SECURITY.COM The Podcast

In-depth intel. Real talk. Human factor. Join Dan Mellinger, your go-to cybersecurity communicator, and Paul Miller, seasoned threat intelligence and operations leader, as they bridge the gap between cutting-edge security tech and the humans who make it work. Every first and third week each month, they unpack security stories and technical deep dives—from threat hunting to the not-so-secrets of Data Security and SSE others won’t tell you—all rooted in the same high‑quality content and bold thought leadership you’ve come to expect from SECURITY.COM.

SECURITY.COM The Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by Daniel Tu Mellinger, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Daniel Tu Mellinger hosts SECURITY.COM The Podcast, a technology show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  The Parasite in the Machine: Unmasking the Speagle Infostealer

  Jun 19, 202612 minS2

  Symantec Threat Hunters found malware that turns a legitimate document-security platform into its own exfiltration channel. Infostealer.Speagle hijacks Cobra DocGuard to chase Chinese ballistic missile documents — then uses the platform's own driver to delete itself. A look at the Runningcrab activity cluster. Listen in.

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  Episode #9

  The Death of SIEM

  May 20, 202621 minS2

  <p>SIEM was supposed to be the nerve center of every security operation — collect every log, correlate every event, surface every threat. Most organizations ended up with an expensive log warehouse that generates more noise than signal.</p><p>Recorded live from RSAC, Dan sits down with Justin Falck — Head of Product for Endpoint at the Enterprise Security Group at Broadcom — to break down where the SIEM model broke, why "magic correlation" never showed up, and what's actually replacing it in modern security operations.</p><p>In this episode:</p>The original promise of SIEM and where the math fell apartH...

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  Episode #8

  Hoodies to Headlines: The Evolution of Cybersecurity PR w/ W2 Communications

  May 6, 202631 minS2

  <p>The Evolution of Cybersecurity Media & PR — with Tony Welz, W2 Communications</p><p>Cybersecurity went from a niche trade-press beat to a nation-state strategy domain in about 25 years. Dan Mellinger sits down with Tony Welz, co-founder of W2 Communications — a strategic communications agency that's specialized in cybersecurity for 23 years — to unpack how the story got told along the way, and who's telling it now.</p><p>Tony's been in the room for nearly every inflection point: working with Sourcefire from their A-round through their Cisco acquisition, watching FireEye seed the modern threat-research content model, navigating the Target/Sony/Ashley Madiso...

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  Episode #7

  Iran's Cyber Warfare Playbook: What Defenders Need to Know Right Now

  Apr 22, 202615 minS2

  <p>Iran has always been active in cyberspace — but with U.S. and Israeli kinetic operations underway in March 2026, they're under pressure to make an impact, and cyber is where they can fight asymmetrically. Dan Mellinger and Symantec threat intelligence veteran Dick O'Brien break down what defenders are actually seeing right now: active intrusions on 5–6 organizations in the U.S. and Canada, the recent Stryker attack that weaponized Microsoft Intune instead of malware, and why Iranian operators are rapidly absorbing Russian cloud-attack tradecraft. Plus: why Iran is effectively the #2 most prevalent nation-state adversary, the surprisingly effective social engineering campaigns they're runn...

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  Episode #6

  A Brief History of DLP

  Apr 6, 202639 minS2

  <p>How did Data Loss Prevention go from a forgotten niche to a boardroom necessity? In this episode, host Dan Mellinger sits down with Matt Jones, Channel Technical Director for Information Security at Broadcom's Enterprise Security Group, to trace the full arc of DLP — from its earliest roots to its role in today's enterprise security stack.</p><p>Matt brings over two decades of hands-on experience, from the days of MimeSweeper and email content inspection to building managed DLP services and working with Symantec DLP for 15+ years. Together, they explore:</p>🕰️ The pre-DLP era — when data protection meant "don't leave documents o...

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