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When Being Aware of Cybersecurity Means Knowing You're Human

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DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches
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Oct 8, 2025
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Summary

Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Pumpkin Spice Cyber Friends! It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month — and what better way to kick it off than with a deep dive into the human side of cyber threats? In this episode host Selena Larson welcomes back guest and part-time co-host Sarah Sabotka, our “Cybersecurity Awareness Month Queen” and Staff Threat Researcher at Proofpoint. She joins us to break down why social engineering is at the heart of so many attacks. We take a closer look at how scams and...