We are celebrating some amazing accomplishements. First of all, we were just notified that we were number 10 on the top 35 news podcasts in Canada according to Feedspot, the major podcast and news distribution network. And this weekend we will cross the 10 Million mark for downloads, making us one of the most listened to Cybersecurity Podcasts in Canada and the US.

Feedspot Top 35 Canadian Podcasts

Thanks to you our listeners for making this possible.

Host David Shipley discusses recent cybersecurity breaches and trends, including the hijacking of popular NPM linter packages through phishing, malware utilizing large language models in phishing campaigns, and Microsoft ceasing the use of China-based engineers for U.S. Department of Defense cloud services. The episode highlights the increasing threat of social engineering, the potential for AI to escalate phishing capabilities, and calls for stronger security measures for maintainers in the open-source community. Shipley also touches on the broader implications of these incidents for national security and software supply chain integrity.

00:00 Introduction and Milestones
01:30 NPM Linter Packages Hijacked
03:27 Phishing Campaigns and Malware
05:09 AI in Cybersecurity Threats
08:39 Microsoft and US Defense Cloud Systems
12:15 Social Engineering and Cybersecurity
16:39 Conclusion and Call to Action