Meta AI Privacy Risks, ScreenConnect Vulnerabilities & the Growing Zero-Day Threat
Download MP3How much information about you can AI piece together from years of social media posts, photos, tags and digital breadcrumbs?
In this episode of Brutally Honest Security, Eric Taylor reacts to a disturbing example of Meta AI connecting information across social media to build detailed profiles involving a user's family and location. It opens a much bigger conversation about online privacy, the data we willingly share, the information exposed through breaches, and how easily those pieces can be combined into something far more revealing than most people realize.
Eric also breaks down security developments involving ScreenConnect and MikroTik, including risks surrounding remote access platforms, SSH vulnerabilities and the speed at which proof-of-concept exploits can begin circulating after vulnerabilities become public.
The episode closes with a look at the changing cybersecurity landscape, where AI-assisted tooling, undisclosed zero-days and increasingly accessible offensive capabilities are making it easier for attackers to move quickly while defenders still have to protect an entire environment.
Topics include Meta AI privacy, social media data exposure, OSINT, breached data, ScreenConnect security, MikroTik vulnerabilities, remote code execution, zero-day exploits, AI in cybersecurity and why organizations may need to become more cautious about how quickly they trust, reconnect and expose systems.
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Whether you’re a security professional, IT leader, breach counsel, or just someone trying to make sense of the headlines, Eric’s blunt breakdowns make complex cyber topics accessible and actionable. Expect frank discussions, real stories from the trenches, and zero fluff.
If you’re tired of jargon and want the truth about today’s cyber threats, tune in to Brutally Honest Security. Its cybersecurity explained the way it should be direct, honest, and impossible to ignore.
No script. No limits. If it matters in cyber, it's fair game.
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In this episode of Brutally Honest Security, Eric Taylor reacts to a disturbing example of Meta AI connecting information across social media to build detailed profiles involving a user's family and location. It opens a much bigger conversation about online privacy, the data we willingly share, the information exposed through breaches, and how easily those pieces can be combined into something far more revealing than most people realize.
Eric also breaks down security developments involving ScreenConnect and MikroTik, including risks surrounding remote access platforms, SSH vulnerabilities and the speed at which proof-of-concept exploits can begin circulating after vulnerabilities become public.
The episode closes with a look at the changing cybersecurity landscape, where AI-assisted tooling, undisclosed zero-days and increasingly accessible offensive capabilities are making it easier for attackers to move quickly while defenders still have to protect an entire environment.
Topics include Meta AI privacy, social media data exposure, OSINT, breached data, ScreenConnect security, MikroTik vulnerabilities, remote code execution, zero-day exploits, AI in cybersecurity and why organizations may need to become more cautious about how quickly they trust, reconnect and expose systems.
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Whether you’re a security professional, IT leader, breach counsel, or just someone trying to make sense of the headlines, Eric’s blunt breakdowns make complex cyber topics accessible and actionable. Expect frank discussions, real stories from the trenches, and zero fluff.
If you’re tired of jargon and want the truth about today’s cyber threats, tune in to Brutally Honest Security. Its cybersecurity explained the way it should be direct, honest, and impossible to ignore.
No script. No limits. If it matters in cyber, it's fair game.
👉 Subscribe now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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