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Military cyber personnel face pay cuts. A critical RCE threatens banking and government authentication systems. Dell patches a critical update flaw. A missed patch costs Accenture an FBI contract. Hackers hijack a fashion retailer’s push notifications. Insurers brace for rogue AI claims. Hackers breach a supertanker’s propulsion system. Denmark suffers a massive population data breach. And Japan extradites a suspected Qilin ransomware operator. Our guest is Steve Ryan, Founder and CEO of Trinity Cyber, on surviving first contact from a Frontier AI-enabled cyber threat. There’s no honor among Gentlemen.

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On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Steve Ryan, Founder and CEO of Trinity Cyber, talking about surviving first contact from a Frontier AI-enabled cyber threat. If you enjoyed this conversation, check out the full interview here.

Selected Reading

The Pentagon’s new cyber mastery incentive model promised a ‘new era.’ Troops are bracing for pay cuts. (DefenseScoop)

Critical CVE-2026-18397: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Thales SConnect Threatens SWIFT Banking and Government Authentication Systems (Rescana)

Dell Urges Customers to Patch Critical DSU Flaw That Can Give Attackers Root Access (Security Affairs)

FBI Drops Accenture Contractor After Sensitive Data Breach (Security Affairs)

Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening to leak data (The Guardian)

Insurance claims to test Altman and Amodei liability for ‘rogue’ AI (Financial Times)

Hackers Breached Propulsion System of US-Bound Oil Tanker (Bloomberg)

8.8 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Denmark’s Central Person Register (SecurityWeek)

World's Largest Ransomware Group Qilin Member Arrested in Japan (The Chosun Daily)

Ransomware Affiliate Double-Crosses RaaS Operator to Steal Victim Funds (Infosecurity Magazine)

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The President launches a new federal AI task force. South Korea investigates financial sector data leaks. AI slop overwhelms a Google bug bounty program. Citrix patches an exploited zero-day. Stealthy malware hides inside Asian email security appliances. Apple tightens macOS privacy around AI agents. Attackers exploit a critical Rejetto File Server flaw. The Senate advances healthcare cybersecurity legislation. Monday business briefing. Our guest is Jared Shepard, CEO of Hypori, with insights on how the military is adopting AI technologies. A real good password…isnt’.

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Today we are joined by Jared Shepard, CEO of Hypori, sharing how he sees the military and DoW adopting AI technologies.

Selected Reading

Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force (AP News)

South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry (Reuters)

Google freezes open-source bug bounty program amid flood of invalid AI slop submissions — product flaw submissions halted until 2027 as maintainers drown in hallucinations (Tom's Hardware)

Citrix patches NetScaler SAML zero-day exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer)

New Linux malware mimics network edge appliances to evade detection (SC Media)

Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents (Ars Technica)

Exploitation Hits Rejetto HFS Vulnerability Discovered by AI (SecurityWeek)

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity (SecurityWeek)

Island raises $400 million in a Series F round. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

CISO thought he had a 'r3@lg00dp@$$w0rd' but forgot to patch (The Register)

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As space infrastructure expands, so too does the need for cybersecurity expertise beyond securing traditional spacecraft.

Host Maria Varmazis speaks with ⁠Milenk Starcevic⁠, Head of Cybersecurity at ⁠Vision Space⁠, and ⁠Andrzej “Andy” Olchawa⁠, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer also at Vision Space, about the growing space cybersecurity field. They discuss the role of compliance and auditing, how cybersecurity professional can develop space-specific skills, and how emerging capabilities are expanding the attack surface.

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Today we are joined by Jean-Pierre Mouton, Senior Threat Intelligence Consultant at GuidePoint Security, discussing their work on "How Play Achieves Encryption." Play ransomware, also known as PlayCrypt, continues to target organizations across multiple sectors using a consistent double-extortion playbook that combines data theft with widespread encryption. A recent investigation details how the group gained access through a SonicWall VPN, moved laterally using tools such as Mimikatz and PsExec, exfiltrated sensitive data, and used the victim’s own SentinelOne uninstallation utility to disable endpoint protection. The findings highlight several behavioral indicators defenders can monitor, including tool staging through SYSVOL and SystemBC for command and control, event log clearing, and suspicious WinSCP activity.

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⁠⁠⁠⁠How Play Achieves Encryption

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OpenAI fires safety researchers for mishandling sensitive information. CISA looks to secure the next 250. Dell patches six critical flaws, while attackers exploit a FortiMail zero-day. Warlock ransomware expands its reach, and Star Blizzard scales up its phishing. Researchers map maritime GPS spoofing. An alleged Iranian hacker is extradited to the U.S., and law enforcement takes down KillSec. Our guests are John Kindervag and Dr. Chase Cunningham, discussing their new book "Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: The Zero Trust Model for the AI Era". Clippy’s back, and this time he wants your wallet.

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Today we are joined by John Kindervag, along with Dr. Chase Cunningham, discussing their book "Cyber Resilience at Machine Speed: The Zero Trust Model for the AI Era".

Selected Reading

Disinformation, Defense and Democracy: A Look as This Year’s Election Security (Security Magazine)

CISA launches ‘Securing the Next 250’ campaign to strengthen critical infrastructure cybersecurity and resilience (Industrial Cyber)

Dell asks admins to patch max severity CSM flaws as soon as possible (Bleeping Computer)

Fortinet warns of critical FortiMail flaw exploited in zero-day attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Chinese ransomware group Warlock targets Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries (SC Media)

Russian FSB-linked hackers scale up phishing attacks against Ukraine supporters (The Record)

367,000-Ship Study Finds Global GPS Spoofing, Red Sea Activity Before Grounding (Hackread)

In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US (SecurityWeek)

Police Target KillSec Ransomware Group with Arrests and Seizures (Infosecurity Magazine)

Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft's Official X Account (SecurityWeek)

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