Interview with Shiva Pillay from Veeam
Safe AI at ScaleAI investment is exploding, yet nearly 90% of enterprise initiatives fail because the data powering AI cannot be trusted. That’s the uncomfortable truth the industry is facing right now. Safe AI at scale requires more than just great models—it demands trusted, governed, and recoverable data.This segment is sponsored by Veeam. Visit https://securityweekly.com/veeam to learn more about them!Segment resources:Topic: Sure, we know how initial access works, but what about lateral movement?
A special topic segment where we're joined by Albert Estevez Polo, field CTO for Zero Networks (a community guest, not a podcast sponsor). Zero Networks just released some very interesting data on what attackers are doing after they gain access to victim's environments and how they're doing it.Segment Resources:Weekly Enterprise Security News
Finally, in the enterprise security news,- Funding and acquisitions
- Good news, Mythos isn’t dangerous anymore!
- An excellent breach analysis
- Cyber insurance rates are dropping, but there’s a catch
- CISA updates vulnerability remediation guidance
- Zoom calls are worse than you think, and maybe not for the reasons you think
- Remember when it was illegal to rip DVDs?
Albert is field CTO for Zero Networks. He has 25 years of experience and a track record of being at the forefront of technological innovation, including expertise in quantum computing, zero trust, and micro segmentation strategies. Before joining Palo Alto Networks in 2011, he developed the first migration tool, which would later evolve into what is now known as Expedition, a key resource in the industry for firewall migration and optimization.
Shiva Pillay is Veeam’s General Manager & Senior Vice President, Americas, responsible for leading Veeam’s growth and business operations across the region. Shiva has spent more than 15 years in the IT industry, working across various spaces, including data protection, security, SaaS, and automation.
Most recently, he was the Veeam General Manager & Senior Vice President for APJ. During this time, he led inside sales, channels/alliances, pre-sales, and cloud service providers with a focus on driving alignment, high growth, and optimizing performance — later taking on all responsibility for the region. Prior to Veeam, he held senior leadership positions at RSA, EMC, The SCE Group, Prevalent Inc., and SevOne. Shiva also currently serves as an advisor for several start-up organizations in the U.S.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wollongong.
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Adrian Sanabria
- FUNDING/M&A, courtesy of the Security, Funded newsletter, issue #247 – Cyera You Later
VIBE CHECK
By the end of 2026, will AI governance rules actually keep pace with how quickly teams are deploying AI agents?
- 55% - No - Agents will keep outrunning the rules
- 27% - We'll all still be focused on discovery then
- 9% - Yes - the EU AI Act + new SEC rules force it
- 9% - Maybe, but only on paper
FUNDING
- Cyera, a United States-based data security posture management platform, raised a $300.0M Series G from Evolution Equity Partners. Decacorn Alert!
- Opal Security, a United States-based identity and access governance platform, raised a $23.0M Venture Round from Battery Ventures and Greylock.
ACQUISITIONS
- Phosphorus Cybersecurity, a United States-based embedded operational technology security platform, was acquired by Dragos for an undisclosed amount. Phosphorus Cybersecurity had previously raised $70.0M in funding.
- Voidzero, a United States-based open-source JavaScript toolchain platform, was acquired by Cloudflare for an undisclosed amount. Voidzero has not previously disclosed funding.
- AI NEWS: Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5
Good news, Mythos isn't dangerous anymore!
Here's my snarky take on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adrian-sanabria_good-news-mythos-isnt-dangerous-anymore-activity-7470229447103758336-TPf3
And my theory that the Mythos roll-out could have been an intentional lead gen strategy: https://www.defendersinitiative.com/p/the-unintended-consequences-of-vulnmaxxing
- AI NEWS: Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable
Somewhere between overprotective and sales pitch-y
- AI NEWS: US National Security Agency using Anthropic’s Mythos for cyber attacks
I guess USGov and Anthropic made up?
- REPORTS: CodeRabbit Report – AI code creates 1.7x more problems, by David Loker
Useful context to go with the Mythos/Fable announcement
- REPORTS: FortiGate Admin-Hijack Operator Plants Hidden Backdoors and Steals Full Device Configuration
LOVE the report format here. Jealous that it's better than the format we came up with for DefendersInitiative.com. Lots of super useful lessons to learn from this one.
- CYBER INSURANCE: Cyber Insurance Rates Are Dropping, but Exclusions Widen
Exclusions for phishing/vishing? Uhhh, I can't see this flying.
- REGULATIONS: BOD 26-04: A new era of prioritized remediation
- REFERENCES: Disclose.io has a handy calendar post covering the rest of 2026
"Key dates for the vulnerability disclosure and security research community: policy comment deadlines, regulations, CFPs, and international developments."
- SQUIRREL: Zoom Calls Are So Much Worse For Us Than You Think
Fascinating - I hadn't even considered this.
- SQUIRREL: In 1999 This Was a Federal Crime. In 2026 the Hardware Is $22 and the Software Is Free.
A long read, but a really, really excellent one. Decoding DVDs was illegal and then it wasn't. This is the full story.
