HeyJaredCrossing The Firewall
The Crossing the Firewall podcast is a bi-weekly cybercrime podcast hosted by Dr. Tom Holt, Dr. Rachel McNealey, and Dr. Taylor Fisher and sponsored by the MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Training.
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- Sep 16, 2026
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Confessions of a Pirate: HeheStreams, Prison, and Going Legit - Featuring Josh Brody (opens the original)
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Fall is here, football season is upon us! You sit down to watch your favorite team only to realize you cant watch the game because you don't have a subscription to every streaming platform...kind of makes you miss the old cable subscription. You aren't alone in that feeling of frustration about the current state of sports or streaming. Our guest today was frustrated, too, and found a workaround to get all of the streaming services in one place. The solution was...creative...and he called it Hehe
Behaviors and Perceptions of Threat Actors - Ep. 36 (opens the original)
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Tim Pappa is a Staff Incident Response Engineer for Cyber Deception Strategy at Walmart, with previous experience as an agent with the FBI. In this latest episode of Crossing The Firewall, we discuss behaviors and perceptions of cyberthreat actors. Tim is widely celebrated for his knowledge and experience in offensive cyber responses, working to prevent large-scale cyber attacks. ---- Interested in learning more about the MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training? Visit our website: www
One Year Anniversary Celebration - Ep. 35 (opens the original)
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The Core Team of Crossing The Firewall looks back on the first year of the podcast. What went right, what went wrong, and what the future holds. Thank you to everyone who has joined us for this journey! ---- Interested in learning more about the MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training? Visit our website: www.cybertraining.msu.edu Advance your career with a Masters Degree in Cybercrime and Digital Investigation from the MSU School of Criminal Justice: https://online.cj.msu.edu/ms-maste
Crossing Over: Connected Inside - Ep. 34 (opens the original)
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This week, we take a break from our usual discussions around cybercime and focus on technology use inside of prisons. With education programs becoming increasingly digital and online, multiple vendors have come along promising digital education programs for prison rehabilitation programs. Our guest, Dr. Thomas Dearden, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech, has been conducting research on the impacts of technology in prison and the outcomes of the digital education in rehabilitati
Redefining Cybersecurity for Everyone - Ep. 33 (opens the original)
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Cybercrime and cybersecurity impacts everyone, but oftentimes conversations surrounding cybercrime do not focus on all populations. This week's guest, Dr. Cooper Maher, conducts research on how to protect vulnerable populations from cybercrime and how to communicate cybercrime risks with everyone. Dr. Maher is an Assistant Professor in the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice and Associate of the MSU Center for Cybercrime Investigation & Training. ---- Interested in learning more
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