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Podcast•Feb 25, 2026•1h 6m
Risky Business #826 -- A Week of AI Mishaps and Skulduggery
In this episode of Risky Business, host Patrick Gray and panelists James Wilson and Adam Wallow dissect a wave of AI-driven cyber incidents, from a threat actor leveraging AI to mass‑compromise Fortinet devices to Chinese labs attempting large‑scale model distillation attacks. They explore how AI tools lower the skill barrier for attackers, the challenges of defending against AI‑enhanced threats, and the tension between AI safety commitments and government demands, highlighted by Anthropic’s clash with the Pentagon over model safeguards. Guest Brian Dyer of Corelight adds perspective on integrating AI into security operations, emphasizing how AI has shifted from a risky novelty to a standard practice.
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Podcast•Feb 18, 2026•1h 3m
Risky Business #825 -- Palo Alto Networks Blames It on the Boogie
In this episode, Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau, and James Wilson dissect a week of cybersecurity headlines, from Palo Alto Networks’ decision to avoid publicly attributing a Chinese‑linked hacking campaign to geopolitical concerns, to the rise of data‑only extortion as ransomware...
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Podcast•Feb 11, 2026•56 min
Risky Business #824 -- Microsoft's Secure Future Is Looking a Bit Wobbly
In episode 824 of Risky Business, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau dissect a wave of cybersecurity headlines, from Microsoft’s unsettling reshuffle of its security leadership and upcoming Secure Boot certificate refresh to aggressive state‑backed campaigns by Russia targeting the Winter...
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Podcast•Jan 28, 2026•1h 4m
Risky Business #822 -- France Will Ditch American Tech over Security Risks
In this episode Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau review a week of cybersecurity headlines, highlighting France’s decision to replace US collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams and Zoom with a sovereign platform, and China’s alleged “Salt Typhoon” operation that spied on...
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Podcast•Jan 21, 2026•1h 4m
Risky Business #821 -- Wiz Researchers Could Have Owned Every AWS Customer
In episode #821 of Risky Business, hosts Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau, joined by BBC World Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy, dissect a week of cyber news ranging from alleged U.S. attacks on Venezuela’s power grid to a major AWS console...
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Podcast•Jan 6, 2026•1h 3m
How the World Got Owned Episode 1: The 1980s
In Episode 1, hosts Patrick Gray and Amberleigh Jack explore the formative era of 1980s hacking, recounting life on ARPANET, the rise of the 414s, the infamous Morris Worm, and the parallel hunt for German hackers alongside Clifford Stoll’s Cuckoo’s...
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Podcast•Dec 10, 2025•58 min
Risky Business #818 -- React2Shell Is a Fun One
Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau unpack a week of cyber news, led by the shocking CVSS 10/10 React2Shell vulnerability that lets attackers execute code on React JavaScript servers—a flaw quickly weaponized by Chinese APT groups. They also note Linux’s new...
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