Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)

Even though Security Champions programs look very different across organizations and maturity levels, they share core principles for becoming successful. Marisa shares her experience in building these programs to foster a positive security culture within companies. She explains the incentives and rewards that lead to more engagement from champions and the benefits that come from so many people bei...

Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquerque, this quarter's Say Easy, Do Hard segment is Job Search Strategies for CISOs. In part 2, Jason proposes we blow it all up, while Ben recommends a certification board for CISOs. We have no shortage of suggestions for how to fix the CISO hiring problem. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-359

Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquerque, this quarter's Say Easy, Do Hard segment is Job Search Strategies for CISOs. In part 1, we discuss the challenges facing the CISO role and it's hiring. As CISOs leave the role, the position is not necessarily being refilled. How will this impact future CISO hiring? Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-359

This week, in the enterprise security news, over half a billion in funding, as everyone gets their pre-Blackhat announcements out! Mimecast picks up Code42 Will Cato Networks IPO? Canarytokens update We still have some crowdstrike fallout to discuss CISO responses to SEC rules Making things secure without security tools tips for going SOCLess denial of service robots All that and more, on this epi...

There's plenty of content out there detailing how vendors fall short: scummy, aggressive sales tactics overuse of jargon and buzzwords sneaky sales tactics dumping on competitors products that fall far short of claims ambulance chasing So what should they doing? In this episode, we chat with Dani Wolff, about how marketers can adopt the skills and mindsets of security researchers to improve GTM st...

Taco Bell AI, Azure, Scams, AI Emails, IBM, Crowdstrike, I try to be more succinct, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-403

Remember 20 years ago? When we were certain SIEMs would grant our cybersecurity teams superpowers? Or 10 years ago, when we were sure that NGAV would put an end to malware as we knew it? Or 15 years ago, when we were sure that application control would put an end to malware as we knew it? Or 18 years ago, when NAC would put an end to unauthorized network access? Why do we keep thinking that the ne...

Hacking traffic lights (for real this time), the Docker API strikes again, access Github deleted data, using EDR to elevate privileges on Windows, computers I need in my life, failed experiments and Raspberry PI access points, sitting ducks and TuDoor - its always DNS times 2, null sessions and a blast from the past, chaining UEFI vulnerabilities, pirates exposed, revoking SSL certificates, and us...

John is one of the foremost experts in UEFI and joins us to talk about PK Fail! What happens when a vendor in the supply chain accidentally loses a key? It's one of the things that keeps me up at night. Well, now my nightmare scenario has come true as a key has been leaked. Learn how and why and what you can do about it in this segment! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-837

Forever Mouse, RPC, WhatsApp, NIST, PKFail, 0Auth, Josh Marpet, and More, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-402

Modern appsec isn't modern because security tools got shifted in one direction or another, or because teams are finding and fixing more vulns. It's modern because appsec is meeting developer needs and supporting the business. Paul Davis talks about how AI is (and isn't) changing appsec, the KPIs that reflect outcomes rather than being busy, and the importance of communication for security teams. T...

The CISO role has been evolving for 20 years, but the last 2 years have accelerated that evolution. Some might say it's evolving into extinction. What are the factors driving this evolution? Allan Alford, CEO at Alford and Adams Consulting and host of The Cyber Ranch Podcast, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss this evolution and some of the factors driving these trends. In this interview, A...

Identity, the security threat that keeps on giving. For the 17th year in a row, identity is one of the top threats identified in the Verizon DBIR. Why? Dor Fledel, Senior Director of Product Management at Okta and Co-Founder of Spera, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the challenges of identity and how to solve them. From numerous disparate identity systems to a proliferation is SaaS appli...

This week, on Enterprise Security Weekly, we've got: Identity Security gets more funding Wiz walks away BlackHat Announces Startup Spotlight Finalists Crowdstrike post mortem Simple Security Tricks are the Best Security Tricks Splitting the CISO role Web scraping for AI is out of control SEC vs Solarwinds Vaping the Internet Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-369

Edward Wu thinks so! Understandably so, as his startup, Dropzone.ai is making a big bet on generative AI to change the face (and pace) of security operations. We'll talk about what has changed here, and I have so many questions: after many generations of AI/ML technology in security, is the current gen really that dramatically different? Dropzone is far from the only startup with the same idea her...

Twitter Opt-In, the DOJ, DarkSeoul, Fake Employees, PlugX, Stargazer Ghost, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-401

The emergence of generative AI has caused us to rethink things on two fronts: how we consume threat detection data, as defenders how we need to shift our thinking and approaches to prepare for attackers' newfound GenAI capabilities But wait - is GenAI even useful for defenders or attackers? We'll dive deep into the state of AI as it pertains to security operations, just as Gartner announces that A...

Segment description coming soon! The Crowdstrike incident: what happened and what we can do better, people forget what 0-Day really means, shutting off the heat in January, honeypot evasion and non-functional exploits, what not to use to read eMMC, what if we don't patch DoS related vulnerabilities, a CVSS 10 deserves its own category, port shadow attacks, IPC and DBUS and a very informative and e...

Doug and the Security Weekly crew talk about vulnerabilities, are we patching the right things? This is the burning question. We will try to answer it. Segment Resources: https://blog.sonicwall.com/en-us/2024/04/patch-tuesday-which-vulnerabilities-really-need-prioritizing/ Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-836

SAPwned demonstrates tenets of tenant isolation, a weak login flow puts Squarespace domains at risk, how AIs might (or might not) be useful for fixing code, getting buy-in for infosec investments, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-292

Security is a risk management discipline. No one understand that more than Jeff Recor. Jeff has built risk management practices for Deloitte, Grant Thornton, and Accenture and has recently formed his own risk consulting practice. In this unscripted interview, Jeff will share his insights on the evolution of security as a risk management discipline, what CEOs and Boards really need, and how CISOs c...

Generative AI has produced impressive chatbots and content generation, but however fun or impressive those might be, they don't always translate to value for appsec. Allie brings some realistic expectations to how genAI is used by attackers and can be useful to defenders. Segment resources: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/generative-ai-will-not-fulfill-your-autonomous-soc-hopes-or-even-your-demo-d...

Elon's Killer Robots, Crowdstrike and More Crowdstrike, Southwest, Play, FrostyGoop, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-400

Back in April, we covered a story on episode #348 titled "CISO-CEO communication gaps continue to undermine cybersecurity". In that article, Sumedh Thakar, the CEO at Qualys, stated "CISOs must translate technical risks into business impact for CEOs." But he didn't say how. So, we invited him on the show to explain. In this episode, Sumedh walks us through real life interactions with his CISO and...

In this episode of Security Weekly News, Dr. Doug White and Josh Marpet delve into the widespread impact of the recent CrowdStrike and Microsoft technical issue, which disrupted various industries, including airlines, DMVs, and hospitals. They discuss the interconnectedness of modern systems, the reliance on automatic updates, and the critical need for thorough testing and third-party risk managem...