The Adversarial Podcast
Join former ICE:NYSE CISO Jerry Perullo, former Snowflake CISO Mario Duarte, and former JupiterOne CISO and Bank of America leader Sounil Yu as they dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly in the latest cybersecurity news. Each week, they discuss the most pressing headlines, offer candid commentary, and share unique insights from their extensive experience in the field.
Episodes
S4E22 – HuggingFace compromised by agentic attack, Gold Eagle program
00:00 The Adversarial Podcast00:58 Hugging Face’s AI-driven incident disclosure 03:48 What makes an attack “AI-enabled” 06:04 Exploits, vulnerabilities, and bespoke code execution paths 10:03 AI attackers vs. AI defenders11:19 Verification asymmetry: attackers vs. defenders13:03 Detective controls, red teaming, and breach simulation 16:41 Why AI defenders matter 26:25 Gold Eagle / national coordin
S4E21 - Travel Security, AI Defense Matrix, Startup Security
In this episode, Jerry, Mario, and Sounil delve into cybersecurity challenges related to travel, threat models, AI security, and best practices for startups. They explore practical strategies for managing security risks in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, emphasizing the importance of threat modeling, secure coding, and organizational priorities.00:00 Intro01:55 Travel Restrictions and Securi
S4E20 - AI Executive Order, Project Glasswing Expanding, Cybersecurity Workforce
Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security The White House EO pushes federal agencies toward AI-enabled cyber defense, frontier-model benchmarking, and a voluntary framework for trusted access to high-end AI systems. Expanding Project Glasswing Anthropic is widening Project Glasswing beyond its first cohort, giving more trusted security teams access to Claude Mythos Preview
S4E19 – Canvas hacked, Cloudflare layoffs, GitHub CVE rundown
Canvas hack strands university students during finals week. A Canvas cyberattack hit universities and K-12 schools during finals, locking students and teachers out of grades, assignments, lecture materials, and exams at the worst possible moment.Building for the future. Cloudflare says it is cutting more than 1,100 employees as it restructures around internal AI-driven workflows, even as the timin
S4E18 – Mythos and TPRM, does SOC 2 really work?
00:34 - Introduction03:33 - Enterprise Challenges07:08 - End User and Browsers21:55 - Vulnerability Metrics40:37 - Approaching Leadership42:09 - TPRM Discussion46:40 - Sharing Findings01:03:04 - ConclusionMozilla: Anthropic’s Mythos found 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150Anthropic’s Mythos found 271 zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox 150 Mozilla let Anthropic’s Mythos loose on Firefox 1
S4E17 – Mythos, Delve's downfall, and supply chain attacks
Project Glasswing (https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing) Anthropic is letting AWS, Apple, Google, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Cisco, NVIDIA, and friends point Claude Mythos at their shared attack surface while backing it with $100M in credits and $4M for OSS security groups so blue teams can burn down latent vulns before the offense gets equivalent AI. Inside the TeamPCP cascading supply chain attack (htt
Special RSAC episode with Cloudflare - Cybersecurity and AI, CISO/Board dynamics, future of cybersecurity
The Adversarial Podcast brings you a special episode in collaboration with Cloudflare's Security Signal Podcast.0:39 - 3:33 AI Governance and Autonomy 6:26 - 8:49 Human in the Loop 9:17 - 11:40 Cybersecurity and AI 15:26 - 18:19 Resilience and Anti-Fragility 28:24 - 33:05 Threat Intelligence 33:31 - 36:50 Board and CISO Dynamics 41:09 - 42:35 Future of Cybersecurity 42:35 - 44:14 Books and Resourc
S4E15 – RSAC, Iranian hackers, White House's Cyber Strategy and Cyber EOs, the Future of TPRM
Iran-linked hackers claim responsibility for attack on US medical device maker StrykerAttackers tied to Iran say they hit Stryker, and investors punished the stock as the company scrambled to assess exposure.Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Cybercrime GangsThe President issued an order to tide together federal tools, international partners, and private-sector incentives for hunting down and di
S4E14 – Federal Gov vs. Anthropic, 40% layoff at Blocks due to AI
Claude Code Security research preview Claude now reasons about code like a human researcher, re-checks its own findings for confidence, and surfaces patch suggestions in a dashboard while keeping humans in control—limited preview for Enterprise/Team customers plus expedited access for open-source maintainers. Pentagon gives Anthropic a best-and-final offer With a deadline looming, the Pentagon dem
S4E13 – Munich Security Conference, hiring AI specialists, Gemini used by criminals
GTIG AI Threat Tracker: Distillation, Experimentation, and (Continued) Integration of AI for Adversarial Use Google’s threat team distills red-team learnings from sophisticated experimentation as it hardens defenses and anticipates adversarial AI backdoors.New Trump Cyber Strategy Prompts Companies to Mull Legal Limits The administration’s aggressive cyber doctrine is forcing firms to reconsider h
Adversarial Podcast S4E12 – Curl shuts down bug bounty program, most expensive security control that gave zero security
The end of the curl bug bounty program. Curl’s creator Daniel Stenberg announced the shutdown of the project’s bug-bounty program because overwhelming volumes of low-quality and AI-generated reports, coupled with bad-faith security submissions, impose excessive mental and time costs while providing little real improvement to the software.Changing Federal Reserve Regulations. The memo directs Feder
Adversarial Podcast S4E11 – Iran Internet blackout, threat intelligence briefings, cyber framework alignment
00:00 Intro 01:40 Iran's Internet blackout 48:06 U.S. Weighs Expanding Private Companies’ Role in Cyberwarfare 57:35 Aligning cybersecurity programs to frameworksThere's an internet blackout in Iran. How are videos and images getting out? During Iran’s nationwide internet blackout imposed amid widespread anti-government protests, some citizens have been using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service
Adversarial Podcast S4E10 – AI impact on cyber jobs, SOC 2 fraud, CISA polygraph failure
Cloudy Outlook for Cyber Jobs as AI Fills Security Gaps. Cybersecurity hiring growth slowed to 7% in 2025 amid flat budgets and economic uncertainty, with firms shifting spend toward AI automation over expanding teams.Coupang, Inc. (CPNG) Class Period Expanded in Pending Investor Securities Lawsuit - Hagens Berman. Hagens Berman expanded a securities class action against Coupang over alleged cyber
Adversarial Podcast S4E09 – New Pentagon CIO, age verification in Australia, Microsoft overhauls bug bounty program
Nation Cyber Strategy Forthcoming The Trump administration is preparing a new national cyber strategy that increasingly relies on private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations on behalf of the U.S. government. Kirsten Davies Confirmed as Pentagon CIO The U.S. Senate confirmed Kirsten Davies as the Department of Defense’s Chief Information Officer, placing her in charge of modernizing and
Adversarial Podcast S4E08 – Shai-Hulud worm strikes again, critical React vuln, CrowdStrike insider threat
00:00 Intro02:33 Shai Hulud 2.017:12 Max severity React vulnerability29:23 CrowdStrike catches insider feeding information to hackers46:24 Anthropic disruptes AI-orchestrated cyber campaign52:35 Uncertain economy takes effect on cyber teamsShai-Hulud 2.0 Aftermath: Trends, Victimology and ImpactResearchers report that Shai-Hulud 2.0 is an ongoing npm supply-chain worm that has compromised hundreds
Adversarial Podcast S4E07 – The password is "Louvre", AI ransomware, Nevada stands up to ransomware
00:00 Intro01:50 Louvre password08:54 Trump budget cuts20:35 Google AI threat report36:56 Nevada didn’t pay ransom48:25 Moved the needle58:38 L3Harris Trenchant boss stole exploits, sold to Russia62:00 Ransomware remediation firm employees go rogue63:40 Cybersecurity Is A Digital Identity Problem And We Must Deal With ItThe password for the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre”The Louvre
Adversarial Podcast S4E06 – F5 Breach, AWS Outage, Risk Management vs. Security Engineering
00:00 Intro 00:50 AWS Outage 20:48 F5 Breach 41:06 Risk Management vs. Security Engineering 58:19 Moving the Needle Part 3F5 Hack Blamed on ChinaChinese state-backed hackers allegedly breached U.S. cybersecurity firm F5, gaining year-long access to its systems and BIG-IP source code, prompting security fears and causing the company to warn of revenue impacts and falling shares.AWS OutageA race con
Adversarial Podcast S4E05 – Oracle Zero-Day, US cyber info sharing law expires, UK government guarantor for Jaguar attack
00:00 Highlight03:44 Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day14:49 UK government to be guarantor for Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack25:54 "Moved the needle" Part 248:18 12 Security Problems Practitioners Want Solved1:02:53 National Risk of Losing the CISA 2015 Act?Oracle E-Business Suite Zero-Day Exploited in Widespread Extortion CampaignMandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group uncovered a large-scale
Adversarial Podcast S4E04 – "Moving the needle" awards, effect of H-1B changes on cyber industry, Salesloft aftermath
00:00 Highlight 00:43 Intro 06:40 "Moved the needle" awards 37:05 Scattered Lapsus$ and Jaguar Hack 44:39 One Token to Rule Them All - Entra pwned 1:02:21 H-1B visa changes and their effect on the cyber industryScattered Lapsus$ and Jaguar HackJaguar Land Rover has extended its production pause until October after a cyberattack crippled its IT systems. The company is struggling to recover operatio
Adversarial Podcast S4E03 – Fumbled NPM Attack, Entering the AI Browser Market, Salesloft breach
00:00 Intro03:10 NPM supply chain attack leaves attackers empty handed24:44 Why is Atlassian buying a browser company?37:20 Apple's new Memory Integrity Enforcement52:56 Salesloft breach leads to downstream hacksHackers left empty-handed after massive NPM supply-chain attackHackers briefly compromised popular NPM packages like chalk and debug-js, infecting ~10% of cloud environments, but despite t
Adversarial Podcast S4E02 - Cyber acquisitions and raises, 95% of GenAI pilots failing, Zelle's alleged security lapses
00:00 Introduction & BlackHat02:06 Cybersecurity in Schools18:53 Black Hat Conference Highlights34:02 New York sues Zelle44:48 Trends in Cybersecurity Mergers and Acquisitions1:02:44 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing1:08:53 Prompt injection with poisoned calendar invitesDARPA announces $4 million winner of AI code review competition at DEF CONDARPA announced Team Atlanta as
Adversarial Podcast S4E01 - Trump's AI Action Plan, Chip Security Act, receiving gifts from vendors
00:00 Introduction & BlackHat 03:14 AI Action Plan Overview 13:30 Chip Security Act 20:48 Government led AI-ISAC? 23:16 UK government considering banning public sector ransomware payments 28:14 Microsoft probing if Chinese hackers learned SharePoint flaws through alert 42:07 Ethics in Vendor Relationships – Gifts for meetingsAmerica's AI Action Plan“America’s AI Action Plan,” released by the T
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 27 - Is AI necessary for cyber investment? Microsoft moving away from kernel-based AV; Moonlighting and Fake IT workers
00:00 Intro3:23 Cybersecurity stocks: why now might be the time to buy?8:55 AI in cyber investment and business29:28 Microsoft is moving antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel34:29 New AI Malware PoC Reliably Evades Microsoft Defender37:08 VSCode Fork; Putting Millions at Risk43:39 Extensions turn Trojan and infect 2.3M Chrome and Edge users54:20 US government takes down major North Korean
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 26 - US Treasury's Cybersecurity Failures, SEC scraps proposed cybersecurity rules, what makes AI Security different
00:00 Intro03:17 Banks call out US Treasury's cybersecurity failures28:54 SEC scraps proposed cybersecurity rules38:05 What makes AI Security differentBanks Challenge Treasury on Cybersecurity Failures. A coalition of major U.S. banking associations—including the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, MFA, and SIFMA—has publicly challenged the U.S. Treasury and OCC to adopt private-s
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 25 – From CISOs to Entrepreneurs, Trump changes to Biden's Cyber EOs, banks ask SEC to drop disclosure requirements
00:00 Intro04:15 Our journeys from CISOs to Entreprenuers23:48 Trump changes Biden's Cyber EOs28:40 States rebuff proposed federal ban on AI laws36:43 Vanta bug exposes customers' data to other customers49:12 SentinelOne outage52:53 Banking groups ask SEC to drop incident disclosure requirements1:00:37 Cybersecurity teams generate average $36M in business growth1:03:50 Cybersecurity Companies Want
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 24 – Global Lumma takedown, Coinbase employee bribed, malicious MCP integrations and NPM packages
00:00 Intro02:49 Authorities Carry Out Elaborate Global Takedown of Infostealer Heavily Used by Cybercriminals14:29 Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data and are demanding $20 million ransom26:24 Fake OpenAI MCP Integration32:25 Malicious npm Packages Infect 3,200+ Cursor Users With Backdoor, Steal Credentials36:03 Destructive malware available in NPM repo went unnoticed for 2
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 23 – Crowdstrike layoffs, RSA Innovation Sandbox, new Pentagon CIO
00:00 Intro00:44 Sounil's RSA Innovation Sandbox experience5:00 5% staffing cuts at Crowdstrike, AI cited as a factor16:00 Trump picks private sector veteran as Pentagon CIO32:41 Messaging app used by Trump official suspends operations after reported hack49:52 An open letter to third-party suppliers59:32 Microsoft Sets Passkeys Default for New Accounts; 15 Billion Users Gain Passwordless Support1:
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 22 – RSA Conference is here, Verizon's 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, China names alleged US hackers
00:00 Intro00:31 RSA conference14:38 Verizon's 2025 DBIR report37:55 Security of "Sign in with Google/Microsoft"1:02:50 China accuses US of launching 'advanced' cyberattacks, names alleged NSA agentsRSA Links:Innovation Sandbox: https://www.rsaconference.com/usa/programs/innovation-sandboxProfessional Association of CISOs: https://theciso.org/Pitch for Charity: https://www.okta.com/newsroom/press-
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 21 – Chris Krebs & Sentinel One's clearances revoked, Oracle hack, how Goldberg got added to Signal chat
⬇️ See below for timestamps/summaries/references for each topic00:00 Highlight/theme23:05 Intro06:56 White House revokes Chris Krebs and SentinelOne's security clearances16:55 How Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat26:48 DOGE staffer provided tech support to cybercrime ring39:29 China Acknowledged Role in U.S. Infra Hacks51:56 Oracle under fire for its handling of secur
Adversarial Podcast Ep. 20 – corporate espionage among SaaS companies, DC's Signal snafu, where is the cyber market going?
⬇️ See below for timestamps/summaries/references for each topic00:00 Highlight/theme00:28 Intro02:15 Unicorn startup allegedly cultivated spy to steal trade secrets from competitor18:19 Google Strikes $32 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Wiz33:35 Trump Administration accidentally sends war plans to reporter via Signal47:20 GitHub action supply chain attack53:55 Oracle under fire for its hand
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 19 – AI-Powered Cybercrime, CISO job market, the BYOL elephant in the room
⬇️ See below for timestamps/summaries/references for each topic00:00 Highlight/theme00:37 Intro01:37 Malvertising campaign leads to info stealers hosted on GitHub11:59 Wall Street is worried it can't keep up with AI-powered cybercriminals24:02 What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X28:34 Bring-your-own-laptop policies40:41 Are WAFs useful or are they just another TPRM box to ch
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 18 - CISA cuts, North Koreans steal $1.5B in crypto, planning for RSA Conference
00:00 Highlight00:28 Intro3:41 What's getting cut at CISA?19:01 USCYBERCOM told to stop planning offensive attacks against Russia27:54 ByBit hacked for $1.5B in cryptocurrency40:01 CISO discussion: How to regain trust after a cyber breach49:17 CISO discussion: Data security for GenAI tools58:43 How to get the most out of RSA Conference💰 Budget cuts hit CISA, and election security programs might be
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 17 - 2025 CISO Compensation Survey, Okta layoffs and employee value, TLS inspection
⬇️ See below for timestamps/summaries/references for each topic00:00 Highlight/theme 00:37 Intro 1:21 Hitch Partners survey of CISOs 13:34 Dangling S3 buckets 24:35 Update on Cybersecurity Innovation Executive Order 32:58 Cyber stocks - NET and CRWD at all-time highs 44:07 Okta lays off 180 employees, including security engineers 55:47 Is anyone actually doing TLS inspection? 1:03:21 Is a SOC2 cer
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 16 - Cyber policy wishlist, RedNote/TikTok, Marsh's cyber insurance report, do CISOs need deep technical skills?
⬇️ See below for timestamps/summaries/references for each topic00:00 Intro01:33 Biden's Executive Order on Cyber Security05:18 Cyber policy wishlist21:30 TikTok and RedNote29:36 Marsh's report on cyber insurance49:21 Do CISOs need to be highly technical?Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity The outgoing Biden administration issues an executive orde
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 15 - US-China-Taiwan cyber relations, mobile app ads facilitating spying, holiday DoS vulnerabilities
Join former CISOs Jerry, Mario, and Sounil as they dissect the latest cybersecurity news, discuss evolving threats, and share their seasoned perspectives on infosec. 00:00 Highlight00:32 Intro1:48 China accuses US of stealing trade secrets10:05 Taiwan reports 2.4M Chinese cyberattacks/day18:21 Christmas day Chrome Extension hacks, including Cyberhaven23:28 Krebs: U.S. Army Soldier arrested for Sno
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 14 - Future of CISA/SEC under Trump, US Telco news, DAO faces $50M hack
In this episode of The Adversarial Podcast, Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu discuss the latest developments in cybersecurity, geopolitical threats, and emerging trends as 2025 approaches.00:00 Introduction 02:06 Trump 2.0's effect on security 03:25 Future of CISA 09:00 Future of SEC cyber reports 15:57 Possible Trump 2.0 priorities 19:40 Spying on US Telco 20:20 What is SS7? 24:04 SS7 v
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 13 - East/west coast CISOs, top CISO expenses in 2024, crypto regulation
In this episode of The Adversarial Podcast, Jerry, Mario, and Sounil bring their adversarial insights to a packed discussion of the latest topics in enterprise cybersecurity. - East Coast vs. West Coast CISOs: The trio explores the divide between East Coast and West Coast CISOs. Is the East too focused on risk? Does the West overfit to AppSec and "shift-left" practices? - 2024 CISO Budget Report:
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 12 - RSA Conference making competition winners accept investment, inefficacy of phishing training
In this episode of The Adversarial Podcast, former CISOs Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu explore critical topics shaping the cybersecurity landscape.1. Crosspoint Capital’s RSA Innovation Sandbox Model The hosts discuss Crosspoint Capital's controversial $5 million SAFE investment requirement for Innovation Sandbox finalists. They examine the implications for startups, founders, and the
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 11 - Incoming Trump administration, Microsoft's leaked SaaS creds, and software liability policy
Introduction:The episode opens with a discussion on securing devices for employees traveling to high-risk countries, like China, as a way to protect corporate data and maintain customer trust.Hosts Jerry, Sounil, and Mario welcome listeners and discuss recent events, including the FS-ISAC Fall Summit in Atlanta and geopolitical implications of the recent election.Key Topics:Geopolitical Risks:The
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 10 - the CISO job market, CRQ, beg bounties, and cryptography
(00:00) Intro (5:15) The CISO job market: present and future (25:57) Handling beg bounties and VDP (41:30) Quantum cryptography – how important is cryptography, really? Stories: “Chinese Researchers Reportedly Crack Encryption With Quantum Computer” - https://www.pcmag.com/news/chinese-researchers-reportedly-crack-encryption-with-quantum-computer Hosts:Jerry Perullo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 9 - NIST password guidelines, CUPS vulnerabilities, breach vs. hack
(00:00) Intro & NIST’s new password complexity requirements(13:19) CUPS vulnerability: critical or a distraction(31:26) Federal standards for cybersecurity in health care: should legal responsibility fall on individuals?(47:30) What constitutes a hack vs a breach?Stories:“NIST Drops Password Complexity, Mandatory Reset Rules” - https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/ni
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 8 - Pagers and Supply Chain Attacks, GitHub stealers, “Founder Mode”
(00:00) Intro (02:24) Exploding pagers: are psychological attacks worse than breaches? (20:21) Are credit card breaches still a concern in 2024? (24:57) Infostealer delivered through GitHub Issues: how are trustworthy services being abused? (31:45) Founder mode: when is it time to switch from "founder mode" to "manager mode?"(44:02) Is open-source more secure than closed-source? Stories and books
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 7 - Security Certs, Vulnerability Disclosure, and Effective Security Controls
Listen as CISOs-turned-founders Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu discuss the value of security exams and question the relevance of certain certifications in today’s industry. Then, they debate into the vulnerability disclosure process, exploring how CVEs impact companies outside the SaaS world and whether CISA’s "Secure by Design" initiative is truly effective across industries. Finally,
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 6 - SSN Leaks, Cloud Misconfigurations, and Passkeys
Join former CISOs-turned-founders Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu as they debate the impact of SSN leaks, discuss the effectiveness of recently implemented ransom payment bans in Miami, and recently reported AWS misconfigurations. Then, listen as they debate passkeys, vulnerability management, and board reporting.00:00 Intro 02:17 Social Security Number breach 14:48 Ransomware payment b
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 5 - Why Boards want more Joe Sullivans and Tim Browns and less CISOs - Jerry Perullo live at Evanta
Speaking live at the Evanta CISO Summit in Atlanta in June 2024, host Jerry Perullo talks candidly about why CISOs are failing to land Board Director roles.
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 4 - CrowdStrike Lawsuits, Overhyped Exploits, and Fake Remote Employees
Join former CISOs-turned-founders Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu as they discuss upcoming lawsuits related to the recent CrowdStrike outage, switching costs, overhyped security vulnerabilities and their effect on practitioners' responsibilities, fake employees from North Korea, the information stealers and the state of password managers, and the increasing threat of deepfakes.Stories“C
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 3 - CrowdStrike, Wiz Acquisition Rumors, and SolarWinds
In this episode, former CISOs-turned-founders Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu discuss the recent Crowdstrike outages, PR in the recent Wiz acquisition rumors, stakeholder value in Rapid7, and the SEC dropping charges in the SolarWinds case.Stories: - Activist Jana has a stake in Rapid7. There are two paths to bolster value at the cybersecurity company: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/29/tw
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 2 - Chrome Extension Vulns, Cyber Job Market, Mouse Jigglers, and the Ransomware Plague
In this episode, former CISOs-turned-founders Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu discuss malicious Chrome extensions, the cybersecurity job market, mouse jigglers and security policy, and the impact of the recent ransomware wave. They share insights from their experiences, exploring the challenges of managing browser security policies, job burnout, and banning ransom payments.Stories:Milli
The Adversarial Podcast Pilot – Cybersecurity Investments, Secure Configurations vs. Code, and Risk Management
Join former CISOs-turned-founders Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu as they reflect on the state of cybersecurity investments in 2024, debate the importance of configuration vs. code security, and discuss the importance of governance in risk management.Stories:‘There’s A Lot Of Noise’ — VCs Trying To Find Clarity In Cluttered Cyber AI Landscape: https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/v
The Adversarial Podcast Ep. 1 - Snowflake, Shared Fate, and the Gili Ra’anan Model
In this episode, former CISOs-turned-founders Jerry Perullo, Mario Duarte, and Sounil Yu discuss the recent wave of cyber-attacks using Snowflake and the model of shared fate. They debate the effectiveness of banning ransom payments and explore the complexities of cybersecurity regulation, using recent events involving UnitedHealth and Jerry's former employer as case studies. The conversation also
Season 02 Episode 02 - The Interim CISO
Joined by fellow Interim CISO veterans Yael Nagler of Yass Partners and Aurobindo Sundaram of RELX, host Jerry Perullo reflects on his experience as the Interim CISO of Silicon Valley Bank and explores the challenges of the role from hiring manager and candidate perspectives.Yael Nagler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaelnagler/Aurobindo Sundaram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurobindosundaram/
Season 02 Episode 01 - Board/CISO Interaction
Returning from 6 months as the interim CISO of Silicon Valley Bank, host Jerry Perullo speaks about Board/CISO interaction on the FS-ISAC Insights podcast. Full video interview at fsisac.com/insights
Season 01 Episode 07 - Bug Bounties with guest Casey Ellis
Bugcrowd founder Casey Ellis joins #lifeafterCISO to talk about bug bounty programs in the wake of the Joe Sullivan Uber trial. Whether you've been running bounty programs for years or just learned of them last week, this conversation will take you from basics straight into the most interesting and controversial bits.
Season 01 Episode 06 - Retire Many Times with guest Sounil Yu
Sounil Yu joins the #lifeafterCISO podcast and shares the idea of "retiring many times". Sounil is the renowned author of the Cyber Defense Matrix and lauded by the CISO community for his ability to step back and view problems in a new light. Host Jerry Perullo and Sounil go on to look at the Equifax breach from a new angle, talk about CISO accountability, and finally offer up their early thoughts
Season 01 Episode 05 - Deciding When It's Time to Go with guest Jason Chan
An essential part of moving on from a long tech career is just figuring out when the time is right. Join host Jerry Perullo and retired Netflix CISO Jason Chan for a discussion about picking your time, "Identity Management" after retirement, and the Psychology of Happiness.Links to the material discussed by Jason Chan include:https://arthurbrooks.com/podcast_show/the-art-of-happiness-with-arthur-b
Season 01 Episode 04 - The CISO Professor
In this Episode host Jerry Perullo talking about cybersecurity in higher education. A Professor of the Practice in the Georgia Tech School of Cyber Security and Privacy, Perullo thinks aloud on the challenges that have prevented cyber from taking off at the undergraduate level before focusing on specific steps you might take to pursue this career path.00:00:55 A Brief History of Cyber in Higher Ed
Season 01 Episode 03 - Angel Investing and Advisory Work
In this episode we are talking about Angel Investing, Advisory Work, and how they are essentially the same thing when you get down to it. Hear some details about evaluating opportunities, structuring "deals", and avoiding mistakes along the way.00:05:37 Don’t Screw Up - Riding VC Paper, the FAST Agreement, Option Vesting,... 00:21:26 Win - Playing to your Strengths 00:24:11 Diversify - Frequency a
Season 01 Episode 02 - The CISO Board Director
In this episode, host Jerry Perullo explores the opportunities and challenges for retiring tech executives and CISOs in the Board room. Hear about how Boards need business leaders first and specialists second, and what you can do today to groom yourself in that very direction.01:57 Background07:45 The Traditional Board Director09:50 Episode BLUF10:19 Landing a Seat14:32 Your Board Profile16:08 t-3
Season 01 Episode 01 - The Portfolio Life
In this introductory episode, host Jerry Perullo talks about the range of opportunities available to tech executives after the day job. Perullo leverages his 20 years of experience as the founding CISO of ICE and the New York Stock Exchange to discuss what you can do 3-5 years before leaving your post to get prepared.00:08:43 Advisory Work00:13:20 Consulting00:16:00 Angel Investing00:25:05 Board D
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