IBM’s AI-powered vulnerability clearinghouse finds hundreds of Java flaws
The tech giant’s announcement underscores the insufficiency of companies’ existing software supply-chain security practices. Source link
Year: 2026
Former NSA chief Nakasone says agency overhaul is ‘probably needed’
Former National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone said a reported broad reorganization of the agency is “probably necessary” as it confronts faster-moving cyberthreats, artificial intelligence…
Pacing the AI frontier won’t solve agentic cybersecurity’s most urgent problems
Despite widespread concern about the negative potential of AI technologies, many cybersecurity leaders disagree on the scope of these threats and how to mitigate them.…
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The publisher of Wikipedia said Monday that OpenAI agents attempted to hack a note-taking tool it hosts, made unauthorized edits, and sent millions of resource-intensive…
DOE launches $100 million cybersecurity assistance initiative for rural, municipal and small electric utilities
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) today announced plans to fund not-for-profit organizations that aim to…
Vasileios Mingos to lead European Council of ISACs in strengthening critical infrastructure cyber resilience
Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) announced that Vasileios Mingos, Health-ISAC’s European Operations Director, has been elected Chair of the European Council of ISACs.…
Wiz AI SAST: AI Code Security With Code-to-Cloud Context
We’re excited to announce that Wiz AI SAST is available as a Public Preview capability, bringing frontier-grade vulnerability discovery to all Wiz Code customers. AI…
How to mitigate shadow AI risks from employee citizen coders
AI tools let non-technical employees build workplace apps in minutes with natural language prompts. While these AI-generated apps boost productivity, they can create severe security…
Fake ChatGPT, Gemini Sites steal advertising accounts, MFA codes
A new campaign targeting ad account managers uses fake ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity sites that steal login credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes through…
Critical Apache Struts Vulnerabilities Enables Remote Code Execution Attacks
Four security flaws described in the supplied Apache Struts advisories could expose affected applications to remote code execution, denial-of- service, and unintended data disclosure. Recommended…
ASOS app turned into ransom note as hackers claim Snowflake breach
ASOS customers were left alarmed this morning after the retailer’s own mobile app delivered a push notification claiming the company had been hacked and threatening…
Aembit Extends Access Controls to Personal AI Agents
Silver Springs, United States / Maryland, October 6th, 2026, CyberNewswire Aembit, the identity control plane for AI agents, today announced support for securing personal agents’…