A digital battlefield in practice.

CyberWire Daily roundup summarizing recent cybersecurity developments: Locked Shields exercise outcomes; CISA reporting a federal agency breach involving the FIRESTARTER backdoor and a Cisco vulnerability; concerns about AI model extraction and policy responses; Microsoft allowing Copilot removal; Treasury sanctions over scam proceeds; an actively exploited Breeze Cache file-upload flaw with a rushed patch; discussion downplaying OT-targeting malware hype alongside NIST OT visibility efforts; and maritime/crypto scams. Guest Eric Russo discusses risks of employees downloading pirated software.