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Keyorix
Keyorix: Open-source secrets management for teams that can’t use SaaS

Keyorix is an open-source secrets manager that runs entirely on a company’s own servers. A secrets manager is the locked store where an application fetches the database …

insider threat
Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll

Legitimate employee access can let criminals circumvent security controls that would be difficult to overcome from outside an organization. Routine actions such as information …

Android
Android 17 makes it harder for spyware to cover its tracks

When a journalist suspects their phone has been hacked, the first question is whether any trace of the attack is left. Google has added six features to Advanced Protection in …

AI
AI agents keep access to company data after their work is done

IT teams responsible for identity security are concerned about AI agents’ ongoing access to company systems and the actions they take on users’ behalf, according to a …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: October 2, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from BlackFog, Genea, Vega, and Thales. Vega II brings security-trained AI and lasting …

danger
Employment scam victims tripled at financial firms in 21 countries

Reported victims of employment scams more than tripled over the past 12 months at more than 370 banks and other financial institutions in 21 countries. The 258% rise outran …

Proton Drive
Product showcase: Proton Drive end-to-end encrypted cloud storage

Proton Drive is an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service for storing, synchronizing, backing up, and sharing files. It also includes Proton Docs and Proton Sheets, …

SynthID Bio
Google’s SynthID Bio can watermark AI-designed protein binders without breaking them

Google DeepMind has built SynthID Bio, a watermark for AI-designed proteins, and shown in wet-lab tests on protein binders that it leaves their function intact. The method …

Claude
Security tools can now scan Claude Enterprise chats and uploads for sensitive data

More than 100 security and compliance vendors have integrations with the Claude Compliance API, which lets a company send Claude activity into the monitoring tools it already …

OWASP Noir
OWASP Noir: Open-source static analysis tool

OWASP Noir is an open-source static analysis tool that reads an application’s source code and lists the endpoints it exposes: paths, HTTP methods, parameters, headers, …

Microsoft
WSL containers are generally available on Windows

Microsoft made WSL containers generally available and shipped the feature with controls that let administrators switch it off or limit where it pulls images from. WSL …

person
Most organizations need six months or longer to roll out new security controls

Cisco surveyed 8,000 security professionals in 30 markets about how well their organizations defend against AI-era threats, and only 8% landed in the top group. Cisco gave the …

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