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Bug bounty programs have become a critical bridge between businesses and ethical hackers, but what does it take to make that relationship thrive? In this episode, Ani Turner, Senior Security Engineer and bug bounty program lead at Adobe, and Jasmin Landry, a seasoned ethical hacker and top-performing researcher on Adobe’s program, dive into the goals, benefits, and hidden challenges of running and contributing to a bug bounty program.

From the motivations that drive hackers and businesses, to the misconceptions that persist in the space, this conversation explores what really makes a bug bounty program successful — and how trust, communication, and shared purpose can lead to stronger security outcomes.

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Bob Rudis, VP Data Science from GreyNoise, is sharing some insights into their work on "Early Warning Signals: When Attacker Behavior Precedes New Vulnerabilities." New research reveals a striking trend: in 80% of cases, spikes in malicious activity against enterprise edge technologies like VPNs and firewalls occurred weeks before related CVEs were disclosed.

The report breaks down this “6-week critical window,” highlighting which vendors show the strongest early-warning patterns and offering tactical steps defenders can take when suspicious spikes emerge. These findings reveal how early attacker activity can be transformed into actionable intelligence, enabling defenders to anticipate and neutralize threats before vulnerabilities are publicly disclosed.

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Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.

Head of Cyber Governance with Red Sift, Dr. Rois Ni Thuama shares the circuitous route of her career into cyber governance. She notes the route "looks really clean, but actually it was a bit more Jeremy Bearimy." While at Trinity College, Rois was moved to be part of history unfolding in South Africa and pause her studies. While there, she began making music videos and wildlife documentaries. Upon her return to London, Rois started working in corporate governance and risk at a music technology startup. This ignited her enthusiasm for startups. She now works in a company with several coworkers from that tech startup doing cyber governance. Rois advises law students of many ways into the industry including doing coding, learning risk management, and understanding privacy legislation, and then "just get into the game." We thank Rois for sharing her story. 

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Plex urges users to immediately update their Media Server due to an undisclosed security flaw. Cisco warns of a critical remote code execution flaw in their Secure Firewall Management Center software.Rockwell Automation discloses multiple critical and high-severity flaws. Hackers breached a Canadian House of Commons database. Active law enforcement and government email accounts are sold online for as little as $40. Telecom giant Colt Technology Services suffers a cyber incident disrupting its customer portal. Taiwan launches new measures to boost hospital cybersecurity after ransomware attacks.  NIST has released a concept paper proposing control overlays for securing AI systems. A date with an AI chatbot ends in tragedy. Our guest is Randall Degges, Snyk's Head of Developer and Security Relations, to discuss how underqualified or outsourced coding support can open doors for nation-state threats. Dutch speed cameras are stuck in a cyber-induced siesta.

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Today we are joined by Randall Degges, Snyk's Head of Developer and Security Relations, to discuss how underqualified or outsourced coding support can open doors for nation-state threats.

Selected Reading

Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately (Bleeping Computer)

Cisco Discloses Critical RCE Flaw in Firewall Management Software (Infosecurity Magazine)

Critical Flaws Patched in Rockwell FactoryTalk, Micro800, ControlLogix Products (SecurityWeek)

CISA Releases Thirty-Two Industrial Control Systems Advisories (CISA.gov)

Hackers Breach Canadian Government Via Microsoft Exploit (Bank Infosecurity)

Compromised Government and Police Email Accounts on the Dark Web (Abnormal.AI)

Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline (The Register)

Taiwan announces measures to protect hospitals from hackers (Focus Taiwan)

New NIST Concept Paper Outlines AI-Specific Cybersecurity Framework (Hack Read)

A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home. (Reuters)

Dutch prosecution service attack keeps speed cameras offline (The Register)

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A ransomware attack exposes personal medical records of VA patients. New joint guidance from CISA and the NSA emphasizes asset inventory and OT taxonomy. The UK government reportedly spent millions to cover up a data breach. Researchers identified two critical flaws in a widely used print orchestration platform.  Phishing attacks increasingly rely on personalization. Rooting and jailbreaking frameworks pose serious enterprise risks. Fortinet warns of a critical command injection flaw in FortiSIEM. Estonian nationals are sentenced in a crypto Ponzi scheme. Michele Campobasso from Forescout joins us to unpack new research separating the hype from reality around “vibe hacking.” Meet the Blockchain Bandits of Pyongyang.

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Michele Campobasso from Forescout joins us to unpack new research separating the hype from reality around “vibe hacking.” Their team tested open-source, underground, and commercial AI models on vulnerability research and exploit development tasks—finding high failure rates and significant limitations, even among top commercial systems.

Selected Reading

Medical records for 1 million dialysis patients breached in data hack of VA vendor (Stars and Stripes)

NSA Joins CISA and Others to Share OT Asset Inventory Guidance (NSA.gov)

CISA warns of N-able N-central flaws exploited in zero-day attacks (Bleeping Computer)

U.K. Secretly Spent $3.2 Million to Stop Journalists From Reporting on Data Breach (The New York Times)

From Support Ticket to Zero Day  (Horizon3.ai)

Personalization in Phishing: Advanced Tactics for Malware Delivery (Cofense)

The Root(ing) Of All Evil: Security Holes That Could Compromise Your Mobile Device (Zimperium)

Fortinet warns of FortiSIEM pre-auth RCE flaw with exploit in the wild (Bleeping Computer)

Estonians behind $577 million cryptomining fraud sentenced to 16 months (The Record)

Someone counter-hacked a North Korean IT worker: Here’s what they found (Cointelegraph)

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Patch Tuesday. The Matrix Foundation patches high-severity vulnerabilities in its open-source communications protocol. The “Curly COMrades” Russian-aligned APT targets critical infrastructure. Microsoft tells users to ignore new CertificateServicesClient (CertEnroll) errors.  Researchers uncover a malware campaign hiding the NjRat Remote Access Trojan in a fake Minecraft clone. Motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield suffers a ransomware attack. The DOJ details a major operation against the BlackSuit ransomware group. Our guest is Jack Jones, father of Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) and the FAIR Controls Analytics Model (FAIR-CAM), sharing insights on cyber risk quantification. Data Brokers’ digital hide-and-seek.

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Today we are joined by Jack Jones, father of Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) and the FAIR Controls Analytics Model (FAIR-CAM), as he is sharing insights on where he sees the cyber risk quantification market heading.

Selected Reading

Microsoft Patches Over 100 Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)

Adobe Patches Over 60 Vulnerabilities Across 13 Products (SecurityWeek)

Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Many Vulnerabilities Addressed by Intel, AMD, Nvidia (SecurityWeek)

Fortinet, Ivanti Release August 2025 Security Patches (SecurityWeek)

ICS Patch Tuesday: Major Vendors Address Code Execution Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)

Alarm raised over 'high-severity' vulnerabilities in Matrix messaging protocol (The Record)

'Curly COMrades' APT Hackers Target Critical Organizations Across Multiple Countries (GB Hackers)

Microsoft asks users to ignore certificate enrollment errors (Bleeping Computer)

Fake Minecraft Installer Spreads NjRat Spyware to Steal Data (Hackread)

Motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield hit by ransomware attack published: yesterday (Beyond Machines)

US Authorities Seize $1m from BlackSuit Ransomware Group (Infosecurity Magazine)

We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online  (The Markup)

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Hackers leak backend data from the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Kimsuky. A ransomware attack on a Dutch clinical diagnostics lab exposes medical data of nearly half a million women. One of the world’s largest staffing firms suffers a data breach. Saint Paul, Minnesota, confirms the Interlock ransomware gang was behind a July cyberattack. Researchers jailbreak ChatGPT-5. A cyber incident takes the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office entirely offline. A new report quantifies global financial exposure from Operational Technology (OT) cyber incidents. Finnish prosecutors charge a Russian captain for allegedly damaging five critical subsea cables in the Baltic Sea. On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sean Deuby, Semperis’ Principal Technologist, with insights on the global state of ransomware. Hackers take smart buses for a virtual joyride.

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On our Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Sean Deuby, Semperis’ Principal Technologist, who is sharing insights and observations on the state of ransomware around the globe. If you want to hear the full conversation, check it out here.

Selected Reading

Kimsuky APT Hackers Exposed in Alleged Breach Revealing Phishing Tools and Operational Data (TechNadu)

Ransomware attack on dutch medical lab exposes cancer screening data of almost 500K women (Beyond Machines)

Manpower discloses data breach affecting nearly 145,000 people (Bleeping Computer)

Saint Paul cyberattack linked to Interlock ransomware gang (Bleeping Computer)

Tenable Jailbreaks GPT-5, Gets It To Generate Dangerous Info Despite OpenAI’s New Safety Tech (Tenable)

Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office hit by cybersecurity incident, shuts down digital infrastructure (Beyond Machines)

New Dragos Report Estimates Over $300 Billion in Potential Global OT Cyber Risk Exposure (Business Wire)

The 2025 OT Security Financial Risk Report (Dragos)

Finland charges captain of suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker for subsea cable damage (The Record)

Free Wi-Fi Leaves Buses Vulnerable to Remote Hacking (SecurityWeek)

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CISA issues an Emergency Directive to urgently patch a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange hybrid configurations. SoupDealer malware proves highly evasive. Google patches a Gemini calendar flaw. A North Korean espionage group pivots to financial crime. Russia’s RomCom exploits a WinRAR zero-day. Researchers turn Linux-based webcams into persistent threats. The Franklin Project enlists volunteer hackers to strengthen cybersecurity at U.S. water utilities. DoD announces the winner of DARPA’s two-year AI Cyber Challenge. The U.S. extradites Ghanaian nationals for their roles in a massive fraud ring. Our guest is Steve Deitz, President of MANTECH's Federal Civilian Sector, with a look at cell-based Security Operations Centers (SOC). AI advice turns dinner into a medical mystery.

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On today’s Industry Voices, we are joined by Steve Deitz, President of MANTECH's Federal Civilian Sector, as he is  discussing  the cell-based Security Operations Center (SOC) approach. Check out the full conversation from Steve here.

Selected Reading

Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-53786: A Critical Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability (The DefendOps Diaries)

CISA Issues Urgent Advisory to Address Microsoft Exchange Flaw (GB Hackers)

SoupDealer Malware Evades Sandboxes, AVs, and EDR/XDR in Real-World Attacks (GB Hackers)

Google Calendar invites let researchers hijack Gemini to leak user data (Bleeping Computer)

North Korean Group ScarCruft Expands From Spying to Ransomware Attacks (Hackread)

Russian Hackers Exploited WinRAR Zero-Day in Attacks on Europe, Canada (SecurityWeek)

BadCam: New BadUSB Attack Turns Linux Webcams Into Persistent Threats (SecurityWeek)

DEF CON hackers plug security holes in US water systems (The Register)

DARPA announces $4 million winner of AI code review competition at DEF CON (The Record)

'Chairmen' of $100 million scam operation extradited to US (Bleeping Computer)

Guy Gives Himself 19th Century Psychiatric Illness After Consulting With ChatGPT (404 Media) 

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Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.

Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TAG Cyber, Ed Amoroso, shares how he learned on the job and grew his career. In his words, Ed "went from my dad having an ARPANET connection and I'm learning Pascal, to Bell Labs, to CISO, to business, to quitting, to starting something new. And now I'm riding a new exponential up and it's a hell of a ride." Hear from Ed how he sees security as a side dish that you'll progress into naturally once you've paid your dues and mastered a skill like networking, software or databases. We thank Ed for sharing his story with us.

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Nicolás Chiaraviglio, Chief Scientist from Zimperium's zLabs, joins to discuss their work on "Behind Random Words: DoubleTrouble Mobile Banking Trojan Revealed." Zimperium’s zLabs team has been tracking an evolving banker trojan dubbed DoubleTrouble, which has grown more sophisticated in both its distribution and capabilities. Initially spread via phishing sites impersonating European banks, it now uses malicious APKs hosted in Discord channels, and boasts features like screen recording, keylogging, UI overlays, and app blocking—all while heavily abusing Android’s Accessibility Services.

Despite advanced obfuscation and dynamic evasion techniques, Zimperium’s on-device detection tools have successfully identified both known and previously unseen variants, helping protect users from credential theft, financial fraud, and device compromise.

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