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Dreadnode @dreadnode.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We fine-tuned an 8B model to pop a GOAD domain…using only synthetic training data. No real networks. No frontier model distillation. Just a world model that simulates AD environments and generates realistic pentesting trajectories. See how we did it: dreadnode.io/blog/worlds-...
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Worlds: A Simulation Engine for Agentic Pentesting
An 8B model went from blindly loading Metasploit modules to achieving Domain Admin on GOAD, trained entirely on synthetic data from our world model system.
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
✍ The White House just launched the Genesis Mission, a bold bet on AI-enabled science. But there's a layer we can't afford to treat as an afterthought: cybersecurity. (1/4) dreadnode.io/blog/from-co...
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From Compute to Congress: The Cyber Layer Beneath the Genesis Mission
As the Genesis Mission accelerates AI development across critical scientific domains, robust cybersecurity and adversarial testing must be foundational, not bolted on later.
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
📢 Machine Speed is live with a second entry! ✍️ Every Thursday, I am tracking three fronts: AI-enabled cyber attacks, AI-enabled defenses, and the policy frameworks struggling to keep pace. ➡️ You can subscribe and read more here: open.substack.com/pub/velvetha...
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Machine Speed: Week of November 17, 2025.
Weekly intelligence on AI Cyber Policy.
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
✍ I just launched a weekly newsletter: Machine Speed. 🏛️ Why? The longest federal government shutdown has finally ended. And in the midst of this chaos, cyber policy has been stalled and increasingly used as political leverage. open.substack.com/pub/velvetha...
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Machine Speed: Week of November 10, 2025.
Weekly intelligence on AI Cyber Policy.
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
VERY happy to see the Senate is resurrecting and rebranding CISA 2015 as the Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act or PACT Act. Thank you to @hsgac.senate.gov for continuing to advocate for information sharing pathways in the cyber domain: www.hsgac.senate.gov/library/file...
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Protecting America from Cyber Threats Act - Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🧵 Tonight at midnight, CISA 2015 and SLCGP expire as Congress debates another shutdown. We're witnessing a cyber identity crisis: threats don't discriminate between civilian and military sectors, but our defenses remain fragmented. What needs to happen immediately: 🧵(1/4)
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🎯 Just published in @warontherocks.bsky.social! 💰 US $774B procurement power can automate security standards & make American tech the obvious choice on merit. 🤖 My DARPA's #AIxCC experience + the @dreadnode.bsky.social talent show what's possible when we invest in secure-by-design technology.
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
✍ After talking AI Action Plan on @cyberscoop.bsky.social, wrote up @dreadnode.bsky.social thoughts on implementation ➡️ dreadnode.io/blog/five-ta... ‼️ While we debate frameworks, adversaries build AI attack capabilities. We need: evaluation ecosystems, red teaming, and procurement standards.
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Five Takeaways from the AI Action Plan
The AI community has been buzzing since the AI Action Plan's release last week - and for good reason. Here's what we’re most excited to see implemented.
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Dreadnode @dreadnode.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
v3 of Rigging is out now. If you’re working with LLMs to build agents or run evaluations, check it out. We just added: - Prompt caching for supported providers - A unified tool system for function calling and fallbacks to xml/json parsing - Native MCP integration docs.dreadnode.io/open-source/...
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🎤 New blog just dropped. What’s @dreadnode.bsky.social—an offensive AI security company—doing poking around the policy space? Read on to find out.
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Couldn't agree more: "We're going to move fast because we're going to set standards. [. . .] If we don't collaborate here – if we throw down on politics instead of getting the policy right – we won't move fast." @cantwell.senate.gov www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fikh...
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WATCH LIVE: OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman testifies on AI competition in Senate hearing
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
📣 Excited to share the @dreadnode.bsky.social crew's first response to a federal Request for Information! 🤝 Whether you're already immersed in the tech policy space or simply want to learn more, don't hesitate to reach out—it's all hands on deck and that starts with you!
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velvethamm3r.bsky.social @velvethamm3r.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Drop whatever you're doing at 1pm EST and join us for some exciting mic drops because that's what we at @dreadnode.bsky.social do best 🎤 💥 www.linkedin.com/events/73000...
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Live Stream with Dreadnode Founders | LinkedIn
📅 Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | ⏰ Time: 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Dreadnode, the company at the forefront of offensive AI research and development, recently announced its Series A funding announcement ...
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