Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)

You survived the click—but now the click has evolved. In Part 2, the crew follows phishing and ransomware down the rabbit hole into double extortion, initial access brokers, cyber insurance drama, and the unsettling rise of agentic AI that can click, run scripts, and make bad decisions for you. The conversation spans ransomware economics, why paying criminals is a terrible plan with no guarantees,...

The crew makes suggestions for building a hacking lab today! We will tackle: What is recommended today to build a lab, given the latest advancements in tech Hardware hacking devices and gadgets that are a must-have Which operating systems should you learn Virtualization technology that works well for a lab build Using AI to help build your lab Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the l...

Join Business Security Weekly for a roundtable-style year-in-review. The BSW hosts share the most surprising, inspiring, and humbling moments of 2025 in business security, culture, and personal growth. And a few of us might be dressed for the upcoming holiday season... Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-427

It’s the holidays, your defenses are down, your inbox is lying to you, and yes—you’re gonna click the link. In Part 1 of our holiday special, Doug White and a panel of very smart people explain why social engineering still works decades later, why training alone won’t save you, and why the real job is surviving after the click. From phishing and smishing to click-fix attacks, access control disast...

Using OWASP SAMM to assess and improve compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is an excellent strategy, as SAMM provides a framework for secure development practices such as secure by design principles and handling vulns. Segment Resources: https://owaspsamm.org/ https://cybersecuritycoalition.be/resource/a-strategic-approach-to-product-security-with-owasp-samm/ As genAI becomes a more pop...

Interview with Frank Vukovits: Focusing inward: there lie threats also External threats get discussed more than internal threats. There’s a bit of a streetlight effect here: external threats are more visible, easier to track, and sharing external threat intelligence doesn’t infringe on any individual organization’s privacy. That’s why we hear the industry discuss external threats more, though inte...

Auld Lang Syne, Ghostpairing, Centerstack, OneView, WAFS, React2Shell Redux, Crypto, Josh Marpet, and More, on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-539

This week in the security news: Linux process injection Threat actors need training too A Linux device "capable of practically anything" The Internet of webcams Hacking cheap devices Automating exploitation with local AI models Lame C2 Smallest SSH backdoor Your RDP is on the Internet These are not the high severity bugs you were looking for Low hanging fruit Your TV is spying on you, again no suc...

Business Security Weekly is well aware of the cybersecurity hiring challenges. From hiring CISOs to finding the right skills to developing your employees, we cover it weekly in the leadership and communications segment. But this week, our guest interview digs into the global cybersecurity hiring trends. Jim McCoy, CEO at Atlas, joins Business Security Weekly to share his expertise on the global wo...

Pornhub, WSL, Santastealer, Geoserver, Webkit, Fortiyomama, Dad's Pix, Aaran Leyland, and More, on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-538

Open source projects benefit from support that takes many shapes. Kat Cosgrove shares her experience across the Kubernetes project and the different ways people can make meaningful contributions to it. One of the underlying themes is that code is written for other people. That means PRs need to be understandable, discussions need to be enlightening, documentation needs to be clear, and collaborati...

Interview Segment: Tony Kelly Illuminating Data Blind Spots As data sprawls across clouds and collaboration tools, shadow data and fragmented controls have become some of the biggest blind spots in enterprise security. In this segment, we’ll unpack how Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) helps organizations regain visibility and control over their most sensitive assets. Our guest will break do...

Disney Gone Wild, Docker, AIs, Passkeys, Gogs, React2Shell, Notepad++, Josh Marpet, and More Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-537

This week in our technical segment, you will learn how to build a MITM proxy device using Kali Linux, some custom scripts, and a Raspberry PI! In the security news: Hacking Smart BBQ Probes China uses us as a proxy LOLPROX and living off the Hypervisor Are we overreating to React4Shell? Prolific Spyware vendors EDR evaluations and tin foil hats Compiling to Bash! How e-waste became a conference ba...

Organizations rely heavily on Salesforce to manage vasts amounts of sensitive data, but hidden security risks lurk beneath the surface. Misconfigurations, excessive user permissions, and unmonitored third party integrations can expose this data to attackers. How do I secure this data? Justin Hazard, Principal Security Architect at AutoRABIT, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the security c...

We've got: Hypnotoad, AI Galore, Storm-0249, DocuSign, Broadside, Goldblade, Ships at Sea, Sora, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-536

The MCP standard gave rise to dreams of interconnected agents and nightmares of what those interconnected agents would do with unfettered access to APIs, data, and local systems. Aaron Parecki explains how OAuth's new Client ID Metadata Documents spec provides more security for MCPs and the reasons why the behavior and design of MCPs required a new spec like this. Segment resources: https://aaronp...

Interview with Danny Jenkins: How badly configured are your endpoints? Misconfigurations are one of the most overlooked areas in terms of security program quick wins. Everyone freaks out about vulnerabilities, patching, and exploits. Meanwhile, security tools are misconfigured. Thousands of unused software packages increase remediation effort and attack surface. The most basic misconfigurations le...

Toilet Cams, North Korea, Brickstorm, MCP, India, React2Shell, Proxmox, Metaverse, Josh Marpet, and More, on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-535

This week we welcome Ed Skoudis to talk about the holiday hack challenge (https://sans.org/HolidayHack). In the security news: Oh Asus Dashcam botnets Weird CVEs being issued CodeRED, but not the worm Free IP checking Internet space junk and IoT Decade old Linux kernel vulnerabilities Breaking out of Claude code Malicious LLMs Hacker on a plan gets 7 years Putting passwords into random websites NP...

While many businesses rely on Microsoft 365, Salesforce and Google Workspace security features, critical blind spots remain—the recent series of high profile SaaS breaches demonstrate this. So what should you do? Mike Puglia, General Manager of Kaseya Labs, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the risks in SaaS applications. In this segment, Mike will explore how bad actors are focusing their...

AI semantics, Calendly, GreyNoise, Teams, Schmaltz, India, Antigravity, Scada, Aaran Leyland, and More... Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-534

For OT systems, uptime is paramount. That's a hard rule that makes maintaining, upgrading, and securing them a complex struggle. Tomas "Data" Owens and James Cotter discuss how Tennessee is tackling the organizational and technical challenges that come with hardening OT systems across the state. Those challenges range from old technology (like RS-232 over Wi-Fi!?) to limited budgets. They talk abo...

Live from InfoSec World 2025, this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly features six in-depth conversations with leading voices in cybersecurity, exploring the tools, strategies, and leadership approaches driving the future of enterprise defense. From configuration management and AI-generated threats to emerging frameworks and national standards, this special edition captures the most influential...

Are you walking around with a phone in your hand? Probably, are ready for the day when it gets grabbed and disappears. Aaran, Doug, and Josh talk about phone strategies on this episode of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-533