Balancing budget cuts and cybersecurity.

The White House is urging federal agencies not to lay off cybersecurity teams. Google doesn’t deny receiving a secret legal order from the UK government. Microsoft researchers identify a simple method to bypass AI safety guardrails. Scammers are impersonating the Clop ransomware gang. Cisco issues security advisories for multiple IOS XR vulnerabilities. CISA warns of multiple ICS security issues. A LockBit ransomware developer has been extradited to the U.S. GCHQ’s former director calls for stronger cybersecurity collaboration. Rick Howard and Kim Jones pass the mic for the CISO Perspectives podcast. Sniffing out Stingrays.

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Today, we have Dave speaking with Rick Howard, a friend of the show, and Kim Jones, a veteran CISO, educator, and expert in the field, as Rick passes the mic to Kim for a brand new season of CISO Perspectives, formerly CSO Perspectives. 

Selected Reading

White House instructs agencies to avoid firing cybersecurity staff, email says (Reuters)

Elon Musk Made Visit to U.S. Spy Agency (Wall Street Journal)

Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government (The Record)

New Context Compliance Exploit Jailbreaks Major AI Models (GB Hackers)

Fraudsters Impersonate Clop Ransomware to Extort Businesses (Infosecurity Magazine)

Cisco Warns of IOS XR Software Vulnerability Let Attackers Trigger DoS condition (Cyber Security News)

CISA Releases Thirteen Industrial Control Systems Focusing Vulnerabilities & Exploits (Cyber Security News)

LockBit Ransomware Developer Extradited to US (SecurityWeek)

Cyber Industry Falls Short on Collaboration, Says Former GCHQ Director  (Infosecurity Magazine)

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

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