CovertSwarm - The Podcast

About CovertSwarm - The Podcast

You deserve to be hacked. Not because you’re weak. But because you’re worth attacking. These are real stories from the front lines of offensive cybersecurity. Conversations to challenge how you think about security and show why the only way to stay ahead is to stay on the attack

Publisher

CovertSwarm

Category

business · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Mar 2022

Latest episode

2 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Feb 2026

   S2 E7: The ghost in the machine: why OT is everyone’s blind spot

   Host Amy Brooks, a chartered engineer, interviews James Smith about the overlooked cybersecurity risks within operational technology systems.

2. 

   22 Dec 2025

   S2 E6: Christmas Special - Fireside Chat: AI, Insider Threats, and Lessons from 2025

   CovertSwarm's Luke Potter and James Dale discuss AI's impact on offensive security and insider threats in this fireside chat interview.

3. 

   24 Nov 2025

   S2 E5: How AI is shaping offensive cyber operations

   Jim Clover, founder of Varadius Ltd, and Luke Potter, COO at CovertSwarm, discuss how AI is transforming offensive cyber operations and attack execution.

Who has been a guest on CovertSwarm - The Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Amy Brooks
• James Smith
• James Dale
• Jim Clover
• Elle Neal

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,331

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

90

YouTube

68

Engagement

60

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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