#91 - January security roundup: CVSS 10 in n8n, self-hosted AI scares, and nonstop patching

What can you automate with SWAMP today, from AWS to a Proxmox home lab? How do skills, scripts, and reusable workflows plug into your stack? Could this be your agent’s missing guardrails?  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

We kick off with a CVSS 10 in n8n, then look at self-hosted AI assistants with weak defaults and prompt injection risks. Are your API keys, inbox, and drives safe if a bot is open to the web? What should you rotate, patch, and hide behind a VPN?  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

We get into K8s vs native orchestrators. Do you still need Kubernetes when managed services cover most needs? How do cost, lock-in, and team skills change the choice? Expect a heated debate.  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

Are devs ignoring AI, misusing it, or getting real value? What happens when agents touch your env vars, repos, and pipelines? How do you share prompts, set team defaults, and keep trust? Could an AI engineer role lead culture as well as tools?  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

Which parts of AI Act, NIS2, DORA, and DSA overlap so you can cover more with less? What basics raise your baseline fast: central logs, backups, risk assessments, and human-in-the-loop governance? Could a simple mailing list make incident comms painless?  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

Want a quick map of EU compliance for engineers? How do you classify AI by risk and tell users when AI is used? When do you send a 24-hour heads-up and a one-month report after an incident? Does NIS2 make your board liable and your logs mandatory?  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

Is MCP just another server you need to threat model, patch, and monitor? How do you keep users from over-privileged access, block LLM injection, and stop blind spots? We unpack the VentureBeat article https://venturebeat.com/security/mcp-stacks-have-a-92-exploit-probability-how-10-plugins-became-enterprise with real-world tips.  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

We break down 10 years of HashiConf and this year's Terraform-heavy news. What do Terraform Actions with Ansible, Stacks GA, and HCP-only features mean for day two work? Is open source getting left behind, and is OpenTofu worth a look?  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

Can AI really help us build more secure software? What’s working in practice right now, and where do the tools still fall short? Mattias and Paulina share their views.  We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel

It’s been a while since OpenTofu was released to the public, so we wanted to check in on where it stands today. How is the community adopting it? What’s the public sentiment? And how does it differ from Terraform in terms of features? This time we’re joined by Cole Bittel, an experienced SRE, platform engineer, and contributor to OpenTofu. He shares his hands-on experience migrating to OpenTofu, and we look into the problems teams face with infrastructure as code and how both Terraform and OpenTofu approach solving them. We are always happy to answer any questions, hear suggestions for new episodes, or hear from you, our listeners. DevSecOps Talks podcast LinkedIn page DevSecOps Talks podcast website DevSecOps Talks podcast YouTube channel