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Security Matters (formerly Trust Issues)

CyberArk's identity security interview show, launched as Trust Issues and renamed Security Matters. Silent since March 2026, after Palo Alto Networks' acquisition.

Host
David Puner
Publisher
CyberArk (now Palo Alto Networks) · Vendor
Pillar
Privileged & Governance, Machine, Workload & Secrets
Level
Practitioner
Format
Interview
Cadence
Biweekly until March 2026, 35 to 50 min
Status
Dormant, last episode 2026-03-06
Since
2022
Episodes
98
Apple Podcasts ↗
Disclosure. Produced by CyberArk, acquired by Palo Alto Networks in February 2026 and rebranded Idira. The show's feed was taken down after the acquisition; we link Apple Podcasts.

What it is

CyberArk's podcast launched as Trust Issues in April 2022 and was renamed Security Matters in February 2025, hosted throughout by David Puner of CyberArk. Its 98 episodes cover identity security from an attacker's point of view: privileged access, machine identities, AI agents, and the threat landscape. Its February 2026 episode featured CyberArk founder Udi Mokady after Palo Alto Networks closed its acquisition on February 11, 2026.

Who it suits

Security and identity practitioners interested in privileged access and machine identity from the perspective of incident responders and researchers.

Editor note

A solid interview show with a strong guest list. Its future is unclear: the last episode was March 6, 2026, the RSS feed now returns an error, and CyberArk's podcast page redirects to Palo Alto Networks' Idira site. No end has been announced, so we list it as dormant and will update if an Idira-branded successor appears.

Where to start

  1. EP 39 - Analyzing the MGM and Okta Breaches: the Identity Connection
    2023-11-02 · 33 min · Practitioner · Identity threats and ITDR

    Breaks down the 2023 MGM help desk social engineering attack and the Okta support system breach, and the identity weaknesses both exploited.

  2. EP 46 - Behind the Data Breach: Dissecting Cozy Bear's Microsoft Attack
    2024-02-15 · 32 min · Practitioner · Identity threats and ITDR

    Dissects the Midnight Blizzard (APT29) breach of Microsoft, including password spraying a legacy test tenant and abusing OAuth applications for access.

  3. EP 49 - Inside the Attack Surface: Lessons from the Red Team on Browser Threats
    2024-04-03 · 30 min · Practitioner · Identity threats and ITDR

    Explains why attackers moved from stealing passwords to hijacking session tokens and cookies, and why the browser is now a main identity attack surface.

Last verified 2026-09-30 against the show's feed, recent episode notes, and the publisher's own pages. Status and last-episode date update weekly from the feed.

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Security Matters (formerly Trust Issues) is produced by CyberArk (now Palo Alto Networks). Listed on the same terms as independent shows.

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