Welcome to Human Unlayered

A podcast that explores the most overlooked layer in cybersecurity and AI: the human.

In a world of deep tech like firewalls, zero trust, machine learning, and quantum encryption, AI we often forget that the most complex system of all is the human mind — and the stories we carry.

From the architects who build digital defenses and intelligent systems, to the insiders who breach or challenge them, we dig deep into the emotions, motivations, and vulnerabilities behind the tech.

Through deeply personal conversations with CISOs, security leaders, hackers, AI builders, and tech visionaries we don’t just talk shop.
We talk identity, failure, recovery, ethical dilemmas, ambition, and what it truly means to protect — and be protected — in a world increasingly run by algorithms and automation.

Human Unlayered is inspired by the human side of DDoS — not the attack, but a reimagined acronym:

Dialogue. Disclosure. Security.

Instead of disruption, we’re here for deep conversation.

Instead of denial, we invite honesty.

And instead of just protecting systems, we explore the humans behind them.

That philosophy lives on in Human Unlayered, where each episode peels back the technical stack whether security protocols or AI pipelines to reveal the emotional stack underneath through open, vulnerable, and human-first dialogue.