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Roselle Safran: So much opportunity. [Entrepreneur] [Career Notes]

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. CEO and Founder of KeyCaliber, Roselle Safran, takes us on her circuitous career journey from startup to White House and back to startup again. With a degre...

21 Sep 20258min

Browser attacks without downloads. [Research Saturday]

Today we are joined by Nati Tal, Head of Guardio Labs, discussing their work “CAPTCHAgeddon” or unmasking the viral evolution of the ClickFix browser-based threat. CAPTCHAgeddon — Shaked Chen’s deep d...

20 Sep 202521min

The email that tricked an AI.

OpenAI patches a ChatGPT flaw that could have exposed Gmail data. CISA documents malware exploiting two Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) flaws. WatchGuard patches a critical flaw in its Firebox f...

19 Sep 202527min

Brute force break-in.

SonicWall confirms a breach in its cloud backup platform. Google patches a high-severity zero-day in Chrome. Updates on the Shai-Hulud worm. Chinese phishing emails impersonate the chair of the House ...

18 Sep 202528min

Code beneath the sand.

A new self-replicating malware infects the NPM repository. Microsoft and Cloudflare disrupt a Phishing-as-a-Service platform. Researchers uncover a new Fancy Bear backdoor campaign. The VoidProxy phis...

17 Sep 202531min

AI chips flow east.

A controversial Trump administration deal gives the U.A.E. access to cutting-edge U.S. AI chips. FlowiseAI warns of a critical account takeover vulnerability. A new social engineering campaign imperso...

16 Sep 202526min

FBI botnet cleanup backfires.

FBI botnet disruption leaves cybercriminals scrambling to pick up the pieces. Notorious ransomware gangs announce their retirement, but don’t hold your breath. Hacktivists leak data tied to China’s Gr...

15 Sep 202529min

Helen Patton: A platform to talk about security. [CISO] [Career Notes]

Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Advisory CISO at Cisco, Helen Patton, shares that a combination of dumb luck, hard work and serendipity that got her to where she is today. Growing up in th...

14 Sep 202510min