SECURITY.COM The Podcast

Iran has always been active in cyberspace — but with U.S. and Israeli kinetic operations underway in March 2026, they're under pressure to make an impact, and cyber is where they can fight asymmetrically. Dan Mellinger and Symantec threat intelligence veteran Dick O'Brien break down what defenders are actually seeing right now: active intrusions on 5–6 organizations in the U.S. and Canada, the recent Stryker attack that wea...

How did Data Loss Prevention go from a forgotten niche to a boardroom necessity? In this episode, host Dan Mellinger sits down with Matt Jones, Channel Technical Director for Information Security at Broadcom's Enterprise Security Group, to trace the full arc of DLP — from its earliest roots to its role in today's enterprise security stack.

Matt brings over two decades of hands-on experience, from the days of MimeSweeper and ...

As AI shifts from passive large language models (LLMs) to active "Agents" capable of executing tasks, the cybersecurity landscape is hitting a fever pitch. In this episode, recorded ahead of their Black Hat Europe presentation, your go-to cybersecurity communicator Dan Mellinger sits down with Paul Miller (Threat Intelligence & Ops Leader) and Dick O’Brien (Principal Research Editor, Symantec & Carbon Black) to di...

In this episode, Dan Mellinger and Paul Miller host Cooper Quintin from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to discuss the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, privacy threats, and the importance of human rights in the digital age. They explore the impact of smartphones on privacy, the role of tools like Privacy Badger, and the need for comprehensive privacy legislation. The conversation also highlights the significance of act...

Dan Mellinger interviews the legendary cybersecurity vulnerability researcher and open-source tool developer, Jerry Gamblin. They explore the importance of understanding CVEs, the role of MITRE, and the significance of the CNA Scorecard in improving data quality. Jerry shares insights on the challenges of managing vulnerabilities, the impact of decentralization, and the need for collaboration among software vendors. The conversatio...

Recorded from Hacker Summer Camp in Las Vegas, Dan dives deep into the history and current state of measuring cybersecurity vulnerability risk at scale with the team from Empirical Security.

Ed, Michael, and Jay discuss some of the history of vulnerability measurement through the last decade and how they thin the time is now for organizations to start applying highly-specific local vulnerability modeling to their security strategie...

Paul Miller recounts a critical incident involving threat intelligence that potentially prevented a nuclear disaster. They explore the geopolitical context surrounding the incident, the challenges of incident response, and the complexities of attributing cyber attacks to specific threat actors. The conversation highlights the importance of threat intelligence in understanding and mitigating risks, as well as best practices for inci...

In the first episode of SECURITY.COM The Podcast, hosts Dan Mellinger and Paul Miller discuss the upcoming Hacker Summer Camp, which includes major cybersecurity conferences like DEF CON, Black Hat, and B-Sides. They provide an overview of each event, highlighting their unique focuses and the importance of networking and learning. The conversation also covers essential safety tips for attendees, emphasizing the need for encryption ...

Join Dan Mellinger, your go-to cybersecurity communicator, and Paul Miller, seasoned threat intelligence and operations leader, on SECURITY.COM The Podcast, a show that bridges the gap between cutting-edge security tech and the humans who make it work. Delivering enterprise-grade security insights for all.Every first and third week each month, they unpack hard-nosed technical deep dives—from threat hunting and breaking analysis to ...