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CyberWire Daily·Aug 5, 2026·35m·Episode #2608

SAFE and sound.

Show notes

The White House lays out its AI strategy at Black Hat. Researchers spotlight rogue AI behavior. CISA warns of an actively exploited N-able flaw. TP-Link patches 15 Omada vulnerabilities. Apple fights the UK’s iCloud access order. The AI gray market expands. A Massachusetts healthcare breach hits more than 300,000 people. Lawmakers push to extend protections for OPM breach victims. Our guest is  Cal Al-Dhubaib, Principal Technologist at Rubrik, who wonders if your security team is solving the wrong problem. With elections, don’t trust AI to tell you the whole story.

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CyberWire Guest

On today’s Industry Voices segment, we are joined by Cal Al-Dhubaib, Principal Technologist at Rubrik, talking about how your security team is solving the wrong problem. If you enjoyed the conversation, check out the full interview here. You can also find more information below:

  • Rubrik Agent Cloud landing page

  • Rubrik AI landing page

  • News: Rubrik Launches Rubrik Agent Cloud for Anthropic's Claude Code

    Selected Reading

    National cyber director lays out White House plans to secure AI without writing new rules (CyberScoop)

    Cybersecurity Alliance Drafts SAFE Guidelines for Sharing AI Incident Data (SecurityWeek)

    AI researchers let models off the leash – then watched as they tried to add malware to a FOSS project (The Register)

    MSPs urged to patch immediately after N-able issues hotfix for N-central ‘god mode’ flaw (IT Pro)

    TP-Link patches Omada ZTP flaws allowing hackers to breach networks (BleepingComputer)

    Apple launches new legal challenge against UK over iCloud access (The Record)

    Free tokens for sale: How fake signups drive AI fraud (Threat Intelligence)

    311,000 Impacted by Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach (SecurityWeek)

    Lawmakers spring to save ID theft services for OPM breach victims, with expiration looming (CyberScoop)

    AI is getting better at election facts, but voters shouldn’t rely on it (CyberScoop)

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