Oracle has released the first security fixes in its new monthly Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) cycle, designed to address urgent vulnerabilities that can’t wait for the company’s quarterly patching. The initial batch addresses 35 flaws, including several for which exploit code is publicly available. In total, there are 11 flaws rated ‘critical’, 18 rated…
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ICYMI: April 2026 @AWS Security
Read all about the latest AWS security features, compliance updates, and hands-on resources in our new, monthly digest posts. You’ll find expert blog posts, new service capabilities, code samples, and workshops. AWS Security Blog posts This month’s AWS Security Blog posts covered AI security, identity and access management, threat intelligence, data protection, and multicloud operations.…
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Oracle will patch more often to counter AI cybersecurity threat
Oracle plans to issue security patches for its ERP, database, and other software on a monthly cycle, rather than quarterly, to respond to the increased pace of AI-enabled software vulnerability discovery. Other software vendors, notably Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe, already release patches on a monthly beat, always on the second Tuesday of each month. Oracle,…
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Oracle rolls out monthly security patch updates
Oracle is changing how its security fixes are delivered: starting in May 2026, there will be a monthly Critical Security Patch Update. “Each [monthly] CSPU is smaller and more focused, making it easier to apply critical fixes quickly [to customer-managed deployments],” Oracle says. Quarterly Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) remain in place and will continue to…
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Visual Studio Code 1.118 adds auto model selection to Copilot CLI
Microsoft’s editor releases continue on a monthly cadence, with the Insiders build of Visual Studio Code 1.118. The update concentrates on the Copilot CLI integration, session management in the Agents app, and an opt-in path for TypeScript 7.0. Copilot CLI gains auto model selection Two separate entries in the changelog add automatic model selection to…
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7 Candy AI Alternatives Compared: Better Chatbot Companions and Pricing
Candy AI rocketed to roughly 35 million monthly visits in 2025, proving there’s real appetite for an anything-goes AI girlfriend experience. Yet many users feel the sugar-high crash: conversations flatten after a dozen lines, memory resets around the 15-message mark, and add-on charges for photos or voice push real costs far beyond the $13.99 base…
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Free phones plus data: Maximising your lifeline benefits via TAG Mobile
GUEST OPINION: For millions of Americans living on fixed or limited incomes, the monthly cost of a phone plan can feel impossible to justify. Yet being without a phone means missing out on opportunities and even basic communication with family.
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Microsoft rolls out new Secure Boot certificates before June expiration
Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026. […]