Cyber Threats Amid Escalations in the Israel-Iran Conflict
In this episode of Cyber Insiders, Cian Heasley, Threat Lead at Adarma, shares his insight into how rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are influencing cyber activity. He breaks down the role of hacktivists, the potential involvement of state-aligned actors, and the implications for UK-based organisations and Critical National Infrastructure. Content Note:This episode was recorded before the latest developments involving US involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict (21/6/25). These insights reflect the cyber threat landscape prior to this latest development.
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Turning Noise into Insight with Smarter Data Strategy
In this episode of Cyber Insiders Jamie McCallion, Partner & Technical Manager at Splunk joins us to explore how cybersecurity teams can turn data overload into actionable insight. She shares advice on spotting data blind spots, getting more from the data you already have, and avoiding common mistakes with log management. Jamie also talks data ownership, AI misconceptions, and what to look for in a cybersecurity partner.
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UNC5221 Exploits Ivanti EPMM: What Adarma’s Incident Responders Have Uncovered
In this episode of Cyber Insiders, Cian Heasley, Threat Lead at Adarma, walks us through our Incident Response team's investigation into the exploitation of Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) by UNC5221, a threat group linked to the Chinese state. Cian breaks down how the attackers chained CVE-2025-4427 and CVE-2025-4428 to gain unauthenticated remote code execution, what tools and techniques they used, and explains why this campaign shows signs of strategic pre-positioning.
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Think Like an Attacker: Creative Testing for Real Resilience
In this episode of Cyber Insiders, we sit down with Leanne Salisbury, Principal Consultant at Adarma, to explore how creative cybersecurity testing can help organisations go beyond compliance and surface real, impactful insights. Leanne shares how businesses can shift their mindset by thinking like an attacker, designing realistic and imaginative test scenarios, and using threat intelligence to uncover hidden vulnerabilities.
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Retail Under Attack: What You Need to Know About DragonForce Ransomware
In this episode of Cyber Insiders, Cian Heasley, Threat Lead at Adarma, breaks down the rise of DragonForce — a ransomware group linked to recent attacks on major UK retailers. He explores their tools, tactics, and growing influence in the Ransomware-as-a-Service scene, along with steps organisations can take to prepare and defend against them.
Cyber Insiders shines a light on what it’s really like to work in the world of cybersecurity. Through interviews with cybersecurity experts, academics and leaders we’ll expose a high-pressured, fast-moving industry that expects its leaders to continuously defend against ever-evolving threat actors. We will dive into the challenges, stresses, and motivations of those that protect our banks, critical infrastructure and online lives, to uncover what it really takes to protect your organisation in today’s threat landscape. Brought to you by Adarma. Cybersecurity services tailored to your needs. Find out more at www.adarma.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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