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AI
Security work keeps expanding, even with AI in the mix

Board attention continues to rise, and security groups now operate closer to executive decision making than in prior years, a pattern reflected the Voice of Security 2026 …

wearable tech
Wearable tech adoption continues as privacy worries grow

Over 1 billion users wear devices for tracking steps, sleep, heart rate, and other personal metrics. These devices collect a continuous stream of sensitive data, often tied to …

France Travail
France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data

France data protection authority CNIL has fined public employment agency France Travail €5 million for failing to ensure the security of personal data of job seekers. …

Microsoft Entra ID
Conditional Access enforcement change coming to Microsoft Entra

Microsoft will change how Conditional Access policies are enforced in Microsoft Entra starting March 27, 2026, with a phased rollout continuing through June 2026. The change …

Google
Google agrees to pay $135 million over Android data harvesting claims

Google agrees to pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit brought by Android smartphone users over alleged unauthorized cellular data transmissions. After …

Samsung
Samsung tackles shoulder surfing on Galaxy devices

Our phones hold our most personal details, and we use them everywhere. On the bus, in elevators, and while waiting in line, screens are often visible to people nearby. The …

Microsoft Teams
French government abandons Zoom and Microsoft Teams over security concerns

France intends to phase out non-European videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams from its public administration, opting instead for a nationally developed …

Android Theft Protection
Android just got smarter at stopping snatch-and-run phone thefts

Google announced updates to the Android theft protection features that expand existing safeguards and make stolen devices harder to use. These updates are available on Android …

CERT UEFI Parser
CERT UEFI Parser: Open-source tool exposes UEFI architecture to uncover vulnerabilities

CERT UEFI Parser, a new open-source security analysis tool from the CERT Coordination Center has been released to help researchers and defenders examine the structure of …

Microsoft
Microsoft brings AI-powered investigations to security teams

Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations is now available. The tool is part of Microsoft Purview and is intended for scenarios such as data breach and leak …

AI
Waiting for AI superintelligence? Don’t hold your breath

AI’s impact on systems, security, and decision-making is already permanent. Superintelligence, often referred to as artificial superintelligence (ASI), describes a …

Claude
Claude expands tool connections using MCP

Anthropic has added interactive tool support to its Claude AI platform, a change powered by the open Model Context Protocol (MCP). The update lets users work directly with …

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