Best Simmons Computer Podcasts (2024)

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Advising The President On Cyber-Physical Resilience - Philip Venables - PSW #826 2:50:30

22m ago2:50:30

2:50:30

On February 27, 2024, PCAST (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) sent a report to the President with recommendations to bolster the resilience and adaptability of the nation’s cyber-physical infrastructure resources. Phil was part of the team that worked on the report and comes on the show to talk about what was recommended a…

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Autonomous - I don't think that word means what you think it means - Adam Shostack, Ely Kahn - ESW #359 1:57:31

3h ago1:57:31

1:57:31

A clear pattern with startups getting funding this week are "autonomous" products and features. Automated detection engineering Autonomously map and predict malicious infrastructure ..."helps your workforce resolve their own security issues autonomously" automated remediation automated compliance management & reporting I'll believe it when I see it…

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Robofly, CRUSHFTP, Github, Palo Alto, MITRE, Fancy Bear, Deepfakes, Aaran Leyland... - SWN #380 37:02

16m ago37:02

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Robofly, CRUSHFTP, Github, Palo Alto, MITRE, Fancy Bear, Deepfakes, Aaran Leyland, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-380

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Sustainable Funding of Open Source Tools - Mark Curphey, Simon Bennetts - ASW #282 1:17:57

9m ago1:17:57

1:17:57

How can open source projects find a funding model that works for them? What are the implications with different sources of funding? Simon Bennetts talks about his stewardship of Zed Attack Proxy and its journey from OWASP to OpenSSF to an Open Source Fellowship with Crash Override. Mark Curphy adds how his experience with OWASP and the appsec commu…

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What does DoD’s CMMC Requirement Mean for American Businesses - Edward Tuorinsky, Mike Lyborg - BSW #347 1:04:41

18m ago1:04:41

1:04:41

Since 2016, we been hearing about the impending impact of CMMC. But so far, it's only been words. That looks to be changing. Edward Tourinsky, Founder & Managing Principal at DTS, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the coming impact of CMMC v3. Edward will cover: The background of CMMC Standardization of CMMC CMMC v3 changes and implementati…

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Win 95, LastPass, Kubernetes, Sandworm, Bloomtech, Frontier, 911, Aaran Leyland... - SWN #379 34:41

1h ago34:41

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Win 95, Cheat Lab, LastPass, Kubernetes, Sandworm, Bloomtech, Frontier, 911, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-379

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From Hackers to Streakers - How Counterintelligence Teams are Protecting the NFL - Joe McMann - ESW #358 1:47:19

15m ago1:47:19

1:47:19

Protecting a normal enterprise environment is already difficult. What must it be like protecting a sports team? From the stadium to merch sales to protecting team strategies and even the players - securing an professional sports team and its brand is a cybersecurity challenge on a whole different level. In this interview, we'll talk to Joe McMann a…

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PCI 4.0 - Winn Schwartau - PSW #825 2:07:44

24h ago2:07:44

2:07:44

Version 4.0 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) puts greater emphasis on application security than did previous versions of the standard. It also adds a new “customized approach” option that allows merchants and other entities to come up with their own ways to comply with requirements, and which also has implications for a…

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Duo, Steganography, Roku, Palo Alto, Putty, Cerebral, IPOs, SanDisk, & Josh Marpet - SWN #378 33:35

2d ago33:35

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Duo, Steganography, Roku, Palo Alto, Putty, Cerebral, IPOs, SanDisk, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-378

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Demystifying Security Engineering Career Tracks - Karan Dwivedi - ASW #281 1:03:23

2d ago1:03:23

1:03:23

There are as many paths into infosec as there are disciplines within infosec to specialize in. Karan Dwivedi talks about the recent book he and co-author Raaghav Srinivasan wrote about security engineering. There's an appealing future to security taking on engineering roles and creating solutions to problems that orgs face. We talk about the breadt…

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From Idea to Success: How to Operationalize a Startup from Zero to Exit - Seth Spergel - BSW #346 55:40

3d ago55:40

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Startup founders dream of success, but it's much harder than it looks. As a former founder, I know the challenges of cultivating an idea, establishing product market fit, growing revenue, and finding the right exit. Trust me, it doesn't always end well. In this interview, we welcome Seth Spergel, Managing Partner at Merlin Ventures, to discuss how …

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Combadges, SISENSE, Microsoft, CISA, Lastpass, Palo Alto, Broadband, Aaran and More - SWN #377 30:44

6d ago30:44

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Combadges, SISENSE, Microsoft, Malware Next-Gen, Lastpass, Palo Alto, Broadband, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-377

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Understanding KillNet and Recent Waves of DDoS Attacks - Michael Smith - ESW #357 1:42:25

7d ago1:42:25

1:42:25

In the days when Mirai emerged and took down DynDNS, along with what seemed like half the Internet, DDoS was as active a topic in the headlines as it was behind the scenes (check out Andy Greenberg's amazing story on Mirai on Wired). We don't hear about DDoS attacks as much anymore. What happened? Well, they didn't go away. DDoS attacks are a more …

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Digging Into Supply Chain Security - James McMurry - PSW #824 3:00:28

7d ago3:00:28

3:00:28

Jim joins the Security Weekly crew to discuss all things supply chain! Given the recent events with XZ we still have many topics to explore, especially when it comes to practical advice surrounding supply chain threats. Ahoi new VM attacks ahead! HTTP/2 floods, USB Hid and run, forwarded email tricks, attackers be scanning, a bunch of nerds write s…

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Quantum Tech Pod Episode 70: Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Nu Quantum Founder & CEO 29:39

8d ago29:39

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My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder and CEO of quantum company Nu Quantum, is live! Carmen grew up in Spain and received an MSc in Physics from Imperial College London and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. Nu Quantum was a spin-out of the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory in 2018. They are building…

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Dronepocalypse, Microsoft, DLINK, Home Depot, Phishing, NIST, VenomRat, Josh Marpet - SWN #376 35:45

9d ago35:45

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Dronepocalypse, Privacy, Microsoft, DLINK, Home Depot, Phishing, NIST, VenomRat, Josh Marpet, and more, are on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-376

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Lessons That The XZ Utils Backdoor Spells Out - Farshad Abasi - ASW #280 1:00:18

9d ago1:00:18

1:00:18

We look into the supply chain saga of the XZ Utils backdoor. It's a wild story of a carefully planned long con to add malicious code to a commonly used package that many SSH connections rely on. It hits themes from social engineering and abuse of trust to obscuring the changes and suppressing warnings. It also has a few lessons about software devel…

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Understanding the Cybersecurity Ecosystem - Ross Haleliuk - BSW #345 1:00:53

16d ago1:00:53

1:00:53

In this discussion, we focus on vendor/tool challenges in infosec, from a security leader's perspective. To quote our guest, Ross, "running a security program is often confused with shopping". You can't buy an effective security program any more than you can buy respect, or a black belt in kung fu (there might be holes in these examples, but you ho…

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SEXi, Powerhost, Acuity, Layerslider, JSOutProx, Byakugan, Josh Marpet, and More - SWN #375 33:04

13d ago33:04

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SEXi, AI Dreams, Powerhost, Acuity, Layerslider, JSOutProx, Byakugan, Josh Marpet, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-375

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XZ - Backdoors and The Fragile Supply Chain - PSW #823 2:52:20

14d ago2:52:20

2:52:20

As most of you have probably heard there was a scary supply chain attack against the open source compression software called "xz". The security weekly hosts will break down all the details and provide valuable insights. https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2024/03/29/xz-utils-sshd-backdoor https://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?id=782 http…

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Getting Vulnerability Management Back on the Rails - Patrick Garrity - ESW #356 1:57:23

14d ago1:57:23

1:57:23

NVD checked out, then they came back? Maybe? Should the xz backdoor be treated as a vulnerability? Is scan-driven vulnerability management obsolete when it comes to alerting on emerging threats? What were some of the takeaways from the first-ever VulnCon? EPSS is featured in over 100 security products, but is it properly supported by those that ben…

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Lena, XZ, WallEscape, AT&T, OWASP, Google, Microsoft, AI, Josh Marpet, and More - SWN #374 32:57

16d ago32:57

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Lena, XZ, WallEscape, AT&T, OWASP, Google, Microsoft, AI, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-374

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Infosec Myths, Mistakes, and Misconceptions - Adrian Sanabria - ASW #279 1:00:57

17d ago1:00:57

1:00:57

Sometimes infosec problems can be summarized succinctly, like "patching is hard". Sometimes a succinct summary sounds convincing, but is based on old data, irrelevant data, or made up data. Adrian Sanabria walks through some of the archeological work he's done to dig up the source of some myths. We talk about some of our favorite (as in most dislik…

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CISO Soul Searching: Navigating the Evolving Role of the CISO - Harold Rivas - BSW #344 56:52

16d ago56:52

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Harold Rivas has held multiple CISO roles. In his current CISO role, he's championing Trellix's overall mission to address the issues CISOs face every day, encouraging information sharing and collaborative discussions among the CISO community to help address challenges and solve real problems together - part of this is through Trellix's Mind of the…

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Electric Sheep, Exchange, Darcula, NuGet, Rockwell, FTX, Aaran Leyland, and More - SWN #373 37:13

20d ago37:13

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AI Dreams of Electric Sheep, Exchange, Darcula, NuGet, Rockwell, FTX, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-373

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Why cyber hygiene requires curious talent - Clea Ostendorf - ESW #355 1:45:43

20d ago1:45:43

1:45:43

Many years ago, I fielded a survey focused on the culture of cybersecurity. One of the questions asked what initially drew folks to cybersecurity as a career. The most common response was a deep sense of curiosity. Throughout my career, I noticed another major factor in folks that brought a lot of value to security teams: diversity. Diversity of pe…

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Are we winning? - Jason Healey - PSW #822 3:00:55

21d ago3:00:55

3:00:55

Jason Healey comes on the show to discuss new ideas on whether the new national cybersecurity strategy is working. Segment Resources: DEFRAG Hacker Film Festival short documentary (https://youtu.be/NYvHWcQsIRE) on hackers and their favorite films. For educational purposes only, as we don’t have the rights to the clips. YouTube link to Wargames even…

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Quantum Tech Pod Episode 69: Jan Goetz, Co-founder & CEO, IQM Quantum Computers 34:06

22d ago34:06

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My latest Quantum Tech Pod with Jan Goetz, Co-CEO of leading quantum company IQM Quantum Computers is live! Jan is a quantum physicist who earned his superconducting quantum circuits doctorate at Technical University of Munich.His company IQM Quantum Computers was founded in 2018 and is building Finland’s first commercial 54-qubit quantum computer …

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Patrick Stewart, Colorama, Strelastealer, CVSS scores, CHUDS, Josh Marpet, and more - SWN #372 30:05

23d ago30:05

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Patrick Stewart, Colorama, Strelastealer, CVSS scores, CHUDS, Josh Marpet, and more, on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-372

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Apps Gone Wild: Re-thinking App and Identity Security for SaaS - Guy Guzner - BSW #343 1:03:21

23d ago1:03:21

1:03:21

With hundreds or thousands of SaaS apps to secure with no traditional perimeter, Identity becomes the focal point for SaaS Security in the modern enterprise. Yet with Shadow IT, now recast as Business-Led IT, quickly becoming normal practice, it’s more complicated than trying to centralize all identities with an Identity Provider (IdP) for Single S…

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Successful Security Needs a Streamlined UX - Benedek Gagyi - ASW #278 1:09:03

24d ago1:09:03

1:09:03

One of the biggest failures in appsec is an attitude that blames users for security problems. A lot of processes and workflows break down because of an insecure design or insecure defaults. Benedek Gagyi chats with us about the impact of the user experience (UX) on security and why it's not only important to understand how to make a user's life eas…

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Top 5 Myths About API Security and What to Do Instead - Robert Dickinson - ESW #354 1:45:52

27d ago1:45:52

1:45:52

While awareness and attention towards cybersecurity are on the rise, some popular and persistent myths about cybersecurity have almost become threats themselves. API security requires a modern understanding of the threat landscape, with the context that most API providers desire to be more open and accessible to all. We will debunk the 5 worst myth…

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Robots, UDP, GoFetch, DCs, Pwn2Own, Verner Vinge, Reddit, Aaran Leyland, and More - SWN #371 28:43

27d ago28:43

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Robots gone wild, UDP, GoFetch, Domain Controllers, Pwn2Own, Verner Vinge, Reddit, Aaran Leyland, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-371

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Securing All The Things - Josh Corman - PSW #821 3:08:27

1M ago3:08:27

3:08:27

Josh Corman joins us to explore how we can make things more secure, making companies make things more secure, and making regulations that make us make things more secure! We will also touch on supply chain security and the state of vulnerability tracking and scoring. We discuss the always controversial Flipper Zero devices the hidden risks in the u…

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Sick Jokes, WEBGPU, Fortra, Azorult, Fujitsu, Phishing, Josh Marpet, and More - SWN #370 32:29

1M ago32:29

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Sick Jokes, WEBGPU, Fortra, Azorult, Fujitsu, Conversation Overflow, Phishing, Josh Marpet, and more on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-370

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Figuring Out Where Appsec Fits When Starting a Cybersecurity Program - Tyler VonMoll - ASW #277 1:13:20

1M ago1:13:20

1:13:20

Lots of companies need cybersecurity programs, as do non-profits. Tyler Von Moll talks about how to get small organizations started on security and how to prioritize initial investments. While an appsec program likely isn't going to be one of the first steps, it's going to be an early one. What decisions can you make at the start that will benefit …

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How The Evolving Threat Landscape Drives Innovation In Cybersecurity - Tom Parker, Dave Dewalt - BSW #342 1:02:23

1M ago1:02:23

1:02:23

Dave DeWalt needs no introduction. A four-time CEO and currently the Founder and CEO of NightDragon, Dave collects, analyses, and disseminates more intelligence on the cybersecurity industry in a year than most of us ever will in a lifetime. We've invited Dave to Business Security Weekly to share some of that intelligence with our audience. Specifi…

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Addressing Identity-Related Threats in 2024 - Rod Simmons - ESW #353 1:57:11

1M ago1:57:11

1:57:11

In this interview, we talk to Rod Simmons, the VP of Product Strategy at Omada. We'll discuss the complex topic of securing identities against ever growing threats. We'll discuss challenges like unnecessary access, accounts with too many permissions, and a threat landscape that is increasingly finding success from targeting identities. Finally, we'…

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Cynicism, TikTok, Redline, Securam, Ghostrace, eSim Swaps, Aaran Leyland, and More - SWN #369 32:13

1M ago32:13

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Cynicism, TikTok, Redline, Securam, Ghostrace, MicroOrange, eSim Swaps, Aaran Leyland, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-369

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Memory Safety, Re-Writing Software, and OSS Supply Chains - Omkhar Arasaratnam - PSW #820 2:48:36

1M ago2:48:36

2:48:36

Omkhar Arasaratnam is the General Manager of the Open Source Software Foundation (OpenSSF) and appears on the show to discuss memory safety, why re-writing software isn't always the best option, open-source software supply chains, and more! Segment Resources: https://openssf.org/blog/2024/02/26/openssf-supports-efforts-to-build-more-secure-and-meas…

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Dem Bones, Leather, QNAP, CISA, Microsoft, PyPI, France, AirBnB, Josh Marpet and More - SWN #368 32:28

1M ago32:28

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Dem Bones, Leather, QNAP, CISA, Microsoft, PyPI, France, AirBnB, Josh Marpet, and More are on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-368

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Protecting Executives: Why The Home Is The New Battle Ground - Chris Pierson - BSW #341 59:15

1M ago59:15

59:15

When you think of executive protection, you think of work related activities such as security details, travel planning, and other physical security protections. But in the world of Artificial Intelligence and DeepFakes, the risk landscape for executives goes far beyond work and into their personal lives. The home is now the new battle field and fam…

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More API Calls, More Problems: The State of API Security in 2024 - Lebin Cheng - ASW #276 1:12:17

1M ago1:12:17

1:12:17

A majority of internet traffic now originates from APIs, and cybercriminals are taking advantage. Increasingly, APIs are used as a common attack vector because they’re a direct pathway to access sensitive data. In this discussion, Lebin Cheng shares what API attack trends Imperva, a Thales Company has observed over the past year, and what steps org…

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Star Trek, JetBrains, Facebook, Chrome, FBI, USBs, TikTok, Aaran Leyland, and More - SWN #367 32:19

1M ago32:19

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Star Trek, JetBrains, Facebook, Chrome, FBI, USBs, TikTok, Aaran Leyland, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-367

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What can we do today to prevent tomorrow's breach? - Michael Mumcuoglu - ESW #352 1:47:13

1M ago1:47:13

1:47:13

Defenders spend a lot of time and money procuring and implementing security controls. At the heart of SecOps and the SOC are technologies like XDR, SIEM, and SOAR. How do we know these technologies are going to detect or prevent attacks? Wait for the annual pen test? Probably not a good idea. In this segment, we'll talk with Michael Mumcuoglu about…

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Facing the Reality of Risk Prioritization - Bianca Lewis (BiaSciLab), Dan DeCloss - PSW #819 3:05:15

1M ago3:05:15

3:05:15

Public information about exploits and vulnerabilities alone is not enough to inform prioritization, especially with the growing rate and variety of CVEs. Dan DeCloss, founder and CTO of PlexTrac, joins the show to discuss solving the challenges of risk prioritization to drive faster, more strategic assessment cycles. Spoiler: The key is adding cont…

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ToddleShark, Zeek, Stuxnet revisited, ICS, AMEX, Apple, Change, Josh Marpet, and More - SWN #366 31:57

1M ago31:57

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ToddleShark, Zeek, Stuxnet revisited, ICS, AMEX, Apple, Change, Josh Marpet, and More on this Edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-366

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The Simple Mistakes and Complex Seeds of a Vulnerability Management Program - Emily Fox - ASW #275 1:19:26

1M ago1:19:26

1:19:26

The need for vuln management programs has been around since the first bugs -- but lots of programs remain stuck in the past. We talk about the traps to avoid in VM programs, the easy-to-say yet hard-to-do foundations that VM programs need, and smarter ways to approach vulns based in modern app development. We also explore the ecosystem of acronyms …

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The Convergence of Security, Compliance, and Risk - Igor Volovich - BSW #340 58:43

2M ago58:43

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The SEC's new cyber reporting requirements are forcing organizations to rethink their compliance and risk programs. No longer can compliance and risk be static, point in time assessments. Instead they need to match the speed of security which is dynamic and real-time. Couple the difference in speeds with whistleblowers and attack groups reporting n…

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Clueless pols, Lazarus, Ubiquity, UAMPQP, BlackCat, Airlines, Aaran Leyland and More - SWN #365 32:17

2M ago32:17

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Clueless pols, Lazarus, Ubiquity, UAMPQP, BlackCat, CryptoChameleon, Airlines, Aaran Leyland, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-365

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