The writing is on the wall: artificial intelligence has moved past the experimental phase and has cemented its place as a core component of the modern enterprise stack. For CISOs, the playbook of flat firewall blocking is ineffective—bans don’t halt… Read More "The 2026 Enterprise AI Security Index"
WordPress 7.0.4 Patches Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
WordPress on Wednesday announced patches for a high-severity vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. Tracked as CVE-2026-65640 (CVSS score of 8.8), the security defect can be exploited by attackers with Author-level user or higher permissions via… Read More "WordPress 7.0.4 Patches Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
Trump administration opens door to private-sector cyber offensives
“Enterprise CISOs should be careful before feeding telemetry into these programs,” said Neil Shah, vice president for research at Counterpoint Research. “The threat intelligence is used to block and defend, but in the future, if it is used under this… Read More "Trump administration opens door to private-sector cyber offensives"
ICO Reprimands Criminal Records Office After 2023 Breach
The UK’s data protection watchdog has issued a reprimand to the Criminal Records Office (ACRO) after multiple security failings led to a 2023 data breach which impacted over 10,000 people. Between August 2022 and March 2023, a hacker gained unauthorized… Read More "ICO Reprimands Criminal Records Office After 2023 Breach"
Best Tools for Securing MCP and LLM Integrations
Shadow IT used to mean employees spinning up unsanctioned software-as-a-service (SaaS) apps that stored company data without approval. Today, shadow MCP and unsanctioned LLM integrations represent the next evolution, and they’re more dangerous. Model context protocol (MCP) servers don’t merely… Read More "Best Tools for Securing MCP and LLM Integrations"
Venture Firm Team8 Secures Additional $365 Million
Israel-based venture fund Team8 announced this week that it has secured $365 million in additional capital. The company says $265 million is for Team8 Capital’s third fund, while $100 million will be used for additional investments in the most promising… Read More "Venture Firm Team8 Secures Additional $365 Million"
Researcher bypasses Microsoft Defender patch, seizing control
“What makes it dangerous is what it does once they’re in: it turns an ordinary low-privilege account into full system control by abusing Defender itself, the security tool running at the highest privilege on the box,” he said. “An exploit… Read More "Researcher bypasses Microsoft Defender patch, seizing control"
Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls
AI took center stage, but the clearest lesson was less about what AI can do than about who is accountable when something goes wrong 12 Aug 2026 • , 3 min. read AI dominated the conversation at Black Hat USA… Read More "Black Hat USA 2026: AI is racing ahead of cybersecurity controls"
Akira Affiliate Crashes Ransomware After Attempting EDR Evasion
A ransomware affiliate’s attempt to disable security tools by rebooting a victim’s system into Safe Mode backfired, with the tactic apparently preventing the malware from successfully encrypting the target’s file, according to recent research by Huntress. The managed security specialist… Read More "Akira Affiliate Crashes Ransomware After Attempting EDR Evasion"
Best Cyber Threat Detection Tools & Software
Cyber threat detection identifies malicious activity, unauthorized exposure, or emerging risk signals before they escalate into a breach. For security teams, it’s the difference between catching a compromised credential on a dark web forum Tuesday morning and discovering the resulting… Read More "Best Cyber Threat Detection Tools & Software"