A strange charge appears on a bank account. An email claims a package is on the way. A social media account stops accepting a password that worked yesterday. When these moments hit, many people do the same thing. They open…
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Product showcase: PrivacyHawk for iOS helps users track and remove personal data from data brokers
Every interaction online, from signing up for a newsletter to making a purchase, leaves a trace. These traces are collected by data brokers and resold to advertisers, analytics firms, or, in some cases, criminals on the dark web. As personal…
Privacy teams feel the strain as AI, breaches, and budgets collide
Privacy programs are under strain as organizations manage breach risk, new technology, and limited resources. A global study from ISACA shows that AI is gaining ground in privacy work, with use shaped by governance, funding, and how consistently privacy is…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: January 20, 2026
Application Security Engineer xAI | USA | On-site – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will review and analyze code to identify vulnerabilities, define secure coding standards, and embed security practices into the CI/CD pipeline. You will…
Fake browser crash alerts turn Chrome extension into enterprise backdoor
Browser extensions are a high-risk attack vector for enterprises, allowing threat actors to bypass traditional security controls and gain a foothold on corporate endpoints. Case in point: A recently identified malicious extension called NexShield proves that a single user install…
Law enforcement tracks ransomware group blamed for massive financial losses
Law enforcement agencies in Ukraine and Germany have identified two members of a Russian-affiliated ransomware group and carried out searches in western Ukraine. Search (Source: Cyber Police of Ukraine) Investigators also named the alleged organizer, a Russian national, and placed…
Keepnet bets on agentic AI behavioral training to curb security mistakes
Keepnet launched its Agentic AI for Behavioral Microlearning solution, which moves success metrics from “completion rates” to behavior change and verifiable incident reduction. Agentic AI autonomously plans, creates, delivers, and optimizes training based on real-time risk data, eliminating manual intervention.…
British Army to spend £279 million on permanent cyber regiment base
The British Army has announced a new permanent base for its cyber regiment, backed by £279 million in government spending. The plan centres on 13 Signal Regiment, the unit responsible for defending Army networks and supporting cyber operations. The regiment…
Global tensions are pushing cyber activity toward dangerous territory
Cybersecurity is inseparable from geopolitics. Ongoing conflicts, sanctions, trade wars, geoeconomic rivalry, and technological competition have pushed state competition into cyberspace. States use cyber operations to exert pressure on rivals, enabling disruption without resorting to conventional weapons. Infrastructure vulnerabilities in…
SEON Identity Verification combines KYC checks with real-time fraud intelligence
SEON has unveiled the launch of its AI-powered Identity Verification solution, bringing ID verification, liveness detection and proof of address checks into its unified risk platform. SEON’s solution is built on more than 900 real-time fraud signals, helping organizations assess…
Review: AI Strategy and Security
AI Strategy and Security is a guide for organizations planning enterprise AI programs. The book targets technology leaders, security professionals, and executives responsible for strategy, governance, and operational execution. It treats AI adoption as an organizational discipline that spans planning,…
Rubrik introduces Security Cloud Sovereign for data sovereignty and regulatory compliance
Rubrik announced Rubrik Security Cloud Sovereign, an offering that gives global organizations control over their data to support national security and operational continuity. Rubrik Security Cloud Sovereign gives customers the ability to maintain control over where data resides and who…
Bytebase: Open-source database DevOps tool
Bytebase is a DevOps platform for managing database schema and data changes through a structured workflow. It provides a central place for teams to submit change requests, run reviews, and track executions across environments. The open-source edition is designed for…
A new European standard outlines security requirements for AI
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has released a new European Standard that addresses a growing concern for security teams working with AI. The standard, ETSI EN 304 223, sets baseline cybersecurity requirements for AI models and systems intended for…
When the Olympics connect everything, attackers pay attention
Global sporting events bring a surge of network traffic, new systems, and short term partnerships. That mix draws attention from cyber threat actors who see opportunity in scale and distraction. A new Palo Alto Networks threat study on the Milan…
Cyber risk keeps winning, even as AI takes over
Cyber risk continues to dominate global business concerns, with AI rising quickly alongside it. According to a new risk survey from Allianz, both are influencing how organizations plan for disruption, resilience, and recovery across regions and industries. Cyber incidents stay…
Week in review: PoC for FortiSIEM flaw released, Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on messaging risks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: What security teams can learn from torrent metadata Security teams often spend time sorting through logs and alerts that point to activity happening outside corporate…
Cisco fixes AsyncOS vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-20393)
Cisco has finally shipped security updates for its Email Security Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager devices, which fix CVE-2025-20393, a vulnerability in the devices’ AsyncOS that has been exploited as a zero-day by suspected Chinese attackers since at…
GitLab Duo Agent Platform solves the AI paradox in software delivery
GitLab announced the GitLab Duo Agent Platform, delivering agentic AI that enables teams to orchestrate agents across the entire software lifecycle. AI tools have been improving developers’ ability to write code, and in some cases, developers are reporting 10x productivity…
FalconStor Habanero simplifies compliant offsite backup for IBM Power users
FalconStor Software announced the launch of FalconStor Habanero, a globally available software-as-a-service offering designed to simplify secure offsite data protection for IBM Power customers. Habanero addresses a critical challenge facing the majority of IBM Power users: organizations that continue to…