Crossing The Firewall

This week, we take a break from our usual discussions around cybercime and focus on technology use inside of prisons. With education programs becoming increasingly digital and online, multiple vendors have come along...

Cybercrime and cybersecurity impacts everyone, but oftentimes conversations surrounding cybercrime do not focus on all populations. This week's guest, Dr. Cooper Maher, conducts research on how to protect vulnerable...

This week, we are joined by Ruby Farr and Dr. Julia Davidson of the University of East London to discuss juvenile engagement in cybercrime and cyber deviancy. Their work with the Institute for Connected Communities...

Romance Fraud is committed by gaining someone's trust and using their romantic feelings to leverage monetary gain. To gain the victim's trust and to build these emotional "bonds" over time, fraudsters utilize linguistic...

Humans are social creatures, and we tend to take the opinions of those around us seriously. The reviews of people we don't even know can influence our decision to purchase a product, eat at a particular restaurant, and...

This week's episode of Crossing The Firewall, we discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI), Government policy, and regulations. Can we regulate our way to a safe AI environment, or has the metaphorical train left the station...

Join us for this phishing adventure with Michael Joyce, Executive Director of the Human-Centric Cybersecurity Partnership and host of the popular Cybercrimeology podcast! We discuss Phishing scams, the ethics of...

Back in May 2025, we recorded a podcast with Dr. Roberta Liggett O'Malley addressing the recent spike in sextortion cases across the United States. Unfortunately, the audio and video files were lost through some...

This week we meet with Dr. Russell Brewer, a Professor in the School of Society and Culture at Adelaide University. Dr. Brewer is an expert on the human dimensions of cybercrime and how AI can help identify perpetrators...

This week's episode of Crossing The Firewall features special guest Rebecca Taylor, a Threat Intelligence Knowledge Manager at Sophos. Rebecca discusses how she got into a career in cybercrime and cybersecurity with a...

Can hackers use their skills for good? It depends on who you ask. However, Ethical Hackers are utilized by companies and governments to find weaknesses in their systems so they can increase their security. These hackers...

This week, we are joined by Dr. Suleman Lazarus, a Visiting Scholar at the Mannheim Centre for Criminology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, to discuss global perspectives on cybercrime. Dr...

We are excited to have our first return guest on Crossing The Firewall, Dr. Kevin Steinmetz! Join us this week as we discuss cybercrime in video games. From depictions of cybercrime in video games to actual cybercrimes...

Happy New Year everyone! To kick of 2026, we decided to record a fun episode discussing our favorite movies featuring various types of cybercrime. We are joined by special guest Dr. Adam Bossler, a Professor in the...

Hacktivism: when individuals or groups utilize cyberattacks to promote political or social causes. Is it a justified use of hacking skills or just another example of cybercrime? The answer to that question may depend on...