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August 20, 2026

Random but Memorable 17.1: What every business needs to know about prompt injection attacks

  • August 20, 2026
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Welcome to a brand new season of Random but Memorable! In this episode we cover the basics of prompt injection attacks in Watchtower Weekly, then explore further with independent AI security researcher Johann Rehberger. 

 

 

Episode summary

In Watchtower Weekly, we discuss how prompt injection has evolved from chatbot jailbreaks into a serious business risk. As AI tools start reading emails, documents, code, and other sensitive data, we go beyond the headlines to unpack the real-world impact of this attack vector.

To dig deeper, Wade sits down with Johann Rehberger, independent AI security researcher and author of Embrace The Red. Johann explains how malicious instructions can hide inside the content AI tools process, and what organizations can do to reduce the blast radius

 

What did you think of the episode? Do you have any questions about prompt injection attacks? Let us know in the thread below!