Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)

For this interview, Ben from CyberNest joins us to talk about one of my favorite subjects: information sharing in infosec. There are so many amazing skills, tips, techniques, and intel that security professionals have to share. Sadly, a natural corporate reluctance to share information viewed as privileged and private has historically had a chilling effect on information sharing. We'll discuss how...

Our latest in a series of interviews discussing cybersecurity career paths, today we talk to Jayson Grace his path into cybersecurity and his experience building red teams at national labs and purple teams at Meta. We also talk about his community impact, giving talks and building open source tools. Jayson just left Meta for an AI safety startup named Dreadnode , which we'll discuss as well. Segme...

The SIEM market has undergone some significant changes this summer. This is a great opportunity to talk about the current state of SIEM! In this conversation, we'll discuss: market changes and terminology: security analytics, data lakes, SIEM what is SOAR's role in the current SIEM market? machine learning and generative AI's role strategies for implementing a SIEM common mistakes that still lead...

A month ago, my friend Wolfgang Goerlich posted a hot take on LinkedIn that is less and less of a hot take these days. He posted, "our industry needs to kill the phish test" ,and I knew we needed to have a chat, ideally captured here on the podcast. I've been on the fence when it comes to phishing simulation, partly because I used to phish people as a penetration tester. It always succeeded, and a...

This week, in the enterprise security news, Cribl, Zafran, and US states raise funding Cisco, Check Point, Salesforce, and Absolute Software acquire cybersecurity startups AI Security products are picking up steam You probably shouldn't be too worried about Yubikey cloning Instead, you should be more worried about malicious npm packages! The White House wants to fix BGP SolarWinds has shady stuff...

Check out this episode from the ESW Vault, hand picked by main host Adrian Sanabria! This episode was initially published on April 21 2023. Quantum computers are scaling rapidly. Soon, they will be powerful enough to solve previously unsolvable problems. But they come with a global challenge: fully-realized quantum computers will be able to break some of the most widely-used security protocols in...

The top priority on the CIS Critical Security Controls list has never changed: inventory and control of enterprise assets . Yet it remains one of the most challenging controls to implement, much less master. The refrain, "you can't secure what you don't know about" is as old as information security itself. Complicating this task is the fact that improving asset management isn't an aspiration uniqu...

This week, in the enterprise security news, A funding that looks like an acquisition And two for-sure acquisitions Rumors that there are funding problems for early stage cyber startups, and we'll see a lot more acquisitions before the end of the year Speaking of rumors, Crowdstrike did NOT like last week's Action1 acquisition rumor! Shortening detection engineering feedback loops HoneyAgents More...

In this conversation, the hosts discuss patchless patching, vulnerabilities in the Windows TCP/IP stack, and the trustworthiness of Microsoft. They highlight the challenges of marketing in the cybersecurity industry and the importance of building trust with customers. The conversation also touches on the need for vendors to prioritize security and code quality over rushing products to market. Over...

In this interview we explore the new and sometimes strange world of redteaming AI. I have SO many questions, like what is AI safety? We'll discuss her presence at Black Hat, where she delivered two days of training and participated on an AI safety panel. We'll also discuss the process of pentesting an AI. Will pentesters just have giant cheatsheets or text files full of adversarial prompts? How ca...

Remember 20 years ago? When we were certain SIEMs would grant our cybersecurity teams superpowers? Or 10 years ago, when we were sure that NGAV would put an end to malware as we knew it? Or 15 years ago, when we were sure that application control would put an end to malware as we knew it? Or 18 years ago, when NAC would put an end to unauthorized network access? Why do we keep thinking that the ne...

The emergence of generative AI has caused us to rethink things on two fronts: how we consume threat detection data, as defenders how we need to shift our thinking and approaches to prepare for attackers' newfound GenAI capabilities But wait - is GenAI even useful for defenders or attackers? We'll dive deep into the state of AI as it pertains to security operations, just as Gartner announces that A...

In this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly, we revisit the insightful book "Jump-start Your SOC Analyst Career" with authors Jarrett Rodrick and Tyler Wall, exploring updates on career paths, opportunities, and the industry's reality. We delve into the myths versus the truths about cybersecurity careers, discussing the viability of high salaries and the best entry points into the field. Next, w...

I'm always thrilled to chat with ex-analysts, and Henrique Teixeira can cover a lot of ground with us on the topic of identity management and governance. The more I talk to folks about IAM/IGA, the more I'm shocked at how little has changed. If anything, it seems like we've gone backwards a bit, with the addition of cloud SaaS, mobile devices, and shadow IT. Identity is one of the most common entr...

We all might be a little worn out on this topic, but there's no escaping it. Executives want to adopt GenAI and it is being embedded into nearly every software product we use in both our professional and personal lives. In this interview, Anurag joins us to discuss how his company evaluated and ultimately integrated AI-based technologies into their products. We discuss: What to be aware of when de...

Traditional approaches to access management are no longer sufficient to safeguard enterprise security. Tim will explain why the most effective approach to modern enterprise security requires a Zero Trust model that extends beyond just access to encompass every action, no matter how minor. Tim will describe the importance of implementing a Zero Trust framework that evaluates each command, query, an...

FIDO security keys are not new in the authentication workflow. They have been around now for 10 years. What is new is the combination of the most secure multi-factor authentication method not only for logical but also for physical access control with the highest FIPS140-3 security certification in the market. Segment Resources: Video "Swissbit iShield Key Pro: Protecting Digital Identities" https:...

Log4j, solar winds, tesla hacks, and the wave of high profile appsec problems aren't going to go away with current approaches like SAST and SCA. Why? They are: -40 years old, with little innovation -Haven't solved the problem. In this segment, we talk about fully autonomous application security. Vetted by DARPA in the Cyber Grand Challenge, the approach is different: -Prove bugs, rather than tryin...

This week, we've got data security being both funded AND acquired. We discuss Lacework's fall from unicorn status and why rumors that it went to Fortinet for considerably more than Wiz was willing to pay make sense. Microsoft Recall and Apple Intelligence are the perfect bookends for a conversation about the importance of handling consumer privacy concerns at launch. How can the Snowflake breach b...

"Identity security has been around forever though", you might be thinking. Allow me to clarify. Identity is the largest cybersecurity product category, but most of it is focused on identity governance, authentication, multi-factor, etc. Very little of it is focused on operational identity security. It's this trend, where we recently (within the last 2 years) started seeing the ITDR (Identity Threa...

In this interview, join Swimlane Chief Information Security Officer, Mike Lyborg, and host Akira Brand as we discuss the value of cybersecurity marketplaces from a CISO perspective. Through insightful discussions, unpack the connection between outcomes-driven solutions and tangible business KPIs. This segment is sponsored by Swimlane. Visit https://securityweekly.com/swimlanersac to learn more abo...

Organizations today are overwhelmed with the sheer magnitude of potential cybersecurity threats and there is plenty of vendor buzz around AI in Security products, but what is the reality? Threat detection and incident response (TDIR) strategy and execution have never been more critical and are essential in maintaining cyber resilience and strengthening the security posture of every organization. T...

As a special treat for this week's vault episode, we set up a conversation with Derek Manky to discuss Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs Threat Report. This is a bi-annual report put out by FortiGuard Labs, and in my opinion, it just keeps getting better and better. The report is chock full of actionable information and insights. It answered all my questions about the current state of threats and attacks...

Only one funding announcement this week, so we dive deep into Thoma Bravo's past and present portfolio. They recently announced a sale of Venafi to Cyberark and no one is quite sure how much of a hand they had in the LogRhythm/Exabeam merger, and whether or not they sold their stake in the process. We also have a crazy stat Ross Haleliuk spotted in Bessemer's analysis: "13 out of 14 cybersecurity...

Suddenly SIEMs are all over the news! In a keynote presentation, Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz talked about the company's "next-gen" SIEM . Meanwhile, Palo Alto, who was taken to task by some for not having an active presence on the RSAC expo floor , hits the headlines for acquiring IBM's SIEM product, just to shut it down ! Meanwhile, LogRhythm and Exabeam merge, likely with the hopes of weatherin...