The InfoSec Mission
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Practical security talk from working practitioners.
UNSECURITY pairs Brad Nye and Megan Larkins with information security peers for grounded conversations about the work behind modern security programs. Recent episodes move from breach response and CISO leadership to career transitions, personal cybersecurity, and the human side of training.
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UNSECURITY is an information security podcast centered on practical conversations with people doing the work. Brad Nye and Megan Larkins guide the show with a relaxed, question-led style that gives guests room to explain how they got into cybersecurity, what they are seeing in the field, and what lessons are worth carrying forward. The show is professional, but it rarely sounds stiff. It often starts with hobbies, life outside work, or a quick personal check-in before moving into breach response, consulting, training, leadership, or career development. Recent episodes show that range clearly. Samantha Floyd talks about career transitions, penetration testing, Blacks in Cyber, and Black women in cyber, with an emphasis on community, mentorship, and support. Pinky returns for an annual Breachmas recap, where the conversation turns to incident response, layered tooling, EDR, quarantining devices, and how teams shorten the pain of a breach. Jo Moldenhauer brings a curator’s view of security news, noticing retail attacks, critical infrastructure concerns, logistics issues, and the quieter patterns that can be easy to miss. Ted Peterson discusses the path to becoming a CISO, including leadership pressure, communication with executives, and the value of leading from any point on the org chart. Kyle Waters frames cybersecurity through the human element, especially how training lands differently across cultures, teams, and learning styles. Other episodes cover personal cybersecurity, CISO and CFO communication, and a live 250th episode with past voices from FR Secure. The show’s strength is its refusal to treat security as only a tools problem. It cares about controls, alerts, and response, but it also keeps returning to trust, messaging, mentorship, audience fit, and the daily judgment calls that decide whether a program works. The best fit is a listener who wants usable security thinking from practitioners who sound like colleagues, not keynote speakers.
Made for: Built for security practitioners, consultants, IT leaders, aspiring cyber professionals, and executives who want plainspoken context around real security work. It also suits listeners exploring cybersecurity careers and looking for credible, human guidance.
What sets it apart: UNSECURITY stands out by connecting technical security practice with workplace realities: leadership communication, mentorship, training culture, incident pressure, and career movement. The guest-forward format keeps the expertise close to lived experience rather than abstract advice.
Weekly information security podcast airing Monday mornings hosted by Oscar Minks and Brad Nigh. In a unique focus on protecting personal information, Oscar and Brad discuss information security as an issue that includes cyber security, physical security, as well as administrative controls. Oscar is the CTO of FRSecure and heads technical services and operations at the company. Brad is the Principal Security Consultant and a 20+ year veteran of the industry.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
UNSECURITY connects cybersecurity tools and incidents to the workplace decisions, communication, training, and community that determine how security functions in practice.
UNSECURITY turns information security into a conversation about how people make decisions inside real organizations. Brad Nye and Megan Larkins interview colleagues and guests with an easy, collegial manner, moving between technical practice and the careers, leadership choices,…
Breach response meets boardroom candor when you need cybersecurity to remember the humans operating it.
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A community-focused cybersecurity conversation about mentorship, training, and finding support in the field.
The episode centers on Samantha Floyd, an associate pen tester on the Unsecurity Podcast team, and her work with Blacks in Cyber and Black women in cyber.
A grounded Breachmas recap that centers layered response, EDR, and quarantine.
The review keeps the Breachmas recap with Pinky focused on how incidents actually unfold and what helps teams move faster. The layered-security point lands well: no single tool does everything, and EDR with quarantine is framed as a practical way to isolate a device without…
A grounded look at how a weekly security-news habit surfaces retail, supply-chain, vendor, and infrastructure pressure.
Joe's conversation with Marcus stays anchored in their weekly security-news routine, and that small habit gives the piece its shape. It keeps circling the quieter patterns that sit behind the bigger headlines, especially the pressure points in retail, supply-chain logistics, and…
A grounded CISO conversation about trust, communication, and the hidden work of leadership.
Unsecurity Episode 254 centers on Ted Peterson, a CISO at Datasite, and the pressures that come with leadership behind the scenes. It is at its strongest when it treats security leadership as a practical discipline: communicate risk clearly, build trust, and stay transparent…
Cybersecurity training lands best when it fits the people hearing it.
Unsecurity stays grounded in the people side of cybersecurity. Megan and Kyle Waters focus on how the same message can land differently depending on who is hearing it, from a serious briefing to a cartoon-style setup, and on why boardroom expectations do not always match what…
Technology's mechanisms, power's consequences.
Dave, Joe, and Maria break down phishing kits, deepfakes, and social-engineering scams weekly.
Seth Bowling, who heads R&D at FRSecure, says several commercial AI pen testing products he tested are deterministic, script-driven tools that use AI mainly for report generation and business risk write-ups.
Brad Nye and Megan Larkins welcome Samantha Floyd, a member of the penetration testing team.
Brad and Megan welcome Pinky back for another annual Breachmas recap.
This episode features an interview with Jo Moldenhauer, who curates weekly information security news, discussing her role, the news review process, and industry trends.
Brad and Megan welcome Ted Peterson, CISO at Datasite, and begin with their familiar check-in about life outside work.
Megan welcomes Kyle Waters from Cyber Unicorns in Melbourne.
A panel of information security consultants introduce themselves and discuss their backgrounds in the industry.
Hosts discuss information security topics with industry guests, covering cybersecurity, physical security, and administrative controls.
A live recording of the 250th episode of the Unsecurity Podcast, featuring hosts and previous hosts discussing information security topics like personal information protection, administrative controls, and business security.
The hosts discuss information security topics with a guest from their incident response team, covering industry issues and personal hobbies.
The hosts discuss a project mapping the attack surface of US county and city governments, focusing on vulnerabilities in HTTP/HTTPS endpoints.
Hosts Brad and Megan interview Jim Nelson about his hobbies and then discuss information security topics.
Hosts Brad and Megan discuss recent hobbies and tech gear before diving into security topics.
Host Brad Nigh discusses recent DEF CON experiences with offensive security team members.
The hosts interview a penetration tester about her journey from help desk to cybersecurity and her passion for the field.
An interview with cybersecurity attorney Heidi Fessler about her practice and the challenges of helping companies achieve security.
This episode features an interview with IR Manager Mike 'Pinky' Thompson discussing Breachmas and personal hobbies, starting with co-host Megan's model train experience.
The Unsecurity Podcast hosts Brad and Megan Larkins introduce guests Evan Francen and Oscar Minks to discuss security predictions for 2025, starting with casual conversation about personal hobbies.
The hosts and a guest discuss hobbies and then dive into information security topics.
Hosts Brad and Megan discuss hobbies with guests Randy Cater and Vinay Pearson, including beekeeping and Magic: The Gathering.
This episode of Unsecurity features guest Victoria Fogarty discussing strategies for gaining organizational buy-in for information security initiatives.
This episode features an interview with a CISSP mentor program instructor discussing the program's impact and upcoming sessions.
Oscar and Brad discuss the new Federal Acquisition Regulation draft for cybersecurity and introduce a new guest, Matt Dowd.
A weekly information security podcast discussing current news, breaches, and best practices, hosted by security professionals.
The hosts discuss current information security news and introduce a special guest from the IR team.
Weekly podcast discussing information security news, breaches, and best practices with hosts Oscar Minks and Brad Nigh.
Oscar and Brad discuss current information security news, breaches, and best practices with a special guest.
The hosts discuss their R&D program and plan to bring in more guests for future episodes.
Brad Nigh hosts a discussion with Megan Larkins about her role managing the consulting team at FRSecure.
This episode features a reunion with original host Evan Francine, who discusses his current work in information security, including running Security Studio, considering travel to states, and collaborating on attack surface analysis projects.
Weekly podcast discussing current information security news, breaches, and best practices, hosted by Oscar Minks and Brad Nigh.