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A new AI task force takes shape.

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Show Notes

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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CyberWire Guest

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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