Across healthcare systems, AI has moved decisively out of experimentation mode. What began as narrowly scoped pilots – automating documentation, assisting…
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Cybersecurity Professionals Who Ignore AI Are Arming Their Enemies
I build workforce development solutions. My whole job is recognizing where skill gaps may be opening up before they become crises, and I’m seeing a gap…
From Detection To Remediation: Automating Cloud Security Fixes In Financial Infrastructure
Modern Cloud Security programs are getting good at finding problems; they can detect exposed storage, vulnerable workloads, excessive permissions,…
Defending Against Gunra: Key Takeaways from the Joint CISA Advisory
Background and Threat Evolution A joint alert about a sudden increase in Gunra ransomware assaults was released on August 10, 2026, by US and South Korean…
Cybersecurity Awareness Lies In Grassroots, Not Just In Policy Frameworks
Cybercrime Has Entere d Into Everyday Life In today’s hyper-connected world, cyber fraud is no longer limited to attacks on governments or corporations.…
White House Authorizes Offensive Cyber Operations Against Foreign Syndicates
Target Foreign Networks On August 12, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed a new National Security Presidential Memorandum aimed at giving federal…
What Happened At Black Hat
I had a blast at my first Black Hat! With more than 20,000 attendees, 400 booths, and an unfathomable amount of afterparties, Black Hat 2026 taught me…
Black Hat USA 2026: Field Report and Cybersecurity Findings
Cyber Defense Magazine Black Hat USA 2026 Las Vegas, Nevada | August 2–6, 2026 Executive Summary and Key Findings Black Hat USA 2026 provided a firsthand…
Security Theatre: Busy Metrics in the SOC are a Great Show, but Terrible Defense
Unfortunately, many security professionals still consider noisy SOC metrics the best benchmarks for performance. I call this “activity theater”—a lot of…
Closing Security Gaps Where Digital Meets Physical Access
Access management is the first step in any risk management strategy. Sophisticated threats have adapted to the familiar methods of heavy doors, physical…
Dystopian Warning from Renowned Cyber Threat Researcher
In the decade I spent working at cybersecurity giants like Fortinet and Check Point Software, I witnessed the industry evolve quite a bit – from the…
4 Steps for Making Sure Domain Impersonation Takedown Requests Don’t Get Rejected
Brand impersonation is one of the fastest growing threats facing organizations today. Bad actors create fake websites using an organization’s name, logos,…
7 Reasons Organizations Are Simplifying Endpoints To Improve Security
Endpoint security strategy is changing alongside the modern workspace itself. Employees now spend much of their time working through browsers, virtual…
Cyber Sovereignty Isn’t a Trend. It Is the New Operating Model for Digital Trust
Not long ago, data sovereignty was treated as a technical footnote. It was something handled quietly by compliance teams and revisited only when…
When Secure Communications Fail: Lessons From The German Military Interception
Cybersecurity discussions often focus on protecting networks, cloud environments, endpoints, and applications. These areas remain essential, but recent…
CISA Upgrades SBOM Standards
A Modern Blueprint for Software Transparency On July 29, 2026, CISA linked up with the NSA, FBI, and 15 international cybersecurity partners to drop new…
Who’s Actually in Charge of Your Cyber Incident Response?
When a cyber incident hits, most organizations discover something uncomfortable: the structure they assumed was in place doesn’t quite hold. Security is…
Over 30 Minnesota Water Utilities Disrupted in Coordinated Weekend Cyberattack
The Attack and Local Impact Over the weekend of July 26 and July 27, 2026, a coordinated cyberattack struck deep into local infrastructure, hitting…
Can LLMs Exploit the Critical Vulnerabilities They Find?
On April 7, 2026, Anthropic announced Project Glasswing, which would provide select organizations with early access to their new Claude Mythos Preview…
From Benchmark to Breach: Inside the First End-to-End Autonomous Cyberattack
Incident Overview On July 27, 2026, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released its initial post-mortem detailing the first publicly documented end-to-end…