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* Amnezia VPN and Civil Rights Defenders teamed up to protect free speech * Journalists, activists can ask for free access to Amnezia Premium VPN * NordVPN and Surfshark previously introduced similar initiatives Amnezia VPN has partnered with independent non-profit organisation Civil Rights Defenders to provide free access to Amnezia Premium for journalists
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* Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 detailed three Google passkey exploits * Attacks require prior malware infection; methods ranged from impersonating victims to stealing the master secret protecting synced passkeys * Google implemented fixes after disclosure, with some services (e.g., eBay) patching vulnerabilities directly Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42
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Passion for the job is the secret of a successful career. Russ Kirby has been CISO at Ping Identity since the summer of 2023. Before then he was CISO at Creditsafe, and then CISO at ForgeRock. Prior to that he had been global head and director of enterprise services information
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GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a collaboration to use AI-accelerated innovation to address national science and technology challenges established by the
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M&S IT Solutions is an emerging system integrator focused on delivering cutting-edge networking, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT infrastructure solutions. With a strong commitment to quality and customer-centricity, the company has built a growing reputation for enabling businesses with reliable and scalable technology deployments. Backed by partnerships with leading
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* AdGuard VPN arrives in the Meta Horizon Store as a standalone app * The new app encrypts all VR activity rather than just browser traffic * It joins NordVPN, ExpressVPN in offering dedicated Meta Quest apps Diving into virtual reality has often felt like stepping into a privacy blind spot, but the
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AI security and governance company Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C funding round that brings its total raised to $180 million. The investment round was led by Norwest, with additional support from Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, and previous backers Vertex
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By Juraj Janosik, VP- AI, ESET The emergence of Claude Mythos Preview has brought a long-running cybersecurity concern into sharper focus: what happens when AI systems become capable of finding, analysing, and helping exploit software vulnerabilities at scale? For India, this is not a distant or theoretical question. As the
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* Microsoft reports Russian APT29 (Midnight Blizzard) hijacking captive portals in hotels and conference centers * Victims redirected to fake Microsoft 365 logins or bogus update pages, spreading CornFlake and CocoShell malware * CornFlake steals files, credentials, and device data; CocoShell targets browser cookies, passwords, and Microsoft tokens Threat actors are taking over
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Quick Heal Technologies Limited, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, today warned that digital arrest scams have evolved into a more polished, more convincing form of cyber extortion in 2026, with fraudsters combining fake authority, forged documents, video-call pressure and remote-access tricks to frighten victims into making immediate payments. The
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Obsidian Security announced on Tuesday that it has raised $85 million in a Series D funding round at a $1.1 billion valuation. The latest investment, which brings the total raised by the company to more than $200 million, was led by Crescent Cove Advisors, with participation from Greylock Partners
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Security researchers at Forescout have disclosed 15 new vulnerabilities in the zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) systems used by TP-Link’s Omada networking ecosystem, warning that some of the flaws can be chained to compromise entire fleets of managed devices. The vulnerabilities affect the ZTP protocols that allow routers, switches, and access
