Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)

Robo-Turing, BlueNoroff, Palo Alto, German Law, Fabric, Cisco, Banning Things, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-429

CISOs struggle more with reactive budgets than CIOs or CTOs. It's not that part of the CISO's budget shouldn't be reactive, it's certainly necessary to an extent. The problem is when proactive measures suffer as a result. In this interview, we'll discuss some of the causes behind this and some strategies for breaking out of this loop. This segment is sponsored by LevelBlue. Visit https://securityweekly.com/levelblue to learn more about them! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-383

In the news: Pacific Rim, Linux on Windows for attackers, one of the worst cases of a former employee's retaliation, Zery-Day FOMO, we predicted that, hacking for fun, working hard for no PoC, an LLM that discovers software vulnerabilities, absurd fines, long usernames and Okta, and paying a ransom with dough! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-850

We chatted with Kayne about education systems security, funding for cyber tools and services, and what the future of education might look like to fill more cyber roles. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-850

Tariffs, Pygmy Goat, Schneider, SQLite and Dixie Flatline, Deepfakes, Military AI, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-428

Today's cyber threat actors are capitalizing on organizations' identity vulnerabilities, such as MFA. Nearly 75% of cloud security failures now result from mismanaged identities, access, and privileges, and the identity attack surface is becoming more challenging to protect as companies expand their cloud environments and supply chains to meet their IT needs. Damon McDougald, Global Cyber Protection lead at Accenture, joins Security Weekly's Mandy Logan to share his perspective on why identity is so crucial in today's hybrid work environment, the innovations that are changing the game when it comes to cybersecurity, the top challenges companies face in implementing identity, and how identity can help keep threat actors at bay. Segment Resources: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/services/security/digital-identity Hybrid workforces are here to stay. This means protecting today's workforce requires securing access to applications from any device, anywhere, while maintaining a seamless user experience. Punit Minocha, the EVP of Business Development & Corporate Strategy at Zscaler, joins SC Media to discuss the challenges companies are facing with securing their hybrid workforces and how integrated, best-of-breed solutions from Zscaler and Okta deliver zero trust security that helps companies protect their data, infrastructure, and employees as they scale and innovate. Segment Resources: https://www.okta.com/press-room/press-releases/zscaler-and-okta-enhance-enterprise-cybersecurity-with-new-zero-trust/ This segment is sponsored by Oktane, to view all of the CyberRisk TV coverage from Oktane visit https://securityweekly.com/oktane. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-382

In the leadership and communications segment, How to Find the Right CISO, New Security Leadership Style Needed for Stressed Workers, Combatting Human Error: How To Safeguard Your Business Against Costly Data Breaches, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-371

Microsoft delays Recall AGAIN, Project Zero uses an LLM to find a bugger underflow in SQLite, the scourge of infostealer malware, zero standing privileges is easy if you have unlimited time (but no one does), reverse engineering Nintendo's Alarmo and RedBox's... boxes. Bonus: the book series mentioned in this episode The Lost Fleet by Jack Campbell. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-306

After spending a decade working for appsec vendors, Grant McKracken wanted to give something back. He saw a gap in the market for free or low-cost services for smaller organizations that have real appsec needs, but not a lot of means to pay for it. He founded DarkHorse, who offers VDPs and bug bounties to organizations of all sizes for free, or for as low of cost as possible. While not a non-profit, the company's goal is to make these services as cheap as possible to increase accessibility for smaller or more budget-constrained organizations. The company has also introduced the concept of "fractional pentesting", access to cyber talent when and how you need it, based on what you can afford. This implies services beyond just offensive security, something we'll dive deeper into in the interview. We don't see DarkHorse ever competing with the larger Bug Bounty platforms, but rather providing services to the organizations too small for the larger platforms to sell to. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-306

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in finally starting to pick up. Although the allure of financial gains and market expansion drives these deals, the digital age demands a rigorous assessment of cybersecurity risks accompanying such mergers. Unanticipated cyber issues, like dormant malware or inconsistent access controls, can transform an ideal transaction into a costly headache for the acquiring company post-merger. So how do you assess the potential cyber risks of the transaction? Craig Davies, Chief Information Security Officer at Gathid, joins Business Security Weekly to review the five crucial cyber questions to ask before finalizing any deal. If you're in a merger or acquisition, or plan to merge or acquire another company, don't miss this episode. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-371