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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Alexandra Landegger, global head of cyber strategy & transformation, RTX, Mark Eggleston, CISO-at-large.
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Big thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker

This week, we looked at how AI is making attacks faster, less predictable, and easier to execute. But an AI-generated attack still needs permission to run, access data, use trusted applications, and move through the environment. ThreatLocker helps organizations control those actions before they become incidents. Book a demo at threatlocker.com/ciso.

Critical NetScaler vulnerability exploited in attacks
AdaptHealth data breach impacts 4.1 million people
MantaxOtax Android malware delivers ransomware and spyware together
Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-netscaler-vulnerability-exploited-adapthealth-suffers-breach-new-android-malware/
Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

AI risk does not only come from attackers. Employees are adopting AI tools faster than many organizations can evaluate them. Today's tip: an AI policy should be backed by enforceable controls over what tools can access and do. See how ThreatLocker can help you govern AI use at threatlocker.com/ciso.

Fortinet plugs two critical auth holes
US says China is distilling AI at scale
Mythos vulnerability hits human bottleneck
Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-10-2026/
Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

AI is compressing the timeline between initial access and impact. That leaves security teams less time to identify, investigate, and contain malicious activity. Faster response helps, but prevention can remove actions from the attack chain entirely. Give your responders a more controlled environment. Book a ThreatLocker demo at threatlocker.com/ciso.

ShinyHunters claimed it breached Florida DMV
Zero-click WeChat worm spreads over incoming calls
AI cheaters and whistleblowers emerge
Get the show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-florida-dmv-breach-zero-click-wechat-worm-ai-whistleblowers/ 
Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

Attackers do not always bring their own tools. AI can help them find ways to misuse software already trusted by the organization. Today's tip: approval should not mean unlimited access. Define what trusted applications can reach and what they can do. Learn how ThreatLocker applies this principle at threatlocker.com/ciso today.

PEEP turns browsers into backdoors
Liquid loses $320M, hackers play hero
BigBear claws past MFA
Get the full show notes here: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-september-8-2026/
Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

An attacker uses AI to create a payload your security tools have never seen. Detection now has to recognize it before the payload can act. ThreatLocker approaches the problem earlier by controlling whether that code is permitted to run at all. Explore a deny by default approach for your organization at threatlocker.com/ciso.