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Smashing Security

Hosted by Graham Cluley

Weekly conversational take on cybersecurity news, irreverent enough to share with non-security colleagues.

Panel Weekly 30–60 min· ~488 episodes· Started 2016
Level
Beginner, no security background needed
Status
Active, last episode
Who's behind it
Independent, Graham Cluley sourceAd-supported.
Last verified
Transcripts for every episode

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Editorial take

The cybersecurity podcast you can recommend to your sales team or your parents. Graham Cluley has been explaining security to normal people since the 1990s, and he makes the week's breaches and privacy debacles entertaining without sacrificing accuracy. Since co-host Carole Theriault left in 2025 he hosts with rotating guests, each bringing one story, which keeps the energy up. Use it as a complement to a daily news show, not a replacement.

Last hand-checked 2026-09-30.

Listen if you …

  • you want cybersecurity coverage that's accessible to non-specialists
  • you appreciate British wit applied to American breach disclosures
  • you're tired of bone-dry threat-intel podcasts and want something with personality

Skip if you …

  • you need technical depth on attack techniques
  • you find British conversational humor grating, the format is unapologetically chatty

Start with these 3 episodes

  1. 01

    This AI helps thieves steal your iPhone

    · 44 min · Beginner

    A typical episode: an AI voice scam after iPhone theft, told for a general audience.

  2. 02

    How to scam someone in seven days

    · 61 min · Beginner

    Walks through a real romance-scam script day by day; social engineering mechanics made plain.

  3. 03

    This job interview could destroy your company

    · 59 min · Beginner

    North Korean fake-recruiter lures explained simply; worth sharing with any hiring or HR team.

About the show

Graham Cluley (writer at grahamcluley.com, formerly Sophos and Naked Security) hosts this weekly conversational news show, which he co-hosted with Carole Theriault until 2025.

Each episode has the host and guests from the security industry bringing a news story apiece. The hosts editorialize freely, which works because they have the credentials to back it up.

Notable guests

  • Mikko Hyppönen
  • Brian Krebs
  • Eva Galperin

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