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Schneier - Upcoming Speaking Engagements

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m giving a keynote at Cybernation 2026 in Berlin, Germany, on June 24, 2026. I’m speaking at the Potsdam Conference on National Cybersecurity  at the Hasso Plattner Institut in Potsdam, Germany. The event runs June 24–25, 2026, and my talk will be the evening of June 24. I’m participating in a panel discussion at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs in Vienna on Thursday, June 25, 2026. I’m speaking at the Digital Humanism Conference in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, June 26, 2026. I’m giving a fireside chat for Epicenter Works, to be held at Kaffee Alt Wien in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, June 26, 2026. I’m participating (via Zoom) in a panel discussion at Quantum.Tech World in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on Friday, June 26, 2026. The topic is “Q-Day’s Shortening Deadline: Immediate Solutions.” I’m speaking at Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia, on Monday, June 29, 2026. I’m speaking ...
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The Hacker News - Critical Splunk Enterprise Flaw Lets Attackers Run Code Without Authentication

Splunk has released security updates to address a critical security flaw in Splunk Enterprise that could be exploited to conduct unauthenticated file operations and even remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20253, is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scoring system. "In Splunk Enterprise versions below 10.2.4 and 10.0.7, an unauthenticated user could create or truncate arbitrary from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/critical-splunk-enterprise-flaw-lets.html
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The Hacker News - China-Linked Hackers Backdoored Linux Login Software to Hide for Nearly a Decade

Instead of hiding on the laptops and servers defenders watch most closely, a China-nexus group spent close to a decade hidden inside the Linux login system itself. Sygnia, which tracks the group as Velvet Ant, says it backdoored the PAM and OpenSSH components that decide who is allowed to sign in, planting its access where ordinary cleanup could not reach it. The network it targeted had no from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/china-linked-hackers-backdoored-linux.html
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KnowBe4 - An Overview of Email Compliance Regulations and Reporting

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Email is one of the primary ways people share information, connect with customers and get work done. It is also one of the easiest channels for risk to slip in. A mistyped address, an exposed attachment, a missed opt-out, or a rushed response to a phishing message can all lead to serious problems. from KnowBe4 Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/email-compliance-regulations-and-reporting
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KnowBe4 - Report: AI-Assisted Fraud is Surging

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AI-generated fraud schemes are now the dominant type of fraud, according to a new report from AU10TIX. AI-assisted forgeries overtook physical manipulation for the first time, as these tools allow attackers to fool humans and technology with very little manual effort. from KnowBe4 Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/ai-fraud-surpasses-physical-forgery-au10tix-report
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The Hacker News - Agentjacking Attack Tricks AI Coding Agents Into Running Malicious Code

Cybersecurity researchers have described what they say is a new class of attack that can trick artificial intelligence (AI) coding agents into running arbitrary code on developer machines. Called Agentjacking by Tenet Security, the attack can be triggered by means of a fake error report crafted using Sentry, an open-source error-tracking and performance-monitoring platform. "The attack from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/agentjacking-attack-tricks-ai-coding.html
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The Hacker News - Rethinking MDR as Attackers and Defenders Embrace AI

For most of the past decade, managed detection and response was the answer to a real problem. Security teams couldn't staff around the clock, couldn't hire enough analysts, and needed someone else to handle the alert queue. MDR stepped in. It worked well enough. Until now. The threat landscape has changed faster than the MDR model can adapt. Attackers are using AI to move faster, generate more from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/rethinking-mdr-as-attackers-and.html
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