This week in the bucket, LinkedIn probably trained their AI on your data without asking (hooray!), Kaspersky AV decides the best thing for everyone is to just delete itself, and OpenAI's new model troubleshoots its own issues.

News Stories for Reference:

"How to stop LinkedIn from training AI on your data"

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/how-to-stop-linkedin-from-training-ai-on-your-data/

"Dark Reading Confidential: Pen Test Arrests, Five Years Later"

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/dark-reading-confidential-pen-test-arrests-five-years-later?is=19abe664615d20ad53fe7fe2b8af273540b98afc9232f728b7e898b0c73a80ad

"Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning"

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kaspersky-deletes-itself-installs-ultraav-antivirus-without-warning/

"OpenAI o1 System Card"

https://assets.ctfassets.net/kftzwdyauwt9/67qJD51Aur3eIc96iOfeOP/71551c3d223cd97e591aa89567306912/o1_system_card.pdf

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Ted Lasso Biscuit Recipe:

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This week in the bucket, BleepingComputer misses the mark on Verkada breach, how a potential Harris administration could be tough on cyber crime, and our best tips for staying safe online.

News Stories for Reference:

"Verkada to pay $2.95 million for alleged CAN-SPAM Act violations"

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/verkada-to-pay-295-million-for-alleged-can-spam-act-violations/

"Threat Report: BEC and VEC Attacks Show No Signs of Slowing"

https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/bec-vec-attacks

FBI IC3 Report 2023

"What a Harris administration could mean for cybersecurity"

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/06/kamala-harris-cyber-policy-agenda-election

"Platform | Profile or Channel"

Hyperlink URL to YouTube Channel, Instagram Feed, etc.

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Don't forget to vote! As of this publication, there are 53 days until election day. Check your registration and get all the information you need at https://www.vote.org

Extreme Privacy - 5th Edition

https://inteltechniques.com/book7.html

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This week in the bucket, a massive data breach (again), attackers persuade AI to give up your data, and baking tips for starting a Sourdough.

News Stories for Reference:

"National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers"

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/national-public-data-confirms-breach-exposing-social-security-numbers/

Check to see if you are involved in the breach: https://npd.pentester.com/search

"Microsoft’s AI Copilot can be weaponized as an ‘automated phishing machine,’ but the problem is bigger than one company"

https://fortune.com/2024/08/13/microsoft-ai-copilot-hacking-prompt-injectoin-attack-black-hat/

Cyber Career Resources:

Cyber Seek Career Pathway | Link

SANS Cyber Security Roadmap | Link

SANS Cyber Courses and Certs by Job Role | Link

GIAC NICE Framework | Link

TCM Security | Link

A Little Something Extra

2030: Privacy's Dead. What happens next? | Tom Scott, YouTube

youtube.com/watch?v=_kBlH-DQsEg

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