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Third-Party Cyberattack Impacts Patient Information at The Oncology Institute

The Oncology Institute disclosed a data breach tied to a third-party vendor, potentially exposing patient information after a 2025 cyberattack. The Oncology Institute has confirmed that patient information was impacted in a cybersecurity incident involving a third-party software provider. The healthcare network first disclosed the security breach in November 2025 while the vendor’s investigation was…

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AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management

Third-Party Risk Management Needs to Evolve 

Traditional point-in-time vendor risk assessments are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain in environments where vendors, technologies, and regulatory requirements continuously evolve.  During a recent discussion with eSecurity Planet, Auditive Founder and CEO Daniel Faddoul explained why many organizations are struggling to keep pace with modern third-party risk exposure and why continuous monitoring is becoming more…

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers memory-safe system tools and live patching for Arm servers

Linux distributions have spent the past few years absorbing GPU vendor toolchains, Rust-based system components, and more stringent encryption defaults. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, codenamed Resolute Raccoon, pulls most of those threads together into a single release that will receive standard security support until April 2031. Rust moves into the system layer One of the more…

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Critical nginx UI tool vulnerability opens web servers to full compromise

Security vendor Pluto Security has published details of a critical vulnerability in the open-source nginx UI web server configuration tool that has been under active exploitation by cybercriminals since March. News of the flaw, identified as CVE-2026-33032, first appeared on the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on March 30, the same day that threat intelligence companies…

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AI, Exploits, Global Security News

Veeam warns admins to patch now as critical RCE flaws hit Backup & Replication

Backup vendor Veeam has released security updates to patch multiple vulnerabilities in its widely used Backup and Replication platform, including three critical flaws that could allow authenticated users to execute code on backup servers. Detailed in the company’s advisory KB4830, the vulnerabilities affect Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2.4165 and earlier version 12 builds, with fixes…

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Data Breaches, Europe, Global Security News, Risk Management

Njordium Vendor Management System eliminates duplicate third-party assessments

Njordium Cyber Group has launched its Vendor Management System (VMS), a platform that eliminates the costly duplication of third-party assessments under Europe’s overlapping regulations. 70% of European organisations suffered a data breach in the past three years, and 77% of those breaches originated with a vendor or third party (Whistic, Third-Party Risk Management 2025 Impact…

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Climb & Fortinet Execs on New US Partnership, 2026 Goals

Specialty distributor Climb and security vendor Fortinet announced their partnership in December 2025. The agreement brings Fortinet’s vast portfolio into the Climb vendor linecard and follows years-long demand globally for security solutions available through the channel. Channel Insider spoke with executives from both companies in early 2026 to learn more about how the two organizations…

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Apple discloses first actively exploited zero-day of 2026

Apple disclosed a zero-day vulnerability Wednesday that the vendor warned was previously “exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals,” the company said in a security update. The memory-corruption vulnerability — CVE-2026-20700 — affects iPhones and iPads and was exploited on devices running versions of iOS before iOS 26. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…

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Picking an AI red teaming vendor is getting harder

Vendor noise is already a problem in traditional security testing. AI red teaming has added another layer of confusion, with providers offering everything from consulting engagements to automated testing platforms. Many buyers still struggle to tell whether a vendor can test real-world AI system behavior or only run a packaged set of jailbreak prompts. This…

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Reco Raises $30M Series B to Address AI SaaS Security Risks

Reco, a New York-based security vendor focused on AI-driven SaaS environments, has raised $30 million in Series B funding, bringing its total capital raised to $85 million.  The round was led by Zeev Ventures and included participation from existing investors Insight Partners, boldstart ventures, and Angular Ventures, along with new strategic backers Workday Ventures, TIAA…

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