Cyber solidarity on the chopping block.

Summary

CyberWire Daily – “Cyber Solidarity on the Chopping Block”

Date: October 23, 2025
Host: Dave Bittner, N2K Networks
Featured guests: Lauren Zabrick & Camille Stewart Gloucester (Share the Mic in Cyber)

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Episode Overview

This episode delivers a comprehensive rundown of the day’s most pressing cybersecurity news, featuring stories on U.S. federal cyber layoffs, emergency browser vulnerabilities, privacy and AI threats, as well as a deep dive interview with the co-founders of “Share the Mic in Cyber.” The conversation spotlights the evolution of this initiative toward new fellowships focused on cyber threat intelligence, ending with a memorable, real-world lesson in cybersecurity “customer service.”

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Main News Highlights

White House Shutters CISA Stakeholder Engagement Division

[03:23–04:53]

• The Trump administration has effectively closed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Stakeholder Engagement Division.
  • Nearly all 95 staff have been laid off, leaving only the sector management unit intact.
  • The move eliminates offices responsible for council management, strategic relations, and international affairs.
    • “The move eliminates three vital offices ... disrupting CISA’s partnerships with critical infrastructure operators, academic institutions and foreign governments.” — Co-host [03:58]
• Security experts like former White House advisor Michael Daniel warn this “risks leaving CISA blind to certain threats and trends.”
• The cuts may erode trust, hinder information sharing, and potentially isolate the U.S. from global cyber allies.

Chrome Emergency Update & Privacy Sandbox Killed

[04:53–06:19]

• Google issues a second emergency Chrome update:
  • A severe flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine, found by AI-driven project Big Sleep, is patched across all platforms.
  • “Users can trigger the update manually via Chrome’s About Google Chrome settings page...” — Dave Bittner [05:15]
• Privacy Sandbox is abandoned:
  • Google ends its attempt to replace third-party cookies with privacy-focused ad technologies, citing complexity, poor adoption, and regulatory pressure.
  • "The move restores short term ad stability, but highlights the industry’s continued lack of viable privacy-safe alternatives.” — Co-host [05:48]

OpenAI’s Atlas Browser & Prompt Injection Risks

[06:19–06:56]

• Atlas browser is vulnerable to indirect prompt injection:
  • Malicious web content can trick AI-powered browsers into unintended actions.
  • The problem is “systemic across AI-powered browsers” (including Perplexity, Comet, Felu) according to a Brave Software report.
  • “OpenAI acknowledged the risk, calling prompt injection an unsolved security problem...” — Co-host [06:44]
  • Experts urge for “stronger downstream security and human oversight.”

SpaceX Cuts Starlink for Scam Compounds

[07:13–08:19]

• Over 2,500 Starlink satellite kits were proactively shut down in Myanmar after reports of their usage in scam and human trafficking operations.
  • “SpaceX’s vice president ... said the company proactively shut down over 2,500 kits near suspected scam centers and is cooperating with global law enforcement.” — Co-host [07:25]
  • Authorities in Myanmar seized Starlink devices and detained over 2,000 people at a scam complex.
• Despite action, new scam compounds continue to emerge.

Reddit Sues Data Scrapers

[08:19–09:23]

• Reddit files a lawsuit against four companies (SERP API, Oxylabs, AWM Proxy, Perplexity), alleging illegal scraping and resale of Reddit content to AI developers.
  • “Reddit says it’s spent millions building anti-scraping defenses and even trapped Perplexity with a hidden test post to prove its case.” — Co-host [08:45]
• The lawsuit highlights tensions between content platforms and AI companies, even as Reddit strikes licensing deals with firms like Google and OpenAI.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana Data Breach

[09:23–10:01]

• A breach exposed personal and medical data of up to 462,000 residents from Nov 2024 through March.
  • “State Auditor James Brown called the incident deeply disturbing and launched an immediate probe criticizing the insurer for failing to notify customers or provide credit monitoring.” — Co-host [09:37]

Android Infostealer Using Termux

[10:01–10:57]

• A new Android malware uses Termux to run scripts, harvest contacts, messages, app data, and exfiltrates them via Telegram.
  • “The sample scored a 0 out of 64 on VirusTotal and includes Vietnamese comments, the researcher reports.” — Co-host [10:20]
• Underscores rising Android infostealer threats traditionally seen only on Windows.

Iranian Espionage: Muddy Water Campaign

[10:57–12:16]

• Iranian group Muddy Water (aka Static Kitten/Mercury/Seed Worm) targets 100+ entities across Middle East and North Africa.
  • Uses Phoenix v4 backdoor via phishing and fake updates, steals browser credentials, and leverages remote management tools.
  • “Most victims were embassies, consulates and foreign ministries, signaling continued Iranian cyber espionage operations.” — Co-host [11:44]

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Interview: The Evolution of Share the Mic in Cyber

With Lauren Zabrick & Camille Stewart Gloucester
[14:51–26:01]

History & Mission

• Origin (2020):
  • Launched as a social media campaign to amplify Black practitioners’ voices, inspired by tragedies in the Black community and parallel campaigns in other industries.
  • “It started with a social media campaign where allies were giving their platforms to Black practitioners … an exchange of dialogue and insights on how different communities were experiencing the cyber ecosystem.” — Camille Stewart Gloucester [15:20]
• Growth:
  • Grassroots expansion to include scholarships, a talent database, and collaborative campaigns.
  • “We had five campaigns ... at the height, I remember, we had over 100 million impressions on Twitter.” — Lauren Zabrick [19:01]
• Successes:
  • Influential supporters (Rep. Lauren Underwood, ex-CISA chief Jen Easterly, NSA’s Rob Joyce).
  • Resulted in new jobs, connections, and professional opportunities for underrepresented voices.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “I saw her post on Twitter and then I slid into her DMs and I was like, hey, girl, what if we did this? And literally in the next two weeks, this amazing campaign was born.” — Lauren Zabrick [18:26]
• “Those new takes, those cutting-edge takes on some of the challenges our industry has been facing are going to have long-term impact.” — Camille Stewart Gloucester [22:17]

Evolution to New Fellowships

Fellowship at New America (Closing)

• Supported 21 fellows producing research on:
  • Youth cybercrime
  • Human impacts of VR/AR and AI
  • Civilian cyber corps frameworks
  • Gendered effects of cyber disruptions
• “Our founding thesis, which is that diverse voices strengthen cybersecurity and national security ...” — Lauren Zabrick [20:34]

New Direction: Cyber Threat Intelligence

• Transitioning focus to cyber threat intelligence and analytic tradecraft, with a new “Catalyst Fellowship” in partnership with the Cyber Threat Alliance.
  • “There has long been somewhat of a disconnect there. And so we partnered with the Cyber Threat Alliance ... to launch the Share the Mic in Cyber Catalyst Fellowship for Cyber Intelligence.” — Camille Stewart Gloucester [23:19]
• Seeking community engagement for professional development, mentorship, and analytic product collaboration.

Call to Action

• Lauren Zabrick encourages the community to share skills, offer financial support, and help fellows with job transitions:
  • “If you have skills that you want to share with the community, such as analytic tradecraft in writing and things like that ...” — Lauren Zabrick [25:06]

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Memorable Anecdote: Customer Service Fails, Try Human Resources

[27:25–28:10]

A TikTok user “Kernel Dump” detected a company’s data breach. After repeated ignored warnings, he applied for a job, made it to the CISO interview, and delivered the breach notification in person—then declined the job.

“He wasn’t there for the paycheck. He was there to deliver the breach notice in person. Then he declined the job.” — Dave Bittner [27:59]

“Sometimes it takes one determined applicant to remind a company that defense in depth should include answering your emails.” — Co-host [28:10]

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Key Quotes (with Timestamps)

• “Experts warn the cuts will erode trust, reduce situational awareness and weaken collaboration mechanisms essential for defending sectors such as healthcare, energy and telecommunications.” — Dave Bittner [03:58]
• “OpenAI acknowledged the risk, calling prompt injection an unsolved security problem despite red teaming, safety guardrails and detection systems.” — Co-host [06:44]
• “There has long been somewhat of a disconnect there ... so we partnered with the Cyber Threat Alliance ... to launch the Share the Mic in Cyber Catalyst Fellowship for Cyber Intelligence.” — Camille Stewart Gloucester [23:19]
• “At the height, I remember, we had over 100 million impressions on Twitter.” — Lauren Zabrick [19:01]
• “He wasn’t there for the paycheck. He was there to deliver the breach notice in person. Then he declined the job.” — Dave Bittner [27:59]

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Important Timestamps

| Time | Segment/Topic | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------| | 03:23 | CISA Stakeholder Engagement layoffs | | 04:53 | Chrome emergency update & Privacy Sandbox | | 06:19 | Atlas browser & prompt injection | | 07:13 | Starlink disables scam operation devices | | 08:19 | Reddit sues data scrapers | | 09:23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield breach | | 10:01 | Android Termux infostealer | | 10:57 | Iranian Muddy Water espionage campaign | | 14:51 | Share the Mic in Cyber interview starts | | 20:00 | Closing New America fellowship, new directions | | 23:19 | New “Catalyst Fellowship” for Cyber Intelligence | | 27:25 | TikTok user delivers breach notice “in person” |

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Tone & Language

The episode retains an urgent, clear, and conversational tone, blending practical news delivery with engaging storytelling—especially noticeable in the “Share the Mic in Cyber” interview, which is lively, collaborative, and community-driven.

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Listeners unfamiliar with this episode will come away with a solid grasp of major U.S. and global cyber developments, the transformation of a leading cyber diversity initiative, and the importance of persistence—and creativity—in cybersecurity advocacy.

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CISA layoffs threaten US cyber coordination with states, businesses and foreign partners Google issues its second emergency Chrome update in a week and puts privacy sandbox out of its misery. OpenAI's new browser proves vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. SpaceX disables Starlink devices used by scanner.

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Compounds Reddit sues alleged data scrapers Blue.

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Cross Blue Shield of Montana suffers a data breach A new Android infostealer abuses.

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Termux to exfiltrate data.

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Iran's muddy water deploys a wide ranging Middle east espionage campaign.

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We're joined by Lauren Zabrick and Camille.

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Stewart Gloucester discussing the next evolution of Share the Mic in Cyber and when customer service fails, try human resour.

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[Dave Bittner]

October 23, 2025 I'm Dave Bittner and this is your Cyberwire Intel Briefing. Thanks for joining us here today.

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It's great to have you with us.

[Dave Bittner]

The East Wing of the White House.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Isn'T the only thing the Trump administration is taking a wrecking ball to. The President has effectively shuttered the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Stakeholder Engagement Division, a key unit responsible for coordinating cybersecurity improvements with state, local, private and international partners. Sweeping layoffs in mid October cut nearly all 95 staff, leaving only the sector management unit intact.

[Dave Bittner]

The move eliminates three vital offices council.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Management, strategic relations and international affairs, disrupting CISA's partnerships with critical infrastructure operators, academic institutions and foreign governments. Experts warn the cuts will erode trust, reduce situational awareness and weaken collaboration mechanisms essential for defending sectors such as healthcare, energy and telecommunications. Former White House cybersecurity advisor Michael Daniels said the downsizing risks leaving CISA blind to certain threats and trends. Industry and government officials describe the cuts as dangerous, potentially isolating the US from global cyber allies and depriving defenders of shared intelligence and expertise. CISA said the restructuring was meant to realign the agency's mission.

[Dave Bittner]

Google has issued its second emergency Chrome update in a week, patching a high.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Severity flaw in the browser's V8 JavaScript engine. The vulnerability was discovered by Google's AI driven research project Big Sleep. Details remain undisclosed until most users update. The fix appears in the latest version across Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Users can trigger the update manually via Chrome's About Google Chrome settings page to ensure immediate protection elsewhere.

[Dave Bittner]

Google has officially ended its long delayed.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Privacy sandbox project, abandoning plans to replace third party cookies with privacy focused ad technologies. The company will retire 10 remaining sandbox APIs, citing complexity, poor adoption and regulatory pressure. Google will instead maintain cookies alongside limited privacy tools like chips and FedCM. The move restores short term ad stability, but highlights the industry's continued lack of viable Privacy. Safe Alternatives OpenAI's new Atlas browser has been found vulnerable to indirect prompt injection, a technique where malicious instructions hidden in web content trick AI agents into unintended actions.

[Dave Bittner]

Brave Software's report this week confirmed the.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Flaw as a systemic problem across AI powered browsers like Perplexity's, Comet and Felu. While Atlas resisted some tests, researchers still demonstrated successful injections using Google Docs, prompting Atlas to output manipulated text.

[Dave Bittner]

OpenAI acknowledged the risk, calling prompt injection.

[Co-host/Reporter]

An unsolved security problem despite red teaming, safety guardrails and detection systems.

[Dave Bittner]

Experts warn that the threat undermines data confidentiality and integrity.

[Co-host/Reporter]

With no perfect fix yet, experts urge stronger downstream security and human oversight. OpenAI maintains Atlas remains experimental and is refining protections for safer AI browsing.

[Dave Bittner]

SpaceX has disabled more than 2,000 Starlink.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Satellite devices used by scam compounds in Myanmar after mounting pressure from politicians and anti trafficking advocates.

[Dave Bittner]

Lauren Dreyer, SpaceX's vice president of business.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Operations, said the company proactively shut down over 2,500 kits near suspected scam centers and is cooperating with global law enforcement. The move follows reports that Starlink had enabled Internet access for cybercrime operations near the Thai border despite previous government crackdowns. Thai and US officials, including Senator Maggie Hassan, had urged Elon Musk to prevent Starlink's use in human trafficking and large scale fraud. Myanmar authorities recently seized dozens of Starlink devices in a raid that detained over 2,000 people at a major scam complex. While some operations have been disrupted, reports suggest new compounds continue to emerge despite ongoing enforcement.

[Dave Bittner]

Reddit has filed a lawsuit against four.

[Co-host/Reporter]

SERP API, oxylabs, AWM Proxy and Perplexity, accusing them of illegally scraping Reddit content via Google search results and selling it to AI developers like OpenAI and Meta. Reddit seeks a permanent injunction, damages and a ban on using scraped data. The company argues that AI firms are fueling a data laundering economy by exploiting its user generated content without compensation, while SERP API and Perplexity deny wrongdoing. Reddit says it's spent millions building anti scraping defenses and even trapped Perplexity with a hidden test post to prove its case. The lawsuit underscores rising tensions between data owners and AI companies as content rich platforms move to license data rather than give it away. Reddit already has paid deals with Google and OpenAI.

[Dave Bittner]

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana is under investigation after a data breach exposed.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Personal and medical information for up to 462,000 residents.

[Dave Bittner]

The breach, spanning November 2024 through March.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Of this year, may have compromised names, addresses and billing data. State Auditor James Brown called the incident deeply disturbing and launched an immediate probe criticizing the insurer for failing to notify customers or provide credit. Monitoring officials urge Montanans to monitor benefit statements and report suspicious activity.

[Dave Bittner]

SANS researcher Xavier Mertens has uncovered an.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Infostealer that uses Termux on Android to run Python, harvest contacts, messages, location, app data and banking related files and exfiltrate them via Telegram.

[Dave Bittner]

The sample scored a 0 out of.

[Co-host/Reporter]

64 on VirusTotal and includes Vietnamese comments, the researcher reports. The malware calls Termux utilities and scans mapped storage paths for Facebook, WhatsApp media and banking file names. It installs a persistent backdoor script that periodically logs location data and sends information using a Telegram bot token. The finding shows Android can be a vector for infostealers traditionally focused on Windows, elevating risks to confidentiality and integrity of user data.

[Dave Bittner]

Iranian state sponsored hacking group Muddy Water.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Also known as Static, Kitten, Mercury and.

[Dave Bittner]

Seed Worm, has targeted over 100 government entities across the Middle east and North.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Africa using version 4 of its Phoenix backdoor, according to a new report from Group IB. The campaign began Aug. 19 with phishing emails sent from a compromised Account accessed via NordVPN. Attached Word documents contained malicious macros that deployed the fake update loader, which decrypted and installed Phoenix version 4.

[Dave Bittner]

The new version features enhanced persistence through.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Comm objects and supports commands for file upload, download, and shell execution. Researchers also found an infostealer targeting Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Brave browsers for credentials. Muddy Water additionally leveraged the PDQ and Action One RMM tools for remote control. Most victims were embassies, consulates and foreign ministries, signaling continued Iranian cyber espionage operations.

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Coming up after the break, Lauren Zabrick and Camille Stewart Gloucester have the latest on Share the Mic in Cyber and when customer service fails, try Human Resources. Stay with us.

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Lauren Zabrack and Camille Stewart.

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Gloucester are co founders of the Share the Mic in Cyber initiative. I recently caught up with them for.

[Dave Bittner]

The latest on the next evolution of that initiative. Well, Camille, Lauren, it's so great to have both of you back. We go back quite a ways with Share the Mic in Cyber. Before we dig into some of the exciting changes that you're going to share.

[Co-host/Reporter]

With our audience today, can we look.

[Dave Bittner]

Back at some of the history of this initiative. Camille, let me start with you.

[Camille Stewart Gloucester]

Yes. First of all, thanks for having us share. The mic in Cyber started in 2020. It was launched to respond to an urgent need from the cyber community to be a collaborator, an ally, an open ecosystem that welcomed all members of the cyber community in response to, you know, the tragedies, the murders that were happening in the black community. And it started with a social media campaign where allies were giving their platforms to black practitioners and an exchange of dialogue and insights on how different communities were experiencing. The cyber ecosystem became very clear and really honed this robust community that we have continued to cultivate and grow and. And one of the things that was most exciting to Lauren and I is that everyone that came to it brought something we had. We started a scholarship fund because Rachel Toback from WISP said, oh, well, I want to help figure out how folks get the training and the resources they need. There was a cyberbase, which was a database of diverse talent that got created out of R Street because Tatiana Bolton was there. We had a number of senior leaders across cyber give their time and talent, whether it was to lead a session or to engage in one of the campaigns. And our goal is always to be responsive to the needs of the moment. And so it evolved to a fellowship that we partnered with New America on. And that fellowship really focused on research, both in the technical spaces and in the policy space, with some professional development for mid career talent. And we spent the last three years focused on those candidates who came through the fellowship, as well as continuing to hone the original community.

[Dave Bittner]

Lauren, you've been involved with this really.

[Co-host/Reporter]

From the get go.

[Dave Bittner]

What motivated you to share your time.

[Co-host/Reporter]

With this program.

[Lauren Zabrick]

At that moment in 2020? I remember when I was serving as the executive director of the Cyber Project at the Belfer center, it really struck me that I now had a platform, and to me, that also came with a lot of responsibility. And so when I saw what was going on, but then when I also saw this example of Share the mic now that I think both Camille and I had seen on Instagram and at that point, Twitter, where prominent women in media, entertainment and politics were sharing their platforms with black women in those industries that weren't getting the recognition that they deserved. And so I saw that and I thought, oh my gosh, this could really work, I think, in the cybersecurity community. And at the same time, Camille was having the same thoughts. And, you know, I love our story because I saw her post on Twitter and then I slid into her DMs and I was like, hey, girl, what if we did this? And literally in the next two weeks, this. This amazing campaign was born. And then also, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Caitlin Ringrose, who also reached out and wanted to build something too. So what? The beautiful thing about this is that it was so grassroots, and as Camille said, so many people came together to build this. And we had five campaigns, five social media campaigns, and at the height, I remember, we had over 100 million impressions on Twitter.

[Camille Stewart Gloucester]

Right?

[Lauren Zabrick]

We had Congresswoman Lauren Underwood speak. We had former CISA director Jen Easterly share her platform. Former NSA Cyber Director Rob Joyce share his platform. Dave, you shared your platform. We just got so many people in the community to come together and uplift the voices of these black cyber professionals that hadn't gotten this recognition. And then, of course, what came out of that were things like new jobs and new opportunities, and I think most of our importantly, new connections.

[Dave Bittner]

Well, five years is a long time, and yet it seems like just yesterday that you all were spinning this up, but you have some exciting new information to share with our audience. What's the latest?

[Lauren Zabrick]

So, essentially, we are closing the chapter on the fellowship at New America. And first, let me just say how proud of the work that we've done there. We worked together with Peter Singer at New America. He kind of came in super early and helped us with this idea and to hone it. And then we brought in our project manager, Bridget Chan, who really took this idea and brought it to life. And so over three years, we worked with and supported 21 different fellows in their research. And it really sparked, I think, and Camille thinks as well, these meaningful conferences, conversations that ultimately proved our founding thesis, which is that diverse voices strengthen cybersecurity and national security and some of those topics that came out. So we actually just released a paper yesterday that really focused on the rise of youth, cybercrime and why that is. And then some interventions that go. That don't necessarily veer into, say, traditional law enforcement. So what are some other interventions that people can take, but other things that we've published? You know, look at the human impacts of augmented and virtual reality devices, brain computer interfaces, artificial intelligence, kind of nutrition labels, legal frameworks for civilian cyber corps, and then even the gendered impacts of cyber. So what happens to the people who do the most care in society when those services are actually disrupted? Camille, I'd love for you to jump into and provide some thoughts on the impact that the fellowship made and how we saw it.

[Camille Stewart Gloucester]

Yeah, I mean, the incredible policy and operational frameworks, the in depth research, but you kind of captured that. But I want to make sure to mention the professional development we saw. Most of our fellows had very little exposure to public speaking or to media. Some have been on your show, they've been on other podcasts, they've gotten opportunities to speak at conferences and to share their research in new venues and spaces. We've seen them get new jobs and their work join larger initiatives. And so we're really proud of what we were able to build and demonstrate. The innovation that comes from elevating, including different lived experiences and perspectives. Right. Those new takes, those cutting edge takes on some of the challenges our industry has been facing are going to have long term impact. And so we're grateful for that time. We came into it knowing that we had fundraised for three years and so that time is ending now, which is crazy to think that we spent three years pouring into people. But now we're going to think about, we thought about what would need to happen to meet this moment. And based on what we've observed and the shifts in the industry and the shift in the industries that cyber practitioners serve, we really want to focus on cyber threat intelligence. We want to refine and hone the skill set of understanding how intel informs policy, how intel informs operations, and really help practitioners transition into that space if they want to, or in the space that they're in, leverage that to be a stronger practitioner. There has long been somewhat of a disconnect there. And so we partnered with the Cyber Threat alliance with Michael Daniel and supported by CAS Strategies to launch the Share the Mic in Cyber Catalyst Fellowship for Cyber Intelligence. So we're really excited about that and more information to come on how to apply, but we want to put it out there because this is kind of returning to our grassroots roots and we are pulling this together with community members. They will host the professional development sessions, they will host some of the other content that goes into investing in the fellows, while CTA and the member companies will collaborate with these fellows to produce analytic products and host webinars and things like that.

[Lauren Zabrick]

Yeah, and I'll say from my perspective too, that I'm particularly excited about this. Obviously I've been very excited about the other iterations too, as someone who's into cyber policy and things like that. But going back to my roots as a former intelligence analyst, as someone who is literally on the front lines developing, developing actionable insights and information to drive operations, this is actually really cool. So I'm super excited about it. And we hope that the rest of the community is really excited about it and you know, might offer their support. Whether it's financial support, we would love. If any companies or individuals are interested in supporting this initiative, but also if you have skills that you want to share with the community, such as analytic tradecraft in writing and things like that, so that we can really just pour this development into the fellows in order to help them with, say, job transitions or growing in their current careers. Because that's the whole point of this, is to help people and especially in this particular environment.

[Dave Bittner]

Well, I think it's fair to say.

[Co-host/Reporter]

That the need is as great as ever. As you mentioned, Camille, this particular moment brings its own particular challenges and I.

[Dave Bittner]

Wish you both the best and glad to be a continued part of it.

[Lauren Zabrick]

Thank you so much, Dave.

[Dave Bittner]

That's Lauren Zabrick and Camille Stewart Gloucester from Share the Mic in Cyber. We'll have a link to their organization in the show.

[Co-host/Reporter]

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[Dave Bittner]

And finally, in a move equal parts mission impossible and petty genius, a TikTok user named Kernel Dump shared how he discovered a company's data breach, and when no one at customer service would listen, he applied for a job there.

[Co-host/Reporter]

After breezing through multiple interviews, he finally sat down with the chief information security.

[Dave Bittner]

Officer, who cheerily asked what drew him to the company. His answer?

[Co-host/Reporter]

The dark web alert showing his data from their site for sale.

[Dave Bittner]

He wasn't there for the paycheck.

[Co-host/Reporter]

He was there to deliver the breach notice in person. Then he declined the job.

[Dave Bittner]

Cybersecurity might be an arms race, but.

[Co-host/Reporter]

Sometimes it takes one determined applicant to remind a company that defense in depth should include answering your emails.

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