AI’s blind spots need human eyes.
Feb 14, 2025•34 min•Ep 2246•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Nakasone addresses AI at the Munich Cyber Security Conference. Court documents reveal the degree to which DOGE actually has access. Dutch police dismantle a bulletproof hosting operation. German officials investigate Apple’s App Tracking. Hackers exploited security flaws in BeyondTrust. CISA issues 20 new ICS advisories. The new Astoroth phishing kit bypasses 2FA. Hackers waste no time exploiting a SonicWall proof-of-concept vulnerability. Our guest today is Lawrence Pingree, VP of Technical Marketing at Dispersive, joining us to discuss why preemptive defense is essential in the AI arms race. Have I Been Pwned ponders whether resellers are worth the trouble.
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CyberWire Guest
Our guest today is Lawrence Pingree, VP of Technical Marketing at Dispersive, joining us to discuss why preemptive defense is essential in the AI arms race. You can read more in "How Cybercriminals Are Using AI: Exploring the New Threat Landscape."
Selected Reading
Putting the human back into AI is key, former NSA Director Nakasone says (The Record)
Court Documents Shed New Light on DOGE Access and Activity at Treasury Department (Zero Day)
Musk's DOGE team: Judges to consider barring it from US government systems (Reuters)
Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website (404 Media)
Dutch Police seizes 127 XHost servers, dismantles bulletproof hoster (Bleeping Computer)
Apple app tracking rules more strict for others – watchdog (The Register)
PostgreSQL flaw exploited as zero-day in BeyondTrust breach (Bleeping Computer)
CISA Releases 20 ICS Advisories Detailing Vulnerabilities & Exploits (Cyber Security News)
Astaroth 2FA Phishing Kit Targets Gmail, Yahoo, Office 365, and Third-Party Logins (GB Hackers)
SonicWall Firewall Vulnerability Exploited After PoC Publication (SecurityWeek)
Have I Been Pwned likely to ban resellers (The Register)
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