Autonomous AI could challenge how we define criminal behavior

Whether we ever build AI that thinks like a person is still uncertain. What seems more realistic is a future with more independent machines. These systems already work across many industries and digital environments. Alongside human-to-human and human-… Continue reading Autonomous AI could challenge how we define criminal behavior

Metrics don’t lie, but they can be misleading when they only tell IT’s side of the story

In this Help Net Security interview, Rik Mistry, Managing Partner at Interval Group, discusses how to align IT strategy with business goals. He explains how security, governance, and orchestration shape IT operations and why early collaboration between… Continue reading Metrics don’t lie, but they can be misleading when they only tell IT’s side of the story

PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically

Keeping older software versions secure often means backporting patches from newer releases. It is a routine but tedious job, especially for large open-source projects such as the Linux kernel. A new research effort has built a tool that uses a large la… Continue reading PortGPT: How researchers taught an AI to backport security patches automatically

Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime

Security leaders are staring down a year of major change. In its Cybersecurity Forecast 2026, Google paints a picture of a threat landscape transformed by AI, supercharged cybercrime, and increasingly aggressive nation-state operations. Attackers are m… Continue reading Google says 2026 will be the year AI supercharges cybercrime

Gartner Recognizes Flowable in 2025 Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies

ZÜRICH, Switzerland – Flowable, a global provider of enterprise automation and orchestration software, has been recognized in the… Continue reading Gartner Recognizes Flowable in 2025 Magic Quadrant for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies

Meta Lays Off 600 Employees in AI Division Amid Leadership and Strategy Shift

Meta has laid off 600 employees in its AI unit as it restructures operations and consolidates leadership under Wang Jian to advance its AI strategy.
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Attackers turn trusted OAuth apps into cloud backdoors

Attackers are increasingly abusing internal OAuth-based applications to gain persistent access to cloud environments, Proofpoint researchers warn. These apps often remain unnoticed for quite some time and allow attackers to maintain access to high-priv… Continue reading Attackers turn trusted OAuth apps into cloud backdoors

3 DevOps security pitfalls and how to stay ahead of them

In this Help Net Security video, Dustin Kirkland, SVP of Engineering at Chainguard, explores three of the most pressing DevOps security issues engineers encounter: unpatched code, legacy systems, and the rise of AI and automation. He explains how each … Continue reading 3 DevOps security pitfalls and how to stay ahead of them

GPT needs to be rewired for security

LLMs and agentic systems already shine at everyday productivity, including transcribing and summarizing meetings, extracting action items, prioritizing critical emails, and even planning travel. But in the SOC (where mistakes have real cost), today’s m… Continue reading GPT needs to be rewired for security