Cybersecurity jobs available right now: October 13, 2026
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Microsoft’s new model helps AI agents judge their next move
Microsoft-Decision-1 is a small decision-scoring model. Given a situation, a question and a fixed set of answer options, it returns a calibrated probability for each option. “This model is designed for routing, classification, prioritization, verificat… Continue reading Microsoft’s new model helps AI agents judge their next move
Windows PCs missing key updates could lose security fixes in 2027
Microsoft is advising users and businesses to update Windows devices before digital certificates used to verify Windows Update servers expire in May and June 2027. The certificates expire on May 17 or June 19, depending on the Windows version. Devices … Continue reading Windows PCs missing key updates could lose security fixes in 2027
AI vulnerability patching has a grading problem
Researchers at Northwestern University tested AI coding agents on 112 real security bugs. They found that a patch which stops a crash often fails the checks the project’s maintainers wrote for the fix. With Claude Opus 4.7, third of the patches t… Continue reading AI vulnerability patching has a grading problem
What makes some open source updates so difficult?
Many organizations adopt open source software because they see it as a cheaper alternative to proprietary development. Maintaining it, however, still requires engineering effort, according to Google’s case study, “How much does it cost to maintain a co… Continue reading What makes some open source updates so difficult?
Anthropic offers free AI security scans to open-source maintainers
Anthropic’s OSS Scanner is a new, free service that uses the company’s strongest AI models to find security vulnerabilities in open-source software. Maintainers who opt in receive periodic scans and reports explaining suspected flaws, how to reproduce … Continue reading Anthropic offers free AI security scans to open-source maintainers
Product showcase: SimpleLogin keeps your email address private with aliases
SimpleLogin is an email alias service from Proton that forwards messages to an existing mailbox. Users create addresses for registrations, purchases, and correspondence, giving them control over where their primary email address is shared. The service … Continue reading Product showcase: SimpleLogin keeps your email address private with aliases
PCI SSC calls for human approval of AI agent actions involving cardholder data
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published Security Considerations for AI Systems, guidance covering the protection of data supplied to AI systems in payment environments and defenses against AI-assisted attacks. Developed with industry… Continue reading PCI SSC calls for human approval of AI agent actions involving cardholder data
Companies want autonomous IT operations but hesitate to let AI act alone
Ninety percent of companies want to move toward autonomous IT operations over the next two years, with agentic AI, software that plans and carries out multi-step tasks on its own, doing the work. Yet 77 percent say their own organization hesitates to l… Continue reading Companies want autonomous IT operations but hesitate to let AI act alone
Anthropic’s new budget model gets much better at ignoring hidden commands
Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 5.5 model, designed for quick, repetitive workloads and speed-sensitive tasks, is now better at finding vulnerabilities and writing exploits than its predecessor. The company has given it stricter cybersecurity safeguards than … Continue reading Anthropic’s new budget model gets much better at ignoring hidden commands