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Duplicati
Duplicati: Free, open-source backup client

Duplicati is an open source backup client that creates encrypted, incremental, compressed backup sets and sends them to cloud storage services or remote file servers. What the …

TV
Illegal streaming grew into an organized, profitable, and dangerous industry

Rising streaming prices are pushing more viewers toward illegal options. Movies, TV shows, and live sports are now spread across multiple platforms, and keeping up with all of …

cybercrime
Security coverage is falling behind the way attackers behave

Cybercriminals keep tweaking their procedures, trying out new techniques, and shifting tactics across campaigns. Coverage that worked yesterday may miss how those behaviors …

isolated
Radio signals could give attackers a foothold inside air-gapped devices

Air-gapped systems are meant to stay quiet. Remove network ports, lock down inputs, and the device should have nothing to hear. A new study shows that this breaks down when …

identity
Non-human identities push identity security into uncharted territory

Enterprises are grappling with an identity attack surface that keeps expanding and slipping out of reach, according to Veza. Permissions growth outstrips oversight Permissions …

romance scam
LLMs are automating the human part of romance scams

Romance scams succeed because they feel human. New research shows that feeling no longer requires a person on the other side of the chat. The three stages of a romance-baiting …

Superagent
Superagent: Open-source framework for guardrails around agentic AI

Superagent is an open-source framework for building, running, and controlling AI agents with safety built into the workflow. The project focuses on giving developers and …

AI
LLMs can assist with vulnerability scoring, but context still matters

Every new vulnerability disclosure adds another decision point for already stretched security teams. A recent study explores whether LLMs can take on part of that burden by …

cybersecurity threats
From AI to cyber risk, why IT leaders are anxious heading into 2026

Cybersecurity threats are shaping IT planning for 2026, with AI maturity and regulation emerging as another major source of disruption, according to a global survey from …

eyes
What if your face could say “don’t record me”? Researchers think it’s possible

Phones, smart glasses, and other camera-equipped devices capture scenes that include people who never agreed to be recorded. A newly published study examines what it would …

Conjur
Conjur: Open-source secrets management and application identity

Conjur is an open-source secrets management project designed for environments built around containers, automation, and dynamic infrastructure. It focuses on controlling access …

PCI
Weak enforcement keeps PCI DSS compliance low

Payment card breaches continue to surface across industries, even after years of investment in security standards. A new study links this pattern to enforcement, showing that …

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