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How Do You Let AI Agents Run Safely with Rob Allen from ThreatLocker

Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices. Rob discusses how the conversation around agentic AI has quickly shifted from whether organizations should allow these tools to how they can use them safely. He explains why built-in guardrails aren't enough and how external controls, visibility, and a Zero Trust approach can help organizations embrace AI without giving agents unrestricted access to sensitive data and systems.

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Sep 1, 2026

From Shadow AI to Shadow Agents with Heather Ceylan from Box

Heather Ceylan, CISO at Box, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices to discuss how autonomous AI agents are changing the enterprise risk landscape. She explains why organizations need to govern content, permissions, and agent actions from the start, and how CISOs can create secure pathways for AI adoption that enable innovation rather than stand in its way.

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Aug 27, 2026

Hybrid Identity in the Age of Agentic AI with Tim Springston from Semperis

Tim Springston from Semperis joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices to discuss why hybrid identity isn't going away and what that means for cyber resilience. Tim explores the growing complexity of identity environments and how agentic AI is creating new opportunities for defenders while simultaneously giving attackers new ways to target identity systems.

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Aug 26, 2026

The Hidden Attack Surface Inside Data Centers

Stephen Hilt, Senior Threat Researcher at TrendAI, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices recorded at Black Hat USA 2026. Drawing on research presented at DEF CON, he discusses thousands of internet-exposed industrial control systems associated with U.S. data centers, how attackers could target building and energy infrastructure to bypass traditional IT defenses, and why the growing importance of data centers makes these overlooked systems an increasingly important part of the security conversation.

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Aug 25, 2026

When Prevention Is No Longer Enough with Christy Wyatt from Absolute Security

Christy Wyatt, CEO of Absolute Security, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices recorded at Black Hat USA 2026. She discusses why prevention and detection alone are no longer enough to define security performance, how the business costs of downtime are putting greater focus on cyber resilience, and why organizations are increasingly thinking about their ability to remain operational and recover when disruption occurs.

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Aug 24, 2026

When AI Makes Everyone a Target with Mark Beare from Malwarebytes

Mark Beare, General Manager of Malwarebytes Consumer Business, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices recorded at Black Hat USA 2026. He discusses how AI is helping scammers create highly personalized attacks at scale, why everyday consumers are increasingly attractive targets, and how AI could also help defenders make cybersecurity easier and more accessible for the people they protect.

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Aug 20, 2026

Why the Annual Pentest Can’t Keep Up with Chris Wallis from Intruder

Chris Wallis, Founder and CEO of Intruder, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices recorded at Black Hat USA 2026. He discusses why point-in-time pentesting is struggling to keep pace as teams ship software and attackers exploit vulnerabilities faster, how AI agents could make continuous investigation more practical, and why compliance standards need to evolve alongside the changing threat landscape.

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Aug 19, 2026

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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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.

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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.

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Aug 13, 2026

How Frontier Models Are Reshaping Cyber Defense with Clint Gibler from OpenAI and Robby Winchester from SpecterOps

Clint Gibler, Cyber Lead at OpenAI, and Robby Winchester, Chief Services Officer at SpecterOps, join Dave Bittner for a discussion recorded live at Black Hat USA 2026. Together, they explore how frontier AI models are changing cyber defense, where AI creates the greatest value for defenders, and why responsible deployment and human expertise remain essential as organizations adopt these technologies.

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Aug 12, 2026

The AI Supply Chain Has a Trust Problem with Michael Leland from Island

Michael Leland, Field CTO at Island joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices at Black Hat USA 2026. He discusses the emerging risks in the AI supply chain, why AI agents introduce new challenges around trust and governance, and what organizations can do to securely adopt agentic AI without slowing innovation.

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