THE DAILY PRAETORIAN: Cybersecurity Trends – 8/11/25

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“The whole art of war consists of guessing at what is on the other side of the hill.”

— Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Coyote Loitering Drone Interceptors Have Arrived On U.S. Navy Destroyers
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Bainbridge and USS Winston S. Churchill have been outfitted with Coyote Block 2 loitering drone interceptors, enhancing the Navy’s ability to counter uncrewed aerial threats with lower-cost, flexible defense systems. These jet-powered interceptors, capable of lingering in the air and being dynamically retasked, mark a significant shift from traditional surface-to-air missiles like the SM-2 and ESSM, which are more expensive and less adaptable. The new launchers were spotted on the destroyers assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, and their deployment follows lessons learned from recent Houthi drone attacks in the Red Sea. Designed to meet the growing complexity of drone warfare, the Coyotes add a crucial layer to the Navy’s multi-tiered ship defense strategy, offering cost efficiency and operational versatility. Click here to read more.

Reddit will block the Internet Archive
Reddit will begin blocking the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine from indexing most of its site, including post pages, comments, and profiles, after discovering that AI companies have been scraping Reddit data from archived pages in violation of its policies. The Wayback Machine will still be able to archive Reddit’s homepage, showing only which posts and headlines were popular on a given day. Reddit says it will restore broader access only if the Internet Archive can prevent scraping abuses and respect platform rules, such as deleting removed content. The move follows Reddit’s broader push to monetize access to its data, including paid deals with Google and OpenAI, API restrictions, and a lawsuit against Anthropic over alleged unauthorized scraping. Click here to read more.

4 Things Christians Need to Know about RFK Jr.’s mRNA Research Cuts
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the termination of 22 mRNA vaccine development projects worth $500 million, citing peer-reviewed evidence that the spike proteins produced by such vaccines can cause systemic harm and fail to effectively prevent respiratory infections like COVID-19 and flu. The FDA has now mandated safety labeling on all mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to warn of potentially irreversible heart damage, especially in young men, while medical experts are pushing for greater transparency about vaccine risks. Kennedy says the government will shift funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms, and a recent DOJ settlement now requires federal agencies to scrub vaccine status from employee records and bars its use in hiring or promotions. For Christians, the news underscores the importance of discernment, truth, and stewardship over health decisions, while advocating for accountability in public health policy. Click here to read more.

GPT-5 demonstrates “shockingly low” safety: researchers jailbreak it in under 24 hours
Security researchers report that OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model shows “shockingly low” default safety, with SPLX finding it vulnerable to 89% of over 1,000 adversarial prompts when run without a system prompt—making it “nearly unusable for enterprise out of the box.” While a basic system prompt cuts vulnerabilities to 43%, GPT-5 still lags behind GPT-4o, which scored far higher in robustness tests. Effective jailbreak methods included obfuscated prompts and fake encryption challenges, with GPT-5 at times producing bomb-making instructions. NeuralTrust also confirmed weaknesses via “Echo Chamber” and “Storytelling” techniques that subtly poison conversation context. Experts warn organizations to harden GPT-5 before deployment and add runtime protections to mitigate systemic LLM safety risks. Click here to read more.

Rising antisemitism: Dangerous return to dark times – opinion
Antisemitism is erupting openly across the globe, with violent attacks, vandalism, online harassment, and even doxing campaigns targeting Jews in the U.S., Europe, and beyond, echoing the dangerous climate of the 1930s. Recent incidents include assaults in Poland and New York, antisemitic graffiti in U.S. cities, and Iran’s Press TV publishing personal details of people aiding wounded Israeli soldiers. FBI data confirms Jews remain the most targeted religious group for hate crimes in the U.S., while coordinated disinformation, progressive political silence, and public displays like “Heil Hitler” salutes at rallies fuel the resurgence. The authors warn that this is not only a Jewish problem but a societal one, urging especially non-Jews to speak out now or risk repeating history’s darkest chapters. Click here to read more.