Your Health App May Not Be HIPAA Protected
In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze settles into The Fox and Pantry in Plymouth, MN — a space so thoughtfully designed it immediately earns your trust — and uses that feeling as the perfect lens for a conversation about AI and healthcare privacy. Over a Pineapple Mango Mint Refresher on a blazing Minnesota afternoon, […]
AI vs. Law Enforcement: Deepfakes, Doxing & Deception
What happens when a deepfake video becomes probable cause? Law enforcement agencies are already grappling with AI-generated evidence, doxing attacks on officers, and a training gap that's growing wider every six weeks. If the justice system can't keep up with the AI threat curve, the consequences won't just be policy problems — they'll be people's […]
The Digital Footprint You Didn’t Know You Were Leaving
Your name. Your city. Your job title. Your relatives' names. It's all out there — and attackers don't need to hack you when they can just look you up. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze settles in at Prize Brewing — brick walls, big windows, the river just outside — with a hop water […]
The Illusion of Safe: Instagram, Kids & Vanishing Photos
Temporary doesn't mean safe. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze stops into Happy Monday and Company in Roseville, MN — a coffee shop born from a mobile cart, built on handmade pottery, good community, and the radical idea that Mondays can actually be worth looking forward to. Over a slow-steeping loose leaf black tea, […]
Cyber News: Iranian Hacker, Quantum Ransomware and Rogue AI
What would you do if ransomware told you not only that your data was gone — but that it was encrypted with a quantum-safe algorithm and you have 72 hours to pay? That's not a hypothetical anymore. In this live news episode of The Audit, co-hosts Joshua Schmidt, Eric Brown, and Nick Mellum are joined […]
AI Gets a Personality: What Could Go Wrong?
The more consistent something feels, the more we trust it. That's human nature — and it's exactly what makes AI identity systems worth paying attention to. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze steps into Being There Coffee in Robbinsdale, MN — a coffee shop tucked inside a brewery, where nothing is hidden and everything […]
AI Phishing Attacks: When Fake Emails Feel Too Real
If something feels right, do you question it? In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze sits down at Walden Coffee in Minnesota with a plain latte—one with just enough latte art to make her stop and look twice. And that moment of recognition becomes the perfect lens for one of the most dangerous trends in […]
Inside Email Security: Phishing, Hackers, and Harmony Checkpoint
Most organizations think they're protected. They're not. Microsoft Defender sounds solid on paper — but in the real world, it's letting phishing, malware, and business email compromise walk right through the door. In this episode of The Audit, the crew pulls back the curtain on one of the most exploited attack surfaces in any organization: […]
AI Is Reading Your Emails Before You Do
AI doesn't just help defenders anymore—attackers are using it to study you before you ever know you're a target. In this episode of SipCyber, Jen Lotze sits down at Forgotten Star Brewing in Fridley, MN—a former WWII manufacturing facility built on a legacy of doing things right—with a rare seasonal Maibock in hand, and a […]
Ghost in the Machine: AI Identities & the Spiritual Red Teaming
Your organization may have hundreds of AI agents running right now that your security team doesn't know exist. Every single one is an identity. Every identity is an attack surface. In this episode of The Audit, co-hosts Joshua Schmidt, Eric Brown, and Nick Mellem sit down with Madhav Nakar, security researcher on the Phantom Labs […]