The Webroot Podcast

Host Joe Panettieri and Webroot threat analyst Tyler Moffitt explore various hacker personas—including the Impersonator, the Opportunist, and the Infiltrator—to learn what motivates each and how their different priorities require tailored defenses. 

Host Joe Panettieri is joined by Webroot security intelligence director Grayson Milbourne to look back at the year that was in cybersecurity: Emotet, business email compromise, deepfakes, and the rest of the ugly trends that emerged in 2020. Then, he'll offer his thoughts on what awaits us in 2021.

In this episode, Webroot director of security intelligence Grayson Milbourne discusses the tactic the FBI recently called "the $26 billion scam." Business email compromise is a confidence game, and Milbourne explains to host Joe Panettieri how it's played.

Electric carmaker Tesla narrowly avoided falling victim to an insider attack when an employee alerted authorities to a bribe he'd been offered. Will you be as lucky? You don't have to count on it with these tips from Webroot senior threat researcher Kelvin Murray.

Each Fall, Webroot counts down the worst malware variants to wreak havoc over the previous year. In this episode, security analyst Tyler Moffitt reveals this year’s list of nastiest malware to host Joe Panettieri.

Our host sits down with Webroot threat researcher Kelvin Murray to discuss deep fakes, their dangers, and some ways you can detect them. Plus, how misinformation is used to spread panic on the web.

Malicious actors know cloud infrastructure contains troves of valuable data. Not surprisingly, some have focused their efforts on compromising it. Our host and threat researcher Tyler Moffitt discuss this trending threat.

A surging number of businesses now find their employees working from home. In this episode, our host and Webroot security intelligence director Grayson Milbourne provides tips for keeping a remote workforce safe from the attacks targeting it.

In this episode, Webroot director of security intelligence Grayson Milbourne and host Joe Panettieri look at the importance of virtual private networks (VPNs) in data security and how these secure “tunnels” shield your connection at coffee shops, shopping malls, and anywhere else you connect while on the go. 

It may sound silly, but smishing is a serious threat. Host Joe Panettieri is joined in this episode by Webroot security analyst Tyler Moffitt as he explains how cybercriminals use SMS functionality to con everyone from major banks to the average smartphone user.