Listen "Adversarial Podcast S4E02 - Cyber acquisitions and raises, 95% of GenAI pilots failing, Zelle's alleged security lapses"
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00:00 Introduction & BlackHat02:06 Cybersecurity in Schools18:53 Black Hat Conference Highlights34:02 New York sues Zelle44:48 Trends in Cybersecurity Mergers and Acquisitions1:02:44 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing1:08:53 Prompt injection with poisoned calendar invitesDARPA announces $4 million winner of AI code review competition at DEF CONDARPA announced Team Atlanta as the winner of its two-year competition among researchers to create the best artificial intelligence systems that can find and fix vulnerabilities.Attorney General James Sues Company Behind Zelle for Enabling Widespread FraudNew York today sued Early Warning Services, a company owned and controlled by a group of the largest banks in the United States that was tasked with developing and operating the electronic payment platform Zelle, for failing to protect its users from massive amounts of fraud.Cyber AcquisitionsPalo Alto / CyberArkCrowdStrike / OnumOkta / AxiomArmis raises millions at $5B valuationMIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failingA recent MIT‑commissioned study—highlighted in Fortune on August 18, 2025—reveals that approximately 95% of generative AI pilot programs at companies failed to deliver any measurable return on investment or financial uplift. The core issue appears to be not the AI itself, but poor integration into existing workflows and misaligned use cases, with only about 5% of pilots achieving rapid revenue growth by focusing sharply on specific pain points.Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart HomeSecurity researchers demonstrated that a poisoned Google Calendar invite could indirectly prompt-inject Google’s Gemini, causing it to control smart-home devices.Hosts:Jerry Perullo (Founder, https://adversarial.com/)Sounil Yu (Founder, https://www.knostic.ai/)Mario Duarte (Founder, stealth startup)Producer: Tillson Galloway (https://tillsongalloway.com)
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