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Weak IAM affects up to 98% of cloud environments
Misconfiguration remains one of the leading threats to cloud environments because a single configuration error can result in public network access,…
17 draft Cyber Resilience Act standards are open for comment
A company selling a connected toy in Europe must show by the end of 2027 that the product meets the Cyber Resilience Act. The law states what…
New infosec products of the week: August 14, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from A10 Networks, ScienceLogic, Searchlight Cyber, and SelectHub.…
White House authorizes private US companies to hack foreign criminal networks
President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 12 allowing vetted private companies to run offensive cyber operations…
DataGrout helps enterprises control AI usage, governance and LLM costs
SelectHub has announced the launch of DataGrout, its specialized AI research lab introducing an LLM inference optimization platform and AI governance…
A10 Networks introduces AI Gateway to secure and manage enterprise AI
A10 Networks has announced the general availability of the A10 AI Gateway, a centralized, intelligent control plane that gives organizations unified…
Attackers exploit critical SharePoint flaw after PoC goes public (CVE-2026-55040)
Threat actors have begun exploiting a critical Microsoft SharePoint flaw following the release of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code by Rapid7. About…
Searchlight Cyber combines exposure and threat intelligence in new PTEM platform
Searchlight Cyber has launched its Preemptive Threat Exposure Management (PTEM) platform, combining exposure visibility with real-world attacker…
153GB of stolen credentials surface after LiteLLM supply chain attack
A massive 153GB archive stolen during the LiteLLM supply chain attack exposes credentials and other sensitive data linked to thousands of corporate…
Cisco fixes vulnerability exploited to DoS its firewalls (CVE-2026-20349)
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-20349) is being leveraged by attackers to temporarily interrupt the operation of Cisco firewalls, the company has…
Four corporate investigation mistakes organizations make under pressure
In this Help Net Security video, Christine Gadsby, VP and Chief Security Advisor at BlackBerry, explains why corporate investigations go wrong before the…
DDoS attacks hit record scale as 1 Tbps+ campaigns become more common
DDoS attacks grew in scale during the first half of 2026, bringing larger traffic floods, shorter attack durations, and increasingly automated campaigns.…
Product showcase: Is this image real? Slop or Not investigates
Slop or Not is an AI text and image detector for iPhone and Mac that runs entirely offline, with no account required. It uses on-device AI models powered…
Wireshark 4.6.8 patches 28 security bugs, nine in file parsers
Wireshark 4.6.8 fixes 28 security bugs in the protocol analyzer, and nine of them fire when someone opens a saved capture file. Those nine sit in file…
Signal’s new security feature checks if your encrypted chats were tampered with
Signal has introduced a feature called automatic key verification, giving users a new way to confirm that nobody has secretly interfered with their…
ScienceLogic delivers secure AI deployment and smarter IT operations with Skylar AI 2.5
ScienceLogic has announced Skylar AI 2.5, expanding secure deployment options for organizations with stringent security, sovereignty, and compliance…
A stranger has been reading Salesforce and ServiceNow portals worldwide for 17 months
Most security stories start with something broken. This one starts with everything working as designed. Researchers at Reco have been tracking a campaign…
Deloitte strengthens AI governance to support trusted enterprise adoption
Deloitte has expanded AI Controls and Assurance services and solutions designed to help organizations confidently adopt, scale and govern AI across the…
Lazarus hackers pair fake job offers with Windows zero-day exploit
The North Korea-linked Lazarus group is using fake job offers, trojanized PDF software and a Windows zero-day in attacks aimed primarily at the defense…