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Cisco reports that Mythos has already changed their threat modeling and defensive posture, anticipating AI-powered attackers will become widespread. 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The system uses over 100 specialized AI agents that collaborate, debate, and validate findings to reduce false positives and prove exploitability, marking a shift from reactive patching to proactive, AI-driven security. This approach, built on expertise from DARPA AI Cyber Challenge winners, sets a new benchmark for scalable, industry-wide software security."}, {"episode_id": "ep_security_now_audio_5293b806dce5", "episode_title": "SN 1078: DigiCert does it right - Hugging Face Under Fire", "podcast_name": "Security Now (Audio)", "podcast_slug": "security_now_audio", "source_id": "src_security_now_audio", "category": "ai", "publish_date": "2026-05-13T02:36:18Z", "overall_score": 93.4, "score_breakdown": {"clarity": 95.0, "originality": 95.0, "hype_penalty": 1.0, "actionability": 85.0, "technical_depth": 92.0, "information_density": 85.0}, "podcast_cover_url": "https://elroy.twit.tv/sites/default/files/styles/twit_thumb_720x405/public/images/episodes/2026/05/861331/hero/SN1078_thumbnail.jpg", "source_link": "https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1078", "audio_url": "https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/megaphone/sn_1078/ARML5203491657.mp3", "listen_url": "https://twit.tv/shows/security-now/episodes/1078", "verdict": "must_listen", "why_listen": "Learn how a gold-standard incident response from DigiCert contrasted with Microsoft's overzealous automation, revealing critical lessons in trust management and digital certificate security.", "summary": "DigiCert's breach involved 27 fraudulent code signing certificates issued after attackers exploited a support portal vulnerability, but rapid revocation and transparent reporting limited damage. The company's full disclosure, immediate revocation from the original issue date, and systemic remediation set a new standard for incident response. In contrast, Microsoft Defender's overreaction\u2014removing DigiCert's root certificates from trust stores\u2014caused widespread disruption by breaking legitimate software trust."}], "category_breakdown": [{"category": "ai", "count": 3}]}