As cyber threats evolve faster than policy, Cyber Focus delivers executive-level briefings on cybersecurity, national security, and critical infrastructure. From the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University, host Frank Cilluffo speaks with senior leaders across government, industry, and the intelligence community about ransomware, state-sponsored threats, AI, and the systems we all rely on—energy, water, telecom, and supply chains. Each episode focuses on real-world risk tradeoffs and practical steps organizations can take to strengthen resilience.
Cyber Focus
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As cyber threats evolve faster than policy, Cyber Focus delivers executive-level briefings on cybersecurity, national security, and critical infrastructure. From the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security at Auburn University, host Frank Cilluffo speaks with senior leaders across government, industry, and the intelligence community about ransomware, state-sponsored threats, AI, and the systems we all rely on—energy, water, telecom, and supply chains. Each episode focuses on real-world risk tradeoffs and practical steps organizations can take to strengthen resilience.
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June 23, 2026
Anthropic and the Fight Over Frontier AI Risk with CyberScoop's Greg Otto
<p>As frontier AI models become more capable at finding vulnerabilities, cybersecurity is entering a period where old timelines, disclosure norms, and governance tools may no longer fit the speed of the technology. In this episode of Cyber Focus, Frank Cilluffo speaks with CyberScoop editor-in-chief Greg Otto about the recent controversy surrounding Anthropic's Fable-5 and Mythos 5 models, the government's use of export controls, and the difficulty of distinguishing between dangerous AI capability and legitimate defensive cyber use.</p> <p>The conversation moves from the Anthropic fight to a broader operational challenge: AI may help defenders discover more weaknesses, but organizations still have to validate, prioritize, and fix them. Otto explains why vulnerability disclosure, patching, open-source security, and public-private coordination are all being tested by AI's pace — and why the most important question may not be whether AI can find the problem, but whether institutions can absorb what it reveals.</p> <p><strong>Main Topics Covered</strong></p> <ul> <li>Anthropic's Fable-5 and Mythos 5 models</li> <li>Project Glasswing and vetted model access</li> <li>AI-enabled vulnerability discovery</li> <li>Jailbreaks, guardrails, and defense-oriented prompting</li> <li>Export controls and frontier AI governance</li> <li>Vulnerability disclosure timelines</li> <li>Microsoft, Nightmare Eclipse, and researcher-vendor trust</li> <li>AI-generated bug reports and remediation overload</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Quotes</strong></p> <p>"I think a lot of it was in the White House not fully understanding what is possible. And that's not necessarily on the White House. This is new technology." — Greg Otto</p> <p>"The model itself isn't the problem, it's the output." — Greg Otto</p> <p>"[AI vulnerability discovery] has really laid bare just how dependent we are on software that is literally maintained by people in their basement." — Greg Otto</p> <p>"If you're using AI to generate the answer, that's bad. That is unequivocally bad. It is not going to help."— Greg Otto</p> <p>"If you're using [AI] for something that requires judgment or human care, I think that you should really exercise some caution." — Greg Otto</p> <p><strong>Relevant Links and Resources</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://cyberscoop.com/">CyberScoop</a></li> <li><a href="https://cyberscoop.com/show/safe-mode/">Safe Mode podcast</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Guest Bio</strong></p> <p>Greg Otto is editor-in-chief of CyberScoop, where he leads coverage of cybersecurity, emerging technology, public-sector cyber policy, and the threats shaping the digital ecosystem. He also hosts CyberScoop's weekly podcast, Safe Mode, which examines major developments in cyber and technology through conversations with practitioners, executives, researchers, and reporters.</p>
June 16, 2026
Inside the FBI's Push to Disrupt Hackers Before They Strike with Brett Leatherman
Frank Cilluffo interviews FBI Assistant Director for Cyber Brett Leatherman on how the Bureau disrupts hackers and defends critical infrastructure using law enforcement and intelligence.
June 9, 2026
The New AI Executive Order and the Race to Harden America's Systems with Daniel Kroese
Frank Cilluffo interviews Daniel Kroese, Vice President of Global Policy at Palo Alto Networks, about the new AI Executive Order and its impact on national security and critical infrastructure.
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