HeyJaredSecuranoia
Where security meets paranoia. Securanoia investigates the blurry line between vigilance and obsession in a world of digital, physical, and psychological threats.
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Episode 23: They Have Manuals for Targeting Your Kids! A Threat Hunter Inside the Dark Web (opens the original)
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She built fake personas, slipped into criminal forums, and watched a ransomware gang form from the first recruitment post. Then she found the manuals they were writing about children. Rebecca Taylor, threat intelligence leader, TEDx speaker, and 2025 Cybersecurity Woman of the Year, joins host Brooke S., PhD to explain how underground darknet marketplaces really work, why the criminals read more like a social club than a syndicate, and what parents need to hear about sextortion, premature footpr
Wait, What? Brooke and Alex on Connar McCasland’s Episode (opens the original)
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Some conversations leave us with more questions than answers, and that’s exactly where we want to be. I’m Alex S, producer turned reluctant co-host thanks to a little Swiss chocolate from my wife and host Brooke S, PhD. Together we revisit the big moments, unpack the “wait what?” reactions, and bring your voices into the mix. Short, candid, and a little unexpected, these episodes are your chance to shape where the conversation goes next. What do you want us to dig into? 🎶 Intro music composed an
Episode 22: "You Can't Patch People" Why Your Security Tools Won't Save You (opens the original)
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Connar McCasland secured election systems, health records, and criminal justice data for an entire county. The biggest vulnerability was never the tech. Now teaching the next generation of cybersecurity and AI practitioners, Connar joins host Brooke S, PhD for a candid look at the human side of security. They dig into why the industry keeps selling tools as the answer, what leaders should actually say when someone clicks the wrong link, and how to build awareness training that people remember on
Wait, What? Brooke and Alex on Andrew Crotty AKA The Ginger Hacker’s Episode (opens the original)
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Some conversations leave us with more questions than answers, and that’s exactly where we want to be. I’m Alex S, producer turned reluctant co-host thanks to a little Swiss chocolate from my wife and host Brooke S, PhD. Together we revisit the big moments, unpack the “wait what?” reactions, and bring your voices into the mix. Short, candid, and a little unexpected, these episodes are your chance to shape where the conversation goes next. What do you want us to dig into? 🎶 Intro music composed an
Episode 21: From Battlefield to Cyberfront! How One Warrant Officer Trains the Next Generation (opens the original)
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What if the real cyber threat isn't some hacker in a basement but someone you trust? Host Brooke S., PhD talks with Andrew Crotty AKA the Ginger Hacker, a U.S. Army cyber warrant officer who knows firsthand why one wrong click can undo years of security planning. Andrew opens up about leaving military police for cyber protection teams and now runs the Ginger Hacker Initiative, helping veterans, law enforcement, and students break into cybersecurity without bankrupting themselves on certification
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