Donut Holes, clickfix, rapperbots, bad devs, war, Doug Rants about Backups, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-487
This week: * The true details around Salt Typhoon are still unknown * The search for a portable pen testing device * Directories named "hacker2" are suspicious * Can a $24 cable compete with a $180 cable? * Hacking Tesla wall chargers * Old Zyxel exploits are new again * Hacking Asus drivers * Stealing KIAs - but not like you may think * Fake articles * Just give everything to LLMs, like Nmap * Retiring Floppy disks * An intern leaked secrets * Discord link hijacking * Cray vs. Raspberry PI * More car hacking with BMW
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-879
Segment description coming soon!
This month BeyondTrust released it's 12th annual edition of the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report. The report reveals a record-breaking year for Microsoft vulnerabilities, and helps organizations understand, identify, and address the risks within their Microsoft ecosystems. Segment Resources: Insights Security Assessment Tool: https://www.beyondtrust.com/products/identity-security-insights/assessment For a copy of the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Threat Report: https://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/whitepapers/microsoft-vulnerability-report Blog re: Report: https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/entry/microsoft-vulnerabilities-report
Stephan will discuss OpenText Core Threat Detection and Response, a new AI-powered solution designed to quickly spot and neutralize threats across an organization’s attack surface without the need to overhaul existing security stacks. He will also provide insights into the most dangerous threats facing enterprises today along with practical steps to mitigate them.
This segment is sponsored by OpenText. Visit https://securityweekly.com/opentextrsac to learn more about them!
This segment is sponsored by BeyondTrust. Visit https://securityweekly.com/beyondtrustrsac to for a copy of the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Threat Report!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-400
AI Zombie Lawyers, Scattered Spider, ASUS, Mainframes, GrayAlpha, Backups, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-486
What makes a threat modeling process effective? Do you need a long list of threat actors? Do you need a long list of terms? What about a short list like STRIDE? Has an effective process ever come out of a list? Farshad Abasi joins our discussion as we explain why the answer to most of those questions is No and describe the kinds of approaches that are more conducive to useful threat models.
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In the news, learning from outage postmortems, an EchoLeak image speaks a 1,000 words from Microsoft 365 Copilot, TokenBreak attack targets tokenizing techniques, Google's layered strategy against prompt injection looks like a lot like defending against XSS, learning about code security from CodeAuditor CTF, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-335
Cyera
Cyera is the fastest-growing data security company in history, empowering companies to classify, secure, and manage their data, wherever it is, and leverage the power of the industry’s first AI native,unified Data Security Platform. Yotam Segev, Cyera’s CEO sits down with CyberRisk TV at RSAC Conference 2025 to discuss Cyera’s skyrocketing growth, its founding story and why an increasing number of Fortune500 companies are partnering with Cyera, and the company’s latest product release: Adaptive DLP, a new AI data loss prevention solution.
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This segment is sponsored by Cyera. Visit https://securityweekly.com/cyerarsac to learn more about them!
Blumira
In the evolving world of cybersecurity, the shift from a purely threat-centric mindset to a focus on operational excellence is no longer just a trend—it’s a necessity. Matthew Warner, CEO and co-founder of Blumira, argues that this shift is particularly crucial for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and the managed service providers (MSPs) that support them. Matthew believes that traditional SIEM and detection solutions have historically fallen short for these organizations, often due to their complexity, high cost, and steep learning curves. As a result, many SMBs have struggled to keep up with the sophistication of modern threats. Blumira was founded to change that.
Matthew’s vision is rooted in democratizing security—making powerful, automated detection and response tools simple, affordable, and accessible for everyone, especially those who need them most. By designing platforms that prioritize operational excellence—efficiency, usability, and actionable intelligence—Blumira enables organizations to be proactive rather than reactive. During the conversation, Matthew will share insights into the latest technologies and trends transforming the cybersecurity space, and offer actionable guidance for IT decision-makers. He'll explore how shifting strategy from chasing every alert to building a solid, efficient operational foundation can lead to better outcomes and stronger protection in the long run.
Security should be accessible to everyone. At Blumira, we’re building the future of detection and response — simple, smart, and built to empower the teams who need it most. Check out https://securityweekly.com/blumirarsac and take control of your security today.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-411
This week we have, $200,000 Zoom Call, Microsoft Teams, INTERPOL, Zero-Click, Junk Food, China & Hard Drive With $649 million of Bitcoin.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-485
This week:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-878
This week, it’s time for security money. The index is up, but the previous quarterly results were brutal.
In the leadership and communications segment, Get out of the audit committee: Why CISOs need dedicated board time, Quietly Burning Out? What To Do When Your Leadership Starts Lacking, How to rethink leadership to energize disengaged employees, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-399
Vixen Panda, NPM, Roundcube, IoT, 4Chan, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-484
CISA has been championing Secure by Design principles. Many of the principles are universal, like adopting MFA and having opinionated defaults that reduce the need for hardening guides. Matthew Rogers talks about how the approach to Secure by Design has to be tailored for Operational Technology (OT) systems. These systems have strict requirements on safety and many of them rely on protocols that are four (or more!) decades old. He explains how the considerations in this space go far beyond just memory safety concerns.
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-334
This week, in the enterprise security news,
The #1 cause of data breaches is stolen credentials. What if we didn’t store credentials anymore? We explore Badge’s innovative approach—which enables users to generate a private key on the fly instead of storing credentials—to enhance security, solve key use cases such as shared devices, and deliver measurable ROI. Additionally, we'll uncover the unavoidable recovery flow challenges, where users must rely on a pre-enrolled recovery device or fallback passwords, and discuss what this means for enterprise security and cost savings. By shifting the paradigm toward ephemeral key generation, Badge eliminates stored credentials, optimizes enterprise cost savings, and future-proofs authentication.
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Executive Interview with Saviynt
Evolving compliance needs, overflowing tech stacks, and the ever-increasing number of types of enterprise identities — not to mention the complications resulting from business use of AI — means traditional identity platforms can't keep up with the needs of today's enterprises. Organizations need something smarter: converged, cloud-native and future-ready identity security that scales with enterprises as they grow, addressing their cybersecurity challenges today and in the future. Join us in this episode as we break down the shortcomings of legacy IAM and uncover how an intelligent, identity-centric approach sets enterprises on the path to success.
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This segment is sponsored by Saviynt! To learn more or get a free demo, please visit https://securityweekly.com/saviyntrsac
Executive Interview with Ready1
Semperis has launched Ready1, a first-of-its-kind enterprise resilience platform designed to bring structure, speed, and coordination to cyber crisis management. The release of Ready1 coincides with Semperis’ new global study, The State of Enterprise Cyber Crisis Readiness, which highlights a dangerous gap between perceived readiness and real-world response capabilities.
This segment is sponsored by Ready1, powered by Semperis. Visit https://securityweekly.com/ready1rsac to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-410
Elsa, Redline, ChaosRat, iMessage, Bladed Feline , Aaran Leyland, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-483
Two parts to this episode:
Tech Segment: Updating Linux Systems - Beyond apt-get upgrade * Custom scripts for ensuring your Linux systems are up-to-date * topgrade - tutorial for using topgrade to update Linux systems on various Linux distributions
Discussion Topic: Anti-Malware and/or EDR on Linux Platforms * PCI calls for scanning Linux systems * What tools exist for analyzing Linux systems? (AIDE, uac, chkrootkit) * Best Anti-Malware for Linux - Commercial tools, open-source, both, none? * ClamAV - fa-notify and the dangers
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-877
During times of volatility, business leaders often don’t know what they are able to change or even what they should change. At precisely these times, business leaders become risk leaders and need to quickly learn how to identify what is within their control and what isn’t — to not only survive but thrive.
Alla Valente, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how to Regain Control Over Business Risk With The Three E’s Framework, a report that provides a framework for identifying what is controllable and how to be smart when dealing with volatility.
In the leadership and communications section, Cybersecurity for Mergers and Acquisitions – A CISO’s Guide, Your Employees Aren’t the Problem. Your Leadership Habits Are, When the Best Leadership Skill Is Just Being Present, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-398
Bovril, Deranged Hookworm, Crocodilus, Cartier, Jinx, Conti, Scattered Spider, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-482
The recent popularity of MCPs is surpassed only by the recent examples deficiencies of their secure design. The most obvious challenge is how MCPs, and many more general LLM use cases, have erased two decades of security principles behind separating code and data. We take a look at how developers are using LLMs to generate code and continue our search for where LLMs are providing value to appsec. We also consider what indicators we'd look for as signs of success. For example, are LLMs driving useful commits to overburdened open source developers? Are LLMs climbing the ranks of bug bounty platforms?
In the news, more examples of prompt injection techniques against LLM features in GitLab and GitHub, the value (and tradeoffs) in rewriting code, secure design lessons from a history of iOS exploitation, checking for all the ways to root, and NIST's approach to (maybe) measuring likely exploited vulns.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-333
CTG Interview
Middle market companies face unique challenges in the ever-evolving cyber environment. Developing a comprehensive cybersecurity approach is a business imperative for middle market companies, and Chad Alessi will discuss the threat landscape, what’s keeping IT decision-makers awkward at night, and the best approach to creating a proactive security measure.
Cyber Resilience in Action: A Guide for Mid-Market Firms
This segment is sponsored by CTG. Visit https://securityweekly.com/ctgrsac to learn more about them!
Nightwing Interview
Nightwing divested from Raytheon in April 2024 and is entering another year of redefining national security. Amid emerging threats and shifting industry regulations and compliance frameworks, traditional security measures are no longer cutting it. As Cyber Incident Response Manager at Nightwing, Nick Carroll discusses how organizations can continue to build cyber resiliency and stay one step ahead in today’s threat landscape.
This segment is sponsored by Nightwing. Visit https://securityweekly.com/nightwingrsac to learn more about them!
Libraesva Interview
Generative AI is having a transformative effect across almost every industry, but arguably the area it has had the most significant impact is cybercrime. Discriminative AI can now learn to recognize what constitutes normal communication patterns, so anything out of the ordinary can be flagged. AI is also enabling human security analysts to automate the triage of reported emails, to rapidly identify false positives and keep up with emerging cybercriminal tactics. Finally, specialized Small Language Models (SLMs) using neural networks are able to analyze and comprehend the semantic intent of the message.
This segment is sponsored by Libraesva. Visit https://securityweekly.com/libraesvarsac to learn more about them!
IRONSCALES Interview
Phishing has evolved—fast. What started as basic email scams has transformed into AI-powered cyber deception.
IRONSCALES discusses the current gaps in SEG technology and will showcase industry-first innovations for protection against deepfakes.
This segment is sponsored by IRONSCALES. Visit https://securityweekly.com/ironscalesrsac to learn more about them!
Illumio Interview
In the post-breach world, speed and clarity are essential for effective cybersecurity. Security teams are inundated with vast amounts of data, much of which is not actionable. To combat cyber threats—and level the playing field—defenders need precise intelligence to identify attacks, dynamically quarantine threats, and prevent cyber disasters, highlighting the power of the security graph.
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This segment is sponsored by Illumio. Visit https://securityweekly.com/illumiorsac for information on Illumio Insights or to sign up for a private preview!
ESET Interview
The ransomware landscape is rapidly changing. ESET global research team has been closely following ransomware gang disruptions, new players and how the RaaS business model continues to evolve. In this segment, Tony Anscombe will take a look into recent research, hacks and attacks, and explore how the industry and businesses are responding to combat financial risk and mitigate threats.
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This segment is sponsored by ESET. Visit https://securityweekly.com/esetrsac to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-409
Edge, Safari, CISO Pay and Loathing, Fake AI, ASUS, OneDrive, Manus, Aaran Leyland, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-481
In the security news:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-876
This segment explores how automated microsegmentation addresses critical Zero Trust gaps overlooked by traditional access controls and legacy segmentation solutions. We'll examine the limitations of perimeter-based defenses in today's dynamic threat landscape and reveal how automated microsegmentation enhances network security beyond conventional firewalls. From cutting-edge innovations to expert insights, discover what security leaders should prioritize to stay ahead of evolving threats. This segment is sponsored by Zero Networks. Visit https://securityweekly.com/zerorsac to learn more about them!
In this segment, Keyfactor CSO Chris Hickman takes stock of industry progress towards quantum-resistant cryptography. Using recent guidance from NIST and his company’s data on which certificates and keys pose the largest threats to organization now, Chris unpacks what it means to be risk intelligent and quantum safe. Segment Resources: • Command Risk Intelligence press release: https://www.keyfactor.com/press-releases/keyfactor-unveils-worlds-first-certificate-risk-management-solution/ • Recent blog post on the transition to PQC: https://www.keyfactor.com/blog/getting-quantum-ready-why-2030-matters-for-post-quantum-cryptography/ To learn more about the road to being quantum ready, stop by Keyfactor’s booth at the conference, number #748, or visit: https://securityweekly.com/keyfactorrsac
As cyber threats become increasingly difficult to detect and the technology to combat them continues to evolve, organizations must be prepared to move faster than ever. Looking ahead, the rise of post-quantum computing will bring both new opportunities and challenges, further reshaping the cybersecurity landscape. With the launch of Entrust’s Cryptographic Security Platform (announcement coming April 16th) as a backdrop, Jordan can discuss why all organizations – large and small – must prioritize post-quantum preparedness before it’s too late. He can also address emerging fraud technologies (e.g., deepfakes, GenAI) and fraud attacks (account takeovers, synthetic identities, impersonation), which are drawing more attention to the need for cyber-resilient methods, such as post-quantum cryptography, to protect against new fraud risks in the digital future. This segment is sponsored by Entrust. Visit https://securityweekly.com/entrustrsac to learn more about them!
As quantum computing advances, the security foundations of our digital world face unprecedented challenges. This session explores how integrating Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Domain Name System (DNS) technologies can fortify digital trust in the quantum era. We'll delve into strategies for transitioning to post-quantum cryptography, ensuring interoperability, and maintaining the integrity of digital communications. Join us to understand the roadmap for achieving quantum resilience and safeguarding the future of digital trust. Segment Resources: https://www.digicert.com/what-is-pki https://www.digicert.com/faq/dns https://www.digicert.com/faq/dns/what-is-dns https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amitsinhadigitaltrust-trustsummit-pki-activity-7315749270505037824-lUBf?utmsource=share&utmmedium=memberdesktop&rcm=ACoAAAC22mYBCeB_s0YvGTVQsGiChh7wRXa4jRg https://www.digicert.com/blog/compliance-the-foundation-of-digital-trust https://www.digicert.com/blog/digital-trust-as-an-it-imperative
This segment is sponsored by DigiCert. Visit https://securityweekly.com/digicertrsac to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-397
AP Tests, Hyper-V, Notepad, Google, Nova Scotia, NHI, Bond, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-480
ArmorCode unveils Anya—the first agentic AI virtual security champion designed specifically for AppSec and product security teams. Anya brings together conversation and context to help AppSec, developers and security teams cut through the noise, prioritize risks, and make faster, smarter decisions across code, cloud, and infrastructure. Built into the ArmorCode ASPM Platform and backed by 25B findings, 285+ integrations, natural language intelligence, and role-aware insights, Anya turns complexity into clarity, helping teams scale securely and close the security skills gap.
Anya is now generally available and included as part of the ArmorCode ASPM Platform. Visit https://securityweekly.com/armorcodersac to request a demo!
As 'vibe coding", the practice of using AI tools with specialized coding LLMs to develop software, is making waves, what are the implications for security teams? How can this new way of developing applications be made secure? Or have the horses already left the stable? Segment Resources: https://www.backslash.security/press-releases/backslash-security-reveals-in-new-research-that-gpt-4-1-other-popular-llms-generate-insecure-code-unless-explicitly-prompted https://www.backslash.security/blog/vibe-securing-4-1-pillars-of-appsec-for-vibe-coding
This segment is sponsored by Backslash. Visit https://securityweekly.com/backslashrsac to learn more about them!
The rise of AI has largely mirrored the early days of open source software. With rapid adoption amongst developers who are trying to do more with less time, unmanaged open source AI presents serious risks to organizations. Brian Fox, CTO & Co-founder of Sonatype, will dive into the risks associated with open source AI and best practices to secure it.
Segment Resources: https://www.sonatype.com/solutions/open-source-ai https://www.sonatype.com/blog/beyond-open-vs.-closed-understanding-the-spectrum-of-ai-transparency https://www.sonatype.com/resources/whitepapers/modern-development-in-ai-era
This segment is sponsored by Sonatype. Visit https://securityweekly.com/sonatypersac to learn more about Sonatype's AI SCA solutions!
The surge in AI agents is creating a vast new cyber attack surface with Non-Human Identities (NHIs) becoming a prime target. This segment will explore how SandboxAQ's AQtive Guard Discover platform addresses this challenge by providing real-time vulnerability detection and mitigation for NHIs and cryptographic assets. We'll discuss the platform's AI-driven approach to inventory, threat detection, and automated remediation, and its crucial role in helping enterprises secure their AI-driven future.
To take control of your NHI security and proactively address the escalating threats posed by AI agents, visit https://securityweekly.com/sandboxaqrsac to schedule an early deployment and risk assessment.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-332
The math on SOC AI just isn't adding up. It's not easy to do the math, either, as each SOC automation vendor is tackling alert fatigue and SecOps assistants a bit differently. Fortunately for us and our audience, Erik Bloch met with many of these vendors at RSAC and is going to share what he learned with us!
In this week's enterprise security news, 1. Some interesting new companies getting funding 2. Chainguard isn’t unique anymore 3. AI slop coming to open source soon 4. Wiz dominance analysis 5. the IKEA effect in cybersecurity 6. LLM model collapse 7. vulnerabilities 8. DFIR reports 9. and fun with LinkedIn and prompt injection!
runZero Interview with HD Moore
Despite becoming a checkbox feature in major product suites, vulnerability management is fundamentally broken. The few remaining first-wave vulnerability scanners long ago shifted their investments and attention into adjacent markets to maintain growth, bolting on fragmented functionality that's added complexity without effectively securing today's attack surfaces. Meanwhile, security teams are left contending with massive blind spots and disparate tools that collectively fail to detect exposures that are commonly exploited by attackers. Our industry is ready for change.
Jeff and HD explore the current state of vulnerability management, what’s required to truly prevent real-world incidents, new perspectives that are challenging the status quo, and innovative approaches that are finally overcoming decades old problems to usher in a new era of vulnerability management.
Segment Resources:
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Imprivata interview with Joel Burleson-Davis
Organizations in mission-critical industries are acutely aware of the growing cyber threats, like the Medusa ransomware gang attacking critical US sectors, but are wary that implementing stricter security protocols will slow productivity and create new barriers for employees. This is a valid concern, but organizations should not accept the trade-off between the inevitability of a breach by avoiding productivity-dampening security measures, or the drop in employee productivity and rise in frustration caused by implementing security measures that might mitigate a threat like Medusa. In this conversation, Joel will discuss how organizations can build a robust security strategy that does not impede productivity. He will highlight how Imprivata’s partnership with SailPoint enables stronger enterprise identity security while enhancing efficiency—helping organizations strike the right balance.
This segment is sponsored by Imprivata. Visit https://securityweekly.com/imprivatarsac to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-408
Keyboards, 3 am, TikTok, LummaC2, Cityworks, Honeypots, Fancy Bear, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-479