Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023

CyCognito’s CEO on keeping people and endpoints secure

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Freddie Mac CISO on the evolving cyber threat targeting financial services

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Zoom Deputy CISO on adapting to newfound customer requirements

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<body>First Topic - Podcast Content Plans for 2026</body>

<body><h3>First Topic - Podcast Content Plans for 2026</h3></body>

<body>Every year, I like to sit down and consider what the podcast should be focusing on. Not doing so ensures every single episode will be about AI and nobody wants that. Least of all, me. If I have one more all-AI episode, my head is going to explode.</body>

<body>Every year, I like to sit down and consider what the podcast should be focusing on. Not doing so ensures every single episode will be about AI and nobody wants that. Least of all, me. If I have one more all-AI episode, my head is going to explode.</body>

<body>With that said, most of what we talk about in this segment is AI (picard face palm.png). I think 2026 will be THE defining year for GenAI. Three years after the release of ChatGPT, I think we've hit peak GenAI hype and folks are ready for it to put up or shut up. We'll see winners grow and get acquired and losers pivot to something else. More than anything, I want to interview folks who have actually seen it work at scale, rather than just in a cool demo in a vendor sandbox.</body>

<body>With that said, most of what we talk about in this segment is AI (picard face palm.png). I think 2026 will be THE defining year for GenAI. Three years after the release of ChatGPT, I think we've hit peak GenAI hype and folks are ready for it to put up or shut up. We'll see winners grow and get acquired and losers pivot to something else. More than anything, I want to interview folks who have actually seen it work at scale, rather than just in a cool demo in a vendor sandbox.</body>

<body>Also on the agenda for this year:</body>

<body>Also on the agenda for this year:</body>

<body><ul><li>The battle against infostealers and session hijacking: we didn't have a good answer in 2025. When is it coming? Will it include Macs, despite them not having a traditional TPM?</li><li>The state of trust in outsourcing and third party use (Cloud, MSSPs, SaaS, contractors): 2025 was not a good year for third parties. Lots of them got breached and caused their customers a lot of pain. Also, there's the state of balkanization between the US and... the rest of the entire world. Everyone outside the US seems to be trying to derisk their companies and systems from the Cloud Act right now.</li><li>Vulnerability management market disruption: there are half a dozen startups already plotting to disrupt the market, likely to come out of stealth in 2026</li><li>Future of the SOC: if it's not AI, what is it?</li><li>What else???</li></ul></body>

<body>What am I missing? What would you like to see us discuss? Please drop me a line and let me know: adrian.sanabria@cyberriskalliance.com</body>

<body>What am I missing? What would you like to see us discuss? Please drop me a line and let me know: adrian.sanabria@cyberriskalliance.com</body>

<body>Topic 2: The state of cybersecurity hiring</body>

<body><h3>Topic 2: The state of cybersecurity hiring</h3></body>

<body>This topic has been in the works for a while! Ayman had a whole <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-into-infosec/id1437669665">podcast</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Practical-Starting-Information-Security/dp/1794628827?sr=8-1">book</a> focused on all the paths people take to get into security. Jackie worked with WiSys on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wicys.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WiCyS-Pathways-in-Cyber-PDF-9.24.25.pdf">outlining pathways</a> into a cybersecurity career.</body>

<body>This topic has been in the works for a while! Ayman had a whole <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-into-infosec/id1437669665">podcast</a> and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Practical-Starting-Information-Security/dp/1794628827?sr=8-1">book</a> focused on all the paths people take to get into security. Jackie worked with WiSys on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wicys.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WiCyS-Pathways-in-Cyber-PDF-9.24.25.pdf">outlining pathways</a> into a cybersecurity career.</body>

<body>Whether you're already in cyber or looking for a way in, this segment crams a lot of great advice into just 15-20 minutes.</body>

<body>Whether you're already in cyber or looking for a way in, this segment crams a lot of great advice into just 15-20 minutes.</body>

<body><ul><li>Ayman's <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://cloudsecuritylabs.notion.site/Getting-Started-In-Infosec-Cybersecurity-2e24378b590c806e95e6e3f733ef0680">personal guide</a> for getting into security </li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wicys.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WiCyS-Pathways-in-Cyber-PDF-9.24.25.pdf">https://www.wicys.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WiCyS-Pathways-in-Cyber-PDF-9.24.25.pdf</a></li></ul></body>

<body>Finally, in the enterprise security news,</body>

<body>Finally, in the enterprise security news, </body>

<body><ol><li>Fundings and acquisitions still strong in 2026!</li><li>Santa might be done delivering gifts, but not protecting Macs!</li><li>ClickFix attacks</li><li>Weaponized Raspberry Pis</li><li>MongoDB incidents for Christmas</li><li>Top 10 Cyber attacks of 2025</li><li>US gets tough on nation state hackers?</li><li>Brute force attacks on Banks</li><li>An AI Vending Machine</li></ol></body>

<body>All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.</body>

<body>All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.</body>

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<body>Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you’re a rat. How do we keep kids and young adults safe in an era of AI-driven attacks?</body>

<body>Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you’re a rat. How do we keep kids and young adults safe in an era of AI-driven attacks?</body>

<body>Tom Arnold, Adjunct Professor, Digital Evidence &amp; Forensics, Cybersecurity Graduate Program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss his new book: The Digital Detective: First Intervention. We examine how technologies like deepfakes, voice cloning, and hyper-personalized scams are being used to target younger audiences, and what parents, educators, communities, and CISOs can do to build awareness, resilience, and smart digital habits.</body>

<body>Tom Arnold, Adjunct Professor, Digital Evidence &amp; Forensics, Cybersecurity Graduate Program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss his new book: The Digital Detective: First Intervention. We examine how technologies like deepfakes, voice cloning, and hyper-personalized scams are being used to target younger audiences, and what parents, educators, communities, and CISOs can do to build awareness, resilience, and smart digital habits.</body>

<body>Learn how today’s highly organized operations, powered by automation and advanced AI, power the bad actors’ tools, techniques, and procedures—making them more effective than ever. Understanding the past helps us prepare for the future—and protect the next generation online, including our employees.</body>

<body>Learn how today’s highly organized operations, powered by automation and advanced AI, power the bad actors’ tools, techniques, and procedures—making them more effective than ever. Understanding the past helps us prepare for the future—and protect the next generation online, including our employees.</body>

<body><ul><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.idigitaldetective.com/blog">https://www.idigitaldetective.com/blog</a></li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.idigitaldetective.com/">https://www.idigitaldetective.com/</a></li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.unlv.edu/degree/ms-cybersecurity">https://www.unlv.edu/degree/ms-cybersecurity</a></li></ul></body>

<body>In the leadership and communications segment, Executives say cybersecurity has outgrown the IT department, The Most Dangerous Leadership Mistake Isn’t a Wrong Answer. It’s a Wrong Question, Building cyber talent through competition, residency, and real-world immersion, and more!</body>

<body>In the leadership and communications segment, Executives say cybersecurity has outgrown the IT department, The Most Dangerous Leadership Mistake Isn’t a Wrong Answer. It’s a Wrong Question, Building cyber talent through competition, residency, and real-world immersion, and more!</body>

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<body>Our field is booming! Cybersecurity jobs are projected to grow 33 percent through 2033, far outpacing the average 4 percent growth across all jobs. (And yes, those stats could be made up, but they sound nice, eh?) Yet newcomers often feel paralyzed by where to start. The truth? There's no single "right path," but there are proven strategies that work. The field needs people at all levels, and you don't need a four-year degree to break in. We'll discuss all the details, including a list of projects for beginners in Cybersecurity, plus plenty of non-technical suggestions!</body>

<body>Our field is booming! Cybersecurity jobs are projected to grow 33 percent through 2033, far outpacing the average 4 percent growth across all jobs. (And yes, those stats could be made up, but they sound nice, eh?) Yet newcomers often feel paralyzed by where to start. The truth? There's no single "right path," but there are proven strategies that work. The field needs people at all levels, and you don't need a four-year degree to break in. We'll discuss all the details, including a list of projects for beginners in Cybersecurity, plus plenty of non-technical suggestions!</body>