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Modern adversaries are relentless. Today’s threat actors target organizations around the world with sophisticated cyberattacks. Who are they? What are they after? And most importantly, how can you defend against them? Welcome to the Adversary Universe podcast, where CrowdStrike answers all of these questions — and more. Join our hosts, a pioneer in adversary intelligence and a specialist in cybersecurity technology, as they unmask the threat actors targeting your organization.
CrowdStrike hosts Adversary Universe Podcast, a technology show with 76 episodes published.
He’s back, and he’s ready to talk botnet takeovers. Tillmann Werner, VP of Intelligence Production at CrowdStrike, returns to the podcast to discuss CrowdStrike’s coordinated takeover of the Glassworm botnet. Glassworm w
The technology sector is the most targeted in the world by eCrime and state-sponsored threat actors. Between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, China-nexus adversaries drove more than 58% of state-sponsored interactive i
The CrowdStrike 2026 Financial Services Threat Landscape report is now live! Adam and Cristian are here to break down the trends and techniques affecting an industry that has become a major target for adversaries. Financ
The previous episode of the Adversary Universe podcast explored the “vuln-pocalypse” and the implications of advanced AI models accelerating vulnerability discovery and exploitation. Now, we’re diving into how companies
Many cybersecurity conversations of late are discussing the impending “vuln-pocalypse” — a term used to describe a scenario in which AI-powered tools are used to discover and exploit vulnerabilities faster than defenders
Supply chain attacks targeting AI have recently been making headlines — and keeping the CrowdStrike OverWatch team busy. Jared Myers, director of CrowdStrike OverWatch, joins Adam in this episode to discuss his team’s ap
The Trump administration has released a national cybersecurity strategy that commits to strengthening defenses through six core pillars: employing more offensive cyber operations, streamlining regulations, modernizing an
It’s that time of year: The CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report is live, and Adam and Cristian are here to break down the key findings. This year’s report spotlights adversaries’ heightened speed, their evolving use of
Threat hunting is hard to define, but Brody Nisbet, Sr. Director of CrowdStrike OverWatch, breaks down the basics in an episode that starts with the CrowdStrike OverWatch mission and dives into his stories from the front
LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA, which is among the most prolific DPRK-nexus adversaries that CrowdStrike tracks, has evolved into three separate threat actors: GOLDEN CHOLLIMA, PRESSURE CHOLLIMA, and LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA. Each adversa
How do you take down a cybercriminal? Last month, we explored that question through the lens of Operation Endgame. Today, we ask Shawn Henry, former Executive Assistant Director of the FBI and current Executive Advisor t
This was a busy year for the Adversary Universe podcast. We covered the emergence of new adversaries, the weaponization of AI, critical CrowdStrike research, and how cyberattacks look in different regions of the world. T
In November 2025, a major public-private sector collaboration took down three significant malware networks. Operation Endgame involved law enforcement agencies from six EU countries, Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the
Not all cybercrimes are resolved. Some threat groups disappear completely, and some malware is never seen again. But sometimes, a long-dormant case is cracked open and elusive answers are found. Tillmann Werner, VP of In
CrowdStrike research into AI coding assistants reveals a new, subtle vulnerability surface: When DeepSeek-R1 receives prompts the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) likely considers politically sensitive, the likelihood of it
Europe is a prime target for global adversaries. There is a strong emphasis on eCrime across the region as well as a rise in hacktivism and espionage stemming from ongoing conflicts. The CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat
In the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, a burgeoning set of threat actors is emerging with a different language set, distinct tools, and an ecosystem where they interact with adversaries across the threat landscape.
Ransomware is not new, but the ransomware of today is very different from the ransomware of 1989. Today’s episode doubles as a history lesson, as Adam and Cristian look back at how a prolific global threat has evolved ov
This week’s episode arrives as Adam and Cristian are gearing up for Fal.Con, CrowdStrike’s annual event taking place next week in Las Vegas. They’ll be recording a live episode on some fascinating LLM research presented
This year at Black Hat, the topic of AI was everywhere — from hallway chats to the expo floor. Adam and Cristian took a break from the action for a rare in-person conversation about how adversaries are weaponizing AI, ho
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