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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Steve Zalewski, co-host, Defense in Depth, and Nick Espinosa, host, The Deep Dive Radio Show

Thanks to our show sponsor, Devo/Strike 48

Strike48 is the Agentic Log Intelligence Platform that actually puts AI agents to work, maximizing log visibility without blowing your budget. Find threats your siloed tools miss. Get started today with pre-built AI agents and workflows that investigate, detect, and respond 24/7 or build your own at strike48.com/security.

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Coupang CEO questioned by police regarding data breach probe

Cyberattack on large Russian bread factory disrupts deliveries

Real estate agents in Australia use apps that leave lease documents at risk

Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-police-question-coupang-ceo-russia-bakery-cyberattack-australian-real-estate-scandal/

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Strike48

Strike48 is the Agentic Log Intelligence Platform that actually puts AI agents to work, maximizing log visibility without blowing your budget. Find threats your siloed tools miss. Get started today with pre-built AI agents and workflows that investigate, detect, and respond 24/7 or build your own at strike48.com/security.

France fines unemployment agency €5 million over data breach

Microsoft Teams addition will allow for suspicious calls to be reported

UK leaders warned about absorbing cyberattacks without offensive deterrence

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Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Conveyor

Want to hear a horror story? An infosec manager found out that their sales rep had filled in a customer security questionnaire themselves and sent it back to the customer without review. Which led to dozens of follow up questions. With Conveyor's Trust Center AI Agent, you can avoid all of that. The Agent lives in your Conveyor hosted Trust Center and answers every customer question, surfaces documents and even completes full questionnaires instantly so customers can finish their review and be on their way. Learn more at Conveyor.com Find the stories behind the headlines at https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-france-fines-unemployment-agency-teams-flags-calls-uk-pushes-deterrence/

Sandbox flaw exposes n8n instances

Fake Moltbot assistant drops malware

PeckBirdy takes flight for cross-platform attacks

Check out the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-sandbox-flaw-exposes-n8n-instances-fake-moltbot-assistant-drops-malware-peckbirdy-takes-flight-for-cross-platform-attacks/

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Another security questionnaire hits your desk. Ever wish it could magically disappear? You already have the answers that customers should self-serve, but they can't find the info in your Trust Center. That's why Conveyor built the first truly agentic Trust Center. An AI Agent lives inside it, answering customer questions, sharing documents, and even completing full questionnaires instantly. Customers get what they need fast. it's magical, touchless, and extremely accurate. Join teams at Atlassian, Zapier, and more at conveyor.com.

US cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into public ChatGPT

Vibe-coded 'Sicarii' ransomware can't be decrypted

WhatsApp account feature combats spyware

Check out the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-us-cyber-chief-uploaded-sensitive-files-into-public-chatgpt-vibe-coded-sicarii-ransomware-cant-be-decrypted-whatsapp-account-feature-combats-spyware/

Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Conveyor

Ever dream of giving customers instant answers to their security questions without ever filling out another questionnaire? Meet Conveyor's new Trust Center Agent. The Agent lives in your Conveyor Trust Center and answers every customer question, surfaces documents and even completes full questionnaires instantly so customers can finish their review and be on their way. Top tech companies like Atlassian, Zapier, and more are using Conveyor to automate away tedious work. Learn more at conveyor.com.

Microsoft patches Office zero-day vulnerability

Indian users targeted by Blackmoon

Konni targets blockchain developers

Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Conveyor

True story, an infosec team had to give customers MapQuest style directions just to navigate their Trust Center. Spoiler: it didn't reduce follow-up questions and created even more work for everyone involved. With Conveyor's new Trust Center AI Agent, customers get answers instantly and can even upload questionnaires for the Agent to complete. This way, customers find what they need and keep moving, without your team needing to intervene. Learn more at conveyor.com

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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Krista Arndt, associate CISO, St. Luke's University Health Network, and Jason Shockey, CISO, Cenlar FSB

Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor

Ever dream of giving customers instant answers to their security questions without ever filling out another questionnaire? Meet Conveyor's new Trust Center Agent. The Agent lives in your Conveyor Trust Center and answers every customer question, surfaces documents and even completes full questionnaires instantly so customers can finish their review and be on their way. Top tech companies like Atlassian, Zapier, and more are using Conveyor to automate away tedious work. Learn more at conveyor.com.

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Microsoft Outlook and boot problems

Sandworm likely behind cyberattack on Poland's power grid

Dresden museum network suffers cyberattack

Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Conveyor

Ever wish your customers could magically get answers to their own security questionnaires before they ever hit your desk? We've heard this wish from hundreds of teams so Conveyor just launched a new Trust Center AI Agent. The Agent lives in your Conveyor hosted Trust Center and answers customer questions, surfaces documents and even completes full questionnaires instantly so customers can finish their review without your intervention. Join top tech companies using Conveyor today like Atlassian, Zapier and more. Check it out at Conveyor.com Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

Multi‑stage AiTM phishing and BEC campaign abusing SharePoint

SmarterMail auth bypass flaw now exploited despite patch

The problem of AI agents emerges at Davos

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

All week we've talked about alert fatigue, MTTR, and the math that's breaking your SOC. Here's the proof. Dropzone AI is trusted by over 300 global enterprises and MSSPs. Named a Gartner Cool Vendor. Recognized in the Fortune Cyber 60. And backed by $37 million in Series B funding. But they're not stopping at a single agent. They're building toward fully agentic SOC teams where human engineers are augmented with specialized AI agents for threat hunting, detection engineering, and forensics. Your team deserves a backup that never sleeps. Book a demo at dropzone.ai.

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Tesla hacked at Pwn2Own Automotive

Everest sitting on Under Armour data?

PurpleBravo fake jobs campaign targets IP addresses

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

Quick tip for SOC leaders measuring MTTR. Stop optimizing the human. Optimize what the human has to do. Dropzone AI handles the investigation legwork autonomously. Correlating alerts, gathering evidence, documenting findings. Your analysts only engage when it actually matters. The results are investigations that took hours and now take under 10 minutes with much better accuracy of up to 30%. And analysts who can finally focus on real threats. Proven at over 300 enterprises who have deployed Dropzone AI. See the data at dropzone.ai.