Risky Business

Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau's weekly Australian-flavored news and industry podcast, running since 2007. Sharp, unsponsored editorial voice, occasional sponsor segments, and the most influential single podcast in the working-security-professional listening rotation.

Who it's for

Working security practitioners who want a one-hour weekly briefing on what actually happened — often opinionated, frequently funny, always informed. The single most-cited podcast among CISOs, threat-intel analysts, and security journalists.

Who it's not for

Listeners new to the field; Gray assumes you know the names, the products, and the basics. Start with Darknet Diaries first if the references go past you. Also wrong if you want neutral coverage; Gray has opinions and uses them.

Key takeaways

• The newsy-yet-irreverent register Gray and Boileau established is the template now widely copied; the original is still better than the imitations.
• The interview segments (typically with vendor founders or government contacts) are unusually substantive because Gray pushes back; treat this as the Risky Biz value-add.
• The Risky Biz News daily companion (separate feed, Catalin Cimpanu hosting) covers the news Gray references but with full reporting. The two together are the gold-standard subscription.

Notes

Pair with The CyberWire Daily (Bittner) for the straight-news complement and with Click Here (Temple-Raston) for the long-form journalism register. Risky.Biz now publishes an extensive editorial back catalog and a paid newsletter; the free podcast is the entry point. Required weekly listening for anyone in the field.