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- Russian Offensive Cyber Operations: Analyzing Putin’s Foreign Policy Actions
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on 12 September 2025 at 07:00The broad strokes of what cybersecurity leaders need to know about Putin’s foreign policy actions.
- 1.6M Calls and Voicemails Exposed Online
on 11 September 2025 at 16:001.6 million audio files were exposed.
- 3 Major K-12 Cyber Risks and How to Mitigate Them
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on 11 September 2025 at 07:00Cyber experts share 3 major threats to school cybersecurity and provide advice for managing these risks.
- 2B Weekly Downloads at Risk: Supply Chain Attack Targets Popular npm Packages, Security Leaders Discuss
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on 10 September 2025 at 16:0018 popular packages with a total of 2 billion weekly downloads were targeted in an attack.
- Georgia Hospital Notifies 160K Individuals of Breach 1 Year After Incident
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on 10 September 2025 at 07:00A Georgia hospital experienced a data breach on May 30, 2024, but notified affected consumers on August 27, 2025.
- Russian Threat Group Targets Microsoft Outlook With Malware
by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on 9 September 2025 at 14:00Research has identified a new Outlook backdoor linked to a Russian-linked persistent threat group.
- Generative AI Remains Growing Concern for Organizations
on 9 September 2025 at 04:00Generative AI creates increasingly complicated threats for organizations.
- Q1 2025 Saw a 171% Increase in Total Unique Malware Detections
on 9 September 2025 at 04:00Q1 2025 saw nearly a 200% increase in malware detections.
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- OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms
by Benj Edwards on 11 September 2025 at 22:27Companies work to finalize terms as OpenAI pursues for-profit restructuring.
- 35 percent of VMware workloads expected to migrate elsewhere by 2028
by Scharon Harding on 11 September 2025 at 17:56“We are all addicted to hypervisors, and that needs to change.”
- Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”
by Dan Goodin on 10 September 2025 at 19:38Wyden says default use of RC4 cipher led to last year’s breach of health giant Ascension.
- Developers joke about “coding like cavemen” as AI service suffers major outage
by Benj Edwards on 10 September 2025 at 18:08Anthropic outage takes down AI tools some developers rely on to create software.
- Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic
by Benj Edwards on 10 September 2025 at 15:41Microsoft will end OpenAI’s exclusive hold on its productivity suite, adding second AI supplier.
- Claude’s new AI file-creation feature ships with security risks built in
by Benj Edwards on 9 September 2025 at 20:55Expert calls security advice “unfairly outsourcing the problem to Anthropic’s users.”
- SAP warns of high-severity vulnerabilities in multiple products
by Dan Goodin on 9 September 2025 at 19:55Users of SAP’s S/4HANA and NetWeaver products are at risk and should patch soon.
- Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough
by Benj Edwards on 9 September 2025 at 11:08UK study findings may challenge assumptions about who benefits most from AI tools.
- Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack
by Dan Goodin on 9 September 2025 at 00:37Incident hitting npm users is likely the biggest supply-chain attack ever.
- Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”
by Dan Goodin on 8 September 2025 at 20:26Meta allegedly prioritized user growth over security, lawsuit said.