Tag: risk
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BlueVoyant Prepares SaaS Push Under New CEO John Hernandez
BlueVoyant Seeks to Expand Beyond MDR Clients Into Firms With Mature In-House SOCs. BlueVoyant named John Hernandez – the former leader of Quest’s Microsoft security business – as its next CEO to drive an agentic AI SaaS platform that expands the vendor beyond managed services and helps customers accelerate detection, response and supply-chain risk management.…
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Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
Google patched an Android zero-click RCE flaw affecting multiple versions. Here’s what IT teams should know and how to reduce mobile risk. The post Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-android-zero-click-rce-patch/
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Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
Google patched an Android zero-click RCE flaw affecting multiple versions. Here’s what IT teams should know and how to reduce mobile risk. The post Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-android-zero-click-rce-patch/
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Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk
Google patched an Android zero-click RCE flaw affecting multiple versions. Here’s what IT teams should know and how to reduce mobile risk. The post Google Update: Android Flaw Could Put Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-android-zero-click-rce-patch/
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Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Risk
A proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) shows how someone with admin privileges can exploit the issue to steal passwords, and thus use them to engage in further malicious activity. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/microsoft-edge-passwords-enterprise-risk
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AI Adoption Outpaces Safety Policies, Leaving Organizations Exposed to Cyber Risk
ISACA report warns that while AI has become the norm, many organizations are yet to formally apply safety or security policies around its use First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-adoption-outpaces-safety-policy/
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CISOs step up to the security workforce challenge
Tags: ai, attack, automation, ciso, conference, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, jobs, malicious, risk, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, trainingGomez-Sanchez and Turpin are speaking at the CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference, May 11-13. Reserve your place. And then there’s AI. When it comes to security, AI may help partially offset cyber skills shortages by automating certain tasks, but it also ramps up cyberattack volumes and expands the organizational attack surface, without fixing CISOs’ ongoing talent…
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CSA: Take AI cyber threats to the boardroom
Current cyber risk assumptions may no longer be valid given the speed of advanced AI, warns the chief executive of Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642800/CSA-Take-AI-cyber-threats-to-the-boardroom
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Qualcomm Chipset Vulnerabilities Raise Alarm Over Remote Code Execution Risk
Tags: cyber, exploit, Internet, open-source, remote-code-execution, risk, software, threat, vulnerabilityQualcomm Technologies has released its May 2026 security bulletin, addressing a sweeping array of vulnerabilities across its proprietary and open-source software ecosystems. Threat actors could exploit these security gaps to compromise smartphones, automotive systems, and industrial Internet of Things devices without requiring user interaction. The semiconductor giant is strongly urging original equipment manufacturers to deploy…
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Fake “Notepad++ for Mac” Site May Pose Malware Risk for Mac Users
A deceptive website is circulating online that claims to offer an official “Notepad++ for Mac” download, and it has already misled some users and even tech media outlets into believing that Notepad++ has finally launched a native macOS version. The site operates under the domain notepad-plus-plus-mac[.]org. It is branded to look like an official extension…
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One in four MCP servers opens AI agent security to code execution risk
Enterprise deployments of AI agents lean on two extension mechanisms that introduce risk at different layers of the stack. MCP servers expose deterministic code functions with … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/05/ai-agent-security-skills-blind-spots/
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pnpm 11 Enables Default Release-Age Guard to Curb npm Supply Chain Attacks
pnpm 11 has been released with a strong focus on reducing software supply chain risk, introducing security-first defaults that directly address modern package ecosystem threats. The most significant change in pnpm 11 is the introduction of a default Minimum Release Age of 24 hours (1440 minutes). This means newly published package versions are not eligible…
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Anthropic Mythos spurs White House to weigh pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models
Tags: access, ai, cybersecurity, exploit, framework, government, group, infrastructure, malicious, openai, risk, software, technology, update, vulnerabilityThe Mythos factor: The discussion follows Anthropic’s recent introduction of Mythos, a model the company has described as representing a watershed moment for cybersecurity.Anthropic has said Mythos Preview has found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser, and that AI models have reached a level of coding capability…
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US government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and data centers that rely on Linux. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/u-s-government-warns-of-severe-copyfail-bug-affecting-major-versions-of-linux/
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U.S. government warns of severe CopyFail bug affecting major versions of Linux
U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA says the CopyFail bug is being actively used in hacking campaigns, and poses a major risk to servers and datacenters that rely on Linux. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/04/u-s-government-warns-of-severe-copyfail-bug-affecting-major-versions-of-linux/
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Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner
Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/05/04/gartner_state_of_mainframes/
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Five Eyes Sound Alarm on Autonomous AI Security Risks
Guidance Warns Autonomous Systems Expand Enterprise Exposure. Federal and Five Eyes cyber agencies warn that agentic AI systems – capable of autonomous action across enterprise environments – are introducing identity, visibility and control risks that could outpace existing defenses without continuous monitoring, zero trust enforcement and human oversight. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Why Anthropic Draws Line Between Who Can Access Opus, Mythos
Smaller Cybersecurity Partners Get Opus 4.7 But Not Anthropic’s Highest-Risk Model. Anthropic’s Project Glasswing gives CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler privileged access to Claude Mythos Preview, while smaller cybersecurity partners such as SentinelOne and TrendAI can only integrate with Anthropic’s generally available Opus 4.7 model. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/anthropic-draws-line-between-who-access-opus-mythos-a-31588
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How Mythos Signals Cybersecurity Disruption
Tags: access, ai, attack, banking, browser, business, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, open-source, risk, software, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayWhat is Mythos Mythos is Anthropic’s latest AI model, and it is stirring up a tornado of concern in cybersecurity circles. Even before its release, Mythos discovered thousands of new sensitive vulnerabilities in commercial and open-source software, including all major operating systems and web browsers. One was in existence for over 27 years without the industry…
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Canvas Breach May Put 275M Users, 9,000 Schools at Risk
Instructure confirms a Canvas breach involving user information and messages as hackers claim 275M users and nearly 9,000 schools were affected. The post Canvas Breach May Put 275M Users, 9,000 Schools at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-canvas-instructure-breach-275m-users/
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The Half of Agent Security You’re Not Governing
The governance of AI agents faces a fundamental asymmetry: while MCP servers provide structured logs, the “Skills” that drive agent reasoning remain forensic black holes. As high-risk capabilities”, such as arbitrary code execution and state changes”, become prevalent in nearly 60% of enterprise deployments, traditional models like the “Rule of Two” are failing to prevent…
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Web App Pentest by AutoSecT
Web applications run almost every business today. They handle logins, payments, user data, and daily operations. As usage grows, risk grows too. Hackers look for small gaps. Even a minor flaw can lead to a serious attack. This is why web app pentest is now a basic need. It helps you find weak points before……
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Security agencies draw red lines around agentic AI deployments
Tags: access, advisory, ai, automation, awareness, cisa, control, data, governance, injection, international, monitoring, risk, risk-management, toolContinuous monitoring with human-in-the-loop control: While the first half of the advisory focused on limiting what agents can do, the second was about watching what they actually do, reacting quickly when things go sideways.”Operators should implement continuous monitoring and auditing to maintain awareness of AI agent operation and ensure traceability for decisions and actions,” CISA…
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AI speeds flaw discovery, forcing rapid updates, UK NCSC warns
The UK cyber agency NCSC warns AI is speeding up vulnerability discovery, likely causing a “patch wave” of urgent software updates to fix exposed flaws. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that AI is rapidly accelerating the discovery of software vulnerabilities, increasing the risk of large-scale exploitation. CTO Ollie Whitehouse says skilled attackers…
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How CISOs should utilize data security posture management to inform risk
Tags: access, ai, automation, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, data, detection, finance, iam, incident response, monitoring, open-source, remote-code-execution, risk, service, siem, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityApplying the principles at any maturity level: Whether you’re working with a full DSPM platform, a lightweight open-source scanner or even manual data inventories, CISOs can use this thinking to apply quantification (or at least an order of magnitude) to risk decisions. For example, you may have a written policy in place that a database…
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Nicht gehackt, aber angreifbar: Wo reale IT-Risiken im Alltag entstehen
Wenn über IT-Risiken gesprochen wird, denken viele zuerst an spektakuläre Angriffe, große Datenlecks oder internationale Hackergruppen. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/gast-artikel/nicht-gehackt-aber-angreifbar-wo-reale-it-risiken-im-alltag-entstehen-328769.html
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Frameworks Don’t Build Trust. Adoption Does
As AI evolves toward autonomy, the Cloud Security Alliance is launching the STAR for AI Catastrophic Risk Annex to codify auditable controls for agentic systems First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/frameworks-dont-build-trust-adoption-does/