Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)

The recent popularity of MCPs is surpassed only by the recent examples deficiencies of their secure design. The most obvious challenge is how MCPs, and many more general LLM use cases, have erased two decades of security principles behind separating code and data. We take a look at how developers are using LLMs to generate code and continue our search for where LLMs are providing value to appsec....

Segment 1 CTG Interview Middle market companies face unique challenges in the ever-evolving cyber environment. Developing a comprehensive cybersecurity approach is a business imperative for middle market companies, and Chad Alessi will discuss the threat landscape, what's keeping IT decision-makers awkward at night, and the best approach to creating a proactive security measure. Cyber Resilience i...

Edge, Safari, CISO Pay and Loathing, Fake AI, ASUS, OneDrive, Manus, Aaran Leyland, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-481

In the security news: Vicious Trap - The malware hiding in your router Hacking your car WSL is open-source, but why? Using AI to find vulnerabilities - a case study Why you should not build your own password manager The inside scoop behind Lumma Infostealer Hacking a smart grill Hardcoded credentials on end of life routers and "Alphanetworks" SIM swapping is still happening LoRa for C2 Russian dro...

This segment explores how automated microsegmentation addresses critical Zero Trust gaps overlooked by traditional access controls and legacy segmentation solutions. We'll examine the limitations of perimeter-based defenses in today's dynamic threat landscape and reveal how automated microsegmentation enhances network security beyond conventional firewalls. From cutting-edge innovations to expert...

AP Tests, Hyper-V, Notepad, Google, Nova Scotia, NHI, Bond, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-480

ArmorCode unveils Anya—the first agentic AI virtual security champion designed specifically for AppSec and product security teams. Anya brings together conversation and context to help AppSec, developers and security teams cut through the noise, prioritize risks, and make faster, smarter decisions across code, cloud, and infrastructure. Built into the ArmorCode ASPM Platform and backed by 25B find...

Segment 1: Erik Bloch Interview The math on SOC AI just isn't adding up. It's not easy to do the math, either, as each SOC automation vendor is tackling alert fatigue and SecOps assistants a bit differently. Fortunately for us and our audience, Erik Bloch met with many of these vendors at RSAC and is going to share what he learned with us! Segment 2: Enterprise Weekly News In this week's enterpris...

Keyboards, 3 am, TikTok, LummaC2, Cityworks, Honeypots, Fancy Bear, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-479

This week in the security news: Malware-laced printer drivers Unicode steganography Rhode Island may sue Deloitte for breach. They may even win. Japan's active cyber defense law Stop with the ping LLMs replace Stack Overflow - ya don't say? Aggravated identity theft is aggravating Ivanti DSM and why you shouldn't use it EDR is still playing cat and mouse with malware There's a cellular modem in yo...

In the leadership and communications section, Why Every CISO Should Be Gunning For A Seat At The Board Table, The Innovation We Need is Strategic, Not Technical , The Best Leaders Ask the Right Questions, and more! This segment is sponsored by Fortra. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortrarsac to learn more about them! Fortra is successfully reducing the unauthorized use of Cobalt Strike among cy...

WSL, Defendnot, Clippy, Crawlomatic, Take It Down, Pwn2Own, Aaran Leyland, and more on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-478

In the news, Coinbase deals with bribes and insider threat, the NCSC notes the cross-cutting problem of incentivizing secure design, we cover some research that notes the multitude of definitions for secure design, and discuss the new Cybersecurity Skills Framework from the OpenSSF and Linux Foundation. Then we share two more sponsored interviews from this year's RSAC Conference. With more types o...

Segment 1: Fastly Interview In this week's interview segment, we talk to Marshall Erwin about the state of cybersecurity, particularly when it comes to third party risk management, and whether we're ready for the next big SolarWinds or Crowdstrike incident. These big incidents have inspired executive orders, the Secure by Design initiative, and even a memo from JPMorgan Chase's CISO. We will discu...

Steganography, RICO, CMMC, End of 10, AI is coming for you, Aaran Leyland and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-477

This week in the security news: Android catches up to iOS with its own lockdown mode Just in case, there is a new CVE foundation Branch privilege injection attacks My screen is vulnerable The return of embedded devices to take over the world - 15 years later Attackers are going after MagicINFO Hacking Starlink Mitel SIP phones can be hacked Reversing with Hopper Supercharge your Ghidra with AI Pre...

In the leadership and communications section, How CISOs can talk cybersecurity so it makes sense to executives, Firms to spend more on GenAI than security in 2025, Europe leads shift from cyber security 'headcount gap' to skills-based hiring, and more! Next, pre-recorded interviews from RSAC Conference 2025, including: This segment is sponsored by Fortinet. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortine...

Deepfake porn, South Korea, Operation Moonlander, Chinese AI, FBI, AI use damages professional reputation, Joshua Marpet and More Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-476

Developers are relying on LLMs as coding assistants, so where are the LLM assistants for appsec? The principles behind secure code reviews don't really change based on who write the code, whether human or AI. But more code means more reasons for appsec to scale its practices and figure out how to establish trust in code, packages, and designs. Rey Bango shares his experience with secure code revie...

Segment 1 - Secrets and their role in infrastructure security From API keys and tokens to environment variables and credentials, secrets are foundational—and often overlooked—attack surfaces in cloud-native and distributed systems. We break down the risks tied to poor secret hygiene, discuss emerging patterns for secure secret management at scale, and shares insights on integrating secrets managem...

Sudo watch this show, Hallucinations, Kickidler, Powershool redux, Old Man Router, PSMU, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-475

Security news for this week: RDP and credentials that are not really revoked, and some RDP bitmap caching fun Some magic info on MagicINFO Vulnerability Management Zombies There is a backdoor in your e-commerce Airborne: vulnerabilities in AirPlay Bring your own installer - crafty EDR bypass The Signal clone used by US government officials: shocker: has been hacked AI slop vulnerability reporting...

In the leadership and communications section, The C-suite gap that's putting your company at risk, CISOs band together to urge world governments to harmonize cyber rules, Cybersecurity is Not Working: Time to Try Something Else, and more! Organizations are increasingly threatened by cyberattacks originating from their suppliers. Existing tools (like EDR, MDR, and XDR) effectively handle threats wi...

Deepfake Porn Bots, Skype, dd, Venom Spider, CISA, IT Helpdesk, Rob Allen, and more on the Security Weekly News. Segment Resources: https://cybersecuritynews.com/cyber-security-company-ceo-arrested/ This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-474

We catch up on news after a week of BSidesSF and RSAC Conference. Unsurprisingly, AI in all its flavors, from agentic to gen, was inescapable. But perhaps more surprising (and more unfortunate) is how much the adoption of LLMs has increased the attack surface within orgs. The news is heavy on security issues from MCPs and a novel alignment bypass against LLMs. Not everything is genAI as we cover s...