Cybersecurity Awesomeness Podcast Recap – Episode 134: Securing AI LLMs

This blog post is a recap of the Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) Cybersecurity Awesomeness (CSA) podcast. Hosted by Chris Steffen, Vice President of Research and Ken Buckler, Research Director at EMA, the CSA podcast covers a wide range of cybersecurity topics, from cyber workforce talent shortages to cyber threat intelligence, to current events in technology and security.

In this episode, Chris and Ken break down one of the newest and fastest-growing risk areas: AI security. From prompt morphisms and prompt injection attacks to overprivileged AI agents and hidden risks inside AI-powered applications, they unpack how threats that barely existed two years ago are now top concerns for security teams. The discussion also highlights the importance of balancing attention between cutting-edge AI vulnerabilities and foundational cybersecurity practices that attackers continue to exploit.