The Breached WiFi AI Ports... What? - PSW #939
Paul's Security Weekly (Audio)
Release Date: 08/13/2026
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First up we talk with Threatlocker CTO Michael Jenkins about threat actors use of AI and keeping the bad things out with Zero Trust. Then in the security news: Compiling spreadsheets, because that's why Nvidia wants to put AI agents in timeout Citrix NetScaler gets exploited again, and again Spectre still refuses to die Your SBOM is incomplete? File notifications leak more than filenames ENIAC had cables instead of a BIOS Another Linux kernel root exploit lands Containers share a kernel ThinkNode M9 microSD card gets a virus notice Google analyst infiltrates a supply-chain gang Your phone...
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Rob Allen from ThreatLocker joins us to discuss securing agentic AI with zero-trust controls, least privilege, and access controls to limit what agents can access and do. This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit to learn more about them! In the security news this week: Sixteen-year-old Linux LPEs still work Ubiquiti UniFi, patch it, also light on details If you remember magicJack, you too are old Slovakia doesn't trust its own speed cameras More homework on NIST's vulnerability database Your webcam, mic, and key light, all owned Printer moonlights as Minecraft server Zombie credit...
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In the security news this week: North Carolina ports and contingency plans Back to paper and pencils Midnight Blizzard compromises hotel Wi-Fi DNS strikes again Captive portals, stolen credentials, and nation-state scale Phishing-resistant MFA Goodbye SMS and voice authentication Cornflake RAT and Chaco Shell The NPM worm Hundreds of compromised packages AI lowers the barrier to mass exploitation Rethinking “secure enough” Back to basics: know what's on your network Get off my PCI lawn Visit for all the latest episodes! Show Notes:
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- North Carolina ports and contingency plans
- Back to paper and pencils
- Midnight Blizzard compromises hotel Wi-Fi
- DNS strikes again
- Captive portals, stolen credentials, and nation-state scale
- Phishing-resistant MFA
- Goodbye SMS and voice authentication
- Cornflake RAT and Chaco Shell
- The NPM worm
- Hundreds of compromised packages
- AI lowers the barrier to mass exploitation
- Rethinking “secure enough”
- Back to basics: know what's on your network
- Get off my PCI lawn
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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-939