TechSpective Podcast Episode 128Should you know how computer programs work? Is learning to code an imperative life skill? I suppose it is possible to get through life without a basic understanding of computer code, but given the reality of the world t

TechSpective Podcast Episode 127Artificial intelligence is not new--and yet we are also still at the very early stages of what it can do. Generative AI has sparked a massive revolution and mainstream adoption of AI. It has tremendous potential. Almost

TechSpective Podcast Episode 126Between the persistent cadence of new technology and expansion of the attack surface, and the constant evolution of the threat landscape, organizations face a daunting task. Cybersecurity teams are faced with an overwhe

TechSpective Podcast Episode 125Cybersecurity is cyclical. Over the past two decades that I have been working in and writing about security, the market has gone from an array of point solutions to consolidated "Swiss Army knife" platforms that do it a

TechSpective Podcast Episode 124The technology and cybersecurity markets have been a bit rocky over the past couple years. At least, that seems to be the general perception. Companies once on track to IPO have withered on the vine, and organizations o

TechSpective Podcast Episode 123Customer experience is crucial for the success of a brand. However, it can be costly for a company to properly staff and train agents to address customer needs, and it is often a maddening exercise for customers seeking

TechSpective Podcast Episode 122There are a number of steps involved in cyber threat analysis to review event information and determine which events are benign or innocuous and which are malicious--or at least deserve greater scrutiny. For the most pa

TechSpective Podcast Episode 121SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) have gotten a lot of attention in the past year. Think of SBOMs as the ingredient list of software a detailed catalog of every component, library, and module that constitutes a softw

TechSpective Podcast Episode 120Ads and commercials are a sort of "necessary evil." Aside from the NFL Super Bowl, I don't think anyone is ever anxious to see commercials--and even that has been trending toward more mundane and underwhelming ads for t

TechSpective Podcast Episode 119If you want to prevent threat actors from infiltrating or compromising your environment, it helps to see things from the threat actor perspective. This concept has been fundamental to cybersecurity for many years--wheth