Enterprise Security Weekly (Video)

In the Enterprise Security News for this week, ZeroFox has a $1.4 billion dollar blank check, Corellium raises a $25m series A, GreyNoise makes its data free to help out Log4j sufferers, AWS suffers its third outage in a month (coincidentally hindering GreyNoise's efforts), Ditching Unicorns for Dragons, Yet another easy way to become domain admin, thanks Microsoft, New report finds that current p...

Log4j, solar winds, tesla hacks, and the wave of high profile appsec problems aren't going to go away with current approaches like SAST and SCA. Why? They are: -40 years old, with little innovation -Haven't solved the problem. In this segment, we talk about fully autonomous application security. Vetted by DARPA in the Cyber Grand Challenge, the approach is different: -Prove bugs, rather than tryin...

This week in the Enterprise News: Is the art of VC valuations a lie?, Noname Security hits unicorn status, Dazz sounds like an 80's cartoon character and is the latest to join the CSPM category with a mega Series A, LogMeIn spins out Lastpass, We'll talk about Log4Shell for a little bit, but not too much, Everyone forgot that AWS had an outage last week, at least, until they had an outage this wee...

Like our interview with Allie Mellen last week (episode 253, check it out also), we have another analyst roundtable here (all ESW hosts are former analysts), discussing one of the hottest new cybersecurity categories - XDR. This discussion will touch on why the only thing about XDR that was a surprise was maybe the name - we all saw this coming, partly due to the failure of other, less effective p...

Not all security is complicated--many aspects boil down to noticing that something is off. Attentive and curious employees are an overlooked safety mechanism, as is handling problems in a constructive way.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw254

Finally, in the enterprise security news: At least a dozen cybersecurity companies announced raises totaling more than $900m - just in the past week!, Permira proposes to take Mimecast private for $5.8bn, The leader of a Swiss tech company is accused of selling access to text message data for surveillance, A former Ubiquiti developer was behind the big breach announced earlier this year - he unsuc...

Riverbed's Network Security Solutions provide the full-fidelity network visibility organizations need to see everything. The rise of cloud and user mobility has increased the complexity and the reach of modern networks, expanding the risk perimeter for cyber-attacks. Riverbed enables organizations to address performance, visibility, and security holistically so they can overcome complexity and ful...

XDR is the buzzword practitioners can't seem to escape. Or is it? Allie Mellen, Forrester Analyst, will cover her research on what XDR is and what it isn't to help practitioners understand what it really means for them.   Segment Resources: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/announcing-the-first-and-only-evaluative-research-on-xdr-the-forrester-new-wave-extended-detection-and-response-providers-q4-20...

This week in the enterprise security news: ReliaQuest crests a $1bn valuation, CyCognito raises a $100m Series C, AWS enhances cloud vulnerability management, StrongDM automates access to infrastructure, Can we trust AI written code?, Killing the SOC - is the SOC dead?, Comparing secure messaging apps, The best cities for cybersecurity professionals, and Don't miss today's Squirrel Story - it's a...

Passwordless is everywhere these days, but like most new security markets, it's shrouded in confusion. There are already dozens of vendors promising to kill the password, but they don't all seem to be coming at the challenge the same way. In this "First Look" segment, our goal is to define Passwordless, discuss some of the companies doing it, and how they're doing it. We'll even go through a few l...

In this interview, we discuss defenders sharing information, how Edna deals with Azure's supply chain challenges, ransomware trends, and some future predictions. Edna has been in security as long as most other folks we interview, but was a lawyer for 20 years before that! She's smart, dangerous, and has some great takes we can't wait to dive into.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all...

This week in the Enterprise Security News: NDR startup Netography raises a $45m Series A with Martin Roesch at the helm! Data Security startup Laminar comes out of stealth with a $32m Series A Threat Intel divestment SnapAttack spins out of Booz Allen Cloud Security startup Lacework raises $1.3bn in a single round, Lacework acquires Soluble, You can make some cash if you're willing to delete the N...

Jeffrey joins us today to guide us through the rapidly changing world of Cyber Insurance! We solicited some questions from our audience and look forward to picking his brain in this segment.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw251

Ransomware: the problem that everyone is talking about, yet somehow continues to get worse with each passing year. In 2021, the cost of ransomware to global businesses is estimated to reach a whopping $20B. The problem has reached such a critical mass that it can no longer be cast away as some unknowable IT problem––everyone from cyber insurance providers to the federal government have taken note....

In the Enterprise Security News for this week: Drata reaches unicorn status in record time with a $100m Series B, SCYTHE announces a $10m Series A, McAfee Consumer business acquired for $14b, WPScan acquired by Automattic (the company behind WordPress), QOMPLX SPAC is called off, HashiCorp IPO is not called off, open source CSPM and firmware emulation tools, Ghost kitchens and more.   Visit https:...

Risk based security programs are all the rage, from managers looking to "trim" the security budget to regulatory bodies looking for excuses to fine your company. Nick is a security pro who has seen it all -- programs done well, programs done poorly, and implemented one or two of them himself, and would love to share the lessons learned from those experiences.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com...

I once told my college advisor that I wanted to double major in computer science and jazz performance. She laughed at me. Instead, I jumped into a career in IT and played jazz - without a degree in either. Turns out, that was fine - the industry valued experience and results over academic achievement. Today's guest *has* two degrees, one in fine arts, one in pre-law, and that's also fine. If there...

In the Enterprise Security News for this week: Laika raises $35m in the growing compliance-as-a-service segment, IBM launches XDR, CrowdStrike acquires SecureCircle and moves into the data layer, HelpSystems acquires endpoint DLP vendor Digital Guardian, Crazy valuations, Questionable statistics, Analysts shine a doubtful light on Darktrace's value, Facebook gets all Meta on us, and more!   Visit...

Traditionally, the red team has been seen as "fun and interesting", with blue team characterized as "all work, no play" in terms of cybersecurity career paths. Today we talk with Frank McGovern to explore the current state of blue teams and the importance of security policy. Not only has Frank been a practitioner his entire career, but he also built Blue Team Con, a labor of love designed to fill...

When it comes to detecting the next cyber breach, would your organization pass the test? Of course, in real life, you not only need to ace the practice exam – you need to test against the real threats. So when SE Labs recently conducted the industry's first network detection and response (NDR) test against NSX NDR, they used a range of advanced persistent threats designed to compromise systems and...

In our news segments, we often discuss and explore the ever-expanding vendor landscape. Funding rounds are getting huge, we're seeing upwards of 40 acquisitions each month - there's a lot of money and activity in the enterprise cybersecurity market. This is going to be a quarterly, recurring segment, in which we bring on a VC to provide an investor's point-of-view on all this activity. It's hard t...

In the Enterprise Security News, Devo, Dragos, Cato Networks and Aura have all announced $200m or larger funding rounds, TransUnion acquires Sontiq for $638m, Summit Partners acquires Invicti for $625m, Privacy engineering startup Piiano emerges, from stealth mode, Will cybersecurity funding top $20bn for 2021, New US spyware export rules, A silicon valley entrepreneur wants to scan your eyes, All...

Use of encryption is on the rise: both by cyber defenders and the attackers they're tasked to defend against. Encryption has reached near-full adoption by internal teams hoping to implement stronger security and privacy practices. Simultaneously, attackers are using the same mechanisms to hide their malicious activity from the defender's line of sight. ExtraHop's Jamie Moles, Senior Technical Mark...

Over the last year, The Record has published several interviews between security analysts and cybercriminals. This includes representatives from REvil, BlackMatter, and Marketo. The interviews have uncovered the gangs' motivations, targets, and tactics, and have been cited by officials including White House Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger.   This segment is sponsored by Devo. Visit...

This Week in the Enterprise Security News: HelpSystems Acquires PhishLabs, Elastic and Optimyze, The Leading Indicators of a Great Info/Cybersecurity Program, & more!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw247