Rising Unauthorized Scans, Signal App’s Risky Use, AI Image Concerns, and the Mystery of a Disappeared Professor

April 4, 2025 In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today,’ host Jim Love discusses a significant increase in unauthorized scans targeting Juniper and Palo Alto network devices, potentially indicating espionage or botnet recruitment. Security concerns about the use of the Signal app by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz’s team for official work are examined, emphasizing potential risks and legal implications. The episode also highlights the risks posed by OpenAI’s image generation tool within ChatGPT, which can be exploited to create fraudulent documents. Finally, the mysterious disappearance of Indiana University cybersecurity professor JF Wang and his wife following an FBI and Homeland Security investigation is explored, along with ongoing legal actions to uncover more details.

00:00 Introduction and Overview
00:23 Unauthorized Scans on Network Devices
02:01 National Security Concerns with Signal App
05:21 Risks of AI-Generated Images
07:44 The Disappearance of a Cybersecurity Professor
09:57 Conclusion and Upcoming Events

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Jim Love

Jim Love's career in technology spans more that four decades. He's been a CIO and headed a world wide Management Consulting practice. As an entrepreneur he built his own tech business. Today he is a podcast host with the popular tech podcasts Hashtag Trending and Cybersecurity Today with over 14 million downloads. As a novelist, his latest book "Elisa: A Tale of Quantum Kisses" is an Audible best seller. In addition, Jim is a songwriter and recording artist with a Juno nomination and a gold album to his credit. His music can be found at music.jimlove.com
Picture of Jim Love

Jim Love

Jim Love's career in technology spans more that four decades. He's been a CIO and headed a world wide Management Consulting practice. As an entrepreneur he built his own tech business. Today he is a podcast host with the popular tech podcasts Hashtag Trending and Cybersecurity Today with over 14 million downloads. As a novelist, his latest book "Elisa: A Tale of Quantum Kisses" is an Audible best seller. In addition, Jim is a songwriter and recording artist with a Juno nomination and a gold album to his credit. His music can be found at music.jimlove.com

Jim Love

Jim is an author and podcast host with over 40 years in technology.

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