The Challenge of Hacking Back, the Origins of ExploitGym, and Water Plant Attacks

This week we discuss the new White House memo on using private sector operators in offensive cyber operations, Lindsey's deep dive into the origins of the ExploitGym AI benchmark, and the rash of attacks on water utilities in the U.S.

Links

Inside ExploitGym: https://decipher.sc/2026/08/20/inside...

White House memo: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidenti...

OpenAI post: https://openai.com/index/the-defender...