Recorded live on the final day of Black Hat 2026, this episode of the Expert Insights Podcast features Todd Moore, global VP and GM of data security products at Thales. In the episode, he discusses why the post-quantum era has stopped being a future problem, and needs to be on your agenda today. Todd explains why 2029 matters: it’s the point at which researchers expect a crypto-relevant quantum computer could break today’s encryption, and why that timeline is already reshaping regulation in the US, France, Singapore, and Australia.The conversation covers why financial services, healthcare, and government are moving faster than retail and manufacturing, the emerging link between AI adoption and quantum risk, and the practical first step every security leader should take now: building a cryptographic inventory. Todd also introduces the concept of crypto agility. This is the ability to adapt as post-quantum algorithms and protocols continue to change, and unpacks Luna 8, Thales’ newly launched quantum-safe hardware security module, including why the company chose Black Hat to announce it.Read more on Expert Insights: https://expertinsights.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=59547&action=edit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

Ahead of Black Hat 2026, Joel Witts, Content Director at Expert Insights, talks with Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak, about the growing risk facing corporate executives outside the four walls of the company, in their homes, personal accounts and family lives.Pierson is a former CISO, chief privacy officer, and longtime Department of Homeland Security advisor who founded BlackCloak and created the digital executive protection category. He explains why the millions companies spend on cybersecurity rarely extend to the personal lives of their executives, and why that gap has become a material business risk, from data broker exposure and personal account breaches to home networks that can be compromised despite passing 41 straight weeks of penetration testing.In this episode, they discuss:* Why executives and their family members are targeted through data brokers, breached passwords and public profiles, and how that access can lead back into the company* Real incidents BlackCloak has responded to, including a compromised home alarm and camera system and a virtual kidnapping scam built from social media activity* How live, real-time deepfake voice and video attacks have outpaced Zoom and Teams-based verification, and why attackers simply call an executive’s personal device instead* BlackCloak’s new circle of trust expansion, announced at Black Hat 2026, which extends out-of-band impersonation protection to trusted third parties like wealth advisors, attorneys and family staff* Why digital executive protection has to operate outside the company, structured more like a health benefit than a corporate security function, to protect both executive privacy and the business This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

Ahead of Black Hat 2026, Joel Witts, Content Director at Expert Insights, talks with Marc Olesen, CEO of Cofense, about how AI is reshaping the phishing threat landscape and what it takes to defend against it.Olesen joined Cofense in January 2025, bringing over 30 years of technology leadership from roles including CEO at TokenEx, President and CEO at Sift, and senior leadership positions at Splunk and McAfee. He explains why polymorphic phishing, where AI generates a unique variation of an attack with every email, has become the default delivery model for attackers, and why AI has cut the time to build a phishing attack from 16 hours to five minutes.In this episode, they discuss:* Why 88% of AI-generated phishing attacks are now unique, and what that means for signature and rules-based defenses* How business email compromise and OAuth/identity-based attacks still start with the inbox, even as phishing spreads to WhatsApp, Teams and other channels* Cofense’s post-perimeter approach: combining AI-driven detection with human-verified intelligence to neutralize reported threats in under 10 minutes* The “automation gap” between attacker and defender AI, and why a trained human layer will always be needed to close it* What the next 12 months of phishing could look like, from deepfakes and voice cloning to new email confirmation workflows* Olesen’s advice for security leaders building a defense-in-depth strategy against phishing This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

In the second part of our Zscaler’s Zenith Live coverage, we’re speaking with two more industry experts. Up first is Deepen Desai, EVP and Chief Security Officer at Zscaler, who walks us through the ThreatLabz 2026 Phishing and Initial Access Report, highlighting the key trends that you need to be aware of. That’s followed by Martyn Ditchburn, CTO in residence at Zscaler. He addresses the threat landscape from a European market perspective, looking at how phishing and AI-driven attacks are evolving and where organizations sit on the security maturity curve.This is a public episode, if you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or gain access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

In this episode of the Expert Insights Podcast, recorded at Zscaler’s Zenith Live conference in Vienna, we’re joined by two experts for conversations on AI security and post-quantum cryptography.First, Swamy Kocherlakota, Executive Vice President, Agentic AI Startup at Zscaler, breaks down the AI security incidents enterprises are dealing with right now. He explains why zero trust is the right architectural response, and how AI coding tools are creating new attack vectors that security teams need to understand.Then, Yaroslav Rosomakho, Chief Scientist at Zscaler, shares his perspective on agentic AI before moving into post-quantum cryptography: what the threat landscape looks like, and the practical steps organizations can start taking today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

Phishing attacks are more convincing, more frequent, and harder to detect than ever. AI has lowered the barrier to entry for attackers, while raising the stakes for every organization.In this episode, Expert Insights speaks with David Badanes, Human Risk Leader at Hoxhunt, about the findings from Hoxhunt’s 2026 Phishing Trends Report and what they mean for security teams trying to keep pace with AI-powered threats.In this episode:* Why AI has made high-quality phishing attacks accessible to any threat actor* How phishing has expanded beyond email into calendars, SMS, and social platforms* Why human-centric security training is now a business-critical investment* How to spot AI-generated phishing emails before your users clickRecommended for CISOs, security awareness leads, and HR and risk leaders building a human-centered approach to cyber defense.Sponsored by Hoxhunt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

Last week, our team was on the ground at RSAC 2026, speaking with CISOs, security leaders, and innovators on the frontlines of AI-driven change.In this episode, we share insights from 8 leaders at the conference, from the rise of shadow AI and autonomous agents to the reality that humans can’t keep up with machine-speed threats.We explore how phishing is evolving, why agents are becoming a new insider risk, and how CISOs are being pushed to their limits as governance struggles to keep pace.The big takeaway? Cybersecurity is becoming AI vs AI, and the organizations that put the right guardrails in place will come out ahead.Key Timestamps:* 00:49 - Everyone’s a developer now (The rise of AI agents)* 01:22 – Shadow AI is already out of control* 05:04 – The tipping point: AI vs AI security* 09:25 – Phishing at machine speed* 12:44 – The CISO breaking point (and what comes next) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

SOC teams are overwhelmed by alerts and losing analysts to burnout. Better integration and smarter automation are changing that.In this episode, Expert Insights speaks with Chris Jacob, Field CISO at Securonix and former founding executive at ThreatQuotient, about how AI is changing security operations.In this episode:* Why identity management is now the top attack vector* How agentic AI can reduce alert fatigue and analyst burnout* Why AI is becoming the new security perimeter* How to rethink your SOC strategy with a platform-first approachRecommended for CISOs, SOC leaders, and security analysts looking at AI-powered security operations.Sponsored by Securonix This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

Twenty-four million secrets were leaked via GitHub in a single year. As organizations scale across multiple clouds, microservices, and AI workflows, managing API keys, tokens, and credentials is becoming harder to control.In this episode, Expert Insights speaks with Amber Britton, CEO of Doppler, about why secrets sprawl is one of the most underestimated risks in cybersecurity today.In this episode:* Why secrets sprawl is a growing and often overlooked security risk* How AI agents are reshaping secrets management* How to think about non-human identities in your security strategy* Why developer experience is central to building a more secure organizationRecommended for CISOs, security engineers, and developers working on secrets management, cloud security, or AI-driven workflows.Sponsored by Doppler This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com

Over the past week, our Reporter, Mirren McDade has been in Nashville attending OpenText World. Over the week she attended a series of keynotes, interviewed leading minds, and connected with cybersecurity innovators from across the world.In this episode, we’ve included two of the interviews that Mirren conducted during the week. The first is from Scott Richards, SVP, AI & Discovery, and Cybersecurity, and the other from Muhi Majzoub, EVP of Cybersecurity Engineering at OpenText. The guests discuss the evolving nature of cybersecurity regulation, AI advances, and the steps that organizations need to take to protect themselves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com