CyberBytes: The Podcast

How do you secure AI agents at enterprise scale? In this episode of CyberBytes, David is joined by Sanket Vasa, Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft, to explore the evolving world of agentic AI and enterprise security. With almost 20 years at Microsoft, Sanket shares insights on AI governance, agent identities, least-privilege access, prompt injection and how AI is transforming soft...

In this episode of CyberBytes, Matt Suiche from Tolmo joins us to discuss how agentic AI is changing cybersecurity, why attackers are gaining an advantage, and how businesses need to rethink their approach to security. Matt shares his experience across cybersecurity and digital forensics, exploring how AI is uncovering decades-old vulnerabilities, changing how businesses build software, and creati...

In this first episode of IAMSecure?, David sits down with Nate Barbettini from Arcade to discuss how AI agents are changing cybersecurity and why securing the next generation of AI-powered workflows is becoming increasingly important. Nate shares his journey from software engineering into cybersecurity, how his experience building AI-driven workflows shaped Arcade's approach to agent security,...

In this episode of CyberBytes, Shan Kulkarni, Co-Founder and CEO of Nullify, discusses why the biggest challenge in cybersecurity is no longer finding vulnerabilities, it's fixing them. Shan shares how AI is changing the way security teams approach vulnerability remediation, why the industry is shifting its focus from detection to execution, and how organizations are using autonomous AI agents...

How do you build one of cybersecurity's fastest-growing brands in less than a year? In this episode of Show Up, Emily Rosenfield, Director of Marketing at Fig Security, shares how her team is cutting through the noise, creating a brand people actually remember, and scaling marketing in one of the most competitive markets in tech. We discuss: • How Fig Security went from stealth to industry buz...

In this episode of CyberBytes, David Mytton, CEO & Co-Founder of Arcjet, explains why AI agents are creating a new security problem as they move beyond answering questions to taking real actions. David explores how security teams can control what AI agents access, the tools they use and the actions they take, while protecting against threats like prompt injection and data leakage. We covered:...

Ondrej Vlcek, Founder & CEO of AISLE, joins CyberBytes live from Black Hat USA 2026 to discuss the future of vulnerability management in an AI-driven world. We explore how AI is transforming vulnerability detection, prioritisation and remediation, and why fixing vulnerabilities at scale requires a new approach. Ondrej also shares his journey from Avast CEO to cybersecurity founder, and why he...

In this episode, we sat down with Dave McKinley, CEO of Reveal Security, for a wide-ranging conversation about leadership, cybersecurity, technology and the unconventional experiences that have shaped his career. Dave’s journey is anything but typical. With a degree in music, experience performing sea shanties aboard a schooner and a career spanning technology, engineering and product leadership,...

Alan Shimel, Founder & CEO of TechStrong Group, joins CyberBytes to discuss how AI, search and changing audience behaviour are reshaping the cybersecurity media landscape. In this episode, Alan shares insights from more than 35 years in technology, cybersecurity and venture-backed startups, covering what makes a great media pitch, why relationships matter more than ever, and how founders and m...

Omer Shirazi, CEO & Co-Founder of Faze, joins CyberBytes live from Black Hat USA 2026 to discuss the future of offensive security in an AI-driven world. In this episode, we explore why traditional security testing is evolving, how attackers are leveraging AI to move faster than ever, and why coverage is becoming one of the most important challenges facing security teams today. Omer shares his...

Compliance has become one of cybersecurity's biggest bottlenecks, but what if it could happen continuously instead of once a year? In this episode of CyberBytes, Travis Howerton, CEO & Founder of RegScale, shares how his experience leading technology for the US nuclear weapons program inspired him to rethink compliance, governance and risk management from the ground up. Travis explains why...

AI is changing identity security, and it’s forcing organisations to rethink what “privileged” actually means. In this episode of CyberBytes, Rotem Lurie, CEO & Co-Founder of Venice, explores how the rise of AI agents, cloud environments and increasingly dynamic workflows is changing the identity landscape. Rotem shares her journey from Microsoft and the startup world to founding Venice, and wh...

In this episode of CyberBytes, Philip Shteyn, CTO & Co-Founder of OffRoad Security, explains why identity security needs to move beyond dashboards and visibility towards AI agents that can actually take action. Philip shares how OffRoad is building an AI-powered identity security team that can identify issues, investigate threats and carry out remediation, helping security teams work at AI spe...

Derek Abdine, CEO & Co-Founder of Furl, joins CyberBytes live from Black Hat USA 2026 to discuss why cybersecurity's biggest challenge isn't finding vulnerabilities anymore, it's fixing them. In this episode, Derek shares his journey from reverse engineering video games and working at Rapid7 to building Furl, an autonomous remediation platform focused on helping organisations close...

Cybersecurity is moving faster than ever. But are we focusing on the right things? In this episode of CyberBytes, recorded live at Black Hat USA 2026, Zoe Lindsey, Senior Director of Messaging at Blumira, joins us to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing cybersecurity today: balancing the rapid rise of AI with the very human realities of trust, burnout, and resilience. From her unconventiona...

What makes threat intelligence compelling enough for people to actually pay attention? In this episode of the CyberBytes Podcast, we sit down with Lisa O'Reilly, VP of Global Marketing at ThreatDown, to explore how cybersecurity marketing has evolved, and why credible threat research can be one of the most powerful tools in a marketer's arsenal. Lisa shares her journey from graphic design...

AI is accelerating change across every part of the enterprise. Security teams are being asked to review more applications, vendors, infrastructure changes, and AI-driven activity than ever before. The challenge? Human-led governance can't keep up. In this episode of CyberBytes, Tal Drori, CEO & Co-Founder of Gist Security, shares why he believes the next major cybersecurity challenge is go...

The SIEM model has a problem: security teams have more data than they can realistically afford to analyse. In this episode of CyberBytes, Cliff Crossland, CEO & Co-Founder of Scanner, explains why he believes security data needs to be approached differently. Cliff shares how a painful experience with a huge Splunk bill helped spark the idea for Scanner, and how the company has evolved from bui...

What happens when you give an AI the ability to hack? In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Pavel Gurvich, Co-Founder & CEO of Tenzai, to explore how AI is changing offensive security, vulnerability discovery and remediation. Pavel shares his journey from penetration testing and founding Guardicore, through its acquisition by Akamai, to building Tenzai and creating what he describes...

Content is easy. Distribution is hard. In this episode of CyberBytes, we sit down with Bryan Solari, Co-Founder & CEO of AllOutScale, to explore how cybersecurity brands can cut through the noise and build trust with the audiences that matter. Bryan shares his journey from cybersecurity practitioner to creator partnerships expert, why authenticity is the currency of modern marketing, and how b...

We’re joined by Andrew Peterson, CEO and Founder of Aviso Ventures, and Dan Nguyen-Huu, Partner at Decibel VC, for a conversation on cybersecurity investing, AI security, founders and the future of the cybersecurity market. Andrew and Dan share their journeys into venture, how they first met through Signal Sciences, and why they continue to co-invest. We explore how investors cut through the noise...

In this episode, we’re joined by Alex Bovee, CEO and co-founder of C1, for a conversation on identity, AI agents, access governance and the future of enterprise security. Alex shares the story behind C1’s recent rebrand from ConductorOne, why identity is becoming central to securing the agentic workforce, and how C1 is building a unified platform for managing access across both humans and AI agent...

We’re joined by Andrew Luhrmann, VP of Sales at Clutch Security, for a conversation on cybersecurity, sales leadership, non-human identity, AI, hiring and building high-performing teams. Andrew shares his journey from hotel management into tech, his experience at IBM, and what ultimately led him to Clutch Security. We explore how he evaluates startups, what makes a great founding team, and why str...

On this episode, we sit down with Jason Rebholz , CEO and co-founder of Evoke Security, for a conversation on AI security, agentic AI, cybersecurity leadership and building the next generation of security products. Jason takes us through his journey from discovering cybersecurity as a student, to becoming one of the first college hires at Mandiant, working in incident response, becoming a CISO, an...

We’re joined by Ben Armstrong, co-founder of Cytix, for a conversation on cybersecurity, change risk, AI, product positioning and building a cybersecurity company from the UK. Ben shares the story behind Cytix’s recent relaunch, why the company has evolved from a security testing business into a software change risk company, and how understanding change can help security teams make better decision...