> > “If you’re still being careless about things like the strength of the > passwords you choose, you’re in for a pretty bad time.” > excerpt - Anthropic recently sent a shock wave through the cybersecurity > world when it said its new artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos, > had exhibited an extraordinary ability to find previously unknown > vulnerabilities in software — a hacker’s fantasy. Concern over the tool’s > power caused Anthropic to restrict its release mainly to bigger companies, > allowing them time to secure their software. > > What is everyone else supposed to do? Smaller companies, organizations, > nonprofits and regular people are just as much at risk as larger companies. > But they most likely lack the skills and resources to address these > challenges before their systems are compromised. > > Many people may think these problems belong only to the world of > cybersecurity experts or tech people, but that’s no longer true. New A.I. > tools are going to increase how much insecure software you use in your > day-to-day life, while giving attackers a new, powerful weapon to exploit > vulnerabilities. If you’re still being careless about things like the > strength of the passwords you choose, you’re in for a pretty bad time. If > there was ever a time to finally take your cybersecurity practices > seriously, it’s now. > > Technology can be frustrating and unsafe on a good day — and the good days > are now behind us. Everyone, from governments to corporations to the person > next door, has entered an era in which the ability to attack can often > exceed our ability to defend. But while large companies have security > teams, individuals are on their own. We will all have to make choices to > keep ourselves safe. Choose wisely. > > full -*https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/opinion/cybersecurity-mythos.html > <https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/opinion/cybersecurity-mythos.html>* > > >
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