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The best defense against AI attacks turns out to be a skeptical human

Analysts across the security industry now run generative AI through their daily work, from log triage to incident write-ups. Active use in cybersecurity strategy reached 78% …

Chip
A hardware security AI assistant that checks chips for hidden backdoors

Chip designers license blocks of circuitry from outside vendors and drop them into larger products. A single processor can carry components from a range of suppliers, each …

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99.9% of fixable AI vulnerabilities remain unpatched

Organizations build, deploy, and operate AI in the cloud, but basic cybersecurity hygiene is often sacrificed for speed, according to Orca Security’s 2026 State of AI Security …

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Enterprises are rethinking where their AI applications run

Growing demand for compute capacity, power, cooling and low-latency connectivity is prompting organizations to reassess where AI applications run, according to CoreSite. …

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Microsoft is rewriting Windows patch guidance because of AI

Microsoft is recommending that organizations shorten Windows update deployment timelines, warning that advances in AI are reducing the time attackers need to identify and …

AWS
AWS gives its ERP agent deny-by-default rules and a separate identity

Accounts receivable teams at large companies spend hours each day matching incoming bank payments to invoices by hand. When those payments sit unmatched for days, cash flow …

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Your coding agent says no in chat and yes in the code

Millions of developers share their keyboard with GitHub Copilot. Inside Visual Studio Code, it opens their files, writes and edits code, runs scripts, and reworks its own …

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Malicious AI agent skills can slip past the scanners built to stop them

Developers who build with AI coding agents grab capabilities off public marketplaces the same way they grab packages from npm or PyPI. The add-ons are called agent skills. …

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A single malware file can outweigh an entire AI dataset

Antivirus vendors and security startups keep shipping AI features that promise to read malware the way a seasoned analyst would. The results inside security teams tell a …

Langflow
Attackers using Langflow flaw for credential harvesting (CVE-2026-55255)

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning about yet another Langflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-55255) leveraged by attackers in the wild. The …

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Thousands of malicious AI skills found capable of stealing data, running malware

AI agents can browse the web, use external tools, execute commands, and perform tasks on behalf of users. Many rely on skills that define how they interact with services and …

Claude Cowork
Claude Cowork turns your phone into a remote control for AI work

Anthropic started rolling out Claude Cowork, an AI agent that completes multi-step tasks, in beta for Max users on mobile and the web. They describe a goal, and Claude plans …

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