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Blast-RADIUS targets a network authentication protocol. The US disrupts a Russian disinformation campaign. Anonymous messaging app NGL is slapped with fines and user restrictions. The NEA addresses AI use in classrooms. Gay Furry Hackers release data from a conservative think tank. Microsoft and Apple change course on OpenAI board seats. Australia initiates a nationwide technology security review. A Patch Tuesday rundown. Guest Jack Cable, Senior Technical Advisor at CISA, with the latest from CISA's Secure by Design Alert series. Our friend Graham Cluley ties the knot.

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CyberWire Guest

Guest Jack Cable, Senior Technical Advisor at CISA, joins us to share an update on CISA's Secure by Design Alert series. For some background, you can find CISA’s Secure by Design whitepaper here. Details on today’s update can be found here.

Selected Reading

New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere (Ars Technica)

US Disrupts AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm on X (SecurityWeek)

FTC says anonymous messaging app failed to stop ‘rampant cyberbullying’ (The Verge)

NEA Approves AI Guidance, But It’s Vital for Educators to Tread Carefully (EducationWeek)

Hackvists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data (CyberScoop)

Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny (The Verge)

Australia instructs government entities to check for tech exposed to foreign control (The Record)

Microsoft July 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 142 flaws, 4 zero-days (BleepingComputer)

Graham Cluley ties the knot (Mastodon)

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