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Signals & Stories

The Vertex Project 8 Episodes Aug 11, 2026

This limited podcast series from The Vertex Project examines the evolution of cyber threat intelligence over the past decade. It delves into the challenges and best practices for building intelligence teams that organizations can rely on. Through expert interviews and case studies, the podcast provides insights into the changing landscape of cybersecurity threats and defenses. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of what makes effective threat intelligence operations.

Episodes

Episode 8: What Makes Intelligence Trustworthy?
Episode 8: What Makes Intelligence Trustworthy? Aug 11, 2026 00:59:16 How do you know when intelligence is actually trustworthy?In this episode of Signals & Stories, Kali is joined by Vertex co-founder visi stark and Vertex analysts, Jen Kolde (thesilence), Mary Beth Lee (savage), and Ryann Hallback (reign) to explore one of the most fundamental questions in cyber threat intelligence: What makes reporting trustworthy?The conversation starts with a seemingly simp
Episode 7: Hard Cyber Threat Intel Pills to Swallow with Special Guest Nicole Hoffman
Episode 7: Hard Cyber Threat Intel Pills to Swallow with Special Guest Nicole Hoffman Jul 28, 2026 00:35:31 Every cyber threat intelligence analyst eventually encounters a few uncomfortable truths.In this episode of Signals & Stories, Kali sits down with Nicole Hoffman, Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst, creator of the Cognitive Stairways of Analysis framework, and author of the Threat Hunter Girl children's cybersecurity series, to discuss the ideas behind her viral "Hard Cyber Threat Intel Pills
Episode 6: Avoiding Common Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Pitfalls
Episode 6: Avoiding Common Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst Pitfalls Jul 14, 2026 00:45:08 Even the most experienced cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts aren't immune to cognitive bias. In this episode of Signals & Stories, the team explores some of the most common analytical pitfalls that can quietly influence investigations and how strong analytical tradecraft helps avoid them.The conversation covers confirmation bias, premature threat attribution, and the dangers of forcing
Episode 5: The Evolution of Attribution in Cyber Threat Intelligence with Kamil Bojarski
Episode 5: The Evolution of Attribution in Cyber Threat Intelligence with Kamil Bojarski Jun 30, 2026 00:51:52 In this episode of Signals & Stories, Kali Fencl sits down with Jennifer Kolde (thesilence), Principal Intelligence Analyst at The Vertex Project, and cyber threat intelligence expert, Kamil Bojarski, to explore how attribution has evolved over the last decade.Drawing from Kamil's recent workshop at CyCon, the conversation examines how modern cyber operations increasingly rely on complex ecosy
Episode 4: How Analysts Think During an Investigation
Episode 4: How Analysts Think During an Investigation Jun 16, 2026 00:34:13 In this episode of Signals & Stories, host Kali Fencl sits down with Vertex Project analysts Ryann "Reign" Hallback, Jen "The Silence" Kolde, and Mary Beth "Savage" Lee to explore the investigative mindset behind threat intelligence work.The conversation goes beyond indicators and malware to examine how experienced analysts approach uncertainty, evaluate evidence, and determine whether a lead
Episode 3: On the Frontlines: A Decade of CTI with Tom Hegel
Episode 3: On the Frontlines: A Decade of CTI with Tom Hegel Jun 2, 2026 00:38:05 In this episode of the Signals & Stories limited series, host Kali Fencl sits down with Tom Hegel, Distinguished Threat Researcher and Research Lead at SentinelOne, alongside Visi Stark, co-founder of The Vertex Project, for a deep dive into how cyber threat intelligence has evolved over the past decade.The conversation explores the increasing professionalization of nation-state and criminal t
Episode 2: “It Depends”: Attribution, Analysis, and the Evolution of Cyber Reporting
Episode 2: “It Depends”: Attribution, Analysis, and the Evolution of Cyber Reporting May 19, 2026 00:42:14 As part of The Vertex Project’s 10-year anniversary podcast series, Kali Fencl sits down with Vertex analysts Ryann “reign” Hallback, Jennifer “thesilence” Kolde, and Mary Beth “savage” Lee for a conversation about how cyber threat intelligence has evolved over the last decade and where it’s headed next.From the lasting impact of the APT1 report to the realities of attribution, intelligence sharin
Episode 1: There’s CTI and There’s Intelligence
Episode 1: There’s CTI and There’s Intelligence May 5, 2026 00:43:56 Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) has come a long way—but has its definition kept pace with its potential? In this episode, Vertex co-founders Visi Stark and John “Whippit” Rodgers reflect on a decade of CTI evolution, from manual workflows to automation-driven analysis. They explore the risks of narrowing intelligence into rigid outputs, the hidden dangers of ambiguity in modern data processing, an
Signals & Stories: Trailer
Signals & Stories: Trailer Apr 15, 2026 00:00:50 A lot has changed in the past 10 years, including how we collect and analyze intelligence. This is Signals and Stories, 10 years with The Vertex Project, a limited series breaking down how analysts actually investigate threats. From infrastructure pivots and identity modeling, to the hidden impact of bad data and broken assumptions, to the biases and shortcuts that quietly derail analysis.We're un

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