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• Year of the (Clandestine) Linux Desktop, topic, and the news - Rob Allen - ESW #433

  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: Pro-Russian Hackers Use Linux VMs to Hide in Windows Russian Hackers Abuse Hyper-V to Hide Malware in Linux VMs Qilin ransomware abuses WSL to run Linux encryptors in Windows This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them! Segment 2: Topic - Threat Modeling Humanoid Robots We're entering the age of human-shaped robots, so it seems like a good time to talk about the fact that they ALREADY HAVE CVEs assigned to them. I guess this isn't a terrible thing - John Connor might have had an easier time if he could simply hack the terminators from a distance... Resources https://www.unitree.com/H2 (watch the video!) China's humanoid robots get factory jobs as UBTech's model scores US$112 million in orders The big reveal: Xpeng founder unzips humanoid robot to prove it's not human Exploit Allows for Takeover of Fleets of Unitree Robots - Security researchers find a wormable vulnerability 100-page Paper: The Cybersecurity of a Humanoid Robot 5-page Paper: Cybersecurity AI: Humanoid Robots as Attack Vectors Amazingly, $300 smart vacuums have some of the same exact vulnerabilities and backdoors built into them as the $16,000 humanoid robots! The Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me Segment 3: Weekly News Finally, in the enterprise security news, A $435M venture round A $75M seed round a few acquisitions the producer of the movie Half Baked bought a spyware company AI isn't going well, or is it? maybe we just need to adopt it more slowly and deliberately? ad-blockers are enterprise best practices firewalls and VPNs are security risks, according to insurance claims could you power an entire house with disposable vapes? All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-433

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• OT Security Doesn't Have to be a Struggle, Spotting Red Flags, Enterprise News - Joshua Hay, Todd Peterson - ESW #432

  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 https://securityweekly.com/junto to learn more! Segment 2: Topic - Spotting Red Flags in Online Posts This week's topic segment is all about tuning your 'spidey sense' to spot myths and misconceptions online so we can avoid amplifying AI slop, scams, and other forms of Internet bunk. It was inspired by this LinkedIn post, but we've got a cybersecurity story in the news that we could have easily used for this as well (the report from MIT). Segment 3: Weekly Enterprise News Finally, in the enterprise security news, Some interesting fundings Some more interesting acquisitions a new AI-related term has been coined: cyberslop the latest insights from cyber insurance claims The AI security market isn't nearly as big as it might seem cybercriminals are targeting trucking and logistics to steal goods Sorry dads, science says the smarts come from mom All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-432

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• Transforming Frontline Workflows with Passwordless Access, AI costs, and the News - Joel Burleson-Davis - ESW #431

  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 management to improve both security and frontline efficiency at scale. Segment Resources: Putting Complex Passwords to Work For You This segment is sponsored by Imprivata. Visit https://securityweekly.com/imprivata to learn more about them! Topic Segment: The Economics of AI Agents Vendors are finding, after integrating agents into their processes, that agentic AI can get expensive very quickly. Of course, this isn't surprising when your goal is "review all my third party contracts and fill out questionnaires for me" and the pricing is X DOLLARS for 1M TOKENS blah blah context window, max model thinking model blah blah. No one knows what the conversion is from "review my contracts" to millions of tokens, so everyone is left to just test it out and see what the bill is at the end of the month. As we saw with Cloud when adoption started increasing in the early 2010s, we are naturally entering the era of AI cost optimization. In this segment, we'll discuss what that means, how it affects the market, and how it affects the use of AI in cybersecurity. Jackie mentions this story from Wired in the segment: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bubble-will-burst/ News Segment Finally, in the enterprise security news, we've got funding and acquisitions 7 red flags you're doing cloud wrong security standards for open source projects post mortems of attacks on open source supply chain some analysis on current and historic AWS outages a deep dive some dumpster fires and how much would you pay for a robot that puts away the dishes? All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-431

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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

  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. 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! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-430

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• Mitigating attacks against AI-enabled Apps, Replacing the CIA triad, Enterprise News - David Brauchler - ESW #429

  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. David's talk aimed at helping security pros and developers understand how to design/test complex agentic systems and how to model trust flows in agentic environments. He also provided information about what architectural decisions can mitigate prompt injection and other model manipulation risks, even when AI systems are exposed to untrusted sources of data. More about David's Black Hat talk: Video of the talk and accompanying slides: https://www.nccgroup.com/research-blog/when-guardrails-arent-enough-reinventing-agentic-ai-security-with-architectural-controls/ Talk abstract: https://www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefings/schedule/#when-guardrails-arent-enough-reinventing-agentic-ai-security-with-architectural-controls-46112 Slide presentation only: https://i.blackhat.com/BH-USA-25/Presentations/USA-25-Brauchler-When-Guardrails-Arent-Enough.pdf Additional blogs by David about AI security: Analyzing Secure AI Architectures: https://www.nccgroup.com/research-blog/analyzing-secure-ai-architectures/ Analyzing Secure AI Design Principles: https://www.nccgroup.com/research-blog/analyzing-secure-ai-design-principles/ Analyzing AI Application Threat Models: https://www.nccgroup.com/research-blog/analyzing-ai-application-threat-models/ Building Security‑First AI Applications: A Best Practices Guide for CISOs: https://www.nccgroup.com/building-security-first-ai-applications-a-best-practices-guide-for-cisos/ Building Trust by Design for Secure AI Applications: Tips for CISOs: https://www.nccgroup.com/building-trust-by-design-for-secure-ai-applications-tips-for-cisos/ AI and Cyber Security: New Vulnerabilities CISOs Must Address: https://www.nccgroup.com/ai-and-cyber-security-new-vulnerabilities-cisos-must-address/ Segment 2: Should we replace the CIA triad? An op-ed on CSO Online made us think - should we consider the CIA triad 'dead' and replace it? We discuss the value and longevity of security frameworks, as well as the author's proposed replacement. Segment 3: The Weekly Enterprise News Finally, in the enterprise security news, Slow week for funding, older companies raising via debt financing A useful AI framework from the Cloud Security Alliance two interesting essays, one of which is wrong Folks are out here blasting unencrypted data to and from Satellites, while anyone can sniff and capture it getting hacked during a job interview LLM poisoning is far easier than previously thought F5 got breached Be careful when patching your Jeep ('s software) All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-429

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