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AI in Cyber & Addressing Analyst Burnout – Kayla Williams – PSW #844

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1. Unsophisticated Methods – PSW #844

This week in the security news, Dr. Doug and Larry explore various technological advancements and their implications with a healthy dose of nostalgia, particularly focusing on health monitoring through Wi-Fi signals, the misconceptions surrounding 5G connectivity, the importance of understanding internet speed needs, and the cybersecurity threats facing water systems. They also discuss the potential chaos that could arise from infrastructure failures and the vulnerabilities present in automated tank gauges, emphasizing the need for better asset management and security measures.

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Professor at Roger Williams University
  1. 1. Threat Actors Continue to Exploit OT/ICS through Unsophisticated Means
  2. 2. Kansas water plant cyberattack forces switch to manual operations
  3. 3. Critical Tank Gauge Bugs Threaten Gas Infrastructure
  4. 4. Car software patches are over 20% of recalls, study finds
  5. 5. ‘Honkai: Star Rail’ game executable hijacked to launch ransomware
  6. 6. CrowdStrike changes software update system after widespread outage
  7. 7. Cybersecurity Products Conking Out After macOS Sequoia Update
  8. 8. Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning
  9. 9. 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play
  10. 10. Kubuntu Focus Ir14 Gen 2 review: Using Linux instead of messing with it
  11. 11. Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004
  12. 12. Secret calculator hack brings ChatGPT to the TI-84, enabling easy cheating
  13. 13. Your phone’s ‘5G’ icon and signal bars are lying to you
  14. 14. London Newspaper Plans to Revive Dead Art Critic With AI, Lays Off Real Writers
  15. 15. AI-Generated Malware Found in the Wild
  16. 16. Microsoft Deal Will Bring Nuclear Power Back to Three Mile Island
Product Security Research and Analysis Director at Finite State
  1. 1. Monostatic Multi-Target Wi-Fi-Based Breathing Rate Sensing Using Openwifi
  2. 2. Shielder – A Journey From `sudo iptables` To Local Privilege Escalation
  3. 3. Downtown Doug Brown » Fixing an Elgato HD60 S HDMI capture device with the help of Ghidra
  4. 4. Storm on the Horizon: Inside the AJCloud IoT Ecosystem — Elastic Security Labs
  5. 5. New PondRAT Malware Hidden in Python Packages Targets Software Developers
  6. 6. 4 exploits, 1 bug: exploiting CVE-2024-20017 4 different ways
  7. 7. Necro Trojan infects 11 million Android devices
  8. 8. Necro Trojan infiltrates Google Play and Spotify and WhatsApp mods
  9. 9. DWS Blog
  10. 10. Exclusive: Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star Health
  11. 11. One-third of the US population’s background info is now public

2. AI in Cyber & Addressing Analyst Burnout – Kayla Williams – PSW #844

Kayla Williams, Chief Security Information Officer at Devo, discussed the role of AI in cybersecurity and the ongoing issue of burnout for SOC analysts. Working with Wakefield Research, Devo discovered that 83% of IT professionals feel burnt out due to stress, lack of sleep, and anxiety. Many also report that their burnout leads to breaches.

This segment is sponsored by Devo . Visit https://securityweekly.com/devo to learn more about them!

Segment Resources: SOC Analyst Appreciation Day: https://www.socanalystday.com/ Kayla's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylamwilliams1/

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Devo

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CISO at Devo

An expert in cybersecurity and technical privacy programs, Ms. Williams has been working in information security for more than 10 years. Prior to embarking upon her professional journey, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting
from Lasell University in 2008 and a Master of Science in Management in Project Management from the same
institution in 2009. Well qualified in her field, she is a certified information privacy manager and governance, risk, and compliance professional and holds certifications in risk and information systems control, and information
security.

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Principal Security Researcher at Eclypsium

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