The advent of Claude Mythos combined with the release of OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 have changed the threat model for CISOs. The arrival of those frontier AI models — and the ones soon to follow — makes it much easier to discover and chain vulnerabilities at a speed and scale that will require most cyber departments to…
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News alert: Cloud security report finds fragmented tools widening the cloud complexity gap
WASHINGTON, Jun. 10, 2026, CyberNewswire–The 2026 Cloud Security Report from Cybersecurity Insiders, produced in collaboration with Fortinet, finds that 69% of organizations cite tool sprawl and visibility gaps as the top factor limiting cloud security effectiveness. Based on a survey of 1,163 IT and cybersecurity professionals, the report shows the strain: 66% lack strong confidence…
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Operationalizing AWS security: A maturity roadmap
Enabling security tooling is the starting point. Making it operational—where findings drive decisions, response times are measurable, and your security posture improves week over week—is where most organizations struggle. This blog post provides a phased maturity roadmap for organizations that have already enabled AWS Security Hub and Amazon GuardDuty. These two services form the foundation…
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AI Threats, Zero-Days, and Data Breaches Define This Week of June 2026 in Cybersecurity
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Zero-Day Exploits and Critical Vulnerabilities A newly discovered Comodo zero-day vulnerability can crash Windows systems through a malformed IPv6 packet. Researcher Marcus Hutchins identified the flaw, but Comodo has yet to issue a patch. Users are advised to filter suspicious IPv6 headers and test incident response plans. Google patched an Android…
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Building secure B2C applications with fine-grained access control using Amazon Cognito and Amazon Verified Permissions
Modern web applications require robust security controls to protect user data and application resources. Authentication and authorization are two fundamental pillars of application security that answer critical questions: Who are you? and What are you allowed to do? Implementing these controls correctly can be challenging for developers, especially when building data-intensive applications with frameworks like…
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May 2026 M&A Recap: Security and AI Remain Top Priorities
WatchGuard, Torq, and Asana are just a few organizations that have made strategic acquisitions in the IT ecosystem to expand their capabilities and provide more services to a greater number of customers. Before we reach the summer months, take stock of the mergers and acquisitions in the channel from May. Security consolidation continues as firms…
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Why Local AI Agents Are Creating a New Governance Blind Spot
Artificial intelligence (AI) governance efforts have largely focused on cloud-based tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and other software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms. According to Josh McCarthy, Chief Product Officer at Arms Cyber, organizations may be overlooking a much larger risk: autonomous AI agents running locally on employee endpoints. As AI capabilities increasingly move from cloud environments…
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New SonicWall Channel Chief Leans on Partner Experience
SonicWall’s new SVP of global channels and alliances, Jonathan Berger, is stepping into the channel chief role with a perspective many vendor executives do not have: he has spent years on the partner side of the table. Berger, who joined SonicWall after years with Virtual Graffiti and BlueAlly, said that background is already influencing how…
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Beware the ‘son of Mythos,’ security experts warn
LONDON — Enterprise security teams were urged by security experts at Infosecurity Europe to brace for impact as both Anthrophic and OpenAI expand access to their frontier AI models for vulnerability discovery. Anthropic, in particular, is significantly expanding Project Glasswing, its scheme to provide select organizations with access to Claude Mythos, an AI-powered vulnerability discovery tool…
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Cloud Security Alliance Report Highlights Growing Patch Gap Risks
Despite years of investment in vulnerability scanning and shift-left security practices, known vulnerabilities continue to drive production security incidents, according to the Cloud Security Alliance’s 2026 State of Modern Application & AI Security Report. As AI accelerates both vulnerability discovery and exploit development, organizations are facing increasing pressure to reduce exposure windows before attackers can…
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Known vulnerabilities behind most application security incidents
Eight in ten organizations took an application security hit during the past year tied to a vulnerability their team had already cataloged, according to a survey of 902 IT and security professionals conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance. The pattern points to a structural condition across the industry, where the window between identifying a flaw…
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Four questions to answer if a security product will survive in the AI-first world
AI is changing the world faster than anyone could have predicted. This isn’t because it is taking over jobs (this would be too simplistic), but because it is slowly taking over a growing number of tasks that used to be done by humans. Security is not in any way immune to these changes, and I…
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Anthropic expanding access to Project Glasswing
Anthropic is broadening access to its Project Glasswing program, adding approximately 150 organizations in 15 countries, the company announced Tuesday, as its restricted Claude Mythos Preview model has already surfaced more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity software vulnerabilities since the program launched in early April. The expansion follows an initial cohort of roughly 50 partners…
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Spring 2026 SOC 1, 2, and 3 reports are now available with 188 services in scope
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that the Spring 2026 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1, 2, and 3 reports are now available. The reports cover 188 services over the 12-month period from April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026, giving customers a full year of assurance. These reports demonstrate our continuous commitment to adhering…
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6 Best Cloud Log Management Services Reviewed in 2026
This guide is for security teams, SOC analysts, DevOps engineers, and IT administrators looking to improve cloud visibility, threat detection, and operational monitoring in 2026. It reviews the best cloud log management services, key platform features, and important factors to consider when selecting the right solution for your environment. Key Takeaways of Cloud Log Management…
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What Is Cloud Security Management? Types & Strategies in 2026
This guide is for cloud security teams, IT leaders, and security administrators looking to improve cloud visibility, data protection, and compliance across modern cloud environments in 2026. It explains how cloud security management works, key cloud security strategies and tools, and best practices for securing cloud infrastructure and operations. Key Points about Cloud Security Management…
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Companies built AI into core systems before figuring out how to govern it
70% of organizations use GenAI in live environments, and 64% have AI agents in pilot or production deployments. Some of those agents have privileged access to core systems, according to Check Point’s 2026 Cloud Security Report. Confirmed and suspected AI incidents (Source: Check Point) Production AI expands the enterprise attack surface Security architectures built around…
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Top 7 Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) Tools in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, cloud security teams, and compliance professionals looking to strengthen cloud security posture and reduce configuration risks in 2026. It covers the top cloud security posture management (CSPM) tools and the key capabilities organizations should evaluate to improve visibility, automate remediation, and enforce compliance across cloud environments. Key Takeaways of…
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Google AI Threat Defense targets attackers using AI to find flaws faster
Google Cloud introduced AI Threat Defense, an automated cybersecurity platform that combines several of the company’s security assets to find, prioritize, and patch software vulnerabilities at machine speed. The product is aimed at enterprises contending with attackers who use AI to discover and exploit flaws in hours or days, compressing windows that once stretched into…
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6 Under-the-Radar Vendors That Supercharge Breach and Attack Simulation in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders and security teams looking to validate their defenses against real-world cyberattacks in 2026. It covers the top breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions and the key capabilities organizations should evaluate to strengthen endpoint, cloud, and network security resilience. Key Takeaways of BAS Solutions in 2026 Breach and attack simulation…
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DSPM buyer’s guide: Top 10 data security posture management tools
Data security posture management (DSPM) explained Data security posture management (DSPM) tools help security teams examine their entire data environment to find shadow data, reducing the risk of data loss. Tracking down sensitive data across both cloud and on-premises systems can be vexing. Each environment presents its own challenges. Given the dynamic and ephemeral nature…
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Welcoming the AWS Customer Incident Response Team
May 26, 2026: This post was originally published in July 2022. It has been updated to reflect current engagement options, new threat intelligence resources such as the Threat Technique Catalog for AWS (TTC), additional open-source tools, and the distinction between AWS CIRT support and the AWS Security Incident Response managed service. Welcome back, or welcome…
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Well-architected best practices for software supply chain security
There have been multiple notable supply chain attacks using the npm Registry since September: Shai-Hulud, Chalk/Debug, one abusing tea.xyz tokens, and recently axios. Thanks to community efforts involving the Amazon Inspector team, the Open Source Security Foundation, and others, the affected packages were quickly flagged, which reduced the impact of these incidents. Supply chain attacks…
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Vulnerabilities have become cyber attackers’ No. 1 door to the enterprise
Patching practices are coming under intense pressure of late, as time-to-exploit windows accelerate — a new reality likely to worsen as AI assistance in attack chains rises. Now cyber defenders have another cause for flaw alarm: Vulnerability exploitation has significantly pulled away from stolen credentials as the most common entry point in security breaches, according…
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7 Best Attack Surface Management Software in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders and security teams looking to improve visibility into organizational risks and reduce their attack surface in 2026. It covers the best attack surface management (ASM) software and the key features businesses should evaluate when selecting the right solution for proactive threat detection and risk mitigation. Key Points on Attack…
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CIRT insights: How to help prevent unauthorized account removals from AWS Organizations
The AWS Customer Incident Response Team works with customers to help them recover from active security incidents. As part of this work, the team often uncovers new or trending tactics used by various threat actors that take advantage of specific customer configurations and designs. Understanding these tactics can help inform your architecture decisions, improve your…
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Secure, Fast, Reliable: The Best Cloud Storage Providers for Businesses in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, business owners, and operations teams looking to improve data security, collaboration, and file management in 2026. It covers the best cloud storage providers for businesses and the key features to consider when selecting a secure, scalable, and reliable storage solution. Key Points of Our 2026 Cloud Storage Provider Evaluation…
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Top 21 MSSP Software to Best Serve Security Clients in 2026
MSSP software is a tool or platform that enables managed security service providers (MSSPs) to deliver outsourced cybersecurity services to organizations. Unlike traditional MSP software, MSSP tools focus specifically on security functions such as threat detection, access control, vulnerability management, and infrastructure protection. MSSPs support organizations ranging from small businesses to enterprises and play a…
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AI coding is fueling a secrets-sprawl crisis few CISOs are containing
When Matt Schlicht built Moltbook, the social network where AI agents talk to one another, he didn’t write the code himself. He “just had a vision,” and vibe-coded it. The social network launched on Jan. 28, 2026, and within days, security researchers started to see serious security flaws. Experts at cloud security company Wiz and,…
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Why the best security investment a board can make in 2026 isn’t another tool
There is a conversation that happens in boardrooms every quarter that security leaders will recognize. The CISO presents the threat landscape. The board asks what the company needs. The answer, almost always, is another tool. Another platform, another module, another vendor to close the latest gap. The budget gets approved. The tool gets deployed. And…
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Introducing the updated AWS User Guide to Governance, Risk, and Compliance for Responsible AI Adoption
The financial services industry (FSI) is using AI to transform how financial institutions serve their customers. AI solutions can help proactively manage portfolios, automatically refinance mortgages when rates decrease, and negotiate insurance premiums for customers. However, this adoption brings new governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) considerations that organizations need to address. To help FSI customers…
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Daybreak is OpenAI’s answer to the AI arms race in cybersecurity
OpenAI has unveiled Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative that combines the company’s large language models with its Codex agentic framework to help organizations identify, patch, and validate software vulnerabilities across the development lifecycle. The platform is built around three model tiers: GPT-5.5 for general-purpose use, GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber for verified defensive security workflows,…
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Palo Alto bets on identity security for autonomous AI with Idira launch
Palo Alto Networks has launched Idira, a new identity security platform aimed at securing human users, machine identities, and AI agents amid the rising adoption of autonomous AI systems amongst enterprises. The company is positioning Idira as a next-generation identity security platform that goes beyond traditional privileged access management (PAM) systems by applying dynamic privilege…
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2026 CSO Award winners showcase business-enabling cyber innovation
The annual CSO Awards annually recognize security projects that demonstrate outstanding security leadership and business value. For this year’s program, CSO honors 64 security organizations whose hard work and innovative approaches have had a significant impact on how their enterprises navigate risks in an increasingly challenging cyber environment. These projects showcase the variety of strategies…
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Versa CSPM brings continuous visibility to cloud risk and compliance exposure
Versa has announced Versa Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), extending the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform to provide continuous visibility, prioritization, and remediation of cloud risk across environments. With CSPM, Versa combines secure access protection and cloud posture risk on a single platform, delivering the visibility security teams need to quantify and reduce enterprise cyber exposure.…
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ANY.RUN & Elastic Security: Bring Threat Intelligence into Detection and Investigation Workflows
Security teams don’t lack data. They lack timely, usable intelligence. Analysts spend too much time validating indicators, switching between tools, and figuring out what actually matters. This introduces delays and puts organizations at risk of a missed incident. ANY.RUN solves this by bringing real-time, behavior-validated threat intelligence from ANY.RUN integrated into Elastic Security, where SOC and MSSP teams detect emerging cyberattacks earlier and respond faster without…
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1,800+ MCP servers exposed without authentication: How zero trust can secure the AI agent revolution
We find ourselves teetering upon a precipice of our own unwitting construction, and the vertiginous depth of our collective negligence ought to give every security practitioner profound pause. In our headlong rush to deploy AI agents across enterprise environments, we have erected an infrastructure so thoroughly unfortified that it beggars belief. The Model Context Protocol,…
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Transilience AI unveils Security Operating System for cloud remediation
Transilience AI has announced the general availability of its Full Stack Security Operating System for the cloud, platform designed to solve one of enterprise security’s most persistent challenges: bridging the gap between detection and remediation. New platform replaces fragmented tool sprawl with an agent-powered, human-guided second brain, moving security posture from Detected to Eliminated. Cloud…
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ICYMI: April 2026 @AWS Security
Read all about the latest AWS security features, compliance updates, and hands-on resources in our new, monthly digest posts. You’ll find expert blog posts, new service capabilities, code samples, and workshops. AWS Security Blog posts This month’s AWS Security Blog posts covered AI security, identity and access management, threat intelligence, data protection, and multicloud operations.…
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Best MSP Certifications to Grow Services in 2026
To stay ahead in today’s competitive channel landscape, managed service providers (MSPs) need relevant certifications that validate their expertise and strengthen their credibility across key areas such as cybersecurity, cloud services, and artificial intelligence (AI). With the growing number of role-based and vendor-specific certifications available in 2026, choosing the right ones to expand your service…
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AWS achieves SNI 27017, SNI 27018, and SNI 9001 certifications for the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region
Amazon Web Services (AWS) achieved three Standar Nasional Indonesia (SNI) certifications for the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region: SNI ISO/IEC 27017:2015, SNI ISO/IEC 27018:2019, and SNI ISO 9001:2015. SNI represents Indonesia’s national standards framework, comprising standards that are broadly applicable across industries within the country. These certifications further demonstrate that AWS services meet nationally recognized…
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New compliance guide available: ISO/IEC 42001:2023 on AWS
We have released our latest compliance guide, ISO/IEC 42001:2023 on AWS, which provides practical guidance for organizations designing and operating an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) using AWS services. As organizations deploy AI and generative AI workloads in the cloud, aligning with globally recognized standards such as ISO/IEC 42001:2023 becomes an important step toward strengthening…
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Sysdig delivers cloud security that runs inside AI coding agents
Sysdig announced headless cloud security, a cyberdefense platform designed for the agentic AI era. Sysdig Headless Cloud Security enables customers to drop the traditional, one-size-fits-all UI approach and equip their AI agents as the primary operators of machine-speed, data-driven cyberdefense. Over the last year, rapid advancements across coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and…
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CISOs step up to the security workforce challenge
A robust cybersecurity program needs a range of skilled people, yet many CISOs continue to face an ongoing skills shortage — and the squeeze may only get worse as AI gains traction. Some 95% of cybersecurity practitioners and decision-makers noted at least one security skills gap at their organization, with almost 60% citing critical or significant…
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Why most zero-trust architectures fail at the traffic layer
Zero trust has become one of the most widely adopted security models in enterprise environments. Organizations invest heavily in identity systems, access policies and modern security tooling. On paper, these environments look well-protected. Yet during incidents, a different reality often emerges. I have worked with organizations where zero-trust initiatives were fully implemented from an identity…
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Security posture improvement in the AI era
It’s only been a few weeks since Anthropic announced the Claude Mythos Preview model and launched Project Glasswing with AWS and other leading organizations. This has generated a lot of discussion about the future of cybersecurity and what the ever-increasing capabilities of foundation models mean to organizations. As AWS CISO Amy Herzog pointed out in…
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Announcing the ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management on AWS Compliance Guide
AWS Security Assurance Services is announcing the release of our latest compliance guide, ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management on AWS, which provides practical guidance for organizations establishing and operating a risk management program in AWS environments using ISO 31000:2018 principles. The guide explains how organizations can integrate AWS services into their risk management processes to support…
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Supply Chain Attacks, AI Security, and Major Breaches Define This Week in Cybersecurity in May 2026
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Software Supply Chain and CI/CD Exploits Researchers uncovered a malicious campaign targeting SAP npm packages that secretly stole developer and CI/CD credentials through preinstall scripts and GitHub-based command and control. SAP has yet to comment on the incident, which highlights the growing risk of dependency poisoning in enterprise ecosystems. Another critical…
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Bank regulator sounds warning over cybersecurity threat posed by AI models
Frontier AI models inspired by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos could arm attackers with advanced capabilities that the banking sector is ill equipped to cope with, Australia’s financial regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), has warned. In a letter addressed to the country’s financial sector this week, the body lays out how the arrival of Claude…
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Netskope, Rubrik, Commvault Expand Google Cloud Security
At this year’s Google Cloud Next 2026 conference in Las Vegas, tech and cybersecurity companies across the channel unveiled their latest announcements spanning AI, security, infrastructure, and more. While artificial intelligence was firmly front and center, themes around enhanced cybersecurity, particularly AI guardrails and cyber resilience, emerged as equally important priorities. In this recap, we…
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7 Best Network Security Tools to Use in 2026
This guide is for IT professionals, security teams, and business leaders looking to strengthen network defenses in 2026. It covers the best network security tools to protect data and help reduce overall organizational risk. Network security tools incorporate hardware and software technologies, methods, and policies to preserve network integrity and prevent potential breaches. These tools…
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What the March 2026 Threat Technique Catalog update means for your AWS environment
The AWS Customer Incident Response Team (AWS CIRT) regularly encounters patterns that repeat across their engagements when helping customers respond to security incidents. We’re passionate about making sure that information is widely accessible so that everyone can improve their security posture and their organization’s resilience to disruption. The primary method we use to share this…
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Infra + security: why more & more CISOs are starting to own infrastructure
Over the past year, I have started to see a growing trend that in more and more organizations, CISOs are taking ownership of infrastructure teams. Where CISOs aren’t directly taking over infrastructure teams, they are exerting more direct control over how infrastructure is designed and operated. Like many structural shifts in cybersecurity, this is developing…
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Optimize security operations through an AWS Security Hub POC
April 27, 2026: This post was first published in September 2025 when the enhanced AWS Security Hub was in public preview. It has since been updated to reflect the general availability of Security Hub. This revision also provides a more detailed, step-by-step framework for planning your POC. AWS Security Hub prioritizes your critical security issues…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 008 – 26-Day Pause Ends with Three Concurrent Compromises (Checkmarx KICS, Bitwarden CLI Cascade, xinference PyPI), CanisterSprawl npm Worm Identified, and Tier 1 Coverage Returns, (Mon, Apr 27th)
This update succeeds TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign Update 007, published April 8, 2026, which left the campaign in credential-monetization mode following the Cisco source code theft via Trivy-linked credentials, Google GTIG’s formal designation of the operators as UNC6780 (with their credential stealer named SANDCLOCK), and the lapsed CISA KEV remediation deadline for CVE-2026-33634 with no standalone…
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AI is reshaping DevSecOps to bring security closer to the code
Artificial intelligence tools are revamping DevSecOps processes, enabling security and development teams to more effectively build safeguards into software products from the get-go. But AI’s impact on DevSecOps goes well beyond tooling and processes, altering the scope, skills, and strategies foundational to the discipline as well. “AI is fundamentally shifting DevSecOps from reactive validation to…
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Data Breaches, AI Expansion, and Cloud Security Define This Week’s Cyber Landscape in April 2026
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Vulnerability Scoring and Exploitation Trends The NIST Adjusts Scoring Amid CVE Spike report highlights a 260%+ increase in CVE submissions since 2020. To manage the surge, NIST will prioritize high-impact vulnerabilities, potentially leaving many without full scoring data. Security teams must adapt to inconsistent vulnerability data and prepare for potential blind…
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The Mythos Discovery: What It Means for Vulnerability Disclosure
The Mythos Discovery: What It Means for Vulnerability Disclosure AI just broke vulnerability disclosure at scale. Earlier this month, Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview AI model discovered 27-year-old bugs that survived decades of human review. Now the industry’s top security leaders are calling it a watershed moment. Here’s what software vendors need to know. What Happened…
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Google gets agent-ready for the Mythos age
In response to Anthropic Mythos, instead of launching another LLM, Google unveiled a broad push toward agentic, AI-driven defense at Google Cloud Next ‘26 to help SOC analysts as they scramble to keep up with the influx of CVEs Mythos threatens. As Mythos promises more vulnerabilities, and reports of unauthorized access despite its limited preview…
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A technical walkthrough of multicloud full-stack security using AWS Security Hub Extended
Building on our recent announcement of AWS Security Hub Extended —our full-stack enterprise security offering — we want to show you how we’re simplifying security procurement and operations for your multicloud environments. Whether you’re a security architect evaluating solutions or a CISO looking to streamline vendor management, this post walks through the streamlined experience that…
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Winter 2025 SOC 1 report is now available with 184 services in scope
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that the Winter 2025 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 report is now available. The report covers 184 services over the 12-month period from January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025, giving customers a full year of assurance. This report demonstrates our continuous commitment to adhering to…
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Unchecked AI Agents Cause Cybersecurity Incidents at Two Thirds of Firms
Data exposure, operational disruption and financial losses among issues faced by businesses struggling with the rapid rise of AI agents, warns Cloud Security Alliance report
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How to clone an AWS CloudHSM cluster across Regions
Important: As of January 1, 2025, Client SDK 3 tools (CMU and KMU) are no longer supported. This guide has been updated to use Client SDK 5 commands exclusively. Ensure you’re using the latest Client SDK 5 version (5.17 or later) for the most recent features and security improvements. You can use AWS CloudHSM to…
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Critical Exploits, AI Shifts, and Major Breaches Redefine Cybersecurity This Week
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Zero-Day and Active Exploits A critical flaw in Nginx UI is being actively exploited in the wild, allowing unauthenticated users to perform privileged actions through an unprotected endpoint. Administrators are urged to patch immediately and restrict public access to management interfaces. The EngageLab SDK vulnerability affecting over 50 million Android users…
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Was bei der Cloud-Konfiguration schiefläuft – und wie es besser geht
Fehlerhaft konfigurierte Cloud-Dienste sorgen regelmäßig für Datenlecks – und schlimmeres. DC Studio | shutterstock.com Konfigurationsfehler in der Cloud, die Unternehmensdaten gefährden, sind nicht unbedingt etwas Neues – eher im Gegenteil. Umso schlimmer, dass Unternehmen ihre Cloud-Ressourcen immer noch nicht durchgängig absichern. Zumindest legt das ein aktueller Report nahe. Dafür hat der Cloud-Sicherheitsanbieter Qualys 101 Cybersecurity-…
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The exploit gap is closing, and your patch cycle wasn’t built for this
The Cloud Security Alliance has published a briefing on what it calls a turning point in the threat landscape: the time between a vulnerability being discovered and a working exploit is shrinking fast. The briefing centers on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, which autonomously found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers, generated working…
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China-linked cloud credential heist runs on typos and SMTP
China-aligned hackers have deployed a Linux-based ELF backdoor to steal cloud credentials at scale from workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud environments. According to Breakglass Intelligence findings, the backdoor uses a “zero-detection” technique, employing SMTP port 25 as a covert command-and-control (C2) channel to harvest cloud provider credentials and metadata. “A selective C2…
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Anthropic’s Mythos signals a structural cybersecurity shift
Over the past week, reaction to Anthropic’s Glasswing disclosure has split along familiar lines. At one end: alarm over an AI system capable of autonomously identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities. At the other: dismissive hot takes, arguing there is nothing new here. A more grounded view comes from a new briefing by the Cloud Security Alliance…
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Here’s how cyber heavyweights in the US and UK are dealing with Claude Mythos
A joint report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the SANS Institute and the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) concludes that in the near term, organizations are “likely to be overwhelmed” by threat actors using AI to find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than defenders can patch them. While those organizations can use AI tools…
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CSA: CISOs Should Prepare for Post-Mythos Exploit Storm
Security experts warn of an “AI vulnerability storm” triggered by the introduction of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos in a new paper from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
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Zero-Days, Data Breaches, and AI Risks Define This Week’s Cybersecurity Landscape in 2026
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Zero-Day and Critical Exploits A new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader is being actively exploited through malicious PDFs. Attackers can steal data and compromise systems, with no patch currently available. Security teams are urged to block untrusted PDFs, disable JavaScript, and use sandboxing with outbound traffic monitoring. The Fortinet EMS…
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Why most zero-trust architectures fail at the traffic layer
Zero trust has become one of the most widely adopted security models in enterprise environments. Organizations invest heavily in identity systems, access policies, and modern security tooling. On paper, these environments look well-protected. Yet during incidents, a different reality often emerges. I have worked with organizations where zero-trust initiatives were fully implemented from an identity…
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Intruder expands cloud security with agentless container image scanning
Intruder has announced the release of Container Image Scanning, a new upgrade to its cloud security capabilities that automatically scans container images for vulnerabilities, granting customers actionable insight into container risk without deploying and maintaining scanning agents across their estates. Leveraging existing integrations with major cloud providers, Intruder supports Amazon Web Services Elastic Container Registry,…
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Building AI defenses at scale: Before the threats emerge
At AWS, we’ve spent decades developing processes and tools that enable us to defend millions of customers simultaneously, wherever they operate around the world. Every day, our security and threat intelligence teams are doing work with AI and automation that most people never see. Our AI-powered log analysis system has reduced the time SecOps engineers…
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Alleged Starbucks Incident Exposes Code and Firmware
A threat group is claiming to have breached Starbucks and stolen 10GB of sensitive data, including proprietary source code and firmware tied to its in-store machines and global operations. The group, ShadowByt3s, alleges it accessed a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket and is now threatening to leak the data unless a ransom is paid. “The leak…
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Attackers trojanize Axios HTTP library in highest-impact npm supply chain attack
Attackers compromised the npm account of the lead maintainer of Axios, a widely used JavaScript HTTP client library, and used it to publish malicious versions of the package that deployed a cross-platform remote access trojan on developer machines. The incident represents the highest-impact npm supply chain attack on record given Axios’ approximately 100 million weekly…
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Cloud Security Alliance Wins 2026 SC Award for AI Security Certification
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Professional Certification Program for its Trusted AI Security Expert (TAISE) credential, a training program focused on the secure development, deployment, and governance of generative AI systems. The recognition comes as organizations continue adopting AI tools at a rapid pace, often while security,…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 004 – Databricks Investigating Alleged Compromise, TeamPCP Runs Dual Ransomware Operations, and AstraZeneca Data Released, (Mon, Mar 30th)
This is the fourth update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 003 covered developments through March 28, including the first 48-hour pause in new compromises and the campaign’s shift to monetization. This update consolidates intelligence from March 28-30, 2026 — two days…
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FIRESIDE CHAT: AI gives rise to a semantic attack surface, forcing a new class of network defense
SAN FRANCISCO — Enterprises rushing to deploy AI in their operations are opening a security exposure most of their existing tools were never designed to address. That’s the hard message coming out of RSAC 2026 — and it’s one worth sitting with. Related: RSAC 2026 recap—no easy AI fixes Jamison Utter, A10 Networks field CISO,…
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APIs are the new perimeter: Here’s how CISOs are securing them
Recent breaches suggest attackers are shifting beyond traditional endpoints to target application programming interfaces (APIs). But typical perimeter protections can completely miss this vector. “We used to talk about defense-in-depth and endpoint protection,” says Sean Murphy, CISO at BECU, a nationwide credit union. “That morphed into identity, and now the API is the new perimeter.”…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 003 – Operational Tempo Shift as Campaign Enters Monetization Phase With No New Compromises in 48 Hours, (Sat, Mar 28th)
This is the third update to the TeamPCP supply chain campaign threat intelligence report, “When the Security Scanner Became the Weapon” (v3.0, March 25, 2026). Update 002 covered developments through March 27, including the Telnyx PyPI compromise and Vect ransomware partnership. This update covers developments from March 27-28, 2026. HIGH: First 48-Hour Window Without a New Supply…
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European Commission data stolen in a cyberattack on the infrastructure hosting its web sites
The European Commission is continuing to investigate the theft of data from its cloud infrastructure earlier this week. On Thursday, the Commission revealed there had been an attack on its Europa.eu platform, offering few details, then, on Friday, security news site Bleeping Computer reported that the attack had involved the compromise of an account or…
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RSAC 2026: How Zscaler Is Securing the AI Ecosystem
At RSAC 2026, I sat down with Adam Geller, Chief Product Officer at Zscaler, to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing security teams right now: how to secure AI without slowing it down. What struck me was how differently Zscaler is approaching the problem compared to many others in the space. Rethinking AI…
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Who owns AI agent access? At most companies, nobody knows
AI agents are operating across production enterprise environments at scale, and the identity infrastructure managing their access has not kept up with their deployment. A January 2026 survey of 228 IT and security professionals, conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance, finds that the majority of organizations have AI agents active in core systems, with fragmented…
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Trivy supply chain breach compromises over 1,000 SaaS environments, Lapsus$ joins the extortion wave
What started as a supply chain attack on Trivy, a widely used security scanner, has become a Lapsus$-linked extortion campaign, with more than 1,000 enterprise SaaS environments already compromised. Charles Carmakal, CTO of Mandiant Consulting, made the assessment at a Google-hosted threat briefing held alongside the RSA Conference 2026 in San Francisco on Tuesday. “We…
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Supercharging agentic AI defence with frontline threat intelligence
From agentic AI defense to frontline threat intelligence to cloud security fundamentals, check out the news from Google Security at RSA Conference.
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TeamPCP Hacks Checkmarx GitHub Actions Using Stolen CI Credentials
Two more GitHub Actions workflows have become the latest to be compromised by credential-stealing malware by a threat actor known as TeamPCP, the cloud-native cybercriminal operation also behind the Trivy supply chain attack. The workflows, both maintained by the supply chain security company Checkmarx, are listed below – checkmarx/ast-github-action checkmarx/kics-github-action Cloud security
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Most Secure Cloud Storage for Privacy & Protection
Cloud storage makes it easy to store and access files from anywhere, but it also introduces real security risks. Every time you upload sensitive data, you rely on a provider to protect it from breaches, unauthorized access, and data exposure. Not all cloud storage services offer the same level of security. Some lack zero-knowledge encryption,…
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MY TAKE: As RSAC 2026 opens, AI has bifurcated cybersecurity into two wars—the clock is running
SAN FRANCISCO — RSAC 2026 opens here Monday at Moscone Center, with upwards of 40,000 cybersecurity professionals, executives, and policy leaders, myself among them, filing in to take stock of an industry under acute pressure. Related: RSAC 2026’s full agenda The dominant undercurrent is already unmistakable: AI hasn’t just arrived in cybersecurity. It has split…
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Rapid7 enhances Exposure Command with runtime validation and DSPM for risk analysis
Rapid7 has unveiled new cloud security capabilities within Exposure Command. The introduction of runtime validation and Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) enables organizations to identify, validate, and prioritize exploitable risks based on real-world attack paths and business impact. As organizations scale hybrid and multi-cloud environments, security programs must move beyond reactive models built on assessment…
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8 Best Encryption Software & Tools in 2026
This guide is for businesses and IT decision-makers evaluating encryption software in 2026, covering how these tools work and how to choose the right solution for your needs. Encryption software obfuscates data to render it unreadable without a decryption key, protecting it against unauthorized access or theft. However, the best tool depends heavily on the…
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Top 25 Cybersecurity Companies in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security professionals, and decision-makers looking to explore leading cybersecurity companies in 2026 and evaluate vendors across key areas of modern security. Cybersecurity has become one of the most critical priorities for organizations operating in today’s world. As businesses adopt cloud computing, remote work, artificial intelligence (AI), and increasingly complex…
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5 key priorities for your RSAC 2026 agenda
RSA Conference 2026 arrives at a significant inflection point for the cybersecurity industry — one that will see its more than 43,000 attendees and 600-plus exhibitors navigating an agenda that has fundamentally shifted in character. For the first time, “AI” is not a track at RSAC. It is the event. Of the 450-plus sessions across…
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Optiv CRO: AI Driving New Enterprise Security Risks
Enterprise security teams are under increasing pressure as AI adoption accelerates, introducing new risks around identity, governance, and operational resilience. Channel Insider spoke with Optiv CRO John Hurley about how enterprise priorities are shifting—and where partners are seeing the most demand in 2026. Optiv’s advisory model reflects shift toward services-led security Optiv supports its enterprise…
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Meet the 2026 Cybersecurity Startups Beating Hackers at Their Own Game
Cyber threats are advancing fast in 2026… and startups are leading the charge to stop them. Startups are racing to counter new threats like AI-powered phishing, deepfake fraud, ransomware-as-a-service, and supply-chain attacks. At the same time, venture capital is returning to cybersecurity, AI is reshaping both offense and defense, and regulators are raising the bar…
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8 Best Application Firewall (WAF) Solutions for 2026
This guide is for IT teams, security professionals, and organizations evaluating the best web application firewall (WAF) solutions in 2026, covering top platforms and how they protect modern applications. A WAF remains a critical component of a strong application security strategy, helping detect and block attacks that target web apps, APIs, and user data. As…
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Eon Launches Ransomware Protection for Cloud Databases
As enterprises move critical workloads to managed cloud databases, a growing ransomware recovery gap is emerging across modern cloud infrastructure. Eon is aiming to close that gap with new ransomware protection designed specifically for managed cloud database environments. The new capability expands Eon’s ransomware protection suite and focuses on detecting corruption and restoring trusted data…
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Every significant B2B company is becoming a security company
Every platform giant is becoming a security company. As every enterprise is becoming more and more tech-enabled, the responsibility for protecting data, identities, and infrastructure starts to fall on the platforms where that work happens. Over the past several years, I have come to a simple realization: that every platform vendor eventually becomes a security…
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ArmorPoint and Dynascale Partner on Cloud Infrastructure
ArmorPoint, a provider of managed cybersecurity solutions, has announced a partnership with Dynascale Technologies, a provider of private and hybrid cloud and AI-ready infrastructure. Dynascale embeds ArmorPoint SOC and SIEM into managed infrastructure offering The partnership will enable Dynascale to embed ArmorPoint’s 24/7 managed SOC and SIEM capabilities directly into its fully managed cloud infrastructure. …
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How to manage the lifecycle of Amazon Machine Images using AMI Lineage for AWS
As organizations scale their cloud infrastructure, maintaining proper lifecycle management of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) is a critical component of their security and risk management goals. AMIs provide the essential information required to launch Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, however; they present security and compliance challenges if not tracked and managed throughout their…