The BlueHat Podcast
by Microsoft
Hunting Variants: Finding the Bugs Behind the Bug
About this podcast
Since 2005, BlueHat has been where the security research community, and Microsoft, come together as peers; to debate, discuss, share, challenge, celebrate and learn. On The BlueHat Podcast, Microsoft and MSRC’s Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone will host conversations with researchers and industry leaders, both inside and outside of Microsoft, working to secure the planet’s technology and create a safer world for all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 59 episodes
- Hunting Variants: Finding the Bugs Behind the Bug · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 57In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham is joined by George Hughey from Microsoft who returns to discuss his Blue Hat India talk on variant hunting…
- Securing Redirections with Mike Macelletti · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 56In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Mike Macelletti from Microsoft’s MSRC Vulnerabilities and Mitigations team to explore…
- Ignore Ram Shankar Siva Kumar’s Previous Directions · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 55In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone share Ram Shankar Siva Kumar’s dynamic keynote from BlueHat India 2025, where he explores the…
- Protecting AI at the Edge with David Weston · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 54In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone share David Weston’s keynote from BlueHat India 2025. David explores the growing role of on-device AI…
- Hacking at the Weeds with Felix Boulet · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 53In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Felix Boulet fresh off his participation in Zero Day Quest. Felix talks about his…
- Evolutions in Hacking with Marco Ivaldi · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 52In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Marco Ivaldi, co-founder and technical director of HN Security, a boutique company…
- From Facebook-phished to MVR Top 5 with Dhiral Patel · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 51In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Dhiral Patel, Senior Security Engineer at ZoomInfo and one of MSRC’s Most Valuable…
- AI & the Hunt for Hidden Vulnerabilities with Tobias Diehl · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 50In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by security researcher Tobias Diehl, a top contributor to the Microsoft Security Research…
- Bug Hunting from the Beach with Brad Schlintz · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 49In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Brad Schlintz, independent security researcher and bug bounty hunter. Brad shares how…
- PoCs, Patching and Zero Day Quest Participation with Michael Gorelik · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 48In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, Nic and Wendy are joined by seasoned security researcher, and CTO of Morphisec, Michael Gorelik. Michael discusses his approach to…
- Secret Herbs, Spices and Hacking Copilot Studio · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 47In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, host Nic Fillingham is joined by Scott Gorlick, Security Architect for Power Platform at Microsoft. Scott shares his unconventional…
- Automating Dynamic Application Security Testing at Scale · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 46In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, hosts Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Jason Geffner, Principal Security Architect at Microsoft, to discuss his…
- Refactoring the Windows Kernel with Joe Bialek · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 45In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, hosts Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by BlueHat 2024 presenter Joe Bialek, a security engineer at Microsoft with over 13 years…
- Defending Against NTLM Relay Attacks with Rohit Mothe and George Hughey · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 44In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, hosts Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone welcome back George Hughey and Rohit Mothe from the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) to…
- Navigating AI Safety and Security Challenges with Yonatan Zunger [Encore] · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 34Yonatan Zunger, CVP of AI Safety & Security at Microsoft joins Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone on this week's episode of The BlueHat Podcast. Yonatan explains the distinction…
- Johann Rehberger on Researching AI & LLM Attacks · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 43In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, hosts Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Johann Rehberger, security expert and Red Team director at Electronic Arts. Johann…
- BlueHat 2024 Day 2 Keynote: Amanda Silver, CVP Microsoft Developer Division · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 42In this episode of The BlueHat Podcast, hosts Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone present an insightful address by Corporate Vice President and Head of Product for Microsoft's…
- BlueHat 2024 Day 1 Keynote: Chris Wysopal AKA Weld Pond · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 41In episode 41 of The BlueHat Podcast we bring you the BlueHat 2024 day 1 keynote address given by Chris Wysopal, also known as Weld Pond, founder and Chief Security Evangelist at…
- From Software to Security: Arjun Gopalakrishna’s Journey at Microsoft · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 40In this episode of the Blue Hat Podcast, hosts Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone are joined by Arjun Gopalakrishna, a security engineer at Microsoft, to discuss his fascinating…
- Host vs Host: Get to Know Nic and Wendy · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 39In this episode of the Blue Hat Podcast, hosts Nic Fillingham and Wendy Zenone interview each other to give listeners insight into their personal and professional backgrounds…







