This week we discuss the future of penetration testing and AI in cybersecurity with NetSPI’s Principal AI Researcher Kurtis Shelton.

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THIS WEEK

Verizon DBIR, AI Agents and the Future of Threat Intelligence with Special Guest Alex Pinto, Associate Director of Threat Intelligence at Verizon!

NEWS

EU Cybersecurity Agency ENISA Launches European Vulnerability Database

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Special Guest: Damian Archer, VP Consulting & Professional Services, Americas at Trustwave

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Show Notes

In an extended episode this week, we recap on who we met and what we saw at RSAC 2025!

We also talk identity hygiene and AI Agents with Rosario Mastrogiacomo of SPHERE Technology Solutions

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LIVE FROM RSAC 2025

This week's episode was recorded live at RSAC 2025! For the first time we recorded using video: https://youtu.be/1LcUnxaJOaI

We discuss some of our takeaways from the show - including trends, acquisition news, Agentic AI, and more.

This week's special guests are: Mark Hughes, Global Managing Partner, Cybersecurity Services at IBM, and Jake Paulson, Deputy Head of IBM X-Force (Head of Delivery & Strategy).

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SHOW NOTES

This week's Special Guest

Our special guest this week is veteran cybersecurity expert Ed Martin, who leads the Product Management function for Microsoft Threat Intelligence.

RSAC & Security Tinkerers

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Sponsor Okta’s website = https://www.okta.com

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NEWS

IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index

AI Hallucinations Create a New Software Supply Chain Threat

RSA & Security Tinkerers

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Google announces Google Unified Security (GUS)

Oracle Faces Mounting Criticism as It Notifies Customers of Hack

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AI SECURITY SURVEY RESULTS PREVIEW

Richmond Advisory Group has surveyed 300 US-based security professionals regarding their use and planned adoption of AI Security tools. We preview some of the results in this episode...

If you would like to learn more, please contact either Christina or Rory via the links below!

NEWS

Google DeepMind Unveils Framework to Exploit AI’s Cyber Weaknesses

EvilCorp & RansomHub Working Together to Attack Organizations Worldwide

RSA LATEST

Reminder: RSAC 2025 – April 28 to May 1 – Moscone Center, San Francisco

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NEWS

Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware

Legacy Medical Devices Remain Easy Targets for Ransomware

THIS WEEK'S GUEST

This week’s special guest is Saryu Nayyar, the Founder and CEO of Gurucul

Saryu talks with us about User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), next-gen SIEM and how AI/ML and automation can help with incident triage and identifying the “unknown unknowns”

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