Rather than see Paragon’s lack of access to logs as an accountability problem, however, Boyd describes it as a selling point: No one would buy their products if the company could see a customer’s sensitive targeting information or logs that… Read More "The Secrets of the US Spyware King"
500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub
Truffle Security has discovered over half a million active unique credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories. A total of 1,103,438 exposed credentials were discovered through the scanning of 224 million public GitHub repositories in August 2025. At the end of… Read More "500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub"
Why AI agents are like the dog that pushed kids into the Seine
There is an interesting story about a French dog on the banks of the Seine river that helps us understand misbehaving AI agents. The dog is trained to save children from drowning. He succeeds and is rewarded, becoming an overnight… Read More "Why AI agents are like the dog that pushed kids into the Seine"
Deception by Design: CISA’s Guide to Tricking Cybercriminals
While lurking within an organization’s environment, a threat actor discovers a file labeled passwords.XLS and thinks, “Jackpot!” What the actor doesn’t realize is that opening the file alerts the security team. It was a trap. Deceptive techniques relying on decoys,… Read More "Deception by Design: CISA’s Guide to Tricking Cybercriminals"
AI Threats Top Cybersecurity Preparedness Gap, PwC Finds
Threats targeting AI systems is the area that cybersecurity leaders currently feel last able to address, with skills, accountability and data protection gaps also looming large, according to PwC. The consulting giant polled 3934 business and tech leaders across 71… Read More "AI Threats Top Cybersecurity Preparedness Gap, PwC Finds"
Cisco Patches Exploited Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Vulnerability
Cisco on Wednesday rolled out urgent patches for a critical authentication bypass in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager that has been exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2026-76504 (CVSS score of 9.8), the flaw impacts the API session-based authentication mechanism and could… Read More "Cisco Patches Exploited Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day Vulnerability"
Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Argon to Trusted Cyber Defenders, Plans Guardrail-Free Version
Ravie LakshmananOct 01, 2026Artificial Intelligence / AI Safety Google on Wednesday announced its latest frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini 4 Argon, that it said is being rolled out to a set of trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program.… Read More "Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Argon to Trusted Cyber Defenders, Plans Guardrail-Free Version"
How the CISO-CMO Alliance Builds Trust Before Crisis Strikes
Chief information security officers (CISOs) and chief marketing officers (CMOs) sit at the intersection of a critical tension: CMOs seek to leverage vast pools of customer data to drive growth, brand loyalty, and market share. CISOs work to minimize risk… Read More "How the CISO-CMO Alliance Builds Trust Before Crisis Strikes"
Only Half of UK Manufacturers Have a Cyber Incident Response Plan
Almost a third of UK manufacturers (30%) experienced a cyber incident over the past year, either directly or through their supply chain. Despite this, the sector’s cyber resilience maturity remains far from optimal, according to a new report by Make… Read More "Only Half of UK Manufacturers Have a Cyber Incident Response Plan"
Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders
Google on Wednesday announced Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier AI model, which it is initially rolling out to a select group of trusted cyber defenders through its Fairwind Program. Google’s internal teams are also using the model. The company… Read More "Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Guardrail-Free Access for Vetted Defenders"