Episode 12.10 - The problem of configuration drift with Reach Security
From Crucial Tech by Lou Covey
June 12, 2026 · 19 min · Season 12 · Episode 10
About this episode
The episode discusses configuration drift and its implications on security, featuring an interview with Reach Security's CEO Garrett Hamilton.
Back in April, Microsoft released an advisory about phishing gang infiltrating Microsoft Teams meetings. In stunning turn of events, it wasn't a weakness in the Microsoft product but in users turning off or bypassing multiple security controls for external users, and then forgetting to turn them back on. This is what is known as configuration drift. We talked with Reach Security's CEO Garrett Hamilton.
People in this episode
Host: Lou Covey
Guest: Garrett Hamilton
Topics covered
- configuration drift
- Microsoft Teams
- security controls
- phishing
- Reach Security
Keywords
- configuration drift
- Microsoft Teams
- security controls
- phishing
- Reach Security
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Microsoft, Reach Security
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