Securing AI Agents with Dave Lewis, Enterprise News, and interviews from Oktane 2025 - Mike Poole, Conor Mulherin, Dave Lewis - ESW #430
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Release Date: 10/27/2025
Aligning teams for effective remediation, Anthropic's latest report, and the news - Ravid Circus - ESW #434
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Interview with Ravid Circus Ravid will discuss why security and engineering misalignment is the biggest barrier to fast, effective remediation, using data from Seemplicity’s 2025 Remediation Operations Report. This is costing some teams days of unnecessary exposure, which can lead to major security implications for organizations. Segment Resources: Topic Segment: Thoughts on Anthropic's latest security report Ex-SC Media journalist Derek Johnson did a great job writing this one up over at Cyberscoop: There are a number of interesting questions that have been raised here. Some...
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Year of the (Clandestine) Linux Desktop, topic, and the news - Rob Allen - ESW #433
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Segment 1: Interview with Rob Allen It’s the Year of the (Clandestine) Linux Desktop! As if EDR evasions weren’t enough, attackers are now employing yet another method to hide their presence on enterprise systems: deploying tiny Linux VMs. Attackers are using Hyper-V and/or WSL to deploy tiny (120MB disk space and 256MB memory) Linux VMs to host a custom reverse shell and reverse proxy. In this segment, we’ll discuss strategies and mitigations to battle this novel technique with Rob Allen from Threatlocker. Segment Resources: This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit to...
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OT Security Doesn't Have to be a Struggle, Spotting Red Flags, Enterprise News - Joshua Hay, Todd Peterson - ESW #432
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Segment 1: OT Security Doesn’t Have to be a Struggle OT/ICS/SCADA systems are often off limits to cybersecurity folks, and exempt from many controls. Attackers don’t care how fragile these systems are, however. For attackers aiming to disrupt operations, fragile but critical systems fit criminals’ plans nicely. In this interview, we discuss the challenge of securing OT systems with Todd Peterson and Joshua Hay from Junto Security. This segment is sponsored by Junto Security. Visit to learn more! Segment 2: Topic - Spotting Red Flags in Online Posts This week's topic segment is all about...
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Transforming Frontline Workflows with Passwordless Access, AI costs, and the News - Joel Burleson-Davis - ESW #431
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Segment 1: Interview with Joel Burleson-Davis Frontline workers can’t afford to be slowed down by manual, repetitive logins, especially in mission-critical industries where both security and productivity are crucial. This segment will explore how inefficient login methods erode productivity, while workarounds like shared credentials increase risk, highlighting why passwordless authentication is emerging as a game-changer for frontline access to shared devices. Joel Burleson-Davis, Chief Technology Officer of Imprivata, will share how organizations can adopt frictionless and secure access...
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Securing AI Agents with Dave Lewis, Enterprise News, and interviews from Oktane 2025 - Mike Poole, Conor Mulherin, Dave Lewis - ESW #430
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Segment 1: Interview with Dave Lewis from 1Password In this week's sponsored interview, we dive into the evolving security landscape around AI agents, where we stand with AI agent adoption. We also touch on topics such as securing credentials in browser workflows and why identity is foundational to AI agent security. This segment is sponsored by 1Password. Visit to learn more! Segment 2: Enterprise News In this week's enterprise security news, one big acquisition, two small fundings not all AI is bad deepfakes are getting crazy good make sure you log what your AI agents do Copilot prompt...
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Mitigating attacks against AI-enabled Apps, Replacing the CIA triad, Enterprise News - David Brauchler - ESW #429
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Segment 1: David Brauchler on AI attacks and stopping them David Brauchler says AI red teaming has proven that eliminating prompt injection is a lost cause. And many developers inadvertently introduce serious threat vectors into their applications – risks they must later eliminate before they become ingrained across application stacks. NCC Group’s AI security team has surveyed dozens of AI applications, exploited their most common risks, and discovered a set of practical architectural patterns and input validation strategies that completely mitigate natural language injection attacks....
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New book from Dr. Anand Singh, why CISOs buy, and the latest news - Anand Singh - ESW #428
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Segment 1 - Interview with Dr. Anand Singh We're always thrilled to have authors join us to discuss their new book releases, and this week, it is Dr. Anand Singh. He seriously hustled to get his new book, Data Security in the Age of AI, out as soon as possible so that it could help folks dealing with securing AI rollouts right now! We'll discuss why he wrote it, how he got it done so quickly, and who needs to read it. Segment Resources: Get the book on Amazon: (available in Kindle and print) Segment 2 - Topic: The reasons why CISOs buy (and the things that don't matter to them) Val Tsanev,...
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AI & IAM: Where Security Gets Superhuman (Or Supremely Stuck) - Matt Immler, Heather Ceylan, Alexander Makarov, Nitin Raina, Dor Fledel, Aaron Parecki - ESW #427
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
At Oktane 2025, leaders from across the security ecosystem shared how identity has become the new front line in protecting today’s AI-driven enterprises. As SaaS adoption accelerates and AI agents proliferate, organizations face an explosion of human and non-human identities—and with it, growing risks like misconfigured access, orphaned accounts, and identity-based attacks. In this special Enterprise Security Weekly episode, we bring together insights from top experts: Dor Fledel (Okta) explains how teams can gain visibility into AI agents, uncover risks, and enforce appropriate access...
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Live interviews from Oktane 2025: threats, AI in apps, and AI in cybersecurity tools - Brett Winterford, Shiv Ramji, Damon McDougald - ESW #426
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
How identity security can keep pace with the evolving threat landscape, with Brett Winterford Today’s threat landscape has never been more complex. Malicious actors are leveraging tools like generative AI to develop more creative social engineering attacks that can have serious ramifications for businesses. Brett Winterford, VP of Okta Threat Intelligence, shares findings from his team’s most recent investigations, as well as recommendations for organizations looking to strengthen their defenses. Segment Resources How to navigate app development in the AI era with Shiv Ramji As AI...
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Disruption is Coming for the Vulnerability Management Market - Tod Beardsley - ESW #425
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)
Interview with Tod Beardsley This interview is sponsored by runZero. Legacy vulnerability management (VM) hasn't innovated alongside of attackers, and it shows. Let's talk about the state of VM. Check out to learn more! Topic Segment: NPM Incidents In this week’s topic segment, we’re discussing all the NPM supply chain attacks from the past 3 weeks. I recently published a roundup of these incidents . Weekly Enterprise News Finally, in the enterprise security news, funding and acquisitions are going crazy an exciting new canarytoken banks have a more sedate approach to agentic MCP...
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In this week's sponsored interview, we dive into the evolving security landscape around AI agents, where we stand with AI agent adoption. We also touch on topics such as securing credentials in browser workflows and why identity is foundational to AI agent security.
- 1Password Addresses a Critical AI Browser Agent Security Gap
- 1Password Now Available in Comet - the AI Browser by Perplexity
This segment is sponsored by 1Password. Visit https://securityweekly.com/1password to learn more!
Segment 2: Enterprise News
In this week's enterprise security news,
- one big acquisition, two small fundings
- not all AI is bad
- deepfakes are getting crazy good
- make sure you log what your AI agents do
- Copilot prompt injection
- NordVPN tries to pull a jedi mind trick on us
- failure rate in AI adoption is a feature not a bug?
- using facial recognition to find Tinder profiles
- a predictable squirrel story
All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.
Segment 3: Two interviews from Oktane 2025
Interview with Connor Mulherin of TechSoup
The cybersecurity landscape in the nonprofit sector is evolving quickly, with organizations facing unique challenges due to limited resources, sensitive mission-driven work, and developing policies and training programs. Connor Mulherin, Director and GM of Validation Services at TechSoup, will discuss the industry's need for accessible and collaborative solutions to provide affordable technology leadership and security guidance. It will highlight how nonprofit organizations can build long-term digital resilience and combat these growing challenges.
Segment Resources:
- www.techsoup.org
- Tech Impact Launch CTO Program For Small NPOs
- Virtual Chief Technology Officer Program for the Nonprofit Sector
Interview with Mike Poole, Director of Cyber Security at Werner Enterprises
In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity is not just a technical issue—it’s a business imperative. Organizations that prioritize cybersecurity culture see fewer incidents and stronger resilience against evolving threats. But how do you foster a security-first mindset across an organization?
This session will explore the critical components of building and maintaining a robust cybersecurity culture, starting with executive leadership buy-in—a fundamental step in securing resources and driving organizational change. We’ll then dive into the power of monthly phishing exercises, which reinforce awareness and preparedness. Attendees will also learn how to develop effective training programs that engage employees at all levels and create lasting behavioral change. Finally, we’ll discuss the role of cybersecurity-themed events, particularly during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, as a powerful tool to capture attention and reinforce key security principles.
This segment is sponsored by Oktane by Okta. Visit https://securityweekly.com/oktane to learn more about them!
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