Tag: software
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Google Launches Fairwind Program for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber Access
Google launched a new program Wednesday that gives select organizations access to a more capable version of Gemini designed to find and patch software vulnerabilities. The Fairwind Program combines Google’s new Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber model with CodeMender, its AI agent for vulnerability remediation. Google said Fairwind initially includes government agencies, Google Cloud customers and..…
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Google Launches Fairwind Program for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber Access
Google launched a new program Wednesday that gives select organizations access to a more capable version of Gemini designed to find and patch software vulnerabilities. The Fairwind Program combines Google’s new Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber model with CodeMender, its AI agent for vulnerability remediation. Google said Fairwind initially includes government agencies, Google Cloud customers and..…
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Google Launches Fairwind Program for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber Access
Google launched a new program Wednesday that gives select organizations access to a more capable version of Gemini designed to find and patch software vulnerabilities. The Fairwind Program combines Google’s new Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber model with CodeMender, its AI agent for vulnerability remediation. Google said Fairwind initially includes government agencies, Google Cloud customers and..…
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Google Launches Fairwind Program for Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber Access
Google launched a new program Wednesday that gives select organizations access to a more capable version of Gemini designed to find and patch software vulnerabilities. The Fairwind Program combines Google’s new Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber model with CodeMender, its AI agent for vulnerability remediation. Google said Fairwind initially includes government agencies, Google Cloud customers and..…
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My Manager Wants More AI. I Want More Honesty.
Company Sep 2, 2026 My Manager Wants More AI. I Want More Honesty. Hear VP of Development Yossi Attas and Principal Software Design Engineer Guy Ephraim debate why AI-first coding speed is meaningless if testing and QA don’t keep pace”, and… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/my-manager-wants-more-ai-i-want-more-honesty/
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Fake Software Update Installs a Real Crypto Wallet Rigged So It Can Never Open
Security researchers at Huntress have discovered a malware campaign that tricks victims into installing a real, fully functional copy of Exodus, a popular cryptocurrency wallet application, only to disable it so it can never actually be opened, using it instead as cover for a hidden spying tool. The firm said it identified four separate organisations…
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Hackers Abuse Legitimate IT Management Tool to Sneak Into Business Networks
Cybersecurity researchers at Huntress have uncovered a phishing campaign that abuses Faronics Deploy, a legitimate endpoint management platform used by businesses, schools, and government offices to remotely install software and run scripts across their networks. According to the security firm, threat actors sent victims phishing emails disguised as invoices, tax documents, financial records, and event…
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Hackers Abuse Legitimate IT Management Tool to Sneak Into Business Networks
Cybersecurity researchers at Huntress have uncovered a phishing campaign that abuses Faronics Deploy, a legitimate endpoint management platform used by businesses, schools, and government offices to remotely install software and run scripts across their networks. According to the security firm, threat actors sent victims phishing emails disguised as invoices, tax documents, financial records, and event…
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Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender
An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers.”The campaign has targeted users looking to download popular software and has resulted in compromises across multiple organizations and industries, primarily affecting China-based operations of multinational organizations and Chinese-speaking users,” Microsoft First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/09/fake-software-installers-disable.html
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JFrog bringt SoftwareChain-Kontrolle bis an den Netzwerkrand
JFrog bringt Software-Supply-Chain-Security an den Netzwerkrand und kontrolliert Open-Source-Pakete von Entwicklern und KI-Agenten über SASE-Plattformen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/jfrog-bringt-software-supply-chain-kontrolle-bis-an-den-netzwerkrand/a46307/
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What a 14-Day Federal Patch Clock Costs a Team That Isn’t a Federal Agency
(MLflow, CVE-2026-64849, August 2026)By Pablo Bleck, Engineering Manager & Software Engineer, ActiveStateMLflow shipped its webhook API open by default across a platform with more than 30 million monthly downloads, and a CISA listing turned that unauthenticated endpoint into a 14-day… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/what-a-14-day-federal-patch-clock-costs-a-team-that-isnt-a-federal-agency/
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SBOMs explained for non-technical stakeholders
Key takeaways An SBOM is a clear list of what is inside a software product, including its components and versions. SBOMs help UK SMEs make faster decisions during incidents and supplier reviews. A useful SBOM should match the exact software… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/sboms-explained-for-non-technical-stakeholders/
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Download: The Agentic Software Development Guide
AI makes it easy to ship more code. It does not make that code easier to trust. Most teams don’t fail because their developers can’t use AI. They fail because the dev’s job … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/02/download-the-agentic-software-development-guide/
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BGP hijack infecting networks caused by a comedy of errors that’s not funny at all
What can we learn from a BGP hijacking that poisoned production software? Plenty. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/well-executed-bgp-attack-uses-hijacked-ips-to-infect-real-networks/
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Microsoft Defender flags legitimate Google search links as malicious
Microsoft is investigating an issue causing the Defender for Office 365 security software to mistakenly block access to legitimate Google search links. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-defender-flags-legitimate-google-search-links-as-malicious/
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Microsoft Defender flags legitimate Google search links as malicious
Microsoft is investigating an issue causing the Defender for Office 365 security software to mistakenly block access to legitimate Google search links. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-defender-flags-legitimate-google-search-links-as-malicious/
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Fake Microsoft Edge, Kaspersky and Razer Installers Used to Compromise Windows Systems
Tags: cyber, government, healthcare, infrastructure, kaspersky, malware, microsoft, software, technology, windowsAn active malware campaign that abuses counterfeit download pages for trusted software brands including Microsoft Edge, Kaspersky and Razer to compromise Windows devices. Victims span healthcare, manufacturing, gaming, technology, logistics, government and education, highlighting the broad appeal of software-download lures. Microsoft has not attributed the activity to a nation-state actor, but the campaign’s infrastructure, payload…
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Scareware ads keep running on Google’s transparency tool, even after they’re reported
A team of NYU and Radboud University researchers spent a year building a tool to find deceptive software ads inside Google’s public ad archive. It works. It also exposed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/02/google-scareware-ads-research/
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OWASP Launches OASIS to Use AI and AppSec Experts to Fix Open-Source Vulnerabilities
OWASP has launched the Open Automated Security Initiative for Software (OASIS), a new community project aimed at accelerating the remediation of vulnerabilities in open-source software through AI-generated patches and human application-security validation. Announced on August 26, 2026, OWASP OASIS seeks to address a longstanding security gap: organizations and researchers can identify vulnerabilities faster than maintainers…
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Cryptography expert: AI could make software too secure, impacting government hacking capabilities
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-could-make-software-too-secure-impacting-government-hacking-capabilities
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Attacks Targeting Langflow AI Agent-Building Tool Surge
Tags: access, ai, attack, credentials, exploit, framework, ibm, intelligence, open-source, software, tool, vulnerabilityTool’s Access to Compute Resources, Keys and Credentials Make It a Repeat Target. Open-source framework Langflow, designed to build artificial intelligence agents and workflows, is under fire again, with attackers now wielding exploit code for a vulnerability first detailed in January. Outdated versions of the IBM-maintained software with known vulnerabilities appear to abound. First seen…
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Breeze Comet Executes Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions via Brazilian Payment Systems
Brazilian financial services, retail, and e-commerce organizations have become the target of a financially motivated threat actor dubbed Breeze Comet (formerly UNC5669) since 2024.Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant teams described the threat actor as “specializing in manipulating payment systems and banking software in Brazil to conduct fraudulent transfers.” The adversary First seen on…
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Breeze Comet Executes Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions via Brazilian Payment Systems
Brazilian financial services, retail, and e-commerce organizations have become the target of a financially motivated threat actor dubbed Breeze Comet (formerly UNC5669) since 2024.Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant teams described the threat actor as “specializing in manipulating payment systems and banking software in Brazil to conduct fraudulent transfers.” The adversary First seen on…
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Daily OT Security News: September 01, 2026
Viakoo Daily OT Security News, September 01, 2026: concise summaries of five stories affecting OT operators, device manufacturers, and industrial software supply chains. UK NCSC Warns of Growing Risk From Internet-Exposed OT The UK National Cyber Security Centre warned… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/daily-ot-security-news-september-01-2026/
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Hackers push malicious Virtualizor update in BGP hijacking attack
Hackers delivered malicious updates to the Virtualizor VPS management software after hijacking BGP routing for its update infrastructure and redirecting update requests to malicious servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-push-malicious-virtualizor-update-in-bgp-hijacking-attack/
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Mirage Kitten Hackers Use Fake Coding Challenges to Deploy NodeRabbit and PollCat RATs
Iran-linked threat actor Mirage Kitten is targeting software developers with fake recruitment assessments that hide two newly identified cross-platform remote access trojans: NodeRabbit and PollCat. The campaign uses recruiter impersonation on LinkedIn and other job-search platforms, weaponized Node.js projects, and cloud-hosted ZIP archives to gain covert access to developer endpoints across Windows, Linux, and macOS.…
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Liquibase Brings Database Change Governance to Germany’s Most Regulated Enterprises
Germany’s enterprise IT organizations, from DAX-listed manufacturers to highly regulated banks, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies, are under the same pressure driving digital transformation everywhere: deliver software and AI-powered products faster, without sacrificing the compliance and audit standards regulators demand. Application… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/liquibase-brings-database-change-governance-to-germanys-most-regulated-enterprises/
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The Security Interviews: Abby Kearns, ActiveState
ActiveState CEO Abby Kearns discusses open source’s ‘existential crisis’, how AI is changing the secure software playbook, and why it’s time to have a different conversation about open source security First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366649338/The-Security-Interviews-Abby-Kearns-ActiveState
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U.S. CISA adds PaperCut NG/MF flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: authentication, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, healthcare, infrastructure, kev, office, remote-code-execution, software, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds PaperCut NG/MF flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)addedthe following vulnerabilities to itsKnown Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: PaperCut, the print management software running in schools, hospitals, and offices worldwide, recently confirmed that a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-81578,…
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Recently patched PaperCut zero-days used in data theft attacks
Two security vulnerabilities in the PaperCut NG and MF print management software, patched last week after being exploited as zero-days, are now being abused in data theft attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/recently-patched-papercut-zero-days-used-in-data-theft-attacks/