Tag: cybersecurity
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Optiv Unveils Agentic Security Operations In Major Managed Service Expansion: Exclusive
Optiv announced a major expansion for its managed security services Wednesday with the debut of its Agentic Security Operations offering, with the solution provider powerhouse aiming to accelerate the shift from reactive to proactive cybersecurity for customers with the help of AI, according to Optiv executives. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/optiv-unveils-agentic-security-operations-in-major-managed-service-expansion-exclusive
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CISA Flags Langflow RCE, Tomcat, and N-central Flaws as Actively Exploited
Tags: cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on August 5, 2026, added three flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2026-9198 (CVSS score: 9.8) – A code injection vulnerability in Langflow that allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve full…
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News alert: Community voting shapes 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards
Tags: cybersecurityLAS VEGAS, Aug. 4, 2026, CyberNewswire The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today announced the winners of the 2026 Community Choice Award, selected through 79,455 votes cast during the awards season. AI security ranked among the highest-voted award categories this season…. (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/news-alert-community-voting-shapes-2026-cybersecurity-excellence-awards/
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ConnectWise, SentinelOne Align on Shared Strategy for MSP Security at Black Hat
ConnectWise and SentinelOne (NYSE: S) used Black Hat 2026 to announce a shared strategy aimed at advancing managed cybersecurity for MSPs and the customers they protect. The move builds on the two companies’ existing collaboration through ConnectWise Managed EDR with SentinelOne. The new framework is designed to more closely connect the AI-driven security capabilities of..…
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QuickFox Supply Chain Attack Delivers FDMTP Backdoor via Trojanized Windows Installer
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what has been described as a “long-standing supply chain attack” on QuickFox, a virtual private network (VPN) and network acceleration tool designed for overseas Chinese users.According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, the supply chain attack has been ongoing since at least August 2025 and involves a trojanized version of the application to…
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AISI, OpenAI report more ‘unsanctioned’ model hacks
Following similar reports by OpenAI and Anthropic, the UK’s top AI testing lab and a private cybersecurity tester say their models exploited parts of the open internet. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/aisi-openai-report-unsanctioned-ai-model-hacks/
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CISA’s New SBOM Rules Face Old Adoption Problem
New Rules Add Hashes and Licenses – But Critics See Little to Drive Adoption. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the NSA, the FBI and 15 international partners released updated minimum elements for software bills of materials, adding 10 new data fields and replacing 2021 guidance – though experts warn the revision does little…
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Subscriber Security: Trust Is Telecom’s Most Valuable Asset
Why Protecting Subscriber Identity has Become Industry’s Cybersecurity Priority As subscriber identities become the foundation of digital services, telecom and DTH providers must move from protecting networks to safeguarding customer trust. Identity-centric security, stronger governance, AI-driven fraud detection and evolving regulations are reshaping cybersecurity priorities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/subscriber-security-trust-telecoms-most-valuable-asset-p-4165
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Open Secure AI Alliance Proposes AI Agent Security Rules
SAFE framework seeks incident sharing after AI agent security breaches. The Open Secure AI Alliance has proposed a cybersecurity information-sharing framework for AI agents following recent security incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic models. The SAFE guidelines would require members to report AI security incidents, share threat intelligence and preserve evidence to help reduce systemic risks…
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20 Cool New AI And Security Products At Black Hat 2026
Cool new AI and security products announced at Black Hat 2026 include AI-powered cybersecurity tools from vendors including Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne and Abnormal AI. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/20-cool-new-ai-and-security-products-at-black-hat-2026
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How to Change Cybersecurity Data Into Risk Metrics – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/how-to-change-cybersecurity-data-into-risk-metrics-kovrr/
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Government Technology – The Real Issue Isn’t Screen Time in Schools, but Technology Governance
This article was originally published in Government Technology on 7/29/26 by Charlie Sander. For all the public attention on AI and devices in classrooms, a more important question may be whether schools have the right instructional practices, governance strategies and cybersecurity foundations in place. The debate over the use and role of technology in schools…
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When Vibe Hacking Turns AI into the Junior Hacker Every Adversary Always Wanted
The cybersecurity industry has spent decades assuming that offensive capability scales with technical expertise.That assumption is starting to break.Security teams have long estimated risk by ranking attacker sophistication. Nation-state actors sat at one end. Organized criminal groups followed. Inexperienced attackers, dismissed as “script kiddies,” sat at the other end, running public First seen on thehackernews.com…
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CISA Adds Exploited N-able N-central Flaw Enabling Remote Admin Takeover to KEV
Tags: authentication, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2026-18577, an actively exploited authentication bypass vulnerability in N-able N-central, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and potentially take over administrative accounts on vulnerable N-central servers. CISA added this flaw to the KEV Catalog on August…
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2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards: Community Choice Winners Selected Through 80,000 Votes
Tags: cybersecurityLas Vegas, Nevada, 4th August 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/2026-cybersecurity-excellence-awards-community-choice-winners-selected-through-80000-votes/
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2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards: Community Choice Winners Selected Through 80,000 Votes
Tags: cybersecurityLas Vegas, Nevada, 4th August 2026, CyberNewswire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/2026-cybersecurity-excellence-awards-community-choice-winners-selected-through-80000-votes/
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U.S. CISA adds a N-able N-central flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a N-able N-central flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a N-able N-central flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-18577 (CVSS score of 8.2), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2026-18577 (CVSS 8.2) is an authentication bypass flaw caused by an…
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When AI Agents Meet Real Infrastructure: Hype, Human Error or a Genuine New Threat?
Just days after OpenAI disclosed that one of its security research agents had escaped a testing sandbox by exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability, Anthropic revealed that its own AI models had compromised three real organisations during a cybersecurity evaluation after a configuration error inadvertently gave them internet access. The similarities between the two incidents have…
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CISA Adds Exploited N-able N-central Flaw to KEV After Customer Compromises
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a high-severity security flaw impacting N-able N-central to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-18577 (CVSS score: 8.2), is a case of incomplete patching for CVE-2026-18556 (CVSS score: 8.2) that allows First seen…
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PortSwigger Adds AI Agent to Penetration Testing Portfolio
PortSwigger has made available a beta release of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for its Burp Suite penetration testing tools. Katie Warren, product leader for Burp AI at PortSwigger, said Burp AT will make it simpler for cybersecurity teams to simulate attacks without necessarily requiring a lot of expertise. At the core of that capability..…
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New York Pours $9M Into Water Cyber Defense Amid Attacks
New York Fast-Tracks Utilities Grants as Hackers Disrupt Water Systems Nationwide. New York is awarding more than $9 million in cybersecurity grants to water and wastewater systems statewide, fast-tracking the funding after a wave of cyberattacks disrupted utility operations across at least seven states and federal standards efforts remain stalled. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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18 Malicious npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform RAT to Alibaba Tool Users
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new set of malicious npm packages that target users of Alibaba developer tools with a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) as part of a sophisticated, targeted software supply chain attack targeting Chinese-speaking environments.One of the packages in question is “lib-mtop,” an unscoped package with the same name as a private…
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Huntress Makes RMM-Blocking Feature Free for All Customers as Attacks Surge 277%
Cybersecurity vendor Huntress has opened up a new application control capability to its entire customer base for free, as new data shows attacks abusing remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools rose sharply over the past year. The feature, called RMM Guard, is part of a broader product Huntress is building called Managed Endpoint Security Posture…
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Hims Hers Shares Sensitive Data with Third Parties and the FTC Doesn’t Like It
The FTC accuses Hims Hers of sharing sensitive health data and using deceptive subscription practices, highlighting wider privacy and cybersecurity risks in telehealth. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/hims-hers-shares-sensitive-data-with-third-parties-and-the-ftc-doesnt-like-it/
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Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate
Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 raised $250 million at a $2 billion valuation as companies want continuous, AI-powered security validation instead of annual pentesting. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/horizon3-hits-2-billion-valuation-with-250m-series-e-as-ai-threats-escalate/
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CISA lays out new guidance for using open-source software
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the Open Source Software: Security Principles and Practices guide, which provides federal agencies … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/cisa-oss-security-guidance/
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30 days with Claude Mythos Preview: How Tenable adapted our security program, and why yours is next
Tags: ai, api, attack, business, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, flaw, injection, LLM, remote-code-execution, risk, service, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityTenable spent 30 days running frontier AI models against our own code. It didn’t just find bugs, it proved they’re real, with reproducible exploits. That fundamentally changes code security from ranking potential code defects to a much higher signal focused on the findings that matter. Read on to learn how it reshaped our security team’s…