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Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  For decades, organizations quietly leaned on the assumption that attackers wouldn’t bother deciphering obscure, legacy systems—until generative AI entered the chat. In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by co-hosts Fernando Montenegro and Drew Conry-Murray to dissect whether security through obscurity is officially dead or simply being forced to evolve. Pulling threads from Kerckhoffs’s 19th-century cryptographic principles to modern LLM-accelerated exploitation of niche architectures like COBOL and SCADA, the panel explores how AI eliminates the learning curve for adversaries targeting technical debt. They break down the critical differences between obscurity, secrecy, and deception, examine the psychology of bad security gambles, and discuss how architectural tactics like micro-segmentation can put defensive obscurity to work without falling into false comfort. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  When AAA video game budgets rival Hollywood blockbusters and user accounts hold decades of digital purchases, why does security in the gaming space still feel stuck in the past? In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Fernando Montenegro are joined by cybersecurity architect Kate Scarcella and podcast producer Corey Dirrig from Boss Rush Media to unpack the high-stakes intersection of cybersecurity and video games. The panel digs into PlayStation 5 jailbreaks, bypassable account authentication, multi-factor authentication incentives, and Steam gift card fraud, while examining why enterprise security has long overlooked gaming infrastructure. Together, they explore what corporate IT can learn from gaming’s defense models and why treating consoles as simple children's toys is a massive oversight for modern threat defense. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of the Futurum Media Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  Quantum computing won’t just break legacy encryption down the road—it is already reshaping risk profiles through "harvest now, decrypt later" campaigns and looming regulatory deadlines. In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth and Fernando Montenegro cut through the marketing noise to examine what transitioning to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) actually demands. Moving past the illusion of "quantum-proof" checkboxes and simple algorithm swaps, they discuss the systemic challenges ahead: massive packet fragmentation breaking authentication, the overlooked risks facing signing certificates, and why building continuous crypto agility matters far more than obsessing over theoretical timelines. This and more on the Security Boulevard Podcast, part of the Futurum Media Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  We wouldn’t step foot in a skyscraper built without safety codes, so why does the tech industry expect us to trust guardrail-free AI? In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, hosts Tom Hollingsworth, Fernando Montenegro, and Kate Scarcella unpack why Silicon Valley consistently prioritizes quarterly margins over human safety. Spurred by NVIDIA’s push for physical, hardware-level AI guardrails, the panel debates the economic externalities driving software vulnerabilities, the loss of baked-in hardware security, and why lessons from civil engineering, OSHA, and strict regulatory liability may be the only forces strong enough to make tech build systems that actually stand. This and more on the Security Boulevard Podcast, part of the Futurum Media Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  Meta’s new agentic AI system, MetaMuse, is raising major alarm bells across the cybersecurity community by quietly provisioning unmetered, root-access cloud VMs for every user.  In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and Fernando Montenegro sit down with Stephen Foskett (host of Utilizing AI) to dissect the surprising design choices behind MetaMuse. From running executable commands as root in a dedicated Ubuntu environment to aggressively seeking network connections like Tailscale and scraping personal data across Meta platforms, MetaMuse illustrates the dark side of "aggressively helpful" AI agents.  The panel breaks down Meta's "by design" philosophy, the failure of narrow threat modeling, the flaws of agentic guardrails like Sentinel, and the potential security fallout if fleet learning and vibe-coded AI package stores take off.  This and more on the Security Boulevard Podcast, part of the Futurum Podcast Network and Futurum Media.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  Imagine wearing a device that quietly listens to your surroundings and emails you an AI-generated summary of your daily conversations—is it a breakthrough productivity tool or the normalization of ambient surveillance? In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth, Fernando Montenegro, and Drew Conry-Murray dissect the cybersecurity, legal, and privacy implications of Apple’s latest "Audio Intelligence" and ambient listening features. The panel explores the shifting boundaries of user consent, the legal distinction between transcription and recording, and the broader rise of always-on hardware like Meta Ray-Bans and smart TVs. Beyond smartwatches, the discussion tackles the dangerous erosion of trust caused by AI audio cloning, generational shifts in privacy expectations, and practical strategies—like family safe words—to stay secure in an increasingly recorded world. This and more on the Security Boulevard Podcast, part of the Futurum Podcast Network and Futurum Media.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  As AI agents evolve from novelty tools into autonomous digital workers, applying catch-all security policies or treating them like human users is a recipe for disaster. In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth and guest Kate Scarcella dive into the security challenges of Industry 5.0 and human-machine teaming. Using a vivid analogy comparing modern AI to driving an unbelted 1964 Buick Skylark, they unpack why fingerprinting AI agents, applying traditional Identity and Access Management (IAM) controls, and enacting real regulation are essential to protecting critical infrastructure. Kate also discusses the role of human-machine boundaries and introduces her project, humanzeroday.com, so learn more about it there. This and more on the Security Boulevard Podcast, part of the Futurum Podcast Network and Futurum Media.

Email your questions or topics to the podcast here. Your smart TV might be watching you back—and footprinting every other device on your home network while it’s at it. In this episode of Security Boulevard, Tom Hollingsworth and Zoë Rose unpack the troubling revelations from Gamers Nexus regarding LG smart TVs, examining how ambient recording and pervasive data scraping have become normalized across modern consumer tech. Drawing from her work in privacy consulting and her volunteering with Operation Safe Escape, Zoë highlights how convenience-focused smart home features frequently overlook high-risk edge cases, creating real vulnerabilities for survivors of domestic abuse. The discussion dives deep into the absurdity of unreadable 25,000-click End User License Agreements (EULAs), corporate push-notification opt-outs, network segmentation strategies, and why building safer hardware requires diverse threat-modeling teams that actively challenge developer assumptions. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of the Futurum Podcast Network.

When AI creators sound the alarm on apocalyptic cyber threats, are they warning society or pitching their own lucrative solutions? In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, Tom Hollingsworth, Jack Poller, and Drew Conry-Murray unpack OpenAI’s recent open letter calling for a society-wide defensive surge against AI-driven security risks. The panel examines the glaring irony of frontier AI developers sounding alarms over threats their own models accelerate, questioning whether these warnings stem from genuine altruism or IPO-driven profit motives. They dive into the practical realities of managing overwhelming vulnerability patch backlogs, discuss why automated AI coding tools won't fix basic cybersecurity hygiene failures, and explain why autonomous agents desperately require external, human-enforced guardrails rather than self-policing rules. #Cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI #Infosec #SecurityBoulevard

Email your questions or topics to the podcast here. Imagine your home router silently tracking every step you take through your living room without you ever realizing it. In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, host Tom Hollingsworth is joined by cybersecurity experts Jack Poller and Kate Scarcella to tackle Comcast’s controversial move to enable Wi-Fi motion-sensing capabilities on home routers. The panel dives deep into the ethical grey areas of default features, corporate data monetization, the expanding attack surface of smart home IoT devices, and whether big tech has officially pushed surveillance past the point of creepy. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of the Futurum Podcast Network. Visit the Futurum website for more insights. For upcoming Tech Field Day events, head to the Tech Field Day website. For more cybersecurity news and content, visit Security Boulevard.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here.  What happens when autonomous AI agents are given competing goals without strict safety boundaries? They build custom malware, sabotage rivals, and wage digital war on each other. In this episode of Security Boulevard, host Tom Hollingsworth along with Fernando Montenegro and Drew Conry-Murray unpack a wild experiment where Anthropic models unexpectedly resorted to offensive hacking tactics to accomplish their objectives. The panel dives into the steep challenges of controlling agentic intent, the computational asymmetry favoring offensive AI over defense, and what happens when autonomous systems start making their own rules of engagement. Read more on Techstrong.AI here. Read more on Tech Crunch here. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here. Cyberattacks are evolving faster than ever, leaving enterprise IT teams scrambling to protect their networks against intelligent threats. In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, hosts Tom Hollingsworth and analyst Fernando Montenegro from The Futurum Group break down the shifting cybersecurity landscape. They discuss how organizations can adapt their defense strategies to tackle modern cloud vulnerabilities, automation risks, and emerging security tech. Whether you are managing complex infrastructure or trying to keep up with current tech trends, this conversation provides practical insights to help protect your digital assets. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here. Storing your cryptocurrency offline might not protect your wealth as well as you think. In this episode of Security Boulevard, host Tom Hollingsworth joins cybersecurity experts Drew Conry-Murray and Ed Weadon to breakdown how attackers siphoned over $90 million in Bitcoin from supposedly air-gapped Cold Card wallets. The panel discusses how a simple coding flaw in random number generation exposed thousands of user keys, proving that off-grid storage is not immune to modern threats. They also analyze recent nation-state attacks against municipal water facilities in Minnesota and Michigan. They debate whether global leaders need to establish a modern Geneva Convention to protect critical public infrastructure from cyber warfare. Finally, the group explores how AI vulnerability scanners are forcing organizations to rethink patch management and change control boards. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here. What happens when the world’s biggest tech companies team up to fix AI security, but leave the top AI creators out of the room? In this episode of Security Boulevard, Tom Hollingsworth is joined by security research analyst Fernando Montenegro to break down the sudden launch of the Open Secure AI Alliance. Formed by major industry players like NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Dell, this new group aims to build stronger safety guardrails for artificial intelligence. However, primary model creators like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google were noticeably missing from the announcement. The panel explores what drove this surprising move, how recent security slip-ups shaped the initiative, and why tech vendors are rushing to control their own AI guardrails before governments step in with strict rules. This and more on Security Boulevard, part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.

Email your questions and topics to the podcast here. Is the traditional CISO officially extinct? In this episode of the Security Boulevard Podcast, hosts Tom Hollingsworth is joined by security research analyst Fernando Montenegro and 25-year industry veteran Kate Scarcella to discuss the evolution of Chief Information Security Officers, from hands-on networking nerds to strategic business executives navigating personal board liability. The panel breaks down the complexities of translating technical threats into monetary risk quantification, why clear documentation and SOPs are becoming essential in the era of agentic AI workflows, and what trends to watch out for as the security community heads to Las Vegas for Hacker Summer Camp (Black Hat, DEF CON, and BSides). This and more on Security Boulevard Podcast, part of The Futurum Group Podcast Network.