AMD grabs more CPU share while pricier PCs punish desktop demand
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Microsoft blames Windows gaming issues on RGB lighting devices
Microsoft says ongoing issues causing games to crash or fail to launch after installing the August 2026 Windows updates may be caused by peripherals with RGB lighting. [...]
Encrypted Prompts Bypass AI Safety Guardrails in Grok and Gemini
Researchers say the new ‘Cryptographic Context Injection’ technique conceals malicious instructions until they are decrypted inside a trusted execution environment. The post Encryp…
New Phishing Toolkit Uses Passkeys to Maintain Access After Password Resets
Researchers say iAuthFlow V2 can register an attacker-controlled passkey, enabling persistent access even after passwords are changed and active sessions revoked. The post New Phis…
Is Online Privacy Possible? How Digital Identities Can Help
Using the same email, phone number, payment method, and other identifiers makes it easier for data brokers and attackers to profile your activity. Anonyome Labs explains how separa…
Calling on Cyber Pros to Help Defend City Hall
Government agencies with smaller budgets need support — and here's how you can help.
Calling on Cyber Pros to Help Defend City Hall
Government agencies with smaller budgets need support — and here's how you can help.
Microsoft rolls out Classic Outlook theme for New Outlook users
Microsoft has started rolling out a Classic Outlook theme for users of Outlook on the web and the New Outlook for Windows. [...]
TNO069: Network to Code Gets Enterprise Open-Core Right with Nautobot (Sponsored)
Network to Code’s Jason Edelman, Founder and CTO; and Jeff Bradbury, VP of Marketing of Network, join host Scott Robohn for this sponsored episode to discuss open-core done right —…
OpenAI Adds Controls That Should've Been There Already
The new AI security controls follow the Hugging Face incident last month, though experts say many of these additions should have been in place prior to the frontier models escaping…
'We let you down': GitHub pledges to scale up before developers give up
CTO promises architectural overhaul following second outage of the month
Hardware Makers Implement Post-Quantum Cryptography as Security Threats Near
The coming threat of super-powerful computers capable of cracking today's algorithms requires upgrading encryption now. Tech companies have begun building defenses.
Critical Isolated-vm Vulnerability Leads to RCE on Host
The type confusion bug can lead to V8 sandbox escape and control-flow hijacking of the host process. The post Critical Isolated-vm Vulnerability Leads to RCE on Host appeared first…
CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited TrueConf Server flaws
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. federal agencies to prioritize patching two actively exploited vulnerabilities in the TrueConf Server …
$10K phishing kit claims it can plant rogue passkeys for persistent access to pwned accounts
Seller's demos show a browser-in-the-middle attack adding credentials seconds after authentication
Palo Alto Networks and NTT Data target $1B in joint AI security sales with new managed offerings
Palo Alto Networks and NTT Data have teamed up to deliver what the vendors say could amount to $1 billion in joint AI-focused enterprise security services deals by the end of 2029.…
Network architecture pay climbs amid AI shift
Network architecture expertise is earning premium pay as enterprises grapple with complex infrastructure environments and AI puts new demands on corporate networks. Network arch…
Wazuh and AI For Enhanced SOC Workflows
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of this decade's defining technologies. From healthcare and finance to manufacturing and education, organizations increasingly rely on A…
Microsoft lets you swap New Outlook's looks with the face of Outlook Classic
Functionality not all there yet, but at least Redmond's latest and greatest appears a bit more like its predecessor
Microsoft patches max severity code execution, privilege escalation flaws
Microsoft has patched multiple maximum-severity vulnerabilities in Entra ID, Azure Arc, and Exchange Online that allowed attackers to gain remote code execution and escalate privil…
Hackers abuse FTP server banners to deliver new Windows malware
Threat actors are abusing FTP banners to hide commands that deliver two previously undocumented remote access trojans named E4del and PINHOLE. [...]
Microsoft sounds alarm over perfect-10 Entra ID flaw
Redmond says the cloud identity bug is already fixed
SickKids data breach exposes employee and job applicant info
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) says a cybersecurity incident exposed the personal information of some current and former employees and job applicants, stemming fro…
Cisco Patches Nine Crosswork and Secure Workload Flaws, Five Scoring CVSS 10.0
Cisco has published another round of security updates for Crosswork platforms and Secure Workload Software as part of a continued comprehensive internal security review. Four of t…
More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges
The AI Security Institute has a new report of AI systems engaging in “unsanctioned behavior”—what I have been calling “genie behavior—while being tested on their cybersecurity capa…
Rust Supply Chain Attack Linked to North Korean Hackers
Hackers pushed a poisoned arrayref version that added a dependency to fetch a malicious payload from a remote server. The post Rust Supply Chain Attack Linked to North Korean Hacke…
Wi-Fi 7's WPA3 protections come with a compatibility catch
CableLabs wants hardware makers to embrace a workaround that keeps legacy kit connected
Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind
Two industry surveys released this week by Kiteworks and CyberSheath paint a consistent picture of the defense industrial base. The post Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Abili…
Debian is 33, Haiku is 25, and neither is standing still
One remains a pillar of Linux, while the other keeps the BeOS dream alive
Microsoft Patches Exploited Entra ID Vulnerability
A total of 22 patches were releaased, a majority for code execution, privilege escalation, and information disclosure vulnerabilities. The post Microsoft Patches Exploited Entra ID…