The 443 - Security Simplified
Get inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers. Each week, we’ll educate and entertain you by breaking down and simplifying the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends. Using our special blend of expertise, wit, and cynicism, we’ll turn complex security concepts into easily understood and actionable insights.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
1 hr 19 sec
This week on the podcast, we cover a few takeaways from Microsoft's recent Digital Defense Report. Before that, we discuss the recent Citrix Netscaler zero-days that were potentially under active exploit for weeks before disclosure before reviewing an interesting a bug bounty report on a Microsoft internal tool that was exposed externally.

Sep 28, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
51 min
This week on the podcast, we cover yet another rogue AI security incident that Australia's Prime Minister disclosed in front of the United Nations last week. Before that, we discuss an FBI alert on WaterPlum, a North Korean threat actor targeting IT professionals. Then, we cover the FBI themselves becoming a victim of cyberattack, this time by ShinyHunters.

Sep 21, 2026
Sep 21, 2026
35 min
This week on the podcast, we break down how a heap overflow in an image-decoding library nobody thinks about became a pull request inside OpenAI's internal monorepo. Three researchers chained it with an OpenAI single sign-on flaw to hijack employee ChatGPT and Codex accounts in under 72 hours; and had an AI write the exploit for them. Before that, we cover the actively exploited maximum-severity authentication bypass in Cisco's Identity Services Engine. Then we close with RatHat, a new Android malware that enables Wireless Debugging, reads its own pairing code from the screen, and asks a commercial AI assistant where to tap.

Sep 14, 2026
Sep 14, 2026
33 min
This week on the podcast, we analyze a set of actively exploited vulnerabilities in Mikrotik's RouteOS followed by a pair of actively exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco's Firewall Management Center. After that, we review a phishing attack against Trezor hardware cryptocurrency wallet users that originated with their third party marketing email provider.

Sep 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026
54 min
This week, dive into OpenAI's and METR's analysis of the rogue OpenAI agents that hacked Hugging Face back in July. We go over the full attack timeline discussing the multiple message boards the agents created and the ultimate goal of their attack against Hugging Face and trust us, its as crazy as it gets. Before that, we discuss a recent dark web service that popped up selling 153 million stolen drivers licenses before discussing a research post into a malware implant discovered in inexpensive Chinese routers.

Aug 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2026
32 min
This week we sit down with Euler Neto, a cybersecurity analyst at WatchGuard, to discuss his research into the ErrTraffic Malware-as-a-Service loader found targeting Portoguese-speaking users in recent months.

Aug 25, 2026
Aug 25, 2026
31 min
This week on the podcast, we discuss a research post that defines a new attack technique against AI tools called Cryptographic Context Injection. Before that, we cover an authentication bypass vulnerability in CircleCI's MCP server after discussing 3.6 million records stolen from the Azure tenants of several large organziations.

Aug 17, 2026
Aug 17, 2026
39 min
This week on the podcast, we discuss a new White House memorandum that creates a program to authorize American private companies to begin conducting offensive cyber operations. Before that, we discuss a vulnerability write up for a Citrix Netscaler flaw before covering yet another prompt injection vulnerability in a popular AI tool.

Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026
41 min
This week on the podcast, we cover a series of alerts form US law enforcement and intelligence sources describing Iran-backed attacks against municipal water supply utilities. Before that, we give an update on the OpenAI and HuggingFace rogue AI saga before discussing a research post on MCP configuration file risks.

Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
41 min
This week on the podcast, we review HuggingFace's technical write up of their recent run in with a rogue OpenAI model, as well as their CEO's demands from OpenAI in response. We then cover an interesting research whitepaper that describes a side channel attack that could let AI transcribe typed text by an audio recording alone. We end with a threat intelligence report about DNS Poisoning attacks against hotel Wi-Fi systems.

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WatchGuard's CSO, Corey Nachreiner joins Director of Security Operations, Marc Laliberte to form The 443 Podcast. With over 40 years of cybersecurity experience, Marc and Corey dissect the latest cyber threats and explore cutting-edge security technologies. They provide invaluable insights to individuals and organizations alike, and empower them to stay one step ahead of cyber adversaries. Stay ahead of the threat landscape with the 443 Podcast.

