You Are What You Eat: Why Your AI Security Tools Are Only as Strong as the Data You Feed Them
Just as triathletes know that peak performance requires more than expensive gear, cybersecurity teams are discovering that AI success depends less on the tools they deploy and more on the data that powers them
The junk food problem in cybersecurity
Imagine a triathlete who spares no expense on equipment—carbon fiber bikes, hydrodynamic wetsuits, precision GPS watches—but fuels their
The junk food problem in cybersecurity
Imagine a triathlete who spares no expense on equipment—carbon fiber bikes, hydrodynamic wetsuits, precision GPS watches—but fuels their
Pwn2Own hacking contest pays $1 million for WhatsApp exploit
The Zero Day Initiative is offering a $1 million reward to security researchers who will demonstrate a zero-click WhatsApp exploit at its upcoming Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking contest. […]
Cyber Risk Management Firm Safe Raises $70 Million
Safe has raised $70 million in Series C funding to advance cyber risk management through specialized AI agents.
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Echo Raises $15M in Seed Funding for Vulnerability-Free Container Images
Echo received funding for creating thousands of container images that are not affected by any CVE, for enterprise-grade software infrastructure.
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Storm-2603 Deploys DNS-Controlled Backdoor in Warlock and LockBit Ransomware Attacks
The threat actor linked to the exploitation of the recently disclosed security flaws in Microsoft SharePoint Server is using a bespoke command-and-control (C2) framework called AK47 C2 (also spelled ak47c2) in its operations.
The framework includes at least two different types of clients, HTTP-based and Domain Name System (DNS)-based, which have been dubbed AK47HTTP and AK47DNS, respectively, by
The framework includes at least two different types of clients, HTTP-based and Domain Name System (DNS)-based, which have been dubbed AK47HTTP and AK47DNS, respectively, by
Bill Aims to Create National Strategy for Quantum Cybersecurity Migration
Two US senators introduced a bipartisan bill to help prepare federal government agencies for quantum computing threats.
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$1 Million Offered for WhatsApp Exploit at Pwn2Own Ireland 2025
Meta is sponsoring ZDI’s Pwn2Own hacking competition, where participants can earn big prizes for smartphone, WhatsApp and wearable device exploits.
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Kali Linux can now run in Apple containers on macOS systems
Cybersecurity professionals and researchers can now launch Kali Linux in a virtualized container on macOS Sequoia using Apple’s new containerization framework. […]
Microsoft to disable Excel workbook links to blocked file types
Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026. […]