Enterprise Security Weekly (Video)

Looking at topics around go-to-market strategy and product management, including: how building products is unique in cybersecurity compared to other industries, what is product-led growth and what shape it takes in security, and how to do it right. Touching on the broader and adjacent topics of writing, supporting cybersecurity startups, investing, and the like. Segment Resources: Venture in Secur...

You know SBOMs can help you keep track of your software assets and therefore, their vulnerabilities. Despite even the White House pressing the issue, many vendors aren't forthcoming with SBOMs, and you can't afford to wait. With Tanium's Roland Diaz, we'll discuss the most important considerations when generating your own SBOMs (which is now something their product can also do!). This segment is s...

This week in the Enterprise News: Deepwatch Announces $180 Million in Investments, VulnCheck Raises $3.2 Million to Solve Prioritization Challenge for Enterprise, Government and Cybersecurity Solution Providers, Zscaler to Acquire Israeli Startup Canonic Security, Palo Alto Q2 Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Call, Tech's hottest new job: AI whisperer. No coding required, How data breaches affect stock m...

Today, we talk to Jim Routh - a retired CISO who survived the job for over 20 years! He'll be sharing some wisdom with us, like how analytics and data science can help detect malicious insiders. Also, more generally, Jim will help us understand how data-science-backed tooling can help move the security market forward and help security teams and programs mature.   Segment Resources:   https://www.r...

The MSP space has undergone a lot of changes in the past few decades, with the emphasis on security increasing dramatically in the last 5-10 years. We discuss how ConnectWise, which builds and sells solutions to MSPs, has tackled this challenge. We'll be asking questions both from Raffael's point-of-view, selling to MSPs, but also from the customer point-of-view - small to medium businesses with a...

Inka talks about harnessing Behavioural Science (BS) to influence people's cyber security behaviours. Focusing on psychology theories (e.g. Behaviour change wheel) she explores some of our barriers (and motivations) to cybersecurity. What are our FMEs ('frequently made excuses') to taking protective action online and how organisations' could create a supportive security culture.   Segment Resource...

Organizations today operate under the constant looming threat of cyber attacks. While reactive cybersecurity measures will help organizations respond to past and present threats, offensive measures are the only chance to get ahead of attackers and beat them to the punch. There is now a greater call for offensive solutions like penetration testing and red teaming to evaluate environments so securit...

The memoir of world-renowned hacker Cris Thomas "Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World" is available for pre-order now. The new book, to be released on February 16, 2023, will cover the influential hacking group L0pht Heavy Industries, the hacker underground of the 1990s, the L0pht's rise to prominence, their testimony in front of the US Senate, their claim of being able to...

In the Enterprise News: Whether you want insurtechs or not, they're here and you're getting them! Don't worry - we'll explain what insurtechs are. Two potential deals to take security companies private: Sumo Logic and Rapid 7! Looks like 32 year old security company Cyren is shutting down, hoping for an asset sale. They've already laid off all their employees. Big drama: a firm shorts Darktrace an...

Syxsense and Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) recently teamed up to publish a survey around the current state of Zero Trust within enterprises as well as where it's going. This interview will discuss the key findings and insights into the challenges many organizations face around Zero Trust, as well as endpoint security and network access. Segment Resources: https://www.syxsense.com/advancin...

Tanium has recently released a new capability called Tanium Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to help customers identify third-party libraries associated with software packages. • What is Tanium SBOM • Why is it different and why do you need it • How to configure SBOM • How to query for the details about every software application in your environment • Where your vulnerable packages exist • Ways t...

In the Enterprise News: There's lots of executive shuffling going on! Saviynt gets a new CEO and $205M in funding, Forescout appoints its 4th CEO in as many years, and Mudge finds a place at Rapid 7. We've got some interesting trends, like more focus on securing small businesses, and more cybersecurity startups pairing technology with cyber insurance. It seems like only yesterday, we were shocked...

Insiders - employees, contractors, and partners - are responsible for almost a quarter of data breaches. Reducing insider risk requires a dedicated approach, including user monitoring. But be careful, Forrester predicts that a C-level executive will be fired for their firm's use of employee monitoring in 2023.   Segment Resources: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/predictions-2023-security/?ref_sear...

Cyber insurance is a must-have, but organizations are finding that cyber insurance premiums are more costly, policies are more difficult to obtain, and policies attach more limitations and exclusions than before. We will discuss cyber insurance's role in risk management and trends. Segment Resources: https://www.forrester.com/report/q-and-a-cyber-insurance/RES178563?ref_search=3185990_167510925144...

This is the 2nd segment in our 2 segment Enterprise News special!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw303

This is the first in our 2 segment Enterprise News special! Stay tuned for segment 2!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw303

What makes a good breach response? What makes a bad one? Could we objectively measure them? How would we break down and rate a company's breach response performance?   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw303

Finally, in the enterprise security news, Not much funding this week, but Netskope raises $400M, and Hack the Box raises $55M! Also, what went wrong with IronNet? The Open Source Index highlights popular security projects, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 have been put out to pasture, Predictions about personal cybersecurity, Cloud security trends, The ongoing impact of ChatGPT on the security industry,...

Europe is a global driver for privacy rules and digital legislation. Which means it is also a force to be reckoned with when it comes to enforcement. With privacy and security being so intertwined, this conversation will focus on the current mindset in Europe and discuss recent regulators' decision e.g. on Microsoft 365. Segment Resources: The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IA...

Military-grade xIoT hacking tools are in use, cybercrime for hire that's predicated on compromised xIoT devices has been monetized, and organizations worldwide are already "pwned" without even knowing it. Bad actors are counting on you being passive when it comes to xIoT security. Disappoint them!   Segment Resources: xIoT Threat & Trend Report https://phosphorus.io/xiot-threat-and-trend-report-20...

Finally, in the enterprise security news, Security funding is back, baby! Security Unicorn layoffs continue though! We talk Zombiecorns, IronNet struggles, Netwrix acquires Remediant, We talk breaches: Lastpass, Rackspace, Okta via Github, Slack via Github, Github announces 2FA improvements, AI generates insecure code, Cyberinsurance challenges, Fyre Festival Fraudster Funding more Frauds All that...

We will discuss the migration of the security community from Twitter to Mastodon, logistical challenges, and related matters of managing the community.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw301

If you've ever worked on a red or purple team, you know scaling engagements to production is an intensive, unwieldy process. Technology pitfalls may exist, but the fundamental problem is this: the process of writing, testing, deploying, and verifying the efficacy of TTPs is highly flawed and inconsistent. This conversation will focus on applying a scientific process to security testing in order to...

Finally, in the last Enterprise Security News of 2022, We see our first Security Unicorn with a down round, A few new fundings and new companies emerging, Ninjas emerge from stealth, Proofpoint acquires deception detection vendor Illusive, Veracode picks up Crashtest Security, Apple encrypts more consumer data, Passkeys introduced in Chrome, Texas bans TikTok, A great post-mortem of the Joe Sulliv...

A brief roundup of our favorite news, trends, and interviews in 2022! See what Adrian, Katherine, and Sean have to say about 2022's best interviews and news stories!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw300