The AI lock comes off.

The US restores exports of Anthropic’s most advanced AI models. Adobe and Citrix rush out critical patches. RustDuck emerges as a fast-evolving DDoS threat. The Gentlemen raise the stakes with a new EDR-killing exploit. Rocket lab bets big on Iridium. Researchers unveil browser-only ransomware. New Zealand faces questions about its cyber readiness. Iran’s long-running cyber espionage campaign is back in the spotlight. Our guest is Donald Codling, CISO and senior advisor to REGO on cybersecurity and data privacy matters, to discuss the importance of tying security by design to psychological safety and digital trust. VIP backstage access, courtesy of Claude.

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CyberWire Guest

Today we are joined by Donald Codling, CISO and senior advisor to REGO on cybersecurity and data privacy matters, to discuss the importance of tying security by design to psychological safety and digital trust.

Selected Reading

Fable and Mythos: Anthropic says US lifts export ban on its advanced AI tools (BBC)

Adobe patches seven max severity ColdFusion, Campaign flaws (Bleeping Computer)

RustDuck: The Botnet That's Still Small but Engineering Like It Plans to Grow (SecurityAffairs)

Citrix Patches NetScaler Vulnerabilities, Including New ‘HTTP/2 Bomb’ Attack (SecurityWeek)

Not very gentlemanly: Analyzing a zero-day exploit used by The Gentlemen ransomware to disable targets’ EDRs (Expel)

Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in Historic Deal, Creating A Fully Vertically Integrated Space Powerhouse Primed for Growth (Globe Newswire)