Corelight DefeNDRs
Episodes
Episode 15 - The Right Eyes: Mythos, and the Future of Vulnerability Discovery
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The emergence of advanced large language models like Anthropic's Mythos represents an epochal shift in cybersecurity, fundamentally altering how zero-...
Episode 14 - Harvest Now, Decrypt Later: The Shift to Post-Quantum Cryptography
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The emergence of quantum computing has introduced a definitive expiration date for classical encryption, fueling a "harvest now, decrypt later" strate...
Episode 13 - Battle-Hardened Research: Navigating the Intersection of AI and Open Source
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich sits down with Ali Islam to pull back the curtain on how a security research lab functions within a modern security company. Moving b...
Episode 12 - The Agentic SOC: Upleveling Analysts with AI Knowledge Multipliers
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich sits down with Stan Kiefer, Corelight’s Senior Manager for Data Science, to discuss how AI serves as a vital "abstraction layer" an...
Episode 11 - The AI Maturity Journey: Data, Agents, and the Shift from Craft to Art
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich talks with Vijit Nair, VP of Product at Corelight, about the evolving "AI Maturity Journey" for modern security teams. Vijit outlines...
Episode 10 - From Lab Research to Founder: Grit and The Leap into Cybersecurity
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich sits down with Greg Bell, Corelight co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, to explore the transition from elite academic research to ...
Episode 9 - Federal Cyber Defense: Legacy Debt, Cloud Shifts, and Network Truth
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich sits down with Jean Schaffer, Corelight’s Federal CTO, to discuss the unique hurdles facing government agencies in an era of escala...
Episode 8 - Enterprise Nervous System: Using Network Signal to Direct Business Strategy
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Corelight Defenders, I’m joined by Bernard Brantley, Chief Information Security Officer at Corelight, as we delve into the concep...
Episode 7 - Practical AI for Zeek, MITRE, and Security Docs
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7 of Corelight DefeNDRs, join me, Richard Bejtlich, as I sit down with Dr. Keith Jones, Corelight's principal security researcher, to discu...
Episode 6 - Detecting DNS Covert Channels in the Wild (Part 2)
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 6 of Corelight DefeNDRs, we delve deeper into the fascinating world of DNS covert channels with Vern Paxson, our chief scientist and co-fou...
Episode 5 - Detecting DNS Covert Channels in the Wild (Part 1)
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 5 of Corelight Defenders, I, Richard Bejtlich, engage with Corelight's co-founder and chief scientist, Vern Paxson, to delve into the intri...
Episode 4 - Staying Curious: Lessons from 25 Years in Cybersecurity
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 4 of Corelight Defenders, I sit down with Angela Loomis, Corelight's Director of Technical Account Management, to explore her remarkable 25...
Episode 3 - Network Visibility in the Cloud: Why Network Traffic Analysis Remains Critical
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich discusses cloud security from a network-centric perspective with Corelight's cloud security researcher, David Burkett. They explore w...
Episode 2 - Inside the Black Hat NOC: Defending a hostile conference network
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich talks with Corelight Principal Technical Marketing Engineer Mark Overholser about what it takes to run the Black Hat Network Operatio...
Episode 1 - Typhoon season: How Chinese threat actors are quietly staging for disruption
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Bejtlich sits down with Vince Stoffer, Corelight's Field CTO, to dive into the recent wave of cyberattacks attributed to Chinese threat actors...