ConnectSecure has launched Microsoft 365 Auto Remediation and AI-powered Training Assessments on its platform, enabling managed service providers to automate remediation of supported Microsoft 365 sec…
CBTS launched Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), combining autonomous penetration testing with security expertise to help organizations continuously identify exploitable risks and prioritize re…
Crytica Security has developed RDAi, a patented solution for rapid, deterministic threat detection in operational technology (OT) that protects embedded systems and connected devices in critical infra…
PentestGPT, an open-source penetration testing agent developed by Gelei Deng and colleagues, automates security assessments by using a large language model to drive Claude Code or Codex through recon,…
CISOs and CTOs expect AI deployments to increase their organizations' attack surface by an average of 14% over the next year, and 90% are concerned about employees using unapproved AI tools, according…
Citrix announced new services for Citrix Platform Flex, including Citrix Experience Insights Flex, a Citrix-managed observability service powered by Splunk Cloud Platform, and Citrix SecurSpaces Flex,…
OpenAI released GPT-5.6-Cyber, a model built on GPT-5.6 Sol that is trained to find zero-day vulnerabilities and build exploit chains, and it refuses security researchers' requests far less often on h…
Help Net Security columnist argues that organizations need a human decision-maker akin to Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet officer who in 1983 disregarded a false missile warning, to govern autonomous AI …
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University used AI agents to scan 4G and 5G network software, uncovering 84 previously unreported security flaws. Developers have confirmed 83 of them, and 81 now …
OpenAI expanded its Daybreak Cyber Partner Program on August 10, allowing approved red team specialists to use its cyber models to find and exploit weaknesses in client applications and infrastructure…
Anthropic will make auto mode in Claude Code the default for new sessions on Pro, Max, and Team plans starting August 14, putting AI in charge of reviewing actions. In a controlled experiment with 1,0…
OpenAI's internal evaluation of its upcoming model Astra found significant advances in agentic coding and cybersecurity, leading the company to conclude it cannot rule out the model reaching the criti…
Pulse Security AI's The CISO-Board Communication Gap report found that 71% of CISOs spend 10 or more hours on board reports, as boards demand evidence that security controls reduce business risk in te…
On 2 August 2026, the European Commission's AI Office and national authorities began enforcing the EU AI Act, the first broad legal framework regulating AI, which sets common rules for AI systems used…
Help Net Security's weekly review highlights Cisco's fix for an IMC bug, a Patch Tuesday forecast, and Black Hat USA 2026. In an interview, Stairwell founder and CTO Mike Wiacek discusses Backstory, a…
OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 Luna to all free ChatGPT users and updated GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro subscribers, while removing text chat rate limits for free users. The company also introduced new sa…
Keepit announced AI Truth Cloud, a new offering that transforms backup data into a sovereign, immutable, and verifiable foundation for enterprise AI systems. The solution positions Keepit as a trusted…
Edwin Weijdema, Field CTO at Veeam, predicts that the first year of EU AI Act transparency enforcement under Article 50 will see corrective orders outnumber large fines, and clarifies that an AI agent…
ShieldFont, a web font developed by Isaque Seneda and Gabriel Abrucio with support from type foundry Playtype, launched in October 2025 to combat AI scraping by displaying one set of words in browsers…
A study presented at the 2026 USENIX Security Symposium found that AI-generated spear phishing texts are nearly indistinguishable from legitimate messages, with a credit union banker unable to identif…