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Android
Android malware detection collapses when the context stage comes out

A phone backup app asks for storage, contacts, SMS, and call logs. A device-management tool asks for more than that. Run either one past a machine learning malware scanner and …

AWS
AWS to retire Shield Advanced L7 automatic mitigation on January 1, 2027

AWS Shield Advanced, a managed service that protects applications from external threats, is adding the Anti-DDoS managed rule group, designed for application-layer (L7) DDoS …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 28, 2026

Cloud Security Engineer Toyota Automated Logistics | USA | On-site – View job details As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will design and enforce security controls across …

phishing
ChatGPT joins the most impersonated brands in phishing attacks

Microsoft continued to be the most impersonated brand in Q2 2026, accounting for 23% of all brand phishing attempts. LinkedIn, Google, Apple, and Amazon followed, with the …

AWS
AWS gives DevOps teams an AI investigator for firewall incidents

AWS DevOps Agent helps administrators inspect logs, review firewall rules and network paths, identify configuration changes that caused AWS Network Firewall to block traffic, …

LastPass Authenticator
Product showcase: LastPass Authenticator brings Face ID, Apple Watch, and cloud backup to 2FA

LastPass Authenticator is a free app that provides two-factor authentication (2FA) for accounts and any service that supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP). It supports …

Claude
Claude Opus 5 sharpens coding and cybersecurity work on AWS

Claude Opus 5 went live on Amazon Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS. Anthropic says the model improves on Claude Opus 4.8’s cyber capabilities, coding through …

Windows Server
Microsoft tightens Windows enterprise activation security

Microsoft is making Trusted Platform Module (TPM)-backed attestation a requirement for Windows Key Management Service (KMS), the on-premises service used for Windows volume …

Google
Google’s newest sign-in method asks you to look at the camera

Google’s selfie video sign-in option verifies that an account owner is a real person and that the account wasn’t created or used by computer programs or bots for the purpose …

Car
The automotive software vulnerabilities hiding in your dashboard

Pop the hood on a new car and you won’t find much you can fix with a wrench. What you’ll find is software, and a lot of it. The screen in the dash probably runs …

ransomware
Ransomware in 2026: More groups, more victims, no slowdown

Ransomware activity followed a recognizable pattern during the previous four years. Each year was defined by a dominant actor, its collapse, or a major supply chain incident. …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: July 24, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Astelia, Druva, Swimlane, and ThreatDown. Druva brings backup, recovery and …

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