cybersecurity
An AI overthinking attack can tie a robot up for over a minute
Robots that read the world through cameras now lean on large vision-language models to interpret what they see and decide what to do next. These models handle images and text …
AI used to help plan the break-in, now it’s doing the break-in
Over the past twelve months, researchers documented intrusions in which AI ran exploitation workflows autonomously, generating thousands of commands across dozens of sessions …
Google adds FIDO2 keys and phone passkeys to Windows login via GCPW
Google has started rolling out FIDO2-compliant physical security key support as a second factor for authentication in Google Credential Provider for Windows (GCPW) to all …
No one knows how many old shims can still bypass UEFI Secure Boot
The vast majority of UEFI computers carry a Microsoft certificate that will trust a small first-stage loader called a shim, a program Microsoft signs so that Linux and …
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% …
Fake smart home residents could stand in for real ones in security research
Smart home security research runs on a scarce ingredient: recordings of how real people use the gadgets in their homes. Getting that data means wiring up someone’s house …
Why SBOMs, signing, and provenance still don’t tell you if software is safe
We have made real progress in software supply chain security, improving visibility into software components, authenticity and build integrity. Much of this progress traces …
Cynative: Open-source deep research agent
Running a large language model against a live cloud account to hunt for security holes comes with an obvious hazard. An agent that holds real credentials and a mandate to poke …
Microsoft demystifies how Windows updates work
Microsoft has published a guide explaining the Windows servicing model, outlining the purpose of monthly security updates, optional preview releases, hotpatch updates, and the …
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 …
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 …
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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