The pay system needs a patch.

Dave Bittner covers urgent security news: Pentagon cyber pay cuts, a Thales SConnect RCE affecting banking and government authentication, a critical Dell server flaw, and an FBI breach tied to a missed Oracle PeopleSoft patch managed by Accenture. The main interview is with Steve Ryan, founder and CEO of Trinity Cyber, who argues AI-enabled threats require network-level, machine-speed countermeasures rather than IOC-driven detection.

Key points

• Pentagon CMIP may cut some cyber troops' pay by $100-$1,000 monthly, raising retention concerns.
• Thales SConnect has a CVSS 9.4 RCE affecting SWIFT and government auth; older versions should be updated or replaced.
• Dell's PowerEdge update flaw is CVSS 9.6 and can give unauthenticated root code execution; Dell says no exploitation seen.
• The FBI ousted an Accenture contractor after a missed PeopleSoft patch exposed sensitive employee data.
• Steve Ryan says IOC-based SOCs cannot scale against AI threats; defenders need threat-level inspection in transit.
• Ryan describes 'virtual patching' and inline removal of malicious content before humans or systems can act.