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The award-winning tech podcast that asks : "Are we the ones breaking the world?"
Most tech podcasts are an echo chamber for builders. We step outside. We talk to the observers, the social scientists, and the deep thinkers who study the friction we create and the human systems we disrupt.
Lianne Potter and Jeff Watkins strip away the industry fluff and pit academic research against the harsh reality of real organisations and real human incentives.
We don’t just talk about AI, security, and automation; we explore the unintended consequences of our own "elegant" solutions.
We’re here to look at tech through a different lens and ask the uncomfortable questions that the industry usually avoids. Because if you’ve built a system that has become everyone else's problem, you have to ask:
"Am I the compromising position here?"
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Thinking Optional: Is AI Making Us Stupid AND More Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks?
Is AI Making Cybersecurity Analysts Less Effective? In this episode of Compromising Positions, we're asking whether thinking is becoming optional. We've spent decades finding new ways to outsource the work our brains used to do. Convenient?
Wargames aren’t just for generals
In this special Compromising Positions field trip, we head to Connections UK, a conference dedicated to the art and science of professional wargaming. And no, it’s not about Orcs or Space Marines. We explore what cybersecurity and AI can le
The (Dis)Agreeable World of AI Sycophancy
AI Isn’t Lying to You, It’s Agreeing With You AI is supposed to be helpful. But what if "helpful" has started to mean "whatever you say, babe"? In this episode, we continue our How Technology Ruined Your Life mini-series by taking a slightl
“F” Is For FAKE
In this episode, we continue our How Technology Ruined Your Life mini-series with "F" Is For FAKE, exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming not only what we see online, but what we believe to be true. From convincing deepfake v
AI Doesn't Need to Hack You. It Just Needs to Convince You
In this episode, we launch our new mini-series, How Technology Ruined Your Life, with the first chapter: The Persuasion Machine. AI has crossed an important threshold. Large Language Models are no longer just generating text, they are demon
The Great AI Escape! OpenAI Agents Can Now Hack – What It Means for Cybersecurity Defenders
In this episode, we unpack one of the most alarming AI security papers released so far: research from Palisade Research proving that Large Language Models can autonomously hack systems, self-replicate, and spread across networks. What was o
Compromising Positions Presents: Tech Film Noir - Electric Dreams (1984)
In the second episode of Tech Film Noir, hosts Lianne Potter, Jeff Watkins, and Simon Painter travel back to 1984 to watch Clippy gone wild in Electric Dreams! *** Regular Compromising Positions Resume on 28th May*** This week on Tech Film
EPISODE 59: Chernobyl 40th Anniversary: Are Nuclear Power Plants Safe from A Cyber Attack?
In this episode, we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster by asking a chilling modern question: Can a cyber attack cause a nuclear meltdown in 2026? Moving past the Hollywood tropes of ‘exploding reactors,’ we dive into
Compromising Positions Presents: Tech Film Noir - The Terminator (1984)
In the premiere episode of Tech Film Noir, hosts Lianne Potter, Jeff Watkins, and Simon Painter travel back to 1984 to dissect James Cameron’s career-defining masterpiece, The Terminator. *** Regular Compromising Positions Resume on 30th Ap
EPISODE 58: Self-Driving Cars, Cybersecurity & Trust
What happens when the welfare state designs its technology to side-eye first and ask questions later? In this episode, we take a ride into the world of self-driving cars and ask: What happens to trust when your car gets hacked? Drawing upon
EPISODE 57: SUSPICION BY DESIGN: INSIDE DWP’S UNIVERSAL CREDIT AI FRAUD SYSTEM
What happens when the welfare state designs its technology to side-eye first and ask questions later? In this episode of Compromising Positions, we get hands-on with Big Brother Watch’s “Suspicion by Design” report, unpacking how the UK Dep
EPISODE 56: From Dark Triads to Patriotic Hackers: Human Maliciousness in Cybersecurity
Is cybersecurity just a technical problem, or a human one? In this episode, we debut our new format: bridging the gap between deep academic research and boots-on-the-ground security practice. We dive into Zoe M. King et al., 2018 paper, "Ch
EPISODE 55: Hack the Movies! The Best and WorsT Hacker Movies Part 2!
Did you know the best way to bring down hackers is to punch them in the face? That if you don’t have a seven screen set up you’re a rogue amateur? Or that the best hackers have fins? This Episode we are joined by Simon Painter a senior soft
EPISODE 54: CFO Secrets: How to Secure Your Cybersecurity Budget
We all know running a cybersecurity function is expensive and many of us have a hard time successfully negotiating the budgets we need to keep our organisation safe. But what if we let you in on the secrets of successfully securing your cyb
EPISODE 53: Whose Responsibility Is It To Protect The Data? The Data Team Or The Cybersecurity Team?
The data landscape is changing faster than ever, and with it, the security threats - so whose responsibility is it to make sure your data is safe? Is it the data team? Or is it the cyber team? We tackle this question and more with Head of D
EPISODE 52: People Don’t Follow Companies, They Follow People: How To Build Your Personal Brand On LinkedIN
LinkedIn is very divisive! Some people love it, and others hate it and everything it stands for. And if you’ve ever hangout on the subreddit, LinkedIn lunatics, then you can see why. Now for all the braggarts and the ‘what working during my
EPISODE 51: Cha, Cha, Cha, Changes! How to get excited about organisational change (re-release)
No new episode this week because we’re are both speaking at the AI for the Rest of Us conference this week. So instead we’ve hit up the vaults for the wonderful Paula Cizek, Chief Research Officer at Nobl. She guides leaders and teams throu
EPISODE 50: Tips On How To Be A Top-Class Cybersecurity Student And Get Your First Cybersecurity Job!
Dreaming of a career in Cybersecurity? Currently a Student and wondering how to succeed? In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Thalita Vergilio. Thalita is a passionate technologist and cybersecurity expert dedicated to demystifying complex
EPISODE 49: Are Our Cybersecurity Controls Inclusive? Going Beyond Hiring When It Comes To Diversity In Cybersecurity
This episode we are joined by Marcy Charollois. Marcy is a socialtech writer, content strategist, and the founder of Merci Marcy and The Safe Place. Her mission is to enable teams to embody a culture of genuine inclusion beyond superficial
EPISODE 48: It’s So Hard To Commit A Crime These Days! Surveillance, Dishonesty, Fraud And Other Pink-Collar Flags
In this Episode we are joined by Kelly Paxton. Kelly Paxton has more than 20 years of investigative experience. Kelly is a Certified Fraud Examiner, author, and podcast host-founder of Fraudish. This week’s episode asks why it is so hard to
EPISODE 47: Hacking Our Capacity To Think: The Philosophy Of Trust, Cybersecurity And AI
In this Episode we are joined by Dr. Rebekka Reinhard. Dr Reinhard is a philosopher and the founder and editor-in-chief of Human magazine, which aims to holistically address the impact of AI beyond the technical to include the cultural and
EPISODE 46: Sometimes, We Are The Villains: Tech Ethics In Software Development
In this Episode we are joined by Sergès Goma, a Paris-based software developer specialising in JavaScript. In this episode, Sometimes, we are the Villains - Tech ethics in software development, we dive deep into the ethical dilemmas we face
EPISODE 45: Can Cybersecurity Teams Actually Do Scrum?
This episode we are joined by the awesome Steve Trapps. Steve is the co-owner of Scrum Facilitators, an experienced Scrum Master, and a Professional Scrum Trainer with 20 years plus of experience in delivering complex products in many diffe
EPISODE 44: Embracing Failure in Cybersecurity by Learning Through Trial and Error
This episode we are joined by the brilliant Stefan Gaillard, the co-founder and current chair of the Journal of Trial & Error (https://journal.trialanderror.org/), a journal dedicated to highlighting the importance of trial and error in sci
EPISODE 43: Not Everybody Does It Like US…So Hire Anthropologists in Cybersecurity!
This episode we are joined by the wonderful Jamie Sherman, a cultural anthropologist and principal UX researcher at ESRI. We explore how words like ‘security and privacy’ are slippery and that can lead to a lot of confusion and misunderstan
EPISODE 42: Mind Science - Cyber Psychology 101
This Episode we’re heading back into the vaults to bring you the unabridged version of our fantastic and extremely popular interview with Bec McKeown, a chartered psychologist with extensive experience in carrying out applied research for o
EPISODE 41: Empathy Over Ego: Why We're Angry At The Wrong People In Cybersecurity - The Cyber Empathy Podcast
We’re still on a summer break but in the meantime we are delighted to share with you an episode from friend of the show, Cyber Empathy which Lianne appeared on earlier this year. In this episode Lianne discussed how she hates the term ‘weak
EPISODE 40: How Do You Protect Your ASS-ets? An Interview On AppSec With The Modern.Net Show
We’re still on a summer break but in the meantime we are delighted to share with you an episode from friend of the show, The http://Modern.Net Show in which Jeff and Lianne we’re interviewed on. In this discussion we talked about how you pr
EPISODE 39: Throwback Thursday! I’m Only H.U.M.A.N(S): Hacking the Human OS to Master Cybersecurity Compliance
Welcome to Compromising Positions! The award-winning tech podcast that asks non-cybersecurity professionals what we in the industry can do to make their lives easier and help make our organisations more prepared to face ever-changing human-
EPISODE 38: HACK THE PLANET! THE BEST AND WORST HACKER MOVIES REVIEWED!
This Episode we are joined by Simon Painter a senior software engineer with nearly 20 years of experience in the industry and author of the book Functional Programming with C#. In this episode, Hack The Planet! The Best And Worst Hacker Mov
