Cyber Work

About Cyber Work

Learn how to break into cybersecurity, build new skills and move up the career ladder. Each week on the Cyber Work Podcast, host Chris Sienko sits down with thought leaders from Carbon Black, IBM, CompTIA and others to discuss the latest cybersecurity workforce trends.

Publisher

Infosec

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Jul 2018

Latest episode

18 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

79 of 392 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Aug 2025

   From stealing servers to saving lives: Working in red teaming | Jim Broome

   Get your FREE Cybersecurity Salary Guide: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/form/cybersecurity-salary-guide-podcast/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast Jim Broome of Direct Defense has been doing red teaming since before it became a term — back when a "pentest" meant $25,000, no questions asked and walking out with a server under your arm. In this episode, Jim shares wild stories from decades of ethical hacking, including breaking into major tech companies, cau...

2. 

   11 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Why Hackers Are Stealing Encrypted Data Now To Decrypt Later | David Close

   Chief Solutions Architect David Close explains how hackers are stealing encrypted data today to decrypt it with future quantum computers, an interview.

3. 

   28 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Working in ransomware response, investigation and recovery | John Price

   John Price of SubRosa shares with host [Host Name] the realities of ransomware response, investigation, and recovery for small and medium businesses.

Inside a recent episode

Why Hackers Are Stealing Encrypted Data Now To Decrypt Later | David Close

Published 11 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There's a massive demand for people who can implement, test, scale, cryptographic cryptography securely. That includes software engineers, working on secure libraries, DevOps folks, integrating crypto into CI, CD pipelines, and security architects that are building out key management systems. […]

Who has been a guest on Cyber Work

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

• David Close
• John Price
• Will Sweeney
• John Hansman
• Andre McGregor

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

101 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

55 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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

Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

96

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