In this week's enterprise security news, we've got
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-394
We couldn't decide what to talk to Allie about, so we're going with a bit of everything. Don't worry - it's all related and ties together nicely.
For each of these three topics, these are the blog posts they correspond with if you want to learn more:
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-394
We've got a few compelling topics to discuss within SecOps today. First, Tim insists it's possible to automate a large amount of SecOps work, without the use of generative AI. Not only that, but he intends to back it up by tracking the quality of this automated work with an ISO standard unknown to cybersecurity.
I've often found useful lessons and wisdom outside security, so I get excited when someone borrows from another, more mature industry to help solve problems in cyber. In this case, we'll be talking about Acceptable Quality Limits (AQL), an ISO standard quality assurance framework that's never been used in cyber.
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-394
Tunnel of Love, Kimsuky, Red Mike, Ivanti, Nvidia, C code, Postgre, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-451
You can install Linux in your PDF, just upload everything to AI, hackers behind the forum, TP-Link's taking security seriously, patche Tuesday for everyone including Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Fortinet, and Ivanti, hacking your space heater for fun and fire, Cybertrucks on fire (or not), if you could just go ahead and get rid of the buffer overflows, steam deck hacking and not what you think, Prompt Injection and Delayed Tool Invocation, new to me Ludus, Contec patient monitors are just insecure, Badbox carries on, the compiler saved me, and Telnet command injection!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-861
This week, we tackle a ton of leadership and communications articles: Why CISOs and Boards Must Speak the Same Language on Cybersecurity, The Hidden Costs of Not Having a Strong Cybersecurity Leader, Why Cybersecurity Is Everyone’s Responsibility, Leadership is an Action, not a Position, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-382
PlayStation, KerioControl, SEC SimSWAP, 8base, Copilot, AI, Robert Bird, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-450
Identifying and eradicating unforgivable vulns, an unforgivable flaw (and a few others) in DeepSeek's iOS app, academics and industry looking to standardize principles and practices for memory safety, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-317
Code scanning is one of the oldest appsec practices. In many cases, simple grep patterns and some fancy regular expressions are enough to find many of the obvious software mistakes. Scott Norberg shares his experience with encountering code scanners that didn't find the .NET vuln classes he needed to find and why that led him to creating a scanner from scratch. We talk about some challenges in testing tools, making smart investments in engineering time, and why working with .NET's compiler made his decisions easier.
Segment Resources:
-https://github.com/ScottNorberg-NCG/CodeSheriff.NET
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-317
This week, in the enterprise security news,
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-393
Listeners of the show are probably aware (possibly painfully aware) that I spend a lot of time analyzing breaches to understand how failures occurred. Every breach story contains lessons organizations can learn from to avoid suffering the same fate. A few details make today's breach story particularly interesting:
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-393
Spoiler: it's probably in your pocket or sitting on the table in front of you, right now!
Modern smartphones are conveniently well-suited for identity verification. They have microphones, cameras, depth sensors, and fingerprint readers in some cases. With face scanning quickly becoming the de facto technology used for identity verification, it was a no-brainer for Nametag to build a solution around mobile devices to address employment scams.
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-393
AI Cheese, CISA, Scaryware, Kimsuky Returns, Backups, Encryption, Jason Wood, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-449
Deepseek troubles, AI models explained, AMD CPU microcode signature validation, what happens when you leave an AWS S3 bucket laying around, 3D printing tips, and the malware that never was on Ethernet to USB adapters.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-860
In the leadership and communications segment, Cybersecurity Responsibilities Across the C-Suite: A Breakdown for Every Executive, Humble Leaders Inspire Others to Step Up, Effective Communication in the Workplace, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-381
From online banking to mobile payments, nearly every aspect of our financial lives relies on digital systems. This reliance has brought incredible convenience, but it also means that any disruption — whether due to cyberattacks, system failures, or operational incidents— can have severe consequences. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) provides the framework to ensure that financial entities have robust measures to withstand and recover from disruptions. By addressing vulnerabilities in this highly digitized ecosystem, DORA not only protects financial institutions but also safeguards the stability and well-being of the European society as a whole.
Madelein van der Hout, Senior Analyst at Forrester, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss why DORA is important, how prepared financial institutions are, the consequences of failing to comply, and the impact these regulations will have outside of the EU, including fines up to 2% of global annual turnover or €10 million—whichever is higher.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-381
Today, we've got: DeepSeek, Nicolas Cage, OpenAI, Hackers, Ransomware, Canada, Joshua Marpet and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-448
Speculative data flow attacks demonstrated against Apple chips with SLAP and FLOP, the design and implementation choices that led to OCSP's demise, an appsec angle on AI, updating the threat model and recommendations for implementing OAuth 2.0, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-316
Threat modeling has been in the appsec toolbox for decades. But it hasn't always been used and it hasn't always been useful. Sandy Carielli shares what she's learned from talking to orgs about what's been successful, and what's failed, when they've approached this practice. Akira Brand joins to talk about her direct experience with building threat models with developers.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-316
This week in the enterprise security weekly news, we discuss
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-392
This week, we've added an extra news segment just on AI. Not because we wanted to, but because the news cycle has bludgeoned us into it. My mom is asking about Chinese AI, my neighbor wants to know why his stocks tanked, my clients want to know how to prevent their employees from using DeepSeek, it's a mess.
First, a DeepSeek primer, so we can make sure all Enterprise Security Weekly listeners know what they need to know. Then we get into some other AI news stories.
I think the most interesting aspect of the DeepSeek announcements is the business/market impact, which isn't really security-related, but could have some impact on security teams. By introducing models that are cheaper to train, sell access to, and less demanding to run on systems, DeepSeek has opened up more market opportunities. That means we'll see generative AI used in markets and ways that didn't make sense before, because it was too expensive.
Another aspect that's really confusing is what DeepSeek is or does. For the most part, when someone says "DeepSeek", they could be referring to:
From a security perspective, there's little to no operational risk around downloading and using the models, though they're likely to get banned, so companies could get in trouble for using them. As for the app, API, or SaaS service, assume everything you type into them is getting collected by China (so, significantly less safe, probably no US companies should do this).
But because these services are crazy cheap right now, I wouldn't be surprised if some suppliers and third parties will start using DeepSeek - if your third party service provider is using DeepSeek behind the scenes with your data, you still have problem #2, so best to ensure they're not doing this through updated contract language and call to confirm that they're not currently doing it (can take a while to get a new contract in place).
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-392
Celebrating and Elevating Women in Cyber: Recently, International Women in Cyber Day (September 1) highlighted the ongoing challenges women face in the cybersecurity field, as well as the progress made in recent years. Women bring exceptional skills and knowledge to cybersecurity; however, it is estimated that they make up only 20% to 25% of the cybersecurity workforce—a percentage that has remained stagnant for years. Even more concerning, women often hit a glass ceiling just six to ten years into their cybersecurity careers. Lynn Dohm sheds light on these issues and emphasizes what the industry needs to focus on to continue celebrating and elevating women in cyber.
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-392
.ASS, Deepseek, AI Time Travel, Google, HeartBlocker, TikTok, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-447
This week, we talked to our friends at Bitwarden about password vaults, storing more than just passwords, free software to manage those SSH keys, and vaults for developers. In the news, new/old Palo Alto vulnerabilities explained, taking down the power grid with a FlipperZero, more vulnerable bootloaders, putting garbage in your .ASS file, the US Government wants to look at routers, magic backdoors, weak password hashing, everyone is talking about Deepseek, hardware-level Anti-Virus, VMware ESXi and SSH, and if you pay the ransom you likely will not get your data back!
This segment is sponsored by Bitwarden. Visit https://securityweekly.com/bitwarden to learn more about them!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-859
In the leadership and communications segment, How CISOs can elevate cybersecurity in boardroom discussions, Nearly half of CISOs now report to CEOs, showing their rising influence, Steve Jobs Shared 1 Crystal Clear Way You'll Spot an Exceptional Leader, and more!
Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-380