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Cybersecurity podcasts

Compare series by topic and listening level. Links open the publisher’s series page.

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Series

Darknet Diaries

Jack Rhysider

Level: Beginner-friendly storytelling; some episodes include technical detail or mature themes.

Topics: Human decisions, intrusions, fraud, and the consequences of security failures.

A good fit if stories hold your attention. Listen for the point where an independent check could have changed the outcome.

Listen for this

What assumption did someone trust, and how could they have verified it?

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Series

Security Now

TWiT · Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Level: Intermediate; comfortable with computing terminology.

Topics: Software flaws, security news, privacy, and technical explanations.

Useful when you want the reasoning behind a headline. Pick a topic you recognize from the show notes; you do not need to understand every segment.

Listen for this

Does this issue affect something I use, and is there an official update?

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Series

Talos Takes

Cisco Talos

Level: Intermediate; useful for workplace and security-team context.

Topics: Threat research, attacker behavior, and practical defensive questions.

A bridge from general awareness into how defenders discuss incidents. Treat enterprise examples as context, not instructions to change a work device yourself.

Listen for this

Which part is relevant to an employee, and which needs a security team?

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Series

Unsupervised Learning

Daniel Miessler

Level: Intermediate; commentary spans security, AI, and technology.

Topics: Security developments, technology trends, and their implications.

Useful for comparing viewpoints. Separate a host’s prediction or opinion from a documented incident or official recommendation.

Listen for this

What is evidence, what is interpretation, and what would I verify next?

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Make one episode useful

  1. Choose a question

    Start with something concrete, such as how an account was taken over. Use episode descriptions to find a relevant story.

  2. Explain it simply

    Write down the original request, the action someone took, and the result. Look up unfamiliar terms instead of memorizing them.

  3. Choose one habit

    Pick a small change you can make safely. Check current official guidance before following technical advice from an older recording.

Pair listening with practice

Practice recognizing fictional phishing messages or follow the beginner learning path. Episode lengths vary; no fixed listening times or popularity rankings are implied here.