PromptCast: The Voice of AI and Security

In this episode of Promptcast, Itamar Golan sits down with Eric Graham to talk about what product leadership looks like when security, scale, and AI all collide. They get into the real tradeoffs between speed and protection, why security is a continuous optimization problem, how AI is changing the application estate, and what it takes to keep decision velocity high without losing control. They als...

AI was supposed to 10x marketing. So why does everything still look the same? In this episode of Promptcast , Yael Macias breaks down the uncomfortable truth about AI-driven marketing. Yes, AI increased speed, volume, and output. It also erased differentiation, crushed attention spans, and flooded buyers with content nobody wants to read. Yael and Itamar dig into: Why more AI content does not mean...

AI didn’t just change marketing. It collapsed timelines, raised the bar, and made hype easier than clarity. In this episode of Promptcast , host Itamar Golan sits down with Yael Macias , Head of Marketing at Prompt Security, to unpack how AI actually reshaped modern marketing teams. From the early days of experimenting with ChatGPT to today’s reality of AI-washed messaging, inflated claims, and au...

In this episode, Itamar and Guy Fighel go deeper into the realities of building and maintaining AI systems at scale. Guy explains why data quality still outperforms clever algorithms and why reliability, trust, and observability are becoming the real bottlenecks in modern AI engineering. The conversation challenges the idea that AI failures are mysterious. Guy breaks down how classic observability...

In this episode, Itamar sits down with Guy Fighel, a longtime operator, technical founder, and now partner at Hetz Ventures, to unpack the real forces that shaped today’s AI landscape. Guy walks through two decades of data engineering, distributed systems, and the inflection points that changed everything. Hadoop, cloud economics, spot instances, and eventually transformers all shifted what builde...

Cybersecurity isn’t just a corporate issue anymore; it’s personal. From smart homes to connected cars to the devices we carry everywhere, digital risks are woven into daily life. And with AI reshaping the security landscape, the line between digital and physical threats has never been thinner. While the headlines focus on big breaches, the real dangers often hide in plain sight: overlooked vulnera...

AI is no longer a side project; it’s at the heart of how modern enterprises operate, innovate, and compete. But as AI moves from experiments to production, the real challenges start to surface: complex infrastructure, data strategy gaps, and a growing need for trust that goes deeper than marketing buzzwords. Supporting AI at scale isn’t just about model selection. It means rebuilding systems, reth...

In this special season finale of PromptCast, James Berthoty, founder of Latio Tech, joins host Itamar for a comprehensive review of AI security in 2024. The episode examines the year's developments in AI security, from the widespread enterprise adoption of generative AI to the emergence of new security frameworks and governance models. The conversation explores both technical and strategic perspec...

Predicting the future is impossible. We know it, and we knew it as well when Itamar put together his predictions for 2024 in AI & Security. But, with the right dose of cynicism, it's a fun exercise to do. And, we're keeping ourselves honest >> these were the hits and misses of what we thought the space would look like in 2024... Don't miss out our predictions for 2025. We might have embo...

Itamar hosted a dynamic conversation on GenAI Security with two security leaders in high-stakes industries: Dave Perry, Digital Workspace Operations Manager at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, and Richard Moore, Security Director at 10x Banking. Learn how they are implementing GenAI strategies to drive secure innovation in financial services and healthcare, all while navigating the unique challen...

Mandy Andress, CISO at Elastic, joined Itamar for a casual conversation on AI & Security, giving a first-person perspective on her role as a CISO. Some of the topics they discussed were: - How can CISOs effectively implement GenAI in their daily operations without falling into the disenchantment of overpromise - From ‘blocker’ to enabler: how can the security team become an ally to the organiz...

Itamar hosted Aubrey King, PR Lead at OWASP and Community Evangelist at F5 for a fascinating episode on AI and Security all around: from how attackers are using AI to attack organizations, to defending organizations with AI, or why haven't we seen *yet* the WannaCry or SolarWinds of GenAI. Don't miss a unique musical recommendation by Aubrey: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard ------------------...

On this episode, Itamar hosts Sander Schulhoff, Co-founder and CEO of Learn Prompting, an open-source platform that teaches people how to use AI. It has over 3 million users, and over 100 contributors. He's also a Natural Language Processing Researcher at the University of Maryland. Tune in for a fascinating conversation. Relevant links: The Prompt Report: A Systematic Survey of Prompting Techniqu...

Danny Portman, PhD is the Head of Generative AI, VP Data Science at Zeta Global, a cloud-based marketing technology company that empowers brands to acquire, grow and retain customers. Danny and his team are in charge of one of the most innovative projects of the company, a chat marketing assistant called ZOE, powered by GenAI. This multifaceted tool helps users of Zeta to get answers to technical...

On this episode, Itamar hosts Gary Maier, Managing Partner at Fintova Partners for a fascinating conversation about AI and the Financial Services industry. Gary shares his thoughts on a variety of topics, including: How big is the impact of AI in the FinServ industry? How does it compare to Blockchain? Do FinServ giants who can develop their own AI models have an unfair advantage? Will AI Trading...

In this fascinating episode, Itamar is joined by Sandy Dunn, an industry veteran with over 20 years of cybersecurity experience. They discuss topics such as the ethical considerations when building with AI, who has the power and authority to build safe AI for its billions of users, what's the risk of not using AI, and much more. Tune in! Learn more about Prompt Security: https://prompt.securit...

AI for Security, just like in any other field, is here to stay. But what is the balance between leveraging AI and securing it? Since the public release of ChatGPT in November of 2022, companies have been racing to integrate GPT-like capabilities in their products and services. From simple workflows to complex and innovative features and tools, GenAI is everywhere, and rapidly growing in use cases...

Welcome to the very first episode of PromptCast, the podcast for AI, Security and all the in between, hosted by Itamar Golan. For this inaugural episode we hosted Walter Haydock, Founder & CEO of StackAware. During this episode, Walter and Itamar discussed: AI Risk & Cybersecurity Concerns Existing Regulations and Frameworks around AI How are the auditing firms looking at AI compliance Bes...