Layer 8 Podcast: 7 Real-World Hacks That Taught Critical Cybersecurity Lessons for IT Pros

Nina Keller • September 24, 2025

This Layer 8 Podcast summary distills seven real-world cybersecurity hacks for IT pros, organized into people, processes, and technology—covering phishing awareness with MFA, cloud hygiene and least-privilege access, and incident readiness with runbooks and tabletop drills. It also highlights secure coding, observability and centralized logging, cloud automation, and ongoing mentorship and community learning to turn lessons into an actionable cybersecurity mindset for stronger incident response and threat prevention.

When People Cause the Breach — Human Layer Failures & Hacker Insights on Layer 8 Podcast

Tom Berger • September 24, 2025

Layer 8 Podcast investigates the human layer of security—the people, processes, and culture that often trigger breaches through misconfigurations and social engineering. It translates attacker thinking into practical defense with phishing-resistant training and controls like MFA, RBAC, secure defaults, and a supportive, blame-free security culture that emphasizes community engagement.

Dev→Sec Career Guide: Essential Tools, Workflows, and Tips for Aspiring Cybersecurity Engineers (Layer 8 Podcast)

Tom Berger • September 24, 2025

This Dev→Sec guide shows how developers can transition from writing code to building secure systems by integrating threat modeling, secure coding, and risk-aware design into daily work. It outlines practical tools and workflows (SAST/DAST, SCA, IaC scanners like tfsec and Checkov, CI/CD security, EDR/SIEM), hands-on labs (Hack The Box, TryHackMe, PortSwigger Academy), and career paths with a security-focused portfolio, certifications (Security+, OSCP/OSWE, CEH, AWS CCSK), and community involvement.