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#CWDaily: #NVIDIA released a critical #GPU Display Driver update. Fog and Akira #ransomware exploit SonicWall VPNs. A #researcher demonstrates Downgrade attacks against #Windows systems. Qilin ransomware grows more #evasive and #disruptive. Pwn2Own Ireland awards over $1 million for more than 70 #zeroday vulnerabilities. Our guest is Grant Geyer, Chief Strategy Officer at Claroty, talking about #safeguarding our nation's critical food #infrastructure. https://lnkd.in/eEfK5nsb

Ready to cut through the 2024 #election noise? Tune into #DisMis, our 3-part mini-series, where Rick Howard teams up with election #experts to tackle the #propaganda storms and give you the ultimate #disinformation and #misinformation toolkit! In these episodes, you’ll learn how classic propaganda tactics have adapted for the #socialmedia age, discover defenses against #manipulative content, and explore ways to spot #influence campaigns across the #spectrum. Get in the know before Election Day! Listen to all three parts here! https://lnkd.in/e8SPxM53

Join us for a special edition episode today, where N2K's very own Brandon Karpf sits down with Peter Newell, CEO and Founder of BMNT, about the challenges facing #technology adoption within the Department of Defense (#DoD). They discuss the concept of “mission acceleration,” focusing on the DoD’s struggle to keep pace with #rapid changes on the battlefield and the importance of a human-centered approach to technology #adaptation. Check it out here! https://lnkd.in/edjRYHtN

Join us for an all new #ResearchSaturday today, where we are joined by 👾 Mick Baccio, a global security advisor for Splunk SURGe. He sits down with Dave to share insights on their #research: "#LLM Security: Splunk & #OWASP Top 10 for LLM-based Applications." Check it out here! https://lnkd.in/esUjFKSh

🎃 Oh, it’s the #Friday before #Halloween? Well, you know what that means… time for a chilling #cyber fact! 👻💻 Did you know a whopping 68% of #cyberattacks don’t go after #cash or your #bank info? Nope, these digital tricksters are after something way more… unusual. Let’s just say they’re after “#treats” that they can spend almost anywhere! 🍬💳 We’re all prepared for #Halloween here, but beware of any “urgent” gift card requests—there’s no #trick quite like it! 🕸️✨ Happy #FunFactFriday! Keep your treats for Halloween and out of the hands of cyber #ghouls! 🎃👹

#CWDaily: #CDK vulnerability threatens user #security. Fog and Akira take aim at #SonicWall. Level up or #log off. #LinkedIn in hot water. Open source, closed doors. Watt's the risk? Today, we are joined by Itzik Alvas, Entro Security’s CEO and Co-Founder, discussing their #research team's work on non-human #identities and #secrets management. And Muni Metro hits Ctrl+Alt+Delete on #floppy disks! https://lnkd.in/eapDSd3C

Join us for our #IndustryVoices segment today on the #CWDaily. We are joined by Eric Herzog, CMO of Infinidat, as he discusses merging #cybersecurity and cyber storage #resilience into an integrated cyber strategy. Check it out here! https://lnkd.in/ehMWCBMm

#CWDaily: Sensitive documents from a #UN trust fund are #leaked online. Penn State pays over a millions dollars to #settle allegations of inadequate #security in government contracts. #CISA adds a SharePoint #vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. A #Microsoft report warns of growing #election disinformation. On our #industryvoices segment, Eric Herzog, CMO of Infinidat, discusses merging #cybersecurity and cyber storage #resilience. https://lnkd.in/e2ujD5u3

This week, on #Caveat Benjamin Yelin chats with Tines Co-Founder & CEO Eoin Hinchy about the tricky balancing act of navigating #EU and #US regulations as the debate around #AI guardrails heats up. Ben also takes a deep dive into the #doctrine of preemption and how it could shake up #data privacy rules. And Dave's got the scoop on why a major #grocery chain is facing backlash over its #facialrecognition program. Is tech going too far? Check it out here! https://lnkd.in/eVDzfptb

Check out the latest from Palo Alto Networks' Threat Vector podcast. This week, host David Moulton is joined by Wendi Whitmore to discuss "How Cybercriminals Leverage Disruption for Maximum Impact." The conversation covers critical topics such as AI-driven attacks, ransomware trends, and the growing role of operational resilience. Listen: https://hubs.ly/Q02VL7Zk0