Heartbeat 26.01

What’s New From Us

  1. Free Security Awareness Newsletter Service for Clients and PartnersSituational awareness is needed to establish good cyber hygiene and improve as threats emerge.  Heatbeat offers a periodic update of the priority security news to our partners and clients.  

Newsworthy Posts

  1. No Availability, No Security
  2. Is Security Part of Your Electric Bill?
  3. Pull the Plug on End-of-Life Devices
  4. Countless Vulnerabilities Increasing Exposure, Dwindling Resources
  5. Can Security and Privacy Coexist?
  6. AI for Adversarial Use
  7. Critical Microsoft Vulnerability Opens Eyes, Needs Action

Partner Perspective

  1. Coyote Brown Threat Report
    1. Top security news for the past 2 weeks:
      1. OpenClaw is a security nightmare – 5 red flags you shouldn’t ignore…before it’s too late
      2. Moltbot and the Privacy Risks of Agentic AI Infrastructure
      3. OpenClaw Moltbot Security Risks
      4. An AI Agent Revolt: Moltbook Is Not A Good Idea
      5. OpenClaw is a security nightmare – 5 red flags you shouldn’t ignore (before it’s too late)
      6. Moltbook Security Leak, 150K AI Agent API Keys Exposed, AI Security Audit
      7. Hackers Leak 5.1 Million Panera Bread Records
      8. NIST’s AI guidance pushes cybersecurity boundaries
      9. Hacking Moltbook: The AI Social Network Any Human Can Control
      10. ClawHavoc: 341 Malicious Clawed Skills Found by the Bot They Were Targeting
      11. Cost of OpenClaw
      12. A realistic guide to OpenClaw AI pricing
      13. Microsoft warns 80% of Fortune 500 face ‘shadow AI’ security risks
      14. Hacker posts database with 3 billion usable email addresses
      15. OpenClaw releases largest security update after 135,000 instances exposed
      16. Only half of CISOs feel prepared to defend against AI threats
      17. Researchers warn of ransomware that encrypts files offline
      18. Microsoft patches Notepad flaw as AI coding tool security gaps widen
      19. 69% of CISOs open to career move — including leaving role entirely
      20. Microsoft warns ‘memory poisoning’ threatens AI assistants
      21. AI bot attacks developer after code rejection, fueling OpenClaw backlash
    2. New vendors added to Cyber Buyer’s portfolio – KOIdescopeFabrix
    3. Featured vendors: CYCLoxsecurity
  2. The Privacy Professor
    1. Full Tips Archive
    2. Tips of the Month – December 2025