Ever heard someone say, "the attacker only has to be right once, but the defender has to get it right every time"? On this episode, we'll dispel that myth. There is some truth to the saying, but only with regards to initial access to the target's environment. Once on the inside, the attacker's advantage flips to the defender. Call it the 'Home Alone' effect. Or the Goonies effect? Die Hard? So many movie metaphors work here!

The conversation isn't just about setting traps for attackers, however, there's also a conversation to have about fundamentals and ensuring practitioners are prepared for whatever attackers might throw at them. This segment is inspired by the essay from Lenny by the same name: Transform the Defender’s Dilemma into the Defender’s Advantage

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-381

This week: The USB Army Knife that won't break the budget, I don't want to say EDR is useless (but there I said it), Paul's list of excellent hacking tips, FortiJump - an RCE that took a while to become public, do malware care if it's on a hypervisor?, MicroPython for fun and not for hacking?, an unspecified vulnerability, can you exploit speculative execution bugs?, scanning the Internet and creating a botnet by accident.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-848

Andy drops some Microsoft Windows and 365 knowledge as we discuss the details on how we get to secure by default in our Windows and cloud environments.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-848

Flaws that arise from inconsistent parsing of JSON and email addresses, CISA's guide to bad software practices, abusing a security disclosure process to take over a WordPress plugin, and more!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-304

In the leadership and communications section, Joe Sullivan: CEOs must be held accountable for security too, More tech chiefs have success measured by profitability, cost management, Is Your Career Heading in the Right Direction?, and more.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-369

Doom on a Human Brain, E2EE, OT, Adload, Cisco, VMware, Internet Archive, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-424

Building cloud native apps doesn't mean you're immune to dealing with legacy systems. Cloud services have changed significantly over the last decade, both in the security controls available to them and the sheer volume of services that CSPs provide. Scott Piper shares some history of cloud security, the benefits of account separation, and how ratcheting security helps orgs stay on a paved path.

Segment resources:

• https://www.wiz.io/blog/a-security-community-success-story-of-mitigating-a-misconfiguration
• http://flaws.cloud
• http://flaws2.cloud
• https://promptairlines.com

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/asw-304

Getting C-Suite execs aligned on cyber resilience and cybersecurity can be a challenge. LevelBlue's recent Futures™️ report sought to uncover the barriers that prevent companies from achieving cyber resilience in the enterprise today. The report not only surveyed C-Suite execs (CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs), but non-C-Suite leaders from engineering and architecture roles as well.

Segment Resources:

• LevelBlue Finds CISOs Challenged Most by Cybersecurity Tradeoffs, AI Implementation Pressures, and Reactive Budgets Compared to C-Suite Peers - Report Summary and Press Release
• Executive Accelerator: C-Suite Cyber Resilience Responsibilities Report

This segment is sponsored by LevelBlue. Visit https://securityweekly.com/levelblue to learn more about them!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-369

Finally, in the enterprise security news,

1. HUMAN, Relyance AI, and watchTowr raise funding this week
2. Alternative paths to becoming a CISO
3. Vendor booths don’t have to suck (for vendors or conference attendees!)
4. Budget planning guidance for 2025
5. CISOs might not be that great at predicting their own future needs
6. Use this one easy trick to bypass EDR!
7. Analyzing the latest breaches and malware
8. You probably shouldn’t buy a Fisker Ocean, no matter how cheap they get

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

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-380

Implementing SASE can be tricky and onerous, but it doesn't have to be. Today, we discuss Unified SASE as a Service with Renuka Nadkarni, Chief Product Officer at Aryaka. Particularly, how can Unified SASE make both networking and security more flexible and agile?

IT and security professionals need to ensure secure and performant applications and data access to all users across their distributed global network without escalating cost, risk or complexity, or sacrificing user experience.

This segment is sponsored by Aryaka. Visit https://securityweekly.com/aryaka to learn more about them!

Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-380