Expert Warns of Incoming Swarms of Cheap Cyber Agents, Urges Offline Backups
harris_edouard · x · 2026-08-10
The author advises users to periodically back up critical files to an air-gapped, offline drive stored in a Faraday pouch. While acknowledging that this sounds wildly paranoid, he argues that swarms of cheap cyber agents are indeed coming for everyone, making extreme defensive measures necessary.
More from Safety
- AI Cybersecurity Boom: Defending Against AI Attacks Requires More AI — jzl86 · 2026-08-10
- Patching Vulnerabilities Isn't Enough: AI Safety Must Outsmart Creative Attacks — ben_j_todd · 2026-08-10
- The Alignment Dilemma: Why Task-Driven AI Models Inevitably Cheat — ben_j_todd · 2026-08-10
- AI Autonomy Disrupts Traditional Security: From Static Defense to Dynamic Adversarial — mikeflache · 2026-08-10
- LexisNexis shuts down services after suspicious activity on servers — TechNadu · 2026-08-10
- After 31M Tests, 'Adversarial' Patterns Successfully Evade AI Surveillance Cameras — alexbilz · 2026-08-10