The Dutch minister for the digital economy announced a complete prohibition on the acquisition, which would have allowed Kyndryl to purchase Solvinity for an undisclosed sum.
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To pay, or not to pay: 58% of CISOs say they would pay the ransom for their data
If you were hit by ransomware tomorrow, would you pay to get your data back? That’s what more than half of CISOs in a recent survey said their organization would do. It’s a situation more companies are going to face in future. “Attacks are increasing and continuing to increase,” said Christy Wyatt, CEO of security…
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Russia
Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security
President Donald Trump said he would postpone the release of an executive order that would set up a 90-day testing and vetting regime for frontier AI models, hours before the White House was set to publicly announce the signing. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Thursday, Trump said he opted to delay the order…
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Ransomware: Over Half of CISOs Would Consider Paying Ransom to Hackers
Survey of cybersecurity leaders suggests that majority would strongly consider paying cybercriminals, if that’s what it took to help restore encrypted systems
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SpaceX, Google in Talks to Explore Data Centers in Orbit
A deal between the two tech titans would give a boost to SpaceX’s business ahead of a historic public listing.
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SAS’ Alyssa Farrell on Data Management, Quantum, and AI Positioning
During SAS’s Innovate 2026 event recently, SAS announced it would refresh its SAS Data Management portfolio, a cloud-native offering built on the SAS Viya data and AI platform. Among the new and expanded capabilities are AI-ready data management, governance by design, agentic AI and copilots, and cloud-native analytics acceleration. “A modern data platform is not…
AI, Global Security News
What’s Next in the Elon Musk Megatrial Against OpenAI and Sam Altman
Musk testified for nearly three days last week in a case that would oust Altman and unwind OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
AI, Compliance, Exploits, Global Security News
Everyone’s building AI agents. Almost nobody’s ready for what they do to identity.
Anthropic recently announced that it would not release Mythos, its most powerful AI model, to the public. The model discovered thousands of previously unknown software vulnerabilities — flaws that had sat undetected in major operating systems and web browsers for as long as nearly three decades. Anthropic said the model was too dangerous to deploy…
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Reverse Engineering With AI Unearths High-Severity GitHub Bug
Wiz used an AI reverse-engineering tool to pinpoint a vulnerability that previously would have been too costly and time-consuming to undertake.
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Microsoft, Salesforce Patch AI Agent Data Leak Flaws
Two recently fixed prompt injections in Salesforce Agentforce and Microsoft Copilot would have enabled an external attacker to leak sensitive data.
AI, APAC, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Can Microsoft really meet its carbon-negative goal by 2030?
Six years ago, Microsoft pledged it would be carbon negative by 2030. It’s a worthy goal, and for several years the company was on track to meeting it. Then generative AI came along and the world changed. Electric power demand from data centers will more than double between 2025 and 2030, according to the International…
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Trump budget proposal would cut hundreds of millions more from CISA
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget would slash the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s total by $707 million, according to a summary released Friday, which would deeply chop down an agency that already took a big hit in Trump’s first year. Another budget document suggests a smaller — but still substantial — hit of $361…
AI, Global Security News
Amazon launches new education initiatives to support Aussie teachers and students thrive in a digital future
New research reveals 96% of teachers would take part in free AI training, but only 32% of teachers have access to approved tools they can use in the classroom. Amazon and Tech Futures Australia launch nationwide programs to help bridge this gap.
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The Sudden Fall of OpenAI’s Most Hyped Product Since ChatGPT
Sam Altman hoped Sora would turn OpenAI into a creative pioneer. Instead, it looks like an expensive strategic miscalculation.
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Tesla, SpaceX Plan to Build New Chip Factory in Texas
Elon Musk, who leads both companies, said the facility would supply chips for Tesla vehicles and SpaceX satellites.
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Elon Musk Is Liable for Some Twitter Investors’ Losses, Jury Says
Musk’s lawyers said they would appeal the verdict. And the jury absolved Musk of “engaging in a scheme to defraud Twitter investors.”
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Appeals court temporarily pauses order blocking Perplexity’s AI shopping agent on Amazon
A federal appeals court has temporarily put on hold a California judge’s order that would have blocked Perplexity AI from using an AI-powered shopping agent on Amazon, as the case moves forward in a dispute over who controls automated activity inside customer accounts. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted Perplexity an…
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Hybrid resilience: Designing incident response across on-prem, cloud and SaaS without losing your mind
I used to think hybrid incidents would get easier once we standardized on “one tool”: one monitoring platform, one ticketing system, one on-call process. After a few real outages, I changed my mind. Hybrid response fails at the seams between ownership models: on-prem teams, cloud teams, security, vendors. Each group can be correct inside its…
AI, APAC, Global Security News
It looks like Macs are becoming the value option
If I happened to be one of Apple’s newly-introduced M5 MacBook Pro systems, I would feel a bit as if the equally new MacBook Neo had just strutted into the party like the star of the song. Yes, the incredibly disruptive Neo is a strong option for almost anyone who needs an affordable general purpose computer. But let’s not…
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How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation was the actual leaker… who promptly sent an innocent colleague into a career-ending ambush. In this episode, we unravel the jaw-dropping tale of a defence contractor caught selling…
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Russia
Smashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation was the actual leaker… who promptly sent an innocent colleague into a career-ending ambush. In this episode, we unravel the jaw-dropping tale of a defence contractor caught selling…
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AI’s Rapid Rise: Cybersecurity and Lifestyle Changes
Artificial intelligence has changed so much. A few decades ago, we thought AI would mean having moving robots around the house. Few of us accurately imagined what the reality would be (robot vacuum cleaners aside).
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Jack Dorsey’s Block to Lay Off 4,000 Employees in AI Remake
The company said the plan would cost it $450 million to $500 million in expenses and severance.
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Senate moves one step closer to passing health care cyber reforms
A key Senate Committee moved to advance legislation that would overhaul cybersecurity practices at the Department of Health and Human Services. The bipartisan Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act sailed through the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee Thursday on a 22-1 vote, with only Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., opposing it. The legislation, sponsored by…
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Cyber defense: From reactive to proactive
When systems are attacked, we should respond. But how much better would it be if we could anticipate attacks before they strike and stop them with a proactive defense? Faced with today’s cybersecurity challenges, that is no simple task. “It’s a cat-and-mouse situation. AI is changing the speed and sophistication of attacks, and AI is…
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India’s Adani Group to Invest $100 Billion in AI Infrastructure
The conglomerate’s investment would be a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a global leader in artificial intelligence.
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Acting CISA chief says DHS funding lapse would limit, halt some agency work
Acting Director Madhu Gottumukkala said it could affect everything from responding to threats to finalizing CIRCIA regulations.
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White House Draft Executive Order Signals Broader Federal Push on Quantum Strategy
A draft executive order would coordinate federal quantum strategy and accelerate modernization efforts.
The post White House Draft Executive Order Signals Broader Federal Push on Quantum Strategy appeared first on eSecurity Planet.
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Why CoreX Acquired InSource’s ServiceNow Unit in 2026
Earlier this year, CoreX announced that it would be acquiring InSource’s ServiceNow business unit to expand ServiceNow delivery capabilities. Companies say deal is a strategic move to scale ServiceNow services The companies involved say the deal will create a single, purpose-built organization to scale with intent, elevate enterprise transformation outcomes, and meet worldwide demand for…
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Emerging Ransomware BQTLock & GREENBLOOD Disrupt Businesses in Minutes
How long would it take your team to realize ransomware is already running? The newly identified ransomware families are already causing real business disruption. These threats can disrupt operations fast while also reducing visibility through stealth or cleanup activity, shrinking the time teams have to detect and contain the attack. Here’s what you should know about BQTLock and GREENBLOOD, and how your team can detect and contain them before…
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Australian organisations back finance transformation despite data gaps
GUEST OPINION: The vast majority of Australian organisations would have a dedicated budget and dedicated IT team support in place to execute finance transformation projects in the coming year, despite concerns siloed departmental data and a lack of real-time data will hold organisations back.
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Australian organisations back finance transformation despite data gaps
GUEST OPINION: The vast majority of Australian organisations would have a dedicated budget and dedicated IT team support in place to execute finance transformation projects in the coming year, despite concerns siloed departmental data and a lack of real-time data will hold organisations back.
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Whopper Hackers, and AI Whoppers
Ever wondered what would happen if Burger King left the keys to the kingdom lying around for anyone to use? Ethical hackers did – and uncovered drive-thru recordings, hard-coded passwords, and even the power to open a Whopper outlet on the moon. Meanwhile, over in Silicon Valley, one AI wunderkind managed to turn a $7…