About this episode

The episode discusses the rapid evolution of cybersecurity in the face of AI advancements and the responses from various global entities.

AI is rewriting the rules of cybersecurity, and this week, massive government and private sector moves show just how quickly the stakes are rising. Find out how regulators, attackers, and defenders are all scrambling to keep up as vulnerabilities surface at record speed. Europe warns their largest banks to prepare for AI attack. The EU launches an action plan for AI Cybersecurity. China considers keeping its budget AI to itself. The UK's NCSC & GCHQ announce their "Cyber Shield". CISA is using Mythos to audit U.S. government code. Microsoft warns of their upcoming patch flood. "RoguePlanet" receives an on-the-fly patch. An underused mode to kid-proof an iPhone. Listener feedback and three new AI attacks HalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLost Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1087-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now . You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page . For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com , also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6 . Join Club TWiT…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• AI attacks
• vulnerabilities
• government regulations
• cyber defense
• technology news

Keywords

• HalluSquatting
• GhostApproval
• GitLost
• AI Cybersecurity
• vulnerabilities
• CISA
• Microsoft patch
• Cyber Shield
• regulations

Sponsors

blackhat.com, arcticwolf.com, threatlocker.com, XBOW.com, cohesity.com, Club TWiT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GCHQ, CISA, Microsoft, NCSC, EU, China, Mythos, RoguePlanet

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