There's a machine in your building controlling something physical right now. It's probably connected to the internet. And you definitely don't know it's there.

Operational technology sits in the biggest blind spot in cybersecurity. We patch our laptops every Tuesday. These systems haven't been updated in a decade.

In this episode, we sit down with Amy Brooks, a chartered engineer with 15 years defending OT across healthcare, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure, and James Smith, a CovertSwarm Hive Leader who specializes in attacking these systems before real adversaries do.

What you'll hear:

• Why that "smart" building you moved into is full of inherited vulnerabilities nobody documented
• How attackers pivot from a basic phishing email to controlling your production floor
• Why you can't patch OT the way you patch IT
• What offensive OT testing actually looks like (hint: it's about paths, not payloads)

This episode won't panic you. It'll show you what's actually at risk and what you can do about it.

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Successful companies are constant targets for attackers. Those who take security seriously don’t test their defenses once a year.

They subscribe to CovertSwarm.

Die Hard. Christmas movie or not?

That's how we kick off this special edition of YOU DESERVE TO BE HACKED, a fireside chat recorded as 2025 comes to a close.

This year brought seismic shifts in offensive security. AI agents everywhere. Prompt injection still unsolved. Shadow AI spreading faster than IT teams can track it. And threat actors like Scattered Spider proving that the front door is still the easiest way in.

In this episode, CovertSwarm's Luke Potter (COO), James Dale (Head of Adversary Simulation), Jack Smith (Senior Hive Leader), and Dominika Pietrzak (AI Engineer) sit down to unpack what they've seen on the front lines this year.

This isn't a predictions episode. It's a reflection on what actually happened, straight from the operators running constant cyber attacks every day.

If you want an honest look at where offensive security is heading, this one's for you.

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Successful companies are constant targets for attackers. Those who take security seriously don’t test their defenses once a year.

They subscribe to CovertSwarm.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming an active partner in offensive cybersecurity.

In this episode, Jim Clover, founder of Varadius Ltd and former UK Government cyber operations lead, joins Luke Potter, COO at CovertSwarm, to explore how AI is changing the way real attacks are planned and executed.

Jim brings a grounded perspective shaped by years of experience and a deep understanding of AI model safety. Luke provides insight from the front line of offensive operations, where AI is already accelerating reconnaissance, social engineering, and adaptive attack planning. Together, they examine the opportunities and risks that come with integrating AI into offensive capability, and what responsible evolution should look like as the technology moves forward.

AI is not replacing human operators, but it is reshaping the craft.

This conversation uncovers how experts are navigating that shift and what it means for the future of security.

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Successful companies are constant targets for attackers. Those who take security seriously don’t test their defenses once a year.

They subscribe to CovertSwarm.