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The Tech Panda takes a look at recent mergers and acquisitions within various tech ecosystems and what that means for industry. Cybersecurity: F5 acquires SurePath AI F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV), the a platform in delivering and securing every app and API, today introduced the F5 AI Security Platform to give CISOs
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Early-stage firm Magnify Ventures has raised $46.6 million for its second fund from LPs including Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures. Founded in 2021 by Joanna Drake and Julie Wroblewski, Magnify invests in companies that target the care economy, such as those building assistive robotics, family cybersecurity, and AI for
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Threat actors began exploiting the latest CitrixBleed-like vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateways less than 24 hours after public disclosure, Scottish cybersecurity firm Lupovis reports. Tracked as CVE-2026-8451 (CVSS score of 8.8), the security defect was disclosed on June 30, when Citrix rolled out patches, and attack surface
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The Department of Homeland Security is said to be investigating a breach of its platform, which federal, state, and local governments and law enforcement use to share intelligence, with one senior lawmaker warning that the information spill could risk national security. News sites Nextgov, which first reported the incident, and
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JTKPHOTOz/Getty Images ByAdam McBride and Jim St. Clair July 2, 2026 09:00 AM ET COMMENTARY | There is no realistic path where federal agencies opt out of agentic AI. * Zero trust * Artificial Intelligence Since the establishment of executive order 14028, Federal agencies have spent four years rebuilding their security
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Company that also makes insulin pumps and other devices tells users what was exposed months after ShinyHunters attack Medical device giant Medtronic is warning patients that their personal and health information may have been caught up in an April cyberattack in which intruders spent nearly a week inside parts of
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FortiBleed, the large-scale credential-harvesting operation targeting organizations in 150 countries, has led to the deployment of INC Ransom and Lynx ransomware families, SOCRadar reports. Uncovered in mid-June, FortiBleed has been targeting over 430,000 FortiGate firewalls for the deployment of a network sniffer dubbed FortigateSniffer to capture the traffic passing
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The US government is negotiating voluntary standards with AI companies covering how new models get released, according to the Financial Times, with an announcement said to be possible within the next week. The standards would reportedly set benchmarks and timelines for advanced models, while clarifying who gets access to them
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Why it matters: Microsoft Defender, the security software built into Windows, is under pressure from a flaw that has now been linked to ransomware, according to federal cybersecurity officials. The vulnerability, listed as CVE-2026-33825
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I've got the best job at the bank. An enthusiastic statement from Scott Marcar, CIO at NatWest Group. With more than 500 branches serving over 20 million customers, NatWest is one of the largest banking groups in the UK and one that has become increasingly digitally-dependent in its
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The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns. Anthropic said Tuesday night that its AI model called Claude Fable 5 is now widely available. It’s also restoring access to its most
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Researchers from cybersecurity firm LayerX are warning that several agentic browsers can be manipulated to abandon their safety guardrails and perform malicious actions. To demonstrate the weakness, the researchers created a web page containing a puzzle that the AI browsers were asked to solve. Inspired by the BioShock video game,
