Paul's Security Weekly
Hosted by Paul Asadoorian & Larry Pesce & Josh Marpet & Jeff Man & Mandy Logan & Tyler Robinson
Two hours of hacker news, hardware hacking, and Linux tech segments from a show running since 2005.
- Level
- Practitioner, assumes you work in or study security
- Status
- Active, last episode
- Who's behind it
- Media outlet, CyberRisk Alliance sourcePart of the Security Weekly network; some interview segments are sponsored and labelled in the show notes.
- Last verified
Listed underThreat intel and newsOffensive security
Editorial take
One of the longest-running security podcasts, past episode 945 since 2005, and still the best weekly show for hands-on hacker culture. Paul Asadoorian and his co-hosts spend most of each two-hour episode on a long list of security news, with a bias toward firmware, UEFI, IoT, embedded devices, and Linux that few other news shows share. Some weeks open with a technical segment, such as Linux threat hunting or scanning the internet with Linux tools, and guest interviews have included HD Moore and Ed Skoudis. The limitation is length and focus: two hours is a commitment, the news runs long, and some interview segments are sponsored, labelled in the show notes. It is a CyberRisk Alliance production within the Security Weekly network.
Last hand-checked 2026-09-30.
Listen if you …
- like hardware, firmware, and IoT hacking and want a weekly dose of it
- want a long-form news show with technical commentary from practitioners
- are building a home lab or learning Linux security and like tech segments
Skip if you …
- you have under an hour a week, most episodes run about two hours
- you want leadership or program-level content, this is technical and news-driven
- sponsored interview segments bother you, some episodes carry one
Start with these 3 episodes
- 01
Breaking Into Cybersecurity - PSW #907
· 65 min · Beginner
A rare one-hour episode aimed at newcomers, with beginner project ideas and no news block.
- 02
Linux Threat Hunting - PSW #942
· 132 min · Practitioner
The full format: a hands-on tech segment on where to find Linux IoCs, then the news.
- 03
Is Vuln Management Dead? - HD Moore - PSW #880
· 136 min · Practitioner
The Metasploit creator on asset discovery, default credentials, and why vulnerability management keeps failing.
About the show
Paul's Security Weekly is the flagship show of the Security Weekly podcast network, which CyberRisk Alliance acquired in 2020. Paul Asadoorian founded the show in 2005 and hosts with a rotating group of co-hosts that has included Larry Pesce, Josh Marpet, Jeff Man, Mandy Logan, and Tyler Robinson.
The weekly episode runs about two hours: security news discussion, frequent technical segments, and interviews, some of them sponsored. Show notes are published on the Security Weekly pages of SC Media.
Notable guests
- HD Moore
- Ed Skoudis
- Sergi Àlvarez
- Josh Bressers
- Ian Gray
- Sandy Bird
- Rob Allen
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