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Shadow AI, leadership resistance make AI governance tough for worried CISOs
Fewer than half of CISOs think their bosses see AI security as a business enabler, according to an Okta survey.
By Eric Geller • July 30, 2026 -
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As data breaches grow costlier, ungoverned AI creates new risks
Meanwhile, many companies still aren’t doing the basics to protect on-premises data, IBM found.
By Eric Geller • July 29, 2026 -
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Microsoft launches agentic security platform designed to combat AI-based attacks
The rollout comes amid growing concerns about the ability of hackers to launch campaigns using autonomous methods.
By David Jones • July 28, 2026 -
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Companies fear AI risks more than common cybersecurity threats
That misprioritization could blind companies to the threats they should be focusing on, Arctic Wolf said in a new report.
By Eric Geller • July 28, 2026 -
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Tech industry giants say US must embrace openness, transparency in AI
Open-source and open-weight AI models are essential cybersecurity tools, two groups of major AI and security firms said.
By Eric Geller • July 27, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Rein SecurityIn the Mythos era, security belongs at runtime
Frontier AI cut time-to-exploit from years to hours. Why defense now has to happen at runtime.
July 27, 2026 -
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Sponsored by BlueVoyantWhat the Trojan horse gets right (and wrong) about AI security
Agentic AI didn't invent new risk. It removed the friction that used to keep environments in check.
By Christopher Garcia • July 27, 2026 -
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GAO report details scope of cybersecurity regulation overlap
A morass of rules is forcing companies to report the same information multiple times — and sometimes, those rules conflict.
By Eric Geller • July 23, 2026 -
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Ransomware victims fail to fix flaws that exposed them
Many organizations still aren’t securing their email or patching vulnerabilities after recovering from attacks, a new report found.
By Eric Geller • July 21, 2026 -
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Sponsored by DopplerThe secret problem in AI infrastructure: Why MCP security starts with secrets
AI changes how infrastructure is accessed. Here's what to secure.
July 20, 2026 -
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Gaps in network security, oversight strategy hamper US’s aviation cybersecurity regulators
A new government audit identified several weaknesses at the two agencies that protect air travel from hackers.
By Eric Geller • July 16, 2026 -
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Iran-nexus actors using AI to enhance cyber playbook
A report shows state-linked and hacktivist groups have used ChatGPT and other tools for malware development, phishing and mapping out industrial sites.
By David Jones • July 16, 2026 -
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US launches vulnerability clearinghouse amid AI-fueled surge in flaws
The Trump administration hopes the program will accelerate the discovery and fixing of serious technical problems before hackers exploit them.
By Eric Geller • July 15, 2026 -
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Sharp rise in AI adoption for cyber defense exposes major governance gap
A report by the SANS Institute indicates a split between senior security leaders and frontline practitioners.
By David Jones • July 14, 2026 -
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Healthcare sector faces persistent supply-chain security, identity management challenges
A new report says doctors and nurses should train for cyberattacks the way firefighters train for major blazes — even if they expect them to be rare.
By Eric Geller • July 14, 2026 -
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Sponsored by CensysWhen cybercriminals outrun the feed
How can you defend against yesterday?
By Alex Gartner, Principal Technical Product Lead at Censys • July 13, 2026 -
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CISA details security lapses that led to GitHub leak of passwords, cloud access keys
The agency’s blog post came as lawmakers pressed the agency for answers.
By Eric Geller • July 10, 2026 -
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US enterprises incorporate cyber risk into larger strategic focus
The rapid adoption of AI and cloud is forcing significant shifts toward business resilience and financial impact.
By David Jones • Updated July 8, 2026 -
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Businesses modernizing networks for AI fear expanding attack surface, limited visibility
IT leaders are worried that security controls aren’t keeping pace with threats to AI systems.
By Eric Geller • July 7, 2026 -
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Deep DiveSophisticated threat campaign pushes Cisco to the very edge
A monthslong exploitation wave against Cisco SD-WAN systems raises larger questions about trust and the insecurity of network infrastructure.
By David Jones • July 7, 2026 -
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Why schools are easy prey for hackers — and why they struggle to fight back
Power plants and gas pipelines might receive more attention, but schools are arguably more vulnerable.
By Eric Geller • July 6, 2026 -
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Most cybersecurity workers have been told to conceal a breach, report finds
Security firm Bitdefender also found that U.S. companies were simultaneously more confident and more strained on cyber defense than foreign peers.
By Eric Geller • July 2, 2026 -
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Anthropic reactivates Fable, Mythos after securing government approval
The company’s powerful frontier models are back, but vetting issues remain unresolved.
By Eric Geller • July 1, 2026 -
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DHS proposes new system for public-private infrastructure security collaboration
The Trump administration eliminated the previous framework in 2025, sparking backlash from experts and infrastructure operators.
By Eric Geller • June 30, 2026 -
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OpenAI voluntarily limits new AI models at government’s request
The company said Friday it was working with the government on a more formal process for reviewing model releases.
By Eric Geller • June 29, 2026
