GitHub’s ReviewBench puts AI code reviewers to the test

GitHub’s ReviewBench measures how well AI code review tools detect problems before software is released. Available in research preview through its website, the benchmark lets users compare review agents and evaluate their own tools. Code review involve… Continue reading GitHub’s ReviewBench puts AI code reviewers to the test→

Reflection’s Beam trails top open models on coding tests but claims lower inference compute

Reflection AI has built Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight model for coding and agent tasks, and plans to publish the weights under an Apache 2.0 license later this month. Open-weight means developers can download the trained model and run it on… Continue reading Reflection’s Beam trails top open models on coding tests but claims lower inference compute→

Product showcase: Webroot Mobile Security screens texts, blocks risky sites, and checks for data leaks

Webroot Mobile Security combines device security checks, Safari protection, text scam filtering, and data breach monitoring. It is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. The app requires an active Webroot subscription and is included with Ess… Continue reading Product showcase: Webroot Mobile Security screens texts, blocks risky sites, and checks for data leaks→

Apple tightens macOS disk access as AI agents become more powerful

Apple plans to introduce additional controls for Full Disk Access in macOS, citing growing privacy risks as AI agents become more capable and autonomous. Users will need to take explicit action to grant apps this permission. The company has not specifi… Continue reading Apple tightens macOS disk access as AI agents become more powerful→

Keyorix: Open-source secrets management for teams that can’t use SaaS

Keyorix is an open-source secrets manager that runs entirely on a company’s own servers. A secrets manager is the locked store where an application fetches the database passwords, API keys, and tokens it needs, so they stay out of config files an… Continue reading Keyorix: Open-source secrets management for teams that can’t use SaaS→

Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll

Legitimate employee access can let criminals circumvent security controls that would be difficult to overcome from outside an organization. Routine actions such as information lookups, account resets, transaction approvals and shipment changes can beco… Continue reading Criminal recruiters want people on your payroll→

Android 17 makes it harder for spyware to cover its tracks

When a journalist suspects their phone has been hacked, the first question is whether any trace of the attack is left. Google has added six features to Advanced Protection in Android 17, including one that keeps a copy of that evidence off the device. … Continue reading Android 17 makes it harder for spyware to cover its tracks→

AI agents keep access to company data after their work is done

IT teams responsible for identity security are concerned about AI agents’ ongoing access to company systems and the actions they take on users’ behalf, according to a Delinea’s 2026 Identity Security Report: The AI Enforcement Gap. “Written policy is o… Continue reading AI agents keep access to company data after their work is done→