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Show Notes

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit. Representatives from around the world are meeting in Washington to address ransomware. The Pentagon shoots down the notion of a separate cyber service. A genetic testing company leaves sensitive information in an unsecured folder. A public accounting firm breach affects 127,000 individuals. The DOJ charges a British national with hacking U.S. companies. California’s Governor vetoes an AI safety bill. CISOs deserve a seat at the table. Tim Starks from CyberScoop describes the House Homeland Security chair’s proposed cyber workforce bill. Password laziness leaves routers vulnerable.

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CyberWire Guest

Tim Starks from CyberScoop talking about the House Homeland Security chair releasing and pushing forth a cyber workforce bill. Read more in Tim’s article.

Selected Reading

Critical flaw in NVIDIA Container Toolkit allows full host takeover (Bleeping Computer)

Here's what to expect from the Counter Ransomware Initiative meeting this week (The Record)

Pentagon asks lawmakers to kill third-party look at an independent cyber force (Breaking Defense)

Facial DNA provider leaks biometric data via WordPress folder (Hackread)

Accounting Firm WMDDH Discloses Data Breach Impacting 127,000 (SecurityWeek)

British National Arrested, Charged for Hacking US Companies (SecurityWeek)

California Gov. Newsom Vetoes Hotly Debated AI Safety Bill (BankInfo Security)

PwC Urges Boards to Give CISOs a Seat at the Table (Infosecurity Magazine)

New Critical Password Warning—86% Of All Router Users Need To Act Now (Forbes)

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