Episode #257: Edwin Kwan: Okta Breach Exposed Sensitive Customer Data; Katy Craig: Cisco Zero Day is Bad News; Ian Garrett: Will Hackers Who Write Phishing Emails Lose Their Jobs? Marcel Brown: This Day in Tech History

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Marcel Brown: October 24th, 1861. Western Union completes the first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States. Not coincidentally, two days later, the Pony Express shut down operations.

Edwin Kwan: Okta recently announced that their support case management system suffered a breach and sensitive customer data was stolen. Okta said that all affected customers have been notified, and that if you had not been contacted, then there is no impact to your Okta environment or support tickets.

Katy Craig: Cisco's recent disclosure of a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Web UI reveals a concerning situation. Cybersecurity firm, Censys, has confirmed that over 40,000 hosts have been infected, with more than a quarter of them located in the United States.

Ian Garrett: Generative AI is reshaping the phishing landscape, making attacks more sophisticated. Most security leaders are ill-prepared to protect against AI-generated email attacks. The majority still rely on cloud email providers or legacy tools for email security, with 53% using secure email gateways.