Ransomware, Agentic AI, and Supply Chain Risks: Insights from Black Hat 2025 - HD Moore, Jason Passwaters, J.J. Guy, Theresa Lanowitz, Mickey Bresman, Yuval Wollman, Jawahar “Jawa” Sivasankaran - ESW #423

Doug White sits down with Theresa Lanowitz, Chief Evangelist at LevelBlue, for a powerful and timely conversation about one of cybersecurity’s most pressing threats: the software supply chain. Theresa shares fresh insights from LevelBlue’s global research involving 1,500 cybersecurity professionals across 16 countries. Together, they unpack the real-world risks of software acquisition in the API economy, the explosive growth of AI-generated code, and the rise of “vibe coding”—and how these trends are silently expanding the attack surface for organizations everywhere. Visit https://securityweekly.com/levelbluebh to download the Data Accelerator: Software Supply Chain and Cybersecurity as well as all of LevelBlue's research. In this interview, Yuval Wollman, President of CyberProof, unpacks how AI agents are not only expanding the attack surface—but reshaping the entire cyber threat landscape. Discover how ransomware-as-a-service platforms like Funksec and Dragonforce are operating with enterprise-level precision. Learn about the role of agentic AI, geopolitical cyber warfare, and why today's hackers offer better customer support than airlines. This segment is sponsored by CyberProof. Visit https://securityweekly.com/cyberproofbh to learn more about them! Doug White and Mickey Bresman, CEO of Semperis, dive deep into a conversation on the evolution of ransomware and the alarming rise of cyber extortion tactics. From the early days of encryption-only attacks to today's ransomware-as-a-service operations and hybrid threats blending digital and physical intimidation, this interview unpacks the growing sophistication of organized cybercrime. Mickey shares firsthand insights from Semperis’ recent ransomware report, including a chilling real-world example where a photo of a child was used to threaten an IT professional — illustrating how far threat actors are willing to go. This segment is sponsored by Semperis. Visit https://securityweekly.com/semperisbh to download the 2025 Global Ransomware Report! Matt Alderman sits down with J.J. Guy, CEO & Co-Founder of Sevco Security, to unpack a 20-year industry failure finally being addressed: the disconnect between asset inventory, vulnerability visibility, and true cyber risk understanding. From the roots of CASM (Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management) to the convergence with CTE (Continuous Threat Exposure), JJ shares how Sevco is tackling today's fragmented environments — spanning cloud, on-prem, mobile, and containers — with a data-first approach. Would you like to see the Sevco platform in action? You can take a self-guided tour at https://securityweekly.com/sevcobh Doug White sits down with Intel 471 CEO Jason Passwaters for an eye-opening conversation on how cybercrime has evolved into a professional, profit-driven ecosystem. From ransomware-as-a-service to agentic AI, this interview pulls back the curtain on the real-world intel enterprises need to defend against today’s most dangerous digital threats. Jason shares how threat actors are using business models that rival legitimate startups — complete with support teams and customer service — while enterprise security teams face shrinking budgets and expanding attack surfaces. This segment is sponsored by Intel471. Visit https://securityweekly.com/intel471bh to learn more about them! CyberRisk TV sits down with HD Moore, CEO & Co-Founder of runZero, for a conversation on why vulnerability management is still failing enterprises — and what needs to change now. This interview dives deep into the real-world challenges facing security teams today: tool overload, missing assets, unauthenticated exposures, and the illusion of visibility. HD reveals how attackers are exploiting blind spots faster than defenders can react — and why unauthenticated discovery is the secret weapon defenders need. Try runZero free! Get started at https://securityweekly.com/runzerobh Jackie McGuire sits down with Jawahar Sivasankaran, President at Cyware, for an unmissable deep dive into the future of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), agentic AI, and open-source security innovation. With nearly three decades of experience spanning hands-on engineering, go-to-market leadership, and cutting-edge product strategy, Jawahar shares insider insights on how CTI is evolving from fragmented alerts to unified, automated threat intelligence platforms. To explore Cyware’s new Intelligence Suite, CTI automation capabilities, and open-source AI integration protocol, visit https://securityweekly.com/cywarebh. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/esw for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw-423