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WEI Tech Talk PodcastInside a SOC Director's Shift Toward AI-Enabled Security Operations | Episode 59If you’re a CISO, SOC Director, or security operations leader navigating AI adoption, staffing challenges, or tool consolidation, this discussion is built for you. Security operations teams are being asked to do more with less. Rising alert volume, expanding attack surfaces, and budget pressure are forcing every security operations center to rethink how work gets done.In this episode of the WEI Tech Talk cybersecurity podcast, we explore how AI is reshaping the modern SOC and what real-world SOC transformation looks like inside an enterprise environment. Featured Guests:Todd Humphreys, WEI CyberSecurity GTM LeaderShawn Murphy, WE...
2026-03-1037 min
tHe CybeR VauLt - Top Voices in CyberHow Will AI Agents Transform SecOps? The CyberVault with Ambuj KumarIn this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Ambuj Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of Simbian - an AI-driven cybersecurity company pioneering autonomous AI agents that think like security analysts.Named a 2024 Security Innovator, Ambuj is on a mission to reinvent SecOps and tackle one of the industry’s biggest challenges: vulnerability and alert overload.We explore:⚡ Why today’s security teams are drowning in alerts and risk🤖 How AI agents can transform SecOps, from SOC operations to pen testing and threat hunting🔥 Real-world examples of Simbian’s AI agents in action🔮 How generative AI is changing the...
2025-10-0130 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its Impact to Cybersecurity Operations with Maxime Lamothe-BrassardIn this episode, we talk all things MCP with Maxime Lamothe-Brassard, CEO and Co-Founder of LimaCharlie - looking at the impact is this new protocol going to have on the efficiency of cybersecurity operations, now and in the future.
2025-07-2124 min
Tech Field Day News RundownAWS re:Inforce 2025 Highlights Security, Identity, and Automation | Tech Field Day News Rundown: June 25, 2025At AWS re:Inforce 2025, AWS introduced key security upgrades, including expanded identity tools, enhanced code and threat detection with Inspector and GuardDuty, and easier deployment through improved WAF and firewall features. New CISO Amy Herzog emphasized identity security, while AWS reinforced its focus on automation, secure development, and ecosystem collaboration.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:24 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:36 - Simbian Launches First LLM Benchmark for SOC Performance6:33 - Record-Breaking 7.3Tbps DDoS Attack Hits Cloudflare Client11:56 - Qualcomm Acquires Alphawave15:51 - QuantumCTek Unveils Affordable 1,000+ Qubit Control System21:12 - Teradata Brings AI...
2025-06-2542 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®Threat Intelligence and AI Security with Markus Ludwig (CEO, Ticura)In this episode I talk with Markus Ludwig, a seasoned expert on threat intelligence and the CEO and co-founder of Ticura. We chat about how AI is impacting the threat intelligence space, as well as how threat intelligence is still a vital tool when leveraging AI in cybersecurity operations.
2025-06-0315 min
Breakthrough InnovationFrom Startup to Cybersecurity Visionary: Sumedh Barde's Journey Through AI-Driven DefenseIn this episode of Breakthrough Innovation, we’re joined by Sumedh Barde, Chief Product Officer at Symbian, who takes us through his dynamic journey from building groundbreaking digital rights management (DRM) technologies to pioneering AI solutions in cybersecurity. Sumedh shares insights from his extensive career, highlighting the transformative role of artificial intelligence in bridging the cybersecurity skills gap and enhancing human expertise.He dives deep into the challenges of integrating AI into security systems, emphasizing how it can predict cyberattacks, automate security tasks, and create real-time insights to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated threats. This conversation offers a...
2025-05-1317 min
From Startup to ExitGen AI Series: Gen AI in Security, Sumedh Barde, Chief Product Officer, SimbianSend a textLearn about Simbian, an AI security company. Simbian is the first security company to accelerate security by empowering every member of a security team, from the C-Suite to frontline practitioners, to craft tailored insights and workflows for their unique security needs - ranging from complex investigation and response to governance and reporting. Learn how they pivoted from providing security for Gen Ai to leveraging Gen AI to creating agents that speed up security workflows and investigations.Sumedh is the Chief Product Officer at Simbian, a cybersecurity startup that builds AI Agents to a...
2025-03-021h 01
Midstage Startup Momentum#091 SymbianAI | The Importance of Intellectual HonestyWhat if AI could make cybercrime too expensive for hackers to pursue?In this episode of the Midstage Startup Momentum Podcast, Ambuj Kumar, co-founder, and CEO of Symbian AI, discusses the power of intellectual honesty, innovation, and AI-driven cybersecurity in building scalable, impactful solutions. He emphasizes that true innovation comes from open challenges and discussions rather than blind loyalty, which is crucial for building meaningful solutions. Ambuj shares how Simbian is developing AI-powered cybersecurity agents to address the global shortage of security professionals by automating tasks at a fraction of the cost, ultimately aiming to make cybercrime...
2025-02-2825 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®AI and the SIEM with Augusto BarrosIn this episode we discuss the impact of LLMs and AI on the SIEM, and explore how customers should think about embracing this new technology in their cyber operations.
2025-02-2522 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®The Coalition for Secure AI with Omar SantosIn this episode, I speak with Omar Santos. Omar Santos is a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) security, cybersecurity research, incident response, and vulnerability disclosure. He is also the lead of the DEF CON Red Team Village and the chair of the Common Security Advisory Framework (CSAF) technical committee, and co-chair of the Coalition for Secure AI - an open ecosystem of AI and security experts from industry leading organizations dedicated to sharing best practices for secure AI deployment and collaborating on AI security research and product development, with members such as Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, OpenAI...
2025-02-0525 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®S01 E05 - AI on AI Agents - with the "Deep Dive" crewIn this special episode to kick off 2025, we try our hand at having AI talk about itself, by leveraging Google's NotebookLLM to create a podcast based on our AI Agents whitepaper.
2025-01-1309 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®S01 E04 - AI Agents for Cybersecurity with Ambuj KumarIn todays episode we will dive deep into the world of AI agents for cyber security with Ambuj Kumar, Co-Founder & CEO of Simbian. We'll explore what exactly an AI agent is, how it differs from chatbots, and how these intelligent systems are being used to automate tasks in the SOC, compliance, application security, and more. Discover how AI agents work, how to build trust in them, and what the future holds for this exciting technology. Learn how they are being used in real-world scenarios like security operations, GRC, and threat hunting.
2024-12-1723 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®S01 E03 - Generative AI and Frameworks with Andrew WilderIn today’s episode of Security Accelerator, host Jason Kerstead will be talking with Andrew Wilder, Chief Security Officer at Vetcor. We are going to spend some time talking about generative AI and the security implications of using large language models (LLMs).
We will look at:
How attackers are leveraging this new technology to create advanced attacks such as sophisticated phishing campaigns.
Frameworks, like NIST 600-1, that can help organizations securely leverage generative AI.
How security teams can use these technologies for defense by incorporating them into their security operations center (SOC) and for threat intelligence.
The difficult task of bl...
2024-12-1325 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®S01 E02 - AI Agents In Security Automation with Filip StojkovskiIn today’s episode of Security Accelerator we will be talking with Filip Stojkovski, Staff Security Engineer at Snyk. We are going to spend some time talking about how generative AI and LLMs can help aid in cybersecurity automation - and specifically, do a deeper dive in how AI agents play into that space.
2024-11-1920 min
The AI Security Accelerator Podcast, Powered by Simbian®S01 E01 - Generative AI and Code Generation with Dr. Yann GolanskiIn today’s episode of Security Accelerator we will be talking with Dr. Yann Golanski, Co-founder and director of Firmamentum. We are going to spend some time talking about generative AI and code generation - the good, the bad, and the ugly. We will look at what you should be concerned about, and identify some actions that any organization should be taking right now if you're currently taking advantage of this technology to accelerate your software development.
2024-11-1921 min
CyberWire DailyOne tap, total access: Pegasus exploits unveiled.Unredacted court filings from WhatsApp’s 2019 lawsuit against NSO Group reveal the scope of spyware infections. Glove Stealer can bypass App-Bound Encryption in Chromium-based browsers. Researchers uncover a new zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiManager. Rapid7 detects an updated version of LodaRAT. CISA warns of active exploitation of Palo Alto Networks’ Expedition tool. Misconfigured Microsoft Power Pages accounts expose sensitive data. Iranian state hackers mimic North Koreans in fake job scams. Australia warns its critical infrastructure providers about state sponsored embedded malware. An especially cruel cybercriminal gets ten years in the slammer. Guest Ambuj Kumar, Co-founder and CEO of Simbia...
2024-11-1542 min
Smarter EverythingEP10 - Generative AI: Changing The Economics of An AttackIn today’s episode of Smarter Everything I will be once again talking with Jason Keirstead, VP of Security Strategy for Simbian and former Distinguished Engineer from IBM Security.
Last time Jason and I spoke a bit about the three legged stool of security technology, especially in the context of AI. We also discussed why securing generative AI is such a problem and reviewed a few real world examples. Today we will continue our discussion and look into how threat actors are using AI and how AI can be used to improve cybersecurity.
2024-10-2916 minSmarter EverythingEP8 - The Three Legs of the Gen AI & Security StoolAs anyone who was able to recently attend BlackHat can attest, right now it seems like it is impossible to talk about cybersecurity without hearing someone bring up AI - but it also seems like everyone means something different when they talk about AI and Security. Not only is it hard to unpack hype from reality, it is seemingly hard to even agree on what reality we are talking about.
In today’s episode of Smarter Everything™ I will be talking with Jason Keirstead, VP of Security Strategy for Simbian. Jason is a former Distinguished Engineer from IBM...
2024-10-0114 min
CISOnomicsSPOTLIGHT (E10) What does AI mean for Cybersecurity?Exploring what AI means for cybersecurity - both in terms of using AI to secure, and securing AI itself. In discussion are cybersecurity futurist, Exabeam Chief Strategy Officer, and founder of the XDR Alliance Gorka Sadowski, together with serial Cyber entrepreneur Ambuj Kumar, co-founder of cyber firms Fortanix and Simbian – and design lead for Nvidia’s early GPUs.
2024-04-2942 min
Security Weekly Podcast Network (Video)Crazy money and crazy outcomes - cybersecurity acquisitions in all shapes and sizes - ESW #358This week, Adrian and Tyler discuss some crazy rumors - is it really possible that a cloud security startup valued at over $8 billion in November 2021 just got bought for $200 million??? Some healthy funding for Cyera and Cohesity ($300m and $150m, respectively) Onum, Alethea, Sprinto, Andesite AI, StrikeReady, YL-Backed Miggo, Nymiz, Salvador Technologies, and Simbian all raise smaller seed, A, or B rounds. Akamai picks up API security startup, Noname Security, Zscaler picks up Airgap networks, and it's rumored that Armis will acquire Silk Security for $150M. LimaCharlie seems to be doing...
2024-04-191h 06
Enterprise Security Weekly (Video)Crazy money and crazy outcomes - cybersecurity acquisitions in all shapes and sizes - ESW #358This week, Adrian and Tyler discuss some crazy rumors - is it really possible that a cloud security startup valued at over $8 billion in November 2021 just got bought for $200 million??? Some healthy funding for Cyera and Cohesity ($300m and $150m, respectively) Onum, Alethea, Sprinto, Andesite AI, StrikeReady, YL-Backed Miggo, Nymiz, Salvador Technologies, and Simbian all raise smaller seed, A, or B rounds. Akamai picks up API security startup, Noname Security, Zscaler picks up Airgap networks, and it's rumored that Armis will acquire Silk Security for $150M. LimaCharlie seems to be doing...
2024-04-191h 06
Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)From Hackers to Streakers - How Counterintelligence Teams are Protecting the NFL - Joe McMann - ESW #358Protecting a normal enterprise environment is already difficult. What must it be like protecting a sports team? From the stadium to merch sales to protecting team strategies and even the players - securing an professional sports team and its brand is a cybersecurity challenge on a whole different level. In this interview, we'll talk to Joe McMann about how Binary Defense helps to protect the Cleveland Browns and other professional sports teams. This week, Adrian and Tyler discuss some crazy rumors - is it really possible that a cloud security startup valued at over $8 billion...
2024-04-191h 47
Enterprise Security Weekly (Audio)From Hackers to Streakers - How Counterintelligence Teams are Protecting the NFL - Joe McMann - ESW #358Protecting a normal enterprise environment is already difficult. What must it be like protecting a sports team? From the stadium to merch sales to protecting team strategies and even the players - securing an professional sports team and its brand is a cybersecurity challenge on a whole different level. In this interview, we'll talk to Joe McMann about how Binary Defense helps to protect the Cleveland Browns and other professional sports teams. This week, Adrian and Tyler discuss some crazy rumors - is it really possible that a cloud security startup valued at over $8 billion...
2024-04-191h 47
TechCrunch Startup NewsSimbian brings AI to existing security toolsSimbian is a cybersecurity platform that effectively controls other cybersecurity platforms as well as security apps and tooling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-04-1205 min
Horror 101 PodcastHorror 101 - Episode 121: Altered States (1980)Welcome to our 121st show! . The Cult Sensation has pulled his request card! We recently lost another excellent actor and this loss was enough for Nick to want to pay tribute to the first film this gentleman starred in. A fairly obscure little gem that fits perfectly in our catalog. If science runs amok stories are your bag? I think you're in for a good time.Show Highlights:01:00 Prelude to Terror04:30 Why Nick picked this one...11:20 Jessop and the Isolation Tank...15:30 Mushroom Ceremony...21:15 Tanks and Drugs...23:15 Simbian Reconstitution...26:30 Waking the Primate...
2022-04-2950 min