The $19.5 million insider risk problem
Routine employee activity across corporate systems carries an average annual cost of $19.5 million per organization. That figure comes from the 2026 Cost of Insider…
Month: February 2026
Hazeldenes Cyberattack Hits Australia Poultry Supply
One of the country’s largest poultry processors is working to restore operations after a cybersecurity breach disrupted production across its network. The Hazeldenes cyberattack has affected the Victoria-based…
Firefox 148 Unveils New Sanitizer API to Mitigate XSS Attacks in Web Applications
Firefox has launched a major update to help protect web applications from Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. With the release of Firefox 148, Mozilla introduces the…
Open-source security debt grows across commercial software
Open source code sits inside nearly every commercial application, and development teams continue to add new dependencies. Black Duck’s 2026 Open Source Security and Risk…
Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day CVE-2026-20127 Exploited Since 2023 for Admin Access
Ravie LakshmananFeb 26, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security A newly disclosed maximum-severity security flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller (formerly vSmart) and Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly…
FTC Encourages Age Verification Technologies Under COPPA
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) takes its stand around age verification technologies and children’s online privacy. In a new policy statement released Wednesday, the agency…
Kali Linux Introduces Claude AI for Automated Penetration Testing Using Model Context Protocol
Offensive security operations are evolving with a new method for running Kali Linux. By combining Kali with Anthropic’s Claude AI via the Model Context Protocol…
AI-driven DAST reduces manual setup and surfaces exploitable vulnerabilities
In this Help Net Security interview, Joni Klippert, CEO at StackHawk, discusses what defines DAST coverage in 2026 and why scan completion does not equal…
Security for smart devices – time to step forward because there’s nowhere to hide
The seismic shift for security in smart devices isn’t coming – it’s here. From 4 March 2026, mandatory minimum security standards will apply to most…
Kali Linux Integrates Claude AI for Penetration Testing via Model Context Protocol
Kali Linux Integrates Claude AI Kali Linux has officially introduced a native AI-assisted penetration testing workflow, enabling security professionals to issue natural-language commands through Anthropic’s…
Critical Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Exploited for Root Access in Active Cyberattacks
Cisco has released urgent updates to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN products. A highly sophisticated threat actor, known as UAT-8616, is…
Critical Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited Since 2023 to Gain Root Access
Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Vulnerability Cisco has disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN products that threat actors have exploited since 2023 to bypass…