In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today,’ host Jim Love discusses the recent deep fake attack on high-ranking US government officials using AI voice cloning technology. The conversation highlights the growing ease and risks of AI-generated impersonations. The episode also covers the advancements in AI systems connecting with enterprise data and the security implications, alongside recent updates on events like Ingram Micro’s ransomware attack and Google’s confusing Gemini AI rollout for Android. Additionally, the show explores a new method called Info Flood that can trick chatbots into providing dangerous information by using academic-sounding language.
00:00 Deep Fakes Hit US Government
02:40 AI Integration in Enterprise Systems
05:49 Ingram Micro Ransomware Attack Update
07:22 Google’s Confusing Gemini Release
10:33 Exploiting AI with Academic Jargon
12:34 Conclusion and Contact Information
Tools and Resources:
Google’s GenAI Toolbox for Databases – Direct access to the MCP database integration tools
https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox
Agent2Agent Protocol Project – Linux Foundation’s A2A protocol repository and documentation
https://github.com/a2aproject/A2A
Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol – Learn about MCP and related security considerations
https://modelcontextprotocol.io/
