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Nov 2024
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AI Finds Zero Day Vulnerability For Firs...

Jim Love
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AI Finds Zero Day Vulnerability, MFA Mandatory on Google Cloud, French Energy Firm Hacked

In today's episode of Cyber Security Today, host Jim Love discusses Google's AI-driven system Big Sleep discovering the first ever AI-identified zero day vulnerability in the SQLite database engine. He also covers Google's new requirement for Google Cloud users to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) starting January, and a recent cyber-attack on French firm Schneider Electric, where hackers demanded a ransom in baguettes. Learn about these critical updates and their implications for the future of cybersecurity.

00:00 Introduction to Cyber Security Today 00:21 AI Discovers Zero Day Vulnerability 03:06 Google Cloud Enforces Multi-Factor Authentication 05:55 Hackers Demand Ransom in Baguettes 07:42 Conclusion and Show Notes

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