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Deep DiveAs frontier models go rogue, colleges beef up AI cybersecurity education
Student interest in AI safety is growing rapidly, and schools are rushing to prepare for new career paths.
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Sponsored by HPEAI-driven security: Why agentic AI is changing cybersecurity
Agentic AI is transforming cybersecurity — but rogue agents, shadow AI, and third-party risks demand stronger guardrails.
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What the C-suite needs to know about AI governance
As AI adoption surges, executives are learning tough lessons about security, oversight and accountability.
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US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, GAO finds
Auditors warned that agencies risked leaving sensitive data exposed to future decryption attacks.
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AI underscores singular importance of phishing-resistant authentication, Okta says
The company presented new data about the prevalence of different forms of social-engineering attacks, saying identity fundamentals still matter in the AI era.
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FBI warns that FortiBleed credential-harvesting attacks are locking out firewall users
An initial access broker is working with various ransomware groups in a global campaign.
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US cyber resilience, oversight tested in series of attacks
Attacks targeting key industrial sites and unforced errors among leading AI companies are raising alarm bells.
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IBM’s AI-powered vulnerability clearinghouse finds hundreds of Java flaws
The tech giant’s announcement underscores the insufficiency of companies’ existing software supply chain security practices.
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Citrix issues patch for third exploited flaw in NetScaler
The memory overflow vulnerability could lead to a denial-of-service condition under certain circumstances.
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White House AI task force faces expertise, partnership challenges
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is nowhere to be seen in the government’s latest AI security project.
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Fortinet warns that critical flaw in FortiMail is facing exploitation
Security researchers said that attackers can gain access to credentials, stored mail and other connected systems.
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Defending against AI-fueled cyberattacks requires focus on identity, data governance, Microsoft says
The company’s latest report previews how AI is changing threat activity, including by automating ransomware attacks.
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State-linked actor targets US AI policy experts in credential phishing campaigns
The China-linked espionage attacks were designed to gain insight into the country’s strategy and regulatory environment.
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SOC staffers generally pleased with AI’s impact, but worries remain
AI is likely to eliminate some entry-level SOC roles, a survey found, It is also creating opportunities to develop more strategic skills.
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Mass exploitation of Citrix NetScaler: What we currently know
Suspected state-linked actors targeted critical vulnerabilities in the widely used platform, causing widespread disruption across Europe and North America.
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National cyber director defends private-sector hacking program, urges focus on security basics
Letting businesses help the government deter cybercrime will benefit all Americans, Sean Cairncross said.
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Citrix NetScaler exploitation began days before public notification
Customers need to check systems for compromise prior to patching, because the security upgrade may not fully resolve an infected system.
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GAO report spotlights industry’s concerns about overlapping cybersecurity regulations
Representatives of three critical infrastructure sectors identified the conflicting and redundant rules that they said made their jobs more difficult.
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ColumnDotted Line: How construction is dealing with cybersecurity in the age of AI
Contractors rank cybersecurity low on their priority lists. But lawyers say being prepared is critical when the inevitable breach occurs.
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Citrix urges immediate upgrades of NetScaler amid widespread exploitation attempts
Security teams received urgent calls to disconnect servers before authorities confirmed critical zero-day flaws.
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Niche AI tools pose major cybersecurity risk to infrastructure operators
Security vetting tools and processes weren’t designed with obscure AI services in mind, according to TrendAI.
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Kiteworks lifts advisory after precautionary warning for customers to shut down systems
The firm had received information from law enforcement of a possible attack.
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Businesses expand AI’s cybersecurity uses as comfort with technology grows
Companies in the experimentation stage were less likely than established users to deploy advanced AI-powered defenses, a new survey found.
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Threat groups ramp up social-engineering attacks against healthcare sector
Hackers linked to high-profile cybercrime groups have used voice-phishing tactics to trick workers into giving up credentials in recent attacks.
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Rogue OpenAI agent targeted Australian government site
The prime minister rebuked the company for its slow response and warned that AI poses significant risks that need to be further addressed.
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Wiz uses AI to find vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure
The Google subsidiary, which helped a railroad and two hospitals, invited others to apply for its free scanning service.
