# Security Now **URL:** https://www.twit.community/c/conversations-about-our-shows/security-now/16.md [Latest](https://www.twit.community/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.twit.community/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.twit.community/tags.md) --- ## [About Security Now](https://www.twit.community/t/about-security-now/177)
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Hosted by Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte Cybersecurity guru Steve Gibson joins Leo Laporte every Tuesday. Steve and Leo break down the latest cybercrime and hacking stories, offering a deep understanding of what’s happening … --- ## [SN 1098: How worried should we be?](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1098-how-worried-should-we-be/20608)
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New episode of Security Now: #1098 – “How worried should we be?” is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Topics covered: :robot: A bad zero-day in Anthropic’s Muse and additional rogue OpenAI breaches … --- ## [SN 1099: An Alien Mind](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1099-an-alien-mind/20633)
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New episode of Security Now: Episode #1099, “An Alien Mind,” is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Topics covered: :locked: Firefox 157 patches numerous high-impact vulnerabilities :unlocked: A surpri… --- ## [SN 1097: Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1097-mega-patch-tuesday-fallout/20585)
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New episode of Security Now: #1097 – “Mega Patch Tuesday Fallout” is now available. Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss the fallout from Microsoft’s unprecedented September Mega Patch Tuesday. Topics covered: … --- ## [SN 1096: Are we the Krell?](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1096-are-we-the-krell/20563)
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New episode of Security Now: Episode #1096, “Are we the Krell?”, is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Topics covered: :robot: A Forbidden Planet analogy examining whether humanity risks a Krell-style… --- ## [SN 1095: AI-Driven Expertise Loss](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1095-ai-driven-expertise-loss/20532)
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New episode of Security Now: Episode #1095 – “AI-Driven Expertise Loss” is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Topics covered: :robot: OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra tops the AI heap amid concerns over hidden, u… --- ## [SN 1094: AI Patching Shortcomings](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1094-ai-patching-shortcomings/20506)
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New episode of Security Now: Episode #1094, “AI Patching Shortcomings,” is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Topics covered: :robot: New research showing frontier AI models fail at vulnerability reme… --- ## [SN 1093: Tokens in the Stream](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1093-tokens-in-the-stream/20454)
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New episode of Security Now: Security Now #1093 – “Tokens in the Stream” is now available. Featuring hosts Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte. Topics covered: :locked\_with\_key: How ‘role’ tokens and end-of-turn markers wor… --- ## [SN 1092: Restraint Abliteration](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1092-restraint-abliteration/20426)
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New episode of Security Now: Episode #1092, “Restraint Abliteration,” is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Topics covered: :robot: A dangerous open-source AI proxy that could compromise users … --- ## [SN 1091: The Post BlackHat State of AI](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1091-the-post-blackhat-state-of-ai/20403)
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New episode of Security Now: Episode #1091 - “The Post BlackHat State of AI” is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte Topics covered: :robot: Agentic AI breaking containment to hack external targets and Open… --- ## [SN 1090: Black Hat](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1090-black-hat/20378)
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New episode of Security Now: Episode #1090 - “Black Hat” is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte, Richard Campbell, Paul Thurrott Topics covered: :studio\_microphone: Live coverage from Black Hat and DEF CO… --- ## [SN 1089: Models Go Rogue & ExploitGym](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1089-models-go-rogue-exploitgym/20342)
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New episode of Security Now is now available. Hosts: Steve Gibson, Leo Laporte Topics covered: :robot: OpenAI’s unconstrained model going rogue and attacking Hugging Face :laptop: Linux kernel repairing 442 CVEs in a… --- ## [SN 1088: A Nefarious Novel Use for AI](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1088-a-nefarious-novel-use-for-ai/20292)
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New episode of Security Now is available with hosts Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte. Topics covered: :robot: AI being weaponized by criminals to analyze stolen data and craft extortion demands :shield: July Patch Tuesday… --- ## [SN 1085: A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1085-a-sota-state-sponsored-campaign/20221)
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New episode of Security Now: Security Now #1085 (SN) — “A SOTA State-Sponsored Campaign” Topics covered: Win10’s popularity forces another year of free updates. CISA directs all federal agencies to update their UniFi … --- ## [SN 1087: HalluSquatting, GhostApproval & GitLost](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1087-hallusquatting-ghostapproval-gitlost/20266)
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New episode of Security Now with Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte. Topics covered: :robot: European regulators warn banks about AI-powered cyberattacks and launch a new cybersecurity action plan :microbe: Emerging AI atta… --- ## [SN 1086: The Apex Agentic Adversary](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1086-the-apex-agentic-adversary/20240)
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New episode of Security Now: This week Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte discuss ‘apex agentic adversaries’—autonomous AI-driven cyber threats that adapt and attack at scale. Topics covered: :brain: Apex agentic adversaries… --- ## [SN 1084: The Residential Proxy Threat](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1084-the-residential-proxy-threat/20188)
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New episode of Security Now: Security Now #1084 (SN) — “The Residential Proxy Threat” Topics covered: Worries of AI-power cyberattacks are spreading. Mythos “missed some” important vulnerabilities in Firefox. Every re… --- ## [SN 1082: The Malicious Use of AI](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1082-the-malicious-use-of-ai/20118)
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Security Now #1082 - “The Malicious Use of AI” Security Now episode #1082 is now available. Anthropic’s red team reveals how AI is being weaponized for cyberattacks faster than defenses can adapt Critical vulnerabiliti… --- ## [SN 1083: Patch Tuesday à la AI](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1083-patch-tuesday-a-la-ai/20148)
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Security Now #1083: “Patch Tuesday à la AI” Security Now episode #1083 is available now. AI tools are dramatically accelerating vulnerability discovery, forcing Microsoft to issue record-breaking patches Over 400 ArchL… --- ## [SN 1080: Vulnerability Debt Repayment](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1080-vulnerability-debt-repayment/20058)
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Security Now #1080: “Vulnerability Debt Repayment” Security Now episode 1080 is now available. Mozilla’s AI discovery of 271 previously unknown Firefox vulnerabilities in days, exposing years of missed security issues U… --- ## [SN 1079: Daybreak and Codename MDASH](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1079-daybreak-and-codename-mdash/20030)
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Security Now #1079 - “Daybreak and Codename MDASH” Security Now episode 1079 is now available. OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google race to develop AI systems for discovering software vulnerabilities at scale Microsoft recons… --- ## [SN 1081: AI Captured the Flag](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1081-ai-captured-the-flag/20082)
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Security Now #1081: “AI Captured the Flag” Security Now episode 1081 is now available. • AI algorithms are dominating Capture the Flag competitions, outperforming elite human hackers and potentially ending this prestigi… --- ## [SN 1078: DigiCert does it right](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1078-digicert-does-it-right/19994)
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Security Now #1078: “DigiCert does it right” Security Now episode #1078 is now available. DigiCert’s security incident and Microsoft’s response to the Windows system trust crisis Microsoft Edge storing usernames and pa… --- ## [SN 1077: A Browser AI API?](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1077-a-browser-ai-api/19964)
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Security Now #1077 - “A Browser AI API?” is now available. Google embeds a 4.7GB AI model in Chrome while Mozilla warns of an emerging browser AI arms race Hackers deploy an unauthenticated AI-coded portal; Linux privil… --- ## [SN 1076: FAST16.SYS](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1076-fast16-sys/19943)
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Security Now #1076 - “FAST16.SYS” Now Available Security Now episode 1076 is now available. FAST16.SYS: A 21-year-old NSA rootkit designed to corrupt scientific calculations and sabotage engineering research in adversa… --- ## [SN 1075: Yes. Exactly](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1075-yes-exactly/19923)
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Security Now #1075 - “Yes. Exactly.” is now available. Security Now examines the emerging threat of AI-driven vulnerability discovery, exploring how tools like Mythos are uncovering hundreds of overlooked bugs in major p… --- ## [SN 1074: What Mythos Means](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1074-what-mythos-means/19893)
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Security Now #1074 - “What Mythos Means” Security Now Episode 1074 is now available. Steve Gibson examines a critical inflection point in cyber history as AI becomes capable of autonomously chaining zero-day vulnerabili… --- ## [SN 1073: The FCC Bans New Consumer Routers](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1073-the-fcc-bans-new-consumer-routers/19867)
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Security Now #1073 - “The FCC Bans New Consumer Routers” Security Now episode 1073 is now available. FCC ban on non-US manufactured routers forces users to rely on outdated, vulnerable hardware Age verification require… --- ## [SN 1072: LiteLLM](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1072-litellm/19844)
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New Security Now! is live: We’re diving into a supply chain attack that almost slipped past everyone—until one developer caught the malicious code red-handed. Scary stuff. In this episode: :police\_car\_light: LiteLLM’s … --- ## [SN 1071: Bucketsquatting](https://www.twit.community/t/sn-1071-bucketsquatting/19814)
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New Security Now! is live: We’re diving deep into some genuinely scary stuff this week, and honestly, it’s the kind of thing that should make you think twice about where your data really lives. In this episode: … [Next page](https://www.twit.community/c/conversations-about-our-shows/security-now/16.md?page=1)