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AI Cyberattacks: How Threat Actors Use AI in Real Intrusions 

AI is becoming a bigger part of real-world cyberattacks, helping threat actors conduct intrusions, steal credentials, navigate networks, and identify valuable targets.   A Gambit Security investigation into three unrelated threat actors found attackers integrating AI throughout the intrusion lifecycle, extending its use beyond phishing and malware generation.  “One finding is worth separating out. In the…

DATA SECURITY MARKET OVERVIEW REPORT 2026

DATA SECURITY MARKET OVERVIEW REPORT 2026

Comprehensive Analysis of Trends, Market Changes, Technology Shifts & Statistics EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The global data security market is experiencing unprecedented growth driven by escalating cyber threats, digital transformation, and stringent regulatory requirements. The market has reached $17.21 billion in 2026 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 17.12% through 2031, reaching $37.93 billion.…

AI Security Failures, Active Exploits, and Breaches Define the Week in August 2026

This week’s cybersecurity landscape combined actively exploited infrastructure flaws, ransomware resilience, social engineering, large-scale data breaches, and an expanding set of risks involving AI-generated code and autonomous agents. Research presented around DEF CON 34 and Black Hat 2026 also showed how AI systems can expose data, compromise development workflows, accelerate exploit creation, and take damaging…

Top 10 WiFi Mesh Systems & Routers at Amazon (2026) – Review-Based Report

Top 10 WiFi Mesh Systems & Routers at Amazon (2026) – Review-Based Report

Executive Summary Based on aggregated reviews from major tech publications (CNET, PCMag, Tom’s Guide, BroadMag, SmartHomeReview, RTINGS), this report ranks the top 10 WiFi mesh systems and routers available on Amazon. The rankings combine user satisfaction scores, expert test results, reliability metrics, and value propositions. Top 10 Rankings Rank Product Price Range Best For Overall…

Kiteworks AHEP Targets Human Error in Outbound Email

Kiteworks has launched a new security capability designed to prevent employees from accidentally sending sensitive information to the wrong recipients, extending the company’s data governance platform further into outbound email. Agent and Human Error Prevention (AHEP), now generally available, analyzes email activity as users compose messages and warns them when multiple signals indicate a potentially…

HIPAA Compliance for MSPs: Requirements and 2026 Updates

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) establishes federal standards for protecting the privacy and security of individuals’ health information. Its Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules govern how protected health information (PHI) is used, disclosed, and safeguarded by covered entities and their business associates. For MSPs, the most important HIPAA development in 2026…

Fusion Connect Launches Flat-Fee AI-Powered CCaaS

Fusion Connect has launched an AI-powered Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platform with flat-fee pricing, replacing complex token-based consumption calculations with more predictable costs for customers and channel partners. Fusion Connect replaces consumption-based AI pricing This new structure is designed to eliminate unpredictable costs in enterprise AI adoption.  Fusion Connect is offering predictable monthly…

Taiwan Reports AI-Agent Cyberattacks on Government Networks

Hackers used coordinated artificial intelligence agents in cyberattacks targeting Taiwanese government networks, according to Taiwan officials and cybersecurity researchers. Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs said it detected an unusual wave of cyberattacks targeting government agencies last July, with investigators finding evidence that the operation combined traditional hacking techniques with artificial intelligence agents. According to the…

Akira ransomware reboots into Windows Safe Mode to knock EDR offline

Akira ransomware affiliates were seen using a new technique to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR), where they rebooted a compromised Windows system into Safe Mode with Networking enabled. According to Huntress, the technique successfully took both its agent and Microsoft Defender’s real-time protection offline. This, the researchers said, gave the attacker a window to…

The cybersecurity backlog is not a security problem

Cybersecurity teams should be responsible for risk oversight, rather than for executing every corrective action. Assigning security teams the tasks of finding, prioritizing, assigning, implementing, tracking and validating every remediation does not foster accountability. Instead, it results in an organizational repository for unresolved issues. A more effective model distinguishes roles clearly: security functions as the…

AmnesiaStealer Gives Attackers Live Control of Victims’ macOS Browsers

AmnesiaStealer targets macOS users through fake GitHub pages, stealing passwords, cookies and data while giving attackers live control of the browser. Jamf Threat Labs researchers disclosed AmnesiaStealer, a new multi-stage Rust-based macOS infostealer that spread through a counterfeit GitHub download page using the ClickFix technique. The lure looks convincing: correct GitHub dark theme, Octocat logo,…

AWS Certificate Manager sets 2027 end date for email-validated certificate renewals

AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) will phase out email validation for public certificates throughout 2027, ahead of the Certification Authority/Browser (CA/B) Forum’s March 15, 2028 deadline for ending email-based domain validation. The CA/B Forum sets standards that browsers and certificate authorities follow for publicly trusted certificates. From March 15, 2028, public certificate authorities will no longer…

How CSOs can turn cybersecurity into a business growth strategy

For years, cybersecurity leaders have worked to convince organizations that security deserves a seat at the executive table. Today, that conversation is changing. The challenge is no longer proving that cybersecurity matters; it is demonstrating how security leaders can help organizations innovate, modernize, and grow with confidence. As organizations accelerate digital transformation, CSOs have an…

Ukrainian police raid 94 fraudulent call centers, seize $2 million

Ukrainian police have disrupted 94 fraudulent call centers during a nationwide operation that involved more than 400 searches and the seizure of thousands of computers, phones, and SIM cards. Ukrainian police raid at a fraudulent call center (Source: Cyberpolice Ukraine) The call centers were linked to schemes involving callers impersonating bank employees, fraudulent investment services,…

US Authorizes Private Cyber Firms to Hack Transnational Criminal Networks

Trump authorizes vetted US cybersecurity firms to conduct government-approved cyber operations against transnational criminal networks. President Trump signed a national security memorandum on August 13 establishing a formal program that allows vetted private US cybersecurity companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organizations under government direction and oversight. The program, managed by the…

Weak IAM affects up to 98% of cloud environments

Misconfiguration remains one of the leading threats to cloud environments because a single configuration error can result in public network access, unrotated keys, missing encryption, exposed services, and logging gaps. CISA now mandates baseline cloud configuration practices for US federal agencies. More than two-thirds of midmarket organizations use multiple cloud providers, each with its own…

New infosec products of the week: August 14, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from A10 Networks, ScienceLogic, Searchlight Cyber, and SelectHub. ScienceLogic delivers secure AI deployment and smarter IT operations with Skylar AI 2.5 ScienceLogic has announced Skylar AI 2.5, expanding secure deployment options for organizations with stringent security, sovereignty, and compliance requirements, while…

Data Security Maturity Model (DSMM) – Complete Implementation Guide

The Data Security Maturity Model (DSMM) provides a structured framework for organizations to assess and improve their data security posture across five distinct maturity levels. This comprehensive guide explains each level, provides actionable implementation strategies, and offers insights into moving from ad-hoc, reactive security measures to AI-driven, predictive security operations.

A bold new strategy or a dangerous precedent? Experts are divided on Trump’s memo.

A newly-signed presidential memorandum enlisting private sector companies in federal law enforcement hacking operations against criminal organizations could present a number of legal, practical and moral pitfalls, cyber experts told CyberScoop a day after the order was released. While some have celebrated the memo as an overdue maneuver to more aggressively combat cybercriminals, others view…

AWS Certificate Manager will discontinue email validation to prove domain validation for certificates

Today, we’re announcing that AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) will discontinue support for email-validated public certificates by September 30, 2027. If you use email validation for your ACM public certificates, you need to migrate to DNS validation before that date. This change aligns with the Certification Authority/Browser (CA/B) Forum’s industry-wide deprecation of email-based domain validation and…

Attackers target zero-day vulnerability in geospatial data platform GeoServer

Security researchers have seen evidence that attackers are attempting to exploit a currently unpatched SQL injection vulnerability in GeoServer, an open-source web server for managing and publishing geospatial data. The software is widely used by organizations in many industries, including the government, defense, science, education, engineering and technology sectors, and has been targeted by hackers in…