It is clear that keeping hackers out confidentiality and systems up availability is no longer enough. There’s a critical third pillar: Integrity. Organisations must be able to…
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Product showcase: Proton Drive end-to-end encrypted cloud storage
Proton Drive is an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service for storing, synchronizing, backing up, and sharing files. It also includes Proton Docs and Proton Sheets, allowing users to create and collaborate on documents and spreadsheets within the same encrypted environment. Proton Drive is available through the web and dedicated apps for Windows, macOS, iOS/iPadOS, and…
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Google’s SynthID Bio can watermark AI-designed protein binders without breaking them
Google DeepMind has built SynthID Bio, a watermark for AI-designed proteins, and shown in wet-lab tests on protein binders that it leaves their function intact. The method hides a signature in the amino acid sequence of a designed protein and in the atomic coordinates of a predicted 3D structure. DeepMind says the signature can be…
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DroneShield Launches Mission Ready Services
New global subscription brings software updates, eLearning and support together in a single recurring service, giving customers a simpler way to keep mission-critical…
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October – Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an opportunity for all Australians to strengthen their cyber security knowledge and take practical steps to protect their devices,…
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Inside Google’s AI Push Into Schools: ‘It Slowed My Thinking Down’
The risks of cognitive and emotional dependence, along with falling test scores, are fueling a backlash.
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New Mercury Research Finds Growing Cybersecurity Gap in Physical Access Control Infrastructure
2026 Trends in Access Controllers Report finds interoperability, cloud connectivity and AI are reshaping long-term controller strategies
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Entrust Turns CBOM Data Into Action With Expanded Cryptographic Security Platform
Newest capabilities help security teams build complete cryptographic inventories, understand dependencies, and act on risk as they prepare for crypto-agility
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Research Finds Inclusion of Store Locators in DOOH Advertising Directly Impacts Visit and Purchase Intent
Vistar Mediahttps://www.vistarmedia.com/our-story, the leading global provider of technology solutions for out-of-home OOH mediahttps://www.vistarmedia.com/blog/what-is-oohand…
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Australian CEO Pay Climbs Nearly 10% to $5.2 Million
New Diligent Market Intelligence shows long-term incentives make up 45% of ASX 200 CEO pay, as boards tie rewards more closely to performance amid continued scrutiny
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Cloudflare Announces Public Certificate Authority for the Post-Quantum Web
Automated certificates built for today and hardened for the era of quantum computing, now available to everyone
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ClickHouse Expands Collaboration With Microsoft, Bringing Fabric Integration, Deeper OneLake Interoperability, And Enterprise Deployment Flexibility
ClickHouse, the company behind the open-source, real-time analytical database that has become the data layer for the AI era, today at The European Microsoft Fabric + SQL…
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Brand New Location Brings Peacock Bros. and insignia Together in Major Melbourne Expansion
Peacock Grouphttps://www.peacocks.com.au/ is expanding its Victorian operations, with a new 8,000 sqm Dandenong South purpose-built facility set to bring Peacock Bros. and…
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OpenAI President Backs Out of Pledged $25-Million Donation to AI Super PAC
Greg Brockman has faced backlash from employees who support stronger artificial-intelligence regulations.
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Teens are more savvy about privacy. We shouldn’t judge
When social media first came out, many of us thought it was a wonderful, free way of connecting with friends and family. Suddenly, you could reconnect with long lost relations…
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Australian organisations prioritise AI guardrails as security visibility gaps widen
Australian organisations are placing greater emphasis on AI security controls and threat detection than CISOs globally, according to new Gigamon research examining the security…
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Sophos CISO Advantage is now generally available
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DroneShield Awarded JIATF-401 Domestic Shield IDIQ Contract
Three-year, USD$500 million contract vehicle supports accelerated deployment of counter-UAS capabilities for U.S. homeland defence
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Launching a remittance product: How to separate software requirements from payout partnerships
A remittance product needs both a system for managing transfers and organisations able to move funds along the chosen route. Remittance software can record instructions, apply…
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AI video generation and the enterprise content problem
Businesses need more video than they can produce. Marketing wants it, internal communications want it, training and product teams want it, and every channel that matters…
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Top VPN services for remote work: 7 secure business-grade picks compared
Remote work turns every home router—and every airport hotspot—into a security risk. Before you choose a tool, remember the core differences: a traditional VPN encrypts all…
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OpenAI reveals ‘novel’ encryption bypass used in distillation attack
OpenAI said it disrupted a “coordinated campaign” to distill and extract reasoning capabilities from its AI models, pointing the finger at a Chinese rival. On Wednesday, OpenAI said it first spotted low-level activity on July 1 that gradually increased until July 24 and 25, when it observed 16,000 prompts from 4,000 users that fit a…
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Internet Society Launches Global Online Trust and Safety Hub as Part of Its Safer Internet Initiative
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Tech CEOs Privately Questioned Amodei for Sounding AI Alarm Bells
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was among the executives at Tuesday’s White House event who called out the Anthropic leader for his warnings about the technology’s capabilities.
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Malicious Custom GPTs Turn ChatGPT Into RAT Delivery Lure
In yet another ClickFix-style campaign, threat actors abuse legitimate domains from OpenAI and Google to fool unsuspecting users.
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Russian state hackers use new RedFlick technique to push malware
The Russian state actor Star Blizzard has been using a new malware installation tactic dubbed “RedFlick” to deploy its signature CosmicPulse backdoor. […]
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Before Deploying Microsoft Copilot, SMBs Must Secure Data
Microsoft Copilot and AI agents are opening new opportunities for small and midsize businesses — but adoption also creates new questions around security, data governance, compliance and cost. Channel Insider Managing Editor Victoria Durgin speaks with Bruno Lecoq, Co-Founder, CEO & CISO at BEMO, a Microsoft-focused cybersecurity and compliance firm, about what SMBs and their…
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DIVD says Zammad zero-days enabled AI-driven network breach
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD) says that the breach of its network was possible by exploiting a chain of two zero-day vulnerabilities in the open-source Zammad ticketing system. […]
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WatchGuard fixes critical Fireware OS flaw allowing remote code execution
WatchGuard fixes 15 Fireware OS flaws, including a critical RCE bug that could give attackers root access to vulnerable Firebox appliances. WatchGuard has released security updates for Fireware OS that address 15 vulnerabilities, including a critical code injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-86131 (CVSS score of 9.2), that could allow an attacker to execute commands with…
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MALFEX npm Attack Spreads Windows RAT, Steals Discord and Browser Data
CloudSEK uncovered the MALFEX campaign using malicious npm packages to deploy Overlord RAT, steal Discord and browser data,…
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OpenAI takes on Microsoft and Google with office productivity push
OpenAI unveiled its long-rumored productivity software suite Tuesday with the launch of Pages, a collaborative document editor for ChatGPT. A slides app is also on the way, the company announced at its DevDay event. The Pages app is accessed via a new Space tab, which OpenAI describes as a “new home for your team to…
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As AI Reshapes the SOC Career Ladder, Satisfaction Rises for 91%, but Entry Gets Harder for Nearly Half
New Swimlane research underscores a paradox: While AI detection and response is essential to giving defenders an edge, one in four security pros say AI limits their skill development.
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GTT Defense Halo Brings AI into Network Security
GTT Communications is expanding its security portfolio with Defense Halo, a new network defense platform that embeds AI-driven threat detection and remediation capabilities into the company’s global network infrastructure. Converging network, cloud, and security operations GTT Defense Halo is an AI-native network defense platform, built on GTT’s AI factory and deployed as a dedicated instance…
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Over 543,000 valid credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories
More than 543,000 credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories were still valid in July despite the platform’s security measures to prevent accidental leaks of sensitive data. […]
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openSUSE Leap adds a new security layer: Immutable mode
One of the more secure Linux distributions has added another feature to help further lock it down.
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A Vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Could Allow for Authentication Bypass
A vulnerability has been discovered in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) that could allow for authentication bypass. Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager is the centralized dashboard used to monitor and manage SD-WAN fabric devices, in some deployments up to several thousand devices from a single console. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending…
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A Vulnerability in Apple Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution
A vulnerability has been discovered in Apple products that could allow for arbitrary code execution. macOS Sequoia (macOS 15) is an operating system version for Mac computers released by Apple in late 2024. macOS Tahoe (macOS 26) is an operating system version for Mac computers released by Apple in late 2025. iOS is Apple’s mobile…
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FTC Opens Investigation of Anthropic and OpenAI
Agency aims to use its consumer-protection powers to examine whether AI labs have misled the public about dangers from the technology.
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United States Cost of Living Report: 2000 vs. 2026
Prepared by: Cybersecurity Market Intelligence DivisionDate: September 30, 2026Sources: BLS CES, HUD FMR, EIA, NAIC, True Driving Cost, InflationVault Executive Summary This report compares key cost-of-living metrics in the United States between 2000 and 2026. The data reveals that while nominal prices have increased substantially across all categories, average hourly earnings have outpaced inflation over…
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AI Governance on AWS: The Runtime Control Loop: AI Governance on AWS: Four Functions, One Loop, and a Deadline That Already Passed
Answer this without checking: how many AI agents are running in your environment right now? Most security leaders give an estimate and a shrug. That is a fair response, because agents get spun up by an engineer solving a problem on a Tuesday afternoon, through a path that puts them on nobody’s radar. In August…
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Open Cybersecurity Roles – September 2026 Market Report
Generated: September 30, 2026Data Sources: Dice.com, Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs, GlassdoorCoverage Period: September 1-30, 2026 Executive Summary The cybersecurity job market in September 2026 shows robust demand across federal and commercial sectors. With 23,000+ open roles on Indeed alone, the field continues to outpace supply as organizations accelerate cloud security, AI/ML security, and zero trust architecture…
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China Cost of Living Report: 2000 vs. 2026
Executive SummaryThis report compares key cost-of-living indicators in China between the year 2000 and 2026, with direct comparisons to the United States where data is available. The analysis covers average wages, housing costs (rent), gasoline prices, fast food pricing, and auto insurance premiums. 📊 Key Findings at a Glance Category China 2000 China 2026 Change…
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Attackers Exploit Zimbra Flaw to Deploy Web Shells and Harvest Authentication Secrets
Threat actors have weaponized a now-patched security flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) to deploy web shells and access mailbox data, according to findings from the Microsoft Security Research team. The attack exploits CVE-2026-73570 (CVSS score: 8.9), an unauthenticated operating system command injection flaw that can lead to remote code execution when Simple Network Management…
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Attackers Abuse MSP360 to Deploy ScreenConnect in Dual-RMM Phishing Attacks
Microsoft has warned of phishing campaigns distributing an installer for the MSP360 Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software under the guise of meeting invitations, PDF-themed lures, software update prompts, and other social-engineering content. “Once executed, the legitimate MSP360 installer, distributed under a deceptive file name established remote management access on affected
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OneTrust Brings Policy Enforcement into AI Agent Workflows
OneTrust is launching CORIE, a new AI governance layer designed to enforce enterprise policies as AI agents operate, as the company expands its platform to address governance challenges created by increasingly autonomous AI systems. Announced as part of TrustWeek 2026, CORIE—short for Contextual Orchestration for Reasoning, Intelligence and Evidence—draws on an organization’s existing privacy, consent,…
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Proofpoint on Why AI Security Must Focus on Intent
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CISA warns of critical pre-auth RCE flaw in MikroTik RouterOS
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a new critical vulnerability in MikroTik RouterOS that could lead to remote code execution or cause a denial-of-service condition. […]
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Your iPhone just got a hidden anti-scam upgrade in iOS 27: How to enable it
New with iOS 27 (and iPadOS 27) is a setting called Impersonation Risk Detection that aims to warn you of suspicious activity that could trap you in a scam.
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Global Group Ransomware Abuses WinMerge to Deploy Encryptor
Cofense researchers reveal how Global Group uses payment-themed phishing, malicious ISO files and WinMerge to deploy ransomware and extort large enterprises.
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Hackers steal protective order and foster care records from Arizona courts
“Arizona’s court system was targeted by a cyber attack from criminal hackers or their bots.” This is how the Arizona Supreme Court announced that hackers had attacked the state’s court system and stolen the personal information of “many Arizonans.” The court says the attack began with a phishing email containing a malicious link that a…
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Microsoft Opens Dragon Copilot Specialization for Healthcare Partners
Healthcare AI gives partners a deployment challenge that extends beyond getting the software running: helping clinicians use it in their daily work. Microsoft announced on September 22 that eligible partners can earn its new Clinical Applications specialization starting September 30. The recognition covers proven expertise in deploying Dragon Copilot for healthcare customers and can open…
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Cisco Warns of Attackers Exploiting Critical Authentication Bypass in SD-WAN Manager
Attackers are exploiting a critical flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, the system companies use to manage their Cisco SD-WAN networks, Cisco said in an advisory on September 30. The flaw, CVE-2026-76504, could allow a remote attacker with no login access to use the Manager’s API as the admin user. Fixed releases are available, and there is…
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Russia’s Star Blizzard Ditches ClickFix to Widen Phishing Net
The APT actor is using a new tactic, dubbed “RedFlick,” against Ukrainian-linked targets such as NGOs, think tanks, and journalists to deploy its CosmicPulse backdoor.
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Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deliver RAT via ClickFix Lures
Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT Custom GPTs to disguise them as legitimate product offerings and direct unsuspecting victims to malicious sites that employ ClickFix lures to deliver malware. Huntress, which observed the activity in late September 2026, said it marks the abuse of yet another feature in trusted artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Prior campaigns have…
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Logitech CEO Scouring the Globe to Beat Chip Shortage
Hanneke Faber on “begging and borrowing” her way through the AI-drive squeeze and applying the lessons learned at Unilever and P&G to tech.
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Cisco warns of new SD-WAN zero-day exploited in attacks
Cisco released security updates to address a critical zero-day in the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (tracked as CVE-2026-76504) that attackers are actively exploiting to escalate to admin privileges. […]
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Legit Security launches agentic remediation for open-source dependency vulnerabilities
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OpenAI Marketplace Lets Enterprises Spend AI Commitments on Partner Software
OpenAI is giving enterprise customers another place to put money they have already committed to AI. The company launched OpenAI Marketplace at DevDay 2026, allowing eligible enterprise customers to apply part of their existing OpenAI commitment toward qualifying software from approved partners. The initial roster includes 32 vendors spanning cybersecurity, customer experience, development, legal technology,…
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Trump’s answer to AI’s image problem: Industry self-regulation and a new name
US President Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to call artificial intelligence “Super Intelligence,” while keeping the technology’s legal definition unchanged and relying on industry to set the rules for its use. In an executive order, the White House administration said modern systems “far exceed what was envisioned when the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ first…
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AI’s Third Wave: Coworkers Break the Security Model That Worked for Agents
Persistent AI coworkers may operate continuously with standing access, creating identity risks that existing security models were not designed to handle. Token Security explains why these agents need their own identities, owners, scoped permissions, and lifecycle controls. […]
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AI-Found Vulnerabilities More Likely to Enable RCE, Google Says
AI-discovered vulnerabilities are more likely to enable RCE, as disclosures and exploitation rise
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Unsloth’s model picker had a code-execution problem
True to its name, AI-model-training tool Unsloth would do more work than it was asked to when developers checked out a model: It would also allow arbitrary code to execute on their machines. Pillar Security found that simply selecting a model in Unsloth Studio caused the application to download and execute Python code from the…
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Apple issues urgent iOS patch as it navigates the spyware arms race
If you’ve not done so recently, you should update your Apple systems now as the company continues to fight sophisticated, targeted hacks. The latest patch protects against what the company called “an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” Apple recently published an emergency security patch for users on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 to fix…
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Microsoft to block Entra ID script injection attacks starting October
Microsoft has reminded customers that the Entra ID authentication system will get better protection against external script injection attacks starting next month. […]
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Oxygen Forensics, A Russian-run forensics firm spent a decade inside European police departments
DOJ charges against Oxygen Forensics reveal the Russian-linked firm also sold forensic software to EU projects and European police forces for years. Last week’s Justice Department indictment of Oxygen Forensics looked, at first, like an American procurement scandal. CEO Lee Reiber and Russian co-founder Oleg Davydov stand accused of hiding that the company was Russian-owned…
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Sherweb Rebrands MicroWarehouse, Names Ireland EMEA HQ
Sherweb is bringing Irish IT solutions provider MicroWarehouse fully under its brand and making Ireland its European headquarters as the Canadian cloud distributor expands its MSP business across Ireland and the UK. The move follows Sherweb’s 2024 acquisition of MicroWarehouse, which continued operating under its existing name while gaining access to Sherweb’s broader resources. Sherweb…
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Auvik, Acronis Bring Network Management Into RMM
Auvik and Acronis are partnering to bring network monitoring and management directly into Acronis RMM, expanding the platform’s capabilities as MSPs look to consolidate more of their IT management stack. Under the OEM partnership announced Sept. 30, Auvik’s network management capabilities will be natively integrated into Acronis RMM, the remote monitoring and management offering within…
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ESET Revamps Channel Security Portfolio for the AI Era
ESET has revamped its ESET PROTECT portfolio with three new security tiers designed to help channel partners shift from selling standalone cybersecurity products toward recurring, service-based security offerings. The updated portfolio combines MDR, AI security, ransomware and phishing protection, and additional services, including guided onboarding, cybersecurity awareness training, and a cyber warranty that provides up…
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Trump, Six AI Giants Sign ‘Super Intelligence’ Safety Accord
Trump and six AI firms sign a voluntary accord on internal controls, audits and board oversight
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OpenAI’s New Agent Delivers a Reality Check for the Enterprise
Plus, three questions for Toshiba America’s CIO
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Suspected state-sponsored hackers exploited NetScaler zero-day since early September (CVE-2026-88772)
“Advanced and suspected state-sponsored threat actors” are likely to be behind the initial targeted intrusions that leveraged CVE-2026-88772, one of the two recently disclosed NetScaler vulnerabilities that have been exploited as zero-days, says Mandiant CTO Charles Carmakal. Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) know of dozens of impacted organizations across North America and Europe,…
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Pearson’s Workera deal targets a big workplace problem: No time to AI upskill
Pearson has agreed to acquire Workera to help businesses assess employees’ AI skills and target training where it’s needed most.
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TeamViewer urges users to patch severe flaws “as soon as possible”
Remote access software company TeamViewer warned customers on Tuesday to immediately patch a set of high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its client and host software. […]
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AI Boosts SOC Analyst Capacity but Limits Skill Development
Swimlane finds that AI is reducing repetitive work for SOC teams but some feel their careers may suffer
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Know Your Enemy: Browser-Based Attack Techniques in 2026
Given that the browser is where business apps are accessed and used, it makes sense that attacks are happening there too. Most breaches today begin in a browser session. Often, they never leave it, with the entire attack chain from initial access to exfiltration playing out in the browser. Here are the six most dangerous…
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AI coding agents leaked 13,000 internal company screenshots to public GitHub repos
When developers ask AI coding agents to prove that a user interface fix works, some agents have been posting the evidence where anyone can find it, according to Glow Labs. Diagram showing how AI agents leak screenshots to public repos (Source: Glow Labs) The researchers found more than 13,000 internal images published openly on GitHub…
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AI Coding Agents Exposed 13,000 Internal Images, Including Billing Records, on GitHub
AI coding agents asked to share screenshots of code changes for review have put internal company images in public GitHub repositories, security company Glow said. Its researchers found more than 13,000 internal images from developers at over 300 organizations, including customer billing records and screens of features not yet released. In most cases, they sat…
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Attackers Combine ChatGPT Feature Abuse With ClickFix to Deliver Trojan Malware
Cybersecurity researchers at Huntress identify campaign to deliver potent trojan which targets users searching for ChatGPT via Google
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Your car’s app could be telling Big Tech who you are and where you go
A study testing 21 cars from 19 brands and 30 companion apps found connections to advertising and tracking companies, and evidence that some apps shared sensitive personal data. Modern cars can unlock remotely, route around traffic, stream entertainment, summon roadside help, and cool or heat the cabin before you get in. But those conveniences come…
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Amazon Prime Phishing Scam Uses Fake Billing Alert to Steal Logins and Card Details
An Amazon Prime phishing campaign is using fake payment alerts to steal account logins, personal data and complete credit or debit card details from unsuspecting customers.
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Bitget hacked via zero-day in third-party security products
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget revealed today that attackers who stole $387.5 million last week breached its systems after exploiting a zero-day flaw in third-party security products. […]
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US-Focused CSuite Phishing Steals Microsoft 365 Sessions and Deploys RMM Tools for Remote Access
ANY.RUN researchers traced a US-focused CSuite phishing campaign across 351 sandbox analyses, with 51% of submissions coming from the United States. Technology, manufacturing, government, and consulting organizations showed the highest exposure. By combining Microsoft 365 session theft with remote-access tool deployment, CSuite can turn a phishing incident into broader account compromise, fraud
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OpenInfra Europe’s JFrog Artifactory instance breached, packages potentially compromised
Attackers have compromised a self-hosted JFrog Artifactory instance operated by OpenInfra Europe, the regional hub of the OpenInfra Foundation warned in a security notice prominently displayed on its homepage. OpenInfra Europe’s security incident notice “Anyone who downloaded or installed artifacts from https://artifactory.nordix.org/ from August 28 and September 15, 2026 should immediately stop using them, remove…
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Pentagon personnel database breach exposes personal data of millions
A Pentagon personnel database was breached for nine months without anyone noticing. Over three million people are affected. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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SHARED INTEL Q&A: AI finds flaws faster — defenders still need to fix what attackers exploit
Security teams are being told they have hours to patch. Related: AI agents have a Lord of the Flies problem The warning has a real basis. In June, Anthropic’s frontier red team demonstrated an AI model building working exploits from freshly patched Firefox and Windows kernel vulnerabilities, one of them in 31 minutes. Meanwhile ZeroDayClock,…
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China-nexus UAT-11587 targets government and policy organizations across Asia with Antino backdoor
Cisco Talos uncovered a cluster of activity we track as UAT-11587 targeting government and policy organizations across Asia, including in Taiwan, India, the Philippines, and Cambodia, to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor referred to as “Antino” in developer artifacts. Talos first observed UAT-11587 activity in September 2025. By July 2026, Talos had identified at least 16…
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The MFA you have isn’t the MFA you think you have
For nearly a decade, multi-factor authentication has been the control every security leader points to when asked how they’ve reduced account takeover risk. It sits on almost every compliance checklist and nearly every cyber insurance questionnaire, and for good reason — adding a second factor to a password login closed off an enormous share of…
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WaterISAC reckons with range of threats after summer of cyberattacks
The computers that automate water treatment systems across the country were built for durability, not for an internet-connected world. Many still accomplish their fundamental function, but as cyberattacks on the sector mounted this summer, water industry officials say those aging systems, especially internet-exposed operational technology and programmable logic controllers, remain among the easiest ways for…
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Phishing Response Protocol: 3 Essential SOC Steps Powered by ANY.RUN’s Latest Product Updates
Phishing investigations put pressure on SOC teams at several points at once: analysts need to uncover hidden activity, make a confident decision from incomplete evidence, prepare the case for escalation, and then determine whether the threat extends beyond a single incident. Every manual step adds time to the response. It also ties up analyst capacity…
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Your guide to Google Messages’ new hidden gestures
One of the most rewarding parts of being a Certified Android Explorer™ is the geeky pleasure that comes with uncovering a hidden shortcut Google snuck somewhere into its smartphone software. One of the most exhausting parts, in contrast, is realizing that Google randomly changed a bunch of the shortcuts you’d found and developed the muscle…
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Signal brings encrypted local backups to iOS and desktop, adds cross-platform restore
Signal users who switch from an Android phone to an iPhone, or the other way around, can take their message history with them, and backups can be restored on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows. The option is part of a set of backup updates the company finished rolling out with Signal for iOS version…
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Now We’re All Starting to Talk Like AI Chatbots Too
In team meetings, group texts and over lattes, people are catching themselves using ‘prompt speak.’
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Attackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deploy a Full-Featured RAT
Threat actors abused fake ChatGPT Custom GPTs and ClickFix to deliver a multi-stage RAT. ChatGPT’s Custom GPT feature is the latest legitimate surface being turned into a delivery mechanism, and Huntress researchers caught it in action across at least 40 incidents. A Custom GPT (now simply called a GPT) is essentially a version of ChatGPT…
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Can we jail a superintelligence?
AI containment is essential, but security leaders should assume every boundary can fail once an agent can communicate, use tools, and act on real systems. On September 17, podcaster Steven Bartlett asked four AI experts an unusual question: Could you build a jail for a digital Einstein? The panel on The Diary of a CEO…
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8 Top Red Teaming Service Providers for Enterprise Adversary Emulation
Compare 8 top red teaming providers for enterprise adversary emulation, from DeepSeas and Mandiant to CrowdStrike, IBM, SpecterOps, TrustedSec and NCC Group.
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Apple Patches CoreGraphics Zero Day Exploited in Attacks
Apple has patched CVE-2026-86950, a zero-day bug in the iOS CoreGraphics engine
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Whatever happened to the 36-month IT security roadmap?
Insight Global’s John Dickson had a problem familiar to many CISOs today. Employees were embracing AI tools faster than his security team could track them, and new AI agents and service integrations spread rapidly across the environment alongside them. Dickson and his security org had plans to build visibility into those non-human identities (NHIs), tracking…
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Attackers Exploit NetScaler Flaw for Root Access, Deploy WHIPSHOT and SLAPSHOT
Unknown threat actors have been observed exploiting a newly patched security flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances to target organizations in North America and Europe. The activity, observed by Mandiant Consulting and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) in September 2026, has targeted government, financial services, technology, education, and legal and professional
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OpenSSL Fixes High-Severity DTLS Flaw That Can Leak Heap Memory Unencrypted
A High-severity OpenSSL flaw can leak heap memory to the other side of a DTLS connection or crash the program, OpenSSL said on September 29 as it released fixes. DTLS, the TLS variant used for UDP traffic, resends a handshake message if no reply arrives before the timer expires. The leak or crash can happen when such…
