Tye Valdis
Co-Host of Scinary Information Nexus
Tye Valdis has hosted five Episodes.
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Episode 28: Nightmare on AWS Street: Halloween Special
October 31st, 2025 | Season 2 | 53 mins 59 secs
In this Halloween special, the team discusses the massive AWS outage that recently brought large swaths of the internet to a halt. They break down the technical "race condition" that caused the DNS failure, explore the comical real-world consequences like smart beds getting stuck, and analyze why even competitors like Microsoft were affected. The conversation broadens into a critical look at the tech industry's single points of failure (AWS, AT&T), the dangerous trade-off between efficiency and resiliency, and whether our critical infrastructure is too reliant on a few monopolies. Additionally, they provide an update on the Salesforce breach, revealing that data belonging to personnel in major US government departments (DOD, DHS, ICE) was compromised by the threat group "Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters"
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Episode 23: Debunking VPN Myths: Are You Really Anonymous Online?
September 26th, 2025 | Season 2 | 58 mins 35 secs
The team pulls back the curtain on the consumer VPN and data privacy industry. They conduct a deep-dive into the privacy policies of major players like NordVPN and Surfshark, revealing how "no-log" claims can be misleading due to DNS logging and financial transaction records. They also present compelling research on PII (Personally Identifiable Information) removal services like Incogni and DeleteMe, exposing their surprisingly low success and accuracy rates, and questioning if these expensive subscriptions are truly worth the cost.
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Episode 22: The MSP Playbook: Building a Business with Brian Kane
September 19th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 7 mins
This week, we have a very special guest in the studio: Brian Kane, the Vice President of Global MSP Channels at Threatdown/Malwarebytes. Brian pulls back the curtain on his 20-year journey, from the scrappy beginnings of building an MSP to advising a global cybersecurity leader.
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Episode 20: From Our First Intern to Rival CEO: Hacking with Jason Phillips
September 2nd, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 3 mins
This week, we go back to our roots and sit down with a very special guest: Jason Phillips, the founder of Mustang Cyber and, once upon a time, the very first intern at Scinary Cybersecurity.
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Episode 17: Revenge Hacking: Justice or Just Illegal?
August 11th, 2025 | Season 2 | 59 mins 36 secs
This week, the team tackles a controversial and ethically murky corner of the cyber world: Offensive Security and the temptation to "hack back". When an attacker breaches your network, is fighting back a righteous act of justice or a dangerous form of vigilantism?