Champagne with Our Campaigns: A 100th Episode Happy Hour

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Hello to all our Cyber Pals, Cyber Centaurs, Cyber Stars, and listeners who have been with us for 100 episodes! It’s our 100th episode—and we’re raising a glass to celebrate. 🥂

Host Selena Larson is joined by long-time guest hosts, Sarah Sabotka and Tim Kromphardt, and honorary host, VP of Proofpoint Threat Research Daniel Blackford, for this commemorative episode of Discarded! We reflect on the journey so far, revisit standout moments, and look ahead to what’s next in cybersecurity.

From unforgettable guests and inside jokes to real lessons learned from years of tracking threat actors, this episode is part celebration, part reflection, and part unfiltered cyber chat.

We dig into:

• Favorite podcast guests and the insights that stuck with us
• The reality vs. hype of AI in cybersecurity (and what’s actually useful)
• How threat actors are evolving—and where they’re… not
• The surprising truth about targeting, myths in the industry, and why attackers don’t need to be sophisticated to be effective
• Behind-the-scenes looks at the tools and research we’re building right now

Plus, we answer listener questions, share a few laughs (and a few drinks), and talk about what the next 100 episodes might hold.

Whether you’ve been with us since episode one or just discovered the show, this milestone episode is a thank-you to our listeners—and a reminder that cybersecurity is as much about people as it is about technology.

Cheers to 100 episodes. 🍾

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/technology/ai-chatbots-teen-roleplay.html

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