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Mar 15, 202610 min read

Brief #146: InstallFix Targets Claude Code Users, CrackArmor Hits 12.6M Linux Servers, Armadin Launches With $190M

Happy Thursday! In this week's brief: * CrackArmor Linux Apocalypse: Nine vulnerabilities in AppArmor, hiding since 2017, let any unprivileged user escalate to root on 12.6 million enterprise Linux servers. Patch now. * AI Malware Is Real: IBM X-Force caught ransomware group Hive0163 deploying AI-generated malware in a live attack, while CrowdStrike reports 82% of detections are now malware-free. * Google's $32B Wiz Bet: The largest deal in Google's history closed this week, alongside $500M

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Newsletter Brief #145: CISO Liability Hits 78%, Trump Bans Anthropic, Check Point's $150M AI Push

Mar 1, 202610 min read

Brief #145: CISO Liability Hits 78%, Trump Bans Anthropic, Check Point's $150M AI Push

Insider risk costs surge to $19.5M per org as shadow AI creates invisible data loss. CISA leadership in chaos during government shutdown.

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Newsletter Brief #144: FortiGate AI Attack Hits 55 Countries, Password Manager Vaults Exposed, Zscaler Acquires SquareX

Feb 22, 20267 min read

Brief #144: FortiGate AI Attack Hits 55 Countries, Password Manager Vaults Exposed, Zscaler Acquires SquareX

WEF reports 87% of leaders flag AI as fastest-growing risk. Claroty raises $150M at $3B valuation with 2027 IPO planned.

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Newsletter Brief #143: Check Point Spends $340M on Four Acquisitions in 60 Days

Feb 15, 20268 min read

Brief #143: Check Point Spends $340M on Four Acquisitions in 60 Days

Check Point just dropped $150 million on three Israeli startups in a single earnings call. That's on top of the $190 million Lakera AI deal two months ago.

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Newsletter Brief #142: VMware ESXi Ransomware Exploit, GPT-4o Prompt Injection, Mesh Security's $12M Raise

Feb 8, 20268 min read

Brief #142: VMware ESXi Ransomware Exploit, GPT-4o Prompt Injection, Mesh Security's $12M Raise

77% of advanced email threats bypass Microsoft E3/E5 defenses. LLMjacking marketplace sells stolen AI access at 60% discount.

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Feb 1, 20267 min read

Brief #141: 65% Abandon Prevention Strategy, Gemini Calendar Injection, Nike Breach

VS Code malware installs ScreenConnect RAT with Rust fallback mechanisms. AI cybercrime subscriptions start at $30/month enabling novice attackers. Automotive security market hits $28B by 2036.

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Newsletter Brief #140: 6K Palo Alto Firewalls Exposed, $217K Email Breach Costs, Rapid7-ARMO Deal

Jan 25, 20267 min read

Brief #140: 6K Palo Alto Firewalls Exposed, $217K Email Breach Costs, Rapid7-ARMO Deal

First AI-generated malware framework VoidLink built in under a week with rootkit capabilities. 50% of SMBs already breached while only 34% have incident response plans. FortiGate SSO exploits create persistence accounts.

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Newsletter Brief #139: AWS SDK Supply Chain Flaw, AI Cuts Breach Time to 25 Min, CrowdStrike Buys Seraphic

Jan 18, 20267 min read

Brief #139: AWS SDK Supply Chain Flaw, AI Cuts Breach Time to 25 Min, CrowdStrike Buys Seraphic

Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows flaw enabling ransomware bypass. 99% of organizations running production AI experienced attacks. Change Healthcare breach cost $1.15B, exposed 190M records.

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Jan 11, 20269 min read

Brief #138: 41% Hired AI Deepfake Candidates, Zestix Breaches 50+ Enterprises, CrowdStrike $740M Deal

AI-generated code contains 1.7x more security vulnerabilities and 75% more logic errors than human-written code. Defense contractors leaked ITAR-controlled blueprints due to missing MFA enforcement.

Nikoloz Kokhreidze

Brief #146: InstallFix Targets Claude Code Users, CrackArmor Hits 12.6M Linux Servers, Armadin Launches With $190M

Brief #145: CISO Liability Hits 78%, Trump Bans Anthropic, Check Point's $150M AI Push

Brief #144: FortiGate AI Attack Hits 55 Countries, Password Manager Vaults Exposed, Zscaler Acquires SquareX

Brief #143: Check Point Spends $340M on Four Acquisitions in 60 Days

Brief #142: VMware ESXi Ransomware Exploit, GPT-4o Prompt Injection, Mesh Security's $12M Raise

Brief #141: 65% Abandon Prevention Strategy, Gemini Calendar Injection, Nike Breach

Brief #140: 6K Palo Alto Firewalls Exposed, $217K Email Breach Costs, Rapid7-ARMO Deal

Brief #139: AWS SDK Supply Chain Flaw, AI Cuts Breach Time to 25 Min, CrowdStrike Buys Seraphic

Brief #138: 41% Hired AI Deepfake Candidates, Zestix Breaches 50+ Enterprises, CrowdStrike $740M Deal

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