Cybersecurity Headlines Week in Review: Secure by Design departure, Microsoft's security report, LLMs outrace vulnerabilities
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Apr 25, 2025 
Bethany De Lude, CISO Emeritus of The Carlyle Group, brings her deep expertise to discuss key shifts in cybersecurity. She highlights the implications of leadership exits from CISA's Secure by Design initiative, raising concerns about corporate commitment to security standards. The rise of large language models is explored, especially regarding vulnerability exploitation. Additionally, Bethany addresses alarming cybercrime statistics and the need for enhanced community awareness, particularly in combatting romance scams and improving collaboration in security practices.
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Secure by Design Concerns
- Secure by Design placed accountability for product security design appropriately but recent departures signal possible deprioritization.
- Fundamental security measures like MFA and removing default credentials remain crucial yet polarizing in adoption.
Use LLMs to Fight AI Exploits
- Organizations must leverage LLM technology themselves to accelerate vulnerability patching and response.
- Investing in custom AI tools can help security teams keep pace with threat actors deploying AI-enhanced exploits.
Microsoft's Breach Response Mixed
- Microsoft's response to its breach included major security improvements but revealed many vulnerabilities and a need for greater transparency.
- The breach underscores the immense responsibility a dominant tech company has to integrate security by design.