CISO Insights: Voices in Cybersecurity

This series explores the complex battlefield of modern information influence, examining how malign actors exploit cognitive biases and leverage technologies like AI and video games to manipulate public perception and undermine democratic institutions. We delve into the mechanics of these operations—from the creation of data voids and gendered disinformation to the strategic use of fear—and how they threaten the open society. Finally, we discuss the critical countermeasures of psychological defence, focusing on how nations can build societal resilience and media literacy to safeguard the truth without infringing on free speech.

www.myprivacy.blog/psychological-defence-and-the-evolution-of-information-influence

 

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As autonomous AI agents face sophisticated "Soul Engineering" attacks that subvert their core identities, the recent Moltbook security crisis highlights the urgent need for verifiable data lineage. This episode explores how the ancient Islamic concept of isnād—the rigorous chain of transmission—is being reimagined as a technical architecture to establish provenance, verify "narrator" reputation via Ilm al-Rijal, and build digital immune systems for AI. Join us as we connect historical scholarship with 2026 cybersecurity trends to solve the problem of "epistemic opacity" and secure the future of agentic AI

www.securitycareers.help/strategic-briefing-the-convergence-of-ai-identity-software-quality-and-digital-tradition

https://cisomarketplace.com/blog/agent-skills-next-ai-attack-surface

 

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2025 marked a record-breaking inflection point for cybersecurity, with over $96 billion in M&A activity driven by the urgent need to secure the "Machine Age" of enterprise AI. We explore why tech giants are aggressively acquiring "Security for AI" startups to build mandatory guardrails against prompt injection and data poisoning, while the "AI for SOC" market remains in an experimental phase due to lingering trust barriers. Finally, we discuss how this massive consolidation is fueling a "breakout" IPO pipeline for 2026, as regulatory pressures like the EU AI Act transform compliance tools into essential infrastructure

www.compliancehub.wiki/the-96-billion-land-grab-who-actually-benefits-when-cybersecurity-changes-hands

https://cisomarketplace.com/blog/cisos-guide-ai-security-vendor-evaluation

https://www.securitycareers.help/cybersecurity-consolidation-2023-2025-major-m-a-deals-and-market-dynamics

https://www.securitycareers.help/the-great-ai-security-gold-rush-why-everyones-buying-security-for-ai-but-nobodys-touching-ai-for-security

https://www.securitycareers.help/the-ai-data-center-gold-rush-when-1-trillion-in-investments-meets-community-resistance

https://momentumcyber.com/cybersecurity-mergers-acquisitions-report-2025/

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This episode uncovers why security experts are calling the OpenClaw and Moltbot ecosystem a "security nightmare," revealing how these autonomous agents act as vulnerable infrastructure rather than simple productivity apps. We explore the novel threat of "time-shifted" memory poisoning, where malicious instructions lie dormant in SOUL.md files to trigger logic bombs days or weeks after infection. Finally, we break down the "ClawHavoc" supply chain attack that distributed crypto-stealing malware to thousands of users, prompting Gartner to recommend an immediate blockade of the software.

https://breached.company/over-1-000-clawdbot-ai-agents-exposed-on-the-public-internet-a-security-wake-up-call-for-autonomous-ai-infrastructure

 

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This episode uncovers the details behind the coordinated cyber sabotage that struck Polish wind farms, a combined heat and power plant, and a manufacturing firm on December 29, 2025. We explore how attackers exploited vulnerable FortiGate VPNs and default credentials to deploy destructive "DynoWiper" malware and corrupt critical industrial firmware, aiming to permanently disable physical equipment. Finally, we examine the forensic evidence linking these attacks to the "Static Tundra" activity cluster and discuss the broader risks facing critical infrastructure today.

www.breached.company/polands-winter-power-grid-attack-sandworms-dynowiper-targets-30-facilities-in-coordinated-critical-infrastructure-assault

 

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