TL;DR: This week's pod is a conversation about AI and "Open-Weight Models", and if you aren't intimately familiar with what these are this is an episode for you. Wes has a lot of insight, and this is a discussion rather than an info dump. Guest: Wes WidnerDescription The most disruptive AI feature might not be a new chatbot trick; it might be the ability to download the model and run it yourself. Recorded live at B-Sides Atlanta 2026, we sit down with Wes Widner, senior principal engine...
Oct 20
32 min
TL;DR: Phile has been penetration testing for a long time. The difference now is that he's having a much easier time with it thanks to AI. It's an interesting world, and he's here to explain the offensive side of it. Guest: Phil Brass Description Zero-days are not a once-in-a-career event anymore. From B-Sides Atlanta, we sit down with veteran penetration tester Phil Brass to unpack what happens when large language models make vulnerability research dramatically faster and cheaper, not just f...
Oct 13
29 min
TL;DR: Mehul joins Rafal live from BSides Atlanta to talk about how AI is changing how vulnerabilities are found and exploited at scale and cost. It's an interesting conversation about how much it costs to break into an organization's software stack. Video: https://youtu.be/kGajA9ipsp4 Guest Mehul RevankarDescription A disclosed vulnerability no longer needs weeks of hacker effort. When exploitation becomes an automated, agentic workflow measured in minutes and dollars of compute, the way we ...
Oct 6
27 min
TL;DR: This episode is all about an essential skill few of us have mastered. How do you communicate value? What is it? And how do you make sure you're evaluating value in a way that makes sense to the person you're talking to? This is something that's essential to your career, your business, and your life, and Michael is a master of this art. Don't miss this one. Guest: Michael SantarcangeloDescription Most cybersecurity pros know the feeling: you ship real work, you reduce real risk, a...
Sep 29
44 min
TL;DR: This week's podcast features Rafal & Anton discussing the hype and hysteria that surrounds today's AI headlines. Which side is right, which side is propaganda, and what's real? Listen and find out. Guest Anton ChuvakinDescription AI panic has officially gone mainstream, and we’re feeling it from every direction: “AI will kill us” on one end and “AI is useless hype” on the other. Rafal brings in Anton Chuvakin to filter the noise and ask a simpler question: what’s actually true when...
Sep 22
38 min
TL;DR: This week's guest is Richard Bird, who has a new book coming out. He says, "Cybersecurity measures activity while its adversaries measure opportunity," and thirty years of spending has been priced against the wrong scoreboard. Great start, and you know it's going to get a little punchy. Guest: Richard BirdDescription Cybersecurity spending has exploded for 30 years, and the scoreboard still looks brutal. We sit down with Richard to talk about his new book, “Built Wrong: Why Cybers...
Sep 15
39 min
TL;DR: Robert "RSnake" Hansen & Jeremiah Grossman join the pod to talk about the "Vuln-pocalypse", or rather, the lack thereof. We do some math, discuss whether it's worth patching vulnerabilities attackers don't exploit, and discuss a potential alternative to the madness of vuln management and patching we're all living with today. Guests Robert "RSnake" HansenJeremiah GrossmanDescription The “vulnerability apocalypse” makes great headlines, but our day-to-day reality is stranger: more sc...
Sep 9
48 min
TL;DR: This pod is part 2 of a 2-part series in which Patrick shares his insights on the world of finance as it relates to cyber startups and financing. As promised, the tracksuit shows up, and it's an epic episode! Guest: Patrick Dennis Description Private equity can feel like a plot twist: one day you are celebrating growth, the next day you are hearing new words like EBITDA, leverage, recap, and “value creation plan,” and everything from headcount to product scope is suddenly und...
Sep 1
1 hr 6 min
TL;DR: This week's pod features a Masterclass on finance for Cyber folks, led by Patrick Dennis, where we ask all kinds of questions and go from idea to the pre-growth stage of a company. What's next? Check out part 2 coming next. Guest: Patrick Dennis Description A splashy funding announcement can feel like proof you’re winning, but it can also be the moment the clock gets louder. We sit down with returning guest Patrick Dennis, a multi-time [cybersecurity] CEO and operator who “swims in the...
Aug 25
46 min
Guests Jack KorzeniowskiKen FosterTL;DR: Budget season is upon us, and Rafal & James sit down with Ken Foster and Jack Korzeniowski to get some insights into how CISOs deal with budgets, separate truth from fiction, and get down into the dirty secrets. Description Budget season can feel like a slow-motion incident response: everyone has competing priorities, nobody wants surprise spend, and security still has to defend the enterprise. We sit down with experienced security leaders to ...
Aug 18
37 min
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