EU Gets a Head Start in Developing 6G Network Security
"Shield-6G" will combine AI threat detection, digital twins, honeypots, and more, to help carriers protect 6G networks against the threats of tomorrow.
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Major US carrier stored credit card info in the clear, employee learned on first day
It happened at a major US telco in the early 2000s
Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South Pacific
Latest Interpol review shows how scams continue to dominate, and AI-enabled attackers prove too hot to handle for cash-strapped regions
Leak confirms OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT for Science subscription
OpenAI appears to be testing a new subscription and experience for science use cases, but it's unclear if it'll be available to everyone regardless of their background. [...]
Estonia intends to recognize AI agents with digital IDs
I am not a number! I am a free agent (that just happens to have a number)
Cisco: AI growth is exposing campus network limits
While enterprise IT leaders have spent the past two years focusing AI infrastructure discussions on GPUs, cloud platforms, and data centers, new Cisco research suggests that enterp…
HPE CTO Russo drills into data, orchestration, and observability for the agentic enterprise
HPE CTO Fidelma Russo took to the main stage at HPE Discover 2026 in Las Vegas to detail a set of product announcements focused on governing data, orchestrating infrastructure, and…
Google to use UK and EU user IP addresses for ad personalization
From August 3, 2026, Google will use IP addresses from UK, EEA and Switzerland users for ad measurement and personalization. It lands as the ICO weighs new consent rules, and years…
Git good with Epic Games' new open source VCS, Lore
Got big binaries? Tired of other version control systems that treat them like inferior files? Lore might be worth a look
INC Ransomware Thrives by Mastering the Basics
And one of those basics is focusing on sectors where a ransomware disruption creates immediate pressure to pay up, like with healthcare.
Smelly config files will make your agents waste tokens, researchers warn
Researchers urge developers to see that less is more when it comes to instructions
Edge networks a particular challenge for summer power, IT staffing needs
Summertime power fluctuations and vacationing staff members can be a bad combination, especially for organizations operating large edge IT environments. Power loss, not hardware…
Crypto Clipper Campaign Abuses Fake Reviews, AI Narrators, and VirusTotal Comments
An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging paid or promoted posts on legitimate news websites to drum up buzz for their warez, according to new findings from Check Point …
Nvidia-backed optics vendor to boost wafer output by 4x to meet AI interconnect demand
Jensen can't risk semiconductor supply chains derailing the AI hype train
Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day, Says Patch is in Development
Microsoft has formally disclosed that it's working to release a patch to address a Defender zero-day codenamed RoguePlanet. The vulnerability has now been assigned the CVE identif…
Turn enterprise AI into real business value with a secure, scalable factory
Building an enterprise AI factory is a complex endeavor that few organizations can tackle alone. The solution requires infrastructure capable of managing massive compute workloads …
Massive password-stealing attack hits 75k Fortinet firewalls
Why are you even reading this?! Rotate your passwords!!
Uncle Sam bets $500M that Alphabet spinoff's AI can dig up new semiconductor materials
AI drug discovery is so last year, even though it hasn't accomplished much yet
Cisco Identity Services Engine Remote Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow a remote attacker to achieve remote code execution o…
Cisco Crosswork Network Controller Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Crosswork Network Controller could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affect…
Cisco Webex App Open Redirect Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the browser-based version of Cisco Webex App could have allowed an unauthenticated, remote attacker to redirect users to a malicious webpage. Cisco has addressed…
Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the vmadmin CLI of Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability …
Junior Hacker Used Tailscale and OpenSSH to Keep Access After His C2 Went Offline
A French-speaking attacker broke into a small French automotive business, planted a keylogger, and stole banking and email credentials. Ordinary stuff, until one move near the end…
Only half of US datacenter capacity planned for 2026 is actually under construction
Another fun example of AI hype and reality colliding
TCG078: The Pope’s AI Encyclical: Navigating AI with Values
The Pope issued a recent encyclical on AI, urging developers to safeguard human agency in the age of artificial intelligence. Eyvonne and William explore this encyclical, moving be…
FortiBleed leak exposes Fortinet VPN credentials for 73,000 devices.
A newly discovered data leak dubbed "FortiBleed" has exposed what appears to be a collection of Fortinet and FortiGate VPN credentials for 73,932 firewall URLs at organizations wor…
NAN125: Inside the Packet Pushers 2026 Salary Survey
Early in 2026, Drew Conry-Murray authored the first Packet Pushers Salary Survey, offering a transparent look into compensation in the network engineering industry. Drew joins Eric…
Smartphone market to shrink 15 percent this year due to memory crisis
Buyers put off by rising prices expected to turn to second-hand phones instead
AWS hypes continuous agentic DevOps, puts Kiro in your pocket
Trust is the biggest barrier to AI adoption, says AI chief, claiming that new features in Bedrock AgentCore will prevent bad outcomes
Digital sovereignty needs an operating model
PARTNER CONTENT Europe wants control over its own technology, but what does that look like?