Plaintext with Rich
Cybersecurity is an everyone problem. So why does it always sound like it’s only for IT people?
Each week, Rich takes one topic, from phishing to ransomware to how your phone actually tracks you, and explains it in plain language in under ten minutes or less. No buzzwords. No condescension. Just the stuff you need to know to stay safer online, explained like you’re a smart person who never had anyone break it down properly. Because you are!
Plaintext with Rich
Latest Episodes
Physical Health in Cybersecurity: The Body Keeps the Receipts
It's Friday morning. You stand up to refill your water and your back doesn’t move the way it used to. The systems are up and running smoothly. Your body hasn’t gotten the same memo.Episode 25 of Plaintext with Rich is the third installme...
Spiritual Health in Cybersecurity: The Why Behind the Work
Spiritual health on a cybersecurity podcast sounds like a stretch. Stay with us. Because somewhere between the vendor pitches, the patch cycles, and the 3 a.m. page, a lot of us stopped working for the why and started working for the number.
Mental Health in Cybersecurity: The Weight of Vigilance
It's 6:47 a.m. The incident was contained hours ago. The systems are fine. You're the one still running hot.This episode opens the Month of Mindfulness, a five-week Plaintext with Rich series on mental health, spiritual health, physical ...
Threat Intelligence: Why Most Organizations Get It Backwards
A dashboard lights up with indicators of compromise. The analyst copies the top five into a ticket, tags it "actionable," and sends it to the SOC. Nobody reads it not because they don't care, but because it didn't tell them what to do or why it...
Roll for Security: What D&D Teaches About Cyber Defense
The fighter absorbs hits up front. The rogue finds traps before the party walks into them. The cleric keeps everyone alive when things go wrong. And the bard convinces the people with resources to actually fund the quest. Nobody does everything...