Computerworld.com reported “with the rise of AI browsers such as Perplexity Comet, ChatGPT Atlas, Copilot Mode in Microsoft Edge, and Dia Browser, we have a new wave of exciting ways that AI can go horribly wrong. Are we lucky or what?” The November 4, 2025 article
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Computerworld.com reported that “Apple is reportedly planning to pay Google to provide a kind of white-label version of Google Gemini AI that will run securely on Apple’s own Private Cloud Compute servers.” The November 3, 2025 article entitled ” Apple may tap Google Gemini for Apple Intelligence AI” (
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Darkreading.com reported that “A $14 billion seizure by US investigators presents a warning for cybercriminals’ reliance on bitcoin but is still a positive development for the cryptocurrency industry.” The October 23, 2025 article entitled “US Crypto Bust Offers Hope in Battle Against Cybercrime Syndicates” (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/us-crypto-bust-hope-battle-against-cybercrime-syndicates) included these comments:
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Computerworld.com reported that “Breaking the humanoid robot delusion “Robot makers want us all to believe we’re on the brink of an autonomous humanoid robot revolution. But that’s just not true. Call it ‘faith-based innovation.’ A Silicon Valley company called 1X this week announced a humanoid robot that does all your housework. The
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Darkreading.com reported that “In the wake of AI’s explosive growth, security and risk are no longer polite footnotes at the end of a board meeting. Suddenly, everyone from the CEO to the most junior product manager is asking, “What’s our plan for AI risk?”” The October 27, 2025
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DarkReading.com reported that “AI search tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and OpenAI’s Atlas browser offer powerful capabilities for research and information gathering but are also dangerously susceptible to low-effort content manipulation attacks. It turns out websites that can detect when an AI crawler visits can serve completely different content than what
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Computerworld.com reported that “Mirroring AI in general, the newest OpenAI service has the potential to deliver massive productivity gains. But the potential for errors and data leakage are equally great. OpenAI on Thursday rolled out its latest offering, a comprehensive data collection and analysis capability called “company knowledge”. And although
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DarkReading.com reported that “Attackers are pouncing on financially strapped US government agencies and furloughed employees. And the effects of this period might be felt for a long time hereafter.” The October 24, 2025 article entitled “Shutdown Sparks 85% Increase in US Government Cyberattacks” (https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/shutdown-increase-us-government-cyberattacks) included these comments:
The Media Trust found that the most targeted agency during this shutdown, by far, has been the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In second place — again, some distance from third — is the Department of Justice (DoJ). The chart below shows the volume of attacks that reached each agency in the first week of October.
Though the VA and DoJ might sound like an arbitrary duo, there may well be some hidden logic underneath.
When a government shutdown happens, employees fall into two buckets. Many are furloughed — sent home and barred from even checking their government email inbox. Some are deemed “essential,” though, and they have to keep working.
Essential workers are just as unpaid, stressed, and vulnerable, yet they still have to walk into their workplace everyday. Miller points out how, especially in these cases, “you’re going to have morale issues. And then with this minimal staffing, you’re creating a higher burden on the personnel who are there having to do probably additional work,” meaning cyber threats are more likely to slip through.
Because so many of them perform crucial medical and benefits work, 96.8% of employees at the VA are still going into work Monday through Friday. Similarly, 90% of DoJ employees are considered essential.
The White House has advised that, during the shutdown, “generally, agency cybersecurity functions are excepted as these functions are necessary to avoid imminent threat to Federal property,” but agencies have discretion in how they interpret this guideline. And with two-thirds of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) sitting at home, agencies already lack the support they’re used to at a time when they’re at greatest risk.
Are you surprised?
First published at https://www.vogelitlaw.com/blog/85-increase-in-us-government-cyberattacks-blamed-on-shutdown
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Computerworld.com reported that “The genAI browser from the company that created ChatGPT brings with it security concerns that could hinder widespread corporate adoption.” The October 24, 2024 article entitled “Enterprises should not install OpenAI’s new Atlas browser, analysts warn” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4078115/enterprises-should-not-install-openais-new-atlas-browser-analysts-warn.html) included these comments:
Atlas can help automate online browsing based on user preferences. The browser has ChatGPT as its landing page, where the technology can take control of the browser to run web-based tasks.
If a user is viewing a recipe and wants to make it, for example, the browser will automatically go to sites like Instacart and place an order for the ingredients. Or the agent chatbot — which sits in a side panel — can make changes to documents in Google Docs based on user requests. (Google Docs already has a prompting feature to automate document changes.)
Critics were quick to point out that Atlas is vulnerable to prompt hijacking, where malicious prompts embedded in webpages could lead to data theft.
What do you think?
First published at https://www.vogelitlaw.com/blog/think-twice-before-installing-openais-new-atlas-browser
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CSOonline.com reported that “Enterprises have long relied on firewalls, routers, VPN servers, and email gateways to protect their networks from attacks. Increasingly, however, these network edge devices are becoming security liabilities themselves.” The October 20, 2025 entitled “Network security devices endanger orgs with ’90s era flaws” (https://www.csoonline.com/article/4074945/network-security-devices-endanger-orgs-with-90s-era-flaws.html) included
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