AI News Stories | Episode 30

🔗 Register for FREE Infosec Webcasts, Anti-casts & Summits – https://poweredbybhis.comAI News Stories | Episode 30In this episode of BHIS Presents: AI Security Ops, we break down the top AI cybersecurity news and trends from November 2025. Our panel covers rising public awareness of AI, the security risks of local LLMs, emerging AI-driven threats, and what these developments mean for security teams. Whether you work in cybersecurity, AI security, or incident response, this episode helps you stay ahead of evolving AI-powered attacks and defenses.Topics Covered:Only 5% of Americans are unaware of AI?What Pew Research reveals about AI’s penetration into everyday life and workplace usage.AI’s Shift to the Intimacy Economy – Project Libertyhttps://email.projectliberty.io/ais-shift-to-the-intimacy-economy-1  Amazon to Cut Jobs and Invest in AI Infrastructure14,000 corporate roles eliminated—are layoffs really about efficiency or something else?Amazon to Cut Jobs & Invest in AI – DWhttps://www.dw.com/en/amazon-to-cut-14000-corporate-jobs-amid-ai-investment/a-74524365Local Models Less Secure than Cloud Providers?Why quantization and lack of guardrails make local LLMs more vulnerable to prompt injection and insecure code.Local LLMs Security Paradox – Quesmahttps://quesma.com/blog/local-llms-security-paradox Whether you're a red teamer, SOC analyst, or just trying to stay ahead of AI threats, this episode delivers sharp insights and practical takeaways.Brought to you by Black Hills Information Security https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joff Thyer - https://blackhillsinfosec.com/team/joff-thyer/Derek Banks - https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/team/derek-banks/Brian Fehrman - https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/team/brian-fehrman/Bronwen Aker - http://blackhillsinfosec.com/team/bronwen-aker/Ben Bowman - https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/team/ben-bowman/ (00:00) - Intro & Sponsor Shoutouts (01:07) - AI’s Shift to the Intimacy Economy (Pew Research) (19:40) - Amazon Layoffs & AI Investment (27:00) - Local LLM Security Paradox (36:32) - Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways