These are the original Cyber Tunes sidebars from Cybersecurity in Plain English, collected into one core playlist. Each mini-set is tied to a specific cyber concept and mood.
Zero Trust Edition — Digital Vigilance
- Every Breath You Take — The Police
https://amzn.to/49VeWs4 - Technologic — Daft Punk
https://amzn.to/45zwUiM - Computer World — Kraftwerk
https://amzn.to/3ZFbc9o - Somebody’s Watching Me — Rockwell
https://amzn.to/3Mc06FU - Welcome to the Internet — Bo Burnham
https://amzn.to/3LLWx9n
Mood: Observed, monitored, always on.
Phishing Edition — Deception & Impersonation
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Smooth Criminal — Michael Jackson
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Lyin’ Eyes — Eagles
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Somebody That I Used to Know — Gotye
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Backstabbers — The O’Jays
https://amzn.to/45zyqBu
Mood: Sly, deceptive, and full of misdirection.
Cloud Edition — Airy & Expansive
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Both Sides Now — Joni Mitchell
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Cloudbusting — Kate Bush
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Mr. Blue Sky — Electric Light Orchestra
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Here Comes the Sun — The Beatles
https://amzn.to/45IRJs6
Mood: Light, optimistic, and floating — like a well-architected cloud.
Ransomware Edition — Pressure & Lockdown
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Locked Out of Heaven — Bruno Mars
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Under Pressure — Queen & David Bowie
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Hold On, I’m Comin’ — Sam & Dave
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Break Free — Ariana Grande
https://amzn.to/4anjGbr
Mood: Urgent, tense, and high pressure — exactly like a ransomware incident.
AI Edition — Machines & Minds
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Robot Rock — Daft Punk
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The Robots — Kraftwerk
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Mr. Roboto — Styx
https://amzn.to/3ZEA15p
Mood: Futuristic, mechanical, and a little uncanny.
Malware Edition — Infection & Corruption
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Toxic — Britney Spears
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Virus — Björk
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Bad Blood — Taylor Swift
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Contagious — The Isley Brothers
https://amzn.to/4k9MA2c
Mood: Infectious, creeping, and a little unsettling.
Supply Chain Edition — Cascading Dependencies
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Chain Reaction — Diana Ross
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One Thing Leads to Another — The Fixx
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine — Marvin Gaye
https://amzn.to/4c3b8rr
Mood: Interconnected, domino-like, and unpredictable.
Data Privacy Edition — Secrets & Exposure
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Secrets — OneRepublic
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Private Eyes — Hall & Oates
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Say My Name — Destiny’s Child
https://amzn.to/4rfCb7s
Mood: Personal, revealing, and a little voyeuristic — the essence of privacy.
