Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)

Bots, Citrix, Mitre, Solarwinds, Naked Nudes, Scarlett, Aaran Leyland, and More News on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-339

There is little to no organization of data within companies in 2023. We're all guilty of this at some level. The download folders and desktops on our personal machines are a mess. File servers, and cloud storage services are a mess. In Microsoft's recent data leak, AI researchers even had PC backups stored along side machine learning models for whatever reason. Data is hard to classify, organize,...

In this segment, we discuss the current state of the market recovery with Hank Thomas, founder of Strategic Cyber Ventures. We've got market questions, like: What has changed in the last year? Are IPOs coming back any time soon? How large is the cybersecurity death pool? What do early and mid-sized startups need to do to survive in the current market? Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-338

In the Security News: If an exploit falls in the forest do I still need to patch?, Reflections on trusting trust: the source code revealed, prompt injection in your resume, iPhones be updating, a deep dive into vulnerable kernel drivers and wiping SPI flash, cheap to exploit software, to ransom or steal?, oh OAuth, Florida man, door bell shenanigans, don't pay the ransom, the White House and AI, a...

AI/ML is providing significant benefits in a wide range of application domains but also provides adversaries with a new attack surface. Learn about DARPA's efforts to help evaluate AI/ML and work towards a trust model that will allow us to use these valuable tools safely. Segment Resources: Identifying and Mitigating the Security Risks of Generative AI paper (co-authored by Kathleen): https://arxi...

OAuth implementation failures, the State of DevOps report, data poisoning generative AIs with Nightshade, implementing spectre attacks with JavaScript and WebAssembly against WebKit, sandboxing apps Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-261

The categories of security tools that we're most familiar with have struggled to keep up with how modern apps are designed and what modern devs need. What if instead of being beholden to categories, we created tools that solved problems devs have today in the types of apps they build today? And what if we had more dev leadership to influence security tools as well as secure by design? What would t...

Dr. Who, iLeakage, Canada, AI, Killnet, NuGet, You might be a North Korean, More News, and Jason Wood, on this Halloween edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-338

In the leadership and communications section, Proactive Boards Enable More Reliable Cyber Governance, CISO Best Practices for Managing Cyber Risk, The Evolution of Work: How Can Companies Prepare for What's to Come?, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-326

As the workforce increasingly relies on the cloud, the browser has become a critical aspect of enterprise security. Employees now use browsers to access data and applications from various devices and locations, making browsers the primary target for cyber attackers. Enterprise browsers are specifically designed to address the security challenges of the modern and complex workforce. According to Ga...

This week, we discuss Island's raise, unicorn status, and what that means for both the enterprise browser market and the cybersecurity market in general. We discuss Censys and the state of the external attack surface management market, or what they're trying to call, "exposure management". We discuss the details of the Okta breach in depth, and why we're worried about the larger impact it could ha...

Pumpkin Spice, VMWARE, Winter Vivern, RoundCube, Apple, Big-IP, Oktapus, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-337

In the age of remote and hybrid work, employees are now spending most of their time in the browser or virtual meetings, making the browser an increasingly important part of an enterprise's security strategy. According to Gartner, "By 2030, enterprise browsers will be the core platform for delivering workforce productivity and security software on managed and unmanaged devices for a seamless hybrid...

Sonar Vulnerability Researchers Thomas Chauchefoin and Paul Gerste conducted research on the security of Visual Studio Code — the most popular code editor out there — which was presented at DEF CON 31 in August. The pair uncovered a few ways for attackers to gain code execution on a victim's computer if they clicked on a specially crafted link or opened a malicious folder in Visual Studio Code, by...

We officially welcome Bill Swearingen to our expert panel of PSW hosts, and discuss the news including hacking shenanigans, QNAP, recovering crypto currency, Android malware, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-804

In this interview, we talk to Chad Cardenas about why he created The Syndicate Group, which operates very differently from the typical VC firm with LPs and a collective fund to draw from. We'll discuss how the investor/startup relationship differs, and what the advantages of this model are. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-337

Appsec lessons from the Okta breach, directory traversal (and appsec) lessons from SolarWinds, how CISOs and Boards rank factors around vulns and patching, revisiting cryptocurrency attacks for lessons in business logic and threat modeling, CISA and friends update guidance on Secure Design, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-260

Goatse, Okta, Cisco, Ducktail, 0Auth, China, Spain, More News and Aaran Leyland. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-336

We return to discussions of OAuth and all sorts of authentication. This time around we're looking at the design of authentication protocols, the kinds of trade-offs they weigh for adoption and security, and how a standard evolves over time to keep pace with new attacks and put to rest old mistakes. Segment resources: https://fusionauth.io/docs/v1/tech/core-concepts/modes https://webauthn.wtf/ http...

In the leadership and communications section, Cybersecurity should be a business priority for CEOs, What CISOs Should Exclude From SEC Cybersecurity Filings, Effective Communication: The Key to Workplace Success, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-325

As the CISO role continues to transform from a technician to a risk manager, how do you secure emerging technologies, such as edge computing? By aligning to business objectives. In this segment, Theresa Lanowitz from AT&T Cybersecurity and Scott Stout From Cisco help us break down the challenges of the CISO and how to align security requirements to business outcomes to solve the emerging edge comp...

This week, in the enterprise security news, AI dominates new funding rounds (I'm shocked. This is my shocked face.) The buyer's market continues, with lots of small acquisitions SingTel sells off Trustwave at a significant loss Yubico goes public (actually, a month ago, sorry we missed it) Yubico can also now ship pre-registered security keys New cybersecurity tools for board and exec-level folks...

Skynet, India, North Korea, China, passwords, KeePass, Cisco, AI, Aaran Leyland, and More on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-335

One of the biggest challenges in security today is organizations' reluctance to share attack information. Perhaps legal teams are worried about liability, or maybe execs are just embarrassed about security failures. Whatever the reason, this trend makes it difficult for organizations to help each other. CrowdSec's mission is to make this process automated, anonymized, and seamless for security tea...

Today we interview Shane Sims, CEO of Kivu Consulting. We'll be talking about the current state of cybercrime and insights from incidents his consulting firm has recently worked. We'll discuss some of the latest stats and trends related to ransomware, as well as thoughts on future cybercrime trends. Shane will also share some stories from his time as an FBI agent, working undercover as a cybercrim...