ASPI at 25 – After 25 years, ASPI’s role is more important than ever
It was 25 years ago that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute opened its doors, an event that both of us...
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Your Shredded Visa Card May Still Work at the Checkout
Your Shredded Visa Card May Still Work at the Checkout Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026 UMass Amherst researchers showed expired...
Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid
Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid The neon flying squid can fly in formation. The shoal of about 100 squid...
14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that masquerade as working calendar and streak utilities but are...
Cybercriminals Turn to Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks
Proofpoint researchers found that cybercriminals are developing and selling tools designed to hide malicious instructions inside emails, documents, calendar invites,...
NIS2 Enforcement Has Started: A CISO Compliance Roadmap
Last Updated: 6 August 2026 NIS2 Enforcement Has Started: A CISO Compliance Roadmap Short answer: NIS2 has moved out of...
Six Maximum-Severity Flaws Found in Cisco Products
Six Maximum-Severity Flaws Found in Cisco Products Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2026 Cisco patched nine critical flaws, including six rated...
AI Is Learning to Write Genetic Code
AI Is Learning to Write Genetic Code This sort of research is both exciting and terrifying: The two models in...
ChatGPT wants Full Disk Access to your Mac and Messages
So, if you’ve ever wanted an AI system to go through all your messages to pluck out insights, you’re in...
Microsoft Defender’s Own Driver Can Be Weaponized to Delete Security Software at Boot
Check Point Research has disclosed a technique that uses Microsoft Defender's own legitimately signed boot-time remediation driver to perform arbitrary...
Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy Botnet
Ravie LakshmananAug 21, 2026Malware / Automotive Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that's specifically designed to infect...
Wazuh and AI For Enhanced SOC Workflows
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of this decade's defining technologies. From healthcare and finance to manufacturing and education, organizations...
ICE Warns Employees Against Meta Smart Glasses
Last month, New York banned all camera-equipped smart glasses across its state court system. ICE has now reminded employees that...
Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro Support Ends Oct. 13: What Users Should Do
Windows 11 24H2 users on Home and Pro have until October to move to a supported release before monthly security...
Amazon’s Order Email Privacy Change Creates a Potential Phishing Trade-Off
Amazon is making its order confirmation emails harder to trust, giving scammers another reason to make fake ones look legitimate....