AI agents behave like users, but don’t follow the same rules
Security and governance approaches to autonomous AI agents rely on static credentials, inconsistent controls, and limited visibility. Securing these agents requires the same …
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Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Global Threat Map: Open-source real-time situational awareness platform …
State-backed phishing attacks targeting military officials and journalists on Signal
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Poland’s energy control systems were breached through exposed VPN access
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CISA orders US federal agencies to replace unsupported edge devices
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a new binding operational directive aimed at reducing a long-standing cyber risk across federal networks: …
Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423)
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Claude Opus 4.6 improves agentic performance and model safety
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MintMCP’s governance platform helps organizations deploy, monitor, and secure AI agents
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February 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Lots of OOB love this month
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The hidden cost of putting off security decisions
In this Help Net Security video, Hanah Darley, Chief AI Officer, Geordie AI, talks about how putting off security risk decisions creates long-term costs that often stay …
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