Why the US Military Has a Zombie Apocalypse Plan

Military war games use zombie apocalypse scenarios not for fantasy, but to push teams beyond routine thinking and train fast decisions under absurd pressure. The aim is to build habits for complex crises, so when a real incident arrives, people respond with practised judgement instead of paralysis and argument. ⸻ For more information about us or if you have any questions you would like us to discuss email podcast@razorthorn.com. We give our clients a personalised, integrated approach to information security, driven by our belief in quality and discretion..

Goodbye audit chaos, hello Calm-pliance

Accelerating security solutions for small businesses‍ Tagore offers strategic services to small businesses. A partnership that can scale‍ Tagore prioritized finding a managed compliance partner with an established product, dedicated support team, and rapid release rate. Standing out from competitors‍ Tagore's partnership with Vanta enhances its strategic focus and deepens client value, creating differentiation in a competitive market. Map controls. Remediate gaps.

What You Need to Know about the Healthcare Interactive Data Breach

Healthcare Interactive, Inc., also known as HCIactive, is an Ellicott City, Maryland-based provider of AI-powered software solutions for insurance enrollment and benefits administration. Founded in 2006, the privately held company has fewer than 100 employees but serves healthcare organizations and insurers nationwide. As a HIPAA business associate, HCIactive processes and stores protected health information for multiple covered entities, giving it access to large volumes of sensitive patient data.

Thinking long-term growth in an AI-dominated industry with Stel Valavanis of onShore Networks [302]

Today we're speaking with Stel Valavanis, Founder and Chairman at onShore Networks and Co-Founder at The Gallery Building, about sustaining a security company over three decades of industry changes. We also dive into investing in start ups and how founders can think long term about governance and growth.

6 Strategic Implications of AI for Security Leaders in 2026

There is a structural shift happening in enterprise environments that most security leaders recognise, but few have fully adapted to. AI is now embedded, decentralised, and operating across core workflows. At the same time, governance models are still largely built on assumptions that no longer hold: that tools are known, data flows are observable, and behaviour follows policy. The result is a widening gap between perceived control and operational reality.

What MSP Leaders Are Telling Us: Four Strategic Takeaways for the Channel

The CRN MSP 500 ecosystem, including the Elite 150, Pioneer 250, and Security 100, provides a clear picture of how managed service providers see their businesses evolving. When you read the responses from MSP leaders across the profiles and interviews, four themes emerge consistently: Together these themes describe a fundamental shift in the managed services industry, from IT support toward security-driven digital operations delivered at scale.

Thinking in pipelines for AI agents with David Burkett

Join us for this session of Defender Fridays as we explore thinking in agent pipelines with David Burkett, Cloud Security Researcher at Corelight and Founder of Magonia Research. At Defender Fridays, we delve into the dynamic world of information security, exploring its defensive side with seasoned professionals from across the industry. Our aim is simple yet ambitious: to foster a collaborative space where ideas flow freely, experiences are shared, and knowledge expands.

Why More AI Doesn't Guarantee Better Vulnerability Management Outcomes

AI is everywhere in vulnerability management right now. Technology vendors in all areas are adding new features and making bold claims about revolutionary capabilities. But here's the reality, especially for vulnerability and exposure management: more AI doesn't automatically mean less risk. The gap between AI's promise and its practical impact in enterprise vulnerability management is wider than most organizations realize.

Executive Tabletop Exercises: From Compliance Exercise to Revenue Protection Strategy

Executive tabletop exercises are commonly positioned as cyber incident rehearsals. They tend to focus on breach containment decisions, regulatory notification timelines, and communications planning. Those elements are necessary; however, they are not what ultimately defines the true risk to the enterprise and what keeps the C-suite up at night. For senior leadership and board members, a cyber event is first and foremost a business disruption.

Fueling Cisco XDR with Corelight high-fidelity network evidence

From hunting threats to solving complex problems to coding on a couch, adventures in the Black Hat NOC (Network Operations Center) are always interesting. Over the last few months and several shows, I’ve had the privilege of working with one of the other NOC partners, Cisco, to design and test our first integration between Corelight Investigator and Cisco XDR.