Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
SquareX is excited to launch The Be Fearless Podcast Series, where we bring together industry experts and professionals from the cybersecurity community.
Hosted by SquareX Founder - and cybersecurity veteran - Vivek Ramachandran, look forward to insights about our guests’ journeys in security, the evolution of the field, the changing threatscape and how enterprises across industries are addressing them today.
Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
Why Ransomware Still Keeps Winning | Adrian Sanabria, Principal Researcher, The Defenders Initiative
Adrian Sanabria, Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative joins Field CISO John Carse to dissect why security keeps failing despite massive investments in tools and compliance frameworks. In this episode, John turns the tables and puts Adrian (also the Main Host of Enterprise Security Weekly) in the hot seat — discussing why focusing on checklists keeps defenders perpetually behind, how cyber insurance might force real change and why AI has become the attacker's number one accomplice in 2025.
0:00 On mission-driven security
14:10 Cyber insurance as the next control enforcement
25:35 Why ransomware is a great framework for attackers
33:54 Prompt injection attacks are the next big problem
40:29 Using the frameworks in the right way to guide security decisions and communication
45:14 Why CISOs must avoid the "hoarding" mindset
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-sanabria/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncarse/
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