AI use cases with clear ROI

SolarWinds patches four critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. A ransomware attack on Conduant puts the data of over 25 million Americans at risk. RoguePilot enables Github repository takeovers. ZeroDayRat targets Android and iOS devices. North Korea’s Lazarus group deploy Medusa ransomware against organizations in the U.S. and the Middle East. Attackers’ breakout times drop to under half an hour.  CISA maintains its mission despite staffing challenges. Russian satellites draw fresh scrutiny. Two South Korean teenagers are charged with breaching Seoul’s public bike service. Krishna Sai, CTO at SolarWinds, discusses why leaders should focus less on speculating about an AI bubble, and more on how to quantify AI’s tangible contributions. The Pope pushes prayerful priests past predictable programs. 

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Today we are joined by Krishna Sai, CTO at SolarWinds, discussing why leaders should focus less on speculating about an AI bubble, and more on how to quantify AI’s tangible contributions.

Selected Reading

Critical SolarWinds Serv-U flaws offer root access to servers (Bleeping Computer)

Massive Conduent Data Breach Exfiltrates 8 TB Affects Over 25 Million Americans (GB Hackers)

GitHub Issues Abused in Copilot Attack Leading to Repository Takeover (SecurityWeek)

New ZeroDayRAT Malware Claims Full Monitoring of Android and iOS Devices (Hackread)

North Korean state hackers seen using Medusa ransomware in attacks on US, Middle East (The Record)

CrowdStrike says attackers are moving through networks in under 30 minutes (CyberScoop)

Shutdown at D.H.S. Extends to Cyber Agency, Adding to Setbacks (The New York Times)

From Cold War interceptors to Ukraine: how Russia came to park spy satellites next to the West’s most sensitive tech in orbit (Meduza)

Korean cops charge two teens over Seoul bike hire breach (The Register)

Pope tells priests to use their brains, not AI, to write homilies (EWTN News)

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