Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)

Only one funding announcement this week, so we dive deep into Thoma Bravo's past and present portfolio. They recently announced a sale of Venafi to Cyberark and no one is quite sure how much of a hand they had in the LogRhythm/Exabeam merger, and whether or not they sold their stake in the process. We also have a crazy stat Ross Haleliuk spotted in Bessemer's analysis: "13 out of 14 cybersecurity...

The Security Weekly crew and special guest Seemant Sehgal explore what PTaaS involves, how it differs from traditional penetration testing, and why it's becoming a crucial service for companies of all sizes to protect their digital assets. We'll discuss the how PTaaS is using the latest technologies (e.g machine learning), the benefits of having a third-party service, and real-world scenarios wher...

Big Tech, Fighting a Junta, Keylogger in Microsoft , APT Hackers, Free Laundry, Joshua Marpet & more on this edition of the Security Weekly News! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-388

Secure coding education should be more than a list of issues or repeating generic advice. Liran Tal explains his approach to teaching developers through examples that start with exploiting known vulns and end with discussions on possible fixes. Not only does this create a more engaging experience, but it also relies on code that looks familiar to developers rather than contrived or overly simplist...

This week, it’s time for security money, our quarterly review of the money of security, including public companies, IPOs, funding rounds and acquisitions from the previous quarter. This quarter, Rubrick's IPO saves the index, as Cisco finishes the acquisition of Splunk. The index is now made up of the following 25 pure play cybersecurity public companies: Secureworks Corp Palo Alto Networks Inc Ch...

Microsoft, North Korea, Santander, CISA, Deepfakes, Aaran Leyland & more on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-387

Suddenly SIEMs are all over the news! In a keynote presentation, Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz talked about the company's "next-gen" SIEM . Meanwhile, Palo Alto, who was taken to task by some for not having an active presence on the RSAC expo floor , hits the headlines for acquiring IBM's SIEM product, just to shut it down ! Meanwhile, LogRhythm and Exabeam merge, likely with the hopes of weatherin...

Has cryptocurrency done more harm than good? Our guest for this segment has some interesting views on its impacts! Vulnrichment (I just like saying that word), Trustworthy Computing Memo V2, SSID confusion, the Flipper Zero accessory for Dads, the state of exploitation, Hackbat, Raspberry PI Connect, leaking VPNs, exploiting faster?, a new Outlook 0-Day?, updating Linux, and a 16-year-old vulnerab...

3000 Years Ago, Dell, Robocalls, PyPI, Cinterion, Cacti, Chat-GPT, Windows, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-386

Everyone is interested in generative AIs and LLMs, and everyone is looking for use cases and apps to apply them to. Just as the early days of the web inspired the original OWASP Top 10 over 20 years ago, the experimentation and adoption of LLMs has inspired a Top 10 list of their own. Sandy Dunn talks about why the list looks so familiar in many ways -- after all, LLMs are still software. But the...

In today's enterprises, the Identity Access Management (IAM) System is the key to a business' critical operations. But that IAM environment is more vulnerable than most security executives realize. Segment Resources: https://www.mightyid.com/articles/the-r-in-itdr-the-missing-piece-in-identity-threat-detection-and-response https://www.mightyid.com/download-am-i-covered https://www.mightyid.com/art...

Easy Passwords, BIG-IP, Ascension, Lockbit, Google, Poland, ZScaler, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-385

Tune in to hear 9 executive interviews from RSA Conference 2024, featuring speakers from Zscaler, Open Systems, Aryaka, OpenText, Hive Pro, Critical Start, Anomali, Cyware, and Pentera! Find individual descriptions for each interview on the show notes. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-361

In this RSAC 2024 South Stage Keynote, Mikko Hyppönen will look back at the past decade of ransomware evolution and explore how newer innovations, like AI, are shaping its future.   Illuminating the Cybersecurity Path: A Conversation with Jeremiah Grossman Join us for a compelling episode featuring Jeremiah Grossman, a prominent figure in the cybersecurity landscape. As a recognized expert, Jeremi...

Tetris, APT42, Kimsuky, Android, ChatRTX, MITRE, Computer Dating, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-384

A lot of AI security has nothing to do with AI -- things like data privacy, access controls, and identity are concerns for any new software and in many cases AI concerns look more like old-school API concerns. But...there are still important aspects to AI safety and security, from prompt injection to jailbreaking to authenticity. Caleb Sima explains why it's important to understand the different t...

Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquerque, this quarter's Say Easy, Do Hard segment is Train How You Fight. In part 1, we discuss the importance of training for a cyber incident. However, lots of organizations do not take it seriously, causing mistakes during an actual cyber incident. How will the lack of preparation impact your organization during an incident? Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquer...

Weird Al, Docker, OT, Gitlab, Credit Monitoring, Dropbox, Cisco, AI, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-383

It's the most boring part of incident response. Skip it at your peril, however. In this interview, we'll talk to Joe Gross about why preparing for incident response is so important. There's SO MUCH to do, we'll spend some time breaking down the different tasks you need to complete long before an incident occurs. Resources 5 Best Practices for Building a Cyber Incident Response Plan This segment is...

The Security Weekly crew discusses some of the latest articles and research in cryptography and some background relevant subtopics including the race against quantum computing, key management, creating your own crypto, selecting the right crypto and more! https://www.globalsecuritymag.com/keysight-introduces-testing-capabilities-to-strengthen-post-quantum.html https://malware.news/t/reversinglabs-...

AI, Okta, Chrome, Quantum, Kaiser Permanente, FTC, FCC, NCSC, Josh Marpet, and more, are on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-382

Companies deploy tools (usually lots of tools) to address different threats to supply chain security. Melinda Marks shares some of the chaos those companies still face when trying to prioritize investments, measure risk, and scale their solutions to keep pace with their development. Not only are companies still figuring out supply chain, but now they're bracing for the coming of genAI and how that...

A hybrid workforce requires hybrid identity protection. But what are the threats facing a hybrid workforce? As identity becomes the new perimeter, we need to understand the attacks that can allow attackers access to our applications. Eric Woodruff, Product Technical Specialist at Semperis, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss those attacks, including a new attack technique, dubbed Silver SAML...

TikTok, Flowmon, Arcane Door, Brokewell, RuggedCom, Deepfakes, Non-Competes, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-381

On February 27, 2024, PCAST (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) sent a report to the President with recommendations to bolster the resilience and adaptability of the nation’s cyber-physical infrastructure resources. Phil was part of the team that worked on the report and comes on the show to talk about what was recommended and how we implement the suggestions. This week the...