CISO Talk by James Azar
James AzarThe latest news and topics from a cybersecurity practitioners discussing Cybersecurity, Privacy, Technology & Geo-Politics. I am a two times Founder and Chief Information Security Officer. All opinions are my own
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☕ Good Morning Security Gang,
Happy Thursday, May 21st, 2026. And today’s episode really came down to one uncomfortable but unavoidable truth:
👉 The developer ecosystem is now the primary attack surface in cybersecurity.
We’ve got An...
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☕ Good Morning Security Gang,
Good Morning Security Gang — James Azar here, host of the CyberHub Podcast and a CISO practitioner in the trenches. It’s Wednesday, May 20th, 2026, and today’s episode was one of the most important shows we’...
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Today’s show felt like a perfect snapshot of what cybersecurity has become in 2026:
👉 Every trusted system is now a target, every workflow is an attack surface, and every delay in defense gets punished immediately.
Today we covered:...
Microsoft Warns of Exchange Server Zero-Day Actively Exploited, Cisco Patches Sixth SD-WAN Zero-Day of 2026, Russia's Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet
☕ Good Morning Security Gang,
I hope everyone had a restful weekend because the cyber world clearly did not. Today’s show had a very specific shape to it, and honestly, it tells the story of where cybersecurity is heading in 2026:
- I...
This Week in Cybersecurity #52
Good Morning & Happy Friday, Security Gang!
Double espresso in hand. This week’s briefing earns it twice over.
James opened the week with a line that defines everything that followed: “A single thread ties them all together: the infras...
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James Azar is a cybersecurity practitioner with over two decades of experience in Data security, Privacy, Geo-Politics and cybercrime. James has been featured on Fox, OANN, NBC, AJC and other publications. All writings and opinions are mine.
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