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Deadly Bytes: A Book About a Serial Killer, His AI, and a Reflection on Giving Away Our Judgment | A Conversation With Author Douglas J. Wood
A few months ago I talked with thriller writer Douglas J. Wood about his novel Deadly Bytes. A serial killer builds an AI to stay one step ahead of the FBI, and by the end he can't make a move without it. Wood described that slide in a way that had nothing to do with murder.
Before the Robots Run. More reflections from RSAC 2026 — The Power of the Community and the Machines We Invited In. | Written By Marco Ciappelli & Read By Tape3
This was my twelfth RSA Conference. I know that because I remember the first one, 2012, and I've been counting ever since — not out of habit, but because each year feels like a chapter in a longer story I'm trying to read in real time. Twelve years of standing in that same building in San Francisco, watching an indust
Do Androids Dream of Security Patches? Reflections from RSAC 2026 — Walking the Floor of the Agentic World | Written By Marco Ciappelli & Read by Tape3
Do Androids Dream of Security Patches? Reflections from RSAC 2026 — Walking the Floor of the Agentic World A new transmission from An Analog Brain In A Digital Age — formerly Musing On Society and Technology Newsletter, by Marco Ciappelli The theme of RSAC 2026 was "The Power of Community." Nearly forty-four thousand
When Sci-Fi Becomes the Business Plan | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Jacob Flores, Head of Research at Type One Ventures | Hosted by Marco Ciappelli
What does it look like to invest not just in companies, but in the future of human civilization? Jacob Flores, Head of Research at Type One Ventures, joins this Brand Highlight to explain how the Kardashev Scale shapes an investment thesis that spans manufacturing in space, neurotechnology, and human longevity — and wh
Everyone Is Talking About Agentic AI at RSAC 2026. Almost Nobody Is Saying Anything Different | With Marco Ciappelli and Theresa Lanowitz
Marco Ciappelli sits down with cybersecurity evangelist and thought leader Theresa Lanowitz at the end of day one on the expo floor for a conversation that cuts through the noise — from shadow AI and leadership accountability, to brand identity, to why most companies here can't articulate a message above the fray. Plus
Do You Know What's In Your Software? A Cybersecurity Story with Manifest Cyber | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Daniel Bardenstein, Co-Founder at Manifest Cyber
Manifest Cyber CEO Daniel Bardenstein is building the technology transparency layer that cybersecurity has been missing since the beginning.
White Knight Labs: Still 2015 — How Old Vulnerabilities and Vibe Coding Are Breaking the Future | A Brand Story Podcast John Stigerwalt Founder at White Knight Labs | Red Team Operations Leader
White Knight Labs founder John Stigerwalt reflects on a year of growth, AI risks, vibe coding, and why every client is still vulnerable.
Agade: The AI-Powered Wearable Robots That Protect Workers, Not Replace Them | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Lorenzo Aquilante, Co-Founder and AGADE
There's something poetic about a technology born to help people with muscular dystrophy finding its second life on factory floors and logistics warehouses. That's the story of Agade, an Italian deeptech startup that began as a research project at Politecnico di Milano and evolved into something far more ambitious: a mi
It Fractured, Then Rebuilt Itself: The CISO Role Changed More in Five Years Than Ever Before, Setting the Stage for 2026 | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE9 | Read by TAPE9
The CISO role has shifted from technical defense to business risk leadership, demanding judgment, communication, and trust as core capabilities. This conversation explores how security leaders redefine success by focusing on prioritization, human decision-making, and business alignment.
When AI Guesses and Security Pays: Choosing the Right Model for the Right Security Decision | A Brand Story Highlight Conversation with Michael Roytman, CTO of Empirical Security
Security teams are overusing general purpose AI models for decisions they were never designed to make. This conversation explains why predictive security requires purpose built models, continuous retraining, and disciplined data science.
Black Hat Europe 2025 Wrap-Up: Suzy Pallett on Global Expansion, AI Threats, and Defending Together | On Location Coverage With Sean Martin & Marco Ciappelli
Marco Ciappelli speaks with Suzy Pallett, newly appointed President of Black Hat, about Black Hat Europe 2025 in London. They discuss record-breaking attendance (25%+ growth), keynotes on ransomware and compliance vulnerabilities, the strength of cybersecurity community collaboration, and how Black Hat adapts its progr
Rethinking Public Health Workflows Through Automation and Governance: Why Data Modernization May Be The Key | A Conversation with Jim St. Clair | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
AI is transforming how public health agencies collect, interpret, and act on data, but the benefits depend on strong interoperability, governance, and security foundations. This conversation breaks down the real-world opportunities and risks that leaders must navigate as AI adoption accelerates.
AI, Quantum, and the Changing Role of Cybersecurity | ISC2 Security Congress 2025 Coverage with Jon France, Chief Information Security Officer at ISC2 | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
This episode explores the themes, technologies, and community conversations shaping ISC2 Security Congress, with Jon France offering a forward-looking view of what matters most in cybersecurity today. Listeners gain a clear sense of why the event draws practitioners, leaders, and newcomers who want to strengthen their
The New Copyright and Rights Battle: Who Owns the Sound of AI When Machines Make Music? | A Panel Conversation with Chandler Lawn, Michael Sheldrick, Drew Thurlow, Puya Partow-Navid, and Marco Ciappelli | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Artificial intelligence can now compose entire songs in seconds—but who owns the output when the input came from decades of human creativity? In this Music Evolves panel, artists, lawyers, and global thinkers unpack how AI is transforming rights, authorship, and the emotional core of music itself.
Sampling, Stealing, or Something Else Entirely: Who Gets the Credit When AI Creates the Song? | A Conversation with Marco Ciappelli | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Can machines make music that feels human—without stealing from humans? In this episode, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli unpack the ethics, creativity, and emotional reality of AI-generated music, challenging each other (and listeners) to rethink what we call art.
The Silent Risk in AI-Powered Business Automation: Why No-Code Needs Serious Oversight | A Conversation with Walter Haydock | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
AI-driven automation with no-code tools is empowering business teams to move fast—but at what risk? In this episode, Walter Haydock, founder of StackAware, joins Sean Martin to outline the hidden dangers, governance gaps, and practical safeguards every organization needs to understand before letting no-code AI fly free
The Once and Future Rules of Cybersecurity | A Black Hat SecTor 2025 Conversation with HD Moore | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Security pioneer HD Moore joins ITSPmagazine at SecTor 2025 to break down which cybersecurity “rules” still matter—and which are dangerously outdated. From password policies to AI vulnerabilities and the hidden risks in our own firewalls, this keynote conversation challenges us to rethink what we take for granted.
The Hidden Cost of Too Many Cybersecurity Tools (Most CISOs Get This Wrong) | A Conversation with Pieter VanIperen | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
Pieter VanIperen, Chief Information Security and Technology Officer at AlphaSense, shares what it really means to simplify security by focusing on context, value, and relevance—not volume or complexity. This conversation challenges the assumptions vendors make and offers real-world principles that security leaders can
SBOMs in Application Security: From Compliance Trophy to Real Risk Reduction | AppSec Contradictions: 7 Truths We Keep Ignoring — Episode 3 | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE9 | Read by TAPE9
SBOMs promised to be the ingredient label for software, accelerating response and boosting trust. But adoption lags: less than 1% of GitHub repos use them, only 15% of developer questions get resolved, and fewer than half of EU firms fund supply chain programs. In this episode, Sean Martin breaks down the contradiction
Why Identity Must Come First in the Age of AI Agents | A Black Hat SecTor 2025 Conversation with Cristin Flynn Goodwin | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
AI agents are accelerating automation—but without trustworthy identity systems in place, they also multiply risk. In this episode, Cristin Flynn Goodwin breaks down the legal, technical, and human stakes of AI-driven ecosystems and why identity must come first.
The Problem With Threat Modeling in Application Security: Too Slow, Too Theoretical, Not Agile | AppSec Contradictions: 7 Truths We Keep Ignoring — Episode 2 | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE9 | Read by TAPE9
Threat modeling is praised as the cornerstone of secure software design, yet only one-third of organizations have a documented process and fewer than four in ten use it systematically at scale. Sean Martin unpacks why adoption is so low—and why evolving processes, not just models, is the key to making it work.
AI in Application Security: Why False Positives Still Overwhelm Teams Despite the Hype | AppSec Contradictions: 7 Truths We Keep Ignoring — Episode 1 | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE9 | Read by TAPE9
In this first AppSec Contradictions episode, Sean Martin reveals how AI-powered tools—meant to reduce risk—often amplify false positives, overwhelm analysts with alert fatigue, and erode trust across developers, security teams, and business leaders.
From Gatekeeper to Growth Partner: How Modern CISOs Build Trust, Drive Innovation, and Shape AI-Enabled Business Security | A Conversation with Legendary CISO, Andy Ellis | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
What if cybersecurity wasn’t just about protection but about enabling the business to thrive? In this episode, Andy Ellis shares how reframing security as an operational and leadership function—not just a risk control—can unlock real innovation, trust, and long-term value.
AI Confusion, Privacy Pressures, and the Search for Real Value in Cybersecurity | A Black Hat USA 2025 Conversation with Evgeniy Kharam | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
At Black Hat USA 2025, AI dominated the conversation—but for many security leaders, the flood of vendor claims creates more confusion than clarity. In this episode, Evgeniy Kharam shares his perspective on where AI adds value, where it falls short, and how privacy, surveillance, and ethics must shape the future of adop