Tag: risk
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Cyber Risk Now Needs a Business Translator
Dataminr’s Balaji Yelamanchili on Risk Prioritization, AI and Cyber Resilience. Security teams face more signals than they can act on, and boards now demand answers in business terms, not technical ones. Balaji Yelamanchili of Dataminr explains how combining threat intelligence with risk quantification helps organizations prioritize what actually matters. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts
Zapscape, a new Linux kernel vulnerability, could allow an attacker with kernel privileges inside an L1 guest virtual machine (VM) to escape KVM isolation and execute code on the host. The risk applies when nested virtualization is exposed to untrusted guests.The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-64561 and affects KVM/x86’s shadow memory management unit (MMU), which…
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Why Open-Weight AI Models Are Key to US Strategy
Rain Capital’s Chenxi Wang on Why Closed AI Models Risk US Competitiveness. Machine-scale AI attacks demand machine-scale defenses, says Rain Capital’s Chenxi Wang. She says America’s edge depends on backing open-weight models and using the world’s top AI researchers, not retreating behind closed systems that cede ground to competitors. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Akamai Report Finds Nearly Half of Enterprise AI Use Bypasses Security
Nearly half of enterprise AI use bypasses corporate security controls, according to a new Akamai report that points to unmanaged tools, browser extensions and autonomous agents as growing sources of exposure. Akamai released its Enterprise AI Usage Risk Report 2026 on Aug. 5 as part of its State of the Internet security research. The report..…
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AI code security with Claude Mythos Preview: Inside Tenable’s 500+ hours of testing for Project Glasswing
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, reverse-engineering, risk, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityWe spent 500+ hours and 40 billion tokens testing Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview for Project Glasswing. The takeaway: frontier AI won’t run your code security program, but used well, it can make one even stronger. Key takeaways Frontier AI dramatically scales security testing. In one month, Tenable dedicated 11 security experts and more than 40…
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Black Hat USA: TP-Link Flaws Put Omada Controllers and Camera Feeds at Risk
Forescout disclosed 15 TP-Link flaws at Black Hat USA 2026 that could expose Omada credentials and VPN keys, allow internal access and affect VIGI camera feeds. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/black-hat-usa-tp-link-flaws-omada-credentials-camera-risk/
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Patch Me If You Can, The VPN, the Backup Server, and the Browser Zero-Day
Actively exploited VPN, browser and backup vulnerabilities show why effective patching depends on risk-based cybersecurity governance, not perfect security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/patch-me-if-you-can-the-vpn-the-backup-server-and-the-browser-zero-day/
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AI Guardrail Platforms Compared for Enterprises – 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/ai-guardrail-platforms-compared-for-enterprises-kovrr/
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Defending Water OT with AZT PROTECT – ARIA Cybersecurity
<div cla The threat landscape for municipal water systems has never been more perilous, and the regulatory spotlight has never been brighter. A flurry of attacks has taken over the news: in some cases, ransomware-based attacks cripple water production and in other cases controls on individual unprotected PLCs are being suddenly accessed by bad actors…
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How to Automate Code Signing with Jenkins, Azure Key Vault, and AzureSignTool?
Professional software distribution dictates that software maintainability, assurance, and protection against tampering are achieved through code signing; it is a must. It takes time and effort to manually sign everything with certificates, is prone to mistakes, and introduces security risks if certificates are copied from one system to another. That’s where automation comes in. This”¦…
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Alarm sounded around supply chain risks
With AI agents demonstrating their ability to bypass security, the need to protect against attacks originating from third-party suppliers has increased First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366648132/Alarm-sounded-around-supply-chain-risks
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Kill switch fears now rival ransomware as a top security risk for European businesses, Proton study finds
For years, the security team’s job has been to defend against cyberattacks. New research from Proton suggests that job now needs to extend to a very different kind of threat: the risk that a foreign government orders a US technology provider to cut a business off entirely. A study of 1,500 business decision-makers across the…
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Quantifying the Risk of Autonomous AI Systems – 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/quantifying-the-risk-of-autonomous-ai-systems-kovrr/
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Why Post-Quantum Security Is Climbing the Enterprise Agenda
Tags: ai, attack, computer, computing, conference, container, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, google, government, hacker, Hardware, ibm, infrastructure, intelligence, risk, technology, threat, toolWhy Post-Quantum Security Is Climbing the Enterprise Agenda andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 08/06/2026 – 04:56 Learn why post-quantum security is becoming an enterprise priority, how AI and quantum computing are reshaping cryptography, and how Thales Luna 8 helps organizations prepare. Data Security Key Management Encryption Key Management Bree Fowler – Journalist More About This Author > At…
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Neue Lünendonk-Studie – Digitale Souveränität: Vom Risiko zur Resilienz
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/digitale-souveraenitaet-vom-risiko-zur-resilienz-a-e49912dd8a3a64c55a97526673ade12a/
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Ridge Security Launches RidgeGen for Continuous Offensive Security Testing
Ridge Security has announced the availability of RidgeGen, an agentic AI platform for continuous offensive security testing. The platform is designed to find unknown and exploitable risks, investigate how vulnerabilities, business logic flaws and misconfigurations could be chained, and validate findings with reproducible evidence before they reach a security team. Ridge Security said the approach..…
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Cloud Security Alliance Starts Initiative to Define Controls for Catastrophic AI Risks
The Cloud Security Alliance has launched an initiative to define auditable controls for catastrophic AI risks, along with a research center focused on how frontier AI is changing cybersecurity. Announced Wednesday in Las Vegas, the Catastrophic Risk Annex will extend CSA’s AI Controls Matrix with controls for mitigating catastrophic AI risks. CSA said the controls..…
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EKonten mit KI-Funktionen könnten zu einer der größten Insider-Bedrohungen werden
Ein von Barracuda inszenierter, kontrollierter Testangriff zeigt, wie Angreifer KI-Assistenten missbrauchen können, um über ein einziges kompromittiertes Konto einen CEO-Betrug mit einer Überweisung in Höhe von 250.000 US-Dollar zu begehen. Das größte Risiko eines kompromittierten Kontos mit KI-Funktionen liegt darin, wie schnell ein KI-Assistent Angreifer dabei unterstützen kann, vertrauliche Informationen aufzuspüren, Ziele zu identifizieren,… First…
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Why Healthcare AI Use Demands Transparency to Manage Risks
Anne Snowdon of SCAN Health on AI Governance, Supply Chains. Healthcare organizations adopting AI must prioritize transparency, measurable outcomes and vendor accountability. Anne Snowdon of SCAN Health explains why AI governance, supply-chain visibility, cyber preparedness and patient trust determines whether emerging tech deliver value or create new risks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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15 TP-Link Bugs Expose Risks in Zero-Trust Provisioning
Researchers are calling attention to the risks inherent in automated network device provisioning, using a world-leading device manufacturer as a case study. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/15-tp-link-bugs-risks-zero-trust-provisioning
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Mini Shai-Hulud npm Attack: More Than 2,200 Components Impacted
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, container, control, credentials, data, data-breach, github, guide, infection, intelligence, kubernetes, malicious, malware, microsoft, open-source, risk, sbom, service, software, threat, update<div cla TL;DR A new wave of the Shai-Hulud malicious package campaign emerged on npm, with 2,225 software component versions impacted. The malware executes through a malicious preinstall hook, steals npm, GitHub, cloud, Kubernetes, Vault, CI/CD, and other credentials, then uses stolen publishing access to compromise additional packages. Organizations that installed an affected version should…
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Cycode Opens Early Access to Agentic Workflows for Application Security
Cycode is making Agentic Workflows available in early access, giving AI agents the ability to detect, prioritize and fix application-development risks as they appear. The company is demonstrating the capability at Black Hat USA 2026 in Las Vegas. Agentic Workflows operate across the application development lifecycle. Security teams define the triggers, actions and confidence thresholds,..…
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Tests Show Prompt-Injection Gains and Agent Risks
OpenAI’s latest GPT-5.6 safety results show low failure rates for direct prompt injection but higher success rates when attacks arrive through tools and external content. The post OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Tests Show Prompt-Injection Gains and Agent Risks appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-gpt-5-6-prompt-injection/
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New Research: The Confidence Gap Between CISOs and Their Boards Is Real, and It’s Measurable
Las Vegas, United States, August 5th, 2026, CyberNewswire Pulse Security AI calls for boards and security leaders to define cyber risk appetite in new report: The CISO-Board Communication Gap Boards of directors believe they understand their company’s security posture and what it means for the business. The security leaders presenting to them are far less…
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Backslash Introduces Agentic Fabric Graph for Endpoint AI Risk
Backslash Security has introduced the Agentic Fabric Graph, a visual risk assessment capability for mapping AI agents and related components across employee workstations and laptops. The graph maps agents, skills, Model Context Protocol servers, connectors and other parts of what Backslash calls the agentic fabric. Security teams can filter the map for unapproved models, excessive..…
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From Inspection to Authorization: Securing Networks for AI Agents
Tags: access, ai, api, business, ceo, cloud, communications, control, crowdstrike, cryptography, data, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, identity, infrastructure, login, network, office, risk, saas, service, usa, vpn<div cla An Industry Perspective By Rajiv Pimplaskar, CEO, Dispersive Holdings, Inc. Agentic AI changes the network security problem from inspection to authorization. As more traffic is generated by agents, models, and workloads operating at machine speed, the network has to make trust decisions continuously, evaluate policy in real time, revoke access automatically, and keep…
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Reco Expands AI Runtime With Browser Controls and Prompt Blocking
Reco is expanding its AI Runtime capability with browser-based enforcement, real-time prompt analysis and blocking, and automated remediation. The company said the update is designed to act on the risk posed by AI agents without requiring security teams to route traffic through a new gateway or proxy. Reco’s Smart Remediation feature turns findings into proposed..…
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Arctic Wolf gibt CyberReadiness-Accelerator für Partner bekannt
Arctic Wolf gibt die Verfügbarkeit des <> bekannt. Das neue, partnergeführte Programm unterstützt Unternehmen dabei, Cyberrisiken besser zu verstehen und ihre Widerstandsfähigkeit in einer zunehmend von KI beschleunigten Bedrohungslandschaft zu stärken. Trotz Vulnerability- und Patch-Management bleiben Unternehmen unbekannten Risiken durch blinde Flecken innerhalb ihrer Angriffsfläche ausgesetzt, Tendenz steigend. Laut dem weltweiten Verizon-2026-Data-Breach- […] First seen…