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Nick Andersen Appointed Acting Director of CISA
/in General NewsMadhu Gottumukkala has been assigned to a new role within the Department of Homeland Security.
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AWS Expands Security Hub Into a Cross-Domain Security Platform
/in General NewsThe AWS Security Hub Extended plan aims to reduce security tool sprawl by correlating findings across multiple security domains.
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5 ways to grow your business with AI – without leaving employees behind
/in General NewsHere’s how to drive business growth and innovation by merging analytics and AI with human understanding and insights.
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North Korean APT Targets Air-Gapped Systems in Recent Campaign
/in General NewsUsing Windows shortcut files, the APT deployed a new implant, a loader, a propagation tool, and two backdoors.
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Google Working Towards Quantum-Safe Chrome HTTPS Certificates
/in General NewsThe internet giant is developing an evolution of the certificates based on Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs).
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APT28 Tied to CVE-2026-21513 MSHTML 0-Day Exploited Before Feb 2026 Patch Tuesday
/in General NewsA recently disclosed security flaw patched by Microsoft may have been exploited by the Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28, according to new findings from Akamai.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-21513 (CVSS score: 8.8), a high-severity security feature bypass affecting the MSHTML Framework.
“Protection mechanism failure in MSHTML Framework allows an unauthorized
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Worried about AI job security? 5 simple ways to pivot at work now (instead of stressing)
/in General NewsMany professionals are uneasy about AI’s impact on their jobs. Here’s how to adapt.
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US-Israel and Iran Trade Cyberattacks: Pro-West Hacks Cause Disruption as Tehran Retaliates
/in General NewsBoth sides conduct hacking and other attacks, including the deployment of wiper malware, DDoS, and disruptions to critical infrastructure.
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North Korean Hackers Publish 26 npm Packages Hiding Pastebin C2 for Cross-Platform RAT
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new iteration of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, where the North Korean threat actors have published a set of 26 malicious packages to the npm registry.
The packages masquerade as developer tools, but contain functionality to extract the actual command-and-control (C2) by using seemingly harmless Pastebin content as a dead drop resolver and
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How Qualcomm’s new wearables chipset could spell the end of smartphone dominance
/in General NewsThe new Snapdragon Wear Elite chip could make a big impact on the future of personal computing, from glasses to watches.
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