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Dave Bittner is joined by guests ⁠Lauren Zabierek⁠ and ⁠Bob Lord⁠, co-founders of the ⁠Software Safety Institute⁠. Lauren and Bob discuss the launch of the Software Safety Institute, the work behind its creation, and the push for greater accountability among software manufacturers. Join Dave, Lauren and Bob to learn why insecure software creates preventable harm and why the answer requires more th
This week on T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing: we dive deeper into satellite hacking efforts. As AI has continued to become more sophisticated and proliferated, these tools are being increasingly used by malicious hackers to target and exploit critical satellite infrastructure.
As AI becomes advances, the technology is creating opportunities for both attackers and defenders alike significantly changing the threat landscape. Host Maria Varmazis sits down with ⁠Alissa Knight⁠, CEO and CAIO of ⁠Assail⁠, to discuss the impact of AI-enabled hacking on space infrastructure⁠. AI platforms are increasing both the scale and scope of cyberattacks forcing defenders to reevaluate ho

Yesterday

Today ⁠Cristian Silviu Stahie⁠, Security Analyst from ⁠Bitdefender⁠, joins to discuss their work on The phone was compromised before the user turned it on: the rise of Midnight Mimosa. Bitdefender researchers have uncovered a malware campaign dubbed Midnight Mimosa that comes preinstalled on low-cost Android devices, compromising phones before users even turn them on. The malware operates with sys
Microsoft 365 recovers from a global outage. StingyBasilisk pivots through Windows named pipes to infiltrate isolated networks. The FBI freezes billions after North Korea's Binance heist, while Pyongyang's Sapphire Sleet steals $400 million via spoofed video calls. Cupertino details Secure Exclaves for ambient sensor privacy. Operation TorNado nets 354 arrests in a global dark web crackdown. Check

Nov 12, 2026

Patch Tuesday. Maersk investigates a legacy system breach. A chip-smuggling probe stalls after Nvidia reaches out to Commerce. A US Army officer is arrested in the UK for alleged Russian espionage. Kazakhstan-linked hackers deploy AI agents across Central Asia. Opsec blunders unmask an alleged Qilin ransomware boss. Researchers hijack connected cars via Android apps. Our guest is Tim Starks from C

Nov 11, 2026

This week, hosts of N2K CyberWire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maria Varmazis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dave Bittner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ alongside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
This week, Dave and Ben sit down with Ethan Cook to discuss the recent US midterm elections where the Democratic party was able to win numerous races at both the state and federal levels. The three look at what the results of these elections could mean for national security efforts.

Nov 10, 2026

In this episode, ⁠Dave Bittner⁠ joins ⁠Maria Varmazis⁠ to explore how AI in cybersecurity has changed over the past decade, from opaque, marketed machine-learning features to widely accessible generative AI. They examine defensive automation, attacker enablement, workforce consequences, and why human oversight remains essential, before looking ahead and recalling the early chatbot ELIZA.
⁠Joe Cicero⁠, CMO of ⁠Security Risk Advisors⁠, a 400-person cybersecurity services firm built on Microsoft, spent years inside Microsoft before joining SRA, working directly with partners to understand how the ecosystem works on both sides. At SRA, every dollar of Microsoft workshop funding turns into ten dollars of services revenue, and five dedicated Microsoft sellers actively refer them busines
Palantir’s CISO gets the nod for CISA. Tehran takes the rap for sabotaging European grocery freezers. Russia’s Turla turns victim Exchange servers into passive spy hubs. Barracuda battles actively chained gateway zero-days. Vanderbilt grapples with a BYOD ransomware outbreak. CISA rushes patches for critical IBM and SignalWire flaws, while revamping its national incident portal. ENISA tracks the E
Duncan Greatwood, CEO at Xage Security, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a sponsored Industry Voices. Duncan discusses why traditional patching strategies are becoming insufficient as AI accelerates vulnerability discovery and exploitation, particularly in environments where systems cannot be easily updated or taken offline. He explores how reducing exposure, eliminating stand

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