Cyber risk is becoming a hold-period problem for private equity firms
Private equity firms have spent years treating cybersecurity as an IT hygiene issue inside portfolio companies. That approach is getting harder to sustain as ransomware,…
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Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS arrives with cumulative security and bug fixes
Security teams running Ubuntu in production often delay major OS upgrades until the next point release arrives with accumulated patches and newer hardware support. Ubuntu…
Edge computing’s biggest lie: “We’ll patch it later”
Edge computing is spreading fast, from factory floors to remote infrastructure. But many of these systems are hard to maintain once they are deployed. Devices…
Attackers are moving at machine speed, defenders are still in meetings
Threat actors are using AI across the attack lifecycle, increasing speed, scale, and adaptability, according to the 2026 State of Cybersecurity report by Ivanti. The…
New infosec products of the week: February 13, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Armis, Black Duck, Portnox, and SpecterOps. Armis Centrix brings unified,…
1Password open sources a benchmark to stop AI agents from leaking credentials
Research has shown that some AI models can identify phishing websites with near-perfect accuracy when asked. When those same models are used as autonomous agents…
Windows Notepad Markdown feature opens door to RCE (CVE-2026-20841)
Among the many security fixes released by Microsoft on February 2026 Patch Tuesday is one for CVE-2026-20841, a command injection vulnerability in Notepad that could…
Black Duck expands Polaris platform with unified, automated security across all major SCMs
Black Duck has announced the availability of a set of enhanced Black Duck Polaris Platform integrations across all major source code management (SCM) platforms, including…
Microsoft Store updated with a new CLI, analytics, and Web Installer improvements
Microsoft has introduced new developer tools, updates to developer analytics, and a Web Installer in the Microsoft Store on Windows to help developers build and…
OpenVPN releases version 2.7.0 with expanded protocol and platform updates
OpenVPN version 2.7.0 is now available. The update advances support for multi-address server configurations and updates client functionality across operating systems. The release includes enhancements…
Cloud teams are hitting maturity walls in governance, security, and AI use
Enterprise cloud programs have reached a point where most foundational services are already in place, and the daily work now centers on governance, security enforcement,…
When security decisions come too late, and attackers know it
In this Help Net Security, Chris O’Ferrell, CEO at CodeHunter, talks about why malware keeps succeeding, where attackers insert malicious code in the SDLC, and…