It’s time to hang up our microphones, keyboards, and ransomware trackers and sit back, relax, and take in the year that was.
Every week, Cyber Uncut, Cyber Daily’s weekly podcast, has brought you cyber news, industry trends, and hopefully a chance to have a bit of a laugh despite the all-too-often dark news of cyber attacks targeting Australian businesses, large and small.
So while we’re relaxing into the holiday spirit, sit back and have a listen to our top 10 most downloaded – and hopefully enjoyed! – podcasts for 2025.
1. More DeepSeek dramas, ransomware-as-a-service on the rise, and hacked games spread malware
Host David Hollingworth and journalist Daniel Croft discuss the week that was with DeepSeek versus South Korea, the latest ransomware news, and two malware campaigns spreading their payloads via video games.
2. Ransomware trends, AI and the fight against cyber crime, with Sophos’ Aaron Bugal
Aaron Bugal, field chief technology officer at Sophos, sits down with host Liam Garman to talk about the fight against ransomware, the growing threat to Australian businesses, and what can be done to tackle the problem.
3. Helping executives understand company cyber security, with 4walls’ Nik Devidas
4walls founder and managing director Nik Devidas sat down with host Liam Garman to discuss the technological knowledge gap between company boards and strong cyber security and how 4walls is closing it.
4. More DeepSeek musings, how ransomware reporting works, and North Korea at it again
Liam Garman quizzes Cyber Daily’s deputy editor, David Hollingworth, on geopolitics, cyber crime reporting, and the latest hacking news.
5. Qantas hacked, AI to power the Australian economy, and women’s health clinic hacked
David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft are joined by Australian Aviation’s Jake Nelson to talk about the Qantas data breach before our usual suspects talk up the latest AI news, followed by some alarming local hacks.
6. Nation-state cyber threats – how Australian organisations must prepare, with Rapid7’s Raj Samani
Raj Samani, senior vice president and chief scientist at Rapid7, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how nation-state threats are actively targeting Australian organisations – and how we can proactively prepare for future attacks.
7. DeepSeek car troubles, healthcare hacks, and AI video madness
Host David Hollingworth and journalist Daniel Croft talk about AI in Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), a horrible week for Aussie healthcare organisations, and unspeakable deepfake videos.
8. The meteoric rise of DeepSeek, Cl0p ransomware goes wild, and a hacker retires
Hosts David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft look back on their week reporting on cyber crime in Australia and abroad.
9. CommBank rolls out AI anti-scam measures, iiNet hacked, and AI-powered toys for your kids
David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft discuss CommBank’s use of AI to stop scams, local hacks and international cyber news, creepy AI toys for kids, and the alarming fact that what we know about ransomware attacks is just the tip of the iceberg.
10. DeepSeek is still a thing, CommBank has an outage, and happy Valentine’s Day!
David Hollingworth talks about all the latest AI and cyber news with journalist Daniel Croft – more local ransomware attacks, more data breaches, and scams to watch out for.
David Hollingworth
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.