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Hacking Humans

Hosted by Dave Bittner & Joe Carrigan & Maria Varmazis

Weekly look at social engineering, phishing, and the human side of cybersecurity, accessible enough for non-technical colleagues.

Panel Weekly 30–60 min· ~400 episodes· Started 2018
Level
Beginner, no security background needed
Status
Active, last episode
Who's behind it
Media outlet, N2K Networks source
Last verified
Transcripts for some episodes

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Editorial take

Hacking Humans is the cybersecurity podcast you can share with your sales team without losing them in jargon. The format, two hosts breaking down a phishing or social-engineering story per week, is consistently approachable. Dave Bittner brings his CyberWire production sensibility; Joe Carrigan adds the technical context. Use it to build the security-awareness intuition that doesn't come from reading CVEs.

Last hand-checked 2026-09-30.

Listen if you …

  • you work in or sell to security awareness training programs
  • you want accessible coverage of phishing and social engineering tactics
  • you need material to share with non-security colleagues

Skip if you …

  • you want technical depth on malware or vulnerability exploitation
  • you prefer single-host narrative to two-host conversation

Start with these 3 episodes

  1. 01

    passkey (noun) [Word Notes]

    · 7 min · Beginner

    A seven-minute Word Notes segment from the feed, the fastest way to see how the show explains identity terms.

  2. 02

    The voice on the other end.

    · 46 min · Beginner

    A representative full episode: listener scam stories, current schemes, and the Catch of the Day.

  3. 03

    Identity theft gets a raise.

    · 57 min · Beginner

    Identity theft and account takeover tactics explained for people who will be targeted, not just defenders.

About the show

Hacking Humans is produced by The CyberWire network. Dave Bittner (CyberWire) and Joe Carrigan (Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute) host the weekly examination of social engineering, phishing campaigns, and the human side of security.

The same feed also carries two short N2K spin-offs, Word Notes (a few minutes on one security term) and Only Malware in the Building, so filter by title if you only want the main show.

Notable guests

  • Perry Carpenter
  • Roger Grimes

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