Less CISA, more private sector power?

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem justifies budget cuts in her RSAC keynote. The EFF pens an open letter to Trump backing Chris Krebs. Scattered Spider is credited with the Marks & Spencer cyberattack. Researchers discover a critical flaw in Apple’s AirPlay protocol. The latest CISA advisories. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Neil Gad, Chief Product and Technology Officer at RealVNC, who is discussing a security-first approach in remote access software development. What do you call an AI chatbot that finished at the bottom of its class in med school? Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Neil Gad, Chief Product and Technology Officer at RealVNC, who is discussing a security-first approach in remote access software development. Kevin on the Street Joining us this week from RSAC 2025, we have our partner Kevin Magee, Global Director of Cybersecurity Startups at Microsoft for Startups. Stay tuned to the CyberWire Daily podcast for “Kevin on the Street” updates on all things RSAC 2025 from Kevin all week. Today Kevin is joined by Ryan Lasmaili Co-Founder and CEO of Vaultree and Stan Golubchik CEO and co-founder of Contraforce, here are their conversations. You can also catch Kevin on our Microsoft for Startups⁠ Spotlight, brought to you by N2K CyberWire and Microsoft, where we shine a light on innovation, ambition, and the tech trailblazers building the future right from the startup trenches. Kevin and Dave talk with startup veteran and Cygenta co-founder FC about making the leap from hacker to entrepreneur, then speak with three Microsoft for Startups members: Matthew Chiodi⁠ of ⁠Cerby⁠, ⁠Travis Howerton⁠ of ⁠RegScale⁠, and ⁠Karl Mattson⁠ of ⁠Endor Labs⁠. Whether you are building your own startup or just love a good innovation story, https://explore.thecyberwire.com/microsoft-for-startups. Selected Reading DHS Secretary Noem: CISA needs to get back to ‘core mission’ (CyberScoop) Noem calls for reauthorization of cyberthreat information sharing law during RSA keynote (The Record) Cyber experts, Democrats urge Trump administration not to break up cyber coordination in State reorg (CyberScoop) Infosec pros rally against Trump's attack on Chris Krebs (The Register) Scattered Spider Suspected in Major M&S Cyberattack (Hackread) AirPlay Zero-Click RCE Vulnerability Enables Remote Device Takeover via Wi-Fi (Cyber Security News) CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog (CISA) CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA) Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists (404 Media) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.