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patch tuesday
January 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: And so it continues

Welcome to a new year of my Patch Tuesday forecast blog where I provide a summary of Microsoft and other vendor’s security patch activity (and reported issues) for the month, …

AI agents
How AI agents are turning security inside-out

AppSec teams have spent the last decade hardening externally facing applications, API security, software supply chain risk, CI/CD controls, and cloud-native attack paths. But …

AI energy
Security teams are paying more attention to the energy cost of detection

Security teams spend a lot of time explaining why detection systems need more compute. Cloud bills rise, models retrain more often, and new analytics pipelines get added to …

wireless
Wi-Fi evolution tightens focus on access control

Wi-Fi networks are taking on heavier workloads, more devices, and higher expectations from users who assume constant access everywhere. A new Wireless Broadband Alliance …

IPFire
IPFire update brings new network and security features to firewall deployments

Security and operations teams often work with firewall platforms that require frequent tuning or upgrades to meet evolving network demands. IPFire has released its 2.29 Core …

StackRox
StackRox: Open-source Kubernetes security platform

Security teams spend a lot of time stitching together checks across container images, running workloads, and deployment pipelines. The work often happens under time pressure, …

AI EU
What European security teams are struggling to operationalize

European security and compliance teams spend a lot of time talking about regulation. A new forecast report from Kiteworks suggests the harder problem sits elsewhere. According …

GenAI
Gen AI data violations more than double

Security teams track activity that moves well beyond traditional SaaS platforms, with employees interacting daily with generative AI tools, personal cloud services, and …

AI
Identity security planning for 2026 is shifting under pressure

Identity security planning is becoming more focused on scale, governance, and operational strain, according to the Identity Security Outlook 2026 report. The ManageEngine …

firewall
Turning plain language into firewall rules

Firewall rules often begin as a sentence in someone’s head. A team needs access to an application. A service needs to be blocked after hours. Translating those ideas into …

Chirag Shah
Pharma’s most underestimated cyber risk isn’t a breach

Chirag Shah, Global Information Security Officer & DPO at Model N examines how cyber risk in pharma and life sciences is shifting beyond traditional breaches toward data …

insider threat
Understanding AI insider risk before it becomes a problem

In this Help Net Security video, Greg Pollock, Head of Research and Insights at UpGuard, discusses AI use inside organizations and the risks tied to insiders. He explains two …

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