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Defensive security practice across the stack.

agent sprawl and shadow ai3 weeks ago3 min

AI Cybersecurity Governance and the Rise of Agentic Insider Threats

Katie Moussouris and Luta Security on agentic AI insider threats and enterprise cybersecurity governance.

techcrunch disrupt3 weeks ago4 min

Cybersecurity Conferences 2026 - 2027: Why TechCrunch Disrupt's Side Events Might Be the Room You're Actually Looking For

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 isn't a security conference on paper, but its side event circuit runs security threads through every evening. Here's what's scheduled, what it costs, and where the free opportunities actually hide.

social engineering phishing3 weeks ago5 min

Guarding the Gate: How HR Revamps Screening to Blunt Fake IT Worker Threats and Stop Cybersecurity Data Breaches

North Korean operatives are embedding themselves inside US companies as remote IT workers, turning the hiring process into an attack vector for cybersecurity data breaches. Here is what HR teams and security leaders need to know in 2026.

ai nation state cyber operations3 weeks ago3 min

AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: The 80,000-Relay Proxy Network Masking Chinese Access to Frontier LLMs

Examining how over 80,000 proxy and relay servers are masking Chinese access to Western frontier LLMs for model distillation, bypassing geofences, and challenging AI cybersecurity defenses in 2026.

ai security posture and risk expansion3 weeks ago3 min

Beyond the Firewall: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Brand Equity

Discover how translating security risks into brand impact and leveraging artificial intelligence drives market leadership beyond IT silos.

ai cybersecurity threats nation state actors3 weeks ago4 min

NeedyMantis and the Rising Wave of AI Cybersecurity Threats From Nation-State Operators

Microsoft's disclosure of NeedyMantis reveals how China-linked actor Storm-3069 uses a modular post-compromise framework to maintain long-term access in telecom, university, and medical networks — and what defenders should do about it.

ai prompt injection threats3 weeks ago3 min

Red Lines in the Sandbox: Navigating AI Cybersecurity Threats in Microsoft Copilot

An editorial analysis of Microsoft's pushback against Copilot prompt injection claims, comparing enterprise AI security approaches across AWS Bedrock and Microsoft Copilot.

supply chain attack detection early warning3 weeks ago4 min

Navigating AI Cybersecurity Threats and Early Supply Chain Warnings in 2026

An in-depth expanded analysis of AI cybersecurity threats, dark web precursor intelligence, CISA 2026 warnings, and proactive supply chain defenses.

ai consciousness research3 weeks ago5 min

Beyond the AI General Intelligence Definition: Encountering the Alien Mind in Silicon

An expanded exploration of the alien intelligence hiding between machine architecture and human thought, drawing on John Nosta's "The Alien May Already Be Here," Wikipedia's account of artificial intelligence, and the practical realities of AI, general intelligence, and cybersecurity.

threat actor prosecution extradition3 weeks ago3 min

Navigating AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: Lessons from the Cameron John Wagenius Prosecution

Cameron John Wagenius received a 70-month federal prison sentence for hacking and extorting U.S. technology and telecommunications firms, analyzed through the lens of AI cybersecurity threats and agentic security practices in 2026.

ai government cybersecurity incidents3 weeks ago3 min

AI Cybersecurity Governance Under Fire: Spain's First Official Report on Autonomous AI Breaches

Analysis of the Spanish Data Protection Agency receiving its first official report of an attack carried out by an autonomous AI agent powered by an LLM.

ai cybersecurity threats nation state actors3 weeks ago4 min

Sustained Cyber Espionage and AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: Transparent Tribe's Dual-Front Campaigns

Sustained Cyber Espionage and AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: Transparent Tribe's Dual-Front Campaigns Against Afghan and Indian Targets