Most teams that deploy AI start with a backbone model. They download a large pre-trained system, adapt it to a specific task, and put it into production. The download step carries a security question: the origin of the model. A…
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OpenAI requires stronger authentication for users of its most powerful AI models
Yubico announced its significant role in securing the AI frontier as OpenAI mandates the use of passkeys for individuals that are part of their Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program. As a leading global AI research and development company, OpenAI…
Meta tries to get ahead of scammers before the World Cup begins
Football fans are counting down the days until the FIFA World Cup begins, and scammers are doing the same. Last week, the FBI warned that cybercriminals are spoofing FIFA websites to steal personal information, sell fake tickets, and promote fraudulent…
NetQuest expands NetworkLens to detect threats hidden in network management traffic
NetQuest announced an expansion of its NetworkLens enriched dataset portfolio. The new network telemetry datasets deliver detailed traffic characteristics of network management transactions, giving security teams the granular, AI-ready intelligence needed to detect threats hidden within the protocols used to…
Windows Netlogon RCE exploited, domain controllers at risk (CVE-2026-41089)
CVE-2026-41089, a critical Windows Netlogon RCE flaw that allows remote code execution, is now actively exploited in the wild, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) warned on Friday. About CVE-2026-41089 CVE-2026-41089 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Netlogon,…
depthfirst adds pre-install protection against malicious dependencies
depthfirst has introduced Dependency Firewall, a product that reviews every open-source package being downloaded anywhere in a company and blocks the malicious ones before they reach the person or system that requested them. Developers, AI agents, and any employee using…
Insight bundles exposure management, patch operations, and XDR into one service
Insight has launched Insight Managed Exposure Defense, a managed security service designed to help organizations identify and address vulnerabilities. The service aims to help organizations reduce exposure and implement protections without lengthy procurement processes or reliance on multiple vendors. AI-assisted…
Brute-force attack triggers Dashlane account lockouts
Password manager Dashlane has confirmed that a brute-force attack targeting user accounts triggered temporary account suspensions and authentication issues. The company first acknowledged the incident on May 31 after users reported receiving account suspension emails and experiencing login problems. “Your…
Secure Code Warrior connects developer training to AI usage and code risks
Secure Code Warrior has introduced Adaptive Learning, a capability designed to help organizations support AI software governance through targeted training based on identified risks. The feature delivers contextual microlearning and tracks outcomes at the code commit level. Software development is…
Hyland platform innovations focus on AI governance, context, and agent oversight
Hyland has unveiled platform innovations designed to move AI from experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption. Powered by the Content Innovation Cloud, these advancements transform governed enterprise content into trusted, actionable intelligence that accelerates business outcomes. To meet the demands of global…
Cato cuts vulnerability protection time to 45 minutes with agentic threat research
Cato Networks announced a new capability that reduces time-to-protect for newly disclosed vulnerabilities to 45 minutes. The company attributes this reduction to the use of agentic threat research designed to accelerate protection against emerging exploits. Traditional appliance-based security depends on…
PathSolutions brings on-premises AI troubleshooting to NetOps teams
PathSolutions has announced the launch of TotalView AI, a new capability within its TotalView platform that provides AI-driven troubleshooting for NetOps teams using network data analyzed on-premises. As enterprise networks become more distributed and complex, NetOps teams face increasing pressure…
Horizon3.ai introduces Rapid Response to prioritize and verify vulnerability remediation
Horizon3.ai has introduced Rapid Response, a capability that helps organizations assess exposure to newly disclosed threats, prioritize remediation, and verify that vulnerabilities have been addressed. Security teams are inundated with vulnerability disclosures, threat intelligence feeds, exploit chatter, and vendor advisories,…
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management gets a smarter exposure score
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management’s updated exposure score model adds vulnerability risk signals and asset context to help teams understand where risk is concentrated and which remediation actions are likely to have the greatest impact. The model is available in public…
How NIST fumbled management of the National Vulnerability Database
A US federal watchdog has outlined how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) failed to effectively manage the growing backlog of unprocessed cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). How the NVD crisis unfolded The NVD was…
Dragos acquires Phosphorus to secure extended operational technology
Dragos has acquired Phosphorus, extending the Dragos Platform to protect billions of connected devices embedded across critical infrastructure and other operational networks. Operational environments have outgrown traditional OT boundaries. Power grids, pipelines, manufacturing facilities, and data centers now depend on…
Hackers are exploiting Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN authentication bypass (CVE-2026-0257)
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-0257) in Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls that the company disclosed on May 13 have been targeted in “limited exploit attempts”. “Across multiple customers, Rapid7 observed successful exploitation via authentication probes using forged cookies, but the appliance accepted…
NVIDIA goes open source with a big batch of physical AI agent tools
NVIDIA just dropped a big batch of open-source “physical AI” skills and tools, and they’re designed to make a roboticist’s life a whole lot easier. The idea? Take the messy, complicated work behind robots, self-driving cars, vision AI, and industrial…
Asimily turns device risk into automated network policy
Asimily has launched Segmentation Orchestration, enabling connected-device risk intelligence to flow directly into enforceable network policy without manual translation. No other platform combines full asset visibility, vulnerability prioritization, and segmentation orchestration in a single system. “AI has exploded the volume…