Gavin Newsom’s administration has announced its latest action on artificial intelligence with the creation of the statewide AI Cyber Defense Program. In an announcement Monday morning, Gov. Newsom outlined the need for bolstered cyber defenses across state assets and critical infrastructure in light of the exponential growth and nefarious use of AI to further cyber...Read More
A recent AI-powered voice-cloning campaign targeting leading hedge funds, including Point72, Two Sigma, and Citadel, underscores how rapidly identity-based attacks are evolving. Rather than exploiting technical vulnerabilities, attackers are increasingly targeting people and business processes, using convincing AI-generated voices to impersonate trusted executives and manipulate IT help desks into granting access. The incidents reflect a...Read More
LAS VEGAS — A leading security executive is calling for a move away from traditional patch management in favor of secure development practices, as AI fundamentally shifts the battlespace — and the economics — between malicious actors and network defenders. AI is allowing attackers to discover and weaponize software vulnerabilities faster than ever before, and...Read More
LAS VEGAS — A leading security executive is calling for a move away from traditional patch management in favor of secure development practices, as AI fundamentally shifts the battlespace — and the economics — between malicious actors and network defenders. AI is allowing attackers to discover and weaponize software vulnerabilities faster than ever before, and...Read More
Upcoming AI system may be capable of autonomously discovering zero-day vulnerabilities and executing end-to-end attacks against hardened targets OpenAI has suspended some internal work involving its forthcoming Astra artificial intelligence model after preliminary security evaluations indicated that the system may possess cyber capabilities powerful enough to meet the highest risk category in the company’s safety...Read More
Three Labs, One Shared Glitch Within two weeks, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta each admitted something unusual: their AI models accessed or may have accessed the public internet when they were supposed to stay locked down. The events are stirring up questions about how AI models are safety-tested before they reach the public. They are also...Read More
On 6 August 2026, Broadcom announced major updates to VMware vDefend and Avi Load Balancer, adding AI-powered automation, multi-layer cyber defenses, and higher-throughput security for VMware Cloud Foundation private clouds. By combining on-prem, air-gapped threat prevention with AI-assisted operations and migration tools, Broadcom is aiming to deepen VMware’s role at the core of AI-ready, cyber-resilient...Read More
Webmail CSS Attacks Expose a New Risk for AI-Powered Email Tools Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026 CSS attacks on major webmail services can steal credentials, hijack sessions and manipulate AI tools connected to users’ inboxes. PortSwigger researcher Gareth Heyes demonstrated something that should make every webmail team a little nervous: plain CSS, the styling language that’s...Read More
Hirun | Istock | Getty Images Over the past two weeks, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all revealed that their AI models went rogue during routine security testing. In explaining what happened, the companies each mentioned the same small Israeli startup: Irregular. Founded three years ago and based in Tel Aviv, Irregular is a niche player...Read More
Trikon, a renowned Web3 infrastructure entity, has partnered with IBVM, the earliest Bitcoin-based zero-knowledge layer 2 ecosystem. The partnership is set to combine AI-led consumer experience infrastructure and blockchain-powered security. As per Trikon’s official announcement, the development attempts to merge a modular blockchain framework with crypto capital within an inclusive Web3 tech framework. Additionally, Trikon...Read More
