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We Are Getting Better Together, Even if It Doesn’t Feel Like It

CISOs are facing a paradox. Artificial intelligence is simultaneously the most powerful ally and the most unpredictable adversary they’ve ever faced. It is rewriting the…

The Department of Know: SD-WAN exploits, vetting AI agents, Copilot takes down cybercrime

This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Sara Madden, CISO, Convera, and Tom Hollingsworth, Networking Technology Advisor, Futurum Group. Missed…

Cybersecurity News: ShinyHunters hits MSG, Cal Water confirms no damage, CISA SASE guide

In today’s cybersecurity news… ShinyHunters hits Madison Square Garden The infamous hacking group made an on June 12 that it had hacked Madison Square Garden…

Join us 7-10-26 for “Hacking M&A” – Super Cyber Friday

Please join us on Friday July 10, 2026 for Super Cyber Friday. Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking M&A: An hour of critical thinking…

Is the “Attackers Only Need to Be Right Once” a Misnomer?

One of the first phrases we learn in cybersecurity is “The good guys have to be right all the time, but the bad guys only…

Cybersecurity News: Copilot AI attacks cybercrime tools, hackers exploit Cisco zero-day, China’s 360 vs Mythos

In today’s cybersecurity news… Copilot AI knocks down cybercrime tools Microsoft says its Copilot AI helped investigators connect two widely used cybercrime tools, Amadey and…

Cybersecurity News: Feds seize scam infrastructure, Dragos unveils AI for OT security, Scattered Spider hackers plead guilty

In today’s cybersecurity news… Feds seize alleged cyber-scam infrastructure The U.S. government has seized cloud infrastructure allegedly used by subsidiaries of the Cambodian conglomerate Huione…

It’s Not That We Don’t Value Your Experience, We Just Don’t Want to Pay for It

The market for a slightly used CISO have never been harder. On the one hand, more CISOs seem to be leaving the profession due to…

Cybersecurity News: OpenAI takes on Mythos, Klue hits security shops, Five Eyes has eyes on AI

In today’s cybersecurity news… OpenAI takes on Anthropic’s Mythos OpenAI is rolling out GPT-5.5 Cyber, its new cybersecurity-focused model, and kicking off a project called…

Cybersecurity News: Brazil phone alert hack, Prinz Eugen ransomware, Congress deepfake bill

In today’s cybersecurity news… Hackers suspected in Brazil cell phone alert Cellphones across many parts of Brazil including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro lit…

Reddit AMA – “I’ve Ripped and Replaced a Security Product. Ask Me Anything.”

Our monthly AMA on r/cybersecurity on Reddit has begun! Our topic is “I’ve ripped and replaced a security product. Ask me anything.” For this edition,…

The Department of Know: SearchLeak, Check Point zero-day, and pulling the plug on Fable

This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Arif Hameed, CISO, C&R Software; Adam Palmer, CISO, First Hawaiian Bank; Jon Collins, Field…

Cybersecurity News: Police clean WordPress sites, Klue OAuth breach, Warner’s CISA warnings

In today’s cybersecurity news… Police clean ups SocGholish-infected sites tied to Evil Corp This joint action, supported by Europol and Eurojust, formed part of Operation…

What It Takes To Be Successful in Cyber Media

You’re listening to cybermedia. Why are you listening? What other cybermedia do you consume? And why do you do it? Is it delivering what you…

Cybersecurity News: Anthropic tells G7 to cooperate, Fortinet VPN leak exposes credentials, Crypto Clipper abuses reviews

In today’s cybersecurity news… Anthropic tells G7 to cooperate The Financial Times’ sources say Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei used a G7 meeting to push for…

What security leaders want you to know about surviving ransomware

Ransomware doesn’t end when the ransom note appears, and it doesn’t end when systems come back online either. That was the throughline of our latest…

Cybersecurity News: Athena coalition, Estonia’s quarantine, Arch hit with malware

In today’s cybersecurity news… Athena coalition looks to secure open source Chainguard CEO Dan Lorenc announced Athena, a new coalition that looks to use AI…

Detection to Decision Automation: CISOs on CNAPP’s Next Era

Cloud security is shifting under our feet. CNAPP gave us a unified view of cloud risk, but it was built for a world where humans…

Boards Love to Hear Jargon,” Says Soon-to-Be-Fired CISO

Cybersecurity expertise is a rarity on company boards. So what does meaningful governance mean where there is a fundamental gap in understanding? This week’s episode…

Cybersecurity News: Anthropic models defended, massive phishing service shuttered, 1Password acquires Apono

In today’s cybersecurity news… Cyber leaders defend Anthropic’s banned models Anthropic’s clash with the US administration is turning into a broader debate over how AI…

Elevating the SOC with Prophet Security

SOC analysts don’t need more alerts. They need fewer. But the AI tools vendors have shipped to address that have often delivered the opposite: new…

Cybersecurity News: Feds ban Fable, Maine portal disabled, ShinyHunters exploits Oracle

In today’s cybersecurity news… Feds require Anthropic to ban ‘foreign national’ access to Fable, Mythos Following up on a product that has dominated headlines this…

The Department of Know: CISA’s quick patch, Miasma attacks, judge finds AI guilty

This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Brett Conlon, CISO, American Century Investments, and Jason Thomas, senior director, technology security,…

Cybersecurity News: Fortinet patches FortiSandbox, GitHub disables npm scripts, Nottingham University breach

In today’s cybersecurity news… Fortinet patches a new critical FortiSandbox flaw Fortinet has released security updates “to address several vulnerabilities affecting FortiSandbox, FortiOS, FortiProxy, and…