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It's time to review the money of security, including public companies, IPOs, funding rounds and acquisitions from the previous quarter. We also update you on the Security Weekly 25 index. The index came roaring back last quarter. Here are the stocks currently in the index: SCWX Secureworks Corp PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. SPLK Splunk Inc GEN Gen Digital Inc FTNT Fortinet Inc AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. FFIV F5 Inc ZS Zscaler Inc OSPN Onespan Inc LDOS Leidos Holdings Inc QLYS Qualys Inc VRNT Verint Systems Inc. CYBR Cyberark Software Ltd TENB Tenable Holdings Inc DARK Darktrace PLC S SentinelOne Inc NET Cloudflare Inc CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc NTCT NetScout Systems, Inc. VRNS Varonis Systems Inc RPD Rapid7 Inc FSLY Fastly Inc RDWR Radware Ltd ATEN A10 Networks Inc Large security vendors and hyperscalers, including Microsoft, continue to expand their cybersecurity product and service portfolios. Microsoft’s extensive enterprise reach, massive partner network, and enormous influence in the C-suite puts pressure on CIOs and CISOs to consolidate on it as much as possible for cybersecurity. This report helps security leaders understand Microsoft’s cybersecurity portfolio, the tactics it uses, and how to manage peer and executive pressure to single-source security technology. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Security Money/Pick Your Battles To Avoid Overconsolidation - Jess Burn, Jeff Pollard - BSW #337

In the leadership and communications section, SEC’s Enforcement Head: It’s Time for ‘Proactive Compliance’, Improving cybersecurity culture: A priority in the year of the CISO, Breaking Down Barriers: 6 Simple Measures to Overcome Communication Barriers, and more! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Proactive Compliance, Improving Cybersecurity Culture, and Hiring The Right Skills - BSW #338

Check out this interview from the BSW Vault, hand picked by main host Matt Alderman! This segment was originally published on February 22, 2022. The Business Information Security Officer, or BISO, is relatively new and somewhat controversial role. Does this role act as the CISO's non-technical liaison to the business units or as the CISO's deputy to oversee strategy implementation at a granular level? Is this new role a necessary career path for future CISOs or an entry point into security? The BSW hosts debate! Show Notes:

The New BISO Role – A Career Path to CISO? - BSW Vault

Released on January 26, 2023, the NIST AI RMF Framework was developed through a consensus-driven, open, transparent, and collaborative process that included a Request for Information, several draft versions for public comments, multiple workshops, and other opportunities to provide input. It is intended to build on, align with, and support AI risk management efforts by others. Padraic O'Reilly, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at CyberSaint, joins BSW to discuss why AI risks are a unique challenge and how they can impact both organizations and society. Without proper controls, AI systems can amplify, perpetuate, or exacerbate inequitable or undesirable outcomes for individuals and communities. With proper controls, AI systems can mitigate and manage inequitable outcomes. This segment is sponsored by CyberSaint . Visit  to learn more about them! Panoptica, Cisco’s cloud application security solution, was born out of Outshift, Cisco's incubation engine. Shibu George, Engineering Product Manager at Outshift, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss his transition from application performance monitoring to application security and how Panoptica was born. This segment is sponsored by Panoptica. Visit  to learn more about them! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

AI Risks, Application Performance - Padraic O'Reilly, Shibu George - BSW #339

The SEC's new cyber reporting requirements are forcing organizations to rethink their compliance and risk programs. No longer can compliance and risk be static, point in time assessments. Instead they need to match the speed of security which is dynamic and real-time. Couple the difference in speeds with whistleblowers and attack groups reporting non-compliance with the new SEC rules and organizations find themselves in a regulatory nightmare. Igor Volovich, VP of Compliance Strategy for Cyber Compliance at Qmulos, joins BSW to share his "Notes from the battlefield" on how automation is the only way to effectively converge security, risk, and compliance into a dynamic, real-time discipline. In the leadership and communications section, Effective cyber security starts at the top, CISOs Struggling to Balance Regulation and Security Demands With Rising Cybersecurity Pressures, Unlocking Leadership Excellence: Data-Driven Practices That Set Elite Leaders Apart, and more! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

The Convergence of Security, Compliance, and Risk - Igor Volovich - BSW #340

Recent findings of AI ecosystem insecurities and attacks show the importance of needing AI governance in the supply chain. And this supply chain is rapidly expanding to include not only open-source software but also collaborative platforms where custom models, agents, prompts, and other AI resources are used. And with this expansion of third-party AI component and services use comes an expanded security threat often not included in traditional supply chain management processes. It's time to update our supply chain management process to include AI governance. Easier said than done. In this Say Easy, Do Hard segment, we invite three CISOs to discuss the challenges of AI and the supply chain, including:  Data privacy concerns Flaws and malicious code in AI dependencies Lack of security tools to test for AI Vibe coding risks  and more. But we also do the hard part, by discussing the changes needed to your supply chain management process to address these concerns. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Say Easy, Do Hard - AI Governance in the Supply Chain - Richard Bird, Nick Mistry - BSW #407

This week we have, SonicWall, Confidential Informants Exposed, Cisco Vishing, Perplexity vs robots.txt, Microsoft’s Project Ire, Meta–Flo Jury Verdict, GPT‑5 Lands, TeaOnHer Data Leak, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News.. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

SonicWall, Informants Exposed, Cisco Vishing, Perplexity, GPT‑5, Josh Marpet–SWN #501 - SWN #501

Why should hate AI When firmware attacks The 300 second breach Old ways still work, AI might help And so begins the crawler wars Turn off your SonicWall VPN Your Pie may be wrapped in PII Attackers will find a way Signed kernel drivers D-Link on the KEV Rasperry PIs attack Stealthy LoRa LLM's don't commit code, people do Jame's Bond style rescue with drones SRAM has no chill In the full view of the public...  Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Devices Are Attacking - PSW #886

Open source software is a massive contribution that provides everything from foundational frameworks to tiny single-purpose libraries. We walk through the dimensions of trust and provenance in the software supply chain with Janet Worthington. And we discuss how even with new code generated by LLMs and new terms like slopsquatting, a lot of the most effective solutions are old techniques. Resources     Show Notes:

The Future of Supply Chain Security - Janet Worthington - ASW #343

300 Baud, Buddy Hackett Nudes, Dell, badUSB, Exchange, Erlang/OTP, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

300 Baud, Buddy Hackett Nudes, Dell, badUSB, Exchange, Erlang/OTP, Josh Marpet... - SWN #502

We kick things off with a deep dive into the Hackberry PI and how to build one. Then in the security news:  Will Perplexity buy Chrome? ESP32 Bus Pirates Poisoned telemetry Docker image security Fully Open Source Quantum Sensors Securing your car, Flippers, and show me the money Bringing your printer and desktop to Starbucks Paying a ransom? You need approval AI: Shield or Spear? No authentication? That's a problem Transient Bugs: A realistic threat? You can run Linux And who still uses AOL dial-up?  Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Hackberry PIs and Other Hacker Things - PSW #887

A smaller attack surface should lead to a smaller list of CVEs to track, which in turn should lead to a smaller set of vulns that you should care about. But in practice, keeping something like a container image small has a lot of challenges in terms of what should be considered minimal. Neil Carpenter shares advice and anecdotes on what it takes to refine a container image and to change an org's expectations that every CVE needs to be fixed. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Managing the Minimization of a Container Attack Surface - Neil Carpenter - ASW #344

The industry is obsessed with vulnerabilities. From vulnerability assessment to vulnerability management to exposure management and even zero days, we love to talk about vulnerabilities. But what about misconfiguration? By definition it's a vulnerability or weakness, but it doesn't have a CVE (common vulnerability enumeration). Should we ignore it? Danny Jenkins, CEO and Founder at ThreatLocker, joins BSW to discuss why misconfigurations matter. Simply, you can prevent many cyberattacks by eliminating your misconfigurations. That's why ThreatLocker released Defense Against Configurations (DAC). Danny will discuss the benefits of DAC, including:  Immediate visibility into system misconfigurations before they become vulnerabilities Compliance transparency, showing exactly where systems fall short of industry standards One unified view, with filters by criticality, system, and framework Actionable insights, updated weekly and delivered straight to customers’ inboxes  Segment Resources:     This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit  to learn more about them! In the leadership and communications segment, CEO Blind Spots That Put Your Company at Risk, The CISO Mindset Shift: From Risk Defender to Business Accelerator in the Age of AI, When “Yes, and…” Backfires, and more! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Misconfiguration, The Forgotten Vulnerability and the Power and Failure of "Yes" - Danny Jenkins - BSW #409

This segment is sponsored by Flashpoint. Visit  to learn more about them! Recent leaks tied to LockBit and Black Basta have exposed the inner workings of two of the most notorious ransomware groups—revealing their tactics, negotiation strategies, and operational infrastructure. For defenders, this rare window into adversary behavior offers critical intelligence to strengthen incident response and prevention strategies. In this interview, we'll break down what these leaks reveal and how security teams can use this intelligence to proactively harden their defenses, including:  Key takeaways from the LockBit and Black Basta leaks—and what they confirm about ransomware operations How leaked playbooks, chats, and toolkits can inform detection and response Practical steps to defend against modern ransomware tactics in 2025  In the security news:  Practical exploit code Old vulnerabilities, new attackers AI and web scraping - the battle continues 0-Days: You gotta prove it WinRAR 0-Day LLM patch diffing $20 million bug bounty Your APT is showing Hacking from the routers Its that easy eh? NIST guidance on AI Words have meaning Developers knowingly push vulnerable code My Hackberry PI post is live:   Resources:  Inside the LockBit Leak: Rare Insights Into Their Operations:  2025 Ransomware Survival Guide:  AI and Threat Intelligence: The Defenders’ Guide   Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

What We’ve Learned from LockBit and Black Basta Leaks (and News) - Ian Gray - PSW #888

Humans wiped out by 2040, Okta, Elastic, Bad Bots, Berserk Bear, Siemens, Philip K. Dick, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Humans extinct: 2040, Okta, Elastic, Bad Bots, Berserk Bear, Siemens, Aaran Leyland.. - SWN #505

This week, live from RSAC 2020 we welcome Rob Gurzeev, CEO of Cycognito, to discuss the idea of Shadow Risk and why it's something your organization can t ignore! In our second segment, we welcome Jinan Budge, Principal Analyst at Forrester, to discuss CISO Leadership, Security Culture, and the Evolving Role of the CISO! &nbsp; Show Notes:  Visit  for all the latest episodes! &nbsp; Follow us on Twitter:  Like us on Facebook:

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