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Privacy and Security for Adult Content Consumers: A Modern Guide to Staying Safe Online
In this post, I will talk about privacy and security for adult content consumers. In a digital space where discretion matters most, privacy is power. Adult platforms that treat security as infrastructure rather than decoration earn trust, loyalty, and long-term visibility. On the other hand, smart choices turn vulnerable browsing into confident control. Millions of…
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Dozens of Vendors Patch Security Flaws Across Enterprise Software and Network Devices
SAP has released security updates to address two critical security flaws that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected systems. The vulnerabilities in question listed below – CVE-2019-17571 (CVSS score: 9.8) – A code injection vulnerability in SAP Quotation Management Insurance application (FS-QUO) CVE-2026-27685 (CVSS score: 9.1) – An insecure deserialization
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Microsoft Patches 84 Flaws in March Patch Tuesday, Including Two Public Zero-Days
Microsoft on Tuesday released patches for a set of 84 new security vulnerabilities affecting various software components, including two that have been listed as publicly known. Of these, eight are rated Critical, and 76 are rated Important in severity. Forty-six of the patched vulnerabilities relate to privilege escalation, followed by 18 remote code execution, 10…
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Forescout replaces manual audits with automated, always-on compliance validation
Forescout Technologies has announced Automated Security Controls Assessment, a new Forescout 4D Platform capability that continuously evaluates trust, control effectiveness and compliance posture across an organization’s attack surface. Replacing manual, static and error-prone spreadsheet-driven audits with real-time, automated evidence-based collection and reporting, the Automated Security Controls Assessment feature gives security and governance, risk, and compliance…
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Cloud-audit: Fast, open-source AWS security scanner
Running AWS security audits without a dedicated security team typically means choosing between enterprise platforms with per-check billing and generic open-source scanners that produce findings with no remediation guidance. Cloud-audit, a Python CLI tool published on GitHub by Mariusz Gebala, takes a narrower scope and attaches a fix to every finding it generates. The tool…
Data Breaches, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Zero trust, zero buzzwords: Here’s what it means
In this Help Net Security video, Murat Balaban, CEO of Zenarmor, breaks down zero trust and zero trust network access (ZTNA) without the buzzwords. The video covers why this approach matters, including the risk of lateral movement after a breach and the growing number of remote workers accessing private resources. Murat walks through three real-world…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2026 Edition
Microsoft Corp. today pushed security updates to fix at least 77 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. There are no pressing “zero-day” flaws this month (compared to February’s five zero-day treat), but as usual some patches may deserve more rapid attention from organizations using Windows. Here are a few highlights from this…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 fixed 84 bugs
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 addressed 84 vulnerabilities in its products. None of the flaws are known to be exploited so far. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 addressed 84 vulnerabilities across its products. The IT giant addressed flaws across Windows, Office, Edge, Azure, SQL Server, Hyper-V, and ReFS. Including…
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Anthropic’s Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox in two weeks
Anthropic, in collaboration with Mozilla, identified 22 security flaws in the Firefox browser during a two-week test, with 14 of the vulnerabilities classified as serious. The discoveries were made using the AI model Claude Opus 4.6. It began by analyzing the Firefox JavaScript engine and then moved on to other parts of the code base.…
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Social media impersonation: The brand threat DMARC can’t see
Social media is often a visibility gap for security teams. Learn how to protect against impersonation and defend this platform.
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Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5078885 extended security update
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5078885 extended security update to fix the March 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-days and an issue that prevent some devices from shutting down. […]
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Microsoft March 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 79 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 79 flaws, including 2 publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities. […]
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Windows 11 KB5079473 & KB5078883 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5079473 and KB5078883 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. […]
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HPE warns of critical AOS-CX flaw allowing admin password resets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has patched multiple security vulnerabilities in the Aruba Networking AOS-CX operating system, including several authentication and code execution issues. […]
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OpenAI’s Promptfoo Deal Plugs Agentic AI Testing Gap
OpenAI’s latest acquisition addresses a security need Jamieson O’Reilly, security advisor at OpenClaw, raised during an exclusive interview with Infosecurity
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Fortinet enhances SecOps with cloud SOC, AI automation, and managed services
Fortinet has announced major innovations across the Fortinet Security Operations (SecOps) Platform. The updates feature next-generation SecOps advancements, including expanded agentic AI capabilities, a preview of FortiSOC, managed services, and endpoint security enhancements delivered through FortiEndpoint. “As attackers weaponize AI to accelerate reconnaissance, exploit development, and social engineering, security operations must function with the same…
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AWS Security Hub is expanding to unify security operations across multicloud environments
After talking with many customers, one thing is clear: the security challenge has not gotten easier. Enterprises today operate across a complex mix of environments, including on-premises infrastructure, private data centers, and multiple clouds, often with tools that were never designed to work together. The result is enterprise security teams spend more time managing tools…
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Microsoft flips Windows Autopatch to default hotpatch security updates
Microsoft is changing the default behavior in Windows Autopatch so that hotpatch security updates are enabled automatically for eligible devices managed through Microsoft Intune or the Microsoft Graph API starting with the May 2026 Windows security update. Windows Autopatch is a Microsoft-managed service that automates updates for Windows and Office. It also lets IT administrators…
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Attackers use AiTM phishing kit, typosquatted domains to hijack AWS accounts
Phishers are targeting AWS accounts holders with fake email security alerts and redirecting them to a high-fidelity clone of the AWS Management Console sign-in page, Datadog researchers have warned. The cloned AWS phishing page (Source: Datadog Security Labs) The campaign has been running since the end of February and possibly earlier. “In one observed case,…
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Terra Portal adds human-governed AI to live production pentesting
Terra Security has announced the launch of Terra Portal, its agentic desktop app that serves as an execution layer for pentesters to direct and oversee AI-driven testing in live production environments. Terra Portal reduces the discovery-to-fix cycle for vulnerabilities from the industry average of nearly three months to a matter of hours without sacrificing safety…
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Microsoft to enable Windows hotpatch security updates by default
Microsoft will turn on hotpatch security updates by default for all eligible Windows devices managed through Microsoft Intune and the Microsoft Graph API, beginning with the May 2026 Windows security update. […]
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Mimecast brings gateway-grade email security to API deployment
Mimecast has announced that its complete email security protection stack is now available through API deployment, eliminating a fundamental trade-off in the market. Standalone integrated cloud email security (ICES) solutions offered fast deployment but came at a cost: they were built primarily for targeted, sophisticated attacks and relied on native Microsoft or Google controls to…
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U.S. CISA adds Ivanti EPM, SolarWinds, and Omnissa Workspace One flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds EPM, SolarWinds, and Omnissa Workspace One flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple, Rockwell, and Hikvision flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2021-22054 (CVSS score of 7.5) Omnissa Workspace ONE…
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Escape lands $18 million funding to scale AI-driven offensive security automation
Escape has raised $18 million in Series A funding to automate the entire security lifecycle with AI agents. The round, led by Balderton Capital with participation from Uncorrelated Ventures and existing investors Iris Capital and Y Combinator, will help lean security teams fight back at a time when code is being written and attacked. According…
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When AI safety constrains defenders more than attackers
Security teams are being urged to adopt AI copilots for threat modeling, phishing simulations, and SOC workflows. Yet many of the most widely deployed, enterprise-approved AI systems struggle to support realistic defensive scenarios once prompts resemble real-world attack behavior. This is not because such activity is inherently malicious, but because mainstream AI safety models are…
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CISA Flags SolarWinds, Ivanti, and Workspace One Vulnerabilities as Actively Exploited
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability list is as follows – CVE-2021-22054 (CVSS score: 7.5) – A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Omnissa Workspace One UEM (formerly VMware Workspace One UEM)…
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 10, 2026
Associate Director Application Security BioNTech | Germany | On-site – View job details As an Associate Director Application Security, you will lead application security strategy, standardize security processes, and drive vulnerability management across development environments. You will enable secure-by-design practices through technical solutions and advisory support, oversee secure onboarding of open-source software, and define KPIs…
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OpenAI to acquire AI security platform Promptfoo
OpenAI are acquiring Promptfoo, an AI security platform that helps enterprises identify and remediate vulnerabilities in AI systems during development. Once the acquisition is finalized, OpenAI will integrate Promptfoo’s technology directly into OpenAI Frontier, their platform for building and operating AI coworkers. As enterprises deploy AI coworkers into real workflows, evaluation, security, and compliance become…
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CVE program funding secured, easing fears of repeat crisis
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the MITRE Corporation have renegotiated the contract supporting the 26-year-old Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program in a way that eliminates the looming expiration that triggered panic across the security community in 2025. According to sources, the program appears to have moved from a discretionary funding item to a…
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Datadog Intros MCP Server for Secure AI Observability
Datadog, Inc., a provider of observability and security services for cloud applications, has announced that its MCP Server is now generally available. The Datadog MCP Server provides access to live observability data, enabling teams to debug using their preferred AI coding agents or an Integrated Development Environment, with real-time telemetry, and take action within established…
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AI Security Startups Dominate New Cyber Innovation Awards
Over one in five winners of IT-Harvest’s 2026 Cyber 150 are AI security companies
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Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026: XDR + Splunk ES
Cisco Security and Splunk protected Cisco Live Amsterdam with the first conference Security Operations Center. Learn about the latest innovations for the SOC of the Future.
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Cisco Live Amsterdam 2026: Enhancing Security Operations with Cisco Foundation AI (Reasoning)
Discover how Cisco Live EMEA SOC leveraged an innovative, integrated security architecture—featuring the new Cisco Security Foundation AI Reasoning model.
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OpenAI says Codex Security found 11,000 high-impact bugs in a month
OpenAI’s new AppSec agent, Codex Security, has already flagged over 11,000 high-severity and critical flaws in real-world codebases during its first 30 days of research testing. The tool, designed to automatically find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities in software repositories, reportedly identified about 800 critical issues in more than a million scanned commits. According to an…
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Can the Security Platform Finally Deliver for the Mid-Market?
Mid-market organizations are constantly striving to achieve security levels on a par with their enterprise peers. With heightened awareness of supply chain attacks, your customers and business partners are defining the security level you must meet. What if you could be the enabler for your organization to remain competitive — and help win business —…
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AI Bot Hackerbot-Claw Targets Microsoft, DataDog and CNCF GitHub Repos
Security firm Pillar reveals the Chaos Agent in which Hackerbot-Claw, an AI agent, used natural language to compromise major GitHub projects and hijack developer tools.
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OpenAI joins the race in AI-assisted code security
OpenAI introduced Codex Security, an AI agent that reviews codebases to find, verify, and help fix software vulnerabilities. The launch comes a few weeks after rival Anthropic unveiled its Claude Code Security tool. The feature is available in research preview via Codex Web for ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Edu customers, with free access for…
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PQC roadmap remains hazy as vendors race for early advantage
Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) has long sat on the periphery of enterprise security, with experts calling it inevitable but not urgent. That posture is beginning to shift. Earlier this year, Palo Alto Networks published a blog announcing a new “quantum-safe security” initiative, framing it as a way for enterprises to assess where quantum-vulnerable cryptography exists across…
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AI Is Moving Faster Than Security Controls
AI is entering organisations faster than the security controls designed to govern it. Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming embedded across organisations. AI assistants are now writing code, summarising documents, analysing data, and supporting operational decisions. What began as experimentation is quickly becoming operational dependency. For security teams, the challenge is not simply adopting AI. The…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 87
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Malware Reverse Engineering is no longer a human problem! StegaBin: 26 Malicious npm Packages Use Pastebin Steganography to Deploy Multi-Stage Credential Stealer Inside a fake Google security check that becomes a browser RAT SloppyLemming…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 566 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. FBI probing intrusion into a system managing sensitive surveillance information Reading White House President Trump’s Cyber…
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New Social Security Scam Emails Use Fake Tax Documents to Hijack PCs
A new phishing campaign is targeting thousands in the US by posing as the Social Security Administration. Learn how scammers use fake 2025/2026 tax statements and Datto RMM software to hijack computers and steal data, as shared with Hackread.com
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OpenAI Codex Security Scanned 1.2 Million Commits and Found 10,561 High-Severity Issues
OpenAI on Friday began rolling out Codex Security, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered security agent that’s designed to find, validate, and propose fixes for vulnerabilities. The feature is available in a research preview to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Edu customers via the Codex web with free usage for the next month. “It builds deep context…
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Anthropic Finds 22 Firefox Vulnerabilities Using Claude Opus 4.6 AI Model
Anthropic on Friday said it discovered 22 new security vulnerabilities in the Firefox web browser as part of a security partnership with Mozilla. Of these, 14 have been classified as high, seven have been classified as moderate, and one has been rated low in severity. The issues were addressed in Firefox 148, released late last…
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Cylake Offers AI-Native Security Without Relying on Cloud Services
Cylake’s platform will analyze security data locally and identify potential attacks for organizations concerned about data sovereignty.
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CISA warns of Apple flaws exploited in spyware, crypto-theft attacks
CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to patch three iOS security flaws targeted in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks using the Coruna exploit kit. […]
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LevelBlue Launches Exposure Management for MSSPs with Tenable
LevelBlue is expanding its managed security portfolio for the channel with a new exposure management offering designed to help MSSPs and MSPs deliver deeper visibility into cyber risk across modern IT environments. The Dallas-based managed security provider announced Exposure Management for Partners, a new capability built in partnership with cybersecurity vendor Tenable. The offering expands…
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Zero‑Day Attacks on Enterprise Software Reach Record High, Google Warns
Almost a quarter of the zero days detected by Google in 2025 targeted security and networking appliances
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U.S. CISA adds Apple, Rockwell, and Hikvision flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple, Rockwell, and Hikvision flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple, Rockwell, and Hikvision flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2023-43000 (CVSS score of 8.8) Apple Multiple products Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2017-7921 (CVSS…
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Why We Make Bad Security Decisions When the Stakes Are High
In this post, you will learn why we make bad security decisions when the stakes are high. Even the most seasoned professionals can falter when stress is at its peak. High-pressure situations test our judgment and often lead to risky security choices, regardless of experience or training. This article explores why so many organizations and…
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Why phishing still works today
In this Help Net Security video, Gal Livschitz, Senior Penetration Tester at Terra Security, explains how phishing has evolved and why employees still fall for it. He outlines how phishing now uses HTTPS, branded pages, and lookalike domains, making attacks harder to spot. He highlights communication overload as a key weakness that attackers exploit. Livschitz…
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Hikvision and Rockwell Automation CVSS 9.8 Flaws Added to CISA KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Hikvision and Rockwell Automation products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The critical-severity vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2017-7921 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper authentication vulnerability affecting
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Western governments lay the groundwork for secure 6G networks
Governments are preparing for 6G, the next generation of mobile networks, placing security and resilience among their top priorities. In response, seven countries participating in the Global Coalition on Telecoms (GCOT) have introduced a set of 6G Security and Resilience Principles, developed with support from industry partners. The coalition brings together the governments of the…
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Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages
The Wikimedia Foundation suffered a security incident today after a self-propagating JavaScript worm began vandalizing pages and modifying user scripts across multiple wikis. […]
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AI Won’t Fix Cybersecurity Burnout
Artificial intelligence was supposed to relieve security teams drowning in alerts, threats, and operational complexity. New research from Seemplicity suggests the opposite may be happening. The study found that cybersecurity leaders remain committed to the field but are increasingly working longer hours, managing new governance responsibilities, and developing non-technical skills to operate in AI-driven environments.…
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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
Cisco has handed security teams one of the largest ever patching workloads affecting its firewall products, including fixes for two ‘perfect 10’ vulnerabilities in the company’s Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. Overall, the March 4 release, the first of its semiannual firewall updates for 2026, addresses 25 security advisories covering 48 individual CVEs. The…
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Push Security adds malicious browser extension detection to block threats in employee browsers
Push Security has announced new malicious browser extension detection and blocking capabilities within its browser-based security platform. The feature enables organizations to automatically block known-bad extensions from running in employee browsers. Attackers are increasingly turning to malicious browser extensions as a preferred method of compromise. Recent campaigns such as ShadyPanda, ZoomStealer, and GhostPoster, along with…
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IRONSCALES Unveils AI Agents to Tackle ‘Phishing 3.0’
A new wave of phishing attacks is forcing security teams to rethink their defenses, and IRONSCALES believes AI agents are the answer. The Atlanta-based email security firm this week unveiled its Winter 2026 Release, introducing three specialized AI agents designed to help organizations counter what it calls “Phishing 3.0,” a new generation of AI-powered impersonation…
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Reclaim Security secures $26 million to automate cybersecurity remediation
Reclaim Security has raised $26 million in total funding, including a recent $20 million Series A round led by Acrew Capital, with participation from QP Ventures and Ibex Investors. The funding will accelerate the company’s mission to eliminate what many security leaders consider cybersecurity’s most persistent gap: remediation. As attacker breakout times have fallen to…
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Forcepoint Revamps Partner Program, Data Security Platform
Forcepoint announced major updates to its AI-native Data Security Cloud platform and a revamped Global Partner Program designed to help partners deliver modern data security across cloud, endpoint, and AI-driven environments. The announcement comes as enterprises grapple with the security implications of artificial intelligence. According to a recent World Economic Forum report cited by Forcepoint,…
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Zero-Click FreeScout Bug Enables Remote Code Execution
Ox Security warns that Mail2Shell could enable threat actors to hijack FreeScout systems without user interaction
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Cisco flags more SD-WAN flaws as actively exploited in attacks
Cisco has flagged two more Catalyst SD-WAN Manager security flaws as actively exploited in the wild, urging administrators to upgrade vulnerable devices. […]
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Beazley Exposure Management platform identifies external exposures and prioritizes cyber risk
Beazley Security has announced its Exposure Management product, which delivers continuous, automated discovery and intelligence-driven exposure notifications to help security teams accelerate risk mitigation in an era where AI-assisted attackers have compressed the time between vulnerability disclosure, weaponization, and exploitation. The product, validated with clients over the past eight months, is the first in an…
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SIEM vs Log Management: Observability, Telemetry, and Detection
Security teams are no longer short on data. They are drowning in it. Cloud control plane logs, endpoint telemetry, identity events, SaaS audit trails, application logs, and network signals keep expanding, while the SOC is still expected to deliver faster detection and cleaner investigations. That is why SIEM vs log management is not just a…
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As AI agents start making purchases, security teams must rethink risk
In this Help Net Security interview, Donald Kossmann, CTO at fintech company Chargebacks911, talks about the emerging security, fraud, and governance risks of “agentic commerce,” where AI agents can autonomously make purchasing decisions on behalf of users or organizations. He explains that as AI agents gain the ability to shop, negotiate prices, select suppliers, and…
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Automate or orchestrate? Implementing a streamlined remediation program to shorten MTTR
Security teams want lower MTTR, but flaws persist. How to use automation vs. orchestration to reduce risk effectively? Almost all security teams want to reduce their Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR). And for good reason: research from 2024 found that it takes an average of 4.5 months to remediate critical vulnerabilities. The problem is that…
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Why AI, Zero Trust, and modern security require deep visibility
AI. Automation. Zero Trust. They dominate every security strategy document. But there’s a truth sitting underneath all three: none of them work without deep, trustworthy visibility. You can’t continuously verify identities without knowing how they behave. You can’t train AI on incomplete data and expect accurate detection. You can’t automate response if every decision is built…
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The 10-hour problem: How visibility gaps are burning out the SOC
Security teams aren’t drowning because the threats improved. They’re drowning because the visibility got worse. The October 2025 commissioned Forrester Consulting study conducted on behalf of NETSCOUT surfaces a problem that every analyst already knows: 61% of survey respondents say their analysts spend more than ten hours a week in the “analyze” phase alone. This isn’t…
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Cisco warns of max severity Secure FMC flaws giving root access
Cisco has released security updates to patch two maximum-severity vulnerabilities in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software. […]
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LastPass warns of spoofed alerts aimed at stealing master passwords
LastPass warns of a phishing campaign using fake security alerts about unauthorized access or password changes to steal users’ master passwords. LastPass has warned users about a new phishing campaign using fake security alerts that claim unauthorized access or master password changes. The emails, which spoof LastPass’s display name, attempt to trick recipients into revealing…
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Digital.ai expands post-build protection for Android and iOS applications
Software security has reached an inflection point as AI development tools increase the volume and velocity of software releases, while AI is also powering the next generation of threat actors driving attack volume and sophistication to new heights. For security teams, this is not just acceleration – it is multiplication: more apps, more releases, and…
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Webinar: The True State of Security 2026
AI has become the most popular scapegoat in security. While the risk is real, the obsession is costly. Most security failures don’t start with AI. They start with people, access, and security workflows that don’t scale. This webinar aims to reframe the conversation and show why the imbalance is the real threat to modern organizations.…
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Radware Announces Another DDoS Industry First – Encrypted Attack Blocking Without SSL Decryption
COMPANY NEWS: Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), a global leader in application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments, today announced the availability of its Web DDoS Protection for Encrypted Traffic as a cloud-based service that does not require SSL certificate sharing or traffic decryption. With this release, Radware believes it is the only security provider to…
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New RFP Template for AI Usage Control and AI Governance
As AI becomes the central engine for enterprise productivity, security leaders are finally getting the green light — and the budget — to secure it. But there’s a quiet crisis unfolding in the boardroom: many organizations know they need “AI Governance,” but they have no idea what they are actually looking for. The CISO’s Dilemma:…
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U.S. CISA adds Qualcomm and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Qualcomm and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Google Chromium CSS, Microsoft Windows, TeamT5 ThreatSonar Anti-Ransomware, and Zimbra flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2026-22719 (CVSS…
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Immutable Linux distribution Nitrux 6.0.0 adds GPU passthrough, boot-level recovery, C++ update system
Nitrux 6.0.0, released March 3, 2026, packages several components that security practitioners running Linux workstations will find worth examining: a new hypervisor orchestrator with IOMMU-enforced isolation, a rewritten update system with cryptographic verification, and a recovery mechanism that operates from within the boot process itself. The distribution, built by Nitrux Latinoamericana, runs on an immutable…
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CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware Aria Operations Flaw CVE-2026-22719 to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-22719 (CVSS score: 8.1), has been described as a case of command injection that could allow an
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CISA flags VMware Aria Operations RCE flaw as exploited in attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a VMware Aria Operations vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-22719 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, flagging the flaw as exploited in attacks. […]
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CISA CIO Robert Costello exits agency
The chief information officer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced his departure Tuesday, ending his nearly five-year run at CISA. Robert Costello, an 18-year veteran of the Department of Homeland Security, posted about the move on LinkedIn. “Serving as CIO at CISA has been one of the greatest privileges of my career,” he…
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2025 PiTuKri ISAE 3000 Type II attestation report available with 183 services in scope
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the issuance of the Criteria to Assess the Information Security of Cloud Services (PiTuKri) Type II attestation report with 183 services in scope. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) Cyber Security Centre published PiTuKri, which consists of 52 criteria that provide guidance across 11 domains for…
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UK Warns of Heightened Iranian Cyber Risk as Middle East Conflict Intensifies
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging British organizations to brace for potential Iranian-linked cyber activity as tensions escalate in the Middle East. While officials say there is no confirmed spike in direct attacks against the UK, they caution that the situation could shift rapidly. “There is almost certainly a heightened risk…
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Identity Security Blind Spots Fuel Modern Attacks
Many organizations believe they have identity security under control. New data from Permiso’s State of Identity Security Report suggests that confidence is increasingly misplaced — right as identity becomes the dominant attack vector in cloud environments. “92% percent of organizations have AI agents in production accessing sensitive data, and those agents are creating identities without…
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Fig Security emerges from stealth with $38 million to resilience-proof enterprise security
Fig Security, a new platform that finds and fixes broken security flows across your entire SecOps infrastructure, has launched from stealth with $38 million across Seed and Series A rounds. It addresses one of the least visible challenges yet most consequential in enterprise security: the quiet breakdown of security operations as environments grow more complex.…
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Building a High-Impact Tier 1: The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow
Every CISO knows the uncomfortable truth about their Security Operations Center: the people most responsible for catching threats in real time are the people with the least experience. Tier 1 analysts sit at the front line of detection, and yet they are also the most vulnerable to the cognitive and organizational pressures that quietly erode…
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Half of US CISOs Work the Equivalent of a Six-Day Week
Seemplicity finds US security leaders work 11 or more extra hours per week
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Vectra AI Appoints Chad Reese as Channel Chief: Exclusive
Security vendor Vectra AI today announced it has appointed channel veteran Chad Reese as its global channel chief. Reese spoke with Channel Insider before the official announcement about why he joined Vectra AI and his early priorities for the company’s vast partner ecosystem. Reese joins Vectra AI leadership to scale global partner program Reese joins…
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Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Inex Finds AI Is Driving Rapid Container Adoption while Shadow IT and Organisational Silos Create AI Risks
COMPANY NEWS: Shadow IT is creating business risk and security challenges Data sovereignty is a non-negotiable for Australian organisations Containers are the foundation of modern applications, with AI as the key driver
Exploits, Global Security News
Android’s March 2026 security patch fixes over 100 flaws, one under targeted exploitation
The Android March 2026 security patch addresses vulnerabilities across dozens of components and includes one CVE confirmed under active exploitation. Devices running a patch level of 2026-03-05 or later receive fixes for all disclosed issues. Android March 2026 security patch includes one CVE under active exploitation The bulletin notes indications that CVE-2026-21385 may be under…
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Android gets patches for Qualcomm zero-day exploited in attacks
Google has released security updates to patch 129 Android security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day flaw in a Qualcomm display component. […]
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Google Confirms CVE-2026-21385 in Qualcomm Android Component Exploited
Google on Monday disclosed that a high-severity security flaw impacting an open-source Qualcomm component used in Android devices has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21385 (CVSS score: 7.8), a buffer over-read in the Graphics component. “Memory corruption when adding user-supplied data without checking available buffer space,” Qualcomm said in an…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
5 years of shifting cybersecurity behavior
Online security is built through routine decisions made across devices and accounts. People choose how to create passwords, how often to reuse them, and how much effort to invest in protecting personal data. The National Cybersecurity Alliance and CybSafe’s Oh, Behave! The Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report: 2021–2025 follows those patterns over five years, drawing…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Global Security News
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 3, 2026
AI & Data Security Expert Ferrero | Italy | Hybrid – View job details As an AI & Data Security Expert, you will define and maintain security controls for AI solutions, ensuring compliance with evolving threats and regulations. You will advise on data protection, tool selection, and access controls, strengthen AI evaluation frameworks, and drive…
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CyberStrikeAI tool adopted by hackers for AI-powered attacks
Researchers warn that a newly identified open-source AI security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI was used by the same threat actor behind a recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. […]
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
CISOs in a Pinch: A Security Analysis of OpenClaw
Learn how Claude Code Security set Cybersecurity stocks on fire.
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Critical OpenClaw Vulnerability Exposes AI Agent Risks
The now-patched flaw is the latest in a growing string of security issues associated with the viral AI tool, which has seen rapid adoption among developers.
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Fake Google Security site uses PWA app to steal credentials, MFA codes
A phishing campaign is using a fake Google Account security page to deliver a web-based app capable of stealing one-time passcodes, harvesting cryptocurrency wallet addresses, and proxying attacker traffic through victims’ browsers. […]
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The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security Featuring Checkout.com
Welcome to the PCI Security Standards Council’s blog series, The AI Exchange: Innovators in Payment Security. This special, ongoing feature of our PCI Perspectives blog offers a resource for payment security industry stakeholders to exchange information about how they are adopting and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) into their organizations.
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New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView tag. It was patched…
Global Security News, Risk Management
UK warns of Iranian cyberattack risks amid Middle-East conflict
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) alerted British organizations to a heightened risk of Iranian cyberattacks amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. […]