Black October! What Is Happening to the Internet? | Hari Mulackal & Odysseas Lamtzidis

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Is AI turning the entire internet into a dark forest? Security experts Hari Mulackal and Odysseas Lamtzidis join David Hoffman to unpack Black October, why AI-powered hacking is becoming cheaper and more scalable, how defenders are falling behind, and what it means for your crypto and personal data.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:08 Black October: Cybersecurity’s New Reality

1:01 Why Cyber Incidents Are Surging

4:06 AI Makes Hacking Cheap and Scalable

6:46 The Real-World Cost of Data Breaches

11:00 AI, Personal Data, and Targeted Scams

15:32 Is Mass Data Exposure Inevitable?

18:02 What the CVE Explosion Reveals

20:50 Can AI Defenders Keep Up?

23:22 Why Crypto May Be Better Prepared

27:34 Are Crypto Assets Still Safe?

31:41 A Silver Lining After the Cyber Turbulence

34:18 Practical Security Advice for Individuals

36:05 Redundancy, Self-Custody, and Limiting Risk

38:02 Simple Steps to Protect Your Wallet

40:39 What Crypto Custodians Should Do

41:29 Security Startups and How They Can Help

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RESOURCES

Hari Mulackal

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hari-mulackal

Odysseas Lamtzidis

https://www.linkedin.com/in/odysseaslamtzidis

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