The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast

Today, Dylan Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer at Spectrum Security, joins Defender Fridays to dig into that exact problem: self-evaluating agents, trajectory analysis, and what improvement looks like in production. Learn more at https://www.spectrum.security/ Register for Live Sessions Join us every Friday at 10:30am PT for live, interactive discussions with industry experts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, these sessions offer an engaging dialogue between our guests, hosts, and you – our audience. Register here: https://limacharlie.io/defender-fridays Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a live session or catch up on past episodes! Sponsored by LimaCharlie This episode is brought to you by LimaCharlie, a cloud-native SecOps platform where AI agents operate security infrastructure directly. Founded in 2018, LimaCharlie provides complete API coverage across detection, response, automation, and telemetry, with multi-tenant architecture designed for MSSPs and MDR providers managing thousands of unique client environments. Why LimaCharlie? Try the Agentic SecOps Workspace free: https://limacharlie.io Learn more: https://docs.limacharlie.io/ Follow LimaCharlie Sign up for free: https://limacharlie.io/ LinkedIn: / limacharlieio X: https://x.com/limacharlieio Community Discourse: https://community.limacharlie.com/ Host: Maxime Lamothe-Brassard - CEO / Co-founder at LimaCharlie

Terry Bradley, Founder and President of Mile High Cyber, shares how you can uncover vulnerabilities and strengthen your organization's defenses with expert penetration testing and security assessments. Terry is a former hacker for the NSA and uses those same skills at Mile High Club, the firm he founded, to help businesses stay one step ahead of cybercriminals. After a lifelong passion for security, starting with his time as a 1990 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Terry has spent his career understanding how attackers exploit weaknesses and helping businesses stay ahead of threats. From penetration testing to enterprise risk management, he's worked with organizations of all sizes to uncover vulnerabilities, enhance security resilience, and protect what matters most. Learn more at https://www.milehighcyber.com/ Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. U.S. critical infrastructure10 petabytes of informationopen-source packagesMedusa ransomware familySupport our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

Joshua Neil, Co-Founder of Alpha Level, dives into a more sophisticated understanding of AI SOCs. Join the conversation about this industry change on Defender Fridays. Dr. Joshua Neil, has been a pioneer in applying machine learning to cybersecurity since 2000, starting his journey at Los Alamos National Laboratory. There, he co-developed Pathscan, a network anomaly detection system capable of spotting attacks that slip past traditional defenses. In 2014, he and CEO Mike Pozmantier took that innovation to market by licensing Pathscan to Ernst & Young (EY), turning deep research into enterprise impact. That experience exposed a hard truth: anomaly detection is powerful at catching unknown threats - but on its own, it creates too much noise. Josh went on to tackle the other half of the problem, alert overload, through leadership roles at Microsoft and Securonix, gaining firsthand insight into the real-world struggles of security teams. In 2023, Josh and Mike launched Alpha Level to bring both worlds together: pairing the depth of anomaly detection with the precision of behavioral threat signals. The result? A platform that reduces false positives, adapts to your environment, and lets teams focus on real threats—before they become breaches. Learn more here: https://alphalevel.ai/ Learn more at reconinfosec.com Register for Live Sessions Join us every Friday at 10:30am PT for live, interactive discussions with industry experts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, these sessions offer an engaging dialogue between our guests, hosts, and you – our audience. Register here: https://limacharlie.io/defender-fridays Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a live session or catch up on past episodes! Sponsored by LimaCharlie This episode is brought to you by LimaCharlie, a cloud-native SecOps platform where AI agents operate security infrastructure directly. Founded in 2018, LimaCharlie provides complete API coverage across detection, response, automation, and telemetry, with multi-tenant architecture designed for MSSPs and MDR providers managing thousands of unique client environments. Why LimaCharlie? Try the Agentic SecOps Workspace free: https://limacharlie.io Learn more: https://docs.limacharlie.io/ Follow LimaCharlie Sign up for free: https://limacharlie.io/ LinkedIn: / limacharlieio X: https://x.com/limacharlieio Community Discourse: https://community.limacharlie.com/ Host: Maxime Lamothe-Brassard - CEO / Co-founder at LimaCharlie

Michael Hamilton, Chief Technology Officer at PISCES International, joins us to discuss the benefits of providing real world experience to students while they protect existing public infrastructure. The resilient future of local government security rests in our ability to adapt to changing threats and adopt new technologies, including AI. Learn more at https://pisces-intl.org/ 30 years in Information Security as a practitioner, entrepreneur, consultant, and in executive management. Direct experience in retail, manufacturing, government, defense, academic, semiconductor, energy, law enforcement, transportation, publishing and financial sectors - from Fortune 1 to small nonprofits. Formerly: Policy Advisor to Washington State, Chief Information Security Officer for the City of Seattle, and Managing Consultant for VeriSign Global Security Consulting. Former Vice-Chair of the DHS State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Government Coordinating Council. Currently: Field CISO, Lumifi Cyber Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. tied to geopolitical eventsconflict involving Iranopen source software ecosystems30 organizations worldwideSupport our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

This week on Defender Friday we are joined by Andrew Cook, CTO of Recon InfoSec, to talk about what it means to build a strong security team and why hiring builders is always a good bet. As the CTO of Recon InfoSec, a leading provider of managed security operations, Andrew oversees the technical vision, strategy, and execution of their services and solutions. He has more than a decade of experience in threat hunting, digital forensics, network defense, and capability development. Andrew's mission is to provide customers with the expertise they need to confidently and effectively respond to incidents, protect their organizations, and enhance their resilience. He has a proven track record of delivering high-quality results, leading and mentoring teams, and collaborating with partners across the industry and the government. Andrew is also a former Air Force officer, with national-level contributions and a passion for technical leadership. Learn more at reconinfosec.com Register for Live Sessions Join us every Friday at 10:30am PT for live, interactive discussions with industry experts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, these sessions offer an engaging dialogue between our guests, hosts, and you – our audience. Register here: https://limacharlie.io/defender-fridays Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a live session or catch up on past episodes! Sponsored by LimaCharlie This episode is brought to you by LimaCharlie, a cloud-native SecOps platform where AI agents operate security infrastructure directly. Founded in 2018, LimaCharlie provides complete API coverage across detection, response, automation, and telemetry, with multi-tenant architecture designed for MSSPs and MDR providers managing thousands of unique client environments. Why LimaCharlie? Try the Agentic SecOps Workspace free: https://limacharlie.io Learn more: https://docs.limacharlie.io/ Follow LimaCharlie Sign up for free: https://limacharlie.io/ LinkedIn: / limacharlieio X: https://x.com/limacharlieio Community Discourse: https://community.limacharlie.com/ Host: Maxime Lamothe-Brassard - CEO / Co-founder at LimaCharlie

Justin Searle, Director of ICS Security at InGuardians, joins us today to talk about the challenges facing industrial control system security. With increased attack surface areas and maintaining and updating decades-old systems, Justin's dedication to informing and educating newcomers and experts alike is more important now than ever before. As the Director of ICS Security at InGuardians, Justin specializes in ICS security architecture design and penetration testing. He led the Smart Grid Security Architecture group in creating the NIST Interagency Report 7628 and has played key roles in the Advanced Security Acceleration Project for the Smart Grid (ASAP-SG), National Electric Sector Cybersecurity Organization Resources (NESCOR), and Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP). Justin is the owner of ControlThings LLC, a member of the SANS faculty, and an instructor at BlackHat. He has authored and taught numerous courses such as ICS410: ICS/SCADA Security Essentials, Assessing and Exploiting Control Systems and IIoT, Assessing and Exploiting Web Applications with SamuraiWTF, and SEC542: Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking. Justin also presents on a range of cybersecurity topics at leading security conferences across the globe. Learn more at: controlthings.io Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io

David Burkett, Cloud Security Researcher at Corelight, is back on Defender Fridays this week to discuss thinking in pipelines for AI agents. As a dedicated and highly experienced Cloud Detection Engineer and Security Architect, David has the privilege of working at a Fortune 50 Company where he leverages his extensive background in cybersecurity to protect digital assets. With a proven track record of building three different Cyber Security Operations Centers for multiple MSSP/MDR providers. David's expertise is backed by a strong set of GIAC certifications, including GCTI, GCIA, GPYC, and GCED... among others. He's proud to have been part of a large overall security team that won the prestigious James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Our security operations center was recognized as being among the top 1% of cybersecurity programs for all cleared facilities. In addition to his hands-on experience, David has consulted for over 40 Fortune 500 Companies and Large Federal Organizations, helping them manage their SOAR platforms and playbooks. As a strong believer in knowledge sharing and collaboration, he's also an active contributor to the open-source detection security project known as Sigma. Learn more at https://corelight.com/ Register for Live Sessions Join us every Friday at 10:30am PT for live, interactive discussions with industry experts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, these sessions offer an engaging dialogue between our guests, hosts, and you – our audience. Register here: https://limacharlie.io/defender-fridays Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a live session or catch up on past episodes! Sponsored by LimaCharlie This episode is brought to you by LimaCharlie, a cloud-native SecOps platform where AI agents operate security infrastructure directly. Founded in 2018, LimaCharlie provides complete API coverage across detection, response, automation, and telemetry, with multi-tenant architecture designed for MSSPs and MDR providers managing thousands of unique client environments. Why LimaCharlie? Try the Agentic SecOps Workspace free: https://limacharlie.io Learn more: https://docs.limacharlie.io/ Follow LimaCharlie Sign up for free: https://limacharlie.io/ LinkedIn: / limacharlieio X: https://x.com/limacharlieio Community Discourse: https://community.limacharlie.com/ Host: Maxime Lamothe-Brassard - CEO / Co-founder at LimaCharlie

Today we're speaking with Stel Valavanis, Founder and Chairman at onShore Networks and Co-Founder at The Gallery Building, about sustaining a security company over three decades of industry changes. We also dive into investing in start ups and how founders can think long term about governance and growth. Stel has over 40 years of experience ranging from software development to network design and cybersecurity. He's founded 8 companies, invested in 10 more, and sit on various boards. His goal is to build the best tech stack for his customers but also wants to pay forward and make investments in startups, leveraging his knowledge and resources. Stel is always open to board positions and speaking engagements on cybersecurity, media technology, startup investing, and entrepreneurship. Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. offensive cybersecurity capabilitiesMiddle East as “legitimate targetsshift in regional targeting strategyoperations across its global officesSupport our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. large-scale cloud infrastructureseveral other government officialsparts of South and Southeast Asiaimpact of the issueSupport our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

Saurabh Shintre, Founder and CEO of Realm Labs, is on Defender Fridays today to discuss securing AI from within. Saurabh previously led the AI security research at Splunk and Symantec. He has been at the forefront of AI security research for nearly a decade with multiple publications and patents and regularly features on public forums on issues regarding security and AI. Saurabh holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon. Learn more at https://www.realmlabs.ai/ Register for Live Sessions Join us every Friday at 10:30am PT for live, interactive discussions with industry experts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, these sessions offer an engaging dialogue between our guests, hosts, and you – our audience. Register here: https://limacharlie.io/defender-fridays Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a live session or catch up on past episodes! Sponsored by LimaCharlie This episode is brought to you by LimaCharlie, a cloud-native SecOps platform where AI agents operate security infrastructure directly. Founded in 2018, LimaCharlie provides complete API coverage across detection, response, automation, and telemetry, with multi-tenant architecture designed for MSSPs and MDR providers managing thousands of unique client environments. Why LimaCharlie? Try the Agentic SecOps Workspace free: https://limacharlie.io Learn more: https://docs.limacharlie.io/ Follow LimaCharlie Sign up for free: https://limacharlie.io/ LinkedIn: / limacharlieio X: https://x.com/limacharlieio Community Discourse: https://community.limacharlie.com/ Host: Maxime Lamothe-Brassard - CEO / Co-founder at LimaCharlie

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. broader IT worker operationsAmazon Web Servicesexploited in the wildabundant AI-driven intelligenceSupport our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

John V, AI risk, safety, and security at the Institute for Security and Technology (IST), joins Defender Fridays today. John's work spans AI red teaming, adversarial machine learning, AI evals and validation, and AI risk assessment, including policy work at the intersection of AGI and nuclear strategic stability. Learn more at https://securityandtechnology.org/ Register for Live Sessions Join us every Friday at 10:30am PT for live, interactive discussions with industry experts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, these sessions offer an engaging dialogue between our guests, hosts, and you – our audience. Register here: https://limacharlie.io/defender-fridays Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a live session or catch up on past episodes! Sponsored by LimaCharlie This episode is brought to you by LimaCharlie, a cloud-native SecOps platform where AI agents operate security infrastructure directly. Founded in 2018, LimaCharlie provides complete API coverage across detection, response, automation, and telemetry, with multi-tenant architecture designed for MSSPs and MDR providers managing thousands of unique client environments. Why LimaCharlie? Try the Agentic SecOps Workspace free: https://limacharlie.io Learn more: https://docs.limacharlie.io Follow LimaCharlie Sign up for free: https://limacharlie.io LinkedIn: / limacharlieio X: https://x.com/limacharlieio Community Discourse: https://community.limacharlie.com/ Host: Maxime Lamothe-Brassard - CEO / Co-founder at LimaCharlie

On this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we speak with Chris Cochran, Field CISO & Vice President of AI Security at SANS Institute, about how to navigate the future of AI risk and security strategy Chris works at the intersection of cyber defense, AI safety, and emerging risk, where the threats are converging and the playbooks are still being written. His career has taken him from the Marine Corps to NSA, U.S. Cyber Command, the U.S. House of Representatives, Mandiant, and Netflix. Across every role, one throughline: understanding adversaries, building high-trust teams, and translating complex problems into strategies leaders can act on. Today, Chris advises organizations, governments, and research institutions on AI governance, agentic threat preparedness, and unifying safety and security into a single discipline. He contributes to global standards efforts including the EU AI Act (via OWASP AI) and leads executive education on cybersecurity and AI strategy at SANS. Support our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. their corporate login portalscontrol over infected devicesaccelerating as AI adoption expandsthan periodic disruptionSupport our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.

This week on Defender Fridays, Farshad Abasi, Founder and CEO of Forward Security and Eureka DevSecOps, discusses how AI can help us set a new standard in app and cloud security. Farshad brings over 27 years of industry experience to the forefront of cybersecurity innovation. His professional journey includes key technical roles at Intel and Motorola, evolving into senior security positions as the Principal Security Architect for HSBC Global, and Head of IT Security for the Canadian division. Farshad's commitment to the field extends to his role as an instructor at BCIT, where he imparts his wealth of knowledge to the next generation of cybersecurity experts. His diverse experience, which spans startups to large enterprises, informs his approach to delivering adaptive and reliable solutions. Engaged actively in the cybersecurity community through roles in BSides Vancouver/MARS, OWASP Vancouver/AppSec PNW, and as a CISSP designate, Farshad's vision and leadership continue to drive the industry forward. Under his guidance, Forward Security is setting new standards in application and cloud security. Learn more at https://www.eurekadevsecops.com/ and https://forwardsecurity.com/ Register for Live Sessions Join us every Friday at 10:30am PT for live, interactive discussions with industry experts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, these sessions offer an engaging dialogue between our guests, hosts, and you – our audience. Register here: https://limacharlie.io/defender-fridays Subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to never miss a live session or catch up on past episodes! Sponsored by LimaCharlie This episode is brought to you by LimaCharlie, a cloud-native SecOps platform where AI agents operate security infrastructure directly. Founded in 2018, LimaCharlie provides complete API coverage across detection, response, automation, and telemetry, with multi-tenant architecture designed for MSSPs and MDR providers managing thousands of unique client environments. Why LimaCharlie? Try the Agentic SecOps Workspace free: https://limacharlie.io Learn more: https://docs.limacharlie.io Follow LimaCharlie Sign up for free: https://limacharlie.io LinkedIn: / limacharlieio X: https://x.com/limacharlieio Community Discourse: https://community.limacharlie.com/ Host: Maxime Lamothe-Brassard - CEO / Co-founder at LimaCharlie

In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community. war in Ukrainewebsites impersonating law firmslarge language models locallyworldwide since late DecemberSupport our show by sharing your favorite episodes with a friend, subscribe, give us a rating or leave a comment on your podcast platform. This podcast is brought to you by LimaCharlie, maker of the SecOps Cloud Platform, infrastructure for SecOps where everything is built API first. Scale with confidence as your business grows. Start today for free at limacharlie.io.