🔴 Jul 10's Top Cyber News NOW! - Ep 1171

**Dr. Gerald Auger** (0:01)
What's up, everybody? Welcome to the party. Today is Friday, July 10th, 2026 This is episode 1171 of your Simply Cyber Daily Cyber Threat Brief. Who's got two thumbs, all smiles, and a huge cup of coffee? Your host, Dr. Gerald Auger, coming to you live from the New England studios. We got a great show for you. If you're looking to stay current on the top cyber news stories of the day, while engaging with an absolute boss community, well, then you're in the right place, get comfortable, we're off and running on this beautiful Friday morning.
Yes, sir, yes, sir, welcome to the Party Pal, guys. We got a great show for you today. Over the next hour, we are gonna be going through the top eight cyber stories of the day, maybe sprinkle in a couple bonus stories. I don't know, we'll see what happens.
I don't research or prep for any of the stories that are coming. I literally don't know what's coming down the pike. I don't know what's coming out my mouth. And that's part of the fun. That's why I don't know if there's gonna be bonus stories sprinkled in. We are living live in this world of AI slop and nonsense. There's something authentic that won't change, and it's Simply Cyber's Daily Cyber Threat Brief Podcast.

**Sarah Lane** (1:29)
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**Dr. Gerald Auger** (1:31)
Now, I want you to know, as I said, I don't research or prep for the stories. Ain't nobody got time for that. I do ask and appreciate all the folks in chat right above my head. Marcus Kyler, Mondo Avila, Cyber Riskwitch, Carey, AdTech, Jim Wales. I saw TJ in there, James McQuiggan.
Abimbola. Guys, Steve Young, if you got thoughts on the stories, drop them in. This is a community. This isn't a one-way podcast. I might be live streaming, screaming at a camera, but what I'm telling you is, this is an interactive experience. Your opinion, your thoughts, your experience absolutely help everyone level up. James McQuiggan, Coffee Cup Cheers, my man. Let's get a anime wow, the official sounder for Simply Cyber Squad members.
All right, holler at you. Guys, every single episode, we go through the stories, but did you know since I am a qualified instructor, and I'll put my credentials up against anyone who would want to question my ability to deliver this show in an impactful way.
Every episode is worth a half a CP. The show is an hour long, which most people would say, that's one CP, Jerry. But the thing is, we have some fun halfway through the show. We're going to tell some jokes, compliments of this beautiful man right here, James Soquiggin at 35,000 feet. So in order to avoid the naysayers, in order to avoid persecution, we say it's a half a CPE per day. Now, how do you get credit for those CPEs? Very simple. Hit!CPE in chat. What's up, Gloria? Good to see you.
Listen, type!CPE in chat, you'll get Nightbot telling you a URL. Or if you're a pro player, you know what I mean? You're on the pro circuit. Maybe you're touring the Magic the Gathering Pro Circuit coming up. Maybe you're one of those people. If you are, you might just know the URL or have it bookmarked. At the end of the day, whether you're on Replay or Live With Us, cyberthreatbrief.simplycyber.io/cpe, you get this website right here. There's a link in the description if you're watching on Replay or listening on audio only. And basically, it's a simple form. I'm not trying to, you know, like solve the most, I'm not making a Rube Goldberg machine here on getting CPEs. It's simple. Give me your name so I can put it on the certificate. Give me your email address so I can mail you the certificate. Check the box so you can ethically say you were here. And then check the box. I don't even know if I need the second checkbox. It basically says I can email you. The last thing I need is somebody flipping out and telling me that I'm emailing them without their permission. Hit those buttons. Hit the big yellow button that says submit attestation. And guess what? On the first of the month, every month, I will email you an email with a PDF and a certificate of all the days you showed up in the previous month with the CPEs. It is, what do the kids say?
What do the young say? Gen Z? Oh yeah, chef's kiss. Is that Gen Z or am I dating myself there too? Whatever.
It gives you Ohio Riz Sigma. The aura is strong with the CPE website. You're picking up what I'm putting down, Gen Z. Go ahead and put it in your translator. Let me know what it says. All right, guys. Every single day of the week has a special segment. And Fridays is unbelievably, unequivocally consistently a rib tickler with my friend, your community member, James McQuiggan at 35,000 feet, the same individual who does Thursday's Cyber Career Hotline. He'll be on the panel later today. He guest hosts the podcast from time to time.