Niels Provos posting smart security stuff, Dave Aitel knows stuff he can’t share, Halvar exploring the current space, and people arguing loudly about disclosure ethics..
This could totally be 2002..
The hiring game has fundamentally changed, and most people haven't noticed.
I've been thinking about what companies are really looking for in 2026. Everyone talks about AI skills, programming abilities, or technical expertise. But after observing multiple hiring cycles, I see a different pattern emerging.
We're not just hiring specialists anymore. We're hiring mini-CEOs or founders for literally any position.
The qualities we used to demand only from startup founders - self-drive, resilience, communication skills - are now table stakes for every role. Product managers, engineers, designers, marketers. Everyone needs founder-level qualities.
This isn't theoretical. My own hiring criteria has shifted completely. When I work with recruiters, my first requirement is simple: "Show me candidates who have already founded a company."
It doesn't matter what position I'm filling. I want to see entrepreneurial experience on that resume.
Recently, I heard Ramp's CEO say exactly the same thing. He's specifically looking for people with founder backgrounds, regardless of the role they're hiring for. Rippling has 150 former YC founder types working in the company.
Why is this happening? In an AI-accelerated world, technical skills become commoditized faster than ever. What can't be replicated is the founder mindset - the ability to own problems end-to-end, push through obstacles, and communicate vision clearly.
Ten or twenty years ago, we only expected this from startup founders. Today, we need it from everyone.
The implication is profound: we're not hiring employees anymore. We're assembling teams of internal entrepreneurs who can operate with founder-level autonomy and accountability.
If you're job hunting, stop optimizing your technical resume. Start building evidence of entrepreneurial thinking and execution.
The companies that embrace this hiring philosophy first will build unbeatable teams.
#Hiring #Entrepreneurship #AI #Leadership #FutureOfWork #StartupMindset #TechCareers #Innovation #Management #TalentStrategy
Tencent researchers found a RCE vulnerability of Hermes agent, what’s more interesting is that they found the agent defended itself after few exploitation tries.
Inspired by this accidental emergence, the team built something deliberate: an adaptive immune system for AI agents— in just a few dozen lines of code.
For more details, read their post:
https://t.co/HeNbk81GbT
#Lazarus is behind the Axios npm supply chain attack.
ThreatBook's analysis links the macOS payload to WAVESHAPER — a Lazarus backdoor disclosed by Mandiant in Feb 2026.
Full attribution report + new IOCs → https://t.co/EhB09JAKqz
We asked Claude to find a bug in Vim. It found an RCE. Just open a file, and you’re owned. We joked: fine, we’ll switch to Emacs. Then Claude found an RCE there too.
Full story: https://t.co/nQo9MF1Npe
@ZackKorman For AI agent security, seems it' still vague and there a lot of overlapping concept and solutions such as GuardRails, LLM Firewall, Agent Firewall, etc.
Threat Alert:
#CharmingKitten: New C2 Hostname on Known Asset.
IP: 185[.]132[.]176[.]27
New C2 Hostname: videozoom[.]ddns[.]net
ThreatBook Intelligence: https://t.co/goCp3ytL2E
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#Lazarus#APT group launched an attack using decoy documents and a #VBA loader.
One lure document is related to EDGE Group.
#C2: hiremployee[.]com
#malware: office-theme[.]com
https://t.co/ig7ydiygNW
https://t.co/8T8TRqWRo6
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