It seems like every time you turn on the news or visit social media there is yet another controversy surrounding AI cybersecurity. Recently, a rogue OpenAI bot escaped containment and hacked the Australian government—and that hacking is just the tip of the iceberg of rogue AI activity. In this podcast,…
In an increasingly polarized political atmosphere, co-sponsored bipartisan bills are to be applauded—especially when that bill is designed to safeguard small businesses against cybersecurity attacks. Unanimously passed by the House of Representatives, the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026 is designed to study the Federal cybersecurity initiatives, programs,…
Often when conceptualizing traditional cyberattacks, we imagine a bad actor gaining access to an organizational system and extorting businesses for ransom. In other words, cyberattacks are usually economically driven enterprises that require clear targets that can be leveraged for financial gain. However, recent years have seen the aim of these…
In a shocking (but perhaps unsurprising) turn of events, two major U.S. AI companies—OpenAI and Anthropic—have separately disclosed that their models escaped containment during internal cybersecurity experiments and hacked real-world organizations. The result of these attacks has many experts who either work for major open-source AI companies or have been…
The Trump Administration has taken a step forward in opening the lines of cybersecurity communication between governmental agencies, critical infrastructure companies, and open-source software partners. With the formation of a new federal clearinghouse titled “Golden Eagle”, the Administration makes good on the promise made in Executive Order 14409 to establish…
How many times have you clicked the box stating: “I am not a robot”? 100 times? 1000 times? No matter how often you have selected that box, more CAPTCHAs appear to protect your security. But the tools that are used to protect us are often the same tools that are…
We often conceive of the internet as a dispersed collection of end-users, each of us tucked away in our own corners of the net. In reality, there are an endless number of network operators, agencies, and nonprofits who are working together to make the internet safe and seamless for these…
In federal cybersecurity news, the White House announced a new executive order aimed at enacting a new cyber framework for the United States. This executive order contains six “Pillars of Action,” which are designed to empower the private sector to disrupt adversary networks; in some ways, this builds on the…
It should come as no surprise that most organizations currently view artificial intelligence as essential for their day-to-day operations. However, the embrace of AI as a tool for cybersecurity defense has created new security risks as IT professionals are forced to review the sheer amount of code that originates from…
When it comes to international cybersecurity interactions, the mentality of the Trump administration has been to oppose foreign regimes that legally limit free cross-border data flows. But what happens when the United States’ biggest global adversary decides to wall off data created within its borders? With the beginning-of-the-year announcement of…
How can user data privacy possibly exist in a world that is overrun by artificial intelligence systems scraping every bit of data they can? This question is at the heart of modern philosophies of cybersecurity, which are changing nearly every year as new technologies disrupt what was an already fluid…
According to governmental reports, there has been an evolution in the sophistication in the tactics, techniques and procedures that China-nexus actors are utilizing to create large-scale networks of compromised devices. With recent examples like the “Raptor Train” network (which was responsible for infecting more than 200,000 global devices two years…
ChatGPT and its parent company, OpenAI, have frequently been the focus of public conversations surrounding publicly disseminated artificial intelligence; however, Claude Mythos has quickly become the talk of the computer science world for its ability to help users write code, regardless of skill level. Although parents everywhere are rethinking their…
Much of the conversation surrounding AI and cybersecurity has focused on how it allows bad actors easier access to crimeware. However, there is another side to the coin: white hat defenders now have a larger number of tools at their disposal to defend against these attacks—even without an increased investment…