Best Rob Beardsley Podcasts (2025)

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Riker's Curse, River City, EDR-Freeze, MCP, WordPress, GitHub, Josh Marpet, and More. - SWN #515 30:49

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Riker's Curse, River City, EDR-Freeze, MCP, WordPress, GitHub, Josh Marpet, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-515

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He Lost Everything in 2008… What He Did Next Will Shock You 42:16

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther sits down with Andrew McNair, founder of SWAN Capital, who shares his remarkable journey from saving $62K working at McDonald's and Denny's as a teenager to losing it all in the stock market at 19. After reading Rich Dad Poor Dad at 14, Andrew worked for free at a wealth management firm while maintaining jobs, even…

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Broadcom, LastPass, SEO Poisoning, QR codes, H1B visas, Distributed Computing... - PSW #893 1:03:06

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Broadcom, LastPass, Brickstone, SEO Poisoning, QR codes, H1B visas, Distributed Computing, and More... Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-893

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Rearchitecting Systems for Privacy as AI Agents Force You to Rethink Security - Guillaume Jaulerry - BSW #414 1:02:20

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As AI and cloud-based services power our connected world, individuals are facing an unprecedented privacy crisis. With more than 2.3 billion people entrusting their data to the cloud and centralized servers, cyberattacks, data breaches, surveillance, identity theft, and privacy threats are now everyday risks. How do we protect against these threats…

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Uhura, Collins, Nimbus Manticore, Sonic Wall, Async Rat, Solar Winds, Aaran Leyland.. - SWN #514 29:42

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Uhura, Collins, Nimbus Manticore, Sonic Wall, Async Rat, Solar Winds, ShadowV2, H1B, Aaran Leyland, and more on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-514

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Design Errors in Entra ID, Design Defenses in iOS, Design Difficulties in DeepSeek - ASW #349 58:43

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In the news, Microsoft encounters a new cascade of avoidable errors with Entra ID, Apple improves iOS with hardware-backed memory safety, DeepSeek demonstrates the difficulty in reviewing models, curl reduces risk by eliminating code, preserving the context of code reviews, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/asw for all the latest episo…

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Rethinking Value-Add in Today’s Market 49:38

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In this episode of the LSCRE podcast, Craig McGrouther, Sam Morris, and I tackle the "hackneyed" concept of value-add investing and why it's been reduced to a one-trick pony of kitchen renovations. We explain how value-add became overused to the point of losing meaning, with sponsors pitching newer construction as "value-add opportunities". We expl…

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Disruption is Coming for the Vulnerability Management Market - Tod Beardsley - ESW #425 1:47:15

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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 https://securityweekly.com/runzero to learn more! Topic Segment: NPM Incidents In this week’s topic segment, we’re discussing all the NPM supply …

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CrowdStrike's AI Innovations in Cyber Defense - SWN #513 37:15

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In this episode of Security Weekly News, Joshua Marpet and Aaran Leyland discuss the latest trends in AI and cybersecurity, focusing on innovations from CrowdStrike, the implications of new cyber incident reporting rules, and the evolving landscape of ransomware. They explore the role of AI in enhancing security measures, the challenges posed by ma…

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Blind Pools, Credit Risk and the Three P’s of Real Estate Investing 52:01

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther sits down with Marcin Drozdz of M1 Capital, who shares his 20-year journey from buying his first property at 19 to raising $300M for Ken McElroy during the 2008 crisis. Marcin reveals how he bought medical amd dental plazas for 20-30 cents on the dollar during the GFC, targeting insurance-backed tenants that remain…

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Safes, Hackers, and Web Servers - PSW #892 2:12:25

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This week's technical segment is all about the T-Lora Pager from Lilygo, and really cool Meshtastic device that can also be used for some hacking tasks! In the security news: Your safe is not safe Cisco ASA devices are under attack VMScape HybridPetya and UEFI attacks in the wild Eveything is a Linux terminal Hackers turns 30 Hosting websites on di…

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What Sponsors Don’t Want You to Know About Underwriting 32:05

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther and I dive deep into the nuances of "above the line" and "below the line" expenses in multifamily underwriting. We explain how the "line" is Net Operating Income (NOI), with operating expenses like payroll and insurance sitting above, while CapEx and debt service fall below. I reveal the art behind these classifica…

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Board Priority But Lack of Access & CISO Pressure, 360 Privacy and Pentera Interviews - Chuck Randolph, Tom Pore - BSW #413 1:10:10

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In the leadership and communications segment, Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction, Pressure on CISOs to stay silent about security incidents growing, The Secret to Building a High-Performing Team, and more! Jackie McGuire sits down with Chuck Randolph, SVP of Strategic Intelligence & Security at 360 Privacy, for a grippi…

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AI Nuns, Steganography, You're fired, VoidProxy, C++, Carplay Apriso, Josh Marpet... - SWN #512 34:29

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AI Nuns, Steganography, You're fired, VoidProxy, C++, Carplay Apriso, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-512

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How OWASP's GenAI Security Project keeps up with the pace of AI/Agentic changes - Scott Clinton - ASW #348 1:08:00

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This week, we chat with Scott Clinton, board member and co-chain of the OWASP GenAI Security Project. This project has become a massive organization within OWASP with hundreds of volunteers and thousands of contributors. This team has been cranking out new tools, reports and guidance for practitioners month after month for over a year now. We start…

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Forrester's AEGIS Framework, the weekly news, and interviews with Fortra and Island - Jeff Pollard, Rohit Dhamankar, Michael Leland - ESW #424 1:40:37

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Segment 1 - Interview with Jeff Pollard Introducing Forrester’s AEGIS Framework: Agentic AI Enterprise Guardrails For Information Security For this episode’s interview, we’re talking to Forrester analyst Jeff Pollard. I’m pulling this segment’s description directly from the report’s executive summary, which I think says it best: As AI agents and ag…

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Diella, Texas, Movie Rip Offs, WAF, AdaptixC2, Nano11, and More... - SWN #511 33:44

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Diella, Texas, Movie Rip Offs, WAF, AdaptixC2, Nano11, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-511

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Family Offices & Multifamily: Where the Smart Money Goes 37:52

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther sits down with Bernard Pierson, co-founder of EHP Capital, who's been LP investing since 2012 and now focuses on value-add multifamily in Kansas City. Bernard reveals a counterintuitive insight from his 50+ LP investments: deals projecting 15-17% IRRs often outperformed those advertising 30%+ returns. He shares how…

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Americans Can't Hack It - PSW #891 2:09:32

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This week: Americans Can't Hack It Copy and paste to get malware Pixel 5 web servers - because you can How they got in and why security is hard Vulnerability management is failing - is it dead yet? Exploiting hacker tools Bluetooth spending spree! How to defend your car IoT security solutions and other such lies Exploiting IBM i (formerly AS/400) V…

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Forrester 2026 Budget Planning Guide and BlackHat 2025 Interviews - Jess Burn, Matt Muller, Danny Jenkins - BSW #412 1:11:11

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With volatility now the norm, security and risk leaders need practical guidance on managing existing spending and new budgetary necessities. Where should they look? Jess Burn, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss Forrester's Budget Planning Guide 2026: Security And Risk. This data-and-insights-driven re…

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Hellhounds, Anthropic, iCloud, NPM, gitforked, notdoor, TOR, Signal, Josh Marpet - SWN #510 32:42

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AI Hellhounds, Anthropic, iCloud, NPM, gitforked, notdoor, TOR, Signal, WhatsApp, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-510

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Limitations and Liabilities of LLM Coding - Seemant Sehgal, Ted Shorter - ASW #347 1:17:09

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Up first, the ASW news of the week. At Black Hat 2025, Doug White interviews Ted Shorter, CTO of Keyfactor, about the quantum revolution already knocking on cybersecurity’s door. They discuss the terrifying reality of quantum computing’s power to break RSA and ECC encryption—the very foundations of modern digital life. With 2030 set as the deadline…

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The Tax Secrets Wealthy Real Estate Investors Use (And You Don’t) 27:58

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther and I tackle two of the most frequently asked questions from investors: bonus depreciation and 1031 exchanges. With 100% bonus depreciation returning, they explain why this doesn't automatically mean 1:1 depreciation for investors, breaking down how leverage, CapEx, and land allocation affect your actual depreciati…

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Ransomware, Agentic AI, and Supply Chain Risks: Insights from Black Hat 2025 - HD Moore, Jason Passwaters, J.J. Guy, Theresa Lanowitz, Mickey Bresman, Yuval Wollman, Jawahar “Jawa” Sivasankaran - ESW ... 2:06:06

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Doug White sits down with Theresa Lanowitz, Chief Evangelist at LevelBlue, for a powerful and timely conversation about one of cybersecurity’s most pressing threats: the software supply chain. Theresa shares fresh insights from LevelBlue’s global research involving 1,500 cybersecurity professionals across 16 countries. Together, they unpack the rea…

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AI Trolley Problems, Rhode Island Drivers, and Kohlbergian Post Conventionalism - SWN #509 40:58

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Josh Marpet and Doug White talk about AI Ethics, Issues, and Compliance. AI Trolley problems, Rhode Island Drivers, and Post Conventionalism. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-509

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Lasagna DoS, AI Slop, Hacker Ultimatums - PSW #890 2:04:36

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In the secure news: Automakers respond to Flipper Zero attacks More on the unconfirmed Elastic EDR 0-Day When Secure Boot does its job too well Crazy authenitcation bypass Hacker ultimatums AI Slop Impatient hackers Linux ISOs are malware Attackers love drivers Hacking Amazon's Eero, the hard way Exploits will continue until security improves The S…

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Security Money: The Index Dips and 20 Years of Cybersecurity Consolidation - Ross Haleliuk - BSW #411 1:04:12

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The cybersecurity industry is undergoing a consolidation wave that is moving far faster than many realize. This isn’t at all about CISOs wanting fewer tools as much as some would like to think - the changes are happening at the macro level. Ross Haleliuk joins BSW to present the most comprehensive illustration ever made of how our industry has cons…

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Rinoa Poison, Scambaiter Extraordinaire - Rinoa Poison - SWN #508 33:29

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I talk to Rinoa Poison about scambaiting, identity, and all sorts of things. Check it out. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-508

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AI, APIs, and the Next Cyber Battleground: Black Hat 2025 - Chris Boehm, Idan Plotnik, Josh Lemos, Michael Callahan - ASW #346 1:08:11

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In this must-see BlackHat 2025 interview, Doug White sits down with Michael Callahan, CMO at Salt Security, for a high-stakes conversation about Agentic AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and the massive API security risks reshaping the cyber landscape. Broadcast live from the CyberRisk TV studio at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, the discussion pu…

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Dave Lewis talks M&A due diligence, TBD topic, the weekly news - Dave Lewis - ESW #422 1:46:21

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Interview with Dave Lewis on Security's Role in M&A Due Diligence In this episode, Dave Lewis from 1Password discusses the critical importance of security in mergers and acquisitions, from due diligence through integration. He explores common pitfalls, essential security assessments, and practical strategies for security leaders to protect organiza…

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Astro Oblivion, FreePBX, GitHub, OWASP, Promptlock, Claude Aaran Leyland - SWN #507 35:51

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Porn bombing the celestial zoom room and Astro Oblivion, FreePBX, GitHub, OWASP, Promptlock, Claude Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-507

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Fund Friday E93: The Real Estate Playbook for High Earners with Bryan Morris 44:46

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther sits down with Bryan Morris, co-founder of Seven Peak Capital, who shares his journey from earning $50K at Pepsi to building a successful fund management firm serving tech sales professionals. Bryan reveals how Rich Dad Poor Dad at age 22 changed his trajectory, leading him to buy his first rental property for $88K…

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Hackers Steal Your Car and Vulnerabilities - Rob Allen - PSW #889 2:10:12

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Rob Allen joins us to discuss the importance of security research teams, and some cool stuff they've worked on. Then, in the Security News: Flipper Zero, unlocking cars: The saga continues The one where they stole the vulnerabilities ESP32 Bus Pirates AI will weaponize everything, maybe What are in-the-wild exploits? Docker and security boundaries,…

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vCISO Benefits as the CISO Becomes Strategic and the Board's Responsible for Security - Brian Haugli - BSW #410 59:29

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Securing top-tier cybersecurity leadership is not just a necessity but a significant challenge, especially when working within budget constraints. Should you hire a full-time CISO or outsource to a vCISO provider? Brian Haugli, CEO at SideChannel, joins BSW to discuss how organizations can hire a Virtual CISO (vCISO) to benefit from their expertise…

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Naughty RBG, Docker, RDP, SBOMS, Kullback-Leibler, Oneflip, Youtube, Josh Marpet... - SWN #506 33:44

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Naughty RBG, Docker, RDP, SBOMS, Kullback-Leibler, Oneflip, Youtube, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-506

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Translating Security Regulations into Secure Projects - Roman Zhukov, Emily Fox - ASW #345 1:13:31

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The EU Cyber Resilience Act joins the long list of regulations intended to improve the security of software delivered to users. Emily Fox and Roman Zhukov share their experience education regulators on open source software and educating open source projects on security. They talk about creating a baseline for security that addresses technical items…

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Oktane Preview with Harish Peri, Invisible Prompt Attacks, and the weekly news! - Harish Peri - ESW #421 1:49:28

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Interview with Harish Peri from Okta Oktane Preview: building frameworks to secure our Agentic AI future Like it or not, Agentic AI and protocols like MCP and A2A are getting pushed as the glue to take business process automation to the next level. Giving agents the power and access they need to accomplish these lofty goals is going to be challengi…

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Fund Friday E92: How to Build Trust Without a Deal on the Table with Joey Mure 45:33

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther sits down with Joey Mure from Wealth Without Wall Street, who shares his transformation from earning $300K+ in the mortgage business to building $50K/month in passive income. Joey reveals why traditional financial advice kept him trapped in the "never enough syndrome" despite high earnings, and how a beach vacation…

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Humans extinct: 2040, Okta, Elastic, Bad Bots, Berserk Bear, Siemens, Aaran Leyland.. - SWN #505 34:12

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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 https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-505

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What We’ve Learned from LockBit and Black Basta Leaks (and News) - Ian Gray - PSW #888 2:15:17

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This segment is sponsored by Flashpoint. Visit https://securityweekly.com/flashpoint 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 in…

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Misconfiguration, The Forgotten Vulnerability and the Power and Failure of "Yes" - Danny Jenkins - BSW #409 53:55

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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?…

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The cult of Doug, Crime, Pipemagic, Clickfix, Cats in Space, Josh Marpet, and more... - SWN #504 34:06

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The cult of Doug, Crime, Pipemagic, Clickfix, Cats in Space, Uncle Silvio, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-504

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Managing the Minimization of a Container Attack Surface - Neil Carpenter - ASW #344 1:08:17

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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…

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E103: The Danger of Believing Every Return Projection 28:36

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther and I discuss the upcoming Lone Star Capital Summit and why this curated event stands apart from typical real estate conferences. We then shift to market analysis, discussing why Class C properties and 1970s vintage assets are facing extreme pessimism, creating potential contrarian opportunities where capital isn't…

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Rethinking risk based vulnerability management, Black Hat expo insights, and the news - Snehal Antani - ESW #420 1:55:35

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Interview with Snehal Antani - Rethinking Risk-Based Vulnerability Management Vulnerability management is broken. Organizations basically use math to turn a crappy list into a slightly less crappy list, and the hardest part of the job as a CIO is deciding what NOT to fix. There has to be a better way, and there is... Segment Resources: https://hori…

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Creepy chatbots, Fortinet, CISA, Agentic AI, FIDO, EDR, Aaran Leyland, and More... - SWN #503 35:09

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Creepy chatbots, Fortinet, CISA, Agentic AI, FIDO, EDR, Aaran Leyland, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-503

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Fund Friday E91: How Family Values Guide Every Investment with Derek Dombeck 53:58

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In this episode, Craig McGrouther sits down with Derek Dombeck, host of Generations of Wealth podcast and veteran real estate entrepreneur with 23 years of experience. Derek shares his story of losing everything in the 2007-2009 crash. Instead of playing victim, he learned to negotiate his own short sales and transformed his approach to real estate…

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Hackberry PIs and Other Hacker Things - PSW #887 2:08:42

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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 nee…

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Defending Trust & Reputation as CISOs and Leaders Prepare Their AI Strategy - Santosh Nair - BSW #408 50:05

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As brands grow more digital, the threats grow more personal. Attackers impersonate executives, spin up fake websites, and leak sensitive data — hurting business reputations and breaking customer trust. How do you defend your organization's reputation and customers' trust? Santosh Nair, Co-Founder and CTO at Styx Intelligence, joins Business Securit…

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300 Baud, Buddy Hackett Nudes, Dell, badUSB, Exchange, Erlang/OTP, Josh Marpet... - SWN #502 34:14

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300 Baud, Buddy Hackett Nudes, Dell, badUSB, Exchange, Erlang/OTP, Josh Marpet, and more on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-502