Just how bad can things get if someone clicks on a link? Rob Allen joins us again to talk about ransomware, why putting too much attention on clicking links misses the larger picture of effective defenses, and what orgs can do to prepare for an influx of holiday-infused ransomware targeting.
Segment resources
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-356
OT/ICS/SCADA systems are often off limits to cybersecurity folks, and exempt from many controls. Attackers don’t care how fragile these systems are, however. For attackers aiming to disrupt operations, fragile but critical systems fit criminals’ plans nicely.
In this interview, we discuss the challenge of securing OT systems with Todd Peterson and Joshua Hay from Junto Security.
This segment is sponsored by Junto Security. Visit https://securityweekly.com/junto to learn more!
This week's topic segment is all about tuning your 'spidey sense' to spot myths and misconceptions online so we can avoid amplifying AI slop, scams, and other forms of Internet bunk. It was inspired by this LinkedIn post, but we've got a cybersecurity story in the news that we could have easily used for this as well (the report from MIT).
Finally, in the enterprise security news,
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-432
This week we have AI-Obfuscating Malware, China Influence Ops, and Meta’s Fraud Fortune, Jason Wood, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-527
This week:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-899
What's the biggest attack vector for breaches besides all of the human related ones (i.e., social engineering, phishing, compromised credentials, etc.)? You might think vulnerabilities, but it's actually misconfiguration. The top breach attack vectors are stolen or compromised credentials, phishing, and misconfigurations, which often work together. So why is it so hard to properly configure your systems?
Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss Defense Against Configurations and how ThreatLocker can automatically identify misconfigurations and map them to your environment’s compliance and security requirements. Rob will discuss how ThreatLocker Defense Against Configurations dashboard can:
Receive clear, actionable remediation guidance
and more!
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them!
In the leadership and communications segment, Cybersecurity management for boards: Metrics that matter, The Emotional Architecture of Leadership: Why Energy, Not Strategy, Builds Great Teams, Your Transformation Can’t Succeed Without a Talent Strategy, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-420
Rogue Negotiators, Gemini Pulled, Apple’s AI Shift, Disappearing CAPTCHAs, and Aaran Leyland on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-526
Pull requests are a core part of collaboration, whether in open or closed source. GitHub has documented some of the security consequences of misconfiguring how PRs can trigger actions. But what happens when repo owners don't read the docs? Bar Kaduri and Roi Nisimi walk through their experience in reading docs, finding vulns, demonstrating exploits, and working with repo owners to improve their security. Their work highlights the challenges in maintaining good security guidance, figuring out secure defaults, and how so many orgs still struggle with triaging external security reports -- something that's becoming even more challenging when orgs are being flooded with low-quality reports from LLMs.
Segment Resources:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-355
Frontline workers can’t afford to be slowed down by manual, repetitive logins, especially in mission-critical industries where both security and productivity are crucial. This segment will explore how inefficient login methods erode productivity, while workarounds like shared credentials increase risk, highlighting why passwordless authentication is emerging as a game-changer for frontline access to shared devices. Joel Burleson-Davis, Chief Technology Officer of Imprivata, will share how organizations can adopt frictionless and secure access management to improve both security and frontline efficiency at scale.
Segment Resources:
This segment is sponsored by Imprivata. Visit https://securityweekly.com/imprivata to learn more about them!
Vendors are finding, after integrating agents into their processes, that agentic AI can get expensive very quickly. Of course, this isn't surprising when your goal is "review all my third party contracts and fill out questionnaires for me" and the pricing is X DOLLARS for 1M TOKENS blah blah context window, max model thinking model blah blah. No one knows what the conversion is from "review my contracts" to millions of tokens, so everyone is left to just test it out and see what the bill is at the end of the month.
As we saw with Cloud when adoption started increasing in the early 2010s, we are naturally entering the era of AI cost optimization. In this segment, we'll discuss what that means, how it affects the market, and how it affects the use of AI in cybersecurity.
Jackie mentions this story from Wired in the segment: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bubble-will-burst/
Finally, in the enterprise security news,
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-431
AI Cheating?, O, Canada, npms, passkeys, Exchange, Solaris, the amazing Rob Allen of Threatlocker, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Segment Resources:
Ingram Micro Working Through Ransomware Attack by SafePay Group | MSSP Alert: https://www.msspalert.com/news/ingram-micro-working-through-ransomware-attack-by-safepay-group
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-525
In the security news this week:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-898
Organizations that successfully earn and keep the trust of their customers, employees, and partners experience better business outcomes, more engagement, and competitive differentiation. But what does that trust look like and who's responsible for building and maintaining that trust?
Jeff Pollard, Vice-President, Principal Analyst on the Security and Risk Team at Forrester Research, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the emergence of the Chief Trust Officer. For organizations that refuse to leave trust to chance, chief trust officers have emerged as the role responsible for shaping their firm’s destiny. Jeff will explain why the role has emerged and details its responsibilities, organizational structures, and measures for success.
In the leadership and communications segment, Why must CISOs slay a cyber dragon to earn business respect?, Simon Sinek says the most successful people in the world ‘hit zero’ or came close to it: Failure is ‘the gift’, The Remote Leadership Paradox: Why Your Team Feels Micromanaged AND Abandoned (And How to Fix It), and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-419
Lockpicks, Microsoft, CoPhish, Atlas, Turing, ForumTroll, PKD, even Kilgore Trout, the Amazing Aaran Leyland, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-524
The post quantum encryption migration is going to be a challenge, but how much of a challenge? There are several reasons why it is different from every other protocol and cypher iteration in the past. Is today's hardware up to the task? Is it just swapping out a library, or is there more to it? What is the extent of software, systems, and architecture that have to be updated or replaced to complete the migration? Can we get it all done by 2030?
Sandy Carielli and Martha Bennett join us to answer these questions and dive into one area of tech that hasn't been discussed much when it comes to post-quantum encryption: blockchain.
Relevant Forrester Reports:
In the news, high standards for open source software, trends in self-hosting, doing the cloud wrong, and is it really always DNS?
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-354
In this week's sponsored interview, we dive into the evolving security landscape around AI agents, where we stand with AI agent adoption. We also touch on topics such as securing credentials in browser workflows and why identity is foundational to AI agent security.
This segment is sponsored by 1Password. Visit https://securityweekly.com/1password to learn more!
In this week's enterprise security news,
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
Interview with Connor Mulherin of TechSoup
The cybersecurity landscape in the nonprofit sector is evolving quickly, with organizations facing unique challenges due to limited resources, sensitive mission-driven work, and developing policies and training programs. Connor Mulherin, Director and GM of Validation Services at TechSoup, will discuss the industry's need for accessible and collaborative solutions to provide affordable technology leadership and security guidance. It will highlight how nonprofit organizations can build long-term digital resilience and combat these growing challenges.
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Interview with Mike Poole, Director of Cyber Security at Werner Enterprises
In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity is not just a technical issue—it’s a business imperative. Organizations that prioritize cybersecurity culture see fewer incidents and stronger resilience against evolving threats. But how do you foster a security-first mindset across an organization?
This session will explore the critical components of building and maintaining a robust cybersecurity culture, starting with executive leadership buy-in—a fundamental step in securing resources and driving organizational change. We’ll then dive into the power of monthly phishing exercises, which reinforce awareness and preparedness. Attendees will also learn how to develop effective training programs that engage employees at all levels and create lasting behavioral change. Finally, we’ll discuss the role of cybersecurity-themed events, particularly during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, as a powerful tool to capture attention and reinforce key security principles.
This segment is sponsored by Oktane by Okta. Visit https://securityweekly.com/oktane to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-430
Venomous Robo Bees and Rabid Cocaine Weasels, sidebar spoofing, AI Risk, Red Tiger, SessionReaper, Bad Bots, Willow, Josh Marpet, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-523
In the security news:
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-897
As the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report has stated year after year, most breaches start with human error. We've invested a lot in Security Awareness and Training and Phishing solutions, but yet human error is still the top risk. How do we actually reduce human risk?
Rinki Sethi, CSO at Upwind Security, and Nicole Jiang, CEO of Fable Security, share why human risk management is the next frontier for security—and how platforms like Fable Security deliver personalized nudges that help employees build safer habits and stay ahead of threats. Solving human risk starts by changing human behavior. Learn how advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the application of adtech principles (targeted, personalized, A/B-tested messages delivered when they’re most relevant) are delivering faster, more effective behavior change that lasts.
Segment Resources: Five must-haves of modern human risk management: https://fablesecurity.com/ebook-five-must-haves/ Starter RFP for modern human risk management: https://fablesecurity.com/starter-rfp-for-modern-hrm/
This segment is sponsored by Fable Security. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fable to learn more about them!
In the leadership and communications segment, Inside the CISO Mind: How Security Leaders Choose Solutions, 2026 Leadership Strategy: Mastering Agility and Anticipation for Better Decisions, The Most Human, Strategic, Sought-After Tool in Leadership, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-418
The Afterlife, AWS, ClickFix, Agentic AI Galore, Robot Lumberjacks, Robocalls, Aaran Leyland, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-522
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them!
Ransomware attacks typically don't care about memory safety and dependency scanning, they often target old, unpatched vulns and too often they succeed. Rob Allen shares some of the biggest cases he's seen, what they have in common, and what appsec teams could do better to help them. Too much software still requires custom configuration to make it more secure. And too few software makers are embracing secure by default, let alone secure by design.
In the news, passively monitoring geosynchronous satellite communications on the cheap, successful LLM poisoning of any size model with a single size dose, security engineering lessons from Signal's post-quantum crypto work, improving security for JavaScript in the browser, and more!
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-353
David Brauchler says AI red teaming has proven that eliminating prompt injection is a lost cause. And many developers inadvertently introduce serious threat vectors into their applications – risks they must later eliminate before they become ingrained across application stacks.
NCC Group’s AI security team has surveyed dozens of AI applications, exploited their most common risks, and discovered a set of practical architectural patterns and input validation strategies that completely mitigate natural language injection attacks. David's talk aimed at helping security pros and developers understand how to design/test complex agentic systems and how to model trust flows in agentic environments. He also provided information about what architectural decisions can mitigate prompt injection and other model manipulation risks, even when AI systems are exposed to untrusted sources of data.
More about David's Black Hat talk:
Additional blogs by David about AI security:
An op-ed on CSO Online made us think - should we consider the CIA triad 'dead' and replace it? We discuss the value and longevity of security frameworks, as well as the author's proposed replacement.
Finally, in the enterprise security news,
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-429
Erotic Chats, UEFI, F5, Cisco, Doug Sings, Insiders, Lastpass, Sora, Aaran Leyland, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-521
First up is a technical segment on UEFI shells: determining if they contain dangerous functionality that allows attackers to bypass Secure Boot.
Then in the security news:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-896
Still managing compliance in a spreadsheet? Don't have enough time or resources to verify your control or risk posture? And you wonder why you can't get the budget to move your compliance and risk programs forward. Maybe it's time for a different approach.
Trevor Horwitz, Founder and CISO at TrustNet joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how the evolution of Agentic AI can automate compliance and risk programs. Move beyond spreadsheets and let the power of AI streamline your compliance and risk program.
In the leadership and communications segment,Is the CISO chair becoming a revolving door?, When Integrity Collides with Bureaucracy: The Price of Leadership in Cybersecurity — and Why Walking Away Can Be the Bravest Act!, Improve Communication With Others By Talking Less — Not More, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-417
Bikers, Apple, Storm-657, Astaroth, EES, Salesforce, Aaran Leyland, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-520
Interest and participation in the OWASP GenAI Security Project has exploded over the last two years. Steve Wilson explains why it was important for the project to grow beyond just a Top Ten list and address more audiences than just developers. He also talks about how the growth of AI Agents influences the areas that appsec teams need to focus on. Whether apps are created by genAI or directly use genAI, the future of securing software is going to be busy.
Resources
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-352