The Security Weekly 25 index and the NASDAQ diverge. Funding and acquisitions continue shift to AI. Are security stocks out of favor? Netskope enters the index, but does not replace CyberArk, as Thoma Bravo buys Verint. We'll dig into all of this and more!

The index is now made up of the following 25 stocks:

SAIL Sailpoint Inc PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd RBRK Rubrik Inc GEN Gen Digital Inc FTNT Fortinet Inc AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc FFIV F5 Inc ZS Zscaler Inc OSPN Onespan Inc LDOS Leidos Holdings Inc QLYS Qualys Inc NTSK Netskope Inc CYBR Cyberark Software Ltd TENB Tenable Holdings Inc OKTA Okta Inc S SentinelOne Inc NET Cloudflare Inc CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings Inc NTCT NetScout Systems Inc VRNS Varonis Systems Inc RPD Rapid7 Inc FSLY Fastly Inc RDWR Radware Ltd ATEN A10 Networks Inc

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-435

Quantum security has gone from being a theoretical idea filed away for some unknown future date to an urgent requirement driven by quantum computing advances and government and industry guidance. The thought of nation-state adversaries with a quantum computer that can conduct harvest-now-decrypt later attacks and forge digital signatures makes the threat more real than ever to executives, who have started to ask security leaders, "Are we quantum safe?"

With Q-day estimates now within 10 years and moving ever closer — and with NIST deprecating existing asymmetric algorithm support in 2030 (and disallowing it entirely by 2035), as well as the increasing nation-state threat — what should security leaders be doing now?

Sandy Carielli, VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss why technology leaders must work together to prepare for Q-Day. Addressing quantum security requirements is not just a job for the security team. Security, infrastructure, development, emerging tech, risk, and procurement have roles to play in executing a holistic quantum security strategy. Sandy will cover their report, which security leaders should use, to gain executive buy-in and build and execute a quantum security migration plan with stakeholders across the organization.

Segment Resources: https://www.forrester.com/report/technology-leaders-must-work-together-to-prepare-for-q-day/RES191420 https://www.forrester.com/blogs/create-a-cross-functional-q-day-team-or-suffer-a-hard-days-night/

In the leadership and communications segment, The Cybersecurity Reckoning: How CISOs Are Preparing for an Era of AI-Driven Threats and Quantum Disruption, Should I stay or should I go?, Are Legacy Metrics Derailing Your Transformation?, and more!

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-434

For decades, leadership was judged by outputs such as profit, speed, and results. But the real competitive advantage now lies beneath the surface of your P&L: Your culture, trust, and psychology driving every decision, including cybersecurity.

Hacia Atherton, the author of The Billion Dollar Blind$pot, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the invisible human costs — fear, burnout, disengagement — quietly draining performance. She will discuss the silent costs of outdated leadership and gives you a playbook to fix them for good, including:

• Self Leadership
• Psychological Success with Emotional Mastery
• Co-designing a Culture to Thrive

Leaders need to turn emotional intelligence into a measurable business strategy. Because emotional intelligence isn't optional anymore, it's operational.

Segment Resources:

• https://www.haciaatherton.com/
• https://www.haciaatherton.com/billion-dollar-blindspot
• https://www.instagram.com/hacia.atherton/

In the leadership and communications segment, CEOs and CISOs differ on AI's security value and risks, How to strategically balance cybersecurity investments, Succeeding as an Outsider in a Legacy Culture, and more!

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/bsw-433