OpenAI and Anthropic brief Congress on cyber-capable AI. The GAO flags improper DOGE access to Treasury payment systems. Greece moves to end online anonymity. CISA orders agencies to patch an exploited Windows zero-day. Researchers uncover ransomware that destroys data instead of encrypting it. State CISOs report falling confidence. Neurodivergent cyber pros cite inclusion gaps. Police arrest a 19-year-old alleged Scattered Spider member. Our guest is Chris Boehm, Zero Networks’ Field Chief Technology Officer, on minimizing your blast radius. AI lowers the bar and lengthens the line in the courtroom. 

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Our guest is Chris Boehm, Zero Networks’ Field Chief Technology Officer, discussing "One Compromised System and BOOM, Meet Your Blast Radius."

Selected Reading

OpenAI, Anthropic brief House Homeland Security on AI cyber threats (Axios)

Scoop: White House workshops plan to bring back Anthropic (Axios)

GAO report on DOGE payments access ‘just the tip of the iceberg’ (Federal News Network)

Greece to ban anonymity on social media (Euractiv)

CISA orders feds to patch Windows flaw exploited as zero-day (Bleeping Computer)

Broken VECT 2.0 ransomware acts as a data wiper for large files (Bleeping Computer)

State CISOs Report Lower Confidence Across the Public Sector Cyber Ecosystem, 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte Survey Finds (NASCIO)

Neurodivergence in the Cybersecurity Workforce (ISC2)

Teen charged in Chicago was part of international ‘Scattered Spider’ hacker group, feds say (Chicago Tribune)

People Using AI to Represent Themselves in Court Are Clogging the System (404 Media)

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