{"podcast":{"title":"DISCARDED: Tales From the Threat Research Trenches","slug":"discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469","podcast_index_feed_id":5154469,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2445401.rss","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research_1","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/wcy5639erdgujwrlba3zece9lz9f?.jpg","author":"Proofpoint","episode_count":106,"summary":"DISCARDED: Tales from the Threat Research Trenches is a podcast for security practitioners, intelligence analysts, and threat hunters looking to learn more about the threat behaviors and attack patterns. Each episode you’ll hear real world insights from our researchers about the latest trends in malware, threat actors, TTPs, and more. Welcome to DISCARDED","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T06:20:45.758802+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469"},"episode":{"title":"Magic Packets & Stealth Backdoors: The Art of Detection Engineering","slug":"magic-packets-stealth-backdoors-the-art-of-detection-engineering","published_at":"2026-04-14T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469/magic-packets-stealth-backdoors-the-art-of-detection-engineering","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2445401/episodes/19011160-magic-packets-stealth-backdoors-the-art-of-detection-engineering.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2445401/episodes/19011160-magic-packets-stealth-backdoors-the-art-of-detection-engineering.mp3","summary":"Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Daffodils! Host Selena Larson, and guest Host, Tim Kromphardt, sit down with Stuart Del Caliz, Senior Threat Detection Engineer at Proofpoint, to unpack the stealthy world of backdoors, malware detection, and the “secret signals” threat actors use to stay hidden. From magic packets and port knocking to sophisticated backdoors like BPFdoor, Stuart shares how attackers design covert communication methods—and how defenders work to uncover them without ove...","meta_description":"Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Daffodils! Host Selena Larson, and guest Host, Tim Kromphardt, sit down with Stuart Del Caliz, Senior Threat Dete…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2031,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469/episodes/magic-packets-stealth-backdoors-the-art-of-detection-engineering/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469/magic-packets-stealth-backdoors-the-art-of-detection-engineering.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}