West Coast Cyber

WestCoast Cyber

Perth's first Cyber Security industry podcast. Aimed at anyone wanting to learn more about Cybersecurity how it affects their work, home and world around them. Local and international Cyber and Technology news, interviews and events presented by Caitriona Forde, Fadzayi Chiwandire and Ben Aylett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Sep 27

    Special - Fraud Awareness Excerpt

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  2. Sep 27

    S6E5 The WFH Edition

    Season: 6 Episode: 5 Recording Date: 27 September 2026 Headlines: Story 1: OpenAI Agent Misalignment Framework & Self-Jailbreaking Incident The Guardian: OpenAI reveals cases of 'concerning' AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system The Hacker News: OpenAI Reveals Six Model Incidents Involving Hidden Failures and Unauthorized Uploads SecurityWeek: OpenAI Says Its Models Searched GitHub for Leaked API Keys During Training MindStudio Analysis: OpenAI's Misalignment Report: AI Agents Caught Lying and Jailbreaking Themselves Story 2: Two Perth hackers charged after AFP/FBI investigation Two Perth hackers charged after major AFP, FBI investigation into alleged global cybercrime - ABC News Main Story : Cait’s Warning Retirees getting scammed - we need to find a way to get the word out. Community & Events October Warembo WA Cyber + Hack the Box CTF - Perth ECU Joondalup building 18, 2 October, 9am - 4pmAustralian Cyber Conference — Melbourne, 14–16 OctISACA Perth SecureIT — 22 OctNovember BSides Sydney — 7 NovBSides Perth — 13–14 NovAISA PerthSEC — 18 NovMilCIS — Canberra, 17–19 NovSydney AI Security Summit — 25 NovDecember IAPP ANZ Summit — Sydney, 1–4 DecJanuary Nothing yet! Relax Cyber Friends!February CS4CA ANZ — Perth, 9–10 FebSydney CISO / OT Security / AppSec events — 9–10 Feb Did you know that subscribing to West Coast Cyber is free? Just follow the links in the show notes or search for West Coast Cyber in your favourite podcast listener. aCast : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/westcoastcyber Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/west-coast-cyber/id1793990678 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4bvYuqrdeh1BIDKXi0rcNr iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-west-coast-cyber-107688022/ Contacts Website - https://www.cyberwesthub.au/resources Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au Discord - https://discord.gg/kwsmDBUZKZ Social Media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCyber Twitter https://twitter.com/WestCoastCybr LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/westcoastcyber/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/westcoastcyber/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Aug 19

    S6E4 Your Regular Scheduled Program

    Origin Energy Data Breach https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/origin-energy-to-refund-customers-after-accc-investigation https://www.originenergy.com.au/update-july-2026/ Delta WiFi attack https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/delta-probes-wi-fi-deauth-attack-on-flight-carrying-def-con-attendees/ https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/def-con-dingus-suspected-of-trying-to-take-over-delta-in-flight-wi-fi/5286331 OpenAI/HuggingFace Incident https://huggingface.co/blog/agent-intrusion-technical-timeline Calendar Scamwatch Week 24th to 28th August AISA Webinar 26th August CyberConnect September - 15th September Melbourne Cybercon 14th - 16th October ISACA 22nd October BSides Perth 2026 - 13-15 November 2026 (Sold Out?) https://events.humanitix.com/bsides-perth-2026 PerthSec Wednesday 18th November Did you know that subscribing to West Coast Cyber is free? Just follow the links in the show notes or search for West Coast Cyber in your favourite podcast listener. aCast : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/westcoastcyber Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/west-coast-cyber/id1793990678 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4bvYuqrdeh1BIDKXi0rcNr iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-west-coast-cyber-107688022/ Contacts Website - https://www.cyberwesthub.au/resources Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au Discord - https://discord.gg/kwsmDBUZKZ Social Media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCyber Twitter https://twitter.com/WestCoastCybr LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/westcoastcyber/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/westcoastcyber/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. May 19

    S6E3 The Canvas Incident

    Story 1: https://cybernews.com/security/uk-water-firm-fined-1m-windows-server-2003/ Story 2: https://news.bitcoin.com/australian-cybercrime-squad-charges-man-in-3-5-million-crypto-scam/ Main Topic: https://www.instructure.com/incident_update Did you know that subscribing to West Coast Cyber is free? Just follow the links in the show notes or search for West Coast Cyber in your favourite podcast listener. aCast : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/westcoastcyber Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/west-coast-cyber/id1793990678 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4bvYuqrdeh1BIDKXi0rcNr iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-west-coast-cyber-107688022/ Contacts Website - https://www.cyberwesthub.au/resources Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au Discord - https://discord.gg/kwsmDBUZKZ Social Media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCyber Twitter https://twitter.com/WestCoastCybr LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/westcoastcyber/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/westcoastcyber/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Mar 26

    S6E2 - Made by Humans?

    This episode comes with a content warning as we do touch on some serious topics that might distress some listeners. If you or someone you know needs help, reach out to a mental health support service like Lifeline on 131114. The Headlines https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cyberpress-org_cyberpress-cybersecuritynews-activity-7439576347037020160-uGid/?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAAAWYK78ByWMYuV-sTw7GmDznHSkMq0xqfqs&utm_campaign=whatsapp https://cyberpress.org/stryker-confirms-massive-wiper-attack/ Chatgpt data leakage https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/can-private-information-uploaded-to-chatgpt-be-found-by-others/105858422 Guest Interview : Danja Lewis Question on Linked IN about data leakage - I would be really interested to see how this information can actually be extracted. Many people say they’ve uploaded data, but getting it back out or even locating it again is incredibly difficult. It often feels like it disappears into a black box. Danja can be found at AIUC.global and on LinkedIn. Webinar Community & Events 1st April CISO Perth (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/ciso-perth-2026) 21st April CyberWest Hub Cyber Connect (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/cyber-connect-february-2026-589wh-6zw3b-gla5w-pkr22) Did you know that subscribing to West Coast Cyber is free? Just follow the links in the show notes or search for West Coast Cyber in your favourite podcast listener. aCast : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/westcoastcyber Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/west-coast-cyber/id1793990678 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4bvYuqrdeh1BIDKXi0rcNr iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-west-coast-cyber-107688022/ Contacts Website - https://www.cyberwesthub.au/resources Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au Discord - https://discord.gg/kwsmDBUZKZ Social Media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCyber Twitter https://twitter.com/WestCoastCybr LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/westcoastcyber/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/westcoastcyber/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Feb 17

    S6E1 - Don't believe the hype

    The Headlines ASIC Fine https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/13197-fiig-securities-faces-2-5m-fine-following-2023-cyber-attack Apple’s first Zero day of 2026  https://www.google.com/search?q=https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/apple-fixes-new-dyld-zero-day.html https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple+Patches+Everything+February+2026/32706/ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-ios-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-use-new-macos-malware-in-crypto-theft-attacks/ Main Story : The over-hyping of cybersecurity stories are distracting from the fundamentals. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-voice-virtual-meeting-fraud/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/malwaretech_juice-jacking-why-everyone-from-local-news-ugcPost-7425291701390295040-QbG6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAAwp9RgBygm-lctMvTZOYWhdsEKfFnpfjV8 https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/chatgpt-caricatures-trend Community & Events 19th February AISA NSW Branch Event (https://aisa.org.au/Public/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=BMNSW19226&WebsiteKey=dd1440d8-82c8-43e1-9f70-9cec638dc85b) CyberWest Hub Fields and Fortunes (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/fields-and-fortunes) 20th February CyberWest Hub Cyber Queens (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/cyber-queens-february-2026) AWSN Perth Welcome Breakfast (https://www.awsn.org.au/eventdetails/37241/perth-welcome-to-2026-breakfast) 21st February CyberWest Hub Warembo WA Cyber (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/warembo-wa-cyber) 24th February CyberWest Hub Future Ready - The Secure Path to AI (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/future-ready-the-secure-path-to-ai) 26th February CyberWest Hub Scams and Scones (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/scams-and-scones-february-2026-x9ga6) 3rd March CyberWest Hub Students of Cyber (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/students-of-cyber-3-february-cwcjn) 23rd to 25th March CyberWest Hub Black Swan Summit (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/black-swan-summit-2026) 1st April CISO Perth (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/ciso-perth-2026) 21st April CyberWest Hub Cyber Connect (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/cyber-connect-february-2026-589wh-6zw3b-gla5w-pkr22) SUBSCRIBE! Its Free! aCast : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/westcoastcyber Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/west-coast-cyber/id1793990678 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4bvYuqrdeh1BIDKXi0rcNr iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-west-coast-cyber-107688022/ Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@westcoastcyber Contacts Website - https://www.cyberwesthub.au/resources Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au Discord - https://discord.gg/kwsmDBUZKZ Social Media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCyber Twitter https://twitter.com/WestCoastCybr LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/westcoastcyber/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/westcoastcyber/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 11/25/2025

    S5E9 - We made out alive in 2025!

    S5E9 - We made out alive in 2025! Story 1 Fake Domains - https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/russian-hackers-create-4300-fake-travel.html Story 2 The change to the internet that nobody is talking about. Age verification controls on Search Engines! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/age-verification-search-engines/105516256 Main Topic Looking back and Looking forward - The panel discusses what we saw over the year and what we need to look for in 2026. Upcoming Events If you have an event that you want to include, get in touch. Calendar AISA PerthSEC Conference: Thursday 27 November 2025 - We will ALL be there! Student of Cyber : December 2 2025 The BIG STOTM, AISA, ISECA, AWSN, Cyberwest, Cyber Risk meetup for Christmas. 11th December - Eventbrite for details Want to support the podcast? Leave a review and recommend us to a friend! Spread the word! Subscribe! Did you know that subscribing to West Coast Cyber is $96.5 million cheaper than a weather website? aCast : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/westcoastcyber Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/west-coast-cyber/id1793990678 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4bvYuqrdeh1BIDKXi0rcNr iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-west-coast-cyber-107688022/ Contacts Website - https://www.cyberwesthub.au/resources Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au Discord - https://discord.gg/kwsmDBUZKZ Social Media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCyber Twitter https://twitter.com/WestCoastCybr LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/westcoastcyber/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/westcoastcyber/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 11/18/2025

    S5E8 - Destiny Rescue Special

    S5E8 - Destiny Rescue Special CONTENT WARNING - Child Exploitation We speak with Matt Valentine from destinyrescue.org about his fight against child exploitation. To support Destiny Rescue and their mission to make a difference to the lives of children impacted by exploitation, simply go to the website or contact Destiny Rescue’s corporate partnerships manager, Julia Yeow, directly at Julia.yeow@destinyrescue.org, to find out more about what you and your organisation can do. If you need help, contact a medical practitioner or reach out to lifeline on 131114 or lifeline.org.au. Want to support the podcast? Leave a review and recommend us to a friend! Spread the word! aCast : https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/westcoastcyber Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/west-coast-cyber/id1793990678 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/4bvYuqrdeh1BIDKXi0rcNr iHeart Radio : https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-west-coast-cyber-107688022/ Contacts Website - https://www.cyberwesthub.au/resources Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au Discord - https://discord.gg/kwsmDBUZKZ Social Media Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WestCoastCyber Twitter https://twitter.com/WestCoastCybr LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/westcoastcyber/ Insta https://www.instagram.com/westcoastcyber/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Perth's first Cyber Security industry podcast. Aimed at anyone wanting to learn more about Cybersecurity how it affects their work, home and world around them. Local and international Cyber and Technology news, interviews and events presented by Caitriona Forde, Fadzayi Chiwandire and Ben Aylett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    WestCoast Cyber
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © WestCoast Cyber
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    West Coast Cyber