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Check out this interview from the ESW Vault, hand picked by main host Adrian Sanabria! This segment was originally published on August 11, 2022. Following in the footsteps of an attacker and uncovering their digital footprints, this episode will uncover an attacker’s techniques used and how they went from zero to full domain admin compromise, which resulted in a nasty ransomware incident. It will also cover general lessons learned from Ransomware Incident Response.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-esw-3 

Securing data is hard. Business stops when data flows are hindered, stopped, sometimes even slowed. Placing controls around data traditionally leads to more friction and less productivity. Can it be a different story in the cloud? Today, we find out when we talk to Dan Benjamin about why he founded Dig and the space they're trying to fill in public cloud services. Paddy Harrington joins us from Forrester research to discuss his findings in this year's state of IoT security report. Computers have been shoved into anything and everything, both in the home and in the workplace. Paddy will share some interesting insights from the report, and we'll discuss why some of the results seem to conflict. Segment description coming soon! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-322

Check out this interview from the ESW Vault, hand picked by main host Adrian Sanabria! This segment was originally published on September 29, 2021.   No Man is an Island. Neither can a security program exist without interconnections and strong relationships to the rest of the business. Yet, over and over again I meet Security Leaders that thrive on designing security fiefdoms with large moats, and one bridge that they roll down only when they intend to roll out a new technology, initiative or need budget authority. There is no amount of authority or power that can provided to a CISO that makes he or she immunized against the need for communication, collaboration and diplomacy with peers, users and Senior Executives.   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/vault-esw-2 

The WAF has a relatively long history with InfoSec. A few years back, we saw the traditional architecture separated by new technologies and philosophies on the best way to detect and stop web-borne attacks. In this episode with Daniel Corbett, we'll take a deep dive into the latest on WAF capabilities, what it means to be 'next-gen' in the WAF world, and how LLM AI like ChatGPT could influence the attacks we see (and have to defend against) in the near future. Explore the rapidly-evolving landscape of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with insights from Sophos, a pioneering MDR provider. Understand how businesses can gain superior security outcomes and better value from their investments by integrating 3rd party products natively into an adaptive ecosystem backed up by 24/7/365 threat detection, incident response and proactive threat hunting from one of the largest global providers of MDR services.  Finally in the Enterprise News segment, we discuss the user-facing security trend, bad ideas in company nami

This is the first interview in a two-part AI special! First up, we talk with Daniel Miessler, who has been following the generative AI trend very closely and is one of the most prolific writers and thought leaders on the topic. It's a massively divisive topic with the most successful product ever launched (ChatGPT). Some folks think it's overhyped, some think it's going to replace all the worst parts of the worst jobs, and others think it could be the beginning of the end for humanity. While other interviews on GenAI get deep into conversations on the future of humanity, we're going to stay closer to home on this one. It seems clear that GenAI will transform the enterprise more quickly than any other technology trend we've seen. We'll discuss what security needs to do to prepare for this shift, and why security teams should begin exploring GenAI themselves as soon as possible. Generative AI is taking the world by storm. Naturally, enterprises are looking for ways to integrate the innovative technology into th

Check out this interview from the ESW VAULT, hand picked by main host Adrian Sanabria! This segment was originally published on October 21, 2021. The Record has published several interviews with cybercriminals, courtesy The Record's Russian-speaking analyst, Dmitry Smilyanets (https://therecord.media/author/dmitry-smilyanets). These interviews have included representatives from REvil, BlackMatter, and Marketo. The interviews have uncovered the gangs' motivations, targets, and tactics, and have been cited by officials, including White House Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger. We talk with Adam Janofsky, founder and Editorial Director of The Record about what it's like to start a vendor-sponsored media outlet (The Record is funded by Recorded Future), and what they've learned by interviewing the bad guys. This segment is sponsored by Devo. Visit https://securityweekly.com/devo to learn more about them!   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://secur

On this edition of the ESW news, we're all over the place! Funding and acquisitions are a little sad right now, but AI and TikTok bans raise our spirits. The hosts are split on feelings about the new .zip gTLD, there's a new standard for scoring an "AI Influence Level" (AIL), and lessons learned from Joe Sullivan's case and other Uber breaches. Also, don't miss the new AI tool DragGAN, which enables near magical levels of ease when manipulating photos.   What's even real anymore? We might not be able to tell for long... The reality is no organization is insusceptible to a breach – and security teams, alongside the C-suite, should prepare now to make the response more seamless once a crisis does happen. Based on his experience working 1:1 with security leaders in the private and public sectors, Jon Check, executive director of Cyber Protection Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence & Space, will share the critical steps organizations must take to best prepare for a security breach. This segment is sponsored by

This week, we discuss fundings, acquisitions (TWO DSPM exits!), the ongoing market downturn/weirdness, and surprise - LLM-based AIs! We spend a fair amount of time talking about the importance of breach transparency - we need to be able to learn from others' failures to improve our own defenses. We also discuss the inevitable 'One App To Rule them All' that will serve as an all-knowing personal assistant. It will integrate with all our comms, calendars, and notes, which will be scary and fraught with privacy and security issues. But Tyler and Adrian still yearn for it, as their pre-frontal cortexes become increasingly dulled by scotch and beer.   Enterprises are struggling to manage and reduce their organizational attack surface, especially with a shortage of skilled staff. Find out how some security executives are tackling this challenge by automating their IT and vulnerability management. This segment is sponsored by Syxsense. Visit https://securityweekly.com/syxsensersac to learn more about them!   Cars ha

We are nearly half way through 2023, and we're seeing some new trends surface in the cyber landscape. These include generative artificial intelligence, which was everywhere at RSA Conference this year, as well as automation across security operations and the continued need for skilled expertise. Join Matt Alderman from CyberRisk Alliance and Antonio Sanchez, Principal Evangelist at Fortra, as they dive into 2023 cybersecurity trends and observations. Segment Resources: https://www.fortra.com/resources/cybersecurity-education?code=cmp-0000011812&ls=717710002&utm_source=cyberrisk-alliance&utm_medium=contsynd&utm_campaign=ft-brand-awareness https://www.fortra.com/products/bundles?code=cmp-0000011812&ls=717710002&utm_source=cyberrisk-alliance&utm_medium=contsynd&utm_campaign=ft-brand-awareness   This segment is sponsored by Fortra. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortra to learn more about them!   In the enterprise security news, A slow week for funding, but, as always, a busy we

This week, we start with the news: 2 weeks of news to catch up on! 16 funding stories, 4 M&A stories, Cybereason prunes its valuation… a lot, First Republic Bank seized by FDIC, Ransomware is irrelevant Sun Tzu hates infosec, AI Trends, Kevin Mandia’s 7 tips for defense, & How much time should we spend automating tasks?   Christopher will delve into what lateral security/lateral movement are and identify key lateral security tools (network segmentation, micro-segmentation, advanced threat prevention systems, network sandboxes, and network traffic analysis/network detection and response). He will also touch on why automation is important when it comes to consistent security and the current threat landscape.  This segment is sponsored by VMware. Visit https://securityweekly.com/vmwarenetsecrsac to learn more about them!   AT&T Cybersecurity released its 12th annual Cybersecurity Insights Report, “Edge Ecosystem,” which highlights the dramatic shift in computing underpinned by 5G, the edge, and the c

Quantum computing is a rapidly emerging technology that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that today’s most powerful supercomputers cannot practically solve. IBM's Dr. Kayla Lee will explain how close we are to a computational quantum advantage: the point where a computational task of business or scientific relevance can be performed more efficiently, cost-effectively, or accurately using a quantum computer than with classical computations alone.  Segment Resources: What is quantum computing? https://www.ibm.com/topics/quantum-computing About IBM Quantum: https://www.ibm.com/quantum About the IBM Quantum Development Roadmap: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/roadmap Access and program a quantum computer: https://quantum-computing.ibm.com/   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 protocol

Discuss observations and trends across the venture capital ecosystem as it pertains to cybersecurity. This will include a re-cap in how 2022 ended, what we saw in Q12023, and what we expect from an investing standpoint. Segment Resources: https://forgepointcap.com/   With over 1 billion records exposed in just the top 35 breaches, over $2.6 billion stolen in the top nine cryptocurrency breaches, and over $2.7 billion in fines levied to the top 35 violators, lessons abound for security teams. We will walk through some of the biggest trends in last year's data breaches and privacy violations, and we'll talk about what security leaders can learn from these events. Segment Resources: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/2022-breaches-and-fines-offer-lessons-to-security-leaders   In the Enterprise Security News, Lots of funding announcements and new companies, Private Equity acquires Maltego, Cinven acquires RSA Archer Comcast launches a security product, Zscaler has beef with Gartner, CISA releases updated Zero Trust

Fortra's Core Security has conducted it's fourth annual survey of cybersecurity professionals on the usage and perception of pen testing. The data collected provides visibility into the full spectrum of pen testing’s role, helping to determine how these services, tools, and skills must evolve.   Segment Resources:  https://www.fortra.com/resources/guides/2023-pen-testing-report   This segment is sponsored by Fortra's Core Security. Visit https://securityweekly.com/fortracoresecurity to learn more about them!   Compliance with cyber security frameworks such as NIST, PCI, HIPAA, etc. have largely been driven by paper-based processes in Word and Excel. With the rise of cloud computing, containers, and ephemeral systems, paper-based processes can no longer keep up with the speed of business and compliance has become the new bottleneck to progress for highly regulated industries such as government, finance, and energy sector. This session will cover how RegScale is leading a RegOps movement to bring the principles

Kellermann will discuss the recently published report “Cyber Bank Heist” that exposes the cybersecurity threats facing the financial sector. Security must be a top-of-mind issue amid rising geopolitical tensions, increased destructive attacks utilizing wipers and a record-breaking year of zero-day exploits. Podcast listeners will learn what financial sector security leaders from around the world revealed in a series of interviews about specific trends when it comes to notable cyberattacks, e-fraud and cyber defense. Segment Resources:  - https://www.contrastsecurity.com/cyber-bank-heists-report - https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cyber-bank-heists-report-code-patrol-podcast-contrast-security   Overall increase in government regulations. EU as well. Shift in liability from consumers to organizations.How to take advantage of safe harbor protections and reduce organizational risk and liability. NIST SSD Framework - how do you understand the security practices of the open source packages you u

So much of the tech world went remote at the start of the pandemic, and many of those jobs (and engineers) show no sign of ever going back into an office. Building successful teams in this environment takes a different approach, one defined by autonomy and trust. In this segment, Nickolas Means, VP of Engineering at Sym, will share insights from more than a decade of leading distributed teams to help us all thrive in a world where distributed is the new normal.   The White House recently revealed their National Cybersecurity Strategy and its 5 pillars. Some is straightforward - some is more controversial. Josh helped with it and wrote a blog about it. Adrian read that post and asked Josh to come discuss it. So here we are. Segment Resources: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-2023.pdf https://claroty.com/blog/consequential-cybersecurity-brace-yourself-for-the-white-house-national-cybersecurity-strategy   In the enterprise security news, early stage startup

SafeLiShare delivers tamperproof security from inside out across clouds and eliminate algorithmic complexity attacks and reverse never-ending cycles of defense using policy controlled Confidential Computing with secure enclave technology. Segment Resources: Presentation - https://1drv.ms/p/s!AqqNWej5CK8uhEoIZW5MUxMTQLJU Blog - https://safelishare.com/blog/defining-confidential-computing/ Video - https://safelishare.com/data-privacy-resources/   The ioXt Alliance is a group of manufacturers, industry alliances, labs, and government organizations, dedicated to harmonizing best security practices and establishing testable standards. Our goal is to bring security, upgradability and transparency to the market and directly into the hands of consumers. Come learn about Smart Product security and what consumers should be asking for. Segment Resources: https://www.ioxtalliance.org/   This week in the Enterprise News: Dope Security nabs $16M led by GV to build out secure web gateways designed to work on endpoints, not

The CI/CD pipeline is the backbone of the software development process, so it's critical to ensure you are meeting and exceeding the most critical security measures. Throughout this podcast, Tal Morgenstern, Co-founder and CSO of Vulcan Cyber, will break down the process of how organizations can properly secure a CI/CD pipeline into a checklist of four key steps, as well as offer a handful of tools and tactics security leadership can use to bake risk-based vulnerability management into their CI/CD pipelines. He will explain how securing your CI/CD pipelines alone is not enough to reduce the chances of cyber attacks and the importance for organizations to not only maintain security at speed and scale, but quality at speed and scale. Finally, Tal will dive into how Vulcan Cyber helps organizations to streamline security tasks in every stage of the cyber-risk management process, integrating with their existing tools for true end-to-end risk management. Segment Resources: https://vulcan.io/ https://vulcan.io/plat

You know SBOMs can help you keep track of your software assets and therefore, their vulnerabilities. Despite even the White House pressing the issue, many vendors aren't forthcoming with SBOMs, and you can't afford to wait. With Tanium's Roland Diaz, we'll discuss the most important considerations when generating your own SBOMs (which is now something their product can also do!). This segment is sponsored by Tanium. Visit https://securityweekly.com/tanium to learn more!   Looking at topics around go-to-market strategy and product management, including: how building products is unique in cybersecurity compared to other industries, what is product-led growth and what shape it takes in security, and how to do it right. Touching on the broader and adjacent topics of writing, supporting cybersecurity startups, investing, and the like. Segment Resources: Venture in Security blog: https://ventureinsecurity.net/ Venture in Security Angel Syndicate: https://www.visangels.com/ Building Cyber Collective: https://venture

The MSP space has undergone a lot of changes in the past few decades, with the emphasis on security increasing dramatically in the last 5-10 years. We discuss how ConnectWise, which builds and sells solutions to MSPs, has tackled this challenge. We'll be asking questions both from Raffael's point-of-view, selling to MSPs, but also from the customer point-of-view - small to medium businesses with a need to outsource IT and security functions.   Today, we talk to Jim Routh - a retired CISO who survived the job for over 20 years! He'll be sharing some wisdom with us, like how analytics and data science can help detect malicious insiders. Also, more generally, Jim will help us understand how data-science-backed tooling can help move the security market forward and help security teams and programs mature.   Segment Resources:  https://www.reveal.security/resources/whitepapers/   This week in the Enterprise News: Deepwatch Announces $180 Million in Investments, VulnCheck Raises $3.2 Million to Solve Prioritization

It's another holiday week, so enjoy this episode from the ESW archives!   The cloud and SaaS were supposed to make things easier, simpler, more scalable. Arguably, they _have_ done all those things, but traditional, legacy networks linger. Migrations are messy and take time. Nearly everything is encrypted in transit by default. Today, we interview Marty Roesch, the creator of Snort and founder of SourceFire, to discuss how things have changed and what defenders can do to catch up and restore some order to the madness. We'll step through some history along the way - listeners might be surprised at how much our current situation mirrors the reasons behind why Marty created Snort in the first place.