AI browsers are neat—but are they more trouble than they’re worth?  

In this episode of Security Intelligence, Austin Zeizel, Evelyn Anderson and Ryan Anschutz discuss Gartner’s recent advisory warning organizations to ban AI browsers from the workplace for the time being. Is there anything we can do to make them safe enough to use? 

And that leads to a broader conversation about the relationship between AI model providers and the cybersecurity community. In the wake of some high-profile attacks using AI models—like the spy ring Anthropic busted—cybersecurity pros are split on whether AI vendors are pulling their weight in threat intel circles. This one has it all: spam bombing, social engineering and malicious virtual machines. 

All that and more on Security Intelligence.  

00:00 – Introduction 

01:14 -- Gartner: No AI browsers at work 

13:38 -- Should AI vendors share threat intel? 

23:11 -- MITRE’s top 25 most dangerous software flaws 

33:15 -- Are social logins safe? 

41:54 -- Bring-your-own-VM attacks 

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Just how big a deal is React2Shell? Depending on who you ask, it’s either a Log4Shell-level event or just another average, everyday application security vulnerability. Patch and move on. 

This week, on Security Intelligence, panelists Sridhar Muppidi, Claire Nuñez and Ian Molloy weigh in on the contentious debate React2Shell has sparked. However it shakes out, one thing is for sure: The response to this vulnerability has been anything but typical. 

We also dive into: 

13:01 -- Whether malicious LLMs like WormGPT live up to the hype 

23:40 -- How hackers can lock you out of your Gmail account by changing your age 

34:09 -- What happens when two different threat actors attack you at the same time 

42:37 -- Why cybersecurity pros should care about solar radiation grounding 6,000 flights 

All that and more on Security Intelligence. 

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Being a malware reverse engineer isn’t always glamorous work. You spend a lot of time digging through junk emails.  

But when you find something in there—well, that’s a whole different story.  

On this episode of Security Intelligence, X-Force Malware Reverse Engineer Raymond Joseph Alfonso tells us about the time he discovered a curious new malware loader in the honeypot. And that leads to a bigger conversation about how hackers hide malicious code from view—and some of the new techniques they’re cooking up to stay hidden. 

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Do you think you’re too smart to fall for a Black Friday scam? Generative AI might knock you down a few pegs. On this episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski and panelists Suja Viswesan, Dave McGinnis and Nick Bradley discuss how threat actors are using AI to turbocharge holiday scam season. Plus:

- IBM X-Force makes malware research tools public

- The dark web job market is thriving

- AI fraud schemes are getting quite elaborate

And the story of an enterprising insider threat who tried to turn his employer’s wind turbines into cryptojacking machines. Spoiler: He got caught.

00:00 – Introduction

02:45 – Holiday scam season

13:37 – X-Force malware research tools

19:47 – Dark web jobs report

24:41 – Factory finds an AI fraud ring

31:48 – Cryptojacking wind turbines

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Anthropic says it disrupted a nearly fully autonomous espionage campaign carried out by AI agents. But some cybersecurity pros are skeptical of the framing.

On the latest episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski is joined by Ryan Anschutz, Evelyn Anderson, Seth Glasgow and Mixture of Experts podcast fixture Chris Hay to dig into Anthropic’s report and the range of responses to it. Plus: The newest OWASP Top 10 is here, the ransomware landscape is cracking up and does cyber insurance just encourage hackers? All that and more on Security Intelligence.

00:00 -- Introduction

01:29 -- Anthropic’s AI spy ring bust

15:44 -- OWASP Top 10 2025

24:41 -- Small ransomware gangs

33:45 -- Is cyber insurance worth it?

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Have we lost the plot when it comes to AI malware?  

This week, host Matt Kosinski and panelists Claire Nunez, Austin Zeizel and Dave Bales discuss the growing trend of cybersecurity pros pushing back on AI malware “research.” Is it all puffery? Genuine threat? Some secret third thing?  

Plus: How hackers are stealing real-world cargo, time-delayed malware, the Louvre’s weak password and why don't more people patch their OT systems?   

00:00 – Introduction

01:15 – The IT-OT gap

11:18 – Digital cargo thieves

20:12 – Time-delayed logic bombs

25:53 – AI malware vs. AI slop

33:47 – The Louvre’s password

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What do AI agents, the stock market and behavior-based threat detection tools have in common? You’ll need to listen to this week’s episode of Security Intelligence to find out. 

Join host Matt Kosinski and panelists Sridhar Muppidi and Cris Thomas for a jam-packed conversation, including new ways to build malicious AI agents, a malware strain that types like a person, a social engineering scheme that manipulates stock prices and a banner year for bug bounties. 

Plus: When it comes to new tech, why does governance always lag so far behind implementation? 

All that and more on Security Intelligence.  

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Could you break into an office armed with nothing more than a coffee-stained resume and some charisma? Meet someone who can. 

Today’s bonus episode of Security Intelligence features an in-depth interview with Stephanie Carruthers, Global Head of Cyber Range and Chief People Hacker at IBM X-Force.  

Stephanie shares the harrowing tale of one of her most daring physical security assessments. Along the way, we discuss why physical security and cybersecurity are two sides of the same coin, highlight common physical security gaps and reveal why your office trash is a criminal’s treasure.  

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Is a safe AI browser even possible?  

On this week’s super spooky Halloween episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski and panelists Suja Viswesan, J.R. Rao and Dave McGinnis discuss the terrifying security risks of ChatGPT Atlas. Plus: The ghost network spreading malware on YouTube, an invisible worm that drops a “Zombi” payload and AWS’s brush with the grave. (Notice a theme?) 

And stick around for a sneak peek of a very special episode at the end.  

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