AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’
Vlad Ionescu and Ariel Herbert-Voss, cofounders of the cybersecurity startup RunSybil, were momentarily confused when their AI tool, Sybil, alerted them to a weakness in a customer’s…
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4 cybersecurity trends for business resilience in 2026
When I looked ahead to 2026, one issue jumped out in every conversation I had with business leaders: Resilience is buckling under pressure. The pace of change is no longer just fast—it is…
ServiceNow nears up to US7 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Armis
ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy the cybersecurity startup Armis in a deal that may be valued at as much as US$7 billion and would represent the tech company’s largest acquisition to…
Amazon Is Using Specialized AI Agents for Deep Bug Hunting
As generative AI pushes the speed of software development, it is also enhancing the ability of digital attackers to carry out financially motivated or state-backed hacks. This means that…
ST Engineering to hire more cybersecurity experts as it launches new innovation hub
ST Engineering is looking to recruit more cybersecurity experts as it launches a new facility to spur innovation and develop talent, focused on developing cybersecurity solutions driven by…
Vibe Coding Is the New Open Source—in the Worst Way Possible
Just like you probably don't grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don't write every line of code in a new project from scratch. Doing so would be…
Dior Fined By China’s Cybersecurity Authority For Sending Consumer Data Overseas
Following an investigation into Dior‘s customer data breach in May, China‘s Public Security Bureau’s Cybersecurity Department has decided to impose a fine on Dior‘s Shanghai subsidiary,…
The Era of AI-Generated Ransomware Has Arrived
While such activity so far does not appear to be the norm across the ransomware ecosystem, the findings represent a stark warning. “There are definitely some groups that are using AI to…
Microsoft curbs early access for Chinese firms to notifications about cybersecurity flaws
Microsoft has curtailed Chinese companies’ access to advance notifications about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in its technology after investigating whether a leak led to a series of hacks…
A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT
The latest generative AI models are not just stand-alone text-generating chatbots—instead, they can easily be hooked up to your data to give personalized answers to your questions.…
I Watched AI Agents Try to Hack My Vibe-Coded Website
A few weeks ago, I watched a small team of artificial intelligence agents spend roughly 10 minutes trying to hack into my brand new vibe-coded website. The AI agents, developed by startup…
Automated mobile robots are a cybersecurity risk
For several years I’ve been evangelizing about the growing ways automation and robotics are beneficial to all. From medical facilities to factories, warehouses, industrial rigs and…
Cybersecurity’s global alarm system is breaking down
Cybersecurity practitioners have since flooded Discord channels and LinkedIn feeds with emergency posts and memes of “NVD” and “CVE” engraved on tombstones. Unpatched vulnerabilities are…
AI Agents Are Getting Better at Writing Code—and Hacking It as Well
The latest artificial intelligence models are not only remarkably good at software engineering—new research shows they are getting ever-better at finding bugs in software, too. AI…
BlackBerry raises annual revenue forecast on robust demand for cybersecurity services
The Waterloo-based company now sees fiscal year 2026 revenue in the range of US$508 million to US$538 million, up from its earlier forecast of US$504 million to US$534 million …
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro bets on AI to offset US tariff woes
The Trump administration’s policies have cast a shadow over Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, contributing to a slowdown in its first-quarter revenue, but the company believes that…
A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
While working on internet-of-things security in the mid-2010s, Alex Zenla realized something troubling. Unlike PCs and servers that touted the latest, greatest processors, the puny chips…
Why this cybersecurity startup wants to watermark everything
Cybersecurity startup EchoMark is releasing a new application programming interface (API) to allow for its novel digital watermarking tool to integrate with virtually any existing…
Shaping the Future of Digital Transformation Through Cloud, Network, and Cybersecurity Innovations
Cloud computing and network infrastructure form the backbone of digital transformation across industries, with the global cloud computing market reaching $482 billion in 2023. These…
Strengthening Cybersecurity in a Post-CrowdStrike World
The CrowdStrike outage in July 2024 sent shockwaves through the global business ecosystem, exposing widespread system failures within cloud-based security infrastructure. The incident,…
Brian Thompson's killing prompts corporate, private security overhaul
High-profile executives and firms across several industries are frantically reassessing corporate security plans following the execution-style killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
CrowdStrike raises annual forecast on steady cybersecurity demand
CYBERSECURITY firm CrowdStrike raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts and beat third-quarter revenue on Tuesday (Nov 26), betting on growing demand for cybersecurity services amid…