Hearing on the Federal Government and AI
On Thursday I testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform at a hearing titled “The Federal Government…
Security
Report on the Malicious Uses of AI
OpenAI just published its annual report on malicious uses of AI. By using AI as a force multiplier for our…
Cyber security in South Africa
Legislation, Regulations, Challenges According to SABRIC (South African Banking Risk Information Centre), South Africa now rates as the third highest…
BladedFeline: Whispering in the dark
ESET researchers analyzed a cyberespionage campaign conducted by BladedFeline, an Iran-aligned APT group with likely ties to OilRig
Addressing API Security with NIST SP 800-228
According to the Wallarm Q1 2025 ThreatStats report, 70% of all application attacks target APIs. The industry can no longer…
Google Releases Emergency Patch For New Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day
Google has recently released an out-of-band security patch to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome browser. This vulnerability,…
The Ramifications of Ukraine’s Drone Attack
You can read the details of Operation Spiderweb elsewhere. What interests me are the implications for future warfare: If the…
Don’t let dormant accounts become a doorway for cybercriminals
Do you have online accounts you haven’t used in years? If so, a bit of digital spring cleaning might be…
New Linux Vulnerabilities
They’re interesting: Tracked as CVE-2025-5054 and CVE-2025-4598, both vulnerabilities are race condition bugs that could enable a local attacker to…
Build strong digital defenses for your entire family
The month of June is a time for fun in the sun and a break from the school year, but…