Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector
Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials as the most common way attackers gain initial access to target networks, according to the 2026 Verizon Data Breach …
When your AI assistant has the keys to production
Large language models in operational roles query telemetry, propose configuration changes, and in some deployments execute those changes against live infrastructure. Ticket …
Public Instagram posts provide raw material for AI phishing campaigns
A handful of public Instagram posts can give attackers enough material to generate convincing phishing emails with GenAI. Research from the University of Texas at Arlington …
AI infrastructure is cracking under sovereignty demands
AI deployments are moving into environments with tighter controls around data, infrastructure, and system operations. Organizations are building AI systems across multiple …
AI is drowning software maintainers in junk security reports
AI-assisted vulnerability research has exploded, unleashing a firehose of low-quality reports on overworked software maintainers who are wasting hours sifting through noise …
The AI backdoor your security stack is not built to see
Enterprises deploying LLMs have spent the past two years building defenses around a reasonable assumption: malicious behavior leaves a trace in the input. Scan for suspicious …
Lyrie: Open-source autonomous pentesting agent
Penetration testing has usually required weeks of manual work, specialized tooling, and teams with narrow skill sets. Lyrie, an open-source autonomous security agent built by …
AI shrinks vulnerability exploitation window to hours
Time has become organizations’ biggest vulnerability because the gap between vulnerability discovery and exploitation has narrowed to hours, according to Synack’s 2026 State …
The AI oversight paradox: Is the investment worth the cost of watching it?
Unlike in 2025, when AI adoption and testing drove business strategies, organizations in 2026 want proven ROI before committing budgets, according to a report by Globalization …
Microsoft turns Copilot Studio into an AI agent control center
The Microsoft Copilot Studio April 2026 updates improve visibility and governance for admins and expand workflow capabilities for managing agents. Copilot surfaces agent …
AI cyber capability is speeding past earlier projections
AI cyber capability is improving faster than expected, with newer models surpassing earlier projections, according to the UK government’s AI Security Institute (AISI). AISI …
Vector embedding security gap exposes enterprise AI pipelines
Enterprise adoption of retrieval-augmented generation has moved sensitive corporate content into a new storage format that existing security tools cannot inspect. Companies …