Exploit Intelligence Leader Launches THREATCON1 Podcast with First Two Episodes Featuring Jen Easterly and Andrew Boyd

VulnCheck, the exploit intelligence company, will kick off its inaugural cybersecurity summit, THREATCON1, next week at Carahsoft headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Taking place September 21 - 22, 2025, the event will pull together the industry’s top defenders, researchers and intelligence professionals to foster collaboration in the fight against emerging cyber threats.

Event highlights and key speakers include:

- A joint keynote entitled “From Policy Gaps to Practical Defense: Cyber’s Expanding Role in Protecting People, the Economy and our Freedom,” featuring former CISA Director Jen Easterly and former CIA Center for Cyber Intelligence Director Andrew Boyd, will open the summit. explore how the evolving interplay of offensive and defensive cyber strategies is currently shaping U.S. policy, global security, and the future of cyber defense. To livestream the keynote, register here: https://wwv.vulncheck.com/vulncheck-threatcon1-keynote-livestream-2025.

- Executives from Halcyon.ai and Chevron will dive deep into CL0P’s MOVEit campaign, including the group's tactics, Chevron’s response to safeguard its networks, and the broader industry lessons learned.

- Compelling sessions from executives and researchers from Blackpoint Cyber, Hunted Labs, Qualys, RunZero, Silent Push, Synack, VulnCheck, watchTowr, and other notable organizations.

- A live, interactive VulnCheck technology training session will also be offered to those who wish to train up on VulnCheck intelligence, how it works, how to use it, and how best to integrate VulnCheck into existing security telemetry and enterprise threat response workflows.

As part of the event, VulnCheck is also launching the THREATCON1 Podcast, debuting with a first episode featuring Easterly and Boyd. The conversation explores observations on emerging cyber threats, including AI-driven ransomware and deepfakes, as well as national security challenges, public-private collaboration in cybersecurity, and insights into both offensive and defensive cyber strategies.

The show is hosted by VulnCheck’s Tom Bain and Patrick Garrity will feature new episodes monthly, and is now available on:

• Spotify

• Apple Podcasts

• iHeartRadio

• Amazon Music / Podcasts / Audible

• YouTube

THREATCON1 is made possible in part by support from leading cybersecurity vendors, including RunSafe Security, Carahsoft, Fleet Device Management, NetRise, HeroDevs, Blackwire Labs, and Cogent.

For more information and to register for THREATCON1, visit: https://www.threatcon1.org/registration

About VulnCheck

VulnCheck is the exploit intelligence company helping enterprises, government organizations, and cybersecurity vendors solve the vulnerability prioritization challenge. Trusted by some of the world's largest organizations responsible for protecting hundreds of millions of systems and people, VulnCheck helps organizations outpace adversaries by providing the most comprehensive, real-time vulnerability intelligence that is autonomously correlated with unique, proprietary exploit and threat intelligence. Follow the company on LinkedIn or X.

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As part of the event, VulnCheck is also launching the THREATCON1 Podcast, debuting with a first episode featuring Easterly and Boyd.