The Cyber Resilience Brief: A SafeBreach Podcast

Ep. 36 - TIBER-EU Explained: How Threat-Led Red Teaming Is Redefining Cyber Resilience

Threat-led red teaming is no longer optional in Europe — it’s becoming the foundation of cyber resilience.
In this episode of The Cyber Resilience Brief, host Tova Dvorin is joined by Adrian Culley, SafeBreach’s offensive security expert for Europe and the UK, to break down the TIBER-EU framework and why it’s reshaping how financial institutions and critical infrastructure organizations approach cyber defense.
Originally developed by the European Central Bank, TIBER-EU (Threat Intelligence-Based Ethical Red Teaming) goes far beyond traditional penetration testing. It simulates real-world adversaries, real attack paths, and real operational pressure — aligning tightly with modern regulations such as DORA, NIS2, and the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
In this episode, we cover:
What TIBER-EU is and why regulators are embracing intelligence-led red teaming
How DORA and TIBER-EU work together to enforce continuous operational resilience
Why point-in-time penetration tests are no longer enough
The evolving role of Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) in preparing for TIBER-EU assessments
How Adversary Exposure Validation (AEV) reveals real blast radius and business impact
Why Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) is emerging as the “always-on” complement to regulator-mandated tests
Whether you’re a CISO, security architect, red teamer, or risk leader, this episode explains how Europe’s regulatory frameworks are pushing the industry toward continuous, adversary-centric security validation — and why organizations outside the EU should be paying close attention.
🎙️ If cyber resilience is a journey — TIBER-EU defines the terrain.
 

Ep. 35 - BAS, APTs, AEV, and CTEM Explained: A Practical Guide to Cybersecurity Acronyms

In this episode of the Cyber Resilience Brief, hosts Tova Dvorin and Adrian Culley clearly and practically explain some of the most commonly used — and most commonly misunderstood — terms in modern cybersecurity.
Together, they break down:
What Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) actually means in practice
How Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) operate — and why persistence matters
What Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) is (and what it isn’t)
How CTEM (Continuous Threat Exposure Management) connects these concepts
The difference between attack simulation and adversary emulation
This episode focuses on plain-language explanations, real-world context, and why these terms exist in the first place.
If you’ve ever heard these acronyms used interchangeably — or wanted a grounded explanation you can actually reuse — this episode is for you.

Ep. 34 - Inside the Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack: Supply Chain Failure, Scattered Spider, and the New Threat Ecosystem

The Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack has already cost the UK billions — and exposed a critical weakness in modern cybersecurity: supply chain risk. In this episode of The Cyber Resilience Brief, SafeBreach hosts Tova Dvorin and Adrian Culley sit down with Steve Cobb, CISO of SecurityScorecard, to unpack what really happened, why groups like Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and Lapsus are becoming more coordinated, and what CISOs must do now to protect against cascading third-party failures.
We break down:
How the Jaguar Land Rover breach unfolded
Why third-party and fourth-party risk is now first-party risk
The rise of coordinated cybercrime collectives
Why “trust but validate” must be the new supply chain mantra
Actionable steps to strengthen resilience and visibility across vendors
What the JLR incident means for national security, global operations, and the future of supply chain cybersecurity
Whether you're a CISO, resilience leader, threat analyst, or supply chain security professional, this episode delivers essential insights into one of the most significant cyberattacks in UK history.

Ep. 33 - BRICKSTORM Reemerges: CISA & NSA Warn of New Persistence Tactics and Cyber Resilience Gaps

In Episode 33 of The Cyber Resilience Brief, hosts Tova Dvorin and Adrian Culley revisit the BRICKSTORM threat—this time through the lens of the new CISA, NSA, and Canadian Cyber Centre joint advisory. While Episode 24 explored BRICKSTORM’s origin, stealth techniques, and UNC5221’s long-term espionage campaign, this episode focuses on what’s changed, and why BRICKSTORM remains a critical concern for defenders in 2025 and into 2026.
Tova and Adrian break down the advisory’s latest findings, including expanded targeting of government and IT sectors, advanced persistence mechanisms, and new insights into how attackers leverage VMware environments to maintain full, covert control of compromised systems.
The conversation underscores a central message: these tactics aren’t static. BRICKSTORM is evolving, and organizations must evolve their defenses too. That means shifting from occasional checks to continuous validation, embracing Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), and operationalizing threat exposure management to match the pace of modern threat actors.
What’s New in This Episode
Key updates from the CISA/NSA/CCCS advisory on BRICKSTORM
Evolving persistence and communication-hiding techniques
How attackers continue to exploit VMware and web-facing infrastructure
Why high-value organizations remain prime targets
The growing need for continuous, proactive security validation
How BAS helps validate Zero Trust and uncover blind spots before adversaries do
For more information on SafeBreach's BRICKSTORM coverage, click here to read our blog. 

Ep. 32 - Inside “The Com”: The Social-Engineering Supergroup Behind Global Ransomware Attacks

In this episode of The Cyber Resilience Brief, host Tova Dvorin and offensive security expert Adrian Culley expose The Com—the decentralized cybercrime collective behind threat groups like Lapsus$, Scattered Spider (UNC 3944 / Octo Tempest), and ShinyHunters. Together, they break down how this teenage-to-young-adult adversary ecosystem has weaponized vishing, MFA fatigue, SIM-swapping, and cloud exfiltration to breach giants including Microsoft, Okta, Nvidia, MGM Resorts, and more.
You’ll learn:
How The Com evolved from Lapsus$ chaos into a professionalized extortion machine
Why help desks—not firewalls—are their favorite initial access vector
Their signature TTPs: vishing, MFA bypass, living-off-the-land, cloud data theft, and ephemeral IOCs
How adversarial exposure validation (AEV), BAS, CART, and phishing-resistant MFA (FIDO2/WebAuthn) shut them down
Practical resilience steps you can implement today
A must-listen for CISOs, security leaders, and anyone tracking modern identity-based cyber threats. Stay safe. Stay safe with SafeBreach.

Ep. 31 - From Exercise to Efficacy: Resilience as a Measurement

In this final episode of our November Critical Infrastructure series, The Cyber Resilience Brief host Tova Dvorin and SafeBreach offensive engineer Adrian Culley explore what it truly means to measure resilience — not just talk about it.They break down how the CISA resilience framework (“Know, Assess, Plan, and Continuously Improve”) connects directly to modern validation tools like Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Adversary Exposure Validation (AEV), and Continuous Red Teaming (CART).
Discover how organizations can move from tabletop exercises to quantifiable, data-driven resilience metrics, bridging the gap between security plans and operational reality. Learn how continuous validation transforms cyber defense from a cost center into a measurable return on security investment (ROSI) — and why resilience should be treated as a living capability that evolves alongside adversaries.

Ep. 30 - Bridging IT and OT - A Unified Red Team View

As IT and OT environments converge, critical infrastructure faces an evolving threat landscape where cyberattacks can have real-world, physical consequences. In this episode of The Cyber Resilience Brief, host Tova Dvorin and Adrian Culley, Offensive Cybersecurity Engineer at SafeBreach, explore how Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) delivers a unified approach to testing and securing IT/OT boundaries. Learn how continuous validation, segmentation assurance, and evidence-based remediation help organizations protect industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA environments—without disrupting operations. Discover how to align with CISA’s resilience principles, reduce mean time to remediation (MTTR), and strengthen cyber-physical resilience through continuous, safe validation.

Ep. 29 - The Domino Effect: Validating Supply Chain and Dependencies

In this episode of The Cyber Resilience Brief, hosts Tova Dvorin and Adrian Culley explore the domino effect of supply chain vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure. Using real-world examples like SolarWinds, MOVEit, and Log4j, they unpack how a single compromised vendor can ripple across entire sectors—and how Adversary Exposure Validation (AEV) can help break that chain.
Adrian explains how AEV models third-party attack paths and validates resilience across shared dependencies, while Tova highlights the widening IT/OT gap and why Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART) is essential to maintaining ongoing protection.
Tune in to learn how to move beyond “point-in-time” testing and keep your organization’s defenses resilient in a constantly evolving ecosystem.
 

Ep. 28: Critical Infrastructure’s Unique Validation Challenge

In this episode of The Cyber Resilience Brief, host Tova Dvorin and SafeBreach offensive security engineer Adrian Culley explore the high-stakes world of critical infrastructure cybersecurity. November marks Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, and the discussion dives deep into why continuous validation — not periodic testing — is essential for protecting energy, water, finance, and healthcare systems from nation-state threats.
Learn how Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) can safely test IT/OT boundaries, validate segmentation controls, and transform compliance efforts from “check-the-box” to “prove-the-box.” Discover how SafeBreach empowers critical infrastructure organizations to achieve resilient, safe, and measurable security efficacy without disrupting operations.

Ep. 27 - The Evolution of ShinyHunters: From Data Theft to Weaponized Trust

The ShinyHunters threat group has transformed from a dark-web data broker into one of the most dangerous alliances in modern cybercrime. In this episode of The Cyber Resilience Brief, host Tova Dvorin and Adrian Culley, Offensive Security Engineer at SafeBreach, break down how the group’s merger with Scattered Spider marks a new era of as-a-service cybercrime — one built on social engineering, AI-powered vishing, and the exploitation of trust in SaaS ecosystems like Salesforce and Snowflake.
Discover:
How AI-enhanced vishing is bypassing even multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Why identity and OAuth tokens are now the new security perimeter.
How supply-chain exploitation is redefining enterprise risk.
What organizations can do using Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) to stay resilient.
This is more than a cybercrime story — it’s a blueprint for defending against the next generation of trust-based attacks.