1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (662+ words) Governance & Risk Management, Patch Management The researcher on a Microsoft bug discovery spree again revealed a zero-day on Patch Tuesday, a privilege-escalation flaw in Windows Defender. See Also: The End of Plausible Deniability: Data Privacy Compliance in 2026 The new vulnerability,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (983+ words) Agentic AI, Application Security, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning As companies connect more artificial intelligence agents to their finance, procurement and supply-chain management platforms, a new type of AI risk is emerging. See Also: Why Traditional DLP Can't Keep Up With…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (156+ words) Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Black Hat In this week's panel, three ISMG editors share the top takeaways from Black Hat 2026 including the debate over open-weight artificial intelligence versus frontier models and nagging questions about AI sovereignty, the healthcare…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (197+ words) China's cyber strategy has transitioned from espionage to operational preparedness, focused on planting malicious code in critical infrastructure for potential disruption during a crisis, said Mark Montgomery, senior director at the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, Foundation for Defense…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (205+ words) Agentic AI, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Black Hat Artificial intelligence agents are redefining the enterprise endpoint as autonomous processes gain local access to applications, data and tools, requiring security teams to monitor the workflow of both human activity and agent…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (539+ words) A well-rounded Chinese hacking group targets foreign governments and Chinese-speaking victims alike, researchers found - espionage by day, cryptocurrency fraud business on the side. See Also: Open-Weight Model Antares Delivers Stronger Code Security The threat actor, tracked as Jewelbug or Earth…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (621+ words) A frontier artificial intelligence lab for defensive cybersecurity led by a longtime member of the Israeli Military Intelligence raised $60 million to train domain-specific foundation models. See Also: Open-Weight Model Antares Delivers Stronger Code Security The Sequoia Capital-led seed funding will…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (880+ words) Critical Infrastructure Security, Governance & Risk Management, Operational Technology (OT) Small and under-resourced water utilities across the United States will soon begin receiving free managed security services amid escalating cyberattacks targeting the sector - but security experts warn the new program may…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (158+ words) Autonomous digital forensics and incident response, or DFIR, agents can process massive volumes of forensic data at speeds human teams can't match, but performance alone doesn't establish trust in cybersecurity investigations, said the SANS Institute's Rob T. Lee. See Also: Open-Weight…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (169+ words) Organizations already struggle to understand where their infrastructure, endpoints and networks reside, and rapid artificial intelligence adoption is making that challenge even greater, said Axonius CEO Joe Diamond. See Also: Open-Weight Model Antares Delivers Stronger Code Security "You need to…...