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Defending your association: why AI is your only real defense
The reality of cybersecurity changed in mid-July when a fully autonomous attack hit Hugging Face, the world's largest hub for open-source AI models....
Cybersecurity
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When AI Goes Rogue: Lessons from the Hugging Face Security Breach
In the middle of July, the digital infrastructure of Hugging Face, a central hub for the global artificial intelligence community, experienced a...
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Rogue Agents, the Open-Weight Revolt, & Claude Gets Cheaper | [Sidecar Sync Episode 145]
Mallory Mejias: Jul 31, 2026, 1:02:15 PM
Summary: This week, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a whirlwind of AI developments shaping the future of associations. From Anthropic’s...
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Trust Is Becoming an Uncommon Commodity — And That's an Association Problem
Mallory Mejias: Apr 17, 2026, 11:38:59 AM
Associations have always been in the trust business. Members come to them for credentialing, education, industry standards, and reliable information...
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The Practical Cybersecurity Playbook for Associations With Small IT Teams
Mallory Mejias: Apr 14, 2026, 3:31:18 PM
Many associations are operating with IT teams of one, two, or three people — and those teams are responsible for protecting sensitive member data,...
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Cybercrime Is Now the Third Largest Economy in the World — And Associations Are on the Target List
Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026, 1:37:54 PM
Twelve trillion dollars. That's the estimated annual volume of cybercrime flowing through the dark web — a figure that surpasses the GDPs of Germany...
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An FBI Operative’s Guide to Cybersecurity, Deepfakes, and Modern Spycraft with Eric O’Neill | [Sidecar Sync Episode 129]
Mallory Mejias: Apr 13, 2026, 1:06:01 PM
Summary: In this interview edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory sits down with Eric O’Neill—former FBI counterintelligence operative, attorney,...
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The Cybersecurity Threat Just Got Smarter. So Should Your Association.
Mallory Mejias: Mar 17, 2026, 6:30:00 AM
There's a version of the current AI story where associations aren't really in the picture. The disruption is happening at the enterprise level, the...
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AI Agents Shake Up the Software Market, Cybersecurity's Arms Race, & Future-Proofing Your Stack | [Sidecar Sync Episode 125]
Mallory Mejias: Mar 16, 2026, 10:12:31 AM
Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack three major developments shaping the AI landscape for...