In today's episode, we explore the critical challenges to AI adoption revealed by CISOs, including data privacy concerns, insufficient staff skills, and misaligned organizational priorities, as highlighted in a new survey by Tines. We also discuss how security leaders can address these blockers by leveraging automation, strategic alignment, and continuous training. Additionally, we delve into the rise of malware such as FakeBat, recent data breaches affecting FlightAware and National Public Data, and necessary steps for individuals to secure their personal information. Video Episode: https://youtu.be/HQt1nCHKgxI 00:00 - Intro 01:14 - NPD Hack Exposes Billions of User's Data 04:01 - FlightAware Configuration Error Exposed User Data 07:35 - FakeBat Malware Targets Brave, Zoom, Notion Users 09:45 - Top AI Adoption Challenges and CISO Solutions Articles referenced: https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/the-biggest-blockers-to-ai-adoption-according-to-cisos-and-how-to-remove/723672/ https://thehackernews.com/2024/08/cybercriminals-exploit-popular-software.html https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flightaware-configuration-error-leaked-user-data-for-years/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-number-leak-npd-breach-what-to-know/ Sign up for digestible cyber news delivered to your inbox: https://news.thedailydecrypt.com Thanks to Jered Jones for providing the music for this episode. https://www.jeredjones.com/ Logo Design by https://www.zackgraber.com/ Tags: Tines, Generative AI, Security, CISOs, FakeBat, malvertising, MSIX, Mandiant, FlightAware, Configuration, Cybersecurity, Data Leak, Data breach, Cybercriminals, Social Security, National Public Data Search Phrases: What are today's top cybersecurity news stories?, Tines generative AI security risks, FakeBat malware protection, FlightAware data breach user impact, Cybersecurity measures for CISOs, Understanding malvertising threats, How to safeguard against data leaks, Mandiant findings on malware, Protecting personal information from breaches, Addressing skill shortages in cybersecurity -- Transcript: Aug20 You probably heard about the data breach that alleged the compromised, the personal information of nearly every American citizen exposing social security numbers addresses. And so much more to the dark web cybercriminals. And so today we're going to talk about how this happened, what data was impacted and what you can do to make sure you stay safe. With your social security number on the dark web. Thousands of flight aware, users are now urged to reset their passwords after a configuration error, exposed, sensitive, personal data. For over three years. How did this FlightAware configuration error managed to leak user data for such an extended period of time. Cyber criminals are exploiting popular software searches to spread the fake bat malware using malvertising campaigns and Trojan ISED M S I. X installers to infect unsuspecting users. And finally a recent survey by tines shows that 98% of large tech executives have halted their generative AI projects due to security risks. What strategic measures are CSOs employing to overcome the biggest blockers to AI implementation in their organization. You're listening to the daily decrypt.. Hackers have allegedly infiltrated, a company known as national public data or NPD to steal un-encrypted personal information of billions of people, including social security numbers addresses. And family member names. This breach attributed to the hacker group, U S D O D in April of 2024, puts almost everyone at risk of identity theft. If your data was a part of this breach, which it likely is. People can access it or bid on it on the dark web. So if they could open new financial accounts or take out loans in your name. Luckily, this type of fraud is very preventable. All you have to do is contact the three major credit bureaus and