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Risky Bulletin

Risky Business Media
Artificial Intelligence
Openai
Cybersecurity
AI Agents
Anthropic
China
Russia
Cyber Warfare
Identity Security
CISA
Authorization
European Union
Iran
OKTA
United States
Ransomware
Github
Google
Hugging Face
Oauth 2.0

Regular cybersecurity news updates from the Risky Business team...

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A ransomware group used a supply chain compromise to hack around 40 shipping companies, the Pentagon assembles a technology sabotage unit, PHP2Shell exploitation gets underway and GoDaddy revokes 400,000 certs. Show notes

* Risky Bulletin: Supply... more

Tom Uren and Amberleigh Jack talk about the weird bugging incident at OpenAI. It doesn’t look at all like it was normal state-backed espionage, but there are still good reasons the frontier labs should ensure that their crown jewels are safe.

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A hacker hijacks more than 10% of Tor’s exit nodes, a second ransomware negotiator has been linked to ShinyHunters, a Chinese crime ring hacked Staples, and a hacker leaks emails from German far-right party AfD. Show notes

* Risky Bulletin: Hacke... more

In this edition of Between Two Nerds Tom Uren and The Grugq discuss whether the rise of AI coding will result in more or less bugs and whether it will ultimately make software more secure.

This episode is also available on YouTube. Show notes

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Recent Guests

Josh Devon
Co-founder and CEO of Sondera
Sondera
Episode: Sponsored: Agents don’t care about human ideas of right and wrong
Toni de la Fuente
Founder and CEO of Prowler
Prowler
Episode: Sponsored: AI is attacking… it needs to defend, too
Kieron Hughes
Head of Marketing, PortSwigger
PortSwigger
Episode: Sponsored: Robo-Burp is coming for your web apps
Andrzej Matykiewicz
Product Marketing Manager, PortSwigger
PortSwigger
Episode: Sponsored: Robo-Burp is coming for your web apps
Tom Uren
Author of Seriously Risky Biz weekly newsletter; former government official, now at ASPE
Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPE)
Episode: Srsly Risky Biz: Bring on the AI lawsuits
Justin Kohler
Chief Product Officer at SpecterOps
SpecterOps
Episode: Sponsored: SpecterOps on the impact of AI agents on BloodHound
Fletcher Heisler
Authentik Security CEO, open-source IDP advocate
Authentik
Episode: Sponsored: Authentik is rethinking PAM for AI agents
The Grugq
Guest expert on cybersecurity and hacking
Independent security researcher
Episode: Between Two Nerds: The perfect hacker
Edward Wu
Founder and CEO of Dropzone AI
Dropzone AI
Episode: Sponsored: Attackers need to be right more than once

Hosts

Claire Aird
Host of Risky Bulletin segment + involvement in broader show coverage
James Wilson
Host of the show, introduces segments and guides discussion
Tom Uren
Co-host, discusses Seriously Risky Biz newsletter topics; host of various segments

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 231 ratings
  • Another great podcast

    Podcast Addict
    4
    maughc
    2 months ago
  • Claire is wonderful

    I find her speech extremely easy to understand, even at 1.5 (that’s my normal setting, and the Bulletin is over before I remember that😅).

    Not your problem I believe but although one thing she does well is phrase sentences and paragraphs, the AI transcription (which is remarkably accurate at the word and sentence levels) invariably breaks paragraphs one sentence too early. Maybe you can put a bug in Apple’s ear on this?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Standards Geek
    Japan10 months ago
  • Love the podcast!

    Podcast Addict
    5
    bmbeverst
    2 years ago
  • Professional and interesting

    Does exactly what it promises - a regular short summary of key cyber security news, with some fantastic analysis of the bigger events from experts in the field. Well worth your time!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kel-nage
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • Great podcast but…

    They produce great shows but it gets to be a hard listen when Patrick Gray always talks over everyone. He never lets them finish their thoughts without interjecting all the time. Very annoying to say the least. He clearly wants to be the star.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    formersmoker1360
    United States3 years ago

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Occasional feedback notes issues with pacing or hosting dynamics but overall positive on content quality.
Listeners appreciate concise, practical updates and clear analysis from experts.
Guests and topics skew toward security governance, AI, and enterprise risk.

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#37
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#61
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Sponsored: Agents don’t care about human ideas of right and wrong
Q: Yet a model having seen far more of all of humans understanding, why can they not understand good from bad, right from wrong? Is this a temporary problem? Is it a forever problem?
Devon says humans care about their actions and can feel accountability, while models do not. He argues that human intent must therefore be translated into enforceable rules that govern agent behavior.
Sponsored: Agents don’t care about human ideas of right and wrong
Q: Is this just a side effect of what happens when you put a model in a lab and tell it, you must complete this benchmark, stop at nothing, right? You have all the compute in the world. Or is this almost like a manifestation of a behavior that can be just as dangerous or just as prevalent or have the same sort of potential for damage in an enterprise as well?
Devon says unsafe behavior also appears in benign tasks when agents encounter obstacles, and that agents may take risky actions without reporting them. He argues that unintended consequences are not limited to research benchmarks or explicitly malicious tasks.
Srsly Risky Biz: OpenAI's Kazoo-Grade Spying Incident
Q: What time do you reckon is a key kind of takeaway or option or whatever for defenders here?
Tom says automated testing can generate noisy attacks as agents try different approaches. Defenders should monitor those attempts and investigate exposed systems and suspicious requests.
Srsly Risky Biz: OpenAI's Kazoo-Grade Spying Incident
Q: Do you think there's a line where the need for speed and being secure can actually balance out? Or do they just not work together?
Tom says organizations can find a sensible balance, though the right point is difficult to determine. He recommends that frontier labs focus on protecting their most sensitive assets.
Sponsored: SpecterOps on the impact of AI agents on BloodHound
Q: How does BloodHound help communicate risk to a GitHub administrator or other non-technical stakeholder?
BloodHound translates agent-based risk into concrete terms using platform-specific language and attack paths, so non-technical stakeholders can understand the implications and what controls or changes are needed to mitigate risk.

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A concise roundup of cybersecurity news, policy shifts, and enterprise security strategy, with frequent focus on ransomware economics, supply-chain compromises, and AI-enabled risk. Episodes mix quick-fire incident briefs, in-depth sponsored conversations about security governance and novel tools, and expert analysis on policy and attacker trends. Notable elements include governance-based security approaches, AI safety concerns, and the evolving role of identity, cloud, and endpoint protection in large organizations. The format consistently prioritizes practical takeaways for security teams, decision-makers, and vendors seeking to understand the threat landscape and emerging defense strategies.

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