CISA scales back its Election Day role. Google takes down a massive Android TV botnet. The UK warns of AI-powered attacks on critical infrastructure. German lawmakers face potential spyware threats. An AI-enabled infostealer ranks its victims. Ivanti patches more exploited zero-days. NATO launches cyber war games in Estonia. A Harvard breach exposes data linked to 850,000 email addresses. Our guest is Alex Weinert, Chief Product Officer at Semperis, on protecting the identity fabric in the AI era. Democracy is calling. And texting.
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Today on our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Alex Weinert, Chief Product Officer at Semperis, talking about protecting the identity fabric in the AI era. If you enjoyed this conversation be sure to check out the full interview here.
Selected Reading
CISA Retreats From Election Security Ahead of Midterms (The New York Times)
Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies (Krebs On Security)
NCSC Chief Warns of Imminent AI Ransomware Threat to UK Critical Infrastructure (Infosecurity Magazine)
Germany says lawmakers’ iPhones may have been hacked with spyware (TechCrunch)
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims (WIRED)
Ivanti patches two more Connect Secure zero-days chained in attacks (Bleeping Computer)
NATO’s Crossed Swords Exercise Brings AI Agents Into Cyber Operations Training (SecurityWeek)
Harvard University data breach exposed info of 851,000 accounts (Bleeping Computer)
My Journey to the Center of America’s Political Spam Text Hell (WIRED)
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