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wearable tech
Wearable tech adoption continues as privacy worries grow

Over 1 billion users wear devices for tracking steps, sleep, heart rate, and other personal metrics. These devices collect a continuous stream of sensitive data, often tied to …

Infosec products of the month
New infosec products of the month: January 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from Acronis, Booz Allen Hamilton, cside, Descope, JumpCloud, MIND, Noction, Obsidian …

Ivanti
Ivanti provides temporary patches for actively exploited EPMM zero-day (CVE-2026-1281)

Ivanti has released provisional patches that fix two critical code injection vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), one of which (CVE-2026-1281) has been exploited …

network
Google disrupts proxy network used by 550+ threat groups

Google has disrupted Ipidea, a massive residential proxy network consisting of user devices that are being used as the last-mile link in cyberattack chains. “In a single …

eScan AV users targeted with malicious updates

The update infrastructure for eScan antivirus, a product of Indian cybersecurity company MicroWorld Technologies, has been compromised by unknown attackers to deliver a …

France Travail
France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data

France data protection authority CNIL has fined public employment agency France Travail €5 million for failing to ensure the security of personal data of job seekers. …

Microsoft Entra ID
Conditional Access enforcement change coming to Microsoft Entra

Microsoft will change how Conditional Access policies are enforced in Microsoft Entra starting March 27, 2026, with a phased rollout continuing through June 2026. The change …

Google
Google agrees to pay $135 million over Android data harvesting claims

Google agrees to pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit brought by Android smartphone users over alleged unauthorized cellular data transmissions. After …

Samsung
Samsung tackles shoulder surfing on Galaxy devices

Our phones hold our most personal details, and we use them everywhere. On the bus, in elevators, and while waiting in line, screens are often visible to people nearby. The …

SolarWinds Web Help Desk
SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP!

SolarWinds has fixed six critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its popular Web Help Desk (WHD) support ticketing and asset management solution, and is urging customers …

open source malware
Open-source malware zeroes in on developer environments

Open source malware activity during 2025 concentrated on a single objective: executing code inside developer environments, according to Sonatype. The focus reflected a broader …

open-source cybersecurity tools
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: January 2026

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. OpenAEV: …

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