Enterprise Security Weekly (Video)

This week, Tyler and Adrian discuss Cyera's $300M Series C, which lands them a $1.4B valuation! But is that still a unicorn? Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures, who coined the term back in 2013, recently wrote a piece celebrating the 10th anniversary of the term, and revisiting what it means. We HIGHLY recommend checking it out: https://www.cowboy.vc/news/welcome-back-to-the-unicorn-club-10-years-later

They discuss a few other companies that have raised funding or just come out of stealth, including Scrut Automation, Allure Security, TrojAI, Knostic, Prompt Armor.

They discuss Eclipsium's binary analysis tooling, and what the future of fully automated security analysis could look like.

Wiz acquired Gem, and Veracode acquired Longbow. Adrian LOVES Longbow's website, BTW.

They discuss a number of essays, some of which are a must read:

• Daniel Miessler's Efficient Security Principle
• Subsalt's series on data privacy challenges
• Lucky vs Repeatable, a must-read from Morgan Housel
• AI has Flown the Coop, the latest from our absent co-host, Katie Teitler-Santullo
• Customer love by Ross Haleliuk and Rami McCarthy

We briefly cover some other fun - reverse typosquatting, AI models with built-in RCE, and Microsoft having YET ANOTHER breach.

We wrap up discussing Air Canada's short-lived AI-powered support chatbot.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-357

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 common and varied tool of cybercriminals than ever. Today, Michael Smith is going to catch us up on the state of DDoS attacks in 2024, and we'll focus particularly on one cybercrime actor, KillNet.

Segment Resources:

• Understanding DDoS Attacks: What is a DDoS Attack and How Does it Work? <- I know the title makes this blog post sound rather basic, but it will get you up to speed on all the latest DDoS types, actors, and terminology pretty quickly!
• What is An Application-Layer DDoS Attack, and How Do I Defend Against Them?
• 2023 DDoS Statistics and Trends
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killnet

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-357

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 benefit from it?

How long do defenders have from the moment a vulnerability is disclosed to patch or mitigate it before working exploits are ready and in the wild?

There's SO much going on in the vulnerability management space, but we'll try to get to the bottom of some of in in this episode. In this interview, we talk to Patrick Garrity about the messy state of vulnerability management and how to get it back on the rails.

Segment Resources:

• Exploitation TImelines
• NVD
• Sources for known exploitation
• Exploitation in the Wild - Rockstar

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-356

As we near RSA conference season, tons of security startups are coming out of stealth! The RSA Innovation Sandbox has also announced the top 10 finalists, also highlighting early stage startups that will be at the show.

In this week's news segment,

• We discuss the highlights of the Cyber Safety Review Board's detailed and scathing report on Microsoft's 2023 breach
• We spend a bit of time on the xz backdoor, but not too much, as it has been covered comprehensively elsewhere
• We discover half a dozen of the latest startups to receive funding or come out of stealth: Coro, Skyflow, Zafran, Permiso, Bedrock Security, Abstract Security, and Sandfly
• Apple is reportedly going to have some big AI announcements this summer, and we discuss how overdue voice assistants are for an LLM makeover.
• Finally, we discuss the amazing innovation that is the Volkswagen RooBadge!

By the way, the thumbnail is a reference to the xz backdoor link we include in the show notes: https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/technologist-vs-spy-the-xz-backdoor

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-356

This week, in the enterprise security news:

1. Early stage funding is all the rage
2. AI startups continue to pop out of stealth
3. The buyer's market continues with more interesting acquisitions
4. Purpose-built large language models for security
5. Benchmarking LLMs for security
6. GoFetch? More like... Get outta here (I couldn't think of anything clever)
7. Crowdstrike and NVIDIA team up
8. Why do people trust AI?
9. What do Google Sheets and Carlos Sainz Jr. have in common?

All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-355

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 people, diversity of background, and diversity of experience. I've seen auto mechanics, biologists, and finance experts bring the most interesting insights and forehead-slapping observations to the table. I think part of the reason diversity is so necessary is that security itself is incredibly broad. It covers everything that technology, processes, and people touch. As such, cybersecurity workers need to have a similarly broad skillsets and background.

Today, we talk to someone that embodies both this non-typical cybersecurity background and sense of curiosity - Clea Ostendorf. We'll discuss:

• The importance for organizations to actively seek and welcome curious newcomers in the security field who may not conform to traditional cybersecurity norms.
• Strategies for organizations to foster an environment that encourages individuals with curiosity, motivation, and a willingness to challenge conventional norms, thereby promoting innovative thinking in addressing security risks.

Segment Resources:

Evolving Threats from Within - Insights from the 2024 Code42 Data Exposure Report

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-355

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 myths about protecting your APIs.

Segment Resources:

• API Security Basics - Everything You Need to Know
• Graylog API Security - Gain Visibility & Control Over Your API Attack Surface

This segment is sponsored by Graylog. Visit https://securityweekly.com/graylog to learn more about API security!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-354

In the enterprise security news,

Lots of funding news, including: - Nozomi Networks Raises $100 Million to Expand Industrial Cybersecurity Business - BigID Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation - J.P. Morgan Growth Leads $39 Million Investment in Eye Security - CyberSaint raises $21 million to accelerate market expansion Zscaler Acquires Avalor for $350 Million Cisco completes $28 bn acquisition of cybersecurity firm Splunk Airbus Calls Off Planned Acquisition of Atos Cybersecurity Group Cybersecurity firm Cato Networks hires banks for 2025 IPO, sources say

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-354

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 myths about protecting your APIs.

Segment Resources:

• API Security Basics - Everything You Need to Know
• Graylog API Security - Gain Visibility & Control Over Your API Attack Surface

This segment is sponsored by Graylog. Visit https://securityweekly.com/graylog to learn more about API security!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-354

We don't cover a lot of stories in this week's episode, but we go deep on a few important ones. I'm biased, but I think it's a good one, especially having Darwin's input and encyclopedic knowledge available to us.

Also in this week's news:

1. Homomorphic encryption pops up again!
2. Microsoft Security Copilot has a release date!
3. Sudo for Windows
4. Microsegmentation pops up again!
5. The TikTok Ban
6. Darwin's Newsletter: The Cybersecurity Pulse

All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-353