Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)

It's time to review the money of security, including public companies, IPOs, funding rounds and acquisitions from the previous quarter. We also update you on the Security Weekly 25 index. The index came roaring back last quarter. Here are the stocks currently in the index: SCWX Secureworks Corp PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. SPLK Splunk Inc GEN Gen Digital...

E-Coli, Mercedes, Cloudflare, Ivanti, Volt Typhoon, GIGO, AI, Congress, Aaran Leyland, and more are on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-359

In this week's Enterprise Security News, Adrian, Tyler, and Katie discuss: 1. Tons of funding! 2. A notable acquisition! 3. The line is blurring between services and product firms 4. Apparently IronNet isn't dead? 5. The toxicity of Hero culture in tech 6. Knowing when to quit 7. AI-powered fraud is hitting close to home 8. Quantum snake oil is getting worse 9. Prompt injection 10. Are you being h...

We've seen general users targeted with phishing, financial employees targeted for BEC scams, and engineers targeted for access to infrastructure. The truly scary attacks, however, are the indirect ones that are automated. The threats that come in via software updates, or trusted connections with third parties. The software supply chain is both absolutely essential, and fragile. A single developer...

Danny Jenkins, CEO & Co-Founder of ThreatLocker, a cybersecurity firm providing Zero Trust endpoint security, is a leading cybersecurity expert with over two decades of experience building and securing corporate networks, including roles on red and blue teams. He is dedicated to educating industry professionals about the latest cyber threats and frequently speaks on the topics of ransomware and Ze...

When an RCE really isn't, your kernel is vulnerable, calling all Windows 3.11 experts, back to Ebay, Turkish websites and credentials, 10 public exploits for the same vulnerability, hacking Bitcoin ATMs, another vulnerability disclosure timeline gone wrong, Flipper Zero tips and how you should not use it to change traffic lights, Windows 11 S mode, and you're dead (but like in the movie Hackers de...

Vulns in Jenkins code and Cisco devices that make us think about secure designs, MiraclePtr pulls off a relatively quick miracle, code lasts while domains expire, an "Artificial Intelligence chip" from the 90s, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-271

This week in the Security Weekly News: the NSA admits to secretly buying your internet browsing data, malicious Google ads target Chinese users, Juniper releases update for Junos OS flaws, Outlook could be leaking your NTLM passwords, WhiteSnake malware on Windows, Jason Wood discusses new guidance on the Microsoft "Midnight Blizzard" attack, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-35...

We return to the practice of presentations, this time with a perspective from a conference organizer. And we have tons of questions! What makes a topic stand out? How can an old, boring topic be given new life? How do you prepare as a first-time presenter? What can conferences do to foster better presentations and new voices? Segment resources: https://bsidessf.org https://infosec.exchange/@worldw...

In the leadership and communications section, A tougher balancing act in 2024, the year of the CISO, CISOs Struggle for C-Suite Status Even as Expectations Skyrocket, Want to Be a Better Leader? Stop Thinking About Work After Hours, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-336

How do you prepare for a cyber incident? You train as you fight, but in what environment? William "Hutch" Hutchinson, CEO and co-founder of SimSpace, joins BSW to share cyber best practices and why testing in your operational environment not a good idea. Learn what it takes to be Cyber Ready. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-336

Visa RB Cash AP Formula 1 Team, Veolia, FeverWarn, SystemK, Fortra, GitLab, Ring, Trickbot, Aaran Leyland, and More News on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-357

Oleria, Vicarius, and Secret Double Octopus raise funding (NOTE: Secret Double Octopus is a real company that chose Secret Double Octopus as their name, I'm making none of this up). Rumors about Zscaler's next 9-digit acquisition, 2 new security vendors and demystifying public cybersecurity companies. Chrome gets AI features, security teams have TOO much data, and a new threat intel database from...

We interview the co-founder and CTO of Fleet to understand why good, cross platform MDM/EMM has been such a challenge for so many years. Want good Windows device management? You're probably going to compromise on MacOS management. Ditto for Windows if you prioritize your Macs. Want good Linux device management? It doesn't exist. Hopefully, Fleet can change all that in 2024, as they aim to complete...

In the Security News: Don't expose your supercomputer, auth bypass and command injection FTW, just patch it, using OSQuery against you, massive credential stuffing, backdoors in Harmony, looking at Android, so basically I am licensing my printer, hacking Tesla, injecting keystrokes over Bluetooth, and remembering the work of David L. Mills. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-814

Matt Coose is the founder and CEO of cybersecurity compliance firm Qmulos, previously the director of Federal Network Security for the National Cyber Security Division of the (DHS). CISOs carry the ultimate burden and weight of compliance and reporting and are often the last buck. Says Coose, best-of-breed is better described as best-to-bleed-the-budget: it's a bottom-up, tech-first, reactive appr...

RoboJoe, Apple, VMWARE, AI Vision, Confluence, Scarcruft, Microsoft, Jason Wood, and more on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-356

Vulns throw a wrench in a wrench, more vulns drench Atlassian, vulns send GitLab back to the design bench, voting for the top web hacking techniques of 2023, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-270

Where apps provide something of value, bots are sure to follow. Modern threat models need to include scenarios for bad bots that not only target user credentials, but that will also hoard inventory and increase fraud. Sandy shares her recent research as we talk about bots, API security, and what developers can do to deal with these. Segment resources https://www.forrester.com/blogs/avoid-a-bot-wat...

Inspired by my co-host, Jason Albuquerque, we get our hands dirty and discuss the challenges of hiring a CISO. How will the new SEC regulations impact the role for both organizations and individuals? In part 2, we get our hands dirty by addressing CISO hiring from the individual CISO. What should you look for in a CISO role? What questions should you be asking during the interview process? What ar...

Google, Pax, LeftOverlocals, Mint Sandstorm, DJI, Colossus, JelloRain, Aaran Leyland, and More News on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-355

On this segment, we talk a lot about AI, new technologies, and the future from a personal and consumer standpoint. Not a lot of enterprise-relevant stuff in the news today, but consumer products and AI will have a HUGE long-term impact, so that's how we're justifying today's topical focus ;) Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-346

The general public has varied opinions of biometric authentication, and an increasingly reluctant relationship with it, as more and more facial recognition is forced upon us (especially those of us that travel frequently). Facial recognition doesn't work for everyone, so what other options do we have? In this interview, we'll explore accessibility in identity verification and the viability of voic...

In the Security News: Bricked Xmas, If you can hack a wrench, PixieFail and disclosure woes, exposing Bigpanzi (more Android supply chain issues, 20 years of OpenWRT, Jamming, traffic lights, and batteries don't work that well in the extreme cold. All that and more on this episode of Paul's Security Weekly! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-813

With a recent increase in government attention on K–12 cybersecurity, there is a pressing need to shed light on the challenges school districts face in implementing necessary security measures. Why? Budgeting constraints pose significant obstacles in meeting recommended cybersecurity standards. Brian Stephens of Funds For Learning will discuss: The financial constraints K–12 schools face and the c...