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Patch Tuesday, May 2026 Edition
Artificial intelligence platforms may be just as susceptible to social engineering as human beings, but they are proving remarkably good at finding security vulnerabilities in huma…
It's Patch Tuesday for Microsoft & Not a Zero-Day In Sight
It's the first time in two years with no zero-days. But with 137 flaws to patch, including nine critical ones, admins still have plenty of work to do.
Hollywood A-listers back proposed standard that would pay them when AI uses their likeness or work
RSL Media expands machine-readable licensing rules to cover AI use of identities and creative works
UK fines water supplier $1.3M for exposing data of 664k customers
The Information Commissioner's Office has fined South Staffordshire Water Plc and parent company South Staffordshire Plc £963,900 ($1.3 million) over a cyberattack that exposed the…
Webinar: Fixing the gaps in network incident response
IT teams often struggle to quickly coordinate responses across disparate systems during network incidents. This upcoming webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows c…
Signal adds security warnings for social engineering, phishing attacks
Signal has introduced new in-app confirmations and warning messages as additional safeguards against phishing and social engineering attempts that could lead to various forms of fr…
Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5087544 extended security update
Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5087544 extended security update to fix the May 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities and resolve an issue with the new Remote Desktop warnings…
Fortinet warns of critical RCE flaws in FortiSandbox and FortiAuthenticator
Fortinet has released security patches for two critical vulnerabilities in FortiSandbox and FortiAuthenticator that could enable attackers to run commands or arbitrary code. [...]
Windows 11 KB5089549 & KB5087420 cumulative updates released
Microsoft has released Windows 11 KB5089549 and KB5087420 cumulative updates for versions 25H2/24H2 and 23H2 to fix security vulnerabilities, bugs, and add new features. [...]
Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 120 flaws, no zero-days
Today is Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates for 120 flaws and no zero-days disclosed this month. [...]
Microsoft Patches 137 Vulnerabilities
Fresh security updates resolve critical flaws in Azure, Windows, Dynamics 365, and the SSO Plugin for Jira & Confluence. The post Microsoft Patches 137 Vulnerabilities appeared fir…
Exaforce Raises $125 Million for Agentic SOC Platform
Exaforce has raised a total of $200 million and plans on using the latest investment for product development and international expansion. The post Exaforce Raises $125 Million for…
HPE revamps private cloud stack for enterprises rethinking VMware
HPE this week announced updates to its private cloud, storage, and data-protection portfolio aimed at enterprise customers who are reevaluating their VMware strategies and looking …
Škoda warns of customer data breach after online shop hack
Škoda Auto, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked its online shop and stole the personal information of an undisclos…
US Army goes green-ish, wants soldiers munching on plant proteins
Powders, gels, and fermented nutrients could someday join the battlefield menu
Android 17 to expand banking scam call and privacy protections
Android 17, expected to roll out next month, will introduce several security and privacy features focused on device theft, threat detection, and banking scam calls. [...]
FCC walks back router update ban before it bricks America's network security
Quietly extends waivers to 2029 after realizing it was about to leave millions of devices unpatched
Adobe Patches 52 Vulnerabilities in 10 Products
While none of the flaws have been exploited in the wild, many of them could lead to arbitrary code execution. The post Adobe Patches 52 Vulnerabilities in 10 Products appeared firs…
New Exim BDAT Vulnerability Exposes GnuTLS Builds to Potential Code Execution
Exim has released security updates to address a severe security issue affecting certain configurations that could enable memory corruption and potential code execution. Exim is an …
Congress investigates Canvas breach as company pays ransom
Instructure CEO Steve Daly's got some explaining to do
PP109: ThreatLocker Enforces Zero Trust With Strict Application Control (Sponsored)
ThreatLocker takes an opinionated approach to Zero Trust. The company, our sponsor for today’s episode, starts with application control. It uses endpoint software that runs on PCs …
AirBit crypto Ponzi victims can now claim slice of $400M asset haul
After guilty pleas, prison terms, and seizures, the DOJ has opened the compensation process
White Circle Raises $11 Million for AI Control Platform
The startup will invest in accelerating product development, hiring new talent, and expanding its customer base. The post White Circle Raises $11 Million for AI Control Platform ap…
HW078: Companion Tools for Wireless Validation Surveys
Guest Nick Turner joins Keith to discuss the technicalities of Wi-Fi validation survey file structures. Nick has spent a lot of time deep in the weeds of .ESX files, and he’s here …
Versa takes aim at fragmented enterprise security with CSPM, orchestration update, and AI agent controls
Traffic patterns are shifting, agent deployments are multiplying, and cloud environments keep expanding. The point tools enterprises use to manage each layer are not keeping pace. …
US bank reports itself after slinging customer data at 'unauthorized AI app'
Volume and sensitivity of the data cited as chief concerns
RubyGems Suspends New Signups After Hundreds of Malicious Packages Are Uploaded
RubyGems, the standard package manager for the Ruby programming language, has temporarily paused account sign ups following what has been described as a "major malicious attack." "…
BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 Months
Threat actors obtained names and contact information for an unspecified number of BWH Hotels guests. The post BWH Hotels Says Hackers Had Access to Reservation Data for 6 Months a…
Red Hat opens Ansible to AI agents, within limits
Red Hat on Tuesday opened its Ansible Automation Platform to AI agents while adding new controls intended to keep them under tight control. The company made its Model Context Proto…