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On this week’s show Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau and James Wilson discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They cover: Mini Shai-Hulud and the TanStack compromise using Github Actions Instructure pays Canvas elearning platform data extortionists More Linux privilege escalation 0days! CISA helping critical infrastructure operators rearchitect their networks so they work offline This week’s episode is sponsored by email security platform Sublime Security. Bobby Filar chats with Patrick about how agentic AI is being evaluated by buyers in a marketplace that’s experiencing “AI fatigue”. This episode…

Risky Business

by Risky Business Media · English · Tech & Science

Risky Business is a weekly information security podcast featuring news and in-depth interviews with industry luminaries. Launched in February 2007, Risky Business is a must-listen digest for information security pros. With a running time of approximately 50-60 minutes, Risky Business is pacy; a…

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