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Recapping RSA

Nicole Hoffman, fresh off her trip to the RSA Conference, joins host Jon Munshaw this week to talk about her major takeaways from the week in San Francisco. Nicole talks about how most of the discussions on the floor centered around AI, and what lessons other defenders are learning from some of our past mistakes. If you'd like to check out Nicole's other work, buy her children's cybersecurity books on Amazon. 

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  The trust paradox: How attackers weaponize legitimate SaaS platforms

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  It's not you, it's your printer: State-sponsored and phishing threats in 2…

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  2025's ransomware trends and zombie vulnerabilities

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  Cybersecurity’s double-header: 2025 insights from Talos and Splunk

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  Modernizing your threat hunt

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  Holding the line: Service provider security

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  IR Trends Q4 2025: Ransomware chills and phishing heats up

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  Cracking the code: What encryption can (and can’t) do for you

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  Cybersecurity certifications and you

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  2015 vs 2025: What the Last Decade of Threats Taught Us

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  When You’re Told “No Budget”: The Blueprint for Staying Secure

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  How Attackers Use Your Own Tools Against You (IR trends Q3 2025)

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  Passwordless Security: Debunking the Biggest Myths

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  You Can't Patch Burnout: When Cybersecurity Takes a Toll

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  Tampered Chef: When Malvertising Serves Up Infostealers

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  Inside the Black Hat NOC: Lessons in Securing One of the Wildest Networks