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Why Reading Code Makes You Dangerous (In a Good Way)

April 10, 2026·9 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

A vulnerability advisory drops on a Tuesday. Two people read the same report. One sees a severity score and waits for a patch. The other understands what a heap-based buffer overflow actually means and starts reducing risk before a fix even exists. This episode breaks down why code literacy is a cybersecurity skill, not just a developer skill. It starts with the listener's question about learning C and C++ for security, then widens the lens to cover the full stack: why C still matters because...

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