Risky Business Podcast
February 18, 2026
Risky Business #825 -- Palo Alto Networks blames it on the boogie
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On this week’s show, Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau and James WIlson discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They cover:
- Palo Alto threat researchers want to attribute to China, but management says shush
- An increasing proportion of ransomware is data extortion. Is this good?
- Cambodia says it’s going to dismantle scam compounds
- CISA sufferers through yet another shutdown
- Google Gemini’s training secrets are being systematically harvested to improve other LLMs
- Academics assess SaaS password managers’ resilience against a malicious server
This episode is sponsored by SSO-firewall integration vendor Knocknoc. Chief exec Adam Pointon joins to talk about the latest in defences… which is to say Knocknoc for Solaris/Sparc and HPUX on PA-RISC?! Okay also that other little known OS… Windows.
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Show notes
Data-only extortion grows as ransomware gangs seek better profits | Cybersecurity Dive
Arctic Wolf Threat Report 2026
Risky Bulletin: Cambodia promises to dismantle scam networks by April - Risky Business Media
Critical flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support sees early signs of exploitation | Cybersecurity Dive
CISA Navigates DHS Shutdown With Reduced Staff - SecurityWeek
Kimwolf Botnet Swamps Anonymity Network I2P – Krebs on Security
BADIIS to the Bone: New Insights to a Global SEO Poisoning Campaign — Elastic Security Labs
Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true - Ars Technica
Google finds state-sponsored hackers use AI at 'all stages' of attack cycle | CyberScoop
Google: Gemini hit with 100,000+ prompts in cloning attempt
Proofpoint acquires Acuvity to tackle the security risks of agentic AI | CyberScoop
Cisco Redefines Security for the Agentic Era with AI Defense Expansion and AI-Aware SASE
Sophos Acquires Arco Cyber to Bring CISO-Level, Agentic AI-Powered Expertise to Every Organization