Ep22 Antonio Pagano—Phishing, AI Scams, and the Ever-Intensifying Cybersecurity War

Ep22 Antonio Pagano—Phishing, AI Scams, and the Ever-Intensifying Cybersecurity War

Antonio Pagano, CTO and co-founder of Symbol Security and founder of Wano, discusses the evolving cybersecurity landscape with a focus on phishing attacks enhanced by AI. He shares how AI enables more sophisticated social engineering, domain spoofing, and grammatically perfect phishing emails that bypass traditional detection methods. Pagano also covers his journey building two companies—a Colombian software consultancy and a cybersecurity SaaS platform—while maintaining work-life balance and learning from sports and continuous education.

Ep17 - Kirby Winters — Scout Skills, Leadership Hacks, and Smart Security in the Age of AI

Ep17 - Kirby Winters — Scout Skills, Leadership Hacks, and Smart Security in the Age of AI

Kirby Winters, fractional CISO at TechCXO, discusses his journey from telecom to cybersecurity consulting, emphasizing leadership lessons from Boy Scouts and entrepreneurship. He covers the evolving threat landscape, social engineering attacks, cyber insurance challenges, and compliance requirements like SOC 2 and CMMC. The conversation explores how AI is amplifying security risks and the growing need for fractional security leadership in small to mid-sized businesses.

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