The ITSPmagazine Podcast

⬥ GUEST ⬥ Andy Ellis , Legendary CISO [ https://howtociso.com ] | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csoandy/ ⬥ HOST ⬥ Host: Sean Martin , Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com ⬥ EPISODE NOTES ⬥ In this episode of Redefining CyberSecurity , host Sean Martin speaks wit...

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This year at Black Hat USA 2025, the conversation is impossible to escape: artificial intelligence. But while every vendor claims an AI-powered edge, the real question is how organizations can separate meaningful innovation from noise. In our discussion with Evgeniy Kharam, Vice President of Cybersecurity Architecture at Herjavec Group (formerly), Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Discern Security,...

⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com  ______Title: Why Electric Vehicles Need an Apollo Program: The Reneweable Energy Infrastructure Reality We're Ignoring | A Conversation with Mats Larsson | Redefining Society And Technology Podcast With Marco Ciappelli ______Guest: Mats Larsson  New book: "How Building the Future Really Works." Business...

We're Becoming Dumb and Numb": Why Black Hat 2025's AI Hype Is Killing Cybersecurity -- And Our Ability to Think  Random and Unscripted Weekly Update Podcast with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli __________________ Summary Sean and Marco dissect Black Hat USA 2025, where every vendor claimed to have "agentic AI" solutions. They expose how marketing buzzwords create noise that frustrates CISOs seeki...

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At Black Hat USA 2025, artificial intelligence wasn’t the shiny new thing — it was the baseline. Nearly every product launch, feature update, and hallway conversation had an “AI-powered” stamp on it. But when AI becomes the lowest common denominator for security, the questions shift. In this episode, I read my latest opinion piece exploring what happens when the tools we build to protect us are th...

At Black Hat 2025, Sean Martin sits down with Ofir Stein, CTO and Co-Founder of Apono, to discuss the pressing challenges of identity and access management in today’s hybrid, AI-driven environments. Stein’s background in technology infrastructure and DevOps, paired with his co-founder’s deep cybersecurity expertise, positions the company to address one of the most common yet critical problems in e...

Event Recap: Kieran Human at Black Hat USA 2025 — ThreatLocker Unveils Configuration Defense, Achieves FedRAMP Status & More ThreatLocker introduced DAC configuration monitoring and achieved FedRAMP certification at Black Hat 2025, strengthening zero trust capabilities while expanding government market access through practical security solutions. Zero trust security continues evolving beyond theor...

At Black Hat USA 2025, Sean Martin, co-founder of ITSPmagazine, sat down with Brett Stone-Gross, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at Zscaler, to discuss the findings from the company’s latest ransomware report. Over the past five years, the research has tracked how attack patterns, targets, and business models have shifted—most notably from file encryption to data theft and extortion. Brett...

Marco Ciappelli of ITSPmagazine explores cybersecurity workforce transformation with CyberSN's Deidre Diamond and Fortune 200 CISO-turned-CEO Carraig Stanwyck The corridors of Black Hat 2025 in Las Vegas buzzed with conversations about AI and emerging threats, but one of the most compelling discussions centered on something decidedly human: how we actually manage our cybersecurity teams. Marco Cia...

Mike Wayne, responsible for global sales at BlinkOps, joins ITSPmagazine host Sean Martin to discuss how organizations can harness agentic AI to transform security operations—and much more. The conversation begins with a clear reality: business processes are complex, and when security is added into the mix, orchestrating workflows efficiently becomes even more challenging. BlinkOps addresses this...

In an era where organizations depend heavily on commercial applications to run their operations, the integrity of those applications has become a top security concern. Saša Zdjelar, Chief Trust Officer at ReversingLabs and Operating Partner at Crosspoint Capital, shares how protecting the software supply chain now extends far beyond open source risk. Zdjelar outlines how modern applications are bu...

Black Hat 2025: Crogl's CEO Monzy Merza Explains How AI Can Help Eliminate Alert Fatigue in Cybersecurity Crogl CEO Monzy Merza discusses how AI-driven security platforms automate alert investigation using enterprise knowledge graphs, enabling analysts to focus on threat hunting while maintaining data privacy. Security teams drowning in alerts finally have a lifeline that doesn't compromise their...

The often-overlooked truth in cybersecurity: Seeing the Unseen in Vulnerability Management In this episode, Sean Martin speaks with HD Moore, Founder and CEO of RunZero, about the often-overlooked truth in cybersecurity: the greatest risks are usually the things you don’t know exist in your environment. Moore’s career has spanned decades of penetration testing, tool creation, and product developme...

Stellar Cyber Revolutionizes SOC Cybersecurity Operations with Human-Augmented Autonomous Platform at Black Hat 2025  A Stellar Cyber Event Coverage of Black Hat USA 2025 Las Vegas An ITSPmagazine Brand Story with Subo Guha , Senior Vice President Product, Stellar Cyber ____________________________ Security operations centers face an unprecedented challenge: thousands of daily alerts overwhelming...

When security becomes more than a checkbox, the conversation shifts from “how much” to “how well.” At Black Hat USA 2025, Sean Martin, CISSP, Co-Founder of ITSPmagazine, and Viktor Petersson, Founder of an SBOM artifact platform, unpack how regulatory forces, cultural change, and AI innovation are reshaping how organizations think about security. Viktor points to the growing role of Software Bill...

At Black Hat USA 2025, Danny Jenkins, CEO of ThreatLocker, shares how his team is proving that effective cybersecurity doesn’t have to be overly complex. The conversation centers on a straightforward yet powerful principle: security should be simple enough to implement quickly and consistently, while still addressing the evolving needs of diverse organizations. Jenkins emphasizes that the industry...

In today’s connected world, corporate executives and board members live in a digital space that extends far beyond their company’s networks. Chris Pierson, CEO and Founder of BlackCloak, explains how protecting leaders requires more than traditional enterprise security—it calls for securing their personal digital lives. The threat landscape for high-profile individuals includes everything from com...

At Black Hat USA 2025, Rupesh Chokshi, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Akamai Technologies, connected with ITSPmagazine’s Sean Martin to discuss the dual realities shaping enterprise AI adoption—tremendous opportunity and significant risk. AI is driving a seismic transformation in business operations, with executive teams rapidly deploying proof-of-concept projects to capture competit...

Black Hat 2025 was a showcase of cybersecurity innovation — or at least, that’s how it appeared on the surface. With more than 60 vendor announcements over the course of the week, the event floor was full of “AI-powered” solutions promising to integrate seamlessly, reduce analyst fatigue, and transform SOC operations. But after walking the floor, talking with CISOs, and reviewing the press release...

⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com  _____________________________ This Episode’s Sponsors BlackCloak provides concierge cybersecurity protection to corporate executives and high-net-worth individuals to protect against hacking, reputational loss, financial loss, and the impacts of a corporate data breach. BlackCloak:  https://itspm.ag/its...

Black Hat USA 2025 has wrapped, and for Sean Martin, CISSP, Co-Founder of ITSPmagazine, and Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder of ITSPmagazine, the end of the event is both an exhale and a moment to reflect on what was learned, heard, and felt. After days of conversations with industry leaders, CISOs, vendors, and attendees from around the globe, one recurring message stands out: cybersecurity decision-m...

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) has long been burdened by heavy manual processes, slow assessments, and limited visibility. In this Brand Story episode, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli are joined by Anders Søborg, Co-Founder of Eve, and Mark Humphrey, who brings two decades of fraud and cybersecurity experience to the team. Together, they unpack how Eve is challenging traditional GRC tools...

At Black Hat USA 2025, Jennifer Granick—Surveillance and Cybersecurity Counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union—takes the keynote stage to make a bold case: we are long overdue for a new threat model, one that sees government surveillance not as a background risk, but as a primary threat to constitutional privacy. Granick draws from decades of experience defending hackers, fighting surveillan...