From Newsroom to Threat Room: Audra Streetman’s Journey into Cybersecurity

In this episode of Breaking Badness, Kali Fencl sits down with Audra Streetman, a former journalist turned threat intelligence analyst at Splunk. Audra shares her journey from local newsrooms to the frontlines of cybersecurity, detailing how her storytelling skills translate directly into threat research. Audra walks us through how ransomware attacks like JBS Foods and the Excellion breach sparked her pivot into cyber. She dives deep into persistent threat tactics, such as file transfer appliance exploitation, the growing risk of cloud infrastructure attacks, and North Korean IT worker scams. If you're a cybersecurity professional, a curious career switcher, or someone looking to stay ahead of threat actor trends, this episode delivers real insight with practical relevance.

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From Newsroom to Threat Room: Audra Streetman’s Journey into Cybersecurity is an episode from Breaking Badness by Breaking Badness.

This episode is 00:16:55 long.

This episode was published on Jul 3, 2025.

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