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pfSense
pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform

Firewalls, VPN access, and traffic rules need steady attention, often with limited budgets and staff. In that context, the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) continues …

lock
What security teams can learn from torrent metadata

Security teams often spend time sorting through logs and alerts that point to activity happening outside corporate networks. Torrent traffic shows up in investigations tied to …

robot
EU’s Chat Control could put government monitoring inside robots

Cybersecurity debates around surveillance usually stay inside screens. A new academic study argues that this boundary no longer holds when communication laws extend into …

cyber resilience
Downtime pushes resilience planning into security operations

CISOs describe a shift in how they define success. New research from Absolute Security shows broad agreement that resilience outweighs security goals centered on prevention …

cybersecurity week in review
Week in review: PoC for Trend Micro Apex Central RCE released, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Pharma’s most underestimated cyber risk isn’t a breach Chirag Shah, Global …

EU
European Commission opens consultation on EU digital ecosystems

The European Commission has opened a public call for evidence on European open digital ecosystems, a step toward a planned Communication that will examine the role of open …

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 …

TrackerControl for Android
Product showcase: TrackerControl lets Android users see who’s tracking them

TrackerControl is an open-source Android application designed to give users visibility into and control over the hidden data within mobile apps. Many apps routinely …

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 …

HPE OneView
Recently fixed HPE OneView flaw is being exploited (CVE-2025-37164)

An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-37164) affecting certain versions of HPE OneView is being leveraged by attackers, CISA confirmed by adding the …

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