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The Underground Malware-Signing-as-a-Service That Makes Ransomware Look “Verified” on Windows

The Core Technical Concept: Code Signing At the center of Microsoft’s disruption of the Fox Tempest cybercrime operation is a foundational trust mechanism that modern operating systems rely on heavily: code signing. Code signing is a cryptographic trust framework used by operating systems such as Windows to verify both the integrity and origin of executable…

Making Vulnerable Drivers Exploitable Without Hardware – The BYOVD Perspective

1 Introduction This article provides a technical analysis of how many Windows kernel mode drivers can be interacted with from user mode without the hardware they were developed for. This work was motivated by driver-oriented vulnerability research and the need to evaluate the exploitability of individual findings, which frequently affect code whose reachability is hardware-gated.…

SAS Execs: AI Adoption is a Human and Organizational Challenge

AI adoption is more than a technical transformation, and organizations have been underestimating the human side of AI implementation, including employee fears, organizational culture, communication breakdowns, and trust. The human angle of AI adoption for organizations was a major talking point during SAS Innovate 2026. At the conference, Channel Insider sat down with both Kristi…

ImmuniWeb brings AI upgrades, post-quantum detection and more in Q1 2026

ImmuniWeb unveiled technical updates, new features and functionalities across all products available on the ImmuniWeb AI Platform. ImmuniWeb Discovery Launch of a dedicated Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) dashboard Advanced detection of exposed AI-related assets, services and software Enhanced detection of phishing websites thanks to finetuning of our AI models Better and faster detection of IoC…

Supply chain security is now a board-level issue: Here’s what CSOs need to know

For many years, supply chain security was viewed purely as a technical concern. However, with high-profile vulnerabilities and regulations, it is now a board-level issue that requires organizations to rethink how to build resiliency and insulate their operations. The changing regulatory landscape has been a key driver of the C-suite’s focus, as legislation such as…

RSAC 2026: Rethinking Trust in Agentic AI Security

Ahead of RSAC 2026, a conversation with David Brauchler, Technical Director and Head of AI/ML Security at NCC Group, highlighted a growing concern: many organizations are fundamentally unprepared to secure AI-powered systems.  As enterprises rapidly adopt agentic AI, traditional security assumptions are breaking down, exposing critical gaps in how risk is understood and managed. The…

HONOR and ARRI Announced Strategic Technical Collaboration to Bring ARRI Image Science into Next-Generation Consumer Devices

Leading AI device ecosystem company HONOR has entered into a strategic technical collaboration with ARRI, the world-renowned designer and manufacturer of professional camera technology for cinematic storytelling. This landmark partnership marks a significant step in extending established cinematic standards into the rapidly evolving world of mobile imaging.

OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Could Enable Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration

China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) has issued a warning about the security stemming from the use of OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot), an open-source and self-hosted autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent. In a post shared on WeChat, CNCERT noted that the platform’s “inherently weak default security configurations,” coupled with its

ENISA Technical Advisory on Secure Package Managers: Essential DevSecOps Guidance

ENISA’s first Technical Advisory on Secure Package Managers helps developers safely use third-party packages. ENISA has released its first Technical Advisory on Package Managers, focusing on how developers can safely consume third-party packages. The document (March 2026, v1.1) follows public feedback incorporating 15 contributions from stakeholders, experts, and the open-source community. “This document focuses on…

The MSP Guide to Using AI-Powered Risk Management to Scale Cybersecurity

Scaling cybersecurity services as an MSP or MSSP requires technical expertise and a business model that delivers measurable value at scale. Risk-based cybersecurity is the foundation of that model. When done right, it builds client trust, increases upsell opportunities, and drives recurring revenue. But to deliver this consistently and efficiently, you need the right technology…

IronCurtain: An open-source, safeguard layer for autonomous AI assistants

Veteran security engineer Niels Provos is working on a new technical approach designed to stop autonomous AI agents from taking actions you haven’t specifically authorized. His open-source software solution, called IronCurtain, aims to neutralize the risk of an LLM-powered agent “going rogue” – whether through prompt injection or the agent gradually deviating from the user’s…