Let's SOC About It

They say that Agentic AI is the new hot topic of cybersecurity. But what does that really mean? How does Agentic AI work? Can AI take over cybersecurity functions like threat hunting and detection?In this episode of the podcast, you'll hear from Rob Goehring, CEO and Founder of Wisr AI, about Agentic AI.You'll learn:👉 What happens when we use multiple AI threat intelligent agents?😱 How is Agentic AI changing the way we do threat hunting and detection?🙏 Will Agentic AI make us hyper-reliant on AI?Relevant links:Check our Wisr AI: https://wisr.ai/Follow Wisr on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wisr-ai/Follow Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robgoehring/

AI is changing the way SOCs function, pushing organizations to rethink technology, processes, and people. Filip Stojkovski, Founder of SecOps Unpacked and a cybersecurity veteran with 15 years of experience, joins us on the Let's SOC About It podcast to explore how SOC teams can gain value from implementing AI into their practices.Learn how to maximize your organization's ROI on AI SOC platforms, and ensure your processes and people evolve alongside it. Filip walks us through real lessons learned from his own experimentation with AI in the SOC.In this episode of Let's SOC About It, learn:🔁 How is AI transforming the SOC space?🧐 What are the three types of AI SOC types, and which one is right for your organization?😱 Is your current security process ready for AI integration?⚖️ How do you balance customizability, control, and cost with AI SOC implementation?Relevant links:Follow Filip Stojkovski's Blog, SecOps Unpacked: https://secops-unpacked.ai Connect with Filip on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipstojkovski

Francis Odum, a cybersecurity expert and author focused on SOC operations, is joined by David Torres, D3 Security's director of sales engineering. They explore how Morpheus AI revolutionizes SOC functions by generating dynamic playbooks using natural language, drastically cutting down the need for manual tuning. David demonstrates the platform's ability to create context-aware playbooks and enhance analyst workflows while keeping human analysts in control. Francis highlights the significance of AI-driven efficiency in modern cybersecurity.

In this episode of the Let's SOC About It podcast, Amy Tom chats with Sarim Khawaja, a Product Lead at Styx Intelligence, about the dangers of cyber scam mills. They discuss the growing threat of organized, factory-like operations that execute online scams on an industrial scale.In this episode, you'll learn:🏭 What cyber scam mills are and how they operate🌏 Why they are prevalent in Southeast Asia and other regions 🎭 What types of scams and targeting strategies they use💼 What the impact is on individuals and businesses 🛡️ Best practices for organizational cybersecurityRelevant links:Follow Sarim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarimkhawaja/Join the White Hat Security Community: https://www.linkedin.com/company/white-hat-security-community/Join PM Hive: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pmhivevan/Learn about Styx Intelligence: https://styxintel.com/

Threat detection teams are on the frontlines of detecting, inspecting, and publishing findings on new threats. But how do they get there? And what does it take to understand and dissect malware?On this episode of the podcast, we're joined by Randy Pargman, the Senior Director of Threat Detection at Proofpoint, to ask him:🔄 How does reverse malware engineering work?🔎 How do you know what you’re looking for when things evolve so quickly? 🤔 How do you stay on top of evolving tactics from bad actors? Relevant links:💜 Read Proofpoint's threat insights blog: http://proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-...💜 Follow Randy Pargman on LinkedIn:   / randy-pargman-131b773  💜 Check out DEATHCon: https://deathcon.io/

Online data brokers may seem like a consumer privacy issue –but as our guest explains on this episode of Let's SOC About It, they’re a growing business risk. Paul Mander, General Manager of Optery, joins us to expose the scale of the online data broker ecosystem and how it fuels targeted cyberattacks like phishing, smishing, and impersonation. The line between personal and business identity is blurrier than ever – and it’s putting organizations at risk.In this episode, you'll learn about:🕵️‍♂️ How data brokers harvest and resell your employees’ personal data📲 Why that information is fueling phishing and smishing attacks🧠 The impact of AI on the sophistication and scale of social engineering🛡️ How to proactively protect your people – and reduce alerts in the SOCRelevant Links:Follow Paul on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paulmanderLearn more about Optery: http://optery.com/getting-started-business/

Identity-based attacks aren't slowing down. In fact, as Chip Bircher tells us on this episode of Let's SOC About It, it's not something you can ignore. Chip Bircher, CTO of SOFTwarfare, talks about execution methods and ways to combat identity-centric threats.In this episode, you'll learn about:👮 The military/cybersecurity crossover⚠️ How bad actors execute identity-based attack methods🤨 The use of behavioral analytics and the ethics of privacy⚙️ How AI is fuelling an identity-based attack fireRelevant Links:Follow Chip on LinkedIn:   / chipbircher  Learn more about SOFTwarfare: https://www.softwarfare.com/

Kostas Tsialemis, an independent security consultant behind the DFIR Report and the EDR Telemetry Project, dives deep into the importance of EDR telemetry data. He explains how this data enhances threat detection and investigations. Kostas discusses the project's aim to unify telemetry information across different vendors, addressing the variability in data collection methods and gaps in vendor documentation. He advocates for community collaboration to improve product transparency and shares insights on how cybersecurity practitioners can leverage this crucial information for better incident response.

AI is used in phishing attacks by both bad actors and incident responders alike. So what do phishing attacks look like today, and how do we combat them? On this episode of Let's SOC About It, Amy is joined by Curtis Goddard and Brad Farris from Check Point.In this episode:🎣 What do phishing attacks look like today?😱 How is AI leveraged by bad actors in phishing attacks?⚔️ How can you use AI to protect yourself against advancing email threats?Relevant Links:- Follow Brad Farris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbradleyfarris/- Follow Curtis Goddard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtisgoddard/- Learn more about Avanan, a Check Point company: https://emailsecurity.checkpoint.com/

With RSAC right around the corner, we sat down with Francis Odum to talk about his tips for a good conference.In this episode, we discuss:🔥 The hottest tech to look out for at RSAC🎁 The most useful conference swag💃 The best RSAC parties and eventsDon't forget to visit D3 at Booth N-4400 in the north hall of the Moscone Center in San Francisco 🤗Relevant links:Meet with us at RSAC: https://info.d3security.com/morpheus-...Follow Software Analyst Cybersecurity Research: https://softwareanalyst.substack.com/Follow Francis on LinkedIn:   / francis-odum-0a8673100