Portugal's Safe Harbor for Security Researchers

How might Trump’s new National Security Strategy impact cyber? The UK’s NCSC warns LLMs may never get over prompt injection. At least 18 U.S. universities were hit by a months-long phishing campaign. Russia blocks FaceTime. A bipartisan group of senators reviving efforts to strengthen protections across the health sector. Portugal provides legal safe harbor for good-faith security research. A large-scale campaign targets Palo Alto GlobalProtect portals. A Maryland man gets 15 months in prison for his part in a North Korean IT worker scam. Business Brief. Tim Starks from CyberScoop unpacks the President's pending cybersecurity strategy release. An AI image sends UK train schedules off the rails. 

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Today we are joined by Tim Starks, senior reporter  from CyberScoop, discussing President Trump's pending cybersecurity strategy release and the end of Sean Plankey’s nomination process.

Selected Reading

National Security Strategy (The White House)

The National Security Strategy: The Good, the Not So Great, and the Alarm Bells (CSIS)

UK intelligence warns AI 'prompt injection' attacks might never go away (The Record)

Over 70 Domains Used in Months-Long Phishing Spree Against US Universities (Hackread)

Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications (AP News)

Bipartisan health care cybersecurity legislation returns to address a cornucopia of issues (CyberScoop)

Portugal updates cybercrime law to exempt security researchers (Bleeping Computer)

New wave of VPN login attempts targets Palo Alto GlobalProtect portals (Bleeping Computer)

Maryland man sentenced for N. Korea IT worker scheme involving US government contracts (The Record)

ServiceNow reportedly intends to acquire Veza for more than $1 billion (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image (BBC News)

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