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Security Intelligence

Security Intelligence is a weekly news podcast for cybersecurity pros who need to stay ahead of fast-moving threats. Each week, we cover the latest threats, trend, and stories shaping the digital landscape, alongside expert insights that help make sense of it all. Whether you’re a builder, defender, business leader or simply curious about how to stay secure in a connected world, you’ll find timely updates and timeless principles in an accessible, engaging format.New episodes weekly on Wednesdays at

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53:17

Is your robot vacuum safe? Here’s why it matters.

Security Intelligence ·

2026/03/04

Can IAM handle AI? Find out →https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligenceA consumer just wanted to control his own personal robot vacuum with a PlayStation controller. He ended up controlling thousands of strangers’ vacuums, too.This week on Security Intelligence, we cover one of the wildest IoT security stories in recent memory: How one user accidentally built an army of 6,700 robot vacuums, and what it means for cybersecurity pros. Then we turn to TOAD — telephone-oriented attack

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19:18

The AI agent access problem: Can IAM handle AI?

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2026/02/27

AI agents are coming to the enterprise—but can we actually control them?On this bonus episode of Security Intelligence, IBM Fellow and CTO IBM Security Sridhar Muppidi helps us dig into the rise of agentic AI security risks, from generative AI systems with backend access to autonomous agents that can schedule meetings, call APIs and automate workflows — often with highly privileged access.Traditionally, identity and access management has (IAM) focused on human beings. Then came service accounts and

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47:16

Exploits of public-facing apps are surging. Why?

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2026/02/25

For years, stolen credentials were king—the hacker’s attack vector of choice. Until now.The 2026 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reveals a surge in the exploitation of public-facing applications, overtaking identity-based attacks as the top initial access vector.Why are threat actors changing their tactics so dramatically—and what does it mean for defenders?In this episode of Security Intelligence, panelists Claire Nuñez, Chris Caridi and Joe Xatruch break down the biggest findings from the

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37:29

Romance scams: How they work, how they win and what...

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2026/02/18

Explore the podcast → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligenceValentine’s day might be over, but love is in the air.The love a scammer has for their victim’s wallet, that is.In this special episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski sits down with Claire Nunez, Suja Viswesan, and Dave Bales to break down how modern romance scams actually work: from the “wrong number” text that starts an innocent chat, to long-con “pig butchering” schemes that use emotion, trust and time to

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47:49

OpenClaw and Claude Opus 4.6: Where is AI agent...

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2026/02/11

Explore the podcast → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligenceAre enterprises moving too fast with AI—and breaking security in the process?In this episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski is joined by Sridhar Muppidi, Nick Bradley and Jeff Crume to unpack a pivotal moment in cybersecurity.The panel dives into the rapid rise of AI agents and the growing risks of shadow AI in the enterprise, comparing open-source agent platforms like OpenClaw with proprietary models such as

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45:23

What cybersecurity pros need to know about OpenClaw...

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2026/02/04

OpenClaw and Moltbook are extremely cool. They're also extremely dangerous. And they tell us just how far AI agent security has to go.In this episode of Security Intelligence, Dave McGinnis, Seth Glasgow and Evelyn Anderson unpack how locally run AI agents are becoming a brand-new attack surface, and why defenders may be underestimating the risks. From misconfigured agent databases leaking API keys, to malicious “skills” that can quietly hijack trusted systems, we explore what happens when powerful

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18:46

John Henry vs. the chatbot: Can humans outsmart AI...

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2026/01/30

Do you think you could get scammed by a chatbot?Neither did IBM Chief People Hacker Stephanie Carruthers—until she went toe to toe with one.In this episode of Security Intelligence, we take you inside the John Henry Competition at DEF CON 2024, where Carruthers competed with an AI-powered vishing bot to see who was the better con artist.The results just might surprise you.Along the way, we explore how generative AI is transforming social engineering, why vishing and voice cloning attacks are surging

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39:36

The newest AI malware vs. 40 years of hacker culture

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2026/01/28

AI-generated malware has officially arrived. But does it matter all that much?This week on Security Intelligence, Suja Viswesan, Dave Bales and Dustin Heywood join us to discuss VoidLink, which might just be the first thoroughly documented case of a malware framework generated with significant AI help. The question is: What really changes when malware is no longer the handiwork of human hackers?We also explore the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, where CEOs and CISOs are

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32:17

Most cybersecurity training doesn’t work. Can we...

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2026/01/21

AI has changed the speed of cyberattacks. But it hasn’t changed the most important variable: people.In this episode of Security Intelligence, panelists Jake Paulson, Stephanie Carruthers and Matt Cerny dig into how AI-driven threats—phishing, deepfakes and disinformation—are reshaping the cyberthreat landscape. Organizations, too, are adopting AI tools to help detect these attacks.But even in the era of AI, people are ultimately our first and last lines of defense. And all too often, we don’t give

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41:18

Ransomware whack-a-mole, AI agents as insider threats...

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2026/01/14

Between LockBit, RansomHub and BlackSuit, law enforcement racked up some big wins against ransomware gangs last year. So why aren’t the attacks letting up?In this episode of Security Intelligence, panelists JR Rao, Jeff Crume and Michelle Alavarez unpack what the state of ransomware in 2025 really looked like, and why things haven’t slowed things down as much as we might hope.Then, we turn to identity security and cloud breaches as we consider the striking case of Zestix, the lone threat actor

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40:37

A new take on bug bounties, AI red teams and our New...

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2026/01/07

Explore the podcast → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligenceSay your cloud storage service gets hacked. Say the attackers broke in by exploiting a vulnerability in an open-source library your organization used to build the service. Who owns that vulnerability?Microsoft is trying to clear some of the smog obscuring the software supply chain by expanding its bug bounty program to include some third-party code that affects it services. In this episode of Security Intelligence,

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22:59

Why it costs so much to get hacked in America

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2025/12/29

Why does it cost so much more to get hacked in the United States than anywhere else in the world?In this special bonus episode of Security Intelligence, we sit down with Michelle Alvarez, Manager of Strategic Threat Analysis at IBM X-Force, for a deep dive into IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach report—and one of its most surprising findings: global breach costs are falling, but US breach costs just hit a record high.What’s driving the gap?In this episode, we unpack:Why faster detection and

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57:18

Cybersecurity’s year in review: ClickFix attacks,...

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2025/12/23

Explore the podcast → https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/security-intelligenceIn this special year-end episode of Security Intelligence, we reflect on 2025, a year of new attack methods (ClickFix), new vulnerabilities (vibecoding) and new worries on the horizon (shadow agents).From hijacked AI agents to massive supply chain breaches, 2025 forced security leaders to confront a sobering reality: trust might just be our biggest attack surface.Join hosts Matt Kosinski and Patrick Austin for a jam-packed

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51:43

AI browser bans and the top software flaws of 2025

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2025/12/17

AI browsers are neat—but are they more trouble than they’re worth?In this episode of Security Intelligence, Austin Zeizel, Evelyn Anderson and Ryan Anschutz discuss Gartner’s recent advisory warning organizations to ban AI browsers from the workplace for the time being. Is there anything we can do to make them safe enough to use?And that leads to a broader conversation about the relationship between AI model providers and the cybersecurity community. In the wake of some high-profile attacks using AI

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50:12

React2Shell makes waves, WormGPT falls flat and the...

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2025/12/10

Just how big a deal is React2Shell? Depending on who you ask, it’s either a Log4Shell-level event or just another average, everyday application security vulnerability. Patch and move on.This week, on Security Intelligence, panelists Sridhar Muppidi, Claire Nuñez and Ian Molloy weigh in on the contentious debate React2Shell has sparked. However it shakes out, one thing is for sure: The response to this vulnerability has been anything but typical.We also dive into:13:01 -- Whether malicious LLMs like

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42:59

Your house might be a botnet, your devs are leaking...

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2025/12/03

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Trawling the honeypot: What it’s like to discover a...

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2025/11/28

Being a malware reverse engineer isn’t always glamorous work. You spend a lot of time digging through junk emails.But when you find something in there—well, that’s a whole different story.On this episode of Security Intelligence, X-Force Malware Reverse Engineer Raymond Joseph Alfonso tells us about the time he discovered a curious new malware loader in the honeypot. And that leads to a bigger conversation about how hackers hide malicious code from view—and some of the new techniques they’re cooking

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The dark web job market thrives, AI fraud rings rise...

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2025/11/26

Do you think you’re too smart to fall for a Black Friday scam? Generative AI might knock you down a few pegs. On this episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski and panelists Suja Viswesan, Dave McGinnis and Nick Bradley discuss how threat actors are using AI to turbocharge holiday scam season. Plus: - IBM X-Force makes malware research tools public - The dark web job market is thriving - AI fraud schemes are getting quite elaborate And the story of an enterprising insider threat who tried

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40:14

Anthropic stops AI spies, the new OWASP Top 10 and...

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2025/11/19

Anthropic says it disrupted a nearly fully autonomous espionage campaign carried out by AI agents. But some cybersecurity pros are skeptical of the framing.On the latest episode of Security Intelligence, host Matt Kosinski is joined by Ryan Anschutz, Evelyn Anderson, Seth Glasgow and Mixture of Experts podcast fixture Chris Hay to dig into Anthropic’s report and the range of responses to it. Plus: The newest OWASP Top 10 is here, the ransomware landscape is cracking up and does cyber insurance just

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41:38

AI slop in cybersecurity, OT security fails and...

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2025/11/12

Have we lost the plot when it comes to AI malware?This week, host Matt Kosinski and panelists Claire Nunez, Austin Zeizel and Dave Bales discuss the growing trend of cybersecurity pros pushing back on AI malware “research.” Is it all puffery? Genuine threat? Some secret third thing? Plus: How hackers are stealing real-world cargo, time-delayed malware, the Louvre’s weak password and why don't more people patch their OT systems?00:00 – Introduction 01:15 – The IT-OT gap 11:18 – Digital cargo thieves

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