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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/08/2026 > microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-edr-updates

Microsoft changes how Defender for Endpoint EDR updates are delivered on Windows

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (207+ words) Microsoft will distribute Defender for Endpoint EDR updates through Microsoft Update, enabling EDR security improvements to be released independently of monthly Windows operating system updates. The rollout started for Windows 10 devices in late May 2026 and will expand to Windows 11 and…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/08/2026 > instagram-ai-support-vulnerability-account-takeovers

Hackers used Meta's AI support system to hijack over 20, 000 Instagram accounts

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (394+ words) Meta has revealed that attackers hijacked 20, 225 Instagram accounts by exploiting a flaw in the company's AI-assisted account recovery system. According to the company, a vulnerability in High Touch Support (HTS) allowed unauthorized parties to perform password resets on Instagram accounts....

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/08/2026 > new-relic-ai-coding-observability

New Relic expands observability into AI-assisted software development

4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (518+ words) New Relic has announced AI Coding Observability, an open-source tool for monitoring AI-assisted software development workflows. As organizations adopt AI coding assistants, these tools often operate outside existing observability systems, limiting visibility into their use. AI Coding Observability extends monitoring…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/08/2026 > connectsecure-patch-360

Connect Secure's Patch 360 gives MSPs control over patch testing and deployment

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (246+ words) Connect Secure has announced the launch of Patch 360, a patch management solution built for managed service providers (MSPs) to reduce deployment risk while accelerating vulnerability remediation. Patch management has long followed a "deploy-and-hope" model, with teams addressing critical issues only…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/08/2026 > ridge-security-ridgebot-7-0

Ridge Bot 7. 0 automates Active Directory attack simulations for security validation

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (341+ words) Help Net Security Ridge Bot 7. 0 automates Active Directory attack simulations for security validation Ridge Security has announced the release of Ridge Bot 7. 0, an update to its automated security validation platform that introduces automated Windows Active Directory penetration testing capabilities. The…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/08/2026 > google-colab-command-line-interface-cli

Google Colab CLI opens runtimes to Claude Code and Codex

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (264+ words) Google released the Google Colab Command-Line Interface, a tool that connects local terminals to remote Colab runtimes. The CLI provides an execution platform for developers and AI agents, letting users provision compute, run local Python scripts on remote runtimes, and…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/07/2026 > week-in-review-cisco-sd-wan-0-day-exploited-june-2026-patch-tuesday-forecast

Week in review: Cisco SD-WAN 0-day exploited, Patch Tuesday forecast

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1062+ words) Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Only 11% of production agents pass the AI agent security bar Enterprise teams are running AI agents that write code, drive browsers, answer customer calls, manage…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/05/2026 > dashlane-brute-force-attack-vaults-customer-accounts

Attackers obtained encrypted password vaults from some Dashlane user accounts

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (450+ words) Dashlane has disclosed new details about a brute-force attack that let a threat actor access some customer accounts and copy encrypted vaults. Dashlane said it found no evidence that the attackers compromised its internal systems. The company first acknowledged the…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/05/2026 > lets-encrypt-mcts-web-post-quantum-authentication

Let's Encrypt works toward post-quantum certificates at web scale

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (653+ words) Let's Encrypt plans to pursue a post-quantum-safe Web PKI through Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs), a new approach that adds post-quantum authentication to the web without sacrificing the speed and reliability that have made TLS universal. The project is targeting late…...

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helpnetsecurity. com > 06/05/2026 > agentgg-open-source-agentic-sast-scanner

Agent GG: Open-source agentic SAST scanner

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (274+ words) Static analysis tools have spent years matching source code against known-bad patterns and handing engineers long lists of candidate issues to triage by hand. Agent GG approaches the same job with AI agents that read the code, follow imports, walk…...

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