The No Name Security Podcast
Mic Whitehorn-Gillam and Harold Bell's vendor-produced podcast for Noname Security (now Akamai), covering API security, AppSec, and DevSecOps topics with industry-guest interview format.
- Hosts
- Mic Whitehorn-Gillam, Harold Bell
- Network
- Noname Security
- Status
- Active · since 2022
- Rating
- ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Language
- English
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Mic Whitehorn-Gillam and Harold Bell's vendor-produced podcast for Noname Security (now Akamai), covering API security, AppSec, and DevSecOps topics with industry-guest interview format.
Who it's for
Listeners who specifically want API-security-flavored conversations; the show's vendor focus on API protection produces a clearer topical lens than generic AppSec podcasts. Useful for AppSec leads tracking the vendor space.
Who it's not for
Listeners wanting non-vendor-affiliated commentary or news. The show is unapologetically a marketing vehicle for Noname (and Akamai post-acquisition); it does the marketing well, but the editorial scope is bounded.
Key takeaways
- The show's API-security focus is sharper than most generalist AppSec podcasts and the better episodes name specific technical pitfalls (broken object-level authorization, SSRF in API gateways, BOLA at scale).
- Industry-guest interviews tend to be more candid than the marketing register suggests; treat the interviews as the value-add over the host segments.
- After Akamai's 2024 acquisition of Noname, the show's identity has been in transition; the most recent episodes are less consistently API-specific.
Notes
Pair with Hacking APIs (Ball) for the print companion and with Risky Business for the broader news context. OWASP API Security Top 10 documentation is the live update on the vulnerability classes the podcast discusses. Useful as a vendor-flavored API-security listening option; not a primary-source professional brief.