Tales From The SOC
Episodes
Back to Basics | S1 Ep022
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Duck and David take a look at B2B. But they don't mean business-to-business, they mean BACK TO BASICS. Because some cybersecurity problems ar...
Metrics and measurements - Do they really matter? | S1 Ep021
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Duck and David ask some tricky cybersecurity questions, including, "How do you know you're doing the right things to start with?"
The sins of the past | S1 Ep020
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Duck and David take an informed and entertaining look at "the sins of the past" - long-standing bugs that we could so easily have avoided, bu...
The 12 (+353) Days of Sysmas | S1 Ep019
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to avoid Yet Another Year-End Cybersecurity Threat Report? Join co-hosts Duck and David for a Treat instead! Our plain-speaking duo celebrate Sy...
Fighting fake content: How you can help | S1 Ep018
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity snake-oil is alive, and social media sites are helping it thrive. Duck and David bring their usual strong opinions and good humor to exp...
Waking up from Breach Fatigue | S1 Ep017
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As cybersecurity battle cries go, "Assume breach" isn't very convincing. Duck and David explain how to adopt a more positive, proactive mindset.
What to do about AI? | S1 Ep016
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to stay secure in an AI attackers' world. Practical and actionable advice as co-hosts Duck and David reassure you that it's not as hard as some pe...
Social engineering - What to do? | S1 Ep015
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your attackers don't need any technical skills? What if you let them in yourself, simply by being too helpful? Co-hosts Duck and David tackle ...
SOC Response - How much "out" in outsource? | S1 Ep014
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity is a journey, not a destination. Engaging with an MSSP cannot simply be, "Sign the paperwork, walk away, and leave the journey to someon...
Taming the ransomware beast | S1 Ep013
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will we ever conquer the scourge of ransomware? Can rules and regulations help? Should we be allowed to pay off cybercriminals at all? Co-hosts Duck a...
AI in cybersecurity - Bane or benefit? | S1 Ep012
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why does it sometimes sound as though no one ever thought of using AI in cybersecurity until now, even though it's been an important part of the indus...
Signalgate? Couldn't have asked for a better example | S1 Ep011
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mobile devices have many useful security features - but they aren't impervious to attackers or malware. And they can't protect you from yourself. Co-h...
Govt. versus Crypto - where next? | S1 Ep010
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When governments insist that we need to regulate encryption algorithms, is that a practical step, or just intellectual laziness? Co-hosts Duck and Dav...
False innovation and invented minutiae | S1 Ep009
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Duck and David tell it like it is! Why dramatic threat names and cybersecurity FUD serve marketing but not society, and what we can do abou...
The illness of excess | S1 Ep008
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's an ever-increasing cost in collecting more and more data just in case. But is there any real value in doing things that way? Co-hosts Duck and...
Do you need those heated seats? | S1 Ep007
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you keep software engineering safe and secure? How you do stop the endless upselling? Do you *really* need those heated seats? Co-hosts Duck an...
Be careful of clickbait | S1 Ep006
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How many strudels do you need in your password? Why does MVP refer to a sports player who's the best in the team, but to software that wouldn't even m...
Beware the snow of marketing! | S1 Ep005
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You've put a lock on your door. Why not add eight more, just to be sure? You've installed a VPN, but why stop at one? The cybersecurity industry will ...
Do it for humanity! | S1 Ep004
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if we look beyond cybersecurity automation and algorithms? What if we start out with a focus on cybersecurity culture, not on rules and rote? Co-...
Climbing down from the ivory tower | S1 Ep003
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does cybersecurity really need as much esoteric jargon and as many complex components as it now has? Or is the burden of "more tools! more tools!" wei...
Never mix bleach with vinegar | S1 Ep002
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just how far can you trust automated cybersecurity advice? Co-hosts Duck and David dig into the problem of "the malware that comes before the malware....
The cybercriminal who really wanted to help | S1 Ep001
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab the very first episode of our brand new series "Tales from the SOC." Co-hosts Duck and David open the pod bay doors on this go-to podcast that ex...