The Fragmented State of Modern Enterprise Identity Enterprise IAM is approaching a breaking point. As organizations scale, identity becomes increasingly fragmented across thousands of applications, decentralized teams, machine identities, and autonomous systems. The result is Identity Dark Matter: identity activity that sits outside the visibility of centralized IAM and beyond the reach of
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Spanish police arrest individual in connection with data leak from state organizations
The arrested individual is accused of disseminating data from entities such as the State Attorney General’s Office, INCIBE, the National Police, the Civil Guard, and the National Security Council.
AI, Global Security News, privacy, Risk Management
145 AI laws passed in 2025 and privacy teams aren’t catching a break
145 AI-related laws were enacted by state legislatures in 2025, and more than 1,000 additional bills were introduced or revised, according to DataGrail’s Privacy and AI Trends Report 2026. Average cost of manual data subject request management (Source: DataGrail) Shadow AI risks Of the 2,400 popular business software providers that advertised AI capabilities, 63.6% did…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
New AI Usage Report: Enterprise AI Risk Is Heavily Concentrated Among a Small Group of AI “Power users”
State of AI Usage Report 2026 (full report here) by LayerX Security reveals the extent of the enterprise AI visibility gap and why most organizations still don’t understand where their AI exposure is actually coming from. The research shows that enterprise AI risk is not distributed evenly across users or platforms. Instead, it is heavily…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
US states step up cyber defenses to protect local communities
U.S. state governments are taking on a larger role in cybersecurity to help protect local communities and essential services. Many states are building state-led cyber defense programs, including cybersecurity clinics, regional security operations centers (RSOCs), and state cyber corps programs to reduce costs, strengthen the local workforce, and improve cyber resilience. Cyber defense programs in…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy
State officials urge Congress to reauthorize cybersecurity grant program
State officials emphasized that the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) provided essential aid to local governments, many of which lack dedicated cybersecurity staff and resources.
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How SpaceX’s IPO Cements Elon Musk’s Grip on the Company
With supervoting shares and help from Texas state law, the CEO has worked to address governance issues he has faced at Tesla.
Global Security News, Government & Policy
Processes and Culture Top Reasons Behind Data Breaches
Government leaders revealed that, in spite of state laws meant to improve cyber hygiene, an analysis of incidents showed issues persist and visibility falls short.
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5 ways to curb AI sprawl without stifling innovation
The trend shows no sign of slowing. McKinsey’s latest The State of AI report suggests that 88% of organizations now use AI in at least one business function. As adoption expands, so too will experimentation and tool creation — much of it occurring outside traditional IT processes and often beyond formal oversight. For IT leaders,…
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Sam Altman’s Business Dealings Under GOP Scrutiny Ahead of OpenAI’s IPO
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee says it is investigating, and six GOP state attorneys general are calling for SEC review after a WSJ article.
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Inside Department 4: Russia’s secret school for hackers
Most universities have a careers fair. At Bauman Moscow State Technical University, however, an elite group of students appear to have something rather more unusual: a direct pipeline into some of the world’s most notorious state-sponsored hacking groups. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Politics, Venture
She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent.
Five years ago, a Nevada state senator helped kill a crypto tycoon’s vision of a blockchain city in the Reno desert. Now, that lawmaker is running for higher office, and the crypto mogul is bankrolling her primary opponent to the tune of millions. The battle playing out in the state attorney general’s race is one…
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Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to the United States to face charges
A man accused of working as a hacker for China’s Ministry of State Security has been extradited to the USA from Italy, and faces – if found guilty – the prospect of decades behind bars. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Guardz Warns MSPs of Cloud Ransomware and BEC Risks
Today, cybersecurity firm Guardz released its 2026 State of MSP Threat Report, a deep dive into how Artificial Intelligence and identity-first attacks have completely flipped the script for MSPs and the small businesses they protect. The report reveals that AI has officially killed the obvious phishing email. Gone are the days of spotting a scam…
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US state privacy fines reached $3.425 billion in 2025
State privacy regulators across the United States collected $3.425 billion in privacy-related fines from companies in 2025. Gartner said the upward trend is expected to accelerate through 2028. Annual cumulative fines stood at $1.827 billion in 2024, putting the 2025 result at nearly double the previous year’s level. Gartner derived the estimate by compiling and…
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Seeing Machines Releases Part 2 of Technical Paper Series on Intoxication
Driver Monitoring System technology enables real-time assessment of a driver’s functional state relative to the driving environment
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Agentic AI Goes Mainstream in the Enterprise, but 94% Raise Concern About Sprawl, OutSystems Research Finds
GUEST RESEARCH: New State of AI Development 2026 report shows how enterprises are exploring agentic AI, while navigating governance and security concerns
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
Prompt injection tags along as GenAI enters daily government use
Routine use of GenAI has moved into daily operations in state and territorial government environments, placing new security risks within common workflows. A Center for Internet Security (CIS) report, Prompt Injections: The Inherent Threat to Generative AI, identifies prompt injection as a persistent concern tied to that adoption. Adoption expands exposure Use of AI tools…
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Shrinking the IAM Attack Surface through Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms (IVIP)
The Fragmented State of Modern Enterprise Identity Enterprise IAM is approaching a breaking point. As organizations scale, identity becomes increasingly fragmented across thousands of applications, decentralized teams, machine identities, and autonomous systems. The result is Identity Dark Matter: identity activity that sits outside the visibility of centralized IAM and
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Russia
Russian hackers hijack internet traffic using vulnerable routers
The Russian state cyber group APT28 has been compromising routers to hijack web traffic and spy on victims, the UK’s The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned. Attackers are exploiting vulnerable routers to alter DHCP and DNS settings, redirecting traffic through servers they control. “We assess that APT28 is almost certainly the Russian General…
AI, Global Security News
The State of Trusted Open Source Report
In December 2025, we shared the first-ever The State of Trusted Open Source report, featuring insights from our product data and customer base on open source consumption across our catalog of container image projects, versions, images, language libraries, and builds. These insights shed light on what teams pull, deploy, and maintain day to day, alongside the vulnerabilities and
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California to bar AI vendors that can’t prove bias safeguards
AI vendors selling to the California state government must prove they have safeguards against algorithmic bias, civil rights violations, and illegal content, or risk being barred from state contracts, under an executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The order directs the Department of General Services and the California Department of Technology to develop new…
Endpoint, Global Security News, Risk Management
Your security stack looks fine from the dashboard and that’s the problem
One in five enterprise endpoints is operating outside a protected and enforceable state on any given day, according to device telemetry collected across tens of millions of corporate PCs. That figure, drawn from Absolute Security’s 2026 Resilience Risk Index, has barely moved in a year, even as organizations continue to add security tools and increase…
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Landmark Verdict Says Meta Harmed Children, Allowing Adults to Prey on Them
With a $375 million penalty, a New Mexico state court case is holding the social-media company responsible for content on its platforms.
AI, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
The insider threat rises again
Insider threats are coming back in a consequential way. According to the State of Human Risk Report from Mimecast, 42% of organizations have experienced an increase in malicious insider incidents over the past year, with 42% also reporting a rise in negligent incidents for the first time. The report further found that organizations experienced an…
Global Security News, Network Security
Accertify’s Attack State targets credential stuffing and ATO attacks
Accertify has announced the launch of Attack State, a new capability in its Account Protection solution designed to help organizations detect and respond to coordinated login attacks and other automated threats targeting customer accounts. Attack State analyzes login activity continuously and compares it to the organization’s broader traffic patterns to determine when a client’s environment…
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Russian Hackers Target WhatsApp and Signal Accounts of Global Military and Government Officials
Dutch intelligence reveals Russian state hackers are trying to hijack the Signal and WhatsApp accounts of key targets
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No, it’s not ‘unnecessarily burdensome’ to control your own data
According to a recent report, the State Department sent a cable urging U.S. diplomats to oppose international data sovereignty regulations like GDPR, characterizing these guardrails as “unnecessarily burdensome.” In the cable, the State Department claims that data sovereignty regulations “disrupt global data flows, increase costs and cybersecurity risks, limit Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services, and…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Russia
Russian hackers crack into officials’ Signal and WhatsApp accounts
Russian state hackers are trying to break into Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by diplomats, military staff, and government officials worldwide, Dutch intelligence agencies warned. They believe journalists and other people who attract attention from Moscow may also be affected. Investigators reported attackers attempt to trick users into revealing verification codes and PINs that protect…
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Samsung TVs to stop collecting Texans’ data without express consent
Samsung and the State of Texas have reached a settlement agreement over the alleged unlawful collection of content-viewing information through its smart TVs […]
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
Datadog Finds 87% of Organisations Are Running Software With Known, Exploitable Vulnerabilities
GUEST RESEARCH: The State of DevSecOps Report 2026 highlights a broader industry shift as security risk increasingly moves upstream into the software supply chain
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Romanian hacker pleads guilty to selling access to Oregon state networks
A Romanian man pleaded guilty to selling admin access to Oregon’s state network for $3,000 in Bitcoin and repeatedly accessing it to prove control. Catalin Dragomir (45) from Romania, pleaded guilty in the U.S. for selling unauthorized admin access to an Oregon state emergency management network. He gained access in June 2021, advertised it, and…
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State Dept. official says post-quantum transition plans will outlive current leadership
A cybersecurity official at the State Department called for the public and private sector to more tightly coordinate plans to transition their systems, devices and data to quantum-resistant encryption algorithms. Gharun Lacy, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Cyber and Technology Security Directorate at the Department of State, issued a challenge for cybersecurity defenders to view…
AI, Apps, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
Parallels Survey Highlights EUC Strategy Reset
Parallels’ latest State of Cloud Computing Survey suggests enterprise IT leaders are recalibrating their end-user computing (EUC) strategies, with implications for MSPs, cloud providers, and channel partners supporting hybrid environments. The 2026 report, based on responses from 540 IT professionals in the U.S., U.K., and Germany, points to a shift from cost-driven optimization to structural…
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Vectra AI Report Warns AI Gains Aren’t Boosting Resilience
Cybersecurity provider Vectra AI has published its 2026 State of Threat Detection and Response Report, revealing a persistent gap between security investment and real-world cyber resilience. Lagging confidence amid rising AI adoption Based on a survey of 1,450 security practitioners and leaders worldwide, the report found that while many security teams feel better staffed and…
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Healthcare Organisations Prioritise Deployment Flexibility, AI, and Collaboration Amid Rising Security Incidents, Genetec Report Finds
GUEST RESEARCH: 2026 State of Physical Security Report highlights modernization priorities across the healthcare sector
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Healthcare Organisations Prioritise Deployment Flexibility, AI, and Collaboration Amid Rising Security Incidents, Genetec Report Finds
GUEST RESEARCH: 2026 State of Physical Security Report highlights modernization priorities across the healthcare sector
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Healthcare Organisations Prioritise Deployment Flexibility, AI, and Collaboration Amid Rising Security Incidents, Genetec Report Finds
GUEST RESEARCH: 2026 State of Physical Security Report highlights modernization priorities across the healthcare sector