Episodes

  • PP111: New HPE Mist Features Validate NAC Changes, Enable Inline Microsegmentation (Sponsored)

    PP111: New HPE Mist Features Validate NAC Changes, Enable Inline Microsegmentation (Sponsored)
    May 26 2026
    HPE has announced new features in its Juniper Mist portfolio. On today’s sponsored Packet Protector, we dig into those features, including a dry run option that lets organizations test and refine Network Access Control (NAC) policies before pushing them out, a policy validation feature that can identify shadow NAC rules, and a microsegmentation capability aimed... Read more »
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    48 mins
  • PP110: News Roundup–Linux Fragged, Edge’s Password Manager Dragged, Android Intrusions Tagged, and More

    PP110: News Roundup–Linux Fragged, Edge’s Password Manager Dragged, Android Intrusions Tagged, and More
    May 19 2026
    JJ and Drew unpack an overstuffed suitcase of infosec stories in today’s News Roundup. Microsoft’s Edge password manager stores credentials in plaintext and Microsoft says “Yup”, the Linux kernel takes a one-two punch from Dirty Frag and Fragnesia, and a new industry coalition takes critical infrastructure protection private. A Taiwanese radio enthusiast allegedly brings high-speed... Read more »
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    58 mins
  • PP109: ThreatLocker Enforces Zero Trust With Strict Application Control (Sponsored)

    PP109: ThreatLocker Enforces Zero Trust With Strict Application Control (Sponsored)
    May 12 2026
    ThreatLocker takes an opinionated approach to Zero Trust. The company, our sponsor for today’s episode, starts with application control. It uses endpoint software that runs on PCs and servers to allow or deny applications to run. It can also monitor and control the behavior of allowed applications. ThreatLocker has extended its platform to include network... Read more »
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    45 mins
  • PP108: How to Build and Sustain a Successful Zero Trust Project

    PP108: How to Build and Sustain a Successful Zero Trust Project
    May 5 2026
    In theory, a zero trust initiative seems straightforward: you just need the right tools and maybe some whiteboard sessions to work out the architecture. In practice, our guests note that zero trust “unfolds inside organizations filled with legacy systems, political friction, budget constraints, and competing priorities.” Without accounting for those complications, a zero trust project... Read more »
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    51 mins
  • PP107: Why Now’s the Time to Prepare for a Post-Quantum World (Sponsored)

    PP107: Why Now’s the Time to Prepare for a Post-Quantum World (Sponsored)
    Apr 28 2026
    A cryptographically relevant quantum computer is, at some point, going to emerge that can crack modern encryption. But we don’t know when, so it’s tempting to set this problem aside. On today’s sponsored episode, we talk about why ignoring Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) isn’t an effective strategy. Sponsor Cisco is here to make the case for... Read more »
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    51 mins
  • PP106: Architecting for Wi-Fi 7, Zero Trust, PQC, and More

    PP106: Architecting for Wi-Fi 7, Zero Trust, PQC, and More
    Apr 21 2026
    For decades, network and security professionals have adapted to technology change in a piecemeal fashion: a new rule here, an upgrade there, a new product deployment over yonder. On today’s Packet Protector, co-host Jennifer ‘JJ’ Jabbusch makes the case for why several emerging technologies require IT pros to think about security at an architectural level.... Read more »
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    21 mins
  • PP105: Cybercrime Has Gone Industrial: Insights from HPE Threat Labs (Sponsored)

    PP105: Cybercrime Has Gone Industrial: Insights from HPE Threat Labs (Sponsored)
    Apr 14 2026
    Threat actors are behaving more like professional organizations in an effort to launch more effective and profitable attacks. We explore this and other themes from the latest Threat Labs report from HPE, our sponsor for today’s Packet Protector episode. We also look at how older vulnerabilities are still contributing to today’s exploits, why security organizations... Read more »
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    37 mins
  • PP104: How SocGholish Picks Locks to Let In Ransomware

    PP104: How SocGholish Picks Locks to Let In Ransomware
    Apr 7 2026
    In the cybercrime industry, initial access brokers specialize in break-ins. They pick digital locks and slide open electronic windows, and then sell that access to other threat actors who specialize in ransomware, exfiltration, and other crimes. SocGholish is a widely used tool in the access broker toolkit. Typically disguised as a legitimate software update, SocGholish... Read more »
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    28 mins