The Application Security Weekly podcast delivers interviews and news from the worlds of AppSec, DevOps, DevSecOps, and all the other ways people find and fix software flaws. Join hosts Mike Shema, John Kinsella, and Akira Brand on a journey through modern security practices for apps, clouds, containers, and more.
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The Application Security Weekly podcast delivers interviews and news from the worlds of AppSec, DevOps, DevSecOps, and all the other ways people find and fix software flaws. Join hosts Mike Shema, John Kinsella, and Akira Brand on a journey through modern security practices for apps, clouds, containers, and more.
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Navigating the Path to Maturity & AI is helping combat cyber threats - Shimon Modi, Boaz Barzel - ASW #296
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As development cycles shorten and more responsibilities shift to developers, application security (AppSec) is rapidly evolving. Organizations are increasingly building mature programs that automate and enhance AppSec, moving beyond manual processes. In this discussion, we explore how organizations are adapting their AppSec practices, highlighting t…
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The Fallout and Lessons Learned from the CrowdStrike Fiasco - Allie Mellen, Jeff Pollard - ASW #296
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This week, Jeff Pollard and Allie Mellen join us to discuss the fallout and lessons learned from the CrowdStrike fiasco. They explore the reasons behind running in the kernel, the challenges of software quality, and the distinction between a security incident and an IT incident. They also touch on the need to reduce the attack surface and the impor…
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The Fallout and Lessons Learned from the CrowdStrike Fiasco - Shimon Modi, Jeff Pollard, Allie Mellen, Boaz Barzel - ASW #296
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This week, Jeff Pollard and Allie Mellen join us to discuss the fallout and lessons learned from the CrowdStrike fiasco. They explore the reasons behind running in the kernel, the challenges of software quality, and the distinction between a security incident and an IT incident. They also touch on the need to reduce the attack surface and the impor…
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Reducing Supply Chain Risk & What’s lurking in your phone? - Danny Jenkins, Nikos Kiourtis - ASW #295
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In complex software ecosystems, individual application risks are compounded. When it comes to mitigating supply chain risk, identifying backdoors or unintended vulnerabilities that can be exploited in your environment is just as critical as staying current with the latest hacking intel. Understand how to spot and reduce the risk to your environment…
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When Appsec Needs to Start Small - Kalyani Pawar, Danny Jenkins, Nikos Kiourtis - ASW #295
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Startups and small orgs don't have the luxury of massive budgets and large teams. How do you choose an appsec approach that complements a startup's needs while keeping it secure. Kalyani Pawar shares her experience at different ends of an appsec maturity spectrum. In complex software ecosystems, individual application risks are compounded. When it …
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When Appsec Needs to Start Small - Kalyani Pawar - ASW #295
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Startups and small orgs don't have the luxury of massive budgets and large teams. How do you choose an appsec approach that complements a startup's needs while keeping it secure. Kalyani Pawar shares her experience at different ends of an appsec maturity spectrum. Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-295…
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Dead Code, CrowdStrike's Kernel Lessons, VMs & Security Boundaries, SLUBStick Attack - ASW #294
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The code curation considerations of removing abandoned protocols in OpenSSL, kernel driver lessons from CrowdStrike's crash, choosing isolation primitives, cross-cache attacks made possible by SLUBStick, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-294
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Building Successful Security Champions Programs - Marisa Fagan - ASW #294
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Even though Security Champions programs look very different across organizations and maturity levels, they share core principles for becoming successful. Marisa shares her experience in building these programs to foster a positive security culture within companies. She explains the incentives and rewards that lead to more engagement from champions …
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Building Successful Security Champions Programs - Marisa Fagan - ASW #294
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Even though Security Champions programs look very different across organizations and maturity levels, they share core principles for becoming successful. Marisa shares her experience in building these programs to foster a positive security culture within companies. She explains the incentives and rewards that lead to more engagement from champions …
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A CISO's Perspective on AI, Appsec, and Changing Behaviors - Paul Davis - ASW #293
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Modern appsec isn't modern because security tools got shifted in one direction or another, or because teams are finding and fixing more vulns. It's modern because appsec is meeting developer needs and supporting the business. Paul Davis talks about how AI is (and isn't) changing appsec, the KPIs that reflect outcomes rather than being busy, and the…
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A CISO's Perspective on AI, Appsec, and Changing Behaviors - ASW #293
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Modern appsec isn't modern because security tools got shifted in one direction or another, or because teams are finding and fixing more vulns. It's modern because appsec is meeting developer needs and supporting the business. Paul Davis talks about how AI is (and isn't) changing appsec, the KPIs that reflect outcomes rather than being busy, and the…
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SAPwned, Squarespace Domain Hijacks, AIs Fixing Code, Infosec Investments - ASW #292
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SAPwned demonstrates tenets of tenant isolation, a weak login flow puts Squarespace domains at risk, how AIs might (or might not) be useful for fixing code, getting buy-in for infosec investments, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-292
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Where Generative AI Can Actually Help Security (And Where It Doesn't) - Farshad Abasi, Allie Mellen - ASW #292
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Generative AI has produced impressive chatbots and content generation, but however fun or impressive those might be, they don't always translate to value for appsec. Allie brings some realistic expectations to how genAI is used by attackers and can be useful to defenders. Segment resources: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/generative-ai-will-not-ful…
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Where Generative AI Can Actually Help Security (And Where It Doesn't) - Allie Mellen, Farshad Abasi - ASW #292
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Generative AI has produced impressive chatbots and content generation, but however fun or impressive those might be, they don't always translate to value for appsec. Allie brings some realistic expectations to how genAI is used by attackers and can be useful to defenders. Segment resources: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/generative-ai-will-not-ful…
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A 2024 Appsec Report, Preparing for the AIxCC, Secure Design and Post-Quantum Crypto - ASW #291
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Cloudflare's 2024 appsec report, reasoning about the Cyber Reasoning Systems for the upcoming AIxCC semifinals at DEF CON, lessons in secure design from post-quantum cryptography, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-291
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Producing Secure Code by Leveraging AI - Stuart McClure - ASW #291
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How can LLMs be valuable to developers as an assistant in finding and fixing insecure code? There are a lot of implications in trusting AI or LLMs to not only find vulns, but in producing code that fixes an underlying problem without changing an app's intended behavior. Stuart McClure explains how combining LLMs with agents and RAGs helps make AI-i…
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Producing Secure Code by Leveraging AI - Stuart McClure - ASW #291
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How can LLMs be valuable to developers as an assistant in finding and fixing insecure code? There are a lot of implications in trusting AI or LLMs to not only find vulns, but in producing code that fixes an underlying problem without changing an app's intended behavior. Stuart McClure explains how combining LLMs with agents and RAGs helps make AI-i…
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State Of Application Security 2024 - Sandy Carielli, Janet Worthington - ASW #290
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Sandy Carielli and Janet Worthington, authors of the State Of Application Security 2024 report, join us to discuss their findings on trends this year! Old vulns, more bots, and more targeted supply chain attacks -- we should be better at this by now. We talk about where secure design fits into all this why appsec needs to accelerate to ludicrous sp…
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State Of Application Security 2024 - Sandy Carielli, Janet Worthington - ASW #290
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Sandy Carielli and Janet Worthington, authors of the State Of Application Security 2024 report, join us to discuss their findings on trends this year! Old vulns, more bots, and more targeted supply chain attacks -- we should be better at this by now. We talk about where secure design fits into all this why appsec needs to accelerate to ludicrous sp…
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Polyfill Empties Trust, regreSSHion, CocoaPods Vulns & Secure Design, LLM Bughunters - ASW #290
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Polyfill loses trust after CDN misuse, an OpenSSH flaw reappears, how to talk about secure design from some old CocoaPods vulns, using LLMs to find bugs, Burp Proxy gets more investment, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-290
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Shared Responsibility Models, AI in Offensive Security, Apple's Private Cloud Compute - ASW #289
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Thoughts on shared responsibility models after the Snowflake credential attacks, looking at AI's current and future role in offensive security, secure by design lessons from Apple's Private Cloud Computer, and more! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-289
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OAuth 2.0 from Protecting APIs to Supporting Authorization & Authentication - Aaron Parecki - ASW #289
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OAuth 2.0 is more than just a single spec and it's used to protect more than just APIs. We talk about challenges in maintaining a spec over a decade of changing technologies and new threat models. Not only can OAuth be challenging to secure by default, but it's not even always inter-operable. Segment Resources: https://oauth.net/2.1 https://oauth.n…
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OAuth 2.0 from Protecting APIs to Supporting Authorization & Authentication - Aaron Parecki - ASW #289
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OAuth 2.0 is more than just a single spec and it's used to protect more than just APIs. We talk about challenges in maintaining a spec over a decade of changing technologies and new threat models. Not only can OAuth be challenging to secure by default, but it's not even always inter-operable. Segment Resources: https://oauth.net/2.1 https://oauth.n…
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Check out this interview from the ASW Vault, hand picked by main host Mike Shema! This segment was originally published on April 4, 2023. Following on from her successful title "Container Security", Liz has recently authored "Learning eBPF", published by O'Reilly. eBPF is a revolutionary kernel technology that is enabling a whole new generation of …
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Check out this interview from the ASW Vault, hand picked by main host Mike Shema! This segment was originally published on April 4, 2023. Following on from her successful title "Container Security", Liz has recently authored "Learning eBPF", published by O'Reilly. eBPF is a revolutionary kernel technology that is enabling a whole new generation of …
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