Defensive Security Podcast Episode 342B

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 342B

From Defensive Security Podcast - Malware, Hacking, Cyber Security & Infosec by Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat

March 28, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

The episode discusses recent trends in ransomware, vulnerabilities, and the role of AI in cybersecurity.

This time it’s not a rerun! ]Please consider supporting the DefSec podcast here . Here are the links we discuss this week: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-payment-rate-drops-to-record-low-as-attacks-surge/ https://www.securityweek.com/recent-cisco-catalyst-sd-wan-vulnerability-now-widely-exploited/ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nation-state-actor-ai-malware-assembly-line https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-identity-ai-cloudflare/813319/ https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/anthropic-finds-22-firefox.html?m=1

People in this episode

Hosts: Jerry Bell, Andrew Kalat

Topics covered

  • ransomware
  • cybersecurity
  • vulnerabilities
  • AI
  • nation-state actors
  • malware

Keywords

  • ransomware
  • cybersecurity
  • vulnerabilities
  • AI
  • malware
  • Cisco
  • Cloudflare
  • Firefox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DefSec, Bleeping Computer, SecurityWeek, Dark Reading, Cybersecurity Dive, The Hacker News, Cisco

Products: AI, Cloudflare, Firefox

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