A cyberattack disrupts newspaper publishing. A major AI summit takes place in Paris this week. A federal judge restricts DOGE from accessing Treasury Department systems. Cybersecurity cooperation between Canada and the U.S. remains strong. The Kraken ransomware group leaks credentials allegedly linked to Cisco. Europol urges banks to start preparing for quantum-safe cryptography. Microsoft expands its Copilot bug bounty program. The PlayStation Network (PSN) experienced a major outage over the weekend. Indiana man sentenced to 20 years for $37m cryptocurrency fraud. Our guest is Mike Woodard, VP of Product Management for App Security at Digital.ai, sharing strategies to minimize risk when implementing AI. Hunting for length and complexity in WiFi passwords. 

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Our guest is Mike Woodard, VP of Product Management for App Security at Digital.ai, sharing strategies to minimize risk when implementing AI to enhance security.

Selected Reading

Cyberattack Disrupts Publication of Lee Newspapers Across the U.S. (New York Times)

Trump’s AI Ambition and China’s DeepSeek Overshadow an AI Summit in Paris (SecurityWeek)

Musk Team’s Treasury Access Raises Security Fears, Despite Judge’s Ordered Halt (New York Times)

In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law (ProPublica)

Judge: DOGE made US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ (The Register)

Cisco Data Breach – Ransomware Group Allegedly Breached Internal Network (GB Hackers)

Europol Warns Financial Sector of “Imminent” Quantum Threat (Infosecurity Magazine)

Trade war or not, Canada will keep working with the U.S. on cybersecurity (The Logic)

Microsoft Expands Copilot Bug Bounty Program, Increases Payouts (SecurityWeek)

PlayStation Network Down; Outage Leaves Gamers Frustrated (Updated) (HackRead)

Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracies Involving Cyber Intrusion and a Massive $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft (DataBreaches.Net)

The World's Longest and Strongest WiFi Passwords (InfoSec Write-ups) 

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