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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * An open letter from OpenAI claims sophisticated AI-driven attacks are months away. * Consumers and organizations should be more vigilant about cybersecurity fundamentals. * Keeping pace with AI-enabled attackers will likely require "using AI to fight
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Key takeaways * Features: The Dynamic Island could be smaller and cameras might have a variable aperture — plus, there are rumors of a bigger battery. However, there’s concern over memory component shortages and their high prices. * Colors: Apple could launch light blue, dark cherry and dark gray versions. * Price: After
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Many of the questions that matter in enterprise data aren't just about individual rows — they're about how things connect: how two accounts are linked, what path a payment took, what context grounds an AI agent's answer. That’s what a graph is built to
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Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for August 2026. Today, Chris Sistrunk and Stephanie Kiel detail the critical issues facing the water sector, and actionable steps that OT operators can take to secure their infrastructure. As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to
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Earlier in August, cryptography professor Matthew Green wrote a controversial thread on X and a longer blog post that went viral within the cybersecurity community. Green, who has long been a close observer of the debate around the use of hacking tools by governments to fight crime and the need
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Just days before the FBI issued a warning over Iranian attempts to hack critical infrastructure in the US, a UK power generation plant was taken offline for four days after a cyberattack. The attack has been attributed to Iran, which has stepped up its offensive cyber warfare efforts since the
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott gives a thumbs up to supporters before ringing the closing bell to celebrate the grand opening of NYSE Texas on August 27, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW August 31, 2026 10:52 AM ET Project Watershed 250
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Identity-based attack techniques were involved in 85% of ransomware attacks against education institutions, according to Sophos’ State of Ransomware in Education 2026 report. The figure was higher than the 79% cross-sector average. The techniques covered in the report include malicious email, phishing, compromised credentials and brute-force attacks. Malicious email emerged
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Walk onto most factory floors and you’ll hear the same story: legacy systems bolted onto newer ones, pockets of automation surrounded by paper logs, and a leadership team perpetually firefighting instead of forecasting. NASH Group, a major precision sheet-metal and engineering components manufacturer serving the automotive and industrial sectors,
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Healthcare giant McKesson Corporation over the weekend confirmed that hackers exfiltrated customer data from its systems, as the ShinyHunters extortion group is threatening to release the stolen information. McKesson delivers roughly one-third of prescription medicines to North American hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare clinics. It also provides medical supplies, supports cancer
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Incident Response The company has called in CrowdStrike and others to investigate the attack that caused global network disruption. Nearly one week after being hit by a highly disruptive cyberattack, US medical technology giant Boston Scientific is still recovering and working on resuming operations. Boston Scientific detected an intrusion into
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India’s financial services industry has spent the past three to four years investing in AI. It has also had enough time to establish that AI can improve specific tasks. The more difficult question now is whether those gains can be converted into changes in how banks and NBFCs actually
