DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
DISCARDED: Tales from the Threat Research Trenches is a podcast for security practitioners, intelligence analysts, and threat hunters looking to learn more about the threat behaviors and attack patterns. Each episode you’ll hear real world insights from our researchers about the latest trends in malware, threat actors, TTPs, and more.
Welcome to DISCARDED
DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
Latest Episodes
Once in a BlueMoon: Inside the Exploit Chain Four Espionage Groups Adopted in Days
Hello to all our cybernauts!This week Selena is joined by not one, not two, but three guests — Mark Kelly, Julia Paluch, and Dave Galazin — to unpack Proofpoint's latest research. Mark walks through how it started: on August 28, the Chin...
Intercepted: How Hackers Take On the Cloud
Hello to our Cyber Pals! This week, Selena hands the mic over to a recording of Proofpoint's Intercepted webinar — a monthly video series she co-hosts with Sarah Sabotka — for a deep dive into how cloud brute force attacks ...
Half-Click is so Hot Right Now: How Russian and Chinese Attackers Exploit Mailservers
Hello to all our cyber stars!Host Selena Larson is joined by co-host Sarah Sabotka, along with returning guest Greg Lesnewich, Principal Threat Research Engineer, and Staff Threat Researcher Mark Kelly, for a follow-up to last episode's ...
Half-Click, Full Compromise: Inside Russia's TA458 and TA488 Espionage Playbook
Hello to all our cyber roosters!Host Selena Larson is joined by co-host Sarah Sabatka and returning guest Greg Lesnewich, Principal Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, to unpack two new reports on Russian aligned espionage actors ...
StealC Exposed: Tracking, Emulating, and Disrupting a Top Info Stealer
Hello to all our Cyber Pals!Host Selena Larson is joined by Golo Mühr, Malware Reverse Engineer, X-Force Threat Intelligence and Kyle Cucci (Staff Threat Researcher, Proofpoint) to break down the joint research that helped powe...