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Join Itai Gafni, Co-Founder and CEO of Huskeys, for an unvarnished evaluation of why web application firewalls (WAF) have remained functionally stuck in the 1990s. While modern application traffic has evolved from human browsers to a complex matrix of APIs, automated microservices, and autonomous AI agents, legacy WAF solutions still rely on brittle, static rule sets. An alumnus of Israel's elite Unit 8200 where he engineered advanced intelligence and cyber platforms, Itai is leading a massive paradigm shift. In this episode, we discover why security teams are terrified of updating their firewall rules—and how introducing an agentic control plane allows enterprises to optimize threat detection without breaking production or driving away legitimate customer revenue.

Miasma malware meddles with Microsoft. SAP fixes critical flaws, Google patches an exploited Chrome zero-day, CanisterWorm spreads through npm, Mac users face a new malvertising threat, France investigates a breach of its secure messaging platform, insurers rethink AI risk, the FBI launches a Most Wanted Fraudsters list, and a U.S. citizen admits to spying for China. Our guest is Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO from Akamai, discussing how AI-powered bots are driving financial services attacks. Unpacking a million dollar hotel fee.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Steve Winterfeld, Advisory CISO from Akamai, discussing how AI-powered bots are driving financial services attacks. Selected Reading For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer (Ars Technica) SAP Patches Critical NetWeaver, Commerce Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)  Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026 (Security Affairs) CanisterWorm: How TeamPCP Turned the npm Ecosystem Into a Weapon (Picussecurity) Operation FlutterBridge Uses Fake Google Ads to Spread macOS Backdoor (Hackread) French govt messaging service breached in account hijacking attack (Bleeping Computer) AI Exclusions in Insurance Policies: Broad Language, Uncertain Impact (Policyholder Pulse) FBI Announces New Wanted List Dedicated to Fraudsters (FBI) American citizen pleads guilty to spying for China | brief (SC Media) Teacher's $1 million AR hotel bill reversed after cyber-attack (WREG.com) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our ⁠brief listener survey⁠. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.   Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at ⁠sponsor.thecyberwire.com⁠. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

סקוט טובין, Senior Partner באחת מקרנות ההון-סיכון המובילות בעולם, Battery Ventures, חווה את המלחמה ממקום אישי ומקצועי כאחד, אבל גם כחלק מסיפור עלייתו לארץ וניהול הקרן הגלובלית מישראל. בשיחה מקיפה, לראשונה בפודקאסט, הוא חושף איך אירועי 7 באוקטובר שברו את האשליות שדור שלם בישראל גדל עליהן (ומפרט מהן), אבל גם את ההזדמנות הייחודיות שלנו לצמוח ולגדול מהאירוע הזה. לצד חזון נועז - ישראל ככלכלה של 20 טריליון דולר, מסביר סקוט איך האקוסיסטם הישראלי הפך ל"גלגל תנופה" שני בעולם כולו רק אחרי סיליקון ואלי, ומספר את הסיפור המרגש של חברו דני לוין שהיה ההרוג הראשון באירועי ה-11 בספטמבר (וגם היה מייסד-שותף של אקמאי, ששווה 15 מיליארד דולר).טובין לא חוסך ביקורת חריפה על המערכת הפוליטית ועל התקשורת, אבל מציע פתרונות מעשיים לישראל של העשור הקרוב בהשראת תיאוריית החלונות השבורים - איך שינויים קטנים יכולים להוביל למהפכה חברתית.פרספקטיבה ייחודית של עולה חדש-ישן שהפך לחלק בלתי נפרד מהמציאות הישראלית, על המחיר האמיתי של המלחמה והזדמנויות הענקיות שהיא פותחת בפני כולנו. אני ממליץ בחום להאזין ולקבל השראה. באופן אישי, יצאתי מעודד ונהניתי.מבוא והכרות עם סקוט טובין - 0:00המצב הביטחוני בישראל והשפעתו על החברה - 0:46ההשפעה הנפשית של המלחמה על המשפחות הישראליות - 4:01שינוי התפיסות לגבי העולם והאנטישמיות - 6:54האחדות הישראלית שנוצרה במלחמה - 10:02הבעיה הפוליטית והתקשורתית בישראל - 10:58החרדים והשירות הצבאי - 13:00השינויים הדמוגרפיים והדוריים בחברה הישראלית - 14:03הצורך בשירות לאומי לכולם - 16:20ישראל כמדינה צעירה ומתפתחת - 18:18הבעיות הפוליטיות והרגשיות בישראל - 19:40מערכת החינוך והחלוקה החברתית - 21:04הקשר לקהילה הדרוזית והערבית - 22:18ההחלטה לעלות לישראל - 27:19הקמת משרד בישראל והאתגרים הגלובליים - 28:59הסיפור של אקמאי ודני לוין - 34:24פיתוח האינטרנט והטכנולוגיה - 36:20הרצח של דני לוין ב-11 בספטמבר - 39:27מלחמת העולם השלישית והאיסלאם הרדיקלי - 41:20השינויים בנוף ההשקעות הישראלי - 43:40המערכת האקולוגית של הוונצ'ר בישראל - 44:00ההזדמנויות והאתגרים בכלכלה הישראלית - 48:20הצורך להרחיב את הכלכלה לתחומים חדשים - 52:00קרנות גידור וחסמים רגולטוריים - 53:40הצורך ב"ראש גדול" ותיקון בעיות קטנות - 57:00תיאוריית החלון השבור והשפעתה על החברה - 59:07הבעיה עם הקומבינות והצורך ברפורמות - 1:04:36

Irish Tech News is at Dublin Tech Summit and over the 2 days Ronan will be doing various podcasts. Our fourth podcast is with James Kretchmar SVP and CTO of Cloud Technology at Akamai the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. James talks to Ronan about his background, what Akami does, cloud outages and AI. Irish Tech News is at Dublin Tech Summit and over the 2 days Ronan will be doing various podcasts. Our ffith podcast is with Alvina Antar Chief Digital Officer at F5, an American technology company providing global scale and industry-leading converged application delivery and security platform offering unrivaled insight into the challenges and threats facing modern and legacy apps in the AI era. Alvina talks to Ronan about her background, embracing new technology, what F5 does, AI and getting the Grace Hopper award the night before Dublin Tech Summit started. Irish Tech News is at Dublin Tech Summit and over the 2 days Ronan will be doing various podcasts. Our sixth podcast is with John Wilson CISO and President of Forensics at HaystackID, and Jeff Shapiro Managing Director of Europe at HaystackID. John and Jeff talk to Ronan about their backgrounds, what Haystack does, their Dublin Tech Summit talk and AI deep fakes. See more podcasts here. Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

Irish Tech News is at Dublin Tech Summit and over the 2 days Ronan will be doing various podcasts. Our fourth podcast is with James Kretchmar SVP and CTO of Cloud Technology at Akamai the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online. James talks to Ronan about his background, what Akami does, cloud outages and AI.

Today’s headline news for Canadian IT solution providers: Zscaler launches Project AI-Guardian: Zscaler announced a new initiative on Tuesday called Project AI-Guardian, partnering with global systems integrators Cognizant, EY, HCL, Infosys, TCS, and Wipro to help enterprises secure AI deployments. The program leverages Zscaler’s AI Protect portfolio – covering AI asset discovery, access controls for AI services, and real-time guardrails for AI infrastructure – to address what the company describes as the security blind spots created by autonomous AI agents acting with delegated permissions. According to CEO Jay Chaudhry, the initiative is designed to “ensure that AI adoption does not come at the cost of security.” Jamf names Beth Tschida CEO: Jamf named Beth Tschida as chief executive officer, effective immediately, on May 20. Tschida moves from interim CEO and former CTO to the permanent role, becoming the first woman to lead the company in its more than 20-year history. The appointment comes roughly four months after Francisco Partners completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of Jamf in January 2026; Tschida’s tenure as CTO saw Jamf’s security ARR grow 40 percent year over year to represent more than 30 percent of total revenue. Aura + TD SYNNEX: Aura Business has partnered with TD SYNNEX to bring its identity-centric BYOD security solution to MSPs through distribution. Aura debuted the offering at MSP Summit 2026, with Omdia research finding that demand for BYOD security among MSP clients is surging. SOCRadar AI agents: SOCRadar launched an AI Agent Marketplace and Identity Intelligence platform designed to help security teams automate detection and response against identity-driven attacks, positioning the agents as additions to existing security stacks. Akamai acquires LayerX: Akamai Technologies announced a definitive agreement to acquire browser security vendor LayerX, extending its workforce security strategy with browser-level visibility and governance over AI usage. Cisco Canada marketing: Jennifer Rideout has rejoined Cisco as head of Canada marketing, noting on LinkedInthat she is about a week into the new role. Read Full Transcript Welcome to The Buzz from ChannelBuzz.ca, I’m Robert Dutt, today is Thursday, May 21, 2026, and here’s what’s happening in the channel today. On Tuesday, Zscaler announced Project AI-Guardian – a formalized initiative that brings together six major global systems integrators under a common framework for securing enterprise AI deployments. The partners are Cognizant, EY, HCL, Infosys, TCS, and Wipro, and together they’ll leverage Zscaler’s AI Protect portfolio to deliver what the company describes as a full 360-degree view of an organization’s AI footprint. The program is designed to address what Zscaler calls the “agentic world” problem – the reality that AI models don’t just respond to queries anymore. They act autonomously, connect to data and apps, trigger downstream actions with delegated permissions, and in doing so, create blind spots that traditional security tools simply aren’t built to see. According to Zscaler’s CEO Jay Chaudhry, “AI adoption does not come at the cost of security” – and the GSI partnerships are meant to scale that posture across the largest enterprises in the world. The GSI framing is enterprise-scale, but the underlying framework – discover your AI assets, control who accesses AI services, secure what AI builds and runs – is a blueprint that maps directly onto the conversations solution providers at every level are already having with their clients. As more organizations ask harder questions about what’s actually running on their networks, the partners who have this conversation early will have an edge. Jamf named Beth Tschida as its permanent chief executive officer yesterday, effective immediately. Tschida has served as interim CEO since March, and before that was the company’s chief technology officer. She becomes the first woman to lead Jamf in its more than 20-year history. The announcement lands about four months after Francisco Partners completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of Jamf in January, taking the company private. Strosahl, who shepherded that transition, has stepped away. Brian Decker of Francisco Partners cited Tschida’s “technical depth, operational discipline, and strategic vision” in a statement. The headline number from her CTO tenure: Jamf’s security ARR grew 40 percent year over year under her watch and now accounts for more than 30 percent of total company revenue. Her stated priorities going forward include autonomous device management, opening the platform for third-party AI tools, and building out an AI governance layer – all of which signal where the product is heading. The Francisco Partners angle is worth a second look. The PE firm also owns SonicWall, BeyondTrust, and Boomi – a portfolio of security and integration assets that, taken together, creates interesting possibilities for cross-platform plays. Channel partners who move Apple devices, or who sell into environments where Apple is a growing presence, should keep an eye on where this leadership takes the product roadmap. In Brief – Aura Business partners with TD SYNNEX to bring its identity-centric BYOD security solution to MSPs through distribution. SOCRadar launches an AI Agent Marketplace and Identity Intelligence platform targeting identity-driven cyberattacks. Akamai announces a definitive agreement to acquire LayerX, a browser-based AI usage control and workforce security vendor. Jennifer Rideout has rejoined Cisco as head of Canada marketing. Full details and links in the show notes or the blog post. Later today on In The Channel, Anthony Tanoury from Dell Technologies joins me to talk about how distribution has become the primary on-ramp for mid-market AI, and what that means as Dell’s Modern Partner Platform takes shape. It’s the last of three conversations I had at Dell Technologies World this week and a good one to end on. And if you haven’t caught Wednesday’s episode yet, Rob Emsley from Dell makes the case that the backup is the target – and why data protection needs to be reframed as a full cyber resilience practice. That’s how we’re seeing the headlines today. I’m Robert Dutt for ChannelBuzz.ca, thanks for listening. Have a great day.

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This week, we discuss a wild week in infrastructure news, with Akamai, Fastly and Cloudflare reporting earnings, sending all three companies' stock up or down by at least 30%. We detail Cloudflare's announcement that it will lay off over 1,100 employees, Akamai's new $1.8 billion seven-year contract for Cloud Infrastructure Services for AI modeling, and Wall Street's lack of understanding of the CDN business. We highlight reports suggesting that contracts involving Anthropic and OpenAI now ‌account ⁠for more than half of the $2 trillion in backlogs at major cloud providers, and how Google and Amazon reported a surge in profits in their Q1 earnings, based on the valuation of the stock they bought in Anthropic, and not any actual net profit.We also detail the latest numbers you need to know from WBD, Disney, and Fubo earnings, and how, with WBD no longer breaking out streaming subs and Fubo no longer breaking out Hulu+ Live TV subs, it's now almost impossible to compare the growth of DTC services quarter-to-quarter. Finally, we break out the pay TV losses by Optimum, and discuss the unconfirmed reports that Netflix will get two additional NFL games starting in the 2026-27 season. Finally, we highlight Sky Sports' announcement that it will remain the exclusive home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland until 2034, and in Italy until 2032, which keeps Apple from getting the rights to stream F1 content in those countries.Podcast produced by Security Halt Media

Im Musk-vs-Altman-Prozess kommt Greg Brockmans Tagebuch zur Sprache, Polymarket sieht Musks Chancen weiterhin überraschend hoch. OpenAI öffnet GPT 5.5 Cyber als Antwort auf Anthropics Mythos für Cybersecurity-Firmen und Banken. David Sacks verteidigt OpenAI plötzlich öffentlich. Anthropic ist auf Shopping-Tour: nach Google, XAI und CoreWeave folgt jetzt Akamai mit einem $1,8 Mrd. Deal. Das Colossus-Data-Center von XAI war kaum ausgelastet, was den Cursor-Deal nachvollziehbarer macht. Musk hat im Podcast keinen klaren XAI-Masterplan. The Information: OpenAI spart bis 2030 rund $100 Mrd. durch den neuen Microsoft-Deal. OpenAI macht $6,6 Mrd. Tender für Mitarbeiter-Shares. Anthropic warnt vor unauthorized Stock Sales und Investment Scams. Kuaishou spaltet Kling AI bei $20 Mrd. Bewertung ab. Substack vs. Ghost und Beehiiv. Wir besprechen die Earnings von Monday.com. Isomorphic Labs raised $2 Mrd. Brad Pitt wirbt für Trade Republic und steht Helsing vor einer $1,2 Mrd. Runde bei $18 Mrd. Bewertung. Unterstütze unseren Podcast und entdecke die Angebote unserer Werbepartner auf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠doppelgaenger.io/werbung⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Vielen Dank!  Philipp Glöckler und Philipp Klöckner sprechen heute über: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:49) KI-Halluzinationen & Tool Use (00:08:11) Musk vs. Altman: Brockman-Diary & Polymarket (00:11:53) OpenAI Mythos / GPT 5.5 Cyber & David Sacks (00:18:30) Anthropic-Akamai: $1,8 Mrd. Cloud-Deal (00:26:36) XAI Colossus-Auslastung (00:31:10) Musk im Podcast: Kein XAI-Masterplan (00:35:08) Microsoft-OpenAI-Deal: OpenAI spart fast $100 Mrd. (00:38:21) OpenAI-Tender: $6,6 Mrd. an 600 Mitarbeiter (00:39:35) Anthropic warnt vor unauthorized Stock Sales (00:47:00) Substack (00:51:48) Monday.com Earnings & SaaS-Schnäppchenjagd (01:03:20) Isomorphic Labs raised $2 Mrd. (01:04:51) Brad Pitt für Trade Republic & Helsing $18 Mrd. Shownotes OpenAI GPT 5.5 als Cybersecurity-Modell - axios.com Anthropic schließt $1,8 Mrd. Cloud-Deal mit Akamai - theinformation.com Anthropic-SpaceX-KI-Deal mit Musk - wsj.com OpenAI spart $97 Mrd. bis 2030 durch Microsoft-Deal - theinformation.com Kuaishou plant Spin-off von Kling AI bei $20 Mrd. - theinformation.com Substack Tax: Ghost vs. Beehiiv-Konkurrenz - theverge.com Monday.com Earnings: Aktie unter Druck - barrons.com Googles Isomorphic Labs raised über $2 Mrd. - bloomberg.com Brad Pitt wirbt für Trade Republic - t-online.de Helsing vor $1,2 Mrd. Runde bei $18 Mrd. Bewertung - handelsblatt.com Elon Musk's xAI Is Failing - youtube.com

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Plus: Nintendo projects softer year ahead and lower Switch 2 sales. And shares of cloud infrastructure company Akamai jump. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafael OJeda, miembro del Comité de Inversiones de Ursus 3 Capital Agencia de Valores sigue de cerca los escenarios de Akamai, Expedia, Mattel, Monster Beverage...

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Join us for Part 1 of a 3-part series as Du'An Lightfoot (Senior AI Engineer at Akamai) breaks down everything you need to know to get started running AI models locally on your own hardware. Du'An walks through the fundamentals of local AI - from understanding why you'd want to run models privately (data ownership, air-gapped environments, IP protection) to the hardware concepts that make it possible. You'll learn how inference actually works under the hood, why GPUs matter for AI workloads, how to choose and quantize models for your hardware, and how to get up and running with tools like Ollama. This is Part 1 of a 3-part series - future episodes cover serving models via API and distributing inference at the edge with Kubernetes. Timestamps 0:00 Cold Open: Why Local AI? 0:26 Welcome & Introduction 1:30 Following Up on the Frontier Models Episode 2:25 Du'An's Background & AI Inference at Akamai 3:49 What If You Wanted to Own Your Data? 5:00 Local AI vs Cloud AI: A Different Layer of the Stack 5:47 Why GPUs Matter: The Nvidia Story 7:03 CPU vs GPU: Serial vs Parallel Processing 8:28 Model Weights & Quantization Explained 12:45 Choosing the Right Model for Your Hardware 18:22 Getting Started with Ollama 24:16 Live Demo: Running Your First Local Model 30:41 Hardware Recommendations & Requirements 36:52 Hugging Face & Finding Models 42:18 Performance Tips & Benchmarking 48:35 Use Cases: When to Go Local vs Cloud 1:01:30 Live Demo: Claude Put-in-Work Repo 1:11:17 Bonus: Building a Deck with Co-work Live 1:16:36 Preview: Episodes 2 & 3 1:17:17 Wrap-up How to find Du'An: https://www.duanlightfoot.com/ https://github.com/labeveryday/ Links from the show: https://ollama.com/ https://apxml.com/ https://localllm.in/ https://huggingface.co/ https://github.com/labeveryday/claude-put-in-work https://claude.ai/

If you go to Google Trends and type in API threats, you get a classic hockey stick. This is probably caused by the proliferation of connectors to cloud solutions paired with the popularity of AI. Today, we sat down with Brian Dennis from Akamai to talk about the problem this can present to federal systems. He begins by telling the audience that API attacks have increased by over 1,200 percent, reflecting the Google data. The shock is that many organizations, federal included, do not even know how many API's they actually have. There may be APIs that were designed in earlier systems; there could have been APIs designed, used, and now dormant. Worse, it is possible that individuals have launched independent systems, called Shadow APIs, which can present unimagined vulnerabilities. The fact is malicious actors know this is a current vulnerability. It is a matter of knowing what to do when you get attacked. During the interview, Brian Dennis makes some suggestions that can help overcome some of these challenges. Microsegemetation will allow any breach to be blocked off. Traditionally, microsegmentation has been a time-consuming task but today's AI can make it a trivial concern. Akamai has recently merged with a company called Guardicore that can provide enhanced network visibility. Today, developers are grabbing code off the shelf and plugging it in. There may be insecurities in this approach. Dennis explains how Akamai's No Name can help identify and secure APIs at the code level, enabling operational security from development to runtime. Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com

At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026, Lena Hall and Thorsten Hans of Akamai outlined how the company is evolving from a CDN provider into a developer-focused cloud platform for AI. Akamai's strategy centers on low-latency, distributed computing, combining managed Kubernetes, serverless functions, and a distributed AI inference platform to support modern workloads. With a global footprint of core and “distributed reach” datacenters, Akamai aims to bring compute closer to users while still leveraging centralized infrastructure for heavier processing. This hybrid model enables faster feedback loops critical for applications like fraud detection, robotics, and conversational AI. To address concerns about complexity, Akamai emphasizes managed infrastructure and self-service tools that abstract away integration challenges. Its platform supports open source through managed Kubernetes and pre-packaged tools, simplifying deployment. Akamai also invests in serverless technologies like WebAssembly-based functions, enabling developers to build and deploy globally distributed applications quickly. Overall, the company prioritizes developer experience, allowing teams to focus on application logic rather than infrastructure management. Learn more from The New Stack about the latest developments around how Akamai is transforming to a developer-focused cloud platform for AI. Akamai Picks Up Hosting for Kernel.org Should You Care About Fermyon Wasm Functions on Akamai? Join our community of newsletter subscribers to stay on top of the news and at the top of your game.   

The episode outlines a structural shift in the managed services landscape, moving from technology stack standardization toward continuous governance as the primary product. Increasing AI adoption is driving volatility in both hardware costs and cloud billing, expanding the complexity and risk profile that MSPs must manage. Companies such as Microsoft, OpenAI, and Akamai are actively shaping this shift by revising product rollouts and pushing for workload placement strategies that prioritize cost, control, and risk mitigation rather than platform ideology. The core evidence highlighted is that volatile AI-related costs are directly impacting endpoint and cloud spend, undermining the traditional set-it-and-forget-it approach. IDC has revised global PC shipment expectations downward by 11.3% for 2026, citing memory shortages and supply chain disruptions, which is driving up hardware refresh costs and complicating standardization efforts. Wasabi reports that 48% of cloud storage budgets are being consumed by fees instead of capacity, while 72% of organizations now operate with hybrid storage strategies. These developments are increasing the need for contractual controls and workload governance to protect MSP margins. Supporting developments reinforce the market's pivot toward governance. Microsoft's rollback of Copilot integration and the US government's warnings after the Stryker incident emphasize the operational risk of rapid or unmanaged AI deployments. Akamai's expansion of AI inference to thousands of edge locations and OpenAI's launch of smaller, cost-targeted models underscore the growing significance of workload placement and model selection as ongoing operational decisions. According to a Westcon-Comstor survey, nearly a third of MSPs are already repositioning themselves as hybrid advisors, reflecting this market adjustment. For MSPs and IT leaders, the implications are clear: traditional fixed-fee models that bundle variable costs are now a liability, absorbing unpriced volatility as AI usage increases. Sustainable operation requires MSPs to separate governance from consumption within contracts and clearly define policies for workload placement, spend guardrails, and permission controls. The episode indicates that successful providers will be those who document, enforce, and price for governance, while those who treat hybrid as a generic technology support issue will face margin erosion and increased risk exposure. 00:00 AI Cost Shock 03:18 Placement Is Strategy 06:06 Margin Splits Here 08:54 Why Do We Care?  Supported by:  JumpCloud  HaloPSA   

Anshel Sag and Mike Dano discuss highlights from Nvidia GTC 2026, focusing on Nvidia's “AI Grid” concept for distributed GPU compute across telecom and cloud-edge partners including AT&T, T-Mobile, Comcast, Spectrum, Cisco, and Akamai, positioned as a broader revival of edge computing beyond AI RAN. They cover Bell's plan to invest $1.7B in a Saskatchewan AI factory/data center emphasizing Canadian data sovereignty, with hardware funding from partners and expectations of improved EBITDA after buildout. Sag reviews OPPO's Find N6 foldable with a crease-free display, flagship specs, and fast charging, while noting Samsung discontinued its $3,000 Galaxy Z trifold due to economics. Dano analyzes the Google Fiber–Astound Broadband merger as part of a U.S. fiber land grab, and they close on U.S. government interest in 6G for the 2028 LA Olympics, WRC 2027 spectrum politics in Shanghai, and 3GPP work around 7 GHz reuse of C-band cell grids.

This week, we discuss why a "unified streaming stack" is not the same as combining two streaming services, despite media reports that HBO Max and Paramount+ will merge into a single DTC service shortly. As we break down the latest details of the proposed Paramount and WBD deal, we speculate on the layoff impact across both companies, as Paramount tells bankers it expects to see billions in cost savings while telling employees the savings target will be realized mostly through non-personnel means.We also cover the launch of F1 on Apple TV, Versant Media's full-year 2025 earnings, Sling TV losing 167,000 subs in Q4, NBCU not planning to publish Super Bowl viewership numbers for Peacock/digital, and YouTube in talks to stream four more live NFL games. Finally, we detail that, due to rising costs for servers, RAM, SSDs, and energy, Akamai has notified customers and partners of upcoming surcharges and contract renewal adjustments.Podcast produced by Security Halt Media

What if the real AI race in 2026 isn't about building bigger models, but about where decisions are made, how fast they happen, and whether they deliver measurable value? In this episode, I'm joined by John Bradshaw, Director of Cloud Computing Technology and Strategy at Akamai, to unpack his predictions for the next phase of cloud, AI inference, and the economics that will shape enterprise technology over the next 12 months. As organizations move beyond experimentation, John explains why the boardroom conversation has shifted from capability to return on investment, and how spiraling compute demands are forcing leaders to rethink the balance between performance, cost, and innovation. We explore why this new financial scrutiny is not slowing AI adoption, but refining it. John shares how inefficient GPU workflows, centralized inference, and poorly aligned architectures are being challenged by a more disciplined approach that pushes intelligence closer to the edge. This shift is not only about latency and performance. It is about building scalable, value-driven platforms that can support real-time decision-making, agentic workloads, and global user experiences without breaking traditional IT budgets. Trust is another major theme throughout our conversation. From the rise of everyday AI agents that quietly handle routine tasks to the growing importance of secure, resilient inference pipelines, John outlines how low-latency edge infrastructure, local processing, and hybrid cloud models will redefine reliability for both enterprises and consumers. We also discuss the smart home backlash following recent outages, and why the next generation of connected products will be designed to work even when the network does not. The episode also looks at the future of streaming, where consolidation, intelligent content delivery, and AI-driven personalization are reshaping both the user experience and the economics behind the platforms. Behind the scenes, orchestration is emerging as a defining capability, with multiple models and services working together to validate outputs, reduce hallucinations, and create more dependable AI systems. This is a conversation about moving from possibility to production, from experimentation to accountability, and from centralized architectures to distributed intelligence. So as AI becomes embedded in every workflow and every customer interaction, will the winners be the companies with the biggest models, or the ones that know exactly where their AI should live, how it should be orchestrated, and how it proves its value every single day?

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Larry Cashdollar, Principal Security Intelligence Response Engineer at Akamai Technologies, sits down with Dave Bittner to discuss his life leading up to working at Akamai. He shares his story from his beginnings to now, describing what college life was like as a young computer enthusiast. He says "If you look at my 1986 yearbook, I think it was my sixth grade class, it says computer scientist for my career path. So I had a love of computers when I was really young. I guess I knew what field I wanted to get into right off the bat." He describes different career paths that all led him to his current position. He also shares his love for computers and technology through the decades of his youth, and how he is learning, even now. We thank Larry for sharing his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Larry Cashdollar, Principal Security Intelligence Response Engineer at Akamai Technologies, sits down with Dave Bittner to discuss his life leading up to working at Akamai. He shares his story from his beginnings to now, describing what college life was like as a young computer enthusiast. He says "If you look at my 1986 yearbook, I think it was my sixth grade class, it says computer scientist for my career path. So I had a love of computers when I was really young. I guess I knew what field I wanted to get into right off the bat." He describes different career paths that all led him to his current position. He also shares his love for computers and technology through the decades of his youth, and how he is learning, even now. We thank Larry for sharing his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we discuss the latest Olympics viewership numbers on Peacock and debate whether Peacock's offer to give me a 72% discount on the service for six months to keep me as a subscriber is beneficial to the company's long-term viability. We cover the latest Apple TV news, including MLS, which kicked off the season this week, and Apple's launch of its new dedicated Formula 1 channel in the Apple TV app and the news that IMAX will show five major Formula 1 Grands Prix in their theatres. We also detail the new ultra-low-latency technology behind Comcast's 30 Mbps upscaled 4K Super Bowl Stream, called RealTime4K, the workflow, and which devices are supported. Finally, on the infrastructure side, we cover the latest numbers from Akamai's Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings, as well as the news that it will no longer break out delivery revenue going forward. In addition, we detail the numbers from CDN Netskrt, which has broken out its network capacity, capital-to-revenue ratio, and what makes its underlying costs unique.Podcast produced by Security Halt Media

Rick Ducat dials up the chart of Akamai (AKAM) as investors await the tech company's upcoming earnings print. Rick shows what technical patterns have led to the stock's meteoric rise over the last several weeks even amidst the recent selling pressures hitting the software stock group. Later, Rick composes an example options trade using a short put vertical strategy. He explains the bullish nature of the trade and ways to manage it following Akamai's earnings event. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day.Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – / schwabnetwork Follow us on Facebook – / schwabnetwork Follow us on LinkedIn - / schwab-network About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Cybersecurity is a rapidly evolving field, where every effective defense technique is quickly noticed and adapted to by malicious actors. The real question is how fast each side of this ongoing cat-and-mouse game can respond. Let us take an example of web applications. In the decade-long slog of the cloud, federal users migrated to web-based applications protected by Web Application Firewalls (WAFs). firewalls. As that method matured, malicious observers noted that the Application Programming Interface (API) allowed these software programs to communicate and exchange data. Voila, another attack vector was born. During today's interview, Joe Henry from Akamai Technologies notes that 80% of their customers report API attacks. Henry details a curious term called "Broken-Object Level Authorization." In this attack, an application fails to check if a user is authorized to access specific data objects. The ID is manipulated, and the malicious actor gets access. Akamai's API Security performs behavioral analysis beyond WAFs, flags PII exposure, and supports a zero-trust posture. Software developers talk about a "shift left"; we apply that to the Akamai approach. They have a worldwide network of Points of Presence (POPs) and data centers where they can observe attacks as they develop. It is so strong that it provides fail-open resilience with a 100% SLA. Akamai provides a State of the Internet Report (quarterly). If you would like to stay connected with the next manifestation of attack, consider subscribing or visiting their website to stay informed about the latest trend

Buzzwords don't make your content smarter—they make it forgettable. In this episode of Content Amplified, Abby Ross explains why vague, overused language quietly erodes trust, weakens differentiation, and confuses the very people you're trying to reach.Drawing from a career that spans journalism, PR, cybersecurity, and SaaS marketing, Abby shares a clear, practical approach to writing content that actually says something. No fluff. No hiding. Just words that mean what they say.What you'll learn in this episode:Why buzzwords signal uncertainty instead of expertiseHow vague language hurts credibility with buyers and journalistsA simple test to spot buzzwords before they shipHow to replace “fancy” words with specific, valuable languageWays to push back—politely—when executives insist on jargonHow AI can amplify bad writing if you don't guide it carefullyGuest Bio: Abby RossAbby Ross is a corporate communications leader with a deeply unconventional path. She began her career as a television news reporter, then moved into political communications as a communications director for a New York State Senator. From there, she transitioned into agency PR, representing clients across tech, legal, and nonprofit sectors.Abby later found her way into cybersecurity, leading media relations and corporate communications at companies including Trustwave, Bay Dynamics, IBM, and Akamai. Along the way, she also served as an acting CMO and led marketing for IBM's elite team of hackers and incident responders.Today, Abby leads corporate communications at Hydrolix, a SaaS data analytics platform that delivers real-time performance and security insights from massive volumes of log data.You can connect with Abby and explore her work here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-ross/Hydrolix: https://hydrolix.io/Text us what you think about this episode!

Atombeam CEO Charles Yeomans joins Chris Lustrino to break down a deceptively simple idea with massive implications: make data smaller while it's streaming so you can move and process more of it—without upgrading networks.Charles explains Atombeam's commercial product NeurPack, how it can often quadruple effective bandwidth, and why this matters across IoT, smart meters, satellites, defense, oil & gas wells, fintech, and eventually data centers and GPU utilization. They also dig into the realities of commercialization—choosing near-term deals that close fast while still pursuing multi-year “industry standard” opportunities—and why execution (not invention) is the real differentiator.00:00 What Atombeam does (pizza analogy)03:13 NeurPack explained05:35 Why 95% of IoT data doesn't move09:38 “Like launching 3 more satellites”13:57 Commercialization + customers16:31 Data centers + GPU utilization24:29 Defense traction + partnerships26:44 What success looks like (distribution)

A segurança digital é uma batalha global, silenciosa e cada vez mais complexa. No novo episódio do Podcast Canaltech, Fernanda Santos esteve em Seattle para conhecer de perto o trabalho da Microsoft no combate ao cibercrime e entender como a inteligência artificial está mudando a forma de proteger empresas e usuários. Durante a visita ao Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, unidade que atua em cooperação com organizações como Interpol, FBI e autoridades internacionais, ficou claro como ataques digitais evoluíram, se tornaram mais profissionais e passaram a explorar tanto falhas técnicas quanto o fator humano. O episódio reúne entrevistas com Sherrod DeGrippo, diretora de Estratégia de Inteligência de Ameaças da Microsoft, e Rob Lefferts, vice-presidente corporativo de Proteção contra Ameaças da empresa. Eles explicam como funciona a defesa em escala global, como ataques são detectados e interrompidos em segundos e por que a IA se tornou peça-chave na segurança digital. Você também vai conferir: transferência digital de veículos é aprovada no Brasil, Visa e Akamai se unem para combater fraudes em compras com IA e Switch 2 pode ganhar cartuchos menores para reduzir custos. Este podcast foi roteirizado e apresentado por Fernada Santos e contou com reportagens de Danielle Cassita, Lilian Sibila e Diego Corumba, sob coordenação de Anaísa Catucci. A trilha sonora é de Guilherme Zomer, a edição de Jully Cruz e a arte da capa é de Erick Teixeira. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derek Champagne talks with Rohit Agarwal, CEO of The Weather Company. Rohit Agarwal is the CEO of The Weather Company, the world's most accurate forecaster. In this role, Rohit is responsible for setting the strategic vision that spans the company's digital consumer properties, including The Weather Channel app and weather.com, as well as its enterprise business across media,advertising, aviation, defense, and a variety of other industries. He stands behind the belief that high-performing teams are critical to innovation, growth, and impact, and diverse backgrounds and thinking benefit the end customer.Prior to joining The Weather Company, Rohit was the chief product and revenue officer at SoundCloud, the world's largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators, where he led the vision, strategic execution, and revenue. This included overseeing business and product strategy, delivery and operations, design, product marketing, and growth. Through Rohit's leadership, SoundCloud refactored the product, doubled its subscriber base, and meaningfully improved its ads business, leading the company to its first profitable year in its 16-year history.Rohit previously served as chief product and growth officer at CNN. Throughout his career, he has driven 2-3x user and revenue growth across leading companies in industries including music (Last.fm, CBS), media(CNN/WarnerMedia, The Economist, Bild), banking (HSBC), B2B SaaS (Trustpilot, Akamai), and consumer internet (AOL). Rohit is a frequent speaker at leading conferences (Google I/O, SXSW, CES, RISE, WebSummit, Product Summit), an active advisor and investor in startups, and launched his own startup in the past. He is also a committed supporter of diverse and inclusive education initiatives – both as a board member of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and as a board member of Leap Year, a unique program based in metro Atlanta dedicated to improving college access and early adolescent reading skills to under-represented youth.Rohit lives in Atlanta with his wife and two daughters. An avid sports fan, he also enjoys playing soccer and tennis, painting, and cooking, and he acknowledges that his creative endeavors make him a better leader.Business Leadership Series Intro and Outro music provided by Just Off Turner: https://music.apple.com/za/album/the-long-walk-back/268386576

This is the takeaway episode with Lena Hall, the Senior Director of Developer Relations at Akamai, and an AI practitioner where we dive into what it means to build AI agents. If you like what you heard, you should check out the full episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim and Juan chat with Lena Hall, the Senior Director of Developer Relations at Akamai, and an AI practitioner where we dive into what it means to build AI agents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the takeaway episode with Lena Hall, the Senior Director of Developer Relations at Akamai, and an AI practitioner where we dive into what it means to build AI agents. If you like what you heard, you should check out the full episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim and Juan chat with Lena Hall, the Senior Director of Developer Relations at Akamai, and an AI practitioner where we dive into what it means to build AI agents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After selling your company for half a billion dollars, what do you do next? Our guest, Shay Levi, decided to start all over again with an even more ambitious mission. Shay previously co-founded the API security giant Noname Security, which was acquired by Akamai for a staggering $500 million.Now, he's back with Unframe, a company taking on the entire software industry with a radical promise: they'll build your custom software for free, and you only pay if it delivers a real impact.Today, Shay walks us through his incredible journey, the contrarian thinking behind his new venture, and how Unframe is using AI to build working solutions in just a matter of days.⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comVC10X website - https://VC10X.com/Unframe website - https://unframe.aiShay Levi on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaylevi2

This week, we detail Amazon's confirmation that it has started blocking sideloaded apps on Fire TVs that it deems are being used for piracy, in an effort to restrict users from accessing pirated content. We also discuss ITV's confirmation that it is in talks with Comcast-owned Sky about a potential acquisition of its broadcast business, valuing the company at £1.6 billion. We review the latest financial numbers and subscriber counts from Q3 earnings reported by WBD (HBO Max), Xperi, EchoStar (Sling TV), Altice, and AMC Networks, and highlight the strong earnings results from Akamai and Fastly.Note: I incorrectly stated 'Hulu+ Live TV' when I meant to say 'YouTube TV', and on a second occasion, I meant to say 'YouTube' instead of 'Amazon'. My apologies for the confusion.Podcast produced by Security Halt Media

Topics covered in this episode: * djrest2 -* A small and simple REST library for Django based on class-based views. Github CLI caniscrape - Know before you scrape. Analyze any website's anti-bot protections in seconds. *

Connect to John Gilroy on LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gilroy/ Want to listen to other episodes? www.Federaltechpodcast.com Sometimes, the plow must go deeper. Current approaches to Zeer Trust implementation can leave gaps in security. Today, we sat down with Akamai's Mike Colson to discuss the concept of combining Identity Credential Access Management with Least Permissive Trust. Setting the stage, Mike Colson details some of the challenges in the varying kinds of Zero Trust that are being applied in the Federal Government. The standard way of implementing ICM can result in assigning more resources than necessary, leading to permission creep and inflexible permission. Over provisioning: The amount of data being created is almost impossible to manage. A person may be given access to a data set they are not permitted to see. A “just in time” permission structure would help avoid that situation. Stale:  Just because a person has access to a data set on a Tuesday does not mean he has access on a Wednesday. People can leave the workforce, be reassigned, or change roles. Access must be constantly updated. Static:  Ron Popiel made the phrase, “Set it and forget it,” memorable. Unfortunately, this approach can lead to a permission structure that may limit access to key data. This may be considered under-provisioning, potentially leading to time delays in obtaining key information. Colson took the listeners through several iterations of access control, including Role-Based Access Control and Attribute-Based Access Control. On top of these old favorites, Colson discussed what may be called Context-Based Access Control, or what he calls Least Permissive Trust. Least permissive trust is a concept Colson outlined, which uses user behavior, device health, and contextual factors to grant permission dynamically. The conclusion is simple:  not all Zero Trust is created equal.

In this episode of Scratch, Ariel Kelman, President & CMO of Salesforce, shows how a category leader can still think like a challenger through the power of education, not persuasion. Education beats persuasion when you make community the flywheel: by pairing product truth with peer proof through events like Dreamforce, Trailhead, and forums, so customers learn how to win with your product (not just why it's great). That mindset turns advocacy into momentum.But teaching only lands if the tech actually works in the flow of “work”, so Ariel's rule is being able to put data before demos. He emphasizes the need to harmonize and govern customer data in Data Cloud so AI agents have context, then deploy them where they matter. For example, a product Q&A agent spun up in weeks drove 700k+ customer chats, and their website/service agents have resolved 1.6M cases because they understand real customer history, permissions, and next best actions.Finally, as a brand, you need to be Customer Zero and balance quick wins with long bets. Dogfood your offerings first to iterate fast and convert internal proofs into external playbooks, then scale what works. Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube ▶️: https://youtu.be/92Rfv19ypQE          

In this episode, host Dan Sixsmith interviews Marilee Bear the CRO at Gainsight. Marilee reflects on her first year at the helm, discussing the company's impressive growth trajectory, recent strategic acquisitions, and the challenges and opportunities presented by a major leadership transition. Marilee shares actionable strategies for improving net revenue retention, such as leveraging data-driven insights, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and investing in customer education. The conversation also explores the impact of AI on sales processes. Marilee offers candid leadership insights, discussing the importance of transparency, adaptability, and building a culture of continuous learning. She also recounts her career journey, from her early ambitions and formative experiences to the pivotal moments that led her to lead a major SaaS company, offering advice for aspiring leaders in the tech industry.Timestamps:Welcome and Introductions (00:00:01) Dan welcomes Marilee Bear who reflects on her first year at Gainsight, company growth, and recent leadership changes.Company Growth, Acquisitions, and Leadership Transition (00:00:30) Marilee discusses acquisitions, repositioning Gainsight for growth, and the CEO transition from Nick Mehta to Chuck Apathy.Team Structure and Business Unit Model (00:02:04) Explanation of new hires, business unit model, and leadership structure within product and customer success teams.Integrating Customer Success into Revenue Organization (00:03:21) Describes shifting customer success under the revenue team and the industry trend of CS as a revenue driver.Defining Roles and Realigning the Revenue Team (00:05:25) Outlines the jobs-to-be-done exercise, clarifying roles across sales, CS, and other go-to-market functions.Customer Success as a Pipeline Engine (00:06:24) Details how CS now contributes to pipeline generation and the metrics used to measure CSM impact.Net Revenue Retention (NRR) Challenges (00:07:29) Discussion of industry-wide NRR declines and the need for strategic retention and value delivery.Retention Strategies and Multi-threading (00:08:21) Emphasizes proactive retention, business value demonstration, and multi-threading within customer organizations.Competitive Landscape and Expansion Focus (00:12:29) Explains how competition now includes internal build vs. buy, and the importance of expansion within existing customers.Convergence of Sales and Customer Success Roles (00:13:53) Observes the merging responsibilities of CS and sales, with CS teams adopting more sales-like approaches.State of B2B Sales and Impact of AI (00:14:25) Explores ongoing challenges in B2B sales, the impact of generative AI, and the need for business acumen.Reaching C-level Executives and Sales Best Practices (00:17:00) Shares the difficulty of accessing executives, the importance of detective work, and value-driven outreach.Effective Sales Outreach to Executives (00:19:12) Marilee describes what makes sales outreach compelling: offering choices, concise meetings, and understanding executive preferences.Marilee's Career Journey (00:21:31) Covers her early ambitions, work history from restaurants to Oracle, Akamai, Zendesk, and her path to Gainsight.Retention and Customer Success Experience (00:25:54) Highlights her experience with retention at Akamai, building CS teams, and her initial exposure to Gainsight.Key Career Lessons and Leadership Growth (00:28:54) Shares lessons on authenticity, operational rigor, and the importance of direct feedback and self-improvement.Leadership Philosophy and Team Management (00:33:58) Discusses leading diverse teams, empathy, balancing encouragement with accountability, and fostering a feedback culture.Definition of Success (00:36:00) Marilee defines success as delivering the best outcomes for customers, company, and self, in that order.Closing Remarks (00:36:43) Dan thanks Marilee, wraps up the episode, and previews future collaborations.

Recent studies have shown how AI Agents have expanded the attack surface for federal agencies.   Today, we sit down with three leaders who demonstrate why fundamentals, such as visibility, inventory, runtime, and least-permissive access control, will be more critical than ever.   Rob Roser from Idaho National Labs looks at the proliferation of API in the past decade.  Although they facilitate communication, they can also give a path to attackers. He notes that today's attackers are interested in much more than money, the seek intellectual property that can compromise American security.   Phishing and security training are good starting points, but developers must learn what tools to use to be able to use AI an appropriate manner.   Where to start?  Steven Ringo from Akamai give four key points for handling the drastic increase in data generated by AI   ·       One: Discovery -  build an API inventory  ·       Two: Posture – implement policies that can control the APIs ·       Three: Run Time protection - design how to alert and take action to block ·       Four:  Active testing prevention that is continuous   The webinar underscored the urgency of integrating API security into comprehensive cybersecurity strategies and recommends programs to test and validate APIs before production deployment.

What makes a truly effective security leader in today's complex threat landscape? In this enlightening conversation with Andy Ellis, former CISO of Akamai Technologies and author of "1% Leadership," we explore how the role of the security executive has transformed from a technical specialist to a strategic business enabler.Andy shares his remarkable journey from Air Force information warfare specialist to becoming Akamai's first security hire, where he spent 20 years building a multi-billion dollar security business within the infrastructure company. His unique perspective challenges conventional thinking about security leadership, organizational structure, and how security teams should communicate risk to the broader business."Your job as a security professional is really to enable the business to make wiser risk choices," Andy explains, reframing the security function away from being the department of "no" to becoming a trusted advisor that helps organizations understand and navigate risks effectively. Using colorful analogies about crocodiles in the boardroom, he illustrates why security leaders should focus on making relevant risks believable rather than raising alarms about threats that don't align with business priorities.We dive deep into the evolution of the CISO role, discussing why the traditional reporting structures may be outdated and how smaller companies are blending security leadership with IT functions as traditional infrastructure moves to SaaS. Andy challenges security professionals to understand why controls exist rather than just implementing them, asking three critical questions: "What is the real reason you do this? Could we stop? What should we do differently?"Whether you're an aspiring security leader or a seasoned CISO, this conversation offers valuable insights on leadership, communication, and how to deliver real security value in an increasingly complex digital landscape. Listen now to learn how small, incremental improvements in your leadership approach can transform your security program's effectiveness and business impact.

The Confluent Developer Podcast is here! For this first episode, Tim Berglund talks to his co-host, Adi Polak (Confluent), about her career in distributed data systems. Her first job: neighborhood dogwalker. Her challenge/theme: early Hadoop, working at Akamai on data optimization and real-time threat detection for huge global customers like Apple, Nike, Facebook and others, and the power of collaboration. SEASON 2 Hosted by Tim Berglund, Adi Polak and Viktor Gamov Produced and Edited by Noelle Gallagher, Peter Furia and Nurie Mohamed Music by Coastal Kites Artwork by Phil Vo

George Kurian's journey from a modest upbringing in Kerala, India, to becoming CEO of NetApp is an extraordinary story. George worked cafeteria shifts and construction jobs to pay his way through Princeton before climbing the ranks at Oracle, McKinsey, and Cisco. In this episode, George opens up about the weight of being a “rookie CEO” responsible for 12,000 people, the discipline of saying no to 97% of ideas, and the humility it takes to lead through uncertainty. He and Ilana explore resilience, focus, and the future of AI, while revealing how diverse experiences and family values shaped his leadership philosophy. George Kurian is CEO of NetApp, a Fortune 500 data infrastructure and cloud services company. Under his leadership, NetApp has strengthened its cloud-first and data services strategy, growing into a $20 billion company. In this episode, Ilana and George will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (02:20) Family Role Models and Upbringing (06:00) Landing a Princeton Scholarship and Learning to Survive (09:20) Lessons from Oracle and McKinsey (13:50) Why George Left Cisco to Join NetApp (16:45) How Cafeteria Work Inspired NetApp's Engineering Process (19:40) The ‘30-30-30' Rule for Driving Organizational Change (22:40) George's Journey to Becoming CEO Overnight (26:30) First-Time CEO Challenges and Leadership Struggles (30:40) Why a CEO Should Say “No” to 97% of Ideas (33:10) Betting on Cloud Partnerships Instead of Competing (37:15) The Power of Choosing Your Path and Tackling Hard Problems George Kurian is CEO of NetApp, a Fortune 500 data infrastructure and cloud services company. Before joining NetApp in 2011, he had built a diverse tech career that included leadership roles at Oracle, McKinsey, Cisco, and Akamai. Under his leadership, NetApp has strengthened its cloud-first and data services strategy, growing into a $20 billion company. Connect with George: George's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/georgekuriannetapp Leap Academy: Ready to make the LEAP in your career? There is a NEW WAY for professionals to fast-track their careers and leap to bigger opportunities. Watch the free training at https://bit.ly/leap--free-training

⬥GUEST⬥Andy Ellis, Legendary CISO [https://howtociso.com] | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csoandy/⬥HOST⬥Host: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com⬥EPISODE NOTES⬥In this episode of Redefining CyberSecurity, host Sean Martin speaks with Andy Ellis, former CSO at Akamai and current independent advisor, about the shifting expectations of security leadership in today's SaaS-powered, AI-enabled business environment.Andy highlights that many organizations—especially mid-sized startups—struggle not because they lack resources, but because they don't know how to contextualize what security means to their business goals. Often, security professionals aren't equipped to communicate with executives or boards in a way that builds shared understanding. That's where advisors like Andy step in: not to provide a playbook, but to help translate and align.One of the core ideas discussed is the reframing of security as an enabler rather than a gatekeeper. With businesses built almost entirely on SaaS platforms and outsourced operations, IT and security should no longer be siloed. Andy encourages security teams to “own the stack”—not just protect it—by integrating IT management, vendor oversight, and security into a single discipline.The conversation also explores how AI and automation empower employees at every level to “vibe code” their own solutions, shifting innovation away from centralized control. This democratization of tech raises new opportunities—and risks—that security teams must support, not resist. Success comes from guiding, not gatekeeping.Andy shares practical ways CISOs can build influence, including a deceptively simple yet powerful technique: ask every stakeholder what security practice they hate the most and what critical practice is missing. These questions uncover quick wins that earn political capital—critical fuel for driving long-term transformation.From his “First 91 Days” guide for CISOs to his book 1% Leadership, Andy offers not just theory but actionable frameworks for influencing culture, improving retention, and measuring success in ways that matter.Whether you're a CISO, a founder, or an aspiring security leader, this episode will challenge how you think about the role security plays in business—and what it means to lead from the middle.⬥SPONSORS⬥LevelBlue: https://itspm.ag/attcybersecurity-3jdk3ThreatLocker: https://itspm.ag/threatlocker-r974⬥RESOURCES⬥Inspiring Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/csoandy_how-to-ciso-the-first-91-days-ugcPost-7330619155353632768-BXQT/Book: “How to CISO: The First 91-Day Guide” by Andy Ellis — https://howtociso.com/library/first-91-days-guide/Book: “1% Leadership: Master the Small Daily Habits that Build Exceptional Teams” — https://www.amazon.com/1-Leadership-Daily-Habits-Exceptional/dp/B0BSV7T2KZ⬥ADDITIONAL INFORMATION⬥✨ More Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast: 

Episode 135: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast Justin sits down with Ryan Barnett for a deep dive on WAFs. We also recap his Exploiting Unicode Normalization talk from DEFCON, and get his perspective on bug hunting from his time at Akamai. Follow us on twitter at: https://x.com/ctbbpodcastGot any ideas and suggestions? Feel free to send us any feedback here: info@criticalthinkingpodcast.ioShoutout to YTCracker for the awesome intro music!====== Links ======Follow your hosts Rhynorater and Rez0 on Twitter: https://x.com/Rhynoraterhttps://x.com/rez0__====== Ways to Support CTBBPodcast ======Hop on the CTBB Discord at https://ctbb.show/discord!We also do Discord subs at $25, $10, and $5 - premium subscribers get access to private masterclasses, exploits, tools, scripts, un-redacted bug reports, etc.You can also find some hacker swag at https://ctbb.show/merch!Today's Sponsor - ThreatLocker. Checkout ThreatLocker Detect! https://www.criticalthinkingpodcast.io/tl-detectToday's Guest: https://x.com/ryancbarnett====== Resources ======Accidental Stored XSS Flaw in Zemanta 'Related Posts' Plugin for TypePadhttps://webappdefender.blogspot.com/2013/04/accidental-stored-xss-flaw-in-zemanta.htmlXSS Street-Fighthttps://media.blackhat.com/bh-dc-11/Barnett/BlackHat_DC_2011_Barnett_XSS%20Streetfight-Slides.pdfBlackhat USA 2025 - Lost in Translation: Exploiting Unicode Normalizationhttps://www.blackhat.com/us-25/briefings/schedule/#lost-in-translation-exploiting-unicode-normalization-44923====== Timestamps ======(00:00:00) Introduction(00:02:49) Accidental Stored XSS in Typepad Plugin (00:06:34) Chatscatter & Abusing third party Analytics(00:11:42) Ryan Barnett Introduction(00:21:11) Virtual Patching & WAF Challenges(00:40:39) AWS API Gateways & Whitelisting Bug Hunter Traffic(00:49:59) Lost in Translation: Exploiting Unicode Normalization(01:11:29) CSPs at the WAF level & 'Bounties for Bypass'

In the movies, Tony Stark's JARVIS is the ultimate AI assistant, managing schedules, running simulations, controlling environments, and anticipating needs before they are voiced. In reality, today's AI agents are still far from that vision. Despite 2025 being heralded as the year of agentic AI, the first offerings from major players have been underwhelming. They can perform tasks, but they remain a long way from the seamless, hyper-intelligent assistants we imagined. In this episode, Dr. Robert “Bobby” Blumofe, CTO at Akamai Technologies, joins me to explore what is really holding AI assistants back and what it will take to build one as capable as a top human executive assistant. Bobby argues that the leap forward will not come from chasing ever-larger models but from optimization, efficiency, and integrating AI with the right tools, infrastructure, and processes. He believes that breakthroughs in model efficiency, like those seen in DeepSeek, could make capable agents affordable and viable for everyday use. We break down the spectrum of AI agents from simple, task-specific helpers to the fully autonomous, general-purpose vision of JARVIS. Bobby shares why many of the most valuable enterprise applications will come from the middle ground, where agents are semi-autonomous, task-focused, and integrated with other systems for reliability. He also explains why smaller, specialized models often outperform “ask me anything” LLMs for specific business use cases, reducing cost, latency, and security risks. The conversation covers Akamai's role in enabling low-latency, scalable AI at the edge, the importance of combining neural and symbolic AI to achieve reliable reasoning and planning, and a realistic five-to-seven-year timeline for assistants that can rival the best human EAs. We also look at the technical, social, and business challenges ahead, from over-reliance on LLMs to the ethics of deploying highly capable agents at scale. This is a grounded, forward-looking discussion on the future of AI assistants, where they are today, why they have fallen short, and the practical steps needed to turn fiction into reality.

This week we are joined by Kyle Lefton, Security Researcher from Akamai, who is diving into their work on "Two Botnets, One Flaw - Mirai Spreads Through Wazuh Vulnerability." Akamai researchers have observed active exploitation of CVE-2025-24016, a critical RCE vulnerability in Wazuh, by two Mirai-based botnets. The campaigns highlight how quickly attackers are adapting proof-of-concept exploits to spread malware, underscoring the urgency of patching vulnerable systems. One botnet appears to target Italian-speaking users, suggesting regionally tailored operations. The research can be found here: ⁠Two Botnets, One Flaw: Mirai Spreads Through Wazuh Vulnerability Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices