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PentestGPT
PentestGPT: Open-source automated penetration testing agentic framework

PentestGPT is an open-source penetration testing agent that points a large language model at a target and lets it work. In its default mode it runs recon, then exploit, then …

Picus report
338 million attack simulations reveal the state of enterprise defense

First, a bit of good news: Enterprise defenses are recovering. However, it’s a narrow recovery, with a twist. Today, organizations are better at stopping loud attacks but have …

identity
AI deployments are stretching enterprise security to its limits

CISOs and CTOs expect AI deployments to increase their organizations’ attack surface by an average of 14% over the next year. Nearly all lack visibility into AI …

SIM
Malicious SIMs can hijack smartphones, steal files, and lock them onto 2G

Researchers have found that compromised or malicious SIM cards can issue commands to some smartphones and cellular-connected devices, allowing attackers to steal information, …

question
Who will be the Stanislav Petrov in your organization?

The recent news coverage of “rogue AI” systems hacking innocent companies reminded me of one of the world’s most unsung heroes and genuinely someone who may well have saved …

network
An AI tool found 84 flaws in 5G network software and 23 of them still have no fix

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University turned a set of AI agents loose on the software that runs 4G and 5G phone networks, and the agents came back with 84 security …

Claude
Anthropic to put AI in charge of reviewing Claude Code actions by default

Anthropic will make auto mode in Claude Code the default for new sessions on Pro, Max, and Team plans starting August 14. Users who previously selected a different default may …

OpenAI
OpenAI locks down Astra over potential critical cyber capabilities

OpenAI’s internal evaluation of its upcoming model, Astra, found significant advances in agentic coding and cybersecurity, leading the company to conclude that it cannot …

Enpass Password Manager
Product showcase: Enpass Password Manager breaks away from the proprietary cloud model

Enpass is a password manager that stores passwords, passkeys, payment cards, identities, secure notes, software licenses, and other sensitive information in encrypted vaults. …

CISO
71% of CISOs spend 10+ hours on board reports

Boards want evidence that security controls and architecture reduce business risk, expressed in terms of resilience, consequence, and decision relevance. Translating technical …

EU
How to report an AI Act violation in the EU

The EU’s fight to regulate AI models entered a new chapter on 2 August 2026, when the European Commission’s AI Office and national authorities began enforcing the …

phishing
Gut feeling does nothing against AI spear phishing texts

A banker at a credit union sat down at a table with a dozen printed text messages, all of them written for that banker personally, and put them in order from the one most …

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