The experiment offers one of the first large-scale looks at the effect that coordinated AI adoption can have on students’ reasoning, retention and confidence.
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AI, Exploits, Global Security News
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – May 2026 edition
In this roundup, Tony looks at attacks against Polish water treatment facilities, how AI-directed attacks failed in Mexico, and what Google believes is the first AI-generated zero-day exploit
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
How to Reduce Phishing Exposure Before It Turns into Business Disruption
What happens when a phishing email looks clean enough to pass through security, but dangerous enough to expose the business after one click? That is the gap many SOCs still struggle with: the attacks that leave teams unsure what was exposed, who else was targeted, and how far the risk has spread. Early phishing detection…
AI, Global Security News
SecurityScorecard Snags Driftnet to Level Up Threat Intelligence
The new acquisition looks to boost visibility into third-party ecosystems that are becoming a bigger concern as vectors for supply-chain attacks.
Global Security News
Why AMOS matters: The macOS malware stealing data at scale
Sophos X-Ops looks at the Atomic macOS Stealer and its capabilities Categories: Threat Research Tags: MacOS, AMOS, infostealer
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Your Purple Team Isn’t Purple — It’s Just Red and Blue in the Same Room
Defending a network at 2 am looks a lot like this: an analyst copy-pasting a hash from a PDF into a SIEM query. A red team script is being rewritten by hand so the blue team can use it. A patch waiting on a change-approval window that’s longer than the exploitation window itself. Nobody in…
Global Security News, Risk Management
From Stuxnet to ChatGPT: 20 News Events That Shaped Cyber
As part of Dark Reading’s 20th anniversary celebration, its staff looks back on 20 of the biggest newmaking events from the past two decades that shaped our industry and the risk landscape for today’s security teams.
AI, Cybersecurity, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security
Huntress Expands Channel Reach with Four Distributors
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has announced four new distribution partnerships as it looks to scale its global presence and bring enterprise-grade protection to more organizations. The announcement, made today, confirms new alliances with Ingram Micro, Vertosoft, Liquid PC, and QBS Software. The move is aimed at strengthening Huntress’ channel ecosystem and accelerating growth across the mid-market,…
Global Security News
Berkshire Has a Website From the ’90s and Buffett Fans Say Don’t Mess With It
The conglomerate’s home page looks like it hasn’t been updated in decades. If the new CEO tries to change it, he might have a problem.
AI, Global Security News, privacy
OpenAI plans its own ‘iPhone killer’
It looks very much as if Apple’s former designer Jony Ive will compete against the company his friend Steve Jobs created as he works with OpenAI on a device that seems to be some form of competitor for the iPhone. In a post on X, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims OpenAI is working with Qualcomm and…
AI, Global Security News
The Rise of Apple’s New CEO: A Hardware Expert Takes Over in the AI Era
John Ternus is a hardware expert who must help Apple catch up in the AI race as it looks for its next big hit.
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Apple Hardware Exec to Succeed Tim Cook as CEO
Plus, an Iran cease-fire extension looks unlikely, and a $150 train ride to the World Cup might feel red-card worthy.
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Global RAM shortage appears set to continue through 2027
The ongoing shortage of memory chips looks likely to continue throughout the year as demand from the AI sector surges. According to Nikkei Asia, leading manufacturers are expected to be able to meet only about 60% of global demand despite expansion plans. Although new factories are on the way, several of them are not expected…
Global Security News
Chicken Jockey in Minecraft: Why This Tiny Mob Feels So Annoying
GUEST OPINION: So, here’s the thing — the chicken jockey minecraft mob looks like a joke at first. A baby zombie riding a chicken doesn’t sound like something you should worry about. But once you run into it in-game, the feeling changes pretty fast.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
European Cybersecurity Agency ENISA Seeks Top-Tier Status in CVE Program
The EU cybersecurity agency looks to become the third Top-Level Root CVE Numbering Authority, alongside CISA and MITRE
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday April 2026., (Tue, Apr 14th)
This month’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday looks like a record one, but let’s look at it a bit closer to understand what is happening The update patches a total of 243 vulnerabilities. However, 78 of them are Chromium issues affecting Microsoft Edge. Patches for Edge were released earlier. This leaves 165 vulnerabilities that are not Edge-related.…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
The Real Risk of Vibecoding
This blog looks at how AI‑driven vibecoding speeds up software development while increasing security risk by outpacing traditional review and ownership. It explains why security needs to move earlier and be built into modern development workflows.
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E-commerce design that converts: Key trends and strategies for online stores
GUEST OPINION: There’s a big difference between a store that looks good and a store that sells. Plenty of e-commerce sites win compliments. Fewer win checkouts. And in a market where customers bounce in seconds, that gap matters more than most brands want to admit.
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Here’s what $5,849 gets you in an M5 Max MacBook Pro
The M5 Max MacBook Pro is a symphony of performance. On the surface, it looks like any other MacBook Pro, but its capabilities define top-notch performance. It aces every performance benchmark and handles everything you throw at it, quietly and with 22 hours of battery life. Put simply: it’s portable computing done right. The 14-in. MacBook Pro I’ve been working with is…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
What An Agentic Investigation Looks Like
In this post, I will show you what an agentic investigation looks like. Detection, the act of identifying potential security incidents or anomalies, has been a major focus for security teams over the years. But detection is only part of the solution; it’s investigation that ultimately stops threats. Investigation is the subsequent process of analyzing…
Global Security News
Why Security Validation Is Becoming Agentic
If you run security at any reasonably complex organization, your validation stack probably looks something like this: a BAS tool in one corner. A pentest engagement, or maybe an automated pentesting product, in another. A vulnerability scanner feeding an attack surface management platform somewhere else. Each tool gives you a slice of the picture. None…
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Microsoft wants you to ‘hire’ its AI agents
It looks like Microsoft will soon be releasing a new SKU, Microsoft 365 E7, according to my friend — and Microsoft expert’s expert — Mary Jo Foley. As she described it last week, the release “will be key to Microsoft’s plan to license ‘agentic’ workers like human employees.” Oh boy. Suddenly, I can see millions…
AI, Global Security News
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – February 2026 edition
In this roundup, Tony looks at how opportunistic threat actors are taking advantage of weak authentication, unmanaged exposure, and popular AI tools
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Kali Linux + Claude, Chrome Crash Traps, WinRAR Flaws, LockBit & 15+ Stories
Nothing here looks dramatic at first glance. That’s the point. Many of this week’s threats begin with something ordinary, like an ad, a meeting invite, or a software update. Behind the scenes, the tactics are sharper. Access happens faster. Control is established sooner. Cleanup becomes harder. Here is a quick look at the signals worth…
Global Security News
System76 Releases COSMIC 1.0.5 with New Option to Show Battery Percentage
COSMIC Epoch 1.0.5 looks like a hefty update, adding a new option to show the battery percentage on laptops in the system tray applet, a Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut to copy to the clipboard and a Ctrl+S keyboard shortcut to copy to the Pictures folder, and the ability to drag and drop tabs in the COSMIC…
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, privacy, Risk Management, Venture
When your mouse turns snitch, and hackers grow a conscience
Your computer’s mouse might not be as innocent as it looks – and one ransomware crew has a crisis of conscience that nobody saw coming. We talk about how something as ordinary as a web page could turn your mouse into a surprisingly nosey neighbour, and why ransomware gangs need to think carefully about their…