{"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":"Operation EndOfYear: New Malware, Popular Tactics, and Where AI Is Taking Us","slug":"operation-endofyear-new-malware-popular-tactics-and-where-ai-is-taking-us","published_at":"2025-12-31T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469/operation-endofyear-new-malware-popular-tactics-and-where-ai-is-taking-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/discarded-tales-from-the-threat-research-trenches-5154469","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2445401/episodes/18434985-operation-endofyear-new-malware-popular-tactics-and-where-ai-is-taking-us.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2445401/episodes/18434985-operation-endofyear-new-malware-popular-tactics-and-where-ai-is-taking-us.mp3","summary":"Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Elves! Host Selena Larson chats with Daniel Blackford, Vice President of Threat Research at Proofpoint, for an end-of-year look at how the cyber threat landscape evolved—and what defenders should be preparing for in 2026. They reflect on how the second half of 2025 brought meaningful shifts in attacker behavior, with familiar techniques becoming more professionalized and new malware emerging alongside identity-focused attacks. The conversation also exp...","meta_description":"Send us fan mail! Hello to all our Cyber Elves! Host Selena Larson chats with Daniel Blackford, Vice President of Threat Research at Proofpoint, for an en…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3397,"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/operation-endofyear-new-malware-popular-tactics-and-where-ai-is-taking-us/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/operation-endofyear-new-malware-popular-tactics-and-where-ai-is-taking-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}