There are as many paths into infosec as there are disciplines within infosec to specialize in. Karan Dwivedi talks about the recent book he and co-author Raaghav Srinivasan wrote about security engineering. There's an appealing future to security taking on engineering roles and creating solutions to problems that orgs face. We talk about the breadth and depth of security engineering and ways to build the skills that will help you in your appsec career. Segment resources:    A Rust advisory highlights the perils of parsing and problems of inconsistent approaches, D-Link (sort of) deals with end of life hardware, CSRB recommends practices and processes for Microsoft, Chrome’s V8 Sandbox increases defense, and more! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Demystifying Security Engineering Career Tracks - Karan Dwivedi - ASW #281

On February 27, 2024, PCAST (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology) sent a report to the President with recommendations to bolster the resilience and adaptability of the nation’s cyber-physical infrastructure resources. Phil was part of the team that worked on the report and comes on the show to talk about what was recommended and how we implement the suggestions. This week the crew discusses: When TVs scan your network, bad things can happen, PuTTY is vulnerable, Crush FTP, vulnerabilities that will never be fixed, CVEs are for vulnerabilities silly, you can test for easily guessable passwords too, FlipperZero can steal all your passwords, more XZ style attacks, more reasons why you shouldn't use a smart lock, and your keystrokes are showing! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Advising The President On Cyber-Physical Resilience - Philip Venables - PSW #826

A clear pattern with startups getting funding this week are "autonomous" products and features.  Automated detection engineering Autonomously map and predict malicious infrastructure ..."helps your workforce resolve their own security issues autonomously" automated remediation automated compliance management &amp; reporting  I'll believe it when I see it. Don't get me wrong, I think we're in desperate need of more automation when it comes to patching and security decision-making. I just don't think the majority of the market has the level of confidence necessary to trust security products to automate things without a human in the loop. The way LimaCharlie is going about it, with their new bi-directional functionality they're talking up right now, might work, as detections can be VERY specific and fine-grained. We've already seen a round of fully automated guardrail approaches (particularly in the Cloud) fail, however. My prediction? Either what we're seeing isn't truly automated, or it will become a part of the product that no one uses - like Metasploit Pro licenses. &nbsp; We've talked about generative AI in a general sense on our podcast for years, but we haven't done many deep dives into specific security use cases. That ends with this interview, as we discuss how generative AI can improve SecOps with Ely Kahn. Some of the use cases are obvious, while others were a complete surprise to me. Check out this episode if you're looking for some ideas! This segment is sponsored by SentinelOne. Visit  to learn more about them! &nbsp; This is a great interview with Adam Shostack on all things threat modeling. He's often the first name that pops into people's heads when threat modeling comes up, and has created or been involved with much of the foundational material around the subject. Adam recently released a whitepaper that focuses on and defines inherent threats. Resources:  Here's the  Adam's book,  Adam's latest book,  We mention the Okta Breach -  We mention the CSRB report on the Microsoft/Storm breach, here's  And finally, Adam mentions the British Library incident report, , and Adam's   Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Autonomous - I don't think that word means what you think it means - Adam Shostack, Ely Kahn - ESW #359

TikTok, Flowmon, Arcane Door, Brokewell, RuggedCom, Deepfakes, Non-Competes, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

TikTok, Flowmon, Cisco, Brokewell, RuggedCom, Deepfakes, Non-Competes, Aaran Leyland - SWN #381

A hybrid workforce requires hybrid identity protection. But what are the threats facing a hybrid workforce? As identity becomes the new perimeter, we need to understand the attacks that can allow attackers access to our applications. Eric Woodruff, Product Technical Specialist at Semperis, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss those attacks, including a new attack technique, dubbed Silver SAML. Join this segment to learn how to protect your hybrid workforce. Segment Resources:  This segment is sponsored by Semperis. Visit  to learn more about them! In the leadership and communications section, The Board's Pivotal Role in Steering Cybersecurity, CISO-CEO communication gaps continue to undermine cybersecurity, The Essence of Integrity in Leadership: A Pillar of Trust and Excellence, and more! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Meet Silver SAML: Golden SAML in the Cloud - Eric Woodruff - BSW #348

Companies deploy tools (usually lots of tools) to address different threats to supply chain security. Melinda Marks shares some of the chaos those companies still face when trying to prioritize investments, measure risk, and scale their solutions to keep pace with their development. Not only are companies still figuring out supply chain, but now they're bracing for the coming of genAI and how that will just further highlight the current struggles they're having with data security and data privacy. Misusing random numbers, protecting platforms for code repos and package repos, vulns that teach us about designs and defaults, and more! Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Why Companies Continue to Struggle with Supply Chain Security - Melinda Marks - ASW #283

AI, Okta, Chrome, Quantum, Kaiser Permanente, FTC, FCC, NCSC, Josh Marpet, and more, are on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

AI, Okta, Chrome, Quantum, Kaiser Permanente, FTC, FCC, NCSC, Josh Marpet, and more. - SWN #382

The Security Weekly crew discusses some of the latest articles and research in cryptography and some background relevant subtopics including the race against quantum computing, key management, creating your own crypto, selecting the right crypto and more!         ChatGPT writes exploits, banning default and weak passwords, forget vulnerabilities just get rid of malware, IR blasting for fun and not profit, creating fake people, shattered dreams and passkey, and removing chips. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Kicking Off With Crypto - PSW #827

It's the most boring part of incident response. Skip it at your peril, however. In this interview, we'll talk to Joe Gross about why preparing for incident response is so important. There's SO MUCH to do, we'll spend some time breaking down the different tasks you need to complete long before an incident occurs. Resources    This segment is sponsored by Graylog. Visit&nbsp;&nbsp;to learn more about them! &nbsp; It's the week before RSA and the news is PACKED. Everyone is trying to get their RSA announcements out all at once. We've got announcements about funding, acquisitions, partnerships, new companies, new products, new features... To make things MORE challenging, everyone is also putting out their big annual reports, like Verizon's DBIR and Mandiant's M-Trends! Finally, we've got some great essays that are worth putting on your reading list, including a particularly fun take on the Verizon DBIR by Kelly Shortridge. Visit&nbsp; for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Preparation: The Less Shiny Side of Incident Response - Joe Gross - ESW #360

Weird Al, Docker, OT, Gitlab, Credit Monitoring, Dropbox, Cisco, AI, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit  for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:

Weird Al, Docker, OT, Gitlab, Credit Monitoring, Dropbox, Cisco, AI, Aaran Leyland... - SWN #383

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