Enhancing Cybersecurity Through AI Leadership

Notorious Russian cybercriminals head home after an historic prisoner exchange. An Israeli hacktivist group claims responsibility for a cyberattack that disrupted internet access in Iran. The U.S. Copyright Office calls for federal legislation to combat deep fakes. Cybercriminals are using a Cloudflare testing service for malware campaigns. The GAO instructs the EPA to address rising cyber threats to water and wastewater systems. Claroty reports a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s ControlLogix devices. Apple has open-sourced its homomorphic encryption (HE) library. CISA warns of a high severity vulnerability in Avtech Security cameras, and the agency appoints its first Chief AI Officer.  We welcome Tim Starks of CyberScoop back to the show today to discuss President Biden's cybersecurity legacy. Can an AI chatbot recognize its own reflection?

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Welcoming Tim Starks of CyberScoop back to the show today to discuss Biden's cybersecurity legacy. For more information, you can check out Tim’s article “Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility.” The National Cybersecurity Strategy can be found here. 

Dave also sits down with Errol Weiss, CSO of Health-ISAC, sharing their reaction to the ransomware attacks against healthcare. Health-ISAC and the American Hospital Association (AHA) have issued an advisory to raise awareness of the potential cascading impacts of cyberattacks on healthcare suppliers and the importance of mitigating single points of failure in supply chains. Recent ransomware attacks on OneBlood, Synnovis, and Octapharma by Russian cybercrime gangs have caused significant disruptions to patient care, emphasizing the need for healthcare organizations to incorporate mission-critical third-party suppliers into their risk and emergency management plans.

Selected Reading

Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap (CyberScoop)

American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC Joint Threat Bulletin - TLP White  (American Hospital Association and Health-ISAC) 

Iranian Internet Attacked by Israeli Hacktivist Group: Reports (Security Boulevard)

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 1 Digital Replicas Report (US Copyright Office)

Hackers abuse free TryCloudflare to deliver remote access malware (Bleeping Computer)

EPA Told to Address Cyber Risks to Water Systems (Infosecurity Magazine)

Security Bypass Vulnerability Found in Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers (SecurityWeek)

Apple open-sources its Homomorphic Encryption library (The Stack)

CISA Warns of Avtech Camera Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (SecurityWeek)

Lisa Einstein Appointed as CISA’s First Chief AI Officer (Homeland Security Today)

Can a Large Language Model Recognize Itself? (IEEE Spectrum)

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