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What the Hack?Big Breaches and Click Bots to AI and BeyondWhen a young engineer uncovered a sizeable click fraud situation at Google, he discovered a bigger problem; namely, the perverse ingenuity that drives online fraud and scams. "Big Breaches" author Neil Daswani joined us to talk click farms, data breaches, AI exploits, and the big picture of cybercrime today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-1138 minWhat the Hack?Big Breaches and Click Bots to AI and BeyondWhen a young engineer uncovered a sizeable click fraud situation at Google, he discovered a bigger problem; namely, the perverse ingenuity that drives online fraud and scams. "Big Breaches" author Neil Daswani joined us to talk click farms, data breaches, AI exploits, and the big picture of cybercrime today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-1138 min
The Humanity Code ConversationsDefending Our Digital Future in the Age of AI
Join The Humanity Code Conversations as host Heidi Lorenzen sits down with cybersecurity expert Neil Daswani to demystify AI’s role in digital safety. Pulling from his experiences at Google and as a Stanford cybersecurity educator, Daswani unpacks the complex overlap of AI and digital security, offering insights into actionable steps individuals and enterprises alike can take to safeguard their data in an increasingly connected world. Whether you're worried about AI-based decision making or excited about technological advancements, this episode offers a nuanced perspective on how human creativity can transform the digital realm into a more resilient, th...
2025-02-2754 min
eXecutive SecurityWhy a Commitment to Employee Growth Matters With Jim RouthJim Routh has a long history in technology and cybersecurity as a leader and management consultant. He was formerly a cybersecurity leader for many large companies including MassMutual, CVS Health, Aetna, and JP Morgan Chase. He is also the former Board Chair for the Health Information Sharing & Analysis Center (H-ISAC) where he served for five years and former Board member for the Financial Services Information Sharing & Analysis Center (FS-ISAC). Jim currently sits on several Boards and acts as an advisor for several cybersecurity companies and venture funds. Jim brings to the boards a vast business and technology background and...
2022-08-1232 min
The Entrepreneurship Insights PodcastThe Entrepreneurship Insights Podcast | An interview with Dr. Neil DaswaniThe Entrepreneurship Insights Podcast | An interview with Dr. Neil DaswaniCome behind the scenes of the biggest data breaches of our century with cybersecurity success, Dr. Neil Daswani!Follow my Instagram for future updates! https://www.instagram.com/gyan_b_/ Connect with me on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/gyan-bhambhani-a66440214/
2021-07-2924 min
CERIAS Weekly Security Seminar - Purdue UniversityNeil Daswani, Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons For Everyone This talk covers the key lessons learned and root causes from the biggest mega-breaches and the 9,000+ reported breaches over the past 15 years. By analyzing the histories, stories, and deep dives of breaches such as those at Target, JPMorganChase, OPM, Yahoo, Equifax, Facebook, Marriott, Capital One, and the SolarWinds hack, I will also lay the groundwork for a roadmap to recovery based on the root causes. About the speaker: Dr. Neil Daswani is Co-Director of the Stanford Advanced Security Certification program and is President of Daswani Enterprises, his security consulting and training firm. He has served in a variety of re...
2021-06-3059 min
And Security For AllBig Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for EveryoneOn this episode of 'And Security For All', Kim Hakim chats with Dr. Neil Daswani about his book Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone. They will be looking into large security breaches and the topics behind them such as malware, third-party compromise, and phishing. This episode will also cover how CyberSecurity affects everyone daily. Neil is the Director Stanford Advanced Cybersecurity and former SVP / CISO Symantec & LifeLock, Executive-In-Residence at Trinity Ventures, CTO at Dasient, Security Engineer at Twitter, and Senior Security Engineer at Google.
2021-05-2153 min
The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceBig breaches (and how to avoid them) (Interview)This week we’re talking about big security breaches with Neil Daswani, renowned security expert, best-selling author, and Co-Director of Stanford University’s Advanced CyberSecurity Program. His book, Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone helped to guide this conversation. We cover the six common key causes (aka vectors) that lead to breaches, which of these causes are exploited most often, recent breaches such as the Equifax breach (2017), the Capital One breach (2019), and the more recent Solarwinds breach (2020).
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2021-03-241h 21Changelog InterviewsBig breaches (and how to avoid them)This week we’re talking about big security breaches with Neil Daswani, renowned security expert, best-selling author, and Co-Director of Stanford University’s Advanced CyberSecurity Program. His book, Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone helped to guide this conversation. We cover the six common key causes (aka vectors) that lead to breaches, which of these causes are exploited most often, recent breaches such as the Equifax breach (2017), the Capital One breach (2019), and the more recent Solarwinds breach (2020).
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2021-03-241h 21
My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and LeadershipA Future Cybersecurity Expert Hacking His College’s Grading System: Neil DaswaniAuthor of Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone
Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake49
My guest for Episode #49 is Neil Daswani, the author of the newly-released book, Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone.
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Neil is, among other things, a Co-Director of the Stanford Advanced Security Program, and he earned a PhD in computer science from Stanford. You can learn more about him on his website and his LinkedIn page. He's previously worked for companies including Google, Twitter, LifeLock, and Symantec.
In today's episode, N...
2021-03-1537 min
Lessons from the School of Security Hard KnocksNeil Daswani: Big Breaches & RelationshipsToday's Guest is Neil Daswani, Co-Director at the Stanford Advanced Security Program.
In this episode, Neil discusses his work at the Stanford Advanced Security Program, some of the most important duties of a CISO, the importance of being able to "talk tech", what inspired his most recent book, ways to improve the industry, how he got his start in cybersecurity, the biggest challenges facing our society, and his toughest lesson learned.
2021-03-1238 min
TNT - Technology and Things#37 Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for EveryonePaul and guest host John Caruthers talk with Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi to discuss their new book, "Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone"!In an engaging and exciting fashion, Big Breaches covers some of the largest security breaches plus technical topics behind them such as phishing, malware, third-party compromises, software vulnerabilities, unencrypted data, and more. Cybersecurity affects daily life for all of us and the topic has never been more accessible than with this book.
2021-02-2447 min
Decipher Security PodcastNeil DaswaniNeil Daswani, co-director of the advanced security program at Stanford University and a former engineer at Twitter and Google, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss his new book, Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone, and the common root causes and effects of major data breaches.Support the show
2021-02-1135 min
Cigital » The Silver Bullet Security Podcast with Gary McGrawShow 060 – An Interview with Neil DaswaniOn the 5th anniversary, 60th episode of The Silver Bullet Security Podcast, Gary talks with Neil Daswani, CTO and co-founder of Dasient. Gary and Neil discuss Neil’s previous work at Google and how the “start-up like” atmosphere at Google compares with an actual start-up. They also discuss bad ads (aka malvertising), Clickbot.A, the software security … Continue reading Show 060 – An Interview with Neil Daswani
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2011-03-3029 min
CERIAS Weekly Security Seminar - Purdue UniversityNeil Daswani, What Every Engineer Needs To Know About Security And Where To Learn It This talk discusses how engineers can go about learning what they needto know to prevent the most significant emerging data security vulnerabilities, and the impact these vulnerabilities are having on electronic commerce. I'll review how attacks such as XSRF (Cross-Site-Request-Forgery) and SQL Injection work, and how to defend against them. I'll present some industry-wide statistics on software security vulnerabilities reported to various databases, and emerging trends in the field of software security. Finally, I'll discuss the current state of security education, and provide pointers to certification programs, books, and organizations where engineers can learn more.
2007-10-1052 minCERIAS Security Seminar PodcastNeil Daswani, "What Every Engineer Needs To Know About Security And Where To Learn It"
2007-10-1000 min