Cybersecurity & Information Security Professional

UK
Joined October 2008
This is the AI cyber warning we should pay attention to. 100+ organisations, including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and Anthropic, are saying we have a “limited window” to strengthen cyber defences. But the most important part? “Status quo security won’t be enough.” AI doesn’t need to invent new weaknesses. It can find, chain and exploit the ones we already have, faster and at scale. Unpatched systems. Excessive privileges. Weak authentication. Misconfiguration. Technical debt. We don’t need to wait for the next generation of AI to fix those. The window is now. 🔐 Read the open letter from OpenAI⁠ openai.com/collective-cyberd… #CyberSecurity #AI #CyberRisk
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David Whitelegg retweeted
PHP 8.5.12 released - 90 fixes in 29 components, including security fixes (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619). Changelog + downloads: php-net.pro/news/php-8-5-12-…
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The critical PHP security patches have now been released. Two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619), both rated CVSS 9.2, have been addressed. Updated versions are available for PHP 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5. If you haven’t already, now is the time to identify affected systems, prioritise internet-facing services and get those patches deployed. There are no complete mitigations, so patching really is the priority here. Official PHP announcement and releases: php.net/ #CyberSecurity #VulnerabilityManagement #PHP #PatchManagement
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#PHP Foundation announced an upcoming security releaseaddressing two critical vulnerabilities in PHP. PHP (PHP Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely used server-side scripting language designed for web development. It runs on a web server to generate dynamic page content, interact with databases, and handle backend application logic before delivering the final HTML output to a user's browser. PHP is also used in a range of other products.  ncsc.gov.uk/news/critical-se…
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Halifax and Revolut were among a string of UK businesses hit by a disruption to Google Cloud on Tuesday. ft.trib.al/lHjYB1O
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BREAKING: Multiple online services are down or 'experiencing issues.' Google Cloud has reported "issues" in its western Europe region affecting dozens of websites, including; Revolut, Royal Mail and HSBC. Latest updates ➡️ trib.al/M16q5UZ 📺 Sky 501
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Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires. Les Mousquetaires, which ⁠owns retailer Intermarche, said that approximately 150 of its stores were affected, with the retail group forced to throw all the food away. news.sky.com/share/13598252
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news.sky.com/share/13598799 Artificial intelligence (AI) is "supercharging" security threats to the UK, including the potential development by terrorists and states of new killer bioweapons, the head of MI5 has warned. The Security Service has launched an assessment centre this year to examine AI risks, Sir Ken McCallum revealed, amid concerns about the possibility of some form of self-deciding super intelligence posing a danger to the whole of humanity.
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ASOS shares down by almost 5% after news of hack ASOS shares are feeling some pain. They were down by almost 5% at one stage as the hacking reports first emerged. Investors, yet to hear directly from the company, are likely to have been somewhat startled by the push notifications seen on customer mobile phones. The stock was up by more than 70% in the year to date ahead of the scare. news.sky.com/share/13591381
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David Whitelegg retweeted
🔐Speed vs Control: Are We Moving Too Fast to Govern AI & Risk?🚀David Whitelegg, Deputy CISO, Compliance @ Compass Group 📖Read more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0ykClR0 📅Oct 8, 26 | London Stadium 🔹CIO: lnkd.in/e73NQAac 🔹CISO: lnkd.in/em-jnB9j #EDS #Xseries #CIOCISOXUK
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I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.
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David Whitelegg retweeted
Jacob is correct here—we really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next decade. I believe Anthropic is trying its best, but we do not yet have a plan to solve alignment for superintelligence and are not clearly on track to.
Replying to @hilbertspaess
The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and senior researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible - but I hear the same people express fear privately. No other human activity poses this level of danger.
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