platforms Under Attack

    ·23m
  2. 2

    Google Gemini Changed the Rules: Are Your API Keys Exposed?

    Hidden gem

    Google initially told Truffle Security the API key vulnerability was 'functioning as intended' until shown their own product websites were exposed.

    ·12m·1 clip
  3. 3

    Nancy Guthrie’s Recovered Footage: The Reality of Residual Data

    Ring employees were caught viewing female customers' bedroom and intimate area footage due to a lack of internal controls.

    ·15m·1 clip
  4. 4

    Opus 4.6: Changing the Pace of Software Exploitation Description

    ·25m·3 clips
  5. 5

    Is Anthropic a Pentagon “Supply Chain Risk”?

    An Amazon AI coding agent with high-level privileges deleted and recreated its production environment, causing a 13-hour global outage.

    ·13m·1 clip
  6. 6

    The “Hacking Ray” Is Here: AI, Project Glasswing, and the End of Hidden Vulnerabilities

    Anthropic's Project Glasswing and Mythos Preview are the focus of this CyberSide Chats interview, where Sherry Davidoff of LMG Security and Tom Pohl of penetration testing discuss a model that can find vulnerabilities quickly.

    Apr 14, 2026·24m·1 clip
  7. 7

    We don’t break in, we badge in

    CyberSide Chats' "We don’t break in, we badge in" focuses on onsite social engineering at LMG Security.

    Apr 7, 2026·29m·2 clips
  8. 8

    Stryker Attack Analysis: Cybersecurity and insurance perspectives

    Hidden gem

    Sherry Davidoff of LMG Security interviews Bridget Quinn Choi, a lawyer-turned-cyber-claims consultant at Woodrow Sawyer, about the Stryker cyber attack and what insurers notice first.

    Mar 31, 2026·35m·3 clips
  9. 9

    Ransomware Gangs Are Teaming Up

    Sherry Davidoff and Matt Duren examine Shiny Hunters' new public leak portal, which listed eight victims including Match Industries, Bumble, and Panera Bread.

    Feb 10, 2026·16m·1 clip
  10. 10

    Top Threat of 2026: The AI Visibility and Control Gap

    CyberSide Chats hosts Sherry Davidoff and Matt Duren identify AI visibility and control as the top cybersecurity threat of 2026.

    Feb 3, 2026·19m·1 clip
  11. 11

    The Verizon Outage and the Cost of Concentration

    Cyberside Chats examines Verizon's nationwide outage, which lasted at least eight hours and left some users with service disruptions into the next day.

    Jan 27, 2026·31m·2 clips
  12. 12

    Data Is Hazardous Material: How Data Brokers Telematics and Over-Collection Are Reshaping Cyber Risk

    Sherry Davidoff and Matt Dern examine the FTC order against General Motors for collecting precise driver-location data every three seconds and sharing driver-behavior information with consumer reporting agencies.

    Jan 20, 2026·19m·1 clip
  13. 13

    Venezuela’s Blackout: Cybercrime Domino Effect

    Jan 13, 2026·14m
  14. 14

    What the Epstein Files Teach Us About Redaction and AI

    Jan 6, 2026·15m
  15. 15

    Amazon's Warning: The New Reality of Initial Access

    Dec 30, 2025·16m
  16. 16

    AI Broke Trust: Identity Has to Step Up in 2026

    Cyberside Chats' monthly live episode walks through the Retool breach, where a deepfaked IT voicemail about "open enrollment" led to a stolen login and a registered second MFA device, with one customer reportedly losing $15 million.

    Dec 23, 2025·33m·2 clips
  17. 17

    The 5 New-ish Microsoft Security Features to Roll Out in 2026

    Dec 16, 2025·21m
  18. 18

    The Extension That Spied on You: Inside ShadyPanda’s 7-Year Attack

    Dec 9, 2025·21m
  19. 19

    Inside Jobs: How CrowdStrike, DigitalMint & Tesla Got Burned

    Dec 2, 2025·23m
  20. 20

    Made in China—Hacked Everywhere?

    Nov 25, 2025·26m
  21. 21

    Holiday Hackers—The 2025 AI Fraud Boom

    Nov 18, 2025·14m
  22. 22

    LOUVRE Was the Password?! Cybersecurity Lessons from the Heist

    Nov 11, 2025·18m
  23. 23

    Poisoned Search: How Hackers Turn Google Results into Backdoors

    Nov 4, 2025·21m
  24. 24

    The AWS Outage and Hidden Fourth-Party Risks

    Oct 28, 2025·15m
  25. 25

    Ransomware in the Fast Lane: Lessons from the Jaguar Land Rover Attack

    Oct 21, 2025·20m
  26. 26

    The Power of “Why” – Communicating Cybersecurity Effectively

    Oct 14, 2025·24m
  27. 27

    Shutdown Fallout: The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Expires

    Oct 7, 2025·17m
  28. 28

    Inside the Spider’s Web: What Indictments Reveal About Scattered Spider

    Sep 30, 2025·19m
  29. 29

    Vibe Hacking: The Dark Side of AI Coding

    Sep 23, 2025·28m
  30. 30

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

    Sep 16, 2025·17m
  31. 31

    Connected App, Connected Risk: The Salesforce–Drift Incident

    Sep 9, 2025·14m
  32. 32

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

    Sep 2, 2025·29m
  33. 33

    Printer Problems: Trump, Putin, and a Costly Mistake

    Aug 26, 2025·16m
  34. 34

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

    Aug 19, 2025·14m
  35. 35

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

    Aug 12, 2025·14m
  36. 36

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

    Aug 5, 2025·22m
  37. 37

    Iran’s Cyber Surge: Attacks Intensify in 2025

    Jul 29, 2025·28m
  38. 38

    Leaked and Loaded: DOGE’s API Key Crisis

    Jul 22, 2025·15m
  39. 39

    Holiday Horror Stories: Why Hackers Love Long Weekends

    Jul 15, 2025·22m
  40. 40

    Federal Cybersecurity Rollbacks: What Got Cut—And What Still Stands

    Jul 8, 2025·20m
  41. 41

    No Lock, Just Leak

    Jul 1, 2025·15m
  42. 42

    The AI Insider Threat: EchoLeak and the Rise of Zero-Click Exploits

    Jun 24, 2025·14m
  43. 43

    When AI Goes Rogue: Blackmail, Shutdowns, and the Rise of High-Agency Machines

    Experts discuss recent research showing AI can go rogue, including scheming behavior and misaligned goals in controlled environments.

    Jun 17, 2025·26m
  44. 44

    Retailgeddon Reloaded: Beyond Card Theft, Into Chaos

    Jun 10, 2025·18m
  45. 45

    How Hackers Get In: Penetration Testing Secrets from the Front Line

    Cybersecurity experts discuss penetration testing techniques and common network vulnerabilities that lead to full domain compromise.

    Jun 3, 2025·26m
  46. 46

    Afterlife Access: Cybersecurity Planning for When You’re Gone

    May 27, 2025·17m
  47. 47

    The LockBit Leak: When Hackers Get a Taste of Their Own Medicine

    May 20, 2025·13m
  48. 48

    Network for Rent: The Criminal Market Built on Outdated Routers

    May 13, 2025·10m
  49. 49

    Hacker AI: Smarter Attacks, Faster Exploits, Higher Stakes

    May 6, 2025·19m
  50. 50

    Quantum Shift: How Cybersecurity Must Evolve Now

    Experts discuss the impact of quantum computing on cybersecurity, focusing on breaking RSA encryption and the need for a transition.

    Apr 29, 2025·21m
  51. 51

    Red Alert: CISA's Budget Cuts and the Fallout for Defenders

    Apr 22, 2025·16m
  52. 52

    23andMe: Breaches, Bankruptcy, and Security

    Apr 15, 2025·14m
  53. 53

    "Unmasking Shadow IT: Navigating Unauthorized Communication Tools Like Signal"

    Apr 8, 2025·18m
  54. 54

    The Encryption Battle: Security Savior or Cyber Risk?

    Discussion of Apple's removal of advanced data protection in the UK due to a secret government order requesting an encryption backdoor.

    Apr 1, 2025·25m
  55. 55

    Deepfakes & Voice Phishing: The New Frontier of Cybercrime

    Mar 25, 2025·14m
  56. 56

    Wiretapped: How Hackers Infiltrated Global Telecom Networks

    Mar 18, 2025·15m
  57. 57

    When Microsoft Goes Down: Cyber Risk & Resilience

    Mar 11, 2025·15m
  58. 58

    Abandoned S3 Buckets – A Goldmine for Hackers

    This episode discusses the dangers of abandoned S3 buckets and how they can be exploited to spread malware, highlighting a systemic issue in IT infrastructure.

    Mar 4, 2025·25m
  59. 59

    Ransomware Watch: Ghost, RansomHub, and the Latest Trends

    Feb 25, 2025·14m
  60. 60

    Software Exploits – The Fast-Paced Threat Landscape of 2025

    Feb 18, 2025·12m
  61. 61

    The OPM Security Debacle: Rogue Servers, Data Risks & What’s Next

    Feb 11, 2025·13m
  62. 62

    DeepSeek or Deep Risk? The AI Power Play With China

    Feb 4, 2025·14m
  63. 63

    The Silk Road, a Pardon, and the Future of Cybercrime

    Jan 28, 2025·13m
  64. 64

    When the FBI Becomes Your IT Department

    Jan 21, 2025·13m
  65. 65

    Cyber Trust or Bust? The New FTC Cyber Trust Mark

    Jan 14, 2025·12m
  66. 66

    2025 Cybersecurity Priorities: The Top 3 Moves to Make

    Dec 17, 2024·23m