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Threat Aware

Threat Aware

By: Max Kurek Cody Kretsinger Seth Loe Aidan Brown
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Threat Aware is a cybersecurity podcast network for security practitioners, business leaders, and anyone trying to make sense of a threat landscape that never stops moving. Hosted by Galactic's security team, dedicated shows cover attacker tactics, AI risk, security leadership and honest conversations on what good security actually requires. New episodes drop weekly.

2026 Max Kurek, Cody Kretsinger, Seth Loe, Aidan Brown Economics
Episodes
  • Privilege Escalation 01: Half a Second From Disaster

    Privilege Escalation 01: Half a Second From Disaster
    Aug 26 2026

    In the inaugural episode of Privilege Escalation, Galactic's Director of Security Research, Cody Kretsinger, details a backdoor that came within days of reaching nearly every Linux computer on earth. One engineer caught it by accident, when he noticed his logins were half a second slow. The attacker spent three years volunteering on the project, earning the trust he needed to plant the backdoor.

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    15 mins
  • Unauthorized Opinions 03: Cost of a Data Breach 2026

    Unauthorized Opinions 03: Cost of a Data Breach 2026
    Aug 19 2026

    IBM's Cost of a Data Breach report just dropped. Attackers now go undetected for 183 days, ransomware crews would rather torch your reputation than encrypt your files, and Cody doesn't buy the AI-blamed stats for a second. Max, Seth, and Cody on why the fix is still the basics, 21 editions later.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • The Risky Bit 01: Wars Without Bombs

    The Risky Bit 01: Wars Without Bombs
    Aug 12 2026

    An Iran-linked group breached a California water utility, said it could've shut the water off, and called it a warning. Two weeks later twelve states were hit through internet-facing PLCs. Seth Loe on how little it takes, why your grid and factory are next, and the Stuxnet irony underneath it all.
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    15 mins
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