The Three-Layer Strategy for Autonomous Agent Governance with Joe Hladik and Amit Malik

12 hours ago

The Three-Layer Strategy for Autonomous Agent Governance with Joe Hladik and Amit Malik

Host Caleb Tolin is joined by Joe Hladik and Amit Malik of Rubrik Zero Labs to dissect the "Agentic Paradox" where 86% of leaders expect AI to outrun their guardrails. As enterprises rush to adopt autonomous bots for revenue growth, they are creating a massive security vacuum in the identity layer. This episode provides a tactical breakdown of how to defend the cognitive and tool layers to stop invisible insider threats.

Data Security Decoded

The Three-Layer Strategy for Autonomous Agent Governance with Joe Hladik and Amit Malik

12 hours ago

The Three-Layer Strategy for Autonomous Agent Governance with Joe Hladik and Amit Malik

Host Caleb Tolin is joined by Joe Hladik and Amit Malik of Rubrik Zero Labs to dissect the "Agentic Paradox" where 86% of leaders expect AI to outrun their guardrails. As enterprises rush to adopt autonomous bots for revenue growth, they are creating a massive security vacuum in the identity layer. This episode provides a tactical breakdown of how to defend the cognitive and tool layers to stop invisible insider threats.

Data Security Decoded

Cybersecurity News

Daily Briefing

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Daily Briefing for 04.21.26

CyberWire Daily

22 hours ago

When one weak link is enough.

Cloud platform Vercel confirms a data breach. Microsoft releases emergency updates to fix Windows Server restart loops. Bluesky gets DDoSed. Insurers keep close watch on an AI hiring discrimination suit. Cybersecurity workforce turnover rises. Scammers abuse Apple’s email notification system. A Scattered Spider member pleads guilty to SMS phishing and cryptocurrency theft. Monday business brief. Our guest is Melissa K. Smith, SVP, Global Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at SentinelOne, discussing building a unified defense through strategic partnerships. A budget beacon briefly betrays a boat’s bearing.

Story

22 hours ago

Building a unified security ecosystem with Melissa K. Smith from SentinelOne

Melissa K. Smith, SVP of Global Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at SentinelOne joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSA Conference 2026. She discusses how strategic partnerships are helping organizations move beyond fragmented tools to deliver unified security outcomes, and how collaboration across platforms and cloud providers is enabling a more cohesive, AI-driven defense for global enterprises.

Daily Briefing

Apr 20, 2026

Cloud development platform Vercel confirms breach.

White House officials meet with Anthropic CEO over Mythos concerns. Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty.

Research Saturday

Apr 18, 2026

A new breed of RAT.

Today we are joined by ⁠Dr. Darren Williams⁠, Founder and CEO of ⁠BlackFog⁠, to discuss his team's work on "Steaelite RAT Enables Double Extortion Attacks from a Single Panel." A new remote access trojan, Steaelite, is being marketed on underground forums as an all-in-one platform that combines remote access, credential theft, surveillance, and ransomware deployment through a single browser-based dashboard. Unlike traditional cybercrime toolchains, it merges data exfiltration and ransomware capabilities into one interface, with automated credential harvesting beginning as soon as a victim is infected. The tool signals a growing shift toward streamlined “double extortion” attacks, where data theft and encryption happen within the same system—raising the stakes for defenders to stop threats before data is exfiltrated.

Week that Was

Apr 18, 2026

NVD shifts strategy to deal with a CVE backlog.

US House extends FISA Section 702 for ten days. CISA recalls furloughed employees amid funding lapse.

CyberWire Daily

Apr 17, 2026

Temporary fix for Section 702.

The House extends Section 702, for now. Mythos raises fresh cyber risk concerns. CISA warns of reduced capacity. ZionSiphon targets Israeli water systems. Operation PowerOFF hits DDoS-for-hire networks. CISA flags an actively exploited ActiveMQ flaw. WordPress plugin supply chain attacks spread. China tests deep-sea cable-cutting tech. Our guest is Arvind Nithrakashyap, CTO and Co-Founder of Rubrik, discussing AI as the next frontier. Tim Starks from CyberScoop takes us Inside the FBI’s recent router takedown. A DraftKings data dealer meets his downfall.

Story

Apr 17, 2026

Securing autonomous AI at scale with Arvind (Nitro) Nithrakashyap from Rubrik

Arvind (Nitro) Nithrakashyap, CTO and Co-Founder of Rubrik joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He explores the rise of “AI sprawl,” the challenges of securing autonomous agents at scale, and what organizations must do now to strengthen governance, enforce policy, and prepare for AI-driven cyber threats.

Daily Briefing

Apr 17, 2026

US House extends FISA Section 702 for ten days.

CISA's acting director warns lawmakers of reduced capacity. New malware strain targets Israeli water facilities.

Story

Apr 16, 2026

Extending zero trust beyond the endpoint with Rob Allen from ThreatLocker

Rob Allen, CPO at ThreatLocker joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at the RSAC Conference 2026. He discusses the evolution of zero trust beyond applications into network and cloud access, and how enforcing deny-by-default policies at the device level helps organizations reduce risk, secure remote users, and render stolen credentials far less effective.

CyberWire Daily

Apr 16, 2026

Too many flaws, not enough time.

NIST struggles with an NVD backlog. Cisco and Splunk ship critical patches. Researchers flag a systemic flaw in Anthropic’s MCP. ShinyHunters leak 13.5 million McGraw Hill accounts. Cargo theft goes cyber. A Tennessee hospital breach hits 337,000 patients. Two Americans are sentenced in a North Korean fake-IT-worker scheme. Our guest is Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker, describing security gaps addressed by zero trust. OpenAI lets security teams take off the training wheels.

Caveat

Apr 16, 2026

Treasury Secretary holds a meeting to cover risks related to Anthropic’s new model.

Europe set to deploy new age-verification tool.

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