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cloud security incidentsJun 29, 20265 min

Boston Therapist with Two Decades of Experience in Addiction Recovery

A licensed psychotherapist based in Boston, Massachusetts brings over 20 years of clinical practice, teaching, and research to help individuals overcome substance use disorders through evidence-based treatment approaches.

certificationsJun 29, 20265 min

CISSP Exam Prep at $19.99: Covers All 8 Domains for $749 Fee

The CISSP exam costs $749, and most prep courses run thousands. This bundle covers all 8 domains with over 21 hours of content for $19.99 — how to study effectively without spending a fortune.

ai agent security safetyJun 29, 20264 min

AutoJack: How a Localhost Bypass Turned AutoGen Studio Into a Remote Code Execution Gateway

AutoJack is a three-flaw vulnerability chain in Microsoft AutoGen Studio enabling remote code execution via AI agents through localhost trust and unauthenticated MCP endpoints.

ai company leadershipJun 29, 20264 min

From Shoes to Servers: Nadia Carlsten's Gamble on Sovereign AI

Nadia Carlsten left AWS and DCAI to run Smartbird — the AI infrastructure company that used to sell shoes. Here's what she's actually building, and why it might matter more than the neocloud hype cycle.

cloud security incidentsJun 29, 20266 min

Paper Beats Tablets for Story Comprehension, Brain Scans Reveal

A University of Tokyo fMRI study using manga stories finds that reading on paper reduces frontal brain activation during narrative integration, suggesting paper's spatial and tactile cues help the brain organize story information with less cognitive effort than digital tablets.

ai security compliance integrationJun 29, 20266 min

Varonis Adds Claude Monitoring to Its Atlas AI Security Platform

Varonis has integrated Anthropic's Claude Compliance API into its Atlas AI Security Platform, giving enterprises visibility into Claude Enterprise and Claude Platform activity — including session-level monitoring, jailbreak detection, and proactive penetration testing for AI agents.

ai mobilityJun 29, 20265 min

Audi's Regional Pivot: Why the Q9 Is Built for America, Not the World

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner outlines a shift from global cars to regional-specific production, highlighting the US-focused Q9, RS5 Avant possibilities, and hints at a V8-powered R8 successor.

ai agent identity human ai coexistenceJun 29, 20264 min

The Startup Building Identity Infrastructure for the Age of AI Workers

Cybersecurity startup NewCore emerged from stealth with $66M in seed funding to build a platform that manages both human and AI-agent identities in one system — treating autonomous software workers as first-class employees with persistent credentials, lifecycle controls, and revocation mechanisms.

cybersecurityJun 29, 20265 min

Ivanti's Sentry Just Got a New Root Access Backdoor — And It's Worse Than You Think

Ivanti patched two critical Sentry flaws: a maximum-severity command injection for root RCE and an authentication bypass for rogue admin accounts.

ai agent security safetyJun 29, 20264 min

The ClawHub Breach: How Malicious AI Skills Are Weaponizing Agent Autonomy

Brynn Nguyen argues that the recent ClawHub malicious skill discovery highlights the severe vulnerabilities in AI marketplaces, urging a shift from static scanners to rigorous provenance verification and runtime behavior monitoring.

perfectionism psychologyJun 29, 20263 min

Why Today's College Students Are Terrified of Getting It Wrong

A 35-year analysis of 82,000 students reveals perfectionism isn't a personality flaw—it's a rational response to economic collapse and inequality.

cybersecurity corporate financial performanceJun 29, 20263 min

Palo Alto Networks’ Stock Dipped 2.18% Despite a 15% Revenue Surge — Here’s Why

Palo Alto Networks reported $2.0B in Q3 revenue and raised its full-year outlook, yet shares fell as investors weighed platformization’s long-term promise against near-term valuation pressures.