This Brand Story episode explores how security operations can move past the limits of data normalization and enable every analyst to perform like an entire team. Monzy Merza, Co-Founder and CEO of Crogl, joins Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli to show how AI-driven collaboration reshapes what’s possible in the SOC.

This episode explores how Crogl’s patented approach removes the need for data normalization, allowing security teams to query unstructured data directly across systems. Director of Product Marketing Cory Wallace joins Sean Martin to discuss how this innovation empowers analysts, reduces schema drift, and restores visibility across complex environments.

The cybersecurity industry operates on a fundamental misconception: that consumers want to understand and manage their digital security. After 17 years at F-Secure and extensive consumer research, Dmitri Vellikok has reached a different conclusion—people simply want security problems to disappear without their involvement.

The decision to leave a successful corporate position and start a company requires more than just identifying a market opportunity. For Shankar Somasundaram, it required witnessing firsthand how traditional cybersecurity approaches consistently failed in the environments that matter most to society: hospitals, manufacturing plants, power facilities, and critical infrastructure.

Cyber risk touches legal obligations, operational priorities, and even geopolitical decisions. This episode explores a consulting model that puts business understanding first—and builds security around it.

This episode explores how dynamic, context-aware access controls can eliminate the friction between security and productivity. Learn how a Zero Standing Privilege approach protects both human and AI identities while enabling organizations to operate at full speed without compromising safety.

ThreatLocker introduced DAC configuration monitoring and achieved FedRAMP certification at Black Hat 2025, strengthening zero trust capabilities while expanding government market access through practical security solutions.

Ransomware groups are increasingly abandoning file encryption in favor of high-value data theft, using extortion to extract massive payouts while avoiding the spotlight. This conversation reveals who they target, how they operate, and what organizations can do to shut down their most exploitable weaknesses.

The corridors of Black Hat 2025 in Las Vegas buzzed with conversations about AI and emerging threats, but one of the most compelling discussions centered on something decidedly human: how we actually manage our cybersecurity teams. Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder and CMO of ITSPmagazine, connected with longtime industry colleague Deidre Diamond, who brought along Carraig Stanwyck—a seasoned cybersecurity leader who recently transitioned from Fortune 200 CISO to CEO.

AI-powered micro agents are enabling organizations to automate targeted tasks quickly and reliably, reducing manual work and accelerating response times in security and beyond. This conversation reveals how a platform approach can extend automation benefits from SOCs to every corner of the enterprise.

Commercial software supply chain risk is no longer theoretical—breaches show trusted vendors can introduce vulnerabilities or malicious code into critical environments. This episode reveals how organizations can implement technical controls to analyze and verify any software they run, turning visibility into actionable risk reduction.

Crogl CEO Monzy Merza discusses how AI-driven security platforms automate alert investigation using enterprise knowledge graphs, enabling analysts to focus on threat hunting while maintaining data privacy.

The cybersecurity industry has developed an uncomfortable truth that few want to acknowledge: most successful breaches don't happen because defenders ignored known vulnerabilities. They happen because attackers exploited assets that organizations never knew existed in the first place.

Stellar Cyber unveiled their human-augmented autonomous SOC platform at Black Hat 2025, transforming security operations by reducing thousands of alerts to manageable dozens while empowering analysts through AI-driven automation.

Security doesn’t have to be complicated to be effective. This conversation reveals how practical controls, simplified processes, and continuous customer engagement are helping organizations achieve strong security without slowing down business.

High-profile corporate leaders face digital risks that extend far beyond company networks, from personal email compromises to deepfake attacks. This episode explores how combining advanced technology, privacy safeguards, and concierge-level service creates an always-on shield for executives and their families.

AI innovation is advancing faster than security integration, leaving enterprises vulnerable to threats ranging from AI bot scraping to compromised conversational agents. This discussion explores how organizations can protect both their data and business models while embracing AI-driven growth.

Executives and their families face growing digital risks that blur the lines between personal and professional. This episode explores a proactive and human-driven approach to executive protection that blends cybersecurity, privacy, and concierge-level response into a cohesive solution.

Join ITSP Magazine's Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin as they preview ThreatLocker's exciting Black Hat 2025 presence with Detect Product Director John Lilliston. Discover upcoming major announcements, hands-on hacking demos, and how ThreatLocker's default deny approach is revolutionizing enterprise cybersecurity through comprehensive zero trust implementation.

AI is transforming how businesses operate—but the security gaps it introduces are just as profound. In this episode, Rupesh Chokshi outlines the rising risks of agentic AI, API exposure, and bot-driven scraping—and what security teams can do about it today.

As Black Hat USA 2025 approaches, the cybersecurity world is buzzing with innovation—and Dropzone AI is right at the center of it. With roots in Seattle and a mission to bring true intelligence into the security operations center (SOC), the Dropzone AI team is gearing up for a packed week in Las Vegas, from BSides to the AI Summit, and finally at Startup City (booth #6427).

What makes a security certification actually reliable—and how do you measure that value over time? In this episode, HITRUST shares findings from their 2025 Trust Report, revealing how real-world threat data, quality assurance, and continuous validation are reshaping the way organizations—and their partners—view risk, resilience, and trust.

Cybersecurity assessments can’t be one-and-done—and they can’t rely on outdated frameworks. This episode explores how a threat-adaptive model helps organizations stay in sync with real-world attacks by aligning assessments to live data, enabling more accurate control scoping, better boardroom conversations, and stronger third-party assurance.

When vulnerability scores alone can’t tell you what truly matters, what do you do? In this episode, Tod Beardsley of runZero reveals how security teams can uncover hidden risks and prioritize action based on real-world exposure—not just numbers.

What does it really take to stop a cyberattack before it spreads—and can AI truly help without sidelining human judgment? In this episode, eSentire CTO Dustin Hillard shares how his team has spent years applying machine learning, artificial intelligence, and now agentic AI to supercharge security investigations, helping analysts contain threats faster while maintaining transparency, control, and trust.

Sterling Wilson joins us to unpack why immutability isn’t just for large enterprises and how Object First is making secure backup accessible, fast, and budget-friendly — all with a little help from their mascot, OOTBI. From agentic AI to cyber insurance pressures, this conversation breaks down the critical role of proactive, simple data protection in today’s security strategy.

Jim Manico shares how his decades of secure coding experience are shaping a new era of AI-assisted development, revealing both the risks of insecure code generation and the potential to teach AI to do better. From developer training to launching the AISVS project, this episode highlights a personal and professional journey at the forefront of application security innovation.