Episodios

  • The Cat-and-Mouse Future of Deepfakes - Crime, Culture, and Opportunity

    The Cat-and-Mouse Future of Deepfakes - Crime, Culture, and Opportunity
    Oct 8 2025
    Deepfakes are no longer just entertainment gimmicks, they’re powerful tools that can fool the eye, the ear, and even entire organizations. In this episode, host Steve Prentice speaks with Jason Keenaghan, Director of Product Management at Thales, about the rise of deepfake-enabled fraud, the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between attackers and defenders, and what businesses can do to protect themselves. From multimillion-dollar heists to the surprising opportunities for legitimate use, we explore how deepfakes are reshaping trust, culture, and cybersecurity.
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    25 m
  • From Awareness to Action - Building Cybersecurity into Culture

    From Awareness to Action - Building Cybersecurity into Culture
    Sep 26 2025
    Every cyber breach has one thing in common: a human being. Whether it’s clicking on a phishing email, rushing past a warning message, or simply being overwhelmed by the pressures of work, people are often labeled as “the weakest link” in cybersecurity. But is that really fair? Should the responsibility for safer behavior fall solely on individual employees—or on the organizations and cultures that shape how they work? In this episode, we speak with Bruce Hallas, founder of Re-thinking the Human Factor, to uncover why the real solution isn’t more training or blame, but smarter processes and cultural change that support humans in doing the right thing.
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    27 m
  • AI, Attackers, and Cyber Defense

    AI, Attackers, and Cyber Defense
    Sep 10 2025
    Imagine waking up each day knowing that somewhere in the world, an unseen enemy is already at work—writing code, exploiting vulnerabilities, and using AI to launch attacks that could cripple businesses or compromise millions of people. For Nadav, Senior Director of Threat Research at Thales, this isn’t science fiction. It’s his daily reality. In this episode, we step inside his world—a world where every decision can mean the difference between safety and disaster, and where staying one step ahead of attackers is not just a job, it’s a mission.
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    14 m
  • Behind the Shield - How AI Is Fighting Off Cyberattacks

    Behind the Shield - How AI Is Fighting Off Cyberattacks
    Aug 19 2025
    The next wave of cyberattacks won’t be launched by humans alone, and neither will the defense. As Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks grow in scale and frequency, machine learning and large language models (LLMs) are stepping into the front lines. But how effective are they? What trade-offs exist between accuracy, speed, and risk? And how close are we to autonomous defense systems? In this episode, Steve Prentice speaks with Johnathan Azaria, machine learning platform lead at Thales, who offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how AI is being used today, and what’s coming next.
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    20 m
  • Putting the “M” in DSPM

    Putting the “M” in DSPM
    Jul 21 2025
    Data is the lifeblood of every business, and it is flowing faster and more freely than ever. But with great data comes great risk. Organizations of all types are drowning. They have sensitive information scattered across cloud platforms, SaaS apps, and data lakes—often with no clear idea of where it all is, who can access it, or how well it's protected. If that isn’t bad enough, when trouble strikes, a breach, for example, are you able to tell your customers that the breached data is useless to the threat actors because it was carefully encrypted? Are you able to prove to the regulators that you had the right controls in place, and that you have been proactively monitoring your data? This is no longer just your data that is at stake. Your reputation and your future are on the line as well.
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    26 m
  • Behind the Scenes at RSA Conference

    Behind the Scenes at RSA Conference
    Jul 7 2025
    What does it take to build the world’s most influential cybersecurity event? In this episode of the Thales Security Sessions podcast, Linda Gray Martin, Senior Vice President of the RSA Conference, takes us behind the scenes of RSAC, revealing how a small core team and a mission-driven culture orchestrate a 15-month planning cycle involving industry experts, world-class keynote speakers, and 43,000+ attendees. From the evolution of the conference to celebrity appearances and lessons learned from the pandemic, this conversation offers a rare and inspiring glimpse into the heart of cybersecurity’s biggest stage.
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    23 m
  • Bot Voyage!

    Bot Voyage!
    Jun 10 2025
    In this episode of the Thales Security Sessions podcast, host Steve Prentice speaks with Grainne McKeever of Thales about the growing threat of bad bots in the travel industry. Drawing on insights from the 2025 Imperva Bad Bot Report, Grainne reveals that travel has now overtaken retail as the most targeted sector, and explains more about how these bots perform malicious activities like scraping pricing data, spinning airline seats, and committing loyalty fraud through credential stuffing. The conversation explores how AI has made bot attacks cheaper and more accessible, threatening both large platforms and smaller travel agencies. Grainne outlines key defensive strategies and emphasizes the importance of being proactive, as AI also empowers defenders—but only if they're prepared. The episode is a wake-up call for the travel sector to take bot threats seriously.
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    24 m
  • The Hidden Battle for AI Security

    The Hidden Battle for AI Security
    May 14 2025
    AI is revolutionizing cybersecurity, but with rapid advancements come unprecedented risks. In The Hidden Battle for AI Security, three leading data security experts from Thales pull back the curtain on the evolving threat landscape—where attackers weaponize AI for breaches, defenders scramble to stay ahead, and businesses risk losing control of their most valuable assets. From AI-driven cyberattacks to the urgent need for model protection and adaptive security strategies, this episode breaks down the hidden vulnerabilities that could impact every organization relying on AI. If you think you're prepared, think again—because the battle for AI security is unfolding now, and the stakes have never been higher.
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    24 m