The Cat-and-Mouse Future of Deepfakes - Crime, Culture, and Opportunity
Deepfakes are no longer just entertainment gimmicks, they’re powerful tools that can fool the eye, the ear, and even entire organizations. In this episode, host Steve Prentice speaks with Jason Keenaghan, Director of Product Management at Thales, about the rise of deepfake-enabled fraud, the ongoing cat-and-mouse game between attackers and defenders, and what businesses can do to protect themselves. From multimillion-dollar heists to the surprising opportunities for legitimate use, we explore how deepfakes are reshaping trust, culture, and cybersecurity.
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From Awareness to Action - Building Cybersecurity into Culture
Every cyber breach has one thing in common: a human being. Whether it’s clicking on a phishing email, rushing past a warning message, or simply being overwhelmed by the pressures of work, people are often labeled as “the weakest link” in cybersecurity. But is that really fair? Should the responsibility for safer behavior fall solely on individual employees—or on the organizations and cultures that shape how they work? In this episode, we speak with Bruce Hallas, founder of Re-thinking the Human Factor, to uncover why the real solution isn’t more training or blame, but smarter processes and cultural change that support humans in doing the right thing.
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AI, Attackers, and Cyber Defense
Imagine waking up each day knowing that somewhere in the world, an unseen enemy is already at work—writing code, exploiting vulnerabilities, and using AI to launch attacks that could cripple businesses or compromise millions of people. For Nadav, Senior Director of Threat Research at Thales, this isn’t science fiction. It’s his daily reality. In this episode, we step inside his world—a world where every decision can mean the difference between safety and disaster, and where staying one step ahead of attackers is not just a job, it’s a mission.
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Behind the Shield - How AI Is Fighting Off Cyberattacks
The next wave of cyberattacks won’t be launched by humans alone, and neither will the defense. As Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks grow in scale and frequency, machine learning and large language models (LLMs) are stepping into the front lines. But how effective are they? What trade-offs exist between accuracy, speed, and risk? And how close are we to autonomous defense systems? In this episode, Steve Prentice speaks with Johnathan Azaria, machine learning platform lead at Thales, who offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how AI is being used today, and what’s coming next.
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Putting the “M” in DSPM
Data is the lifeblood of every business, and it is flowing faster and more freely than ever. But with great data comes great risk. Organizations of all types are drowning. They have sensitive information scattered across cloud platforms, SaaS apps, and data lakes—often with no clear idea of where it all is, who can access it, or how well it's protected. If that isn’t bad enough, when trouble strikes, a breach, for example, are you able to tell your customers that the breached data is useless to the threat actors because it was carefully encrypted? Are you able to prove to the regulators that you had the right controls in place, and that you have been proactively monitoring your data? This is no longer just your data that is at stake. Your reputation and your future are on the line as well.
Welcome to the Thales Security Sessions podcast, hosted by Steve Prentice, an accomplished writer and speaker focusing primarily on the interaction of people and technology in the workplace.
This podcast series explores the technologies, people, and processes behind information security. We’ll delve into topics like data security, remote access and digital transformation, as well as the people and technologies that make it all work behind the scenes. We’ll speak to Thales and industry experts to bring you fresh perspectives on how to navigate the world of information security.
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