Infosec stories
Security teams face higher breach costs as ThreatDown expands visibility over unsanctioned AI tools and machine accounts in one console.
The boardroom handover comes as Approov pushes its API security tools to counter bots, tampered apps and unauthorised AI agents.
Partners will be able to sell higher-margin advisory and managed services as organisations brace for AI-driven identity sprawl and PQC risk.
Rising concern over shadow AI has prompted Cloudbrink to bundle endpoint monitoring, data loss prevention and secure connectivity for enterprises.
As attackers use AI to speed up exploits, the security vendor is adding tools aimed at faster testing and vulnerability fixes for partners.
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
Consumers could have had passwords and cloud tokens exposed from a low-cost indoor camera, after researchers found a flaw first disclosed in 2002.
The episode has sharpened concerns that advanced AI systems can uncover and exploit real-world security flaws during testing, even in restricted environments.
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
Developers may get patched code faster as Google's preview agent scans repositories, tests exploits and drafts fixes for review.
Security teams could cut hours from patching work as open-weight Antares models narrow flaws to the relevant code segment.
A race condition in Ubuntu's snap-confine could let a local user seize root on default desktop installs, prompting urgent patching.
Developers using AI assistants could face stolen credentials and poisoned repositories as the worm hides inside normal coding workflows.
Acronis said 94.6% of detections were in Portugal as the banking trojan used phishing lures and layered evasion to infect victims.
Most employees still miss signs of AI-led payment fraud, as 79% said email filters alone cannot stop increasingly convincing impersonation scams.
Ransomware attacks spread through vendor systems and AI-aided tactics, leaving 7,551 publicly disclosed victims in the latest 12-month period.
Real-time logging during cyber incidents helps firms rebuild events accurately and close gaps faster after attacks, Marie Hargraves says.
Enterprises and utilities may face costly security overhauls as the firm targets quantum-ready protection for low-powered devices and critical systems.
Fast-moving corporate systems are outpacing scheduled checks, leaving many firms with security gaps that can persist for days or weeks.
Frontier AI is lowering the bar for cybercrime, with attackers using it to scale phishing, malware and reconnaissance more quickly.
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