The previous episode of the Adversary Universe podcast explored the “vuln-pocalypse” and the implications of advanced AI models accelerating vulnerability discovery and exploitation. Now, we’re diving into how companies are working together to face these evolving security risks. CrowdStrike Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard spends much of his time talking with partners and customers about how to address their growing concerns: Is their business protected? Do they know which vulnerabilities are in their environment? What do they do about them?

In April, three major supply chain campaigns hit npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub in just 48 hours, and while the ecosystems were different, the objective was the same: steal credentials from developer environments and CI/CD pipelines. The malware targeted API keys, cloud credentials, SSH keys, GitHub tokens, npm tokens, environment variables, and more, turning developer machines and build systems into high-value credential vaults for attackers.