Steven Bowcut


In Episode S8E7 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut speaks with Phuong “Kenny” Nguyen, Chief Technology Officer at KhaiCode, about the growing challenge of understanding what is actually inside the software organizations rely on every day. KhaiCode focuses on what it calls binary exploit intelligence: the process […]

Why Binary Exploit Intelligence Matters in Software Supply Chain Security


As financial institutions accelerate their adoption of AI, automation, and cloud-native software delivery, a critical part of the enterprise technology stack may still be operating with outdated controls: database change. Liquibase, a provider of database change governance solutions used by many leading financial services organizations, has released The Financial Services […]

AI Raises the Stakes for Database Governance




How Iru is simplifying modern security by converging identity, endpoint management, compliance, and AI-driven context In Episode S8E5 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Satyam Patel, CISO and CIO at Iru, to discuss what it takes to simplify security operations in an environment where […]

Unifying Identity, Endpoint, and Compliance Management


In Episode S8E4 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Dr. Catherine Knibbs, CEO of Children and Tech, trained child cyber trauma psychotherapist, author, and pioneer of Cybertrauma Theory. Fresh off being named one of the world’s Top 20 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber for […]

Children, Trauma, and the Hidden Costs of Digital Life




In Episode S8E3 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Hiram E. Chodosh, President of Claremont McKenna College (CMC), to explore what cybersecurity leadership looks like in higher education—an environment that is open by design, highly collaborative, and constantly changing. Their conversation examines how a […]

Leading Cybersecurity, AI, and Institutional Resilience in Higher Education


In a world defined by complex, human-centric risks, procedural compliance is a fast track to irrelevance. The traditional manuals and checklists that once guided security professionals are dangerously insufficient for a landscape shaped by cognitive bias, cultural nuance, and ethical ambiguity. Today’s challenges demand wisdom, empathy, and an entirely new […]

Book Review: It’s Not in the Manual — Real-World Leadership ...


In Episode S8E2 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, host Steven Bowcut sits down with Matt Lindley, Chief Innovation & Information Security Officer at NINJIO, to explore why the “human layer” of security must be managed with the same rigor as technical controls—especially as AI accelerates the scale, realism, and […]

How Human Risk Management Must Evolve in the Age of ...



With $5.5 trillion in global AI risk exposure and 700,000 U.S. workers needing reskilling, four new AI certifications and Certified CISO v4 help close the gap between AI adoption and workforce readiness TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 10, 2026: EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global […]

EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce ...


Episode summary Private credit is often described as direct, collateral-based lending outside traditional banks—and it’s increasingly central to how real estate investors and operating businesses access capital. But as the market has accelerated, many of the underlying controls haven’t kept pace. In Episode S8E1 of the Brilliance Security Magazine Podcast, […]

Replacing Trust with Truth: Private Credit Fraud, UCC Visibility, and ...


The University of Phoenix has disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 3.5 million people, a reminder that when core enterprise platforms get hit, the fallout extends well beyond a single department or system. In this case, attackers exploited a critical, then-unknown vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), accessed sensitive records, […]

University of Phoenix Discloses 3.5M-Record Data Breach Linked to Oracle ...