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Android
Android’s March 2026 security patch fixes over 100 flaws, one under targeted exploitation

The Android March 2026 security patch addresses vulnerabilities across dozens of components and includes one CVE confirmed under active exploitation. Devices running a patch …

healthcare data
Healthcare organizations are accepting cyber risk to cut costs

Healthcare organizations are cutting cybersecurity budgets under financial pressure even as the threats targeting their systems intensify. A PwC survey of 381 global …

online business
5 years of shifting cybersecurity behavior

Online security is built through routine decisions made across devices and accounts. People choose how to create passwords, how often to reuse them, and how much effort to …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: March 3, 2026

AI & Data Security Expert Ferrero | Italy | Hybrid – No longer accepting applications As an AI & Data Security Expert, you will define and maintain security …

IPFire
IPFire ships its 200th core update with a new domain blocklist and kernel upgrade

Network firewall distribution IPFire released Core Update 200, marking the 200th incremental update to the 2.29 branch. The release bundles a kernel upgrade, a beta domain …

UK
UK reduces cyberattack fix times from two months to eight days

The UK government has launched a new vulnerability monitoring service (VMS) that promises to reduce the time needed to fix critical cyber weaknesses across the public sector. …

cybersecurity budgets
AI risk moves into the security budget spotlight

Enterprises are pushing AI deeper into workflows that touch sensitive data across cloud platforms and SaaS apps. The 2026 Thales Data Threat Report, based on a survey of 3,120 …

Europol
Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks

Law enforcement agencies across 28 countries have spent the past year building cases against a loosely organized collective known as The Com, a decentralized network of mostly …

Android 17
Android 17 second beta expands privacy controls for contacts, SMS and local networks

Google’s second beta of Android 17 continues updates to platform behavior and introduces new APIs focused on protecting sensitive data. Protecting contact and local network …

ransomware
Ransomware activity peaks outside business hours

Intrusions continue to center on credential access and timed execution outside standard business hours. The Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026 analyzes 661 incident response …

Meta Ray-Ban
Android app uses Bluetooth signals to detect nearby smart glasses

Smart glasses with built-in cameras are showing up in more public spaces, and a growing number of people want a way to know when one is nearby. An Android app called Nearby …

CISO
The CISO role keeps getting heavier

Personal liability is becoming a routine part of the CISO job. In Splunk’s 2026 CISO Report, titled From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era, 78% of CISOs said they are concerned …

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