Locked Shields wraps another year. Open models challenge Mythos. CISA tracks FIRESTARTER inside a federal agency. The White House targets foreign AI model extraction. Microsoft lets admins remove Copilot. Treasury sanctions a Cambodian scam-compound senator. Breeze Cache rushes a patch. Researchers downplay OT malware hype, while NIST pushes for better OT visibility. Our guest is Eric Russo, Director, SOC Defensive Security at Barracuda, discussing the risks posed by employees downloading pirated software. Con artists charge crypto for counterfeit clearance.

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Our guest is Eric Russo, Director, SOC Defensive Security at Barracuda, discussing the risks posed by employees downloading pirated or cracked software onto corporate devices. You can learn more here.

Selected Reading

Locked Shields 2026: 41 Nations Strengthen Cyber Resilience in World's Biggest Exercise (SecurityWeek)

Open source models can find bugs as well as Mythos (The Register)

CISA: US agency breached through Cisco vulnerability, FIRESTARTER backdoor allowed access through March (The Record)

Trump Administration Vows Crackdown on Chinese Companies 'Exploiting' AI Models Made in US (SecurityWeek)

Microsoft now lets admins uninstall Copilot on enterprise devices (Bleeping Computer)

US sanctions Cambodian senator for millions earned through scam compounds (The Record)

Cloudways Patches Actively Exploited File Upload Flaw in Breeze Cache Plugin (Beyond Machines)

Dragos: Despite AI use, new malware targeting water plants is ‘hype’ (CyberScoop)

NIST cyber center to launch OT ‘visibility’ project (Federal News Network)

Crypto scam lures ships into Strait of Hormuz, falsely promising safe passage (Ars Technica)

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