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  • The New Frontline of Supply Chain Attacks

    August 10, 2026 · 33 min

    In this episode of Mandiant’s Defender’s Advantage Podcast, host Luke McNamara sits down with Ben Read, Head of Strategic Threat Intelligence at Wiz, to explore the rapidly shifting landscape of software supply chain compromises. While…

  • Shadow LLMs, Agentic Identities, and Securely Integrating AI

    July 22, 2026 · 36 min

    Host Luke McNamara sits down with Muhammad Muneer, Technical Manager on Mandiant's Incident Response team, to unpack the stark realities of enterprise AI adoption. They explore why securing AI starts with resolving legacy security debt…

  • Human-Machine Teaming: Applying AI to Frontline Threat Intelligence Workflows

    July 13, 2026 · 39 min

    Host Luke McNamara is joined by Jake Nicastro, who leads the AI function for the Frontline Intelligence Operations team within the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). Jake details how his team is shifting from simple prompt…

  • Google's Disruption Mission

    April 27, 2026 · 29 min

    Host Luke McNamara is joined by Charley Snyder, Head of Disruption Operations at Google Threat Intelligence Group, to delve into how Google is crafting a more coordinate approach to disrupting adversary cyber operations. Charley describes…

  • Takeaways from the 2026 M-Trends Report

    April 15, 2026 · 28 min

    Host Luke McNamara is joined by Chris Linklater, Practice Leader at Mandiant, to discuss the 2026 edition of Mandiant's M-Trends Report. Chris dives into the latest trends observed in breached throughout 2025 and into this year, noting…

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  • Using GTI to Hunt Adversaries on the Dark Web

    March 23, 2026 · 30 min

    In this episode of the Defenders Advantage Podcast, host Luke McNamara sits down with Google Threat Intelligence experts Jose Nazario and Brandon Wood. They dive into the rollout of new dark web and underground monitoring capabilities…

  • How Android Combats Mobile Scams

    January 16, 2026 · 32 min

    Host Luke McNamara is joined by Eugene Liderman, Senior Director in Android's Security and Privacy Group, to discuss the evolving world of mobile-targeting scams. Eugene details some of the unique aspects to mobile scams, regional…

  • UNC5221 and the BRICKSTORM Campaign

    October 22, 2025 · 26 min

    Sarah Yoder (Manager, Mandiant Consulting) and Ashley Pearson (Senior Analyst, Advanced Practices on Google Threat Intelligence Group) join host Luke McNamara to discuss UNC5221 and their operations involving BRICKSTORM backdoor. This…

  • How vSphere Became a Target for Adversaries

    September 15, 2025 · 39 min

    Stuart Carrera (Senior Consultant, Mandiant Consulting) joins host Luke McNamara to discuss how threat actors are increasingly targeting the VMware vSphere estate, and leveraging in this environment to conduct extortion and data theft…

  • AI Tools and Sentiment Within the Underground Cyber Crime Community

    August 18, 2025 · 26 min

    Michelle Cantos (Senior Analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group) joins host Luke McNamara to discuss some of the recent trends in underground marketplaces around the selling of illicit AI tools and services. Michelle discusses GTIG's…

  • Protecting the Core: Securing Protection Relays in Modern Substations

    July 28, 2025 · 43 min

    Host Luke McNamara is joined by members of Mandiant Consulting's Operational Technology team (Chris Sistrunk, Seemant Bisht, and Anthony Candarini) to discuss their latest blog on securing assets in the energy grid. http…

  • The Rise of ClickFix

    July 15, 2025 · 24 min

    Dima Lenz (Security Engineer, Google Threat Intelligence Group) joins host Luke McNamara to discuss how threat actors have been using ClickFix to socially engineer users. Dima recounts the growth of this technique in 2024, some of the…

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About the show

Learn about the latest threat and cybersecurity trends on The Defender’s Advantage Podcast! Hear from experts in the field as Host Luke McNamara, from Google Threat Intelligence Group, interviews analysts, researchers and other guests on the frontlines of the latest attacks. Episodes dive deep into various topics, including nation-state activity, cybercrime, malware and tradecraft, incident response, defensive guidance, and more. Don't forget to subscribe!