SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign - AI's New Superpower: Loop Engineering
Summary
Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss Microsoft extending Windows 10 support to 2027 due to low adoption of Windows 11. They cover CISA’s urgent patching directives for Ubiquiti and Cisco vulnerabilities, noting the shift toward faster response times. The episode highlights OpenAI’s “Patch the Planet” initiative using AI to secure open-source software and details a sophisticated state-sponsored cyber campaign targeting critical infrastructure.
Topics discussed
Intro, CISA updates, and SOTA discussion
Expo AI autonomous pen testing platform
Hostile cyclist infrastructure in Germany
Windows 10 ESU extension and hardware requirements
CISA directive on Ubiquiti and Cisco vulnerabilities
AI attack hysteria and HawkHunt training
ASIO report on foreign cyber threats to Australia
Patch the Planet: AI in open source security
Cohesity backup and recovery solutions
Meta's controversial employee data collection for AI
AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and coding agents
Zscaler cloud security and AI risks
Agentic coding loops and deterministic AI
Kevin Mitnick's social engineering history
Club Twit membership and sponsor ads
FortiGate VPN credential sniffing campaign
Anthropic Mythos release and show wrap-up
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