Interview: Iran's Internet and Offensive Limits

Iranian-linked hackers warn of possible “irreparable” attacks on U.S. water systems. CISA pushes urgent fixes for a critical Citrix flaw. The Dutch Finance Ministry takes systems offline after a breach. Space Force may scrap next-gen GPS control software. Attackers exploit a Fortinet server bug. Lloyds exposes customer transaction data. AI and regulation reshape cyber careers. The FTC settles with a dating app over data sharing. Sam Rubin, SVP, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Consulting and Threat Intelligence, discusses Iran's shift to identity weaponization. Wikipedia wrestles with a wayward writer.

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We will be sharing a series of interviews we held at RSAC 2026 over the next few weeks. Sam Rubin, SVP, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Consulting and Threat Intelligence, discussing Iran's shift to identity weaponization. If you enjoyed this conversation, tune in here to listen to the full conversation.

Selected Reading

Iranian Cyberthreats Test US Infrastructure Defenses (BankInfo Security)

CISA tells federal agencies to patch Citrix NetScaler bug by Thursday (The Record)

Dutch Ministry of Finance takes treasury systems offline amid cyber incident investigation (Security Affairs)

After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work (Ars Technica)

Exploitation of Critical Fortinet FortiClient EMS Flaw Begins (SecurityWeek)

Lloyds IT Glitch Exposed Data of Nearly 500,000 Banking Customers (Infosecurity Magazine)

SANS Research: The Cybersecurity Talent Shortage Narrative Is Wrong. The Real Crisis Is Skills, and AI Just Rewrote the List. (Yahoo Finance)

FTC Takes Action Against Match and OkCupid for Deceiving Users by Sharing Personal Data with Third Party (FTC)

Business Briefing (N2K Pro) 

An AI Agent Was Banned From Creating Wikipedia Articles, Then Wrote Angry Blogs About Being Banned (404 Media)

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