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Risky Business Risky Business #827 -- Iranian cyber threat actors are down but not outOn this week’s show, Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau and James WIlson discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They cover: The US-Israeli attack on Iran had a whole lot of cyber. It’s clearly in the playbook now! The NSA Triangulation / L3 Harris Trenchant iOS exploit kit is on the loose, and being used by Chinese crypto scammers So long Maddhu Gottumukkala, but CISA’s annus horribilis continues Adam “humbug” Boileau complains about the Airsnitch wifi attack just being three ethernets in a trenchcoat ASD’s Cisco SD-WAN threat hunting guide is clearly borne of … experience This week’s episode i...

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THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunt3r: January 2026 - Season 2 Premiere 🐏Ask-a-Thrunt3r: January 2026 - Season 2 Premiere 🐏📝 Episode SummaryNew year, same crew — and we’re building. The THOR Collective kicks off 2026 (Season 2!) with a deep dive into why this is the year security practitioners stop waiting on vendors and start building their own solutions. Lauren, Sydney, and John walk through the trio of Dispatch posts that kicked off the year — a manifesto series on building in security — and why the “I’m not technical enough” excuse doesn’t hold up anymore in the age of AI-assisted development.From there, the hosts get into the real talk: what’s...

2026-02-1757 min

Modern Cyber with Jeremy Snyder Sydney Marrone of NebulockIn this episode of Modern Cyber, Jeremy is joined by Sydney Marrone, a premier expert in the field of threat hunting and the Head of Threat Hunting at Nebulock. The conversation explores the rapidly evolving intersection of threat hunting and artificial intelligence, specifically focusing on how AI agents are transforming the speed and efficacy of defensive operations.Sydney shares her journey from "crawling under desks" in IT to building elite threat hunting teams at major organizations like Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) and Splunk. She breaks down her newly released Agentic Threat Hunting Framework (ATHF) and the LOCK pattern...

2026-01-2839 min

THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunt3r: December 2025 - DEcember 🐏Ask-a-Thrunt3r: December 2025 - DEcember 🐏📝 Episode SummaryWelcome back from the holiday break! The THOR Collective returns with a cozy end-of-year reflection meets practitioner reality check, featuring special guest Alex Hurtado, content creator extraordinaire and voice behind Detection Engineering Dispatch. This December edition tackles the often-overlooked but crucial relationship between threat hunting and detection engineering – what Alex calls “the real people that actually just keep shit working.”Alex brings unique insights from her journey from SIEM analyst at ABC during the Rachel Bachelorette era (yes, monitoring for commercial interruptions during primetime TV) to becoming one...

2025-12-3059 min

THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunt3r: October 2025 Logtoberfest Edition 🍺🐏Ask-a-Thrunt3r: October 2025 - Logtoberfest Edition 🍺📝 Episode SummaryWelcome to Logtoberfest! The THOR Collective raises their glasses (and their log levels) for the most anticipated episode of the year, featuring special guest Damien Lewke, founder and CEO of Nebulock. This October edition tackles the burning question on every hunter’s mind: what does the future of threat hunting actually look like beyond the marketing hype and slick promo videos?Damien drops the mic with Nebulock’s mission to “democratize threat hunting”, making proactive security a right, not a privilege reserved for the few. The conversati...

2025-11-041h 00

The Job Security Cybersecurity Podcast Episode 2: THOR: Love and ThrunderHost Dave Johnson and co-host Tyler Zito sit down with Sydney Marrone and Lauren Proehl, co-founders of the THOR Collective, to explore the evolving world of threat hunting. This conversation covers the fundamentals of building a threat hunting program, how AI is transforming both offensive and defensive security, and the importance of community collaboration in advancing the practice of "thrunting."Key topics & timestampsWhat is the THOR Collective? (5:27 - 9:29)Evolution of threat hunting (9:38 - 11:55)Early days: Hypothesis-driven, minimal scope, "running queries and hoping for the best"...

2025-10-1639 min

THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunt3r: September 2025 Recap 🐏📝 Episode SummaryBack to school, Thrunter style! The THOR Collective celebrates a massive milestone with 2,000 Dispatch subscribers while diving deep into the art and science of baselining. This September edition of Ask a Thrunt3r is all about getting back to basics – because you can’t find weird if you don’t know normal, as Sydney reminds us in her must-read post that kicked off the month’s baseline bonanza.The crew unpacks Sydney’s foundational work on baselining and Lauren’s epic 21-minute marathon post featuring 10 baseline hunts that’ll have you questioning every...

2025-10-0148 min

THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunt3r: August 2025 Recap 🐏📝 Episode SummaryBack from the desert and (mostly) intact! The THOR Collective crew returns from Hacker Summer Camp with minimal tattoos and maximum insights in this August edition of Ask a Thrunt3r. We're diving deep into the post-DEF CON content dump, exploring everything from Brett's first-timer perspective to Damien's philosophical take on the evolving threat landscape in "The Quiet War."The team breaks down Q2's wildest attack vectors, from help desk social engineering to AI-powered supply chain attacks that'll make you side-eye every IDE extension. We tackle the big questions in this month’s Hun...

2025-09-0942 min

THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunter: July 2025 Recap 🐏📝 Episode SummaryWe’re cutting it close but making it count! In this July edition of Ask a Thrunter, the crew drops into the studio right before Hacker Summer Camp kicks off to talk DEF CON plans, survival kit must-haves, and the latest Dispatch highlights. We’re joined by special guest Brett Schoenwald — designer, creative force, and the EDM + AI mastermind behind Elipscion — who’s making his DEF CON debut on the official artist lineup.We swap our earliest hacker con gear lists for today’s “we’re older and wiser” essentials (spoiler...

2025-08-0649 min

THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunter: June 2025 Recap 🐏🎧 Episode Title:Ask-a-Thrunter: June 2025 Recap 🐏🗓️ Release Date:June 2025📝 Episode SummaryThe thrunters are back in high definition! In this June edition of Ask a Thrunter, the crew settles into a new virtual podcast studio, dishes out Dispatch Deep Cuts, and unveils a massive revamp to HEARTH, our collaborative GitHub project for threat hunting hypotheses.We talk about our favorite (and most frustrating) log sources, how AI and automation are reshaping contribution workflows, and get real about visibility gaps in Chrome extensions. The Hunt Clinic is open with subscriber que...

2025-07-0142 min

THOR Collective Radio Ask-a-Thrunter: May 2025 Recap 🐏🎧 Episode Title:Ask-a-Thrunter: May 2025 Recap 🐏🗓️ Release Date:May 2025📝 Episode SummaryIn this episode of Ask a Thrunter, we’re catching up on the best of May and making up for missing our usual THORsday slot (thanks, Broadway). We finally do proper introductions and shout out two of our favorite Dispatch posts: one on SOC personality dynamics and another on integrating AI into your hunt workflows.We debate whether threat hunters should be using AI, share our hottest takes (and horror stories) on LLMs, and talk about risk, tooling, and pra...

2025-06-0644 min

2025-06-0144 min

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast Inside THOR Collective, a Dispersed Team Delivering Open-Source ResearchIn this episode of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast, host Sherrod DeGrippo is joined by Lauren Proehl, Sydney Marrone, and Jamie Williams to dig into the THOR Collective — a fresh, community-driven initiative bringing modern energy to threat intel. The group discusses the ongoing tension where developers focus on user-friendly design while security professionals aim to break things to prevent malicious use. They also dive into the THOR Collective, a community-driven initiative with open-source projects like Hearth and their twice-weekly Substack newsletter, Dispatch, which combines research, memes, and real-world lessons to uplift the InfoSec community. The conversati...

2025-04-3041 min

Detection Engineering Dispatch Machine Learning-Powered Threat Hunting ft. Sydney MarroneOur last drop for International Women's Month featuring Sydney Marrone—Principal Threat Hunter at Splunk and co-author of PEAK Threat Hunting—to explore how ML-driven techniques are transforming detection strategies.Tune in to hear Sydney and Alex break down real-world applications of advanced analytics to surface threats hidden in HTTP datasets. Check out the HEARTH community on their github here: https://github.com/THORCollective/HEARTHIf you want to join our sessions live, join our community here: https://www.anvilogic.com/workshopStay in the loop! Connect with us on social:Web...

2025-04-0330 min

Lift the Chorus: Voices from Cornell Alumni Nancy MarroneNancy Marrone, a 1983 mathematics graduate from Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, transformed her passion for music into leadership within the Cornell Chorus. Serving as Secretary, President, and General Manager, Nancy played a key role in organizing a successful northeast tour and fostering collaboration with the Glee Club. Through these roles, she learned that trust and the value of one’s word are paramount—principles she carried into her successful career as a lawyer. Committed to preserving the Chorus's legacy, she advocates for a Choral Management Course to formalize officer training and sustain the group’s tradition of excellen...

2025-03-0717 min

Best Week Ever Sick Sad World (with Emily)worst week winners : Sydney Sweeny and Camilla Marrone best week winners: Bad Bunny and Daniel Radcliffe links K-Fed Staci Dash Arie Spears and Tiffany Haddish Weird Al Trailer follow emily's IG : @electriclady_em

2022-09-031h 07