Nearly all software development teams have adopted AI coding assistants, but fewer than a third govern how the tools are used and that gap is capping the productivity AI promises. The figures come from an independent survey of 831 software… Read More "AI Coding Adoption Hits 97% but Governance Lags Behind"
Nearly all CISOs have felt pressured to suppress or delay compliance-related cybersecurity issues in code, especially when business deadlines need to be hit, a new report has warned. According to the research, released on Jun 8 by Checkmarx, 95% of… Read More "75% of Firms Deploy Vulnerable Code Amid Pressure on CISOs"
System administrators are in for a busy few weeks after Microsoft published updates to fix 200 vulnerabilities including three publicly disclosed zero-days June’s Patch Tuesday. A total of 33 critical CVEs were tackled, with most (28) remote code execution (RCE)… Read More "Microsoft Fixes 200 CVEs This Patch Tuesday"
Identity crime experts have warned of “multi-layered crises” after revealing that many victims dealt with two or more incidents over the past year. The findings come from US non-profit the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), which analyzed data from over… Read More "Over a Quarter of Identity Crime Victims Hit by Multiple Incidents"
Just days after expanding its cybersecurity-focused frontier AI program, Project Glasswing, Anthropic released two new models, Claude Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5. Mythos 5 has been presented by Anthropic as “an upgrade to Claude Mythos Preview” and the AI… Read More "New Anthropic Fable 5 Is a “Mythos-Class” LLM Available to All"
A new remote access trojan sold on dark web forums has been built to drain cryptocurrency, hijacking victims’ logged-in sessions to slip past passwords and multi-factor checks. Dubbed SilabRAT, the malware has been detailed in new analysis from Group-IB, which… Read More "New SilabRAT Trojan Hijacks Sessions to Steal Crypto"
Cybersecurity software regularly fails to detect and prevent the cyber-attacks they are designed to protect organizations from, especially within the bowser layer, research by Menlo Security has warned. Published on June 9, Menlo Security’s 2026 Browser Threat Report found that… Read More "Security Software Fails to Detect Fifth of Brower Phishing Attacks"
Threat actors have been using short-form videos on TikTok and Instagram Reels to push the Vidar infostealer, disguising the attacks as tutorials for unlocking premium software for free. New analysis from ReversingLabs describes two campaigns that game the platforms’ recommendation… Read More "Fake Software Tutorials on TikTok Spread Vidar Stealer"
Researchers have revealed what they claim to be a “new class of attack” which tricks AI coding agents into executing arbitrary code on developer machines. Tenet Security, which specializes in the security of autonomous AI agent, said that “agentjacking” attacks… Read More "New “Agentjacking” Attacks Could Hijack AI Coding Agents"
A lack of skilled staff is the top operational challenge faced by today’s security operations centers (SOCs), although practitioners and leaders have diverging perceptions of hiring needs, according to SANS Institute. The 2026 SANS SOC Survey was based on interviews… Read More "Staffing Is Top SOC Challenge Even as AI Proliferates, Says SANS"
