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Business Security Weekly (Audio)
by Matt Alderman
About bridging the gap between security initiatives and business objectives. Hosted by Matt Alderman, co-hosted by Jason Albuquerque, Ben Carr.
Episodes
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AI Resilience as CISOs Can Balance Internal AI Risk and Productivity Concerns - Ryan Grant, Bill O'Connell - BSW #469
Businesses face severe challenges when balancing short-term efficiency with long-term adaptability against unforeseen cyber events. And Artificial Intelligence has only added to those challenges. How should organizations prepare? Bill O'Connell, Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Commvault, joins...
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Building Quantum Safe Security as AI Safety and Governance Won't Save You - Vijay Viswanathan - BSW #468
Harvest-Now-Decrypt-Later attacks are already in motion. Unmanaged keys and outdated algorithms are active weaknesses within an organization's infrastructure. When quantum decryption arrives, the fallout will be immediate—compliance gaps, lost trust, and financial impact. How should organizations...
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Defending at AI Speed as Quantum Threats and AI Policies Won't Save You - Nolan Karpinski - BSW #467
At a time when the traditional approach to enterprise vulnerability management is no longer effective, security leaders are turning to AI agents to help identify, validate, and contain zero-day threats. Learn how Google Cloud Security is building autonomous detection engineering to help your...
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Balancing AI Benefits and Risks as Your Next CISO Could be Artificial Intelligence - Evan McHenry - BSW #466
As businesses race to embrace AI, security leaders are struggling to modernize cyber hygiene and prevent over-privileged agents from causing unintended harm. How do you balance the benefits of AI with the Risks of AI? Evan McHenry, Chief Information Security Officer at Robinhood Markets, joins...
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Followership, CyberSecurity Leadership, and Judgement as a Defining Skill - Kenyada Meadows - BSW #465
The overwhelming majority of people, across the full span of their professional lives, operate without formal authority over the domains in which they work (i.e., leadership). Yet followership has almost no sustained literature, no targeted development, and no rigorous framework of its own. If...
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Security Money: The Index Explodes, as the History of AI Teaches Us About Investments - John Willis - BSW #464
AI is all the hype, but we're currently stuck at the bottom of the 'J' curve. Wild enthusiasm has given way to the reality of costs, benefits, and risks. What's next for AI and companies looking to capitalize on the AI trends? John Willis, author, researcher, and technology industry veteran…
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Preventing Wire Fraud and 2 Interviews From BH USA 2026 From Optiv Security and Kai - Galina Antova, Todd Sorrel, John Hurley - BSW #463
Wire fraud, identity spoofing, and PII exposure now top the list of operational risks for private capital. In a world of ongoing fraud risk, fiduciary responsibility doesn't end with sound investment decisions — it must extend to operational best practices that protect every capital event. But…
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Connecting Cyber Risks to Board Outcomes & BHUSA interviews from Mimecast & Zscaler - Leslie Nielsen, Brett Stone-Gross, Dan Bowden - BSW #462
The threat landscape has become more interconnected, disruptive, and complex. Ransomware is now as much about extortion and data theft as it is about encryption. Supply chain events can create outages that ripple far beyond the initial target, and business interruption increasingly comes from...
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Preventing a Breakout as AI Agent Threats Is One of Three Top CISO Concerns - Rob Allen - BSW #461
Artificial intelligence has quickly evolved from a productivity tool into an active participant in many organizations' daily operations. As organizations give AI greater autonomy within their environment, they're also granting them access to sensitive systems and data. That creates a new…
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Domain Security Plus BlackHat USA 2026 Interviews from Balance Theory and WiCyS - Greg Baker, Ihab Shraim, Lynn Dohm - BSW #460
As cyber threats become more AI-powered, attacks continue to rise. Threats can arise from all areas of a company's IT infrastructure, however most attacks utilize a domain name to infiltrate systems. How secure is your domain ecosystem? Ihab Shraim, Chief Technology Offider at CSC Digital Brand...
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Say Easy, Do Hard - Performance Through People - Greg Hoffman - BSW #459
This week, we air our thirteenth pre-recorded segment called "Say Easy, Do Hard". Inspired by my co-host, Jason Albuquerque, we discuss "Performance Through People". Greg Hoffman joined us a few weeks back to discuss his new book. This week, we dig into his five disciplines of Performance Through...
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Transparency, The Key To Team Motivation For Remote Workers - Charles Gaudet - BSW #458
Since the pandemic, managing remote teams have been challenging. How do you measure performance and motivate teams when they are remote? Charles Gaudet, CEO & Founder at Predictable Profits, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss why transparency is the key to team motivation for remote…
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AI's Disruption as Cybersecurity's Economics Are Broken, Compounding Security Debt - Ben Gilliland - BSW #457
America has lived through technological and economic upheaval before. Farm workers moved to factories. Factory workers moved into services. New industries replaced old ones. Productivity rose. Living standards improved. But are we ready for the greatest disruption in American history? Ben...
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Take Back Control as Enterprises Struggle to Incorporate Risks They Don't Understand - Ben Lipczynski - BSW #456
More than 48,000 vulnerabilities were disclosed in 2025, yet only about 1% are actively exploited. However, you're expected to mitigate all vulnerabilities, or at least critical and high. But what if there is no patch to fix the vulnerability or the software is unsupported? Ben Lipcynski…
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Why AI Just Broke Traditional IT Security as Leaders Clash Over AI's Value and Hiring - Matt Quinn - BSW #455
The latest generation of AI models has collapsed the time from vulnerability discovery to weaponized exploit from weeks to minutes, and reactive, module-based tools built around static dashboards simply can't keep up. In this episode, Tanium COO Matt Quinn joins Business Security Weekly to…
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Performance Through People as Executives Struggle and Mentorship Matters - Greg Hoffman - BSW #454
One of the biggest questions most executives ask is "Why does it still feel this hard when the talent is clearly there?" The answer, in almost every case, is not a people problem. It is an environment problem. And environment is something a leader can build. Greg Hoffman, President at Ascension...
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The Strategic Human Firewall as AI Impacts Regulations, Cyber Pros, and Employees - Robert Siciliano - BSW #453
The 2026 Verizon DBIR has arrived and the results are in... Even with a substantial increase in Exploitation of Vulnerabilities, All Credential Abuse is still the top initial access vector for breaches, which means the human is still the weakest link. Why haven't security awareness training and...
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Enterprise Browers in the Age of AI as CISO Role Changes and Leaders Harness Stress - Arunesh Chandra - BSW #452
The browser has become the primary gateway to work, data, and AI. In this episode, Arunesh Chandra, Head of Product, Microsoft Edge for Business at Microsoft Edges for Business, will discuss why security and IT teams are rethinking the role of the browser and what sets Edge for Business apart as…
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Innovation Without Data Security Risk as AI Unlocks Budgets and Identity Challenges - Tony Kelly - BSW #451
AI is reshaping innovation as businesses embed it into core operations and move more processes online. This transformation is often seen as a tradeoff between innovation and data risk, but that assumption is wrong. Businesses can innovate and scale in the AI era while maintaining strong data...
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Scaling to $100M as the Security Weekly Index Hits an All Time High - Joshua Gould - BSW #450
The ultimate goal, scale a company to $100M and go IPO. Easier said than done. We've seen some make it and others that get stuck. What's he difference? Joshua Gould, CEO at thebigword, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss how to scale to $100M. From startup to platform, Joshua helps us...
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What Security Leaders Should Expect from RSAC - Joseph Blankenship - BSW #449
RSA Conference (RSAC) 2026, the 35th annual flagship event for cybersecurity, drew over 43,500 attendees, featuring more than 600 exhibitors, 570+ sessions, and 700+ speakers from 104 countries. It generated 370 million social media impressions. With this size and reach, what should security...
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Shift to Prevention and Enforcement as We Repeat Security Mistakes With AI - Rob Allen - BSW #448
Over the last decade, cybersecurity heavily invested in EDR, XDR, SIEM, telemetry, and SOC-driven operations. We stopped asking how to stop attacks and started asking how fast we could detect them. However, Mythos and frontier models have changed that paradigm. How do you detect a -7 day...
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Optimize Legal Operations as the CISO Role Changes to Address Skills Gaps and AI - Walter Scott Wilkens - BSW #447
Legal departments are under continual pressure to solve problems effectively and integrate innovative technology all while reducing costs and complexity. Enter cybersecurity, a complex and potentially costly risk. How should legal departments prepare? Walter Wilkens, Head of Delivery, North…
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Teach to Sell and Two Interviews from RSAC 2026 from Dropzone AI and Microsoft - Dan Rochon, Arunesh Chandra, Edward Wu - BSW #446
As security leaders, we are continuously selling, maybe not as traditional sales folks, but as selling security across the organization. Whether you're closing client deals, leading a team, running a business, or simply wanting your voice to be heard by other executives or the board, we are...
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The Next Frontier: Autonomous Security and RSAC Interviews from Quantro & SandboxAQ - Marc Manzano, Mark Hughes, Mehul Revankar - BSW #445
Attackers are increasingly weaponizing frontier models to accelerate the entire attack lifecycle, with current and emerging models reducing the time and expertise needed to start disruptive attacks. As offensive capabilities become more automated and agentic, organizations will need security...
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From Shame to Fame: Changing Behaviors and RSAC Interviews from Tanium and Illumio - Andrew Rubin, Craig Taylor, Tim Morris - BSW #444
Why have security awareness training programs failed? Maybe we need to understand human psychology. Humans don't like tricks, or to be shamed, or negative emotions. Humans want to be rewarded, but yet our training and phishing programs are not built for reward. Maybe it's time to rethink cyber...
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Not All CISO Gigs Are Created Equal and RSAC Interviews from ESET and Mimecast - Rob Juncker, Joanna Chen, Tony Anscombe - BSW #443
So you want to be a CISO? Do you know what that role entails? It depends on a number of factors, including industry, country location, technical vs. business, and more. Each position is more different than you think. Joanna Chen, Chief Information Security Officer at Dashlane, joins Business...
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Zero Trust Readiness and Two RSAC 2026 Interviews from Fenix24 and Absolute Security - John Bruggeman, Christy Wyatt, John Anthony Smith - BSW #442
Autonomous AI agents are creating a new attack surface for enterprise security teams, particularly as organizations deploy agents for operational tasks such as customer support automation, data analysis, and incident response. How can we align our Zero Trust initiatives to also address the…
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Executive Paralysis and Two Pre-Recorded RSAC 2026 Interviews from DigiCert and Okta - Amit Sinha, Ann Marie van den Hurk, Matt Immler - BSW #441
Most organizations don't fail because of technology. They fail because decision authority is unclear in the first critical minutes. "Being careful" is often interpreted as waiting for certainty, but that delay creates exposure. How should executives make decisions under pressure? Ann Marie van…
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Say Easy, Do Hard - Crypto-Agility - BSW #440
With Q-day getting closer, regulatory guidance pushing firms to migrate to quantum security in the next five years, and an extensive remediation backlog waiting to be discovered, security leaders must start their quantum security migration today. Easier said than done. In this Say Easy, Do Hard...
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Language of the Board as CISO-Board Time Falls Short and CISOs Struggle with Risk - Ben Wilcox - BSW #439
Security metrics often fail because they measure activity rather than actual risk, often failing to connect with business impact, making them difficult to explain to boards and executives. How do you build efffective metrics that are actionable, contextual, and valuable? Ben Wilcox, CTO & CISO at...
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Being Exploitable While Your Risk Tolerance Changes and You Unblock Innovation - Myke Lyons - BSW #438
AI has created a dilemma for security teams. Attackers are using AI to develop exploits to newly disclosed vulnerabilities faster than security teams can patch them. Security teams have not fully leveraged the capabilities of AI to autonomously prevent these attacks. Without a radical change in...
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Building Trusted Automation as Leaders Struggle with AI Adoption and CISOs Hire - Tim Morris - BSW #437
With the introduction of Agentic AI, autonomous "everything" is all the rage. But we've been burned by automation in the past. Remember the days of Intrusion Prevention Systems and why we never put them into blocking mode? Automation may be the future of security and IT operations, but the path…
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Security as a Business Enabler by Re-envisioning Risk and Leading through Uncertainty - Elyse Gunn - BSW #436
Most organizations view security as a cost center, a "check-the-box" expense rather than a strategic investment. This mindset leads to chronic underfunding, reactive, panic-driven decision-making, and high staff turnover. It also hampers innovation, strategic initiatives, and customer trust. What...
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Security Money: The Index and NASDAQ Diverge - BSW #435
The Security Weekly 25 index and the NASDAQ diverge. Funding and acquisitions continue shift to AI. Are security stocks out of favor? Netskope enters the index, but does not replace CyberArk, as Thoma Bravo buys Verint. We'll dig into all of this and more! The index is now made up of the…
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Preparing For Q-Day as CISOs Face Quantum Disruption and Cyber Resilience Pressures - Sandy Carielli - BSW #434
Quantum security has gone from being a theoretical idea filed away for some unknown future date to an urgent requirement driven by quantum computing advances and government and industry guidance. The thought of nation-state adversaries with a quantum computer that can conduct harvest-now-decrypt...
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Unexamined Leadership Behaviors as CEOs and CISOs Balance Cybersecurity Investments - Hacia Atherton - BSW #433
For decades, leadership was judged by outputs such as profit, speed, and results. But the real competitive advantage now lies beneath the surface of your P&L: Your culture, trust, and psychology driving every decision, including cybersecurity. Hacia Atherton, the author of The Billion Dollar...
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Cloud Control As Leaders At Odds Over Cyber Priorities, But Require Strong Leadership - Rob Allen - BSW #432
The top social engineering attacks involve manipulating human psychology to gain access to sensitive information or systems. The most prevalent methods include various forms of phishing, pretexting, and baiting, which are often used as initial entry points for more complex attacks like business...
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Internal Audit Focal Points for 2026 as AI Impacts Conventional Cybersecurity - Tim Lietz - BSW #431
Key emerging risks include cybersecurity (41%) and Generative AI (Gen AI) (35%), both of which present challenges in skill development and retention. The growing reliance on external providers reflects these gaps. In two years, strategic risk has fallen 10% as technological advancements have...
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The Future Of Proactive Security Before Building an AI Enabled Enterprise - Erik Nost - BSW #430
The three proactive security principles of visibility, prioritization, and remediation have always been the foundation of vulnerability management teams. But these teams face continuous challenges. How do you address these challenges? Erik Nost, Senior Analyst at Forrester, joins Business…
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CISO Lessons from a Children's Novel as Cybersecurity Outgrows IT and Building Talent - Tom Arnold - BSW #429
Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you're a rat. How do we keep kids and young adults safe in an era of AI-driven attacks? Tom Arnold, Adjunct...
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Say Easy, Do Hard - Preventing Burnout, Focusing on CISO Health and Wellness - BSW #428
CISO pressures are on the rise - board expectations, executive alignment, AI, and personal liability - and that's all on top of your normal security pressures. With all these pressures, CISO burnout is on the rise. How do we detect it and help prevent it? Easier said than done. In this Say Easy…
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The CISO Holiday Party 2025: Leadership Lessons from the Year That Was - BSW #427
Join Business Security Weekly for a roundtable-style year-in-review. The BSW hosts share the most surprising, inspiring, and humbling moments of 2025 in business security, culture, and personal growth. And a few of us might be dressed for the upcoming holiday season... Visit...
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Cybersecurity Hiring Trends as Boards Bridge Confidence Gap and Build Strategic Lever - Jim McCoy - BSW #426
Business Security Weekly is well aware of the cybersecurity hiring challenges. From hiring CISOs to finding the right skills to developing your employees, we cover it weekly in the leadership and communications segment. But this week, our guest interview digs into the global cybersecurity hiring...
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Salesforce Security Risks, Boards Duty of Care, and Managing CISO Risks - Justin Hazard - BSW #425
Organizations rely heavily on Salesforce to manage vasts amounts of sensitive data, but hidden security risks lurk beneath the surface. Misconfigurations, excessive user permissions, and unmonitored third party integrations can expose this data to attackers. How do I secure this data? Justin...
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Shadow Risks in SaaS, Cybersecurity Market Has Lost Its Mind, and Rise of the CTrO - Mike Puglia - BSW #424
While many businesses rely on Microsoft 365, Salesforce and Google Workspace security features, critical blind spots remain—the recent series of high profile SaaS breaches demonstrate this. So what should you do? Mike Puglia, General Manager of Kaseya Labs, joins Business Security Weekly to…
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Security Money: The Index is Back Near Highs as AI Leads the Discussion - BSW #423
The Security Weekly 25 index is back near all time highs as the NASDAQ hits another record high. Funding and acquisitions have shifted to AI as the security industry continues to evolve. We also had a new IPO, Netskope. They will replace CyberArk once the Palo Alto Networks acquisition closes,...
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Health and Wellness of the CISO as They Crack Under Pressure and Need a BISO to Scale - Dr. Yonesy Núñez - BSW #422
It's a topic we discuss often on Business Security Weekly: CISO Burnout. It's real, but how should you manage it? Dr. Yonesy Núñez, Global Cybersecurity Executive at Chain Bridge Bank and former Managing Director, Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer, and Chief Information Security Officer at The...
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Securing Model Context Protocol as Companies Plan to Replace Entry Roles with AI - Rahul Parwani - BSW #421
As AI revolutionizes how we work, it has created a new attack surface with new technologies. One of those new technologies is Model Context Protocol (MCP). MCP has emerged as the standard for connecting AI to external tools, but its flexibility has created security challenges. How do we secure…
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Defense Against Configurations as CIOs and CISOs Show Value Through Risks and Metrics - Rob Allen - BSW #420
What's the biggest attack vector for breaches besides all of the human related ones (i.e., social engineering, phishing, compromised credentials, etc.)? You might think vulnerabilities, but it's actually misconfiguration. The top breach attack vectors are stolen or compromised credentials,...
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