AI Security Brief
by TrendAI and N2K Networks
Latest episode
How close are we to an autonomous SOC?
How close are we to an autonomous SOC?
About this podcast
AI Security Brief unpacks how AI is reshaping cybersecurity, from emerging attack techniques to zero-day research and real-world adversary activity. Powered by TrendAI threat intel and featuring conversations with international law enforcement, AI policy leaders, and security leaders, each episode delivers one insight worth bringing back to your team. Hosted by AI security practitioners Johnny Hand and Dustin Childs.
Episodes
- How close are we to an autonomous SOC? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 15AI-enabled attacks are on the rise, your analysts are drowning in alerts, and vendors are positioning an autonomous SOC as the solution. But what can AI agents actually do today?…
- How do you plan for AI system failure? · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 14Your AI initiative gets the green light. But now all the parameters and guardrails you built into your plan need to be executed. Who owns AI once it goes live? Who’s watching as…
- Is trust holding back automated remediation? · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 13The “AI trust paradox” in cybersecurity goes like this: organizations invest in AI automation, then hold back from fully implementing it. Yet as attackers continue to use AI to…
- Can you trust AI with critical infrastructure? · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 12In traditional IT, isolating a compromised endpoint can stop an attack. In operational technology (OT) environments, that same action could disrupt control of a pipeline, cause a…
- Is a closed or an open AI model more trustworthy? · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 11There's no silver bullet when it comes to AI security strategy, and treating one model, tool, or vendor as the answer can limit an organization’s ability to adapt. Morgan…
- What does hospital downtime teach us about building AI-native organizations? · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 10Is your organization truly AI native, or did you just bolt AI onto existing infrastructure? Your answer could be an indicator to how much risk you’re carrying without realizing…
- What do AI-driven ‘bank heist’ attacks mean for defenders? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 9Attackers aren't just using AI to steal data; they're using it to fight back while you investigate them in real time. And once an adversary is inside, why would they ever want to…
- Is AI security actually a physical problem? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 8While AI might seem abstract, something that lives in "the cloud" is concrete. The AI applications we use every day run on GPUs in physical buildings, and Mark Houpt secures…
- Who governs your AI agents? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 7Your team spent a decade maturing privileged access management. Then AI agents arrived and they don’t log in like humans. Now your biggest insider threat is an AI agent that…
- Is the next frontier model your biggest threat or your best defender? · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 6If you think the recent wave of AI-discovered vulnerabilities is a problem, Rob Bair of Anthropic has a reframe for you. Discovery is the easy part. Closing the remediation gap…
- Can agentic AI really find zero-days? Ask the hacker who won Pwn2Own Berlin 2026. · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 5At Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, a security researcher used agentic AI to help her win. The AI surfaced real, verified bugs, then wrongly called her winning bug “not unexploitable in…
- Is your enterprise AI strategy delivering ROI yet? · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 4Your enterprise AI strategy isn’t as far along as you think. The reality for most organizations today is that AI is disrupting existing processes more than it’s delivering…
- Who’s responsible when AI starts making mistakes? · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 3With over two decades of experience spanning global CIO and CISO roles Sachin Jain has a perspective on accountability that goes well beyond the CISO's desk. In this episode…
- How do we secure applications when anyone can code? · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 2Ashish Rajan doesn’t sugarcoat what it means to be a security leader in the AI era. This is a moment where innovation is outpacing control. Where AI is being embedded into…
- How does AI change the economics of cybercrime? · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 1Robert (Bob) McArdle has spent two decades tracking cybercriminals - from ransomware groups to nation-state actors to financially motivated crime organizations. As a result, he…
- Introducing AI Security Brief, by TrendAI. · 2 minAI Security Brief is a new biweekly podcast, hosted by Johnny Hand and Dustin Childs, unpacking emerging AI threats, vulnerability research, and the strategic decisions and…
