Behind the Cyber Creator: An AMA with Infosec Pat (Patrick Gorman)

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Behind the Cyber Creator: An AMA with Infosec Pat (Patrick Gorman)

Patrick Gorman started making YouTube videos during COVID to study for a certification with friends. He now has over 100,000 subscribers and runs a pentesting firm called ISP Security. This is a replay of our Behind the Cyber Creator AMA series. Patrick and Gianna talk about how he built his audience, why having followers doesn’t automatically mean having clients, and what he learned the hard way about being a public figure in cybersecurity.

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Behind the Cyber Creator: An AMA with Infosec Pat (Patrick Gorman)

15 hours ago

Behind the Cyber Creator: An AMA with Infosec Pat (Patrick Gorman)

Patrick Gorman started making YouTube videos during COVID to study for a certification with friends. He now has over 100,000 subscribers and runs a pentesting firm called ISP Security. This is a replay of our Behind the Cyber Creator AMA series. Patrick and Gianna talk about how he built his audience, why having followers doesn’t automatically mean having clients, and what he learned the hard way about being a public figure in cybersecurity.

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AI Is Calling Your Security Bluff with Brian Vecci from Varonis

Brian Vecci, Field CTO at Varonis, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices recorded at Black Hat USA 2026. He discusses how AI assistants and agents are magnifying existing data security risks, what recent research reveals about emerging AI-enabled threats, and why organizations need to rethink how they protect enterprise data as both employees and attackers gain access to more powerful AI tools.

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Fortinet has acquired San Francisco-based AI security company Virtue AI.

Dynatrace has agreed to acquire San Francisco-based AI observability platform Arize for $915 million. Cribl has acquired technology assets from Radiant Security's AI SOC product.

CyberWire Daily

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Hackers hiding in plain sight.

Medusa’s reach grows. Cl0p expands its victim list. The DOJ charges 17 alleged Iranian hackers. CISA sounds the alarm on four exploited vulnerabilities. TWINLOOT hides in plain sight inside Microsoft 365. Maria Varmazis shares the latest from the space-cyber realm as Ukraine strikes Russia’s satellite nerve center. The FDA considers guardrails for AI medical devices. Expired credit cards get an unexpected second life. A disgruntled contractor heads to prison. Dave Bittner sits down with Brian Vecci, Field CTO at Varonis, at Black Hat USA to discuss how AI is calling your security bluff. Highway hijinks meet high-tech hardware.

Daily Briefing

4 hours ago

Medusa ransomware affiliates have breached hundreds of critical infrastructure entities.

US accuses 17 Iranians of hacking for Iran's IRGC. Business news: Fortinet acquires AI security firm Virtue AI.

CyberWire Daily

23 hours ago

Fake it till you exfiltrate it.

A fake consultancy fronts an alleged Chinese spy campaign. Meta heads to court over claims it hooked young users. Researchers crack the mystery behind the French EncroChat hack. CISA warns ransomware gangs are exploiting a Windows flaw. Meet C2Looper, a new Rust-based backdoor. A critical WordPress plugin bug threatens hundreds of thousands of sites. MessiahGPT brings generative AI to cybercrime. A lender discloses a breach affecting 1.2 million people. A Ukrainian developer stands trial in Switzerland over alleged ransomware ties. Our guest is Ev Kontsevoy, CEO at Teleport, discussing how AI agents have nondeterministic behavior. The psychology of the endless scroll.

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Aug 18, 2026

Zero Trust Wasn't Built for AI Agents with Ev Kontsevoy from Teleport

Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices recorded at Black Hat USA 2026. He discusses why traditional Zero Trust principles need to evolve for autonomous AI agents, how agents can operate within their permissions while still behaving in unintended ways, and why organizations need security controls that protect the business without creating friction that drives users toward workarounds.

Daily Briefing

Aug 18, 2026

US states sue Meta over claims that it deliberately addicts young users.

Researchers reverse-engineer French malware used to hack EncroChat. An unprecedented number of Apple users received spyware alerts last week.

SpyCast

Aug 18, 2026

What It Takes to Run the CIA's Southeast Asia Department

You might find Meredith Cavan playing music in an Irish pub. But long before her first album dropped, she clocked more than 20 years at the CIA. One of her jobs there was Southeast Asia Department chief, where she oversaw covert action, intelligence operations, and analysis across 30 countries. We're talking about the years 2021 to 2023, when terrorism was taking a back seat to strategic competition, and her priority was trying to thwart China's influence and infrastructure in its most consequential playground.

CyberWire Daily

Aug 17, 2026

Please hold while we decide.

Internal policy conflicts hamper U.S. military AI leadership. Clop claims GE, Philips and Shell. Attackers actively probe internet-facing GeoServer instances. “The Hatman” offers millions of alleged employee records for sale. ETSI begins the approval process for European cyber standards. Microsoft is still working on a patch for the ShieldBreak vulnerability. Autonomous AI systems create CPU bottlenecks. Monday business briefing. Our guest is Nick Warner, CEO at Neo.ai, on the shifting landscape around AI and agentic security. AI agents kneecap each other with self-replicating malware.

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Aug 17, 2026

When AI Sprawl Becomes a Security Problem with Nick Warner from Neo

Nick Warner, CEO of Neo, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices recorded at Black Hat USA 2026. He discusses how the rapid adoption of AI tools and agentic software is reshaping enterprise security, why CISOs need greater visibility and control over the software operating across their environments, and how organizations can put guardrails around AI without creating unnecessary friction.

Daily Briefing

Aug 17, 2026

General Electric, Philips, and Shell investigate alleged breaches.

ShinyHunters leaks alleged RingCentral data. Police arrest seven suspects in connection with 2023 bank hack.

Special Editions

Aug 16, 2026

Frontier models and the future of cyber defense.

In this special edition from Black Hat, Dave Bittner sits down with ⁠Clint Gibler⁠, Cyber Lead at ⁠OpenAI⁠, and ⁠Robby Winchester⁠, Chief Global Professional Services Officer at ⁠SpecterOps⁠, to explore how frontier AI models are changing the way defenders approach cybersecurity. The conversation moves beyond the hype to examine responsible AI deployment, AI red teaming, reducing noise in security workflows, and the balance between advanced models and human expertise. They also discuss OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber program and what it takes to give security practitioners access to powerful AI capabilities while managing the risks of misuse.

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