AI News Stories | Episode 30
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AI News Stories | Episode 30
In this episode of BHIS Presents: AI Security Ops, we break down the top AI cybersecurity news and trends from November 2025. Our panel covers rising public awareness of AI, the security risks of local LLMs, emerging AI-driven threats, and what these developments mean for security teams. Whether you work in cybersecurity, AI security, or incident response, this episode helps you stay ahead of evolving AI-powered attacks and defenses.
Topics Covered:
Only 5% of Americans are unaware of AI?
What Pew Research reveals about AI’s penetration into everyday life and workplace usage.
AI’s Shift to the Intimacy Economy – Project Liberty
https://email.projectliberty.io/ais-shift-to-the-intimacy-economy-1
Amazon to Cut Jobs and Invest in AI Infrastructure
14,000 corporate roles eliminated—are layoffs really about efficiency or something else?
Amazon to Cut Jobs & Invest in AI – DW
https://www.dw.com/en/amazon-to-cut-14000-corporate-jobs-amid-ai-investment/a-74524365
Local Models Less Secure than Cloud Providers?
Why quantization and lack of guardrails make local LLMs more vulnerable to prompt injection and insecure code.
Local LLMs Security Paradox – Quesma
https://quesma.com/blog/local-llms-security-paradox
Whether you're a red teamer, SOC analyst, or just trying to stay ahead of AI threats, this episode delivers sharp insights and practical takeaways.
In this episode of BHIS Presents: AI Security Ops, we break down the top AI cybersecurity news and trends from November 2025. Our panel covers rising public awareness of AI, the security risks of local LLMs, emerging AI-driven threats, and what these developments mean for security teams. Whether you work in cybersecurity, AI security, or incident response, this episode helps you stay ahead of evolving AI-powered attacks and defenses.
Topics Covered:
Only 5% of Americans are unaware of AI?
What Pew Research reveals about AI’s penetration into everyday life and workplace usage.
AI’s Shift to the Intimacy Economy – Project Liberty
https://email.projectliberty.io/ais-shift-to-the-intimacy-economy-1
Amazon to Cut Jobs and Invest in AI Infrastructure
14,000 corporate roles eliminated—are layoffs really about efficiency or something else?
Amazon to Cut Jobs & Invest in AI – DW
https://www.dw.com/en/amazon-to-cut-14000-corporate-jobs-amid-ai-investment/a-74524365
Local Models Less Secure than Cloud Providers?
Why quantization and lack of guardrails make local LLMs more vulnerable to prompt injection and insecure code.
Local LLMs Security Paradox – Quesma
https://quesma.com/blog/local-llms-security-paradox
Whether you're a red teamer, SOC analyst, or just trying to stay ahead of AI threats, this episode delivers sharp insights and practical takeaways.
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Creators and Guests
Host
Bronwen Aker
Bronwen Aker is a BHIS Technical Editor who joined full-time in 2022 after years of contract work, bringing decades of web development and technical training experience to her roles in editing pentest reports, enhancing QA/QC processes, and improving public websites, and who enjoys sci-fi/fantasy, Animal Crossing, and dogs outside of work.
Host
Derek Banks
Derek is a BHIS Security Consultant, Penetration Tester, and Red Teamer with advanced degrees, industry certifications, and broad experience across forensics, incident response, monitoring, and offensive security, who enjoys learning from colleagues, helping clients improve their security, and spending his free time with family, fitness, and playing bass guitar.
Host
Joff Thyer
Joff Thyer is a BHIS Security Consultant with advanced degrees, multiple GIAC certifications, and deep expertise in offensive security and exploit development, who enjoys crafting sophisticated malware for penetration tests and, outside of work, making music and woodworking.