Security News for the week ending August 22nd, 2025
This week’s news: why are the solar panels on your roof a national security problem, China is
developing pregnancy robots, companies are going back to in person interviews – here is why,
device searches at US border hit record high and hackers abuse vibe coding to create malware.
Read details here.
Lenovo’s Chatbot Vulnerabilities May be Benign (Maybe), but What About the Next One?
It is unclear whether the vulnerabilities in Lenovo’s chatbot are benign, but consider this. Will
hackers use this obvious security hole to infect your systems? What can you do to prevent it?
Will your antivirus software stop the next truly malicious chatbot? The first thing you need to do
is get yourself educated. The next is to come up with a plan and execute it. Please contact us.
Mitch
www.CyberCecurity.com
www.TurnkeyCybersecurityAndPrivacySolutions.com
[email protected]
Security News for the week ending August 15th, 2025
This week’s news: Qubic claims to control Monero mining, China and US battle over sale, safety
of AI chips, hackers breach and expose North Korea spy operations, Russian hackers took
control of a dam in Norway, opened floodgates and hackers sell keys to enterprise networks.
Read details here.
AI is mandatory and understanding it is critical to all executives
Every executive in your organization needs to understand AI. They need to use it
themselves. If they don’t they likely will become a dinosaur in the next few years and the
value of their company will wither as their competitors use it effectively. For those
executives who don’t like “learning” it may be time to retire. We can assist you in a
structured manner and in a manageable level of your time – contact us if you are
interested.
Mitch
www.CyberCecurity.com
www.TurnkeyCybersecurityAndPrivacySolutions.com
[email protected]
Security News for the week ending July 11th, 2025
This week’s news: AI vendor Perplexity got caught cheating, Microsoft RECALL also cheats,
Ukraine stole specs on Russian’s newest nuclear submarine, insurance denies city’s breach
claim due to lack of MFA and federal court system to tighten security AFTER case files hacked.
Read details here.
The feds tell (even) the public sector to go protect itself.
It is becoming more clear by the day that help from the federal government with cybersecurity is
not coming. That doesn’t mean that they don’t want you to protect your company or agency or
city or that they won’t fine you if you don’t protect yourself; it just means they are not going to
help you do it. If you need assistance, please contact us.
Mitch
www.CyberCecurity.com
www.TurnkeyCybersecurityAndPrivacySolutions.com
[email protected]
Security News for the week ending August 1st, 2025
This week’s news: Drug cartels use IT to kill FBI informants, CISA caves – since they would like
the Senate to confirm a director, ransomware gangs threaten physical harm, Minnesota
activates National Guard over cyberattack and browser extensions pose threat to gen-AI tools
handling sensitive data.
Read details here.
If you are required to store or examine government IDs, are you sure you are secure?
As the states are forcing web site operators to validate a site visitor’s age for age appropriate
content, you may be required to validate their ID and store the evidence. That paints a LARGE
bullseye on your corporate back. Make sure you are doing everything possible to protect that
data. Need assistance – contact us.
Mitch
www.CyberCecurity.com
www.TurnkeyCybersecurityAndPrivacySolutions.com
[email protected]