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Coffee, Chaos and ProdSec

Cameron Walters and Kurt Hendle
Cybersecurity
Devsecops
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Security
Product Security
Identity Management
Penetration Testing
Vulnerabilities
Application Security
Appsec
Log4j
OWASP
Risk Management
OWASP Top 10
Anthropic
Openai
AI Security
Open Source
Supply Chain Attacks
Vulnerability Management

Coffee, Chaos & ProdSec is where cybersecurity meets caffeine-fueled chaos. Hosts Kurt (security architect and chaos tamer) and Cameron (ProdSec wrangler and DevSecOps junkie) dive into hacking, AppSec, supply chain failures, AI surprises, and the everyday madness of defending modern systems. With humor, sharp insight, real breach breakdowns, bad password confessions, and a few questionable impres... more

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🎙️ Coffee, Chaos and ProdSec, Ep 54

An artifact registry handed out admin access to anyone who asked. A print server got popped before the vendor even knew it had a bug. And somehow the vulnerability management metric everyone still quotes doesn't... more

🎙️ Coffee, Chaos and ProdSec, Ep 53

Fifty two episodes in and we still cannot agree on where AppSec ends and ProdSec begins.

This week Cameron and Kurt mark one year of the show with a reflection episode. No news roundup, no breach breakdown, ju... more

🎙️ Coffee, Chaos and ProdSec, Ep 52

A CISO told Cameron security is feelings-oriented. Somewhere a nation state is quietly living inside your dependency tree and does not want you to notice.

This week Cameron and Kurt mark a full year of podcast... more

🎙️ Coffee, Chaos and ProdSec, Ep 51

Marketing can open Claude Code on a random Tuesday and ship a full app by afternoon. No security review, no auth, sometimes not even a clue it just bypassed the API gateway entirely. Cameron and Kurt spend most ... more

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Episode: Ep 40 - GitHub Breach, Open Source Malware, Dev Machine Gold Mines ft. Paul McCarty and Jenn Gile
Paul McCarty
Co-founder of Open Source Malware, security veteran based in Australia
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Episode: Ep 40 - GitHub Breach, Open Source Malware, Dev Machine Gold Mines ft. Paul McCarty and Jenn Gile
Caroline Wong
Chief Strategy Officer at Exari, author of The AI Cybersecurity Handbook
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Episode: Ep 35 - Mythos, the AI Exploit Printer, and Whether Security Is Actually Cooked ft. Caroline Wong
Farshad Abasi
Security expert specializing in AI security and pipeline governance
Episode: Ep 34 - SPVS 1.5 Is Live: AI Pipeline Security Controls ft. Farshad Abasi
Seth Law
Co-host of Absolute AppSec, founder at Redpoint Security
Absolute AppSec; Redpoint Security
Episode: Ep 29 - AI, AppSec, and the Security Industry Reckoning ft. Absolute AppSec
Ken Johnson
CTO and co-founder of Dry Run Security
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Episode: Ep 29 - AI, AppSec, and the Security Industry Reckoning ft. Absolute AppSec
Blake Beus
Software engineer turned AppSec advocate
Episode: Ep 27 - Claude Code Security, The $152 Vuln, and the AppSec Reckoning Nobody Is Ready For
Billy Spears
Former CIO/CTO/CISO across public companies and national security environments; now advisor on AI, cybersecurity, and trust
Independent (former CIO/CTO/CISO)
Episode: Ep 26 - The CISO Hot Seat - Trust, Survival, and What Nobody Says Out Loud

Hosts

Cameron Walters
Host with focus on ProdSec wrangling, AppSec advocacy, and DevSecOps automation; often builds fixes and ships them.
Kurt Handel
Co-host, security architect; maps attack paths and emphasizes strategy over checklist security; senior-level perspective on ProdSec

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 28 ratings
  • De-mystifying ProdSec

    An all-around candid view of a profession too often insulated by credential moats and obfuscative practitioners. I would love to hear more from vendors and external parties on future episodes.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Workforce Consultant
    United States8 months ago

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Guest slate is strong and adds valuable outside perspectives.
Candid, practical security talk with real-world lessons.
Solid mix of tech depth and entertaining banter; occasional vendor references welcome.

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Ep 26 - The CISO Hot Seat - Trust, Survival, and What Nobody Says Out Loud
Q: What makes a CISO effective at the table, and where should they sit in the org?
Influence matters more than the exact reporting line; being present in strategy early and translating risk into business outcomes are key to meaningful influence.

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A candid tech-focused show that blends security pragmatism with high-energy discussions on DevSecOps, AppSec, and the evolving AI-enabled security landscape. Episodes frequently tackle security governance, supply chain risks, incident lessons, and the economics of tooling, all delivered with humor and real-world anecdotes. Notable strengths include a pragmatic, engineer-forward lens, strong emphasis on practical risk reduction, and a willingness to challenge hype with grounded analysis. The format often leverages two co-hosts with guest experts—from Open Source Malware to AI security leaders—to unpack current trends and actionable takeaways for practitioners, vendors, and teams navigating modern ProdSec hurdles.

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3. Caroline Wong
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7. Blake Beus
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