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Darren James

Darren James

Australian MC

Sep 9, 2026

40:30
Who are these people who you're, you know, what, you just ring them and say, oh, we want to go to
40:34
lunch? Well, no, thank you for asking.
40:36
I was at the head of the Kuyong Classic, which is to be staged just prior to the Australian Open, as it always is.
40:46
And it's run by a man by the name of Cal, and I'm the emcee of the brunch.
40:52
Oh, that's good.
40:54
My message to everyone is $49 tickets.
40:58
The special price finishes in one week.

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62:09
Although I'm
3:27
Yes.
3:27
And, and a bloke came up to him.
3:28
He said, "Look, I've got, mate, I've got these travel rugs.
3:31
Do you wanna buy one? Uh, they're, uh, $18." He said, "Is it pure wool or nylon?" He said, "I don't know.
3:36
I'm the thief, not the bloody manufacturer."

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9:32
How many things have you nicked?
9:33
... saw a l- a girl pick up a...
9:35
Well, she picked up, this girl picked up a parcel.
8:45
Why is that important? Why is it important to the discussion?
8:50
Well, it's...
8:53
There's basically three different ways that an attacker can, or three most common ways now that we see these sorts of cyber attacks.
9:03
And the first of those attacks is social engineering.
9:08
So, you know, I pretend to be the service desk.
9:11
I call you up, Kevin, and say, hey, Kevin, we've noticed there's a problem on your machine.
9:16
I just need you to, or a problem with your account.

12 MINS LATER

20:56
Where do you think the shortcomings are?
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8:50
Well, it's...
8:53
There's basically three different ways that an attacker can, or three most common ways now that we see these sorts of cyber attacks.
9:03
And the first of those attacks is social engineering.
9:08
So, you know, I pretend to be the service desk.
9:11
I call you up, Kevin, and say, hey, Kevin, we've noticed there's a problem on your machine.
9:16
I just need you to, or a problem with your account.
9:24
I'm going to send you a push notification, though, because I want to make sure it's you, Kevin, that I'm talking to, and I need you to accept that.

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20:56
Where do you think the shortcomings are?
42:01
What did you bond over? How did you become such good friends? Well,
42:05
oh, just the world.
42:09
He took me under his wing and...
42:12
He had a great past, a great journalist.
42:16
He loved Melbourne Footy Club at that stage, and so he got involved in the footy and showbiz.
42:21
His producer, Terry Hayes, he's a wonderful man, and he went into the movie world.
42:27
These two guys I was working with at the time, they were both geniuses.
43:12
What did you learn from him and what kind of broadcaster was he?
2:10
What did you bond over? How did you become such good friends? Well,
2:14
oh, just the world.
2:18
He took me under his wing, and...
2:21
He had a great past, a great journalist, and he loved Melbourne Footy Club at that stage.
2:27
And so he got involved in the footy and showbiz.
2:30
And his producer, Terry Hayes, who is a wonderful man, and he went into the movie world.
2:36
And these two guys I was working with at the time, they were both geniuses.
3:21
What did you learn from him and what kind of broadcaster was he?

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