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The 20 Best Cybersecurity Podcasts

Keep up with the ever-changing world of cybersecurity with podcasts that deliver expert insights, fascinating stories, and actionable tips directly to your ears. We've curated a list of 20 standout podcasts that cover everything from the latest security news to deep dives into hacking, forensics, and more.

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macOS and iOS Forensic Analysis Poster

This refreshed poster tackles the evolving challenges investigators face with macOS 15 and iOS 18, highlighting the importance of staying current with Apple's rapidly evolving ecosystem while maintaining resources for legacy system investigations.

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Identify the right course for you by using our free one-hour course previews to explore subjects and verify materials match your skill level.

Podcasts

Blueprint

Advancing cyber defense skills

GIAC: Trust Me, I'm Certified

Industry leaders in cyber security

Internet Storm Center

Daily infosec threat updates from the ISC

Cloud Ace Podcast

Discussions on all topics that touch cloud security

Wait Just an Infosec

A weekly cyber security live stream

Newsletters

An annotated, semiweekly executive summary of the most recent and important and important cyber security news deadlines.

A reliable weekly summary of newly discovered attack vectors, vulnerabilities with active new exploits, insightful explanations of how recent attacks worked, and other valuable data.

The world's leading, monthly security awareness newsletter designed for the common computer user, translated in over 20 languages and free for the community.

Free Tools & Workstations

Digital forensics and incident response-based Linux distribution bundling most open-source DFIR tools available.

Penetration testing Linux distribution bundling many pen testing tools.

Free Linux toolkit for assisting malware analysts with reverse-engineering malicious software.

Cutting-edge open-source windows based digital forensics tool suite for scalable, scriptable, fast forensics.

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