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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.
CI/CD Pipeline Security: Why Attackers Breach Your Software Pipeline and Own Your Build Before Production | AppSec Contradictions: 7 Truths We Keep Ignoring — Episode 4 | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE9 | Read by TAPE9
Attackers don’t need to breach production—they’re owning the CI/CD pipeline long before code goes live. Sean Martin unpacks why cloud and build systems remain the weakest links, the data proving it, and what teams can do to restore delivery integrity.
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
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.
AI Dependency Crisis + EV Infrastructure Failures: Tech Reality Check 2025 | Random and Unscripted Weekly Update with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Welcome back to Random and Unscripted, where Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli deliver unvarnished reality checks on technology's actual impact on business and society. This week: How AI dependency is creating a critical thinking crisis in cybersecurity teams, why electric vehicle infrastructure promises are hitting hars
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
We're Becoming Dumb and Numb: Why Black Hat 2025's AI Hype Is Killing Cybersecurity -- And Our Ability to Think | Random and Unscripted Weekly Update with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Sean and Marco expose Black Hat 2025's AI marketing problem on Random and Unscripted: every vendor claimed "agentic AI" while CISOs couldn't tell them apart. Using the Greek myth of Talos, they warn we're surrendering decision-making to imperfect systems, creating echo chambers that make us "dumb and numb" to reality.
When Artificial Intelligence Becomes the Baseline: Will We Even Know What Reality Is AInymore? | A Black Hat USA 2025 Recap | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity with Sean Martin and TAPE3 | Read by TAPE3
At Black Hat USA 2025, AI wasn’t the differentiator — it was the baseline. In this episode, I explore what happens when black-box automation takes over security decisions, the risks it creates for organizations and CISOs, and why defining and measuring “success” has never been more critical.
When AI Looks First: How Agentic Systems Are Reshaping Cybersecurity Operations | A Musing On the Future of Cybersecurity and Humanity with Sean Martin and TAPE3 | Read by TAPE3
In this episode, we break down how AI agents are quietly transforming cybersecurity — acting as tireless scouts that flag what matters before humans ever step in. Hear sharp perspectives on what these systems really do well, where they fall short, and how leaders are rethinking trust, speed, and human oversight in the
When Automation Meets Ethics, Budget, Data, and Risk: The Real Factors Behind AI Deployment | An Infosecurity Europe 2025 Conversation with Andrea Isoni | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Andrea Isoni shares how AI moves from research into real-world application, navigating practical choices around data, budget, and scalability to solve business and societal problems. From automating car accident rulings to forecasting where AI misuse might emerge, this episode explores what’s truly happening behind the
Holding the Line on Quality in an AI-Driven SDLC | An OWASP AppSec Global 2025 Conversation with Sarah-Jane Madden | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Sarah-Jane Madden shares a practical and passionate take on how AI can enhance—not replace—secure software development, urging developers and business leaders alike to rethink how they balance speed, quality, and security. From architecture to code to culture, she challenges us to embrace change without leaving critica
Turning AppSec into a Workflow, Not a Roadblock – Building Security Programs That Teams Actually Want to Use | An OWASP AppSec Global 2025 Conversation with Spyros Gasteratos | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
What if your AppSec program could be both deeply technical and deeply human? In this On Location episode from OWASP Global AppSec EU 2025 Conference, Spyros Gasteratos shares how automation, open-source tools, and community collaboration can unify fragmented efforts and turn security into a strategic advantage, not a b
The API That Could Transform Software Transparency | An OWASP AppSec Global 2025 Conversation with Olle E Johansson | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Olle E Johansson shares how Europe’s Cyber Resilience Act is transforming the software industry by making manufacturers responsible for the security of their products—and how automation through the Transparency Exchange API can help meet that demand. Learn how this OWASP-backed project is reshaping supply chain transpa
Agentic AI to the Rescue? From Billable Hours to Bots: The New Legal Workflow | A Conversation with Frida Torkelsen and Maged Helmy | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
Agentic AI is changing how legal teams work—enabling faster decision-making, better use of internal knowledge, and automation of high-value tasks. This conversation explores the real opportunities and serious risks that come with putting AI agents to work in law firms and legal departments.
From Isolation to Collaboration: Rethinking Cyber Resilience for the Real World of Small and Medium Enterprise | Infosecurity Europe 2025 Pre-Event Conversation with Steven Furnell | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Small businesses are often left to navigate cybersecurity alone—but what if they didn’t have to? In this episode, Professor Steven Furnell shares how building local communities of support can empower SMEs to better understand, manage, and collaborate on cybersecurity without needing to be experts themselves.
Vibe Coding: Creativity Meets Risk in the Age of AI-Driven Development | A Conversation with Izar Tarandach | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
Vibe coding sounds fast and effortless—but what happens when AI-generated code bypasses security checks and leaves teams with invisible risk? In this episode, Sean Martin and Izar Tarandach unpack the tension between innovation and responsibility, challenging security leaders and developers to rethink how they build an
From Overload to Insight: Are We Getting Smarter, or Just Letting AI Think for Us? | A RSA Conference 2025 Conversation with Steve Wilson | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Steve Wilson joins us for our first Chats on the Road to RSA Conference, breaking down how AI is reshaping cybersecurity—not by replacing humans, but by helping them see more, understand faster, and act smarter. This episode challenges assumptions about visibility, automation, and learning, offering a sharp look at wha
Building and Securing Intelligent Workflows: Why Your AI Strategy Needs Agentic AI Threat Modeling and a Zero Trust Mindset | A Conversation with Ken Huang | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
Ken Huang, Co-Chair of the Cloud Security Alliance AI Working Group, explains how agentic AI is transforming enterprise workflows, redefining cybersecurity, and demanding a new approach to governance and risk. This episode breaks down what leaders across development, IT, and security need to know now to responsibly ado
Cybersecurity in Italy: ITASEC 2025 Recap & Future Outlook with Professor Alessandro Armando | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Cybersecurity is evolving, and so is ITASEC. In this episode of On Location, we recap ITASEC 2025 with Professor Alessandro Armando, exploring how this conference has grown into a key cybersecurity event in Italy.
Detection vs. Noise: What MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations Reveal About Your Security Tools | A Conversation with Allie Mellen | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean Martin
MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations provide a rare, transparent look at how security tools detect and respond to threats—but making sense of the data is just as important as the results themselves. In this episode, Allie Mellen, Principal Analyst at Forrester, breaks down what the latest evaluations reveal about alert volume, det
Interoperability, AI, and the Future of Trust in Healthcare | A HIMSS 2025 Conversation with Robert Havasy | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
AI is transforming healthcare, but questions remain about how it will be implemented, regulated, and integrated into patient care. In this episode, Robert Havasy, Senior Director, Connected Health at HIMSS, shares insights on AI-driven EHRs, interoperability challenges, and the evolving role of policy in shaping the fu
AI, Cybersecurity, and the High-Stakes Risks in Healthcare | A HIMSS 2025 Conversation with Lee Kim | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
AI is transforming healthcare, but without proper oversight, it introduces serious risks to patient safety, data security, and operational resilience. In this episode, Lee Kim, Senior Principal of Cybersecurity and Privacy at HIMSS, joins Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli to discuss the urgent need for governance, proact
AI, Employee Sentiment, and the Question of Oversight | Random and Unscripted with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Is AI analyzing your workplace conversations and deciding who gets along, who doesn’t, and who might be a problem? In this Random and Unscripted episode, Sean and Marco explore the ethical, practical, and unsettling implications of AI-driven employee sentiment analysis—raising big questions about privacy, bias, and whe
AI-Fitness and AI-Wellness and Deploying an Effective DevSecOps Team – What’s the Recipe for Success? | An Infosecurity Europe 2024 Conversation with Kevin Fielder | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Dive into a riveting discussion on the fusion of AI and software development with Kevin Fielder, CSO for NatWest Boxed and Metal, alongside hosts Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli. Explore the ethical, technical, and futuristic implications of AI in the realm of information security and beyond, unveiling the delicate bal