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  The Department of Know: ShinyHunters vs FBI, Kiteworks shutdown, and hundreds of orgs hit by rogue AI 02.10.2026 38min

  Read all the stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Brett Conlon, CISO, American Century Investments, and Nick Espinosa, host, Deep Dive Radio Show. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, Intezer. If you caught our tips this week, they pointed one direction: investigate everything, and keep the evidence. That's a hard promise to make with people. It's an easy one to make with forensics that run in under a minute. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
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  AI readiness reports, KillSec takedown, OpenAI website scraping 02.10.2026 8min

  Report suggests AI and quantum threat preparedness is lacking Authorities seize KillSec extortion group arrest leader Dozens more prominent websites scraped by OpenAI software Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-ai-readiness-reports-killsec-takedown-openai-website-scraping/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: treat every false positive like a bug report against a detection rule. Fix the rule, and that noise stops coming back. Intezer does that for you, so your SOC gets quieter over time instead of louder. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
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  Gemini 4 enters the ring, MI5 flags research ties, Custom GPTs deliver malware 01.10.2026 7min

  Gemini 4 starts with cybersecurity MI5 flags Chinese research funding Custom GPTs steer users into ClickFix attacks Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-october-1-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: add up the hours your tier-one analysts spent closing alerts that turned out to be nothing. That's your real triage cost. At a hundred and fifty enterprises, that work isn't done by hand. Intezer investigates every alert. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
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  Star Blizzard, Cloudflare CA, GPT-6.1 scuttled 30.09.2026 8min

  Microsoft details new Star Blizzard and NeedyMantis activity Cloudflare to become a public certificate authority Safety concerns scuttle GPT-6.1 Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-star-blizzard-cloudflare-ca-gpt-6-1-scuttled/  Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: when an AI calls an alert benign, ask for the evidence. The file, the memory, the command line. If it can't show its work, it's guessing. Intezer shows its work, and your team can argue with it. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
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  GPT-6 Astra goes off script, ShinyHunters suspect arrested, Nvidia corrals rogue AI agents 29.09.2026 8min

  GPT-6 Astra goes off script in attack simulations Dutch police arrest "reformed" hacker in ShinyHunters probe Nvidia builds a browser for AI agents Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-29-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: time how long an employee-reported phish waits for a verdict. If it's a day, someone already clicked. Salesforce's incident response team got that down to minutes with Intezer. At their size, one click is plenty. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
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  New SharePoint exploit, Australian OpenAI hack developments, Kiteworks urges stoppage 28.09.2026 7min

  Another Microsoft SharePoint flaw now exploited Details and doubts emerge regarding OpenAI hack of Australian Health portal Kiteworks urges customers to stop using platform Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-new-sharepoint-exploit-australian-openai-hack-developments-kiteworks-urges-stoppage/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Intezer Today's tip: pull your low-severity alerts and count how many got opened. That's where attackers hide. Intezer investigates every alert, boring ones included, in under a minute. MGM Resorts' CTO has talked about nation-state threats turning up right there. Intezer. The AI SOC trusted by Salesforce, MGM Resorts and Nvidia. See it yourself at intezer.com/headlines.
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  The Department of Know: NCSC's AI "inconvenient truth," automated payment skimming, CISA's CVE plan 25.09.2026 34min

  Read all the stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Dmitriy Sokolovskiy, senior vice president, information security, Semrush, and Christian Frösch, CISO, CH Media. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who created it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, smart automation helps you engage the right person to fix the risk.
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  OpenAI hacks Australia health, Astrana Health breached, TeamCity flaw exploited 25.09.2026 7min

  OpenAI program hacks Australia's government health portal Astrana Health suffers data breach Ransomware gangs exploiting TeamCity flaw Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-25-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Here's a question that might make you sweat…how many AI agents are running in your org right now? Not sure? You're not alone. But, we have good news. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who built it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, Nudge gives you smart automation to engage the right person to fix the risk. No chasing people down for answers. Give it a try for free at nudgesecurity.com/cisoseries
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  ShinyHunters peeks at FBI assignments, WordPress flaw wastes no time, Pentagon's cyber appetite grows 24.09.2026 7min

  ShinyHunters peeks at FBI assignments WordPress flaw wastes no time Pentagon's cyber appetite grows Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-24-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Here's a question that might make you sweat…how many AI agents are running in your org right now? Not sure? You're not alone. But, we have good news. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who built it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, Nudge gives you smart automation to engage the right person to fix the risk. No chasing people down for answers. Give it a try for free at nudgesecurity.com/cisoseries
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  CAIRN framework, Muse zero-day, BigDiskBuster 23.09.2026 6min

  Cisco releases open-source CAIRN framework Muse zero-day opens the door to account takeovers Microsoft can't wake up from Nightmare Eclipse Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-cairn-framework-muse-zero-day-bigdiskbuster/  Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Here's a question that might make you sweat…how many AI agents are running in your org right now? Not sure? You're not alone. But, we have good news. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who built it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, Nudge gives you smart automation to engage the right person to fix the risk. No chasing people down for answers. Give it a try for free at nudgesecurity.com/cisoseries
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  ShinyHunters hijacks Clop, fake LastPass kills security tools, trusted npm release carries malware 22.09.2026 7min

  ShinyHunters hijacks Clop's own leak site Fake LastPass installers kill security tools Trusted npm release carries GHAPPIER malware Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Here's a question that might make you sweat…how many AI agents are running in your org right now? Not sure? You're not alone. But, we have good news. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who built it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, Nudge gives you smart automation to engage the right person to fix the risk. No chasing people down for answers. Give it a try for free at nudgesecurity.com/cisoseries Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-22-2026/
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  OpenAI Codex sandbox escape, President proposes AI Force, Cyber Command suicides 21.09.2026 8min

  Researchers escape OpenAI Codex sandbox to run commands on host AI Force proposed to monitor technology Congress eyes new support for Cyber Command after recent suicide deaths Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-openai-codex-sandbox-escape-president-proposes-ai-force-cyber-command-suicides/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Here's a question that might make you sweat…how many AI agents are running in your org right now? Not sure? You're not alone. But, we have good news. Nudge Security now includes AI Agent Discovery, in addition to Day One discovery of every other AI and SaaS app. For each agent, you'll see who built it, what it's connected to, and risks like destructive permissions. And, Nudge gives you smart automation to engage the right person to fix the risk. No chasing people down for answers. Give it a try for free at nudgesecurity.com/cisoseries
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  The Department of Know: Passkeys phished, Cisco hits root, nuclear red lines for AI 18.09.2026 34min

  Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com. This week's Department of Know is hosted by Sarah Lane, with guests Jason Thomas, senior director of technology security, governance, and risk at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Jay Wilson, CISO and CIO at Insurity. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
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  Nuclear-style AI safeguards, AI legislation shelved, CISA's decoy guidance 18.09.2026 7min

  Nuclear-style safeguards proposed for AI risks Key lawmaker suggests action on AI safety legislation will wait until 2027 CISA releases cyber decoy guidance for infrastructure defenses Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-18-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
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  Flock gets plucked, OpenAI agents arrived even earlier, inside China's AI spy shop 17.09.2026 6min

  Flock gets plucked OpenAI agents arrived early China's AI spy shop Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-17-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
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  Cisco zero-day goes straight to root, BambooToken branches into Linux, CenterPoint breach claim hits 7M+ 16.09.2026 7min

  Cisco zero-day goes straight to root BambooToken branches into Linux CenterPoint breach claim hits 7M+ Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-16-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation are ramping up, and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
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  China hits fast-forward on AI security, Hacking Cat shows its claws, Vite servers spill cloud secrets 15.09.2026 9min

  China hits fast-forward on AI security Hacking Cat shows its claws Vite servers spill cloud secrets Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-15-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation are ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
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  Passkey phishing attack, Anthropic's blockbuster report, airline cybersecurity loophole 14.09.2026 7min

  Attackers use passkey phishing to hijack Microsoft cloud accounts Anthropic blockbuster report reveals sophisticated hacks Airlines compliance with new cybersecurity regulations means fewer passenger conveniences Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-14-2026/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Vanta Risk and regulation ramping up—and customers expect proof of security just to do business. Vanta's automation brings compliance, risk, and customer trust together on one AI-powered platform. So whether you're prepping for a SOC 2 or running an enterprise GRC program, Vanta keeps you secure—and keeps your deals moving. Learn more at vanta.com/ciso.
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  The Department of Know: Liquid drained, CISA urges change, agentic whistleblowers 11.09.2026 33min

  Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Alexandra Landegger, global head of cyber strategy & transformation, RTX, Mark Eggleston, CISO-at-large. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. Big thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker This week, we looked at how AI is making attacks faster, less predictable, and easier to execute. But an AI-generated attack still needs permission to run, access data, use trusted applications, and move through the environment. ThreatLocker helps organizations control those actions before they become incidents. Book a demo at threatlocker.com/ciso.
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  NetScaler vulnerability exploited, AdaptHealth suffers breach, new Android malware 11.09.2026 7min

  Critical NetScaler vulnerability exploited in attacks AdaptHealth data breach impacts 4.1 million people MantaxOtax Android malware delivers ransomware and spyware together Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-netscaler-vulnerability-exploited-adapthealth-suffers-breach-new-android-malware/ Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker AI risk does not only come from attackers. Employees are adopting AI tools faster than many organizations can evaluate them. Today's tip: an AI policy should be backed by enforceable controls over what tools can access and do. See how ThreatLocker can help you govern AI use at threatlocker.com/ciso.