In this episode of the Security Repo Podcast, Jeff Man and Dwayne McDaniel unpack the shift in cybersecurity from talking about AI as a future concept to confronting agentic AI as a present-day security reality. They explore what the industry is getting right and wrong, from automation’s potential to help close the skills gap to the ongoing danger of treating tools, compliance, and governance as substitutes for critical thinking. The conversation also turns personal, with reflections on security careers, favorite tools, timeless advice about access and trust, and Dwayne’s announcement that this chapter of the Security Repo Podcast is coming to a close. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyeman/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwaynemcdaniel/ About Jeff Man: Jeff is a respected Information Security advocate, advisor, hacker, evangelist, mentor, teacher, international keynoter, speaker, former host of Security & Compliance Weekly, co-host on Paul's Security Weekly, Tribe of Hackers (TOH) contributor, including Red Team, Security Leaders, and Blue Team editions, and a member of the Cabal of the Curmudgeons. Jeff currently serves as a PCI QSA and Trusted Advisor for Online Business Systems, also a Grant Advisory Board Member for the Gula Tech Foundation, Advisory Board Member for the Technology Advancement Center (TAC), and is the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Hak4Kidz NFP. Over 40 years of experience working in all aspects of computer, network, and information security, including cryptography, risk management, vulnerability analysis, compliance assessment, forensic analysis and penetration testing. Certified National Security Agency Cryptanalyst. Designed and fielded the first software-based cryptosystem ever produced by NSA. Inventor of the "whiz" wheel, a cryptologic cipher wheel used by US Special Forces for over a decade recently displayed at the National Cryptologic Museum. Honorary lifetime member of the Special Forces Association. Previously held security research, management and product development roles with the National Security Agency, the DoD and private-sector enterprises. Pioneering member of the first penetration testing "red team" at NSA. For the past thirty years has been a pen tester, security architect, consultant, QSA, and PCI SME providing consulting and advisory services to many of the nation's best known companies. https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/83/https://www.cybereason.com/blog/malicious-life-podcast-how-the-internet-changed-the-nsahttps://youtu.be/7bYTO_i-Txo About Dwayne McDaniel: Dwayne McDaniel is a Principal Developer Advocate who has been on a mission to "help people figure stuff out" for over a decade. At GitGuardian, he specializes in secrets security and non-human identity governance across cloud and DevOps environments. A frequent speaker at events like DevOpsDays and BSides, he helps security and engineering teams better understand complex issues.
