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The Virtual Guardians take you behind the shield and inside the Cyber War Room for a breakdown of the world’s latest cybersecurity events.

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BEHIND THE SHIELD PODCAST

Recorded live on: 09.03.25

Behind the Shield September 2025 – Summer Recap

Hot Topics: The city of St. Paul’s ransomware shutdown, Canada joins the EU in a cybersecurity pact, Palo Alto acquires CyberArk, SharePoint hack vulnerability, the Uberization of hacking, WhatsApp and Telegram banned in Russia.

Recorded live on: 05.21.25

Behind the Shield May 2025

Hot Topics: This month, the Behind the Shield team reviews their time at RSA’s 2025 conference. Join panelists Patrick Naoum, Bill Strub, and new to the panel Toby Penn as they discuss everything from this year’s trending buzzwords, top booths to visit, and puppies at the conference?!

Recorded live on: 03.23.25

Behind the Shield March 2025

Hot Topics: The Statement on People’s Republic of China reconnaissance of Canadian systems, Oracle customers confirm data stolen in alleged cloud breach is valid, and the FBI says backup now—advisory warns of dangerous ransomware attacks.

Extras: Join us to listen to special guest Julia Furst Morgado’s spotlight topic on “”The Critical Nature of Incident Readiness and Response”.

Recorded live on: 02.23.25

Behind the Shield February 2025

Hot Topics: How the Trump presidency has affected the current cybersecurity landscape, and the impact of AI on social engineering attacks.

Extras: Join us for an interview with Virtual Guardian SOC manager Tommy Koorevaar discussing the behind-the-scenes life of a SOC team and learn about the inner workings of their critical work.

Recorded live on: 01.23.25

Behind the Shield January 2025

Hot Topics: Join the Behind the Shield team and special guest Tom Tovar, Co-creator and CEO of Appdome as they reflect on the biggest cybersecurity headlines of 2024 and discuss their expert predictions for what’s to come in 2025.

Recorded live on: 11.24.24

Behind the Shield November 2024

Hot Topics: BCDR oversights that leave organizations exposed to ransomware, FTC announces a crackdown on deceptive AI claims and schemes, November 2024 patch Tuesday insights, rethinking cybersecurity from cost center to value driver, and a new Google Pixel AI feature analyzes phone conversations for scams.

Extras: Join us for an interview with Tom Tovar, CEO and co-creator of our sponsor Appdome on how organizations can defend their mobile business when on-device AI-agents emerge.