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vmware
CISA confirms exploitation of VMware ESXi flaw by ransomware attackers
OpenAI
OpenAI Frontier organizes AI agents under one system
Microsoft Windows
Why a decade-old EnCase driver still works as an EDR killer
illegal streaming
International sting dismantles illegal streaming empire serving millions
GitHub Anthropic OpenAI
GitHub enables multi-agent AI coding inside repository workflows
Microsoft LiteBox
Microsoft launches LiteBox, a security-focused open-source library OS
glasses
Smart glasses are back, privacy issues included
Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft brings project-focused AI agents into OneDrive
DDoS arrest
Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old
AI is driving a new kind of phishing at scale
Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models
Measuring AI use becomes a business requirement

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open-source penetration testing tools
Open-source AI pentesting tools are getting uncomfortably good

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Expert corner

Open-source AI pentesting tools are getting uncomfortably good
Alex Haynes CISO, IBS Software
Open-source AI pentesting tools are getting uncomfortably good
The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever
Dan DeCloss Chief Customer & Brand Officer, PlexTrac
The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever
How AI agents are turning security inside-out
Yair Finzi CEO, Nokod Security
How AI agents are turning security inside-out
Clipping Scripted Sparrow’s wings: Tracking a global phishing ring
John Wilson Senior Fellow, Threat Research, Fortra
Clipping Scripted Sparrow’s wings: Tracking a global phishing ring
Identifying risky candidates: Practical steps for security leaders
Ryan LaSalle CEO, Nisos
Identifying risky candidates: Practical steps for security leaders

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Why incident response breaks down when it matters most
Why incident response breaks down when it matters most
What boards need to hear about cyber risk, and what they don’t
What boards need to hear about cyber risk, and what they don’t
A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs
A practical take on cyber resilience for CISOs
Incident response lessons learned the hard way
Incident response lessons learned the hard way
Unbounded AI use can break your systems
Unbounded AI use can break your systems

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