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Risky Business

Risky Business

By: Patrick Gray
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 Risky Business is a weekly information security podcast featuring news and in-depth interviews with industry luminaries. Launched in February 2007, Risky Business is a must-listen digest for information security pros. With a running time of approximately 50-60 minutes, Risky Business is pacy; a security podcast without the waffle.Copyright Risky Business Media 2007-2025 Politics & Government
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  • Risky Biz Soap Box: Why Mastercard became a cybersecurity vendor

    Risky Biz Soap Box: Why Mastercard became a cybersecurity vendor
    Oct 16 2025

    In this sponsored Soap Box edition of the Risky Business podcast, host Patrick Gray chats with Mastercard’s Executive Vice President and Head of Security Solutions, Johan Gerber, about how the card brand thinks about cybersecurity and why it’s aggressively investing in the space.

    After listening to this interview you’ll understand why the credit card company spent $2.65b on threat intelligence vendor Recorded Future!

    This episode is also available on Youtube.

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    • Risky Business #810 -- Data extortion attacks have a silver lining

      Risky Business #810 -- Data extortion attacks have a silver lining
      Oct 15 2025
      In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: FBI intervenes in Scattered Spider Salesforce leaksiteClop loots Oracle E-Biz deploymentsPlus so much more data extortion.. At least it’s not ransomware … we guess?The US still can’t decide who’s gonna be in charge of NSA & CybercomCambodian scam compounds get sanctioned and $15b in crypto is seizedNSO gets sold for pocket-lint-grade moneyBugs! Redis CVSS 10, Ivanti, Crowdstrike and… Internet Explorer?! zeroday?! In the wild?!!!? This week’s episode is sponsored by Stairwell. Founder Mike Wiacek talks about how Stairwell brings VirusTotal-like visibility to private files, and about integrating the insights that brings into your SOC workflow. This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes FBI takedown banner appears on BreachForums site as Scattered Spider promotes leak | The Record from Recorded Future NewsDozens of Oracle customers impacted by Clop data theft for extortion campaign | CyberScoopWell, Well, Well. It’s Another Day. (Oracle E-Business Suite Pre-Auth RCE Chain - CVE-2025-61882)Clop is a Big Fish, But Not Worth Hunting - Risky Business MediaShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree – Krebs on SecurityThe company Discord blamed for its recent breach says it wasn't hackedQantas confirms cybercriminals released stolen customer data | The Record from Recorded Future NewsRed Hat confirms breach of GitLab instance, which stored company’s consulting data | CyberScoopRisky Bulletin: Microsoft revamps Edge's "IE Mode" after zero-day attacks - Risky Business MediaTeenagers arrested in England over cyberattack on nursery chain Kido | The Record from Recorded Future NewsActing US Cyber Command, NSA chief won’t be nominated for the job, sources say | The Record from Recorded Future NewsLayoffs, reassignments further deplete CISA | Cybersecurity DiveTrump’s scandalous directive to AG Pam Bondi reached the public by accidentFeds sanction Cambodian conglomerate over cyber scams, seize $15 billion from chairman | The Record from Recorded Future NewsUS Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres | Myanmar | The GuardianSatellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data | WIREDNetherlands invokes special powers against Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia | The Record from Recorded Future NewsSpyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunchApple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits | WIREDWiz Finds Critical Redis RCE Vulnerability: CVE‑2025‑49844 | Wiz BlogSonicWall admits attacker accessed all customer firewall configurations stored on cloud portal | CyberScoopSonicWall SSLVPN devices compromised using valid credentials | Cybersecurity DiveIssues Affecting CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for WindowsZDI Drops 13 Unpatched Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeekJaguar Land Rover launches phased restart at factories after cyber-attack | Jaguar Land Rover | The GuardianWindows 10 support ends today — here's who's affected and what you need to do
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    • Snake Oilers: Realm Security, Horizon3 and Persona

      Snake Oilers: Realm Security, Horizon3 and Persona
      Oct 7 2025

      In this edition of the Snake Oilers podcast, three vendors pop in to pitch you all on their wares:

      • Realm Security: A security focussed, AI-first data pipeline platform
      • Horizon3: AI hackers! Pentesting robots!! They’re coming fer yur jerbs!
      • Persona: Verify customer and staff identities with live capture

      This episode is also available on Youtube.

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