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06:55

OpenAI rewrites safety rules, US charges 17 Iranian...

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2026/08/20

OpenAI rewrites safety rules after threshold warning US charges 17 in Iranian hacking campaign Microsoft fixes Windows Defender crash bug Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/openai-safety-rules-iranian-hackers-defender-crashes/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Your GRC team is dealing with more and more frameworks, vendors, and risk. The board wants it all in one place, but your compliance data lives all over. Vanta's agentic trust platform connects compliance, risk, and trust at

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08:11

AI "mind virus," malware living off Azure, an...

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2026/08/19

Persistent prompts prove potentially pernicious The malware is coming from inside Microsoft Irregular releases AI sandbox escape post-mortem Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-ai-mind-virus-living-off-azure-an-irregular-post-mortem/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Your GRC team is dealing with more and more frameworks, vendors, and risk. The board wants it all in one place, but your compliance data lives all over. Vanta's agentic trust platform connects

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07:14

North Korean IT worker lands federal job, Azure...

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2026/08/18

Federal agency hires North Korean IT worker Millions of Azure records allegedly for sale GitHub outage hits Actions and Copilot Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-north-korean-it-worker-lands-federal-job-azure-records-go-up-for-sale-github-goes-down/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Your GRC team is dealing with more and more frameworks, vendors, and risk. The board wants it all in one place, but your compliance data lives all over. Vanta's agentic trust platform

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08:06

SAP Commerce flaw exploited, Mirai boosts...

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2026/08/17

Max severity SAP Commerce Cloud flaw now targeted in attacks New Mirai variant adds stealth capabilities to botnet code Shell investigates potential incident after Clop data theft claims Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-sap-commerce-flaw-exploited-mirai-boosts-capabilities-shell-investigates-breach/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Your GRC team is dealing with more and more frameworks, vendors, and risk. The board wants it all in one place, but your compliance

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33:20

The Department of Know: Ransomware gangs, Copilot...

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2026/08/14

Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com This week's Department of Know is hosted by Sarah Lane, with guests Peter Gregory, author of over 50 books on cybersecurity, and Michael Bickford, former CISO, New York State Gaming Commission, Unisys Security Consulting. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

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08:38

Akira's innovative attack, WhatsApp's scam alert,...

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2026/08/14

Akira affiliate's innovative "crash mode" attack almost worked WhatsApp rolls out scam alert feature White House looks to private sector for help against offensive hacking Show notes: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-akiras-innovative-attack-whatsapps-scam-alert-white-house-tco-strategy/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker AI risk does not only come from attackers. Employees are adopting AI tools faster than many organizations can evaluate them. Today's tip: an AI policy should be

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07:34

UK tackles AI bioweapon risk, DeadLock goes on-chain,...

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2026/08/13

UK eyes AI gene-synthesis guardrails DeadLock puts ransomware on the blockchain An evil twin flies home from DEF CON Episode show notes: https://cisoseries.com/uk-tackles-ai-bioweapon-risk-deadlock-goes-on-chain-evil-twin-flies-home-from-def-con/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is compressing the timeline between initial access and impact. That leaves security teams less time to identify, investigate, and contain malicious activity. Faster response helps, but prevention can remove

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06:59

Water systems get cyber lifeline, hackers jump into...

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2026/08/12

Water systems get a federal cyber lifeline Hackers jump into Polish power plant Cyberattacks knock local governments offline Episode show notes: https://cisoseries.com/water-systems-cyber-lifeline-hackers-polish-power-plant-local-governments-offline/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Attackers do not always bring their own tools. AI can help them find ways to misuse software already trusted by the organization. Today's tip: approval should not mean unlimited access. Define what trusted

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06:39

Sandworm's poisoned VPN, Royal Navy drones phone...

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2026/08/11

OpenAI loosens cyber limits for vetted defenders Sandworm's fake recruiters plant a poisoned VPN Royal Navy drones phone home to China Episode show notes: https://cisoseries.com/openai-loosens-cyber-limits-sandworms-poisoned-vpn-navy-drones-phone-china/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker An attacker uses AI to create a payload your security tools have never seen. Detection now has to recognize it before the payload can act. ThreatLocker approaches the problem earlier by controlling whether

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07:44

OpenAI slows Astra, Irregular won't talk, Senate...

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2026/08/10

OpenAI slows release of Astra model citing cyber capabilities Irregular won't say if there were more rogue incidents U.S. cyber ambassador nominee Cassady confirmed in Senate Episode shownotes: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-openai-slows-astra-irregular-wont-talk-senate-confirms-cassady/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is helping attackers research targets, create malicious code, and adapt faster. But the fundamentals have not changed. Code still needs to execute,

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08:28

Faked bug reports, Meta's rogue AI, China...

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2026/08/07

Apple's bug bounty program overwhelmed by fake AI generated reports China launches cybersecurity review into Palo Alto Networks products Meta AI hacks external systems during cybersecurity testing Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-faked-bug-reports-metas-rogue-ai-china-investigates-palo-alto/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI risk does not only come from attackers. Employees are adopting AI tools faster than many organizations can evaluate them

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06:33

AI safety tests reach the internet, Private Relay...

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2026/08/06

AI safety tests spill onto the real internet Private Relay flaw unmasks IP addresses Weak telcos left door open for Salt Typhoon Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-ai-safety-tests-reach-the-internet-private-relay-flaw-unmasks-ips-weak-telcos-invite-salt-typhoon/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is compressing the timeline between initial access and impact. That leaves security teams less time to identify, investigate, and contain malicious

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08:16

ChainDrop hits npm, Pass-ta-key targets passkeys, AI...

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2026/08/05

ChainDrop attack hits npm Pass-ta-key attacks target passkeys AI accounts for most cybercrime in Africa Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-chaindrop-hits-npm-pass-ta-key-targets-passkeys-ai-runs-amok-in-africa/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Attackers do not always bring their own tools. AI can help them find ways to misuse software already trusted by the organization. Today's tip: approval should not mean unlimited access. Define what trusted

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06:43

License plate readers as stalking tools, ExfilSquad...

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2026/08/04

When license plate readers become stalking tools ExfilSquad dumps UK police contact data China-linked hackers shrink the patch window Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-license-plate-readers-as-stalking-tools-exfilsquad-dumps-uk-police-data-the-ever-shrinking-patch-window/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker An attacker uses AI to create a payload your security tools have never seen. Detection now has to recognize it before the payload can act

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07:36

UK investments agency breach, CISA water warning,...

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2026/08/03

UK's state investments agency suffers data breach CISA tells utilities to remove internet-exposed PLCs following Minnesota attacks Anthropic says its AI hacked real-world companies in three incidents Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-cybersecurity-news-uk-investments-agency-breach-cisa-water-warning-anthropic-threesome/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI is helping attackers research targets, create malicious code, and adapt faster. But the

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30:24

The Department of Know: Minnesota water hack, LLM...

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2026/07/31

This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Janet Heins, CISO, ChenMed, and Derek Fisher, Director of the Cyber Defense and Information Assurance Program, Temple University. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Huge thanks to our sponsor, Pindrop A finance worker joined a video call with their CFO and wired $25 million to

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09:03

Analog Devices breach, Copilot AI worm, Teams...

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2026/07/31

Semiconductor firm Analog Devices discloses data breach Copilot for Word POC copies hidden prompts into new documents Microsoft Teams vishing attacks lead to Chaos ransomware attacks Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-analog-devices-breach-copilot-ai-worm-teams-ransomware-vishing/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Pindrop A finance worker joined a video call with their CFO and wired $25 million to attackers. This isn't fiction—it happened. Deepfake video. AI voice

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08:00

OpenAI agent reaches Modal, Minnesota water systems...

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2026/07/30

OpenAI agent's escape reaches a Modal customer Hackers hit Minnesota water systems Fake Russian companies, real stolen money Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-openai-agent-reaches-modal-minnesota-water-systems-hacked-fake-russian-companies-steal-real-money/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Pindrop TIME named Pindrop one of the 10 Most Influential Software Companies of 2026. Deepfakes slip into your video meetings, contact centers, and hiring pipelines. Pindrop

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08:41

Leaky BMCs, Claude finds encryption flaws, Google's...

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2026/07/29

Thousands of server BMCs leak password hashes Claude finds flaws in encryption Google gives old threat actors new names Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-leaky-bmcs-claude-finds-encryption-flaws-googles-new-names/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Pindrop AI attacks on the enterprise are skyrocketing. Is your tech stack keeping up? Deepfake and synthetic voices are slipping through a channel your defenses were never built to cover—stealing credentials and exposing

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07:55

Nvidia opens AI security tent, Microsoft adds cyber...

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2026/07/28

Nvidia opens the AI security tent Microsoft puts a cyber sprinter in MDASH Fairlife ransomware spills data Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-nvidia-opens-ai-security-tent-microsoft-adds-cyber-sprinter-to-mdash-fairlife-ransomware-spills-data/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, Pindrop A finance worker joined a video call with their CFO and wired $25 million to attackers. This isn't fiction—it happened. Deepfake video. AI voice. Completely convincing. It could be

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