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The Open Circuit

Discussions about technology, security, and cybercrime

The Open Circuit is a podcast that I developed as a learning resource for anyone interested in the internet, cybercrime, privacy, and surveillance. It features experts in their fields from around the world. There are 10 episodes.

The Open Circuit: A podcast on technology, security & cybercrime
The Open Circuit
Jonathan Lusthaus on Cybercriminals and Profit-Driven Cybercrime
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  • Jonathan Lusthaus on Cybercriminals and Profit-Driven Cybercrime

    Jonathan Lusthaus on Cybercriminals and Profit-Driven Cybercrime

    Aug 26, 2020 • 30:50

    Jonathan Lusthaus, Director of the Human Cybercriminal Project in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford, talks about the organization of profit-driven cybercrime and the people who engage in it.

  • Cassandra Cross on Cyberfraud and its Victims

    Cassandra Cross on Cyberfraud and its Victims

    Aug 26, 2020 • 34:48

    Cassandra Cross, senior research fellow at the Cybersecurity Cooperative Research Centre, at the Queensland University of Technology talks about the topics she researches: online frauds and how they impact victims.

  • Chris Crowley on Penetrating ICT Systems

    Chris Crowley on Penetrating ICT Systems

    Sep 2, 2020 • 58:06

    Chris Crowley is a cybersecurity practitioner and a teacher who specializes in penetration testing, security operations, incident response, and forensic analysis. In this episode, he talks about technical attacks that happen in or via cyberspace.

  • Rasmus Munksgaard on the Darkweb and Cryptomarkets

    Rasmus Munksgaard on the Darkweb and Cryptomarkets

    Sep 14, 2020 • 34:58

    Rasmus Munksgaard talks about what the darkweb is and the cryptomarkets that operate on it.

  • Mia Bloom on Cyberterrorism

    Mia Bloom on Cyberterrorism

    Sep 18, 2020 • 40:50

    Mia Bloom, professor of Communications at Georgia State University and expert on terrorism, explains how terrorism, radicalization, and extremism present in online spaces and make use technology.  

  • Bridget Harris on Digital Coercive Control

    Bridget Harris on Digital Coercive Control

    Sep 18, 2020 • 28:59

    Bridget Harris, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and recipient of the prestigious DECRA research grant, talks about technology-facilitated abuse.

  • Darren Ruger on Surveillance Technologies

    Darren Ruger on Surveillance Technologies

    Sep 20, 2020 • 55:08

    Darren Ruger is the Chief Technological Officer and Managing Director of AFN Solutions. He talks about surveillance technologies in everyday life and beyond.

  • Sarah Jamie Lewis on Privacy in Digital Spaces

    Sarah Jamie Lewis on Privacy in Digital Spaces

    Sep 29, 2020 • 44:38

    Sarah Jamie Lewis, the executive director of the Open Privacy Research Society, talks about privacy in the context of cyberspace.

  • Michael Levi on the Regulation of Cybercrime

    Michael Levi on the Regulation of Cybercrime

    Oct 11, 2020 • 36:21

    Michael Levi, professor of criminology at Cardiff University, talks about regulation and how it works in regards to cybercrime.

  • Aunshul Rege on Threats to Critical Infrastructure

    Aunshul Rege on Threats to Critical Infrastructure

    Oct 20, 2020 • 34:38

    Aunshul Rege, an associate professor with the criminal justice department at Temple University talks about critical infrastructure and the threats these systems face as they become more internet connected.

There is a series of short lecture videos I produced for my class. If you’re interested in watching them, the links are here: 

Crime and Society Mini-Lectures