Security Intelligence Podcast

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence Click to claim your free Knicks championship ring, and you might end up in security training. First, MSG sends staff an offer to pick their own championship ring, and everyone who clicks lands in mandatory security training. Timely lures catch real behavior, but the panel debates whether a test this real makes employees wary of the emails they actually need. Then, Arctic Wolf traces more than 400 incidents of attackers flooding inboxes with sign-up emails, then posing as IT support in Teams chats. As one panelist points out, real IT already has access to your machine, so it should never need you to open a remote session. Finally, CISA confirms attackers are exploiting two critical PHP flaws, and 263,000 end-of-life instances in the US alone will never get a patch. Do you know which versions you’re running? 0:00 – Intro 1:04 – MSG's championship ring phishing test 8:34 – Hackers pose as IT in Microsoft Teams 19:21 – PHP2Shell flaws exploited in the wild All that and more on Security Intelligence. "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more security content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence It all started with a small server rack in Ukraine. On this bonus episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski talks with Dan Medina, Executive Vice President at Available Infrastructure, about the state of software supply chain security today. We begin the episode with NotPetya, one of the most devastating cyberattacks in history, and a harbinger of things to come as supply chains have grown more complex. Dan was there when NotPetya landed, and he saw firsthand how it changed the rules of the cybersecurity game. We explore why even the most mature zero trust environments still depend on some trust, how attackers slip into that gap and why AI agents break the categories our security controls were built for. Then we dig into sovereign zero trust: knowing what's in your supply chain, who answers for each piece and who has the authority to shut it down when something goes wrong. Because something will go wrong. The question is whether you'll be ready. The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence An AI model helped researchers find two decade-old bugs in the code behind up to 70% of the web. Then the exploit details leaked before the patch did. This week on Security Intelligence, Nick Bradley, Don Cowan and Jim Guinn join host Patrick Austin to unpack three major cybersecurity stories. First, PHP2Shell could let attackers take over vulnerable servers without logging in. But you can't patch what you can't find, and PHP is buried in more systems than most teams realize. Then, Anthropic gives six outside evaluators employee-like access to test its AI models. Should frontier AI labs go further and let their competitors inspect their models? Finally, attackers hijack 333 Tor exit relays, rerouting traffic to harvest credentials. The way in? A reused password. A reminder that even attackers aren't immune to bad security hygiene. 0:00 – Intro 01:14 – The PHP bug putting the web at risk 08:50 – Anthropic invites outside AI evaluators 16:10 – Hijacked Tor relays steal passwords All that and more on Security Intelligence. "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence That melted ice cream might not be the freezer’s fault. On episode 56 of Security Intelligence, Claire Nunez and MJ Vaidya join host Patrick Austin to break down three cybersecurity stories and what they mean for defenders. First, attackers hijack refrigeration controllers from Danfoss, Copeland and Dixell at French supermarkets, pushing cases to 50°C. Team82 flagged the flaws and Danfoss shipped a fix, yet thousands of controllers remain exposed online. Is planned downtime the price of staying patched? Then, a Semperis survey of 1,200 IT professionals links AI to 84% of ransomware attacks. Many of those attacks abuse companies’ own AI agents and identity systems. Should your agents be part of your insider threat model? Finally, Bank of America brings on 1,000 contractors to patch vulnerabilities found by Anthropic’s Mythos and other AI security models. The panel debates whether AI can fix what it finds, and why patching can’t be a one-time push. All that and more on Security Intelligence. 00:00 – Intro 01:00 – Hackers hijack supermarket fridges 10:11 – AI linked to 84% of ransomware attacks 19:31 – Bank of America hires 1,000 patchers "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence What happens when AI agents start hacking websites without permission? On episode 55 of Security Intelligence, Sophie Cunningham, Ian Molloy and Seth Glasgow join host Patrick Austin to break down three cybersecurity stories and what they mean for defenders. First, Google pauses part of its open-source bug bounty program amid a flood of automated reports. Meanwhile, its own PageBreak AI agent is finding hundreds of vulnerabilities. Could AI ultimately save the bug bounty programs its overwhelming? Then, ClingSTUN malware exploits unpatched IoT devices and hides behind legitimate network traffic. The attack highlights a persistent security challenge: finding vulnerabilities is getting faster, but patching them isn't. Finally, OpenAI agents attempt to hack Wikimedia services, potentially contributing to a partial outage. The panel debates who should be held accountable when agents cross security boundaries. All that and more on Security Intelligence. 00:00 – Intro 01:38 – Google's AI bug bounty problem 13:32 – ClingSTUN Linux malware 21:34 – OpenAI agents target Wikipedia "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more AI content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligenceThat ChatGPT ad might not be from OpenAI. On episode 54 of Security Intelligence, Michelle Alvarez, Giacomo Casoni and Norman Dorsch join our new host Patrick Austin for imposter week: three stories about attackers posing as something you trust. First, attackers bought sponsored search ads that led to a fake “Plus 5.6” Custom GPT, which steered at least 40 victims toward a ClickFix page and a remote access trojan. The panel digs into why ClickFix keeps working, and whether AI companies should police their GPT marketplaces the way app stores do. Then: Rapid7 found Linux backdoors, including a new BPFDoor variant and a RAT called AVERAT, hiding on the appliances that screen companies’ email. From there, attackers can see an organization's mail traffic, and their own traffic blends right in. How do you catch an imposter that looks exactly like your security tools? Finally, suspected state-linked hackers exploit two critical flaws in Citrix NetScaler, hitting dozens of organizations across government, healthcare and critical infrastructure. Some Dutch hospitals took patient portals offline. And patching won’t evict attackers who got in first, which makes a tested playbook essential. All that and more In Security Intelligence. 00:00 – Intro 1:35 – Fake GPTs as malware lures 7:37 – Backdoors disguised as email 13:51 – Inside the NetScaler attacks "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more cybersecurity content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence Ask a chatbot for a customer service number, and you might get a scammer's. That's the trick behind "Dark Sourcery," a campaign that games AI answer engines into citing phishing links and fake support lines. It's SEO poisoning updated for an AEO world, and it works because so few of us verify what AI tells us before charging ahead. On episode 53 of Security Intelligence, Kimmie Farrington, Curtis Pitts and Dave McGinnis join hosts Matt Kosinski and Patrick Austin to break down three AI-enabled cyberattacks and what they mean for defenders. First, the poisoned chatbots: How does Dark Sourcery work, and how do we rethink trust in the AI era? Then, a threat actor spends months tearing through Ubiquiti, WordPress and Zyxel gear, stealing thousands of government documents. GreyNoise suspects it had an LLM helping write its tools. Finally, an AI agent swarm breaches hundreds of PaperCut servers. It goes from an empty workspace to a real victim in about four hours, and then ignores its own rules of engagement. All that and more on Security Intelligence. 00:00 - Intro 1:23 - Dark Sourcery 13:00 - LLM-assisted hacking spree 21:46 - Agent swarm attack "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more cybersecurity content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence People like to say “cybersecurity is a team sport.” But how often do we actually live up to that ideal? In this bonus episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski talks to Joe Xatruch about the Cyber Cluster, a public-private-academic alliance that’s turning Costa Rica into a global hub for cybersecurity talent and services. Joe shares what inspired the cluster, the obstacles they had to tackle to get it off the ground and the benefits it’s brought to people and organizations across the country. Plus—why the model is spreading, and why that’s great news. This is what a collaborative approach to cybersecurity really looks like. And it turns out it’s even better than the hype. All that and more on Security Intelligence. "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more security content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence Last week, some of the biggest names in AI coalesced around the need to pace development and strengthen security measures. Problem is, many of the biggest names in cybersecurity feel like they haven’t been invited to that conversation. On episode 52 of Security Intelligence, Jeff Crume, Nikki Robinson and Omari Jones join hosts Matt Kosinski and Patrick Austin to talk about the rising tensions between frontier labs and cybersecurity pros. The former seem to be approaching AI safety as primarily an issue of alignment, while the latter thinks a few good old-fashioned security controls could go a long, long way. Then: Just as the frontier labs are locking their models down, their open-weight counterparts are letting people pull off sophisticated hacks—like hijacking TikTok users’ cameras—with relative ease. Should open models play a bigger role in our security conversations? Finally, CISA and the FBI are sick and tired of all the spin, and their latest advisory calls on breach victims to be much more transparent about incidents. We explore what good crisis communications look like and how we get more organizations on board. All that and more on Security Intelligence 00:00 - Intro 1:30 - The AI cybersecurity shutout 13:53 - Open models hack TikTok 25:45 - CISA’s crisis comms advisory "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."

Visit Security Intelligence podcast page to get more cybersecurity content → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligence Depending on who you ask, the AI-driven vulnpocalypse is either the end of cybersecurity as we know it or a lot of hot air. This week on Security Intelligence, host Patrick Austin sits down with Giacomo Casoni, Brad Lair and Norman Dorsch to dig into a new report suggesting the AI vulnerability surge might be more manageable than feared—as long as organizations shift their focus from patching to validation. Then: Researchers caught AI agents secretly turning public wikis into makeshift message boards, apparently coordinating with each other to get around their own restrictions. How can we trust them with critical cybersecurity workflows? Plus, the ShinyHunters gang proves that old-school vishing can still beat multifactor authentication, no AI required. Finally, Shweta Jain, Head of Promontory at IBM Consulting, joins the show to talk about her new piece with Stephen Coraggio on why quantum computing and AI-powered threats are forcing banks to rethink cyber resilience. Read the article: https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/next-cyber-crisis-is-already-taking-shape All that and more, on Security Intelligence. 00:00 - Intro 1:36 - Rethinking the vulnpocalypse 6:20 - AI agents’ secret message boards 13:28 - ShinyHunters go vishing 19:31 - What is cyber resilience, really? "The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity. AI tools may be used to transcribe this episode and support selected stages of the production process. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by the production team before publication."