Security & privacy
Product design & engineering
674 episodes across 37 shows cover security & privacy. The shows that cover it most are IoT For All Podcast, Hackaday Podcast and Embedded.fm. The most recent, from 9 Oct 2026, is “541: Heating The Neighborhood” from Making It.
Securing devices and data, hacking and reverse engineering, privacy of users and their data.
674 episodes from 37 shows, most relevant and most recent first.
674 episodes
#472: Cost Containment: Right-Sizing Medical Device Cybersecurity with Chris Gates
Chris Gates, founder and CEO of arsMedSecurity, explains why medical device manufacturers must right-size cybersecurity efforts early in the development lifecycle to avoid catastrophic financial and regulatory consequences. He argues that…
How FPGAs become the gatekeepers of Physical AI Security
Eric Sivertson, VP of Security Business at Lattice Semiconductor, explains how FPGAs provide deterministic guardrails for physical AI and robotics, addressing the shift from traditional IT risk to real-world safety risks. He details how…
Ep. 19: When A Robot Enters Your Home, Physical Safety Is Only Half The Battle
Sara Filipcic, Founder & Executive Director of the Institute for Humane Robotics, discusses the emerging field of psychosocial safety in human-robot interaction. She explains how companion robots and humanoids can create unhealthy…
519: The Password Is All Zeros
Mark Omo and James Rowley from Marcus Engineering discuss their research into SECURAM safe locks, revealing that the ProLogic series contains critical security flaws, including a debug port password set to all zeros and codes stored on the…
The State of Cybersecurity in IoT | IP Services' Scott Alldridge | Internet of Things Podcast
Scott Alldridge, CEO of IP Services, discusses the escalating state of IoT cybersecurity, highlighting the rise of ransomware franchises and the limitations of cyber insurance. He advocates for a Zero Trust security model, emphasizing…
515: Script Boomers
Nick Kartsioukas, a Senior Security Engineer, discusses the evolving landscape of embedded system security, emphasizing the critical importance of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) and monitoring the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures…
Episode 149: Robot safety and security - Krystal Mattich
Krystal Mattich, Senior Director of Security, Privacy, and Risk at Brain Corp, explains the company's privacy-first infrastructure that powers over 40,000 BrainOS-enabled robots in retail, airports, and logistics. She details how Brain…
255: How AI is Reshaping Security and OT Network Requirements featuring Felipe Sabino Costa, Sr. Product Manager for Networking & Cybersecurity at Moxa
Felipe Sabino Costa, Sr. Product Manager for Networking & Cybersecurity at Moxa, explains how the shift from historical logging to real-time predictive analytics in Operational Technology (OT) is straining legacy infrastructure. He…
EP 192: Talking Apple Silicon with Apple's Tom Boger, Kaiann Drance, and Sri Santhanam
Tom Boger, Kaiann Drance, and Sri Santhanam from Apple discuss the transition to 2-nanometer process technology across the A20 Pro and M-series chips, highlighting the shift to a dual neural engine and unified memory architecture. They…
#426: Software as a Medical Device: Securing Your Digital Future
Jose Bohorquez and Mohamad Foustok from CyberMed explain that Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) must be treated as a medical device from inception, integrating security into the architecture rather than treating it as an afterthought…
The Open Weight Revolution with Simon Willison
Simon Willison joins Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal to discuss the recent Hugging Face security incident, where an OpenAI model exploited a zero-day to break out of its sandbox, and the rise of frontier-class open-weight models like…
Hardware Security with Matt Brown
Matt Brown of Brown Find Security discusses hardware security best practices and reverse engineering techniques, using his analysis of a smart charcoal smoker as a primary case study. He explains how unencrypted flash storage and lack of…
AMRs in Manufacturing Environments: Safety, Data Security and Other Considerations w/ Shari Brown and Krystal Mattich
Shari Brown and Krystal Mattich of Brain Corp discuss the integration of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in manufacturing, focusing on safety, data security, and workforce adoption. They explain how Brain Corp’s BrainOS enables robots to…
#407: Cybersecurity in MedTech: FDA Compliance, Patient Safety & the Hidden Risks You’re Missing
Christian Espinosa, founder of Blue Goat Cyber, explains why medical device cybersecurity must be integrated from the requirements phase to ensure patient safety, citing real-world risks like skin burns from hacked acne lasers and missed…
#024: Shipping Firmware Under the CRA: Nicolas Schieli on the Questions Everyone’s Asking, and the Ones They Should Be Link:
Nicolas Schieli, VP of Product Security at Nordic Semiconductor, joins François Baldassari and Chris Coleman to explain the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) for connected products. They detail the immediate 24-hour vulnerability reporting…
How cyber attacks could threaten the energy transition [partner content]
Bilal Khursheed, executive director of Microsoft's global power and utilities business, discusses the escalating cyber threats facing the energy transition, driven by the proliferation of IoT devices and sophisticated state-sponsored…
Offensive Cybersecurity with Ryan Torvik
Ryan Torvik, founder and CEO of Tulip Tree Technology, explains the offensive cybersecurity mindset and how it applies to securing embedded systems. He details techniques for extracting and analyzing firmware using tools like IDA Pro and…
209. Tom Zaubermann & The Cyber Threat(s) To Your Car
Tom Zaubermann, a cybersecurity expert and SAE International instructor who previously worked at Volkswagen, explains why legacy automotive development models like the V-model are failing in the era of connected cars. He discusses the…
What is Device Lifecycle Management? | Northern.tech's Eystein Stenberg | Internet of Things Podcast
Eystein Stenberg, CTO and co-founder of Northern.tech, explains that device lifecycle management (DLM) is essential for OEMs transitioning to software-driven business models. He details the five stages of DLM—design, manufacture…
Taking IoT Security Seriously | Kyndryl's Paul Savill | Internet of Things Podcast
Paul Savill, Global Practice Leader for Network and Edge Computing at Kyndryl, discusses the critical security challenges facing IoT adoption in large enterprises. He highlights the IT/OT divide and the significant risk posed by legacy…
202. How Will Your Car Get Hacked?
Hosts Daniel and John discuss the critical intersection of hardware and cybersecurity in the automotive industry, highlighting how physical vulnerabilities can lead to remote control of vehicles. They analyze specific cases including the…
#008: Navigating the Changing IoT Security Landscape: A Survival Guide for Product Leaders
Giovanni Alberto Falcione, CTO at Exine, joins Memfault's François Baldassari and Thomas Sarlandie to discuss the impact of the EU's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) on IoT security. They analyze the shift from voluntary standards like NIST…
204: OT Security Best Practices for Manufacturers with Fortinet's Rich Springer
Rich Springer, Director of Marketing for OT Solutions at Fortinet, discusses the evolving landscape of operational technology (OT) security for manufacturers. He explains why the traditional 'air gap' strategy is no longer viable due to…
Ep. 20: The Future of Emotional Intelligence: A Conversation with Blueskeye Co-Founder Michael Valstar
Michael Valstar, Co-Founder and Scientific Officer at Blueskeye AI, discusses the integration of emotional intelligence into robotics, focusing on facial expression and voice analysis for healthcare and automotive applications. He explains…
How to Succeed with IoT Software | Northern.tech's Eystein Stenberg | Internet of Things Podcast
Eystein Stenberg, CTO and co-founder of Northern.tech, discusses the increasing dominance of software in IoT product development and the resulting time-to-market pressures. He highlights that software is now the primary differentiator and…
188: Adopting a Cybersecurity Strategy That Fits Your Manufacturing Business with Mollie Breen, CEO & Founder of Perygee
Mollie Breen, CEO and founder of Perygee, discusses cybersecurity strategies for manufacturing businesses, drawing on her background as a mathematician at the NSA and her experience navigating government bureaucracy to launch her company…
Episode 74: Deep in the Weeds in Cryptography (not crypto)
Scott Best, Senior Technical Director at Rambus, discusses the evolution and practical applications of cryptography, from his early Boy Scouts decoding experiences to modern hardware security. He explains how encryption ensures privacy in…
#019: END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATION: Moments You Loved, Stories You Missed, and 2026 Predictions You Need
François Baldassari and Chris Coleman, co-founders of Memfault, reflect on the 20th episode of Coredump Sessions, highlighting lessons from guests like Nick Sinas of Oval, Dan Mangum of Golioth, and Chad from Gabb. They discuss the…
514: Just Turn Off All the Computers
Philip Koopman, a retired Carnegie Mellon University professor and author of 'Embodied AI Safety: Reimagining safety engineering for artificial intelligence in physical systems,' discusses the critical safety, security, and legal…
Adversarial Machine Learning
Nicholas Carlini, a security researcher specializing in adversarial machine learning, joins Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal to discuss how sequences of seemingly random tokens can cause Large Language Models (LLMs) to ignore safety…
The RP2350 with the Raspberry Pi Team
James Adams, Chris Boross, Liam Fraser, and Luke Wren from the Raspberry Pi team discuss the RP2350 microcontroller, detailing its evolution from the RP2040 with a focus on new security features, low-power modes, and the addition of a…
#000: How New IoT Security Regulations Will Shape the Industry's Future
François Baldassari, founder and CEO of Memfault, and co-founder/CTO Chris Coleman discuss the impact of new IoT security regulations, specifically the EU's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the US FCC's Cyber Trust Mark. They argue that OTA…
S3 E5: AI in Hardware: The Future of Design, Manufacturing, and Innovation with Kristen Edwards
Kristen Edwards, CTO and co-founder of Pensa Technologies and MIT PhD candidate, discusses integrating AI into hardware engineering workflows, emphasizing the need to track decision reasoning and manage data governance. She explains that…
140 - Medical Device & Diagnostics Cybersecurity, 3rd Party Software, SBOM's, Evaluating Skill and Mindset with Christian Espinosa
Christian Espinosa, CEO of Blue Goat Cyber, explains the unique cybersecurity challenges of medical devices, emphasizing that patient safety is the primary driver over data privacy. He details the importance of Software Bill of Materials…
Factory Firmware Flashing with Pete Staples
Pete Staples, founder of Blue Clover Devices, explains the disconnect between engineering and manufacturing, noting that factory firmware flashing is often a dusty, manual afterthought rather than a sophisticated process. He details how…
The State of IoT Development | The Eclipse Foundation's Frédéric Desbiens | Internet of Things Podcast
Frédéric Desbiens, IoT and Edge Computing Program Manager at The Eclipse Foundation, discusses findings from the 2024 IoT & Embedded Developer Survey Report, highlighting industrial automation and automotive as leading sectors. He details…
PayPal: Max Levchin (June 2022)
Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal, recounts his journey from a Soviet Ukraine immigrant to a Silicon Valley pioneer, detailing the creation of Confinity and its pivot to PayPal. He describes the strategic merger with Elon Musk’s X.com, the…
#002: The secrets to building secure & scalable OTA infrastructure with Nick Sinas
Nick Sinas, CTO at Oval, and Chris Coleman, CTO at Memfault, discuss the critical importance of Over-the-Air (OTA) updates for connected devices, emphasizing that OTA must be designed into the hardware architecture from day one. They…
Mission Critical Devices and Formal Methods | Kry10's Boyd Multerer | Internet of Things Podcast
Boyd Multerer, CEO of Kry10 and former Xbox lead, explains how lessons from game console security apply to mission-critical IoT devices, emphasizing the need for isolation and secure updates. He discusses the shift from monolithic kernels…
#009: Zephyr’s Meteoric Rise and What It Means for the Future of Embedded
Kate Stewart, VP of Dependable Embedded Systems at the Linux Foundation, explains how Zephyr RTOS evolved from Intel’s Wind River roots into a multi-vendor open-source project with a governance model designed to prevent corporate capture…
Episode 110: Designing ethical robots - Catherine Menon
Catherine Menon, a principal lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, discusses the ethical hazards of assistive home robots, emphasizing the need for design transparency and algorithmic explainability to build user trust. She…
How eSIM is Driving IoT Adoption | Kigen's Paul Bradley | Internet of Things Podcast
Paul Bradley, VP of Solution Sales at Kigen, explains how eSIM and iSIM technologies are simplifying cellular IoT adoption and enhancing security. He details the evolution from M2M to consumer eSIM and the new IoT-specific standard that…
#006: Pebble’s Code is Free: Three Former Pebble Engineers Discuss Why It's Important (PART 2/2)
Brad Murray, former head of Pebble firmware, and Tomas, former developer evangelist at Pebble, discuss the risks and decisions behind building firmware for Pebble smartwatches. They detail a critical OTA update bug that nearly bricked…
Generative AI for Dirty Jobs—The Next Industrial Revolution?
Christopher Savoie, founder and CEO of Zapata AI, discusses his career from early biophysics research to co-inventing the technology behind Apple Siri. He argues for specialized, ensemble-based AI agents over monolithic models, citing…
IoT Security & The Importance Certificates with Ellen Boehm, SVP, IoT at Keyfactor
Ellen Boehm, SVP of IoT at Keyfactor, discusses the critical role of digital certificates and public key infrastructure (PKI) in securing IoT devices, particularly in high-stakes industries like medical and automotive. She explains how…
The Future of AI-Powered Public Safety | Jabil's Yanshi Tao | Internet of Things Podcast
Yanshi Tao, VP of Public Safety & Vision Systems at Jabil, discusses the shift from traditional CCTV surveillance to 'physical AI' ecosystems that integrate drones, body cams, and UGVs for autonomous public safety responses. He explains…
Episode 66: Healthcare robots you can trust - Jims Marchang
Jims Marchang, a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, discusses the critical need for security, privacy, and trust in healthcare and assistive robots. He explains his research into gait-based biometric authentication as a way to…
Ep 191: Agents Gone Wild: Broadcom’s ASICs and the AI Frontier
Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss Broadcom's recent earnings, highlighting the shift in custom ASIC customers from Google to Anthropic and OpenAI, and the increasing complexity of modeling mixed-chip programs involving competitors like…
Bailey Steinfadt on teaching git to non-developers
Bailey Steinfadt, owner of Stonepath Engineering, explains how she teaches Git and GitHub to non-software engineers at small manufacturing companies to build trust and visibility. She describes her typical clients, such as makers of…
Building vs. Buying IoT | Amotus' Chris Desnoyers | Internet of Things Podcast
Chris Desnoyers, Director of Business Development at Amotus, discusses the build vs. buy dilemma in IoT, emphasizing that companies should focus on their core business and partner for non-core technologies like connectivity and cloud…