The AppSec Insiders
Welcome to The AppSec Insiders Podcast. This is a show where we discuss the hottest topics and latest trends in application and cloud security, and tell you what you need to know
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Episodes
19 episodes
The Leakiest Year Ever: A Deep Dive into the 2026 State of Secret | The AppSec Insiders Podcast Ep.20
In this episode, we sit down with Dwayne McDaniel, Principal Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, to discuss the alarming rise of secret sprawl in 2025. With over 28 million hard-coded secrets leaked on public GitHub last year alone — a 34% incre...
LLM Vulnerabilities and Prompt Injection: AppSec News Deep Dive | The AppSec Insiders Podcast Ep.19
In this episode, we explore the emerging security risks of AI and LLMs in modern applications. Iman shares real-world experiences bypassing AI guardrails like LlamaGuard and OpenAI Shield, while the team discusses prompt injection attacks, syst...
Fake Extensions to AI Bug Hunters: AppSec News Deep Dive | The AppSec Insiders Podcast Ep.18
In this episode of The AppSec Insiders Podcast, we dive into two major security stories making headlines: a fake Solidity extension that drained a developer’s crypto wallets, and Google’s AI-powered tool “Big Sleep” uncovering a critic...
SQL Injection to RCE: Fortinet's Critical Vulnerability Exposed | The AppSec Insiders Podcast Ep. 17
On this episode of The AppSec Insiders Podcast, we dive into CVE-2025-25257, a Fortinet FortiWeb Fabric Connector SQL injection vulnerability that escalates to RCE. We break down how this exploit works, why it’s so impactful, and what le...
Prompt Injection to RCE: When AI Gets Compromised | The AppSec Insiders Ep.16
In this episode, we unpack CVE-2025-49596, where prompt injection, CSRF, and localhost access were chained to achieve RCE in the MCP Inspector AI tool. Learn how the exploit worked, what it reveals about LLM security risks, and how to de...
What Existing AWS Services are Important to AppSec? (Part 2 of 2) | The AppSec Insiders Ep.15
Welcome to The AppSec Insiders Podcast. This is a show where we discuss the hottest topics and latest trends in application and cloud security, and tell you what you need to know For those who don’t know who we are, we are a...
What Existing AWS Services are Important to AppSec? (Part 1 of 2) | The AppSec Insiders Ep.14
Welcome to The AppSec Insiders Podcast. This is a show where we discuss the hottest topics and latest trends in application and cloud security, and tell you what you need to know For those who don’t know who we are, we are a...
2023 Year-End Review
In this episode, we discuss 2023 Security Threats & Newcomers Recap
The AppSec Insiders Ep. 11 - Flipper Zero and IoT Security
In this episode, we discuss the Flipper Zero and IoT Security.
Exploring the Challenges of Testing Against the ASVS Standard - Part 4
In this episode, we return to the topic from the previous episodes and continue explore the challenges of testing against the ASVS standard.
Exploring the Challenges of Testing Against the ASVS Standard - Part 3
In this episode, we explore the challenges of testing against the ASVS standard - Part 3
Exploring the Challenges of Testing Against the ASVS Standard - Part 2
In this episode, we continue to explore the challenges of testing against the ASVS standard.
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) & Supply Chain Security feat. Oscar van der Meer from MergeBase
In this episode, we sit down with Oscar van der Meer, Founder and CEO of MergeBase to discuss Software Composition Analysis (SCA) and why it is important for supply chain security.
Azure Security: Raising Alarms and Reducing the Blast Radius
In this episode we explore Azure Security: Raising Alarms and Reducing the Blast Radius.
AWS SRA (Secure Reference Architecture)
In this episode we explore AWS SRA (Secure Reference Architecture).
Exploring the Challenges of Testing Against the ASVS Standard
In this episode, we explore the challenges of testing against the ASVS standard.
Attacks on the CI/CD Pipeline (Part 2)
In this episode, we continue our discussion about OWASP Top 10 and attacks on the CI/CD pipeline.