Ask-a-Thrunter: July 2025 Recap 🐏

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Ask-a-Thrunter: July 2025 Recap 🐏

Mainly ramblings. And maybe some wisdom.

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Aug 06, 2025

📝 Episode Summary

We’re cutting it close but making it count! In this July edition of Ask a Thrunter, the crew drops into the studio right before Hacker Summer Camp kicks off to talk DEF CON plans, survival kit must-haves, and the latest Dispatch highlights. We’re joined by special guest Brett Schoenwald — designer, creative force, and the EDM + AI mastermind behind Elipscion — who’s making his DEF CON debut on the official artist lineup.

We swap our earliest hacker con gear lists for today’s “we’re older and wiser” essentials (spoiler: electrolytes beat out bash bunnies), break down posts on time charting in Splunk, proving pen test impact, and AI-powered hunting, and preview the Thrunting Hotlist for DEF CON 33.

The Hunt Clinic is open with subscriber questions on AI agents running hunts, our most toxic threat hunting traits, and what genre would soundtrack our latest investigations. Plus, Brett takes us behind the scenes of building his Hacker Summer Camp playlist and shares where to catch his Friday night set.

If you’re headed to the desert or just want the next best thing, this episode’s your all-access pass.

⏱ Episode Breakdown

00:00 – Welcome to Ask a Thrunter (July Edition)
01:10 – DEF CON countdown & Hacker Summer Camp theme
02:01 – Shoutout to new, paid, and founding subscribers
03:07 – Team intros: Lauren, John, Sydney, Brett
05:03 – Icebreaker: Hacker Summer Camp survival kit must-haves
07:33 – Dispatch Deep Cuts
08:01 – Highlight: If You Like It, Put a Time Chart on It (Sydney)
10:49 – Highlight: Make It Hurt (a little) (John)
14:21 – Highlight: The Agentic Threat Hunter (Sydney)
17:11 – Highlight: DEF CON 33 Thrunting Hotlist (Lauren)
20:21 – What we’re excited to see at DEF CON
23:12 – Brett’s upcoming DEF CON DJ set
28:23 – Villages, parties, and can’t-miss events
29:22 – Hunt Clinic Q&A: Would you let an AI run part of your hunt?
33:28 – Hunt Clinic Q&A: Toxic threat hunting traits
36:11 – Hunt Clinic Q&A: Soundtrack genres for your last hunt
37:44 – Special guest chat: Brett Schoenwald (Ellipseon)
46:32 – Wheel of Spins swag winner
47:17 – Wrap-up & next episode preview

🎤 Hosts & Guests

Lauren Proehl (Host) – Global Head of Detection & Response at a Fortune 500 financial firm. Co-founder of THOR Collective.
Sydney Marrone (Host) – Principal Threat Hunter at a major software company. Co-founder of THOR Collective.
John Grageda (Host) – Red Teamer and original member of THOR. Brings a purple team/red team lens to threat hunting. Co-founder of THOR Collective.
Brett Schoenwald (Guest) – Founder of ELIPSCION, DEF CON 33 performing artist, and official THOR Collective creative designer.

🔗 Resources & Mentions

🛠️ If You Like It, Put a Time Chart on It by Sydney Marrone
💻 Make It Hurt (a little) by John Grageda
🤖 The Agentic Threat Hunter by Sydney Marrone
📋 DEF CON 33 Thrunting Hotlist by Lauren Proehl
🎵 ELIPSCION DEF CON set on SoundCloud
🎟️ DEF CON Party Listings – defconparties.org
👕 THOR Collective merch – shop.thorcollective.com

📢 Call to Action

💬 Join the THOR Collective Discord (paid subscribers get live Q&A access)
📬 Subscribe to the Dispatch
🎯 Submit your threat hunting content for future Dispatch features
👕 Rep your THOR pride with merch (code: THRUNT20)
❓ Send your questions for the next Ask a Thrunter

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