You Deserve to be Hacked
You deserve to be hacked. Not because you’re weak. But because you’re worth attacking.
These are real stories from the front lines of offensive cybersecurity. Conversations to challenge how you think about security and show why the only way to stay ahead is to stay on the attack
Episodes
36 episodes
S2 E1: Inside the Spider - Anatomy of an attack
Social engineering. SIM swapping. MFA fatigue. These aren’t just headlines from last year. They’re live tactics, straight from the Scattered Spider playbook.In this episode, we join CovertSwarm’s own operators as w...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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42:33
New Season Teaser: YOU DESERVE TO BE HACKED™ The Podcast
The CovertSwarm podcast has been running for nearly three years, but it's time for a revamp. We're hitting pause briefly before returning with something fresh, new, and more disruptive than ever. Look out for YOU DESERVE TO BE HACKED ...
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Episode 34 - The AI Impersonation with Ron Eddings
In this second episode hosted by Hacker Valley, Ron Eddings sits down with CovertSwarm’s Academy Hive Leader, Iain Jackson, for an eye-opening, innovative, and unsettling episode.This time, Ron’s voice is cloned live on air. Using cuttin...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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24:50
Episode 33 - Inside the Breach: The Vulnerabilities Within Your Perimeter
In this episode hosted by Hacker Valley, Ron Eddings sits down with CovertSwarm's US team members Dahvid Schloss, Hive Leader, and Ilan Fehler, US Sales Lead, to uncover the hidden vulnerabilities most...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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40:39
Episode 32 - Insights From A Former State-Sponsored Hacker
In this episode, explore the most significant cyber threats impacting businesses today. From emerging risks to the persistent attack vectors that continue to catch companies off-guard, we’ll cover it all in a dynamic and insightful discussion.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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48:14
Episode 31 - CovertSwarm Academy: End of First Year
Join our host and Academy Hive Leader, Iain Jackson, as he sits down with Phill and Joao, members of the inaugural CovertSwarm Academy intake. In this episode, they reflect on their transformative journey and share insights from their successfu...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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46:32
Episode 30 - DEF CON: Las Vegas Special
Earlier this month, our Swarm of ethical hackers attended DEF CON 32 in Las Vegas, one of the most anticipated events in the hacking community.On this episode, join our Head of People and Culture and host, Ellie Lancaster, as she interv...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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26:20
Episode 29 - DEF CON: Badge Life
Those of you at DEF CON 31 might remember the badges our swarm members had. Well, this year, we've got something even better!With DEF CON 32 around the corner, we are ready to introduce the team behind the awesome badge we will bring to...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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40:58
Episode 28 - From America's Insurance Capital: Let's Talk About Fraudsters
The YOU DESERVE TO BE HACKED™ slogan has reached Hartford, the insurance capital of North America, to challenge the cybersecurity approach of CISOs in the industry.On this episode, listen to our hos...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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25:54
Episode 27 - Understanding DORA and NIS2
Listen to our host and Swarm Director, Louis Blackburn, as he discusses with our new Hive Member, Ben Stickland, their interpretation of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) and NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) and how t...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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32:23
Episode 26 - SwarmCon 7 at Bletchley Park
Immersed in the world of cryptography, WWII espionage and the remarkable story behind Alan Turing and his team's groundbreaking efforts to crack the Nazi encryption system, the Enigma code, our Swarm came from all over the world to share, learn...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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30:35
Episode 25 - Initial Access Brokers
On this episode meet our CEO, Anders Reeves, as he interviews Swarm Director, Louis Blackburn, on the topics of the 'Cyber Kill Chain' and how 'Initial Access Brokers' (IAB) play a key role in enabling mass negative impact by threat actors seek...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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34:43
Episode 24 - The Red Teaming Paradigm
Listen to our COO Luke Potter and our new Swarm Director talking about red team services, how the industry looks and how to ensure you choose the perfect cybersecurity partner.
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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57:08
Episode 23 – New Cyber Maturity Rating Feature
Our Offensive Operations Center just received a major upgrade that will benefit all our users from January 2024. Listen to our CEO Anders Reeves, our COO Luke Potter and our Head of Product Ronan Mccrory dive into this new feature,...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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32:53
Episode 22 - Product Thinking in Security
Understanding the user needs and translating them into a product strategy and road map is crucial to stay on top of other Attack Surface Management Platforms in a fast-moving industry such as cybersecurity. Today’s host and COO, Lu...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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38:24
Episode 21 - Transitioning from Bug Bounty to Constant Cyber Attack
Bug Bounty programmes can form an effective component of an organization's security strategy. However, they are prone to testing blindspots, variable quality, and uncertainty around tester skillsets and backgrounds.Join CovertSwarm COO,...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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36:48
Episode 20– From Punk to Cyber with Chris Edkins
Earlier this year Chris joined CovertSwarm having taken an unusual and inspiring route into offensive cyber security from being a member of a successful punk and metal band, through to a prolific music production career, and more recently...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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29:03
Episode 19 – The CovertSwarm Academy
The mission of the CovertSwarm Academy is to build a new and alternative pathway for people into the cyber industry that removes the traditional barriers to entry by increasing accessibility to a more diverse population. On this episode...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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43:38
Episode 18 – The moving security goalpost with security expert and award-winning cyber author Todd Wade.
CovertSwarm’s Will Morrish is joined by Todd Wade to discuss the evolving risk of AI, making security personal, and how to engage your teams in a security journey.
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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34:28
Episode 17 – DEF CON 2023 Special, live from BrewDog Las Vegas
Today we are bringing a very special episode, recorded live in Las Vegas at DEF CON 31.Hosted by CovertSwarm founder & CEO, Anders Reeves, hear him and many from the Swarm as they discuss this year's DEF CON event. Featuring, this y...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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20:36
Episode 16 - Challenging the Attack Surface Management industry with special guest Adam Govier
Luke Potter interviews Adam Govier, Lead Developer of CovertSwarm's Offensive Operations Center platform.Previously only accessible to its subscription clients, July's public-release of CovertSwarm's Offensive Operations Center caters f...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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34:58
Episode 15 - Information Security Management with special guest Frankie Gallop from Provention
Having started in the cyber security industry at just 16 years of age, our special guest Frankie Gallop shares her thoughts, insights and experiences of the rapid changes occurring within the domain these past 5 years.Discussing how to ...
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31:36
Episode 14 - Threat Intelligence with special guest Haroon Mahmood
CovertSwarm's COO, Luke Potter, welcomes returning guest Haroon Mahmood to this episode of our podcast focusing on the many aspects necessary to gain and employ insights derived from Threat Intelligence (TI). Learn how best to identify, report ...
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30:50
Episode 13 - Data privacy and security with special guest Ulrika Dellrud
Hear special guest and privacy expert Ulrika Dellrud share her experiences with Luke around building and maintaining a data privacy-centric organizational culture; the importance of data privacy champions; and where NOT to maintain the reportin...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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41:56
Episode 12 - SwarmCon special
Delve behind the scenes at this month's SwarmCon event as Luke interviews several CovertSwarm ethical hackers around their expectations from the event; their career backgrounds; explores the launch of CovertSwarm's new "Academy" programme; and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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20:33