The Defender's Advantage Podcast podcast

The Defender's Advantage Podcast

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  Mandiant  

Learn about the latest threat and cybersecurity trends on The Defender’s Advantage Podcast! Hear from experts in the field as Host Luke McNamara, from Google Threat Intelligence Group, interviews analysts, researchers and other guests on the frontlines of the latest attacks. Episodes dive deep into various topics, including nation-state activity, cybercrime, malware and tradecraft, incident response, defensive guidance, and more. Don't forget to subscribe!

Learn about the latest threat and cybersecurity trends on The Defender’s Advantage Podcast! Hear from experts in the field as Host Luke McNamara, from Google Threat Intelligence Group, interviews analysts, researchers and other guests on the frontlines of the latest attacks. Episodes dive deep into various topics, including nation-state activity, cybercrime, malware and tradecraft, incident response, defensive guidance, and more. Don't forget to subscribe!

 

#174

UNC5221 and the BRICKSTORM Campaign

Sarah Yoder (Manager, Mandiant Consulting) and Ashley Pearson (Senior Analyst, Advanced Pr... more

22 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:11

22 Oct 2025


#173

How vSphere Became a Target for Adversaries

Stuart Carrera (Senior Consultant, Mandiant Consulting) joins host Luke McNamara to discus... more

15 Sep 2025

39 MINS

39:01

15 Sep 2025


#172

AI Tools and Sentiment Within the Underground Cyber Crime Community

Michelle Cantos (Senior Analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group) joins host Luke McNamar... more

18 Aug 2025

25 MINS

25:44

18 Aug 2025


#171

Protecting the Core: Securing Protection Relays in Modern Substations

Host Luke McNamara is joined by members of Mandiant Consulting's Operational Technology te... more

28 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:05

28 Jul 2025


#170

The Rise of ClickFix

Dima Lenz (Security Engineer, Google Threat Intelligence Group) joins host Luke McNamara t... more

15 Jul 2025

23 MINS

23:33

15 Jul 2025


#169

Vishing in the Wild

Nick Guttilla and Emily Astranova, from Mandiant Consulting's Offensive Security team, joi... more

04 Jun 2025

37 MINS

37:48

04 Jun 2025


#168

Responding to a DPRK ITW Incident

JP Glab (Mandiant Consulting) joins host Luke to discuss responding to activity from North... more

19 May 2025

16 MINS

16:35

19 May 2025


#167

UNC5221 and The Targeting of Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs

Matt Lin (Senior Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant) and Daniel Spicer (Chief Security... more

05 May 2025

27 MINS

27:55

05 May 2025


#166

Windows Remote Desktop Protocol: Remote to Rogue

Host Luke McNamara is joined by GTIG Senior Security Researcher Rohit Nambiar to discuss R... more

14 Apr 2025

34 MINS

34:27

14 Apr 2025


#165

Cybersecurity Conversations with the C-Suite and Board

Imran Ahmad (Senior Partner, Canadian Head of Technology and Canadian Co-Head of Cybersecu... more

10 Mar 2025

36 MINS

36:14

10 Mar 2025


#164

What to Watch For in 2025

Kelli Vanderlee, Kate Morgan, and Jamie Collier join host Luke McNamara to discuss trends ... more

28 Feb 2025

44 MINS

44:31

28 Feb 2025


#163

Signals of Trouble

Dan Black (Principal Analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group) joins host Luke McNamara t... more

19 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:03

19 Feb 2025


#162

Agentic AI in Cybersecurity

Steph Hay (Senior Director for Gemini Product and UX, Google Cloud Security) joins host Lu... more

05 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:40

05 Feb 2025


#161

The Art of Remediation in Incident Response

Jibran Ilyas (Consulting Leader, Mandiant Consulting) joins host Luke McNamara to discuss ... more

02 Dec 2024

40 MINS

40:59

02 Dec 2024