In this powerful and wide-ranging episode of Legitimate Cybersecurity, Frank and Dustin are joined by Micah Heaton, Executive Director of Product & Innovation Strategy at BlueVoyant and 2025 Microsoft Security Changemaker.

🎧 We talk:

Why Micah champions the quiet defenders in cybersecurity

The hidden art of communicating technical truth

AI vs hype: what’s real, what’s marketing

How tribalism creeps into tech debates—and how to resist it

Data ethics, hallucinations, and the environmental cost of LLMs

Graham Hancock, Atlantis, and parenting in the AI age (yes, really)

Whether you're in the trenches of a SOC or guiding AI strategy at the board level, this is a conversation that will both ground you and challenge you.

📌 Follow Micah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahheaton/

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What happens when the man who brought down Silk Road and Silk Road 2.0 joins us to talk about the largest credential breach in history?

In this episode, Austin Berglas — former Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cyber Branch in New York — shares behind-the-scenes stories from taking down some of the most infamous dark web marketplaces, tracking cybercriminals through the rise of Tor and Bitcoin, and launching the FBI’s first data wiretap. Today, he serves as Global Head of Professional Services at BlueVoyant, advising Fortune 500 companies on how to stay ahead of evolving threats.

We cover:

Undercover ops inside early internet predator forums

The true story behind the takedown of Ross Ulbricht (Dread Pirate Roberts)

How law enforcement flipped LulzSec leader Sabu

Why infostealers are the most dangerous cyber tools today

What 16 billion leaked credentials really mean for national security

The growing gap between technical attackers and reactive defenders

What CISOs still don’t understand about modern adversaries

How breach fatigue and regulatory fear are undermining incident response

Watch to the end for his advice to boardrooms and cybersecurity leaders on how to regain control.

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🎙️ Welcome back to another episode of Legitimate Cybersecurity, where Frank and Dustin dive deep into the misunderstood world of cyber maturity.

From donut shop risk models to executives clicking phishing emails (yes, really), this episode brings laughs, lessons, and legal implications. Learn:

What cyber maturity really means

Why frameworks like NIST CSF and ISO 27001 matter

How corporate culture can make or break your cybersecurity

And… how Frank may have cursed a table (seriously).

💥 Plus, find out why lying about NIST 800-171 might now get you sued by the DOJ.

🧠 Insightful. 🎯 Practical. 😂 Occasionally ridiculous.

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