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Mid-sized companies accounted for 73% of publicly disclosed ransomware and data-extortion incidents with known revenue in North America and Europe between January 2023 and June 2026, according to Black Kite. The analysis covered 13,336 incidents with k… Continue reading Ransomware attackers are zeroing in on mid-market companies
AWS Network Firewall’s rule hit count capability gives security teams visibility into which stateful firewall rules are matching traffic, helping them identify unused or redundant rules and validate whether security controls are working as intended. Th… Continue reading AWS makes it easier to spot firewall rules that have gone quiet
Enterprises believe they are prepared for the security challenges posed by quantum computing, but gaps in ownership, testing and visibility could complicate their transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), according to new research from Axiad. Who … Continue reading Nearly half of enterprises have no one leading PQC migration
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from F5 Networks, Intezer, Netscout, and Tufin. NETSCOUT expands Adaptive DDoS Protection with outbound attack mitigation NETSCOUT has announced an extension of its A… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: August 21, 2026
AWS has detailed an approach for propagating user authorization context through AI agents, allowing access controls to be enforced by infrastructure and downstream services rather than relying on the agent itself. Customers using Amazon Bedrock AgentCo… Continue reading AWS limits AI agents’ data access, even when manipulated
OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing with early customers seeking greater certainty about how their data will be protected as AI systems become more capable. The system identifies patterns across related interactions while restricting OpenAI … Continue reading OpenAI previews privacy-focused system for detecting AI misuse
Online fraud has become a routine concern for consumers and businesses that rely on digital accounts, payments and customer service. Experian’s 2026 U.S. Identity & Fraud Report describes a market where scams extend across messages, websites, docu… Continue reading AI is making fraud harder to spot and identity harder to prove
The window for responding to newly disclosed security flaws is getting shorter. Exploit code can appear quickly, exploitability can be tested soon after disclosure, and organizations have a growing number of weaknesses to sort through. Rapid7’s Q2 2026… Continue reading 8,539 reasons to rethink how vulnerabilities get patched
OpenAI temporarily paused reinforcement learning (RL) training on its latest models intended for deployment for two weeks while it hardened and red-teamed research environments and expanded monitoring. “Our largest planned frontier RL run remains on ho… Continue reading OpenAI puts major frontier AI training run on hold over cyber risks
Banks are dealing with more fraud in which customers authorize payments after being manipulated by criminals. ThreatMark’s Fraud Readiness Benchmark 2026 describes a banking environment where social engineering, reimbursement requirements and growing c… Continue reading Banks look for fraud signals in customer behavior