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New Cisco firewall malware can only be killed by pulling the plug
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (543+ words) Suspected state-sponsored attackers are using a custom backdoor to persistently compromise Cisco security devices (firewalls), the US CISA and the UK National Cyber Security Centre warned on Thusday. "The [Firestarter] malware () is relevant for both Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall…...
Compromised everyday devices power Chinese cyber espionage operations
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (370+ words) China-linked threat actors have shifted from individually procured infrastructure to large-scale covert networks, botnets built from compromised routers and other edge devices, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns. To help organizations address this threat, the NCSC, together with the…...
Meta is overhauling how you sign in, manage settings, and protect your accounts
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (245+ words) It supports Meta technologies including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, Meta AI, AI glasses, and Meta Quest headsets. Whats App can be added optionally. It is only included if it was previously added in Accounts Center or if the user chooses…...
Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS delivers memory-safe system tools and live patching for Arm servers
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (399+ words) Linux distributions have spent the past few years absorbing GPU vendor toolchains, Rust-based system components, and more stringent encryption defaults. Ubuntu 26. 04 LTS, codenamed Resolute Raccoon, pulls most of those threads together into a single release that will receive standard security…...
Open AI's GPT-5. 5 is out with expanded cybersecurity safeguards
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (501+ words) Competition to release stronger AI models is accelerating, and just weeks after the release of GPT-5. 4, Open AI has introduced GPT-5. 5, pointing to expanded safeguards in the new model. GPT-5. 5 is being rolled out to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise…...
A study of 1, 000 Android apps finds a privacy policy logging gap
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (222+ words) Overview of the study The study points to a pattern worth attention. Debugging and maintenance were cited as the purpose behind roughly a quarter of log-related policy statements. Diagnostic data appeared as a disclosed content type far less often. Teams…...
Where AI in CI/CD is working for engineering teams
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (396+ words) Developers have folded AI into daily coding work. Still, the same tools remain largely absent from the systems that validate and ship software. New research from Jet Brains points to a widening gap between how engineers write code on their…...
Aqua Compass MCP server enables real-time investigation and containment of runtime threats
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (293+ words) Aqua Security has announced Aqua Compass, a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables agentic investigation, containment and remediation of runtime incidents, and new runtime risk dashboards. These capabilities help security teams move beyond identifying risk and focus on containing…...
IP Fabric MCP server adds governance and control to enterprise AIOps workflows
23+ hour, 33+ min ago (196+ words) IP Fabric has launched a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that removes key barriers to enterprise AIOps adoption, combining secure in-platform deployment with a built-in prompt library for network operations. While MCP servers and AI integrations are increasingly common,…...
Google brings instant email verification to Android, no OTP needed
1+ day, 32+ min ago (222+ words) Google has introduced cryptographically verified email credentials for Android through the Credential Manager API. This API aligns with the W3 C Digital Credential API standard. It provides a unified way for apps to request and retrieve user credentials for authentication and…...