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authentication
ShinyHunters flip the script on MFA in new data theft attacks
Notepad++
How state-sponsored attackers hijacked Notepad++ updates
Microsoft
Microsoft sets a path to switch off NTLM across Windows
open-source penetration testing tools
Open-source AI pentesting tools are getting uncomfortably good
NSA
Where NSA zero trust guidance aligns with enterprise reality
Pompelmi
Pompelmi: Open-source secure file upload scanning for Node.js
executives
What boards need to hear about cyber risk, and what they don’t
identity, face, code, privacy, person
AI is flooding IAM systems with new identities
Google
Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets
Apple’s new privacy feature limits how precisely carriers track your location
Ivanti provides temporary patches for actively exploited EPMM zero-day (CVE-2026-1281)
Security work keeps expanding, even with AI in the mix

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military business
Inside Microsoft’s veteran-to-tech workforce pipeline

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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

Videos

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
Turning cyber metrics into decisions leaders can act on
Turning cyber metrics into decisions leaders can act on

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