How AI Agents Are Reshaping Security Operations

#89. AI Is Superpowering Phishing: How Can We Fight Back?

Phishing attacks are more convincing, more frequent, and harder to detect than ever. AI has lowered the barrier to entry for attackers, while raising the stakes for every organization. In this episode, Expert Insights speaks with David Badanes, Human Risk Leader at Hoxhunt, about the findings from Hoxhunt’s 2026 Phishing Trends Report and what they mean for security teams trying to keep pace with AI-powered threats.In this episode: * Why AI has made high-quality phishing attacks accessible to any threat actor * How phishing has expanded beyond email into calendars, SMS, and social platforms * Why human-centric security training is now a business-critical investment * How to spot AI-generated phishing emails before your users click Recommended for CISOs, security awareness leads, and HR and risk leaders building a human-centered approach to cyber defense. Sponsored by Hoxhunt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com [https://podcasts.expertinsights.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

AI vs AI at RSAC: What 8 Security Leaders Really Think

Last week, our team was on the ground at RSAC 2026, speaking with CISOs, security leaders, and innovators on the frontlines of AI-driven change. In this episode, we share insights from 8 leaders at the conference, from the rise of shadow AI and autonomous agents to the reality that humans can’t keep up with machine-speed threats. We explore how phishing is evolving, why agents are becoming a new insider risk, and how CISOs are being pushed to their limits as governance struggles to keep pace. The big takeaway? Cybersecurity is becoming AI vs AI, and the organizations that put the right guardrails in place will come out ahead. Key Timestamps: * 00:49 - Everyone’s a developer now (The rise of AI agents) * 01:22 – Shadow AI is already out of control * 05:04 – The tipping point: AI vs AI security * 09:25 – Phishing at machine speed * 12:44 – The CISO breaking point (and what comes next) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com [https://podcasts.expertinsights.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

How AI Agents Are Reshaping Security Operations

SOC teams are overwhelmed by alerts and losing analysts to burnout. Better integration and smarter automation are changing that.In this episode, Expert Insights speaks with Chris Jacob, Field CISO at Securonix and former founding executive at ThreatQuotient, about how AI is changing security operations.In this episode: * Why identity management is now the top attack vector * How agentic AI can reduce alert fatigue and analyst burnout * Why AI is becoming the new security perimeter * How to rethink your SOC strategy with a platform-first approach Recommended for CISOs, SOC leaders, and security analysts looking at AI-powered security operations.Sponsored by Securonix This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com [https://podcasts.expertinsights.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#86 - Why Secrets Sprawl Is One Of The Biggest Hidden Risks In Cybersecurity

Twenty-four million secrets were leaked via GitHub in a single year. As organizations scale across multiple clouds, microservices, and AI workflows, managing API keys, tokens, and credentials is becoming harder to control. In this episode, Expert Insights speaks with Amber Britton, CEO of Doppler [https://www.doppler.com/?utm_campaign=EI], about why secrets sprawl is one of the most underestimated risks in cybersecurity today.In this episode: * Why secrets sprawl is a growing and often overlooked security risk * How AI agents are reshaping secrets management * How to think about non-human identities in your security strategy * Why developer experience is central to building a more secure organization Recommended for CISOs, security engineers, and developers working on secrets management, cloud security, or AI-driven workflows.Sponsored by Doppler This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com [https://podcasts.expertinsights.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#85 - OpenText World Roundup

Over the past week, our Reporter, Mirren McDade has been in Nashville attending OpenText World. Over the week she attended a series of keynotes, interviewed leading minds, and connected with cybersecurity innovators from across the world. In this episode, we’ve included two of the interviews that Mirren conducted during the week. The first is from Scott Richards, SVP, AI & Discovery, and Cybersecurity, and the other from Muhi Majzoub, EVP of Cybersecurity Engineering at OpenText. The guests discuss the evolving nature of cybersecurity regulation, AI advances, and the steps that organizations need to take to protect themselves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit podcasts.expertinsights.com [https://podcasts.expertinsights.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]