Web security flaw sparks concern: Here’s what you need to know

>> WELCOME BACK. A CRITICAL SECURITY FLAW WAS JUST DISCOVERED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT POWERS A LOT OF THE INTERNET. OUR SEEMA MODY JOINS US WITH MORE IN A STORY THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO GET INTO AND UNDERSTAND AI IN PHP AND OPEN SOURCE PROGRAMING PROGRAMING LANGUAGE THAT SUPPORTS NEARLY 75% OF ALL WEBSITES OUT THERE. THE ATTACK PROMPTING GOVERNMENTS FROM THE UK, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS TO TAKE DOWN KEY GOVERNMENT SITES TO PREVENT PRIVATE DATA FROM BEING BREACHED. SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PHP FOUNDATION RELEASING A PATCH SO UNCLEAR HOW MUCH INFORMATION WAS POTENTIALLY HACKED. THE DUTCH PRIME MINISTER, ROB JETTEN, WRITING ON SOCIAL THAT HIS CABINET WAS MONITORING THE SITUATION CLOSELY. PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY OX SAYS THIS IS AS BROAD AS A CRITICAL VULNERABILITY GETS, ADDING THAT IF YOU HAVE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PHP INSTANCE AND HAVEN'T PATCHED IT JUST YET, START FROM THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED, GUYS. IT DOES REPRESENT JUST ANOTHER FRONT IN THIS CYBERSECURITY FIGHT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE GROWING ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. IN OTHER INSTANCES, FRONTIER LABS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SOFTWARE VULNERABILITIES. CASE IN POINT OPENAI WITH HUGGING FACE. IN THIS EVENT WITH PHP, OPENAI WAS ABLE TO EXPOSE THE ISSUE AND ALERT THE WORLD TO IT. BUT OFFERING PATCHES WON'T CUT IT. PAULA ALTO NETWORKS IN A BLOG POST THIS MORNING, WRITING THAT AS SOON AS PATCHES FOR VULNERABILITIES ARE AVAILABLE, ATTACKERS CAN THEN REVERSE ENGINEER THEM, LOCATE THE ROOT FLAW, AND TARGET THEM REAL TIME. THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO CLIENTS. JUST SECURE LIMIT WHAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC INTERNET. IT DOES COME AS CYBER BUDGETS ARE SET TO EXPAND IN THE COMING YEAR BY BIG COMPANIES. THAT, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN A TALKING POINT THIS EARNINGS SEASON. BUT GUYS, THE QUESTION IS, WILL IT BE ENOUGH ON A DOWN DAY FOR TECH? WORTH NOTING THE CYBERSECURITY BUG ETF IS UP. PALO ALTO NETWORKS SPECIFICALLY HIGHER BY AROUND 3%. GUYS. >> YEAH. THERE'S A NICE CHART FLOATING AROUND SEEMA OF SHARES OF CYBER NAMES SINCE THE DAY THAT THEY ANNOUNCED MYTHOS. AND THAT JUST SPREAD CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD NEED TO DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF. >> SURE. AND I ALSO THINK IT HIGHLIGHTS JUST THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WAYS YOU CAN ADD SECURITY TO A COMPANY'S SOFTWARE SYSTEM. IS IT AI