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Author’s Favorite Sites

Denny V  |  25 Jul, 2026
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https://inspire4.com (inspirational site: Music, Audios, Videos, Animations) https://grc.com (Security related site with some nice tools) https://ninite.com (This site has the best of the best free software already checked for virus’Just click on each piece of software you want and click on the ‘Get Your Ninite’ button on the bottom)

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Recommended Security Sites

Denny V  |  25 Jul, 2026
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Security Now Podcast – (TwitTV) Website: https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htmMailing List: https://www.grc.com/mail.htmPodcast: Search for “TWIT Security Now” in your favorite Podcast App Krebs on Security Website: https://krebsonsecurity.com/Mailing List: https://krebsonsecurity.com/subscribe/ KnowBe4 Website: https://www.KnowBe4.comHomecourse: To get the home user security awareness training home user course, visit https://www.knowbe4.com/homecourse (Password is homecourse)

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Software-Engineering AI Agents

Denny V  |  25 Jul, 2026
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Subject: Software Engineering Agents (SWE Agents) such as Claude Mythos, Gemini-powered Passerine, GitHub Copilot agents, and Codex-based systems have recently evolved from code assistants into autonomous software researchers capable of finding vulnerabilities, generating patches, running tests, analyzing large codebases, and submitting fixes to real-world software projects. Why I Picked This Story: I often hear people […]

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ECB tells Europe’s big banks to plan for AI cyber threats

Denny V  |  25 Jul, 2026
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The ECB’s top supervisor has ordered euro-area banks to submit plans for the cyber threat from frontier AI by end-October. The trigger is a model like Anthropic’s Claude Mythos. Source: https://thenextweb.com/news/ecb-banks-ai-cyber-plans-claude-mythosSteve Gibson’s take on it: Security Now! #1087 – 07-14-26 Why I Picked This Story: If this happened in Europe, it’s likely happening elsewhere. Right […]