… The directive comes as private companies and governments have been scrambling to assess the extent of the cybersecurity reckoning that AI vulnerability and exploit development capabilities could unleash. “Prioritizing IT and security operations attention on the most at-risk assets is particularly i… …
… In other words, they're architecting digital solutions for different classes of vulnerabilities that eliminate them or make them significantly less exploitable in practice. “You can’t patch your way out of this,” says longtime security engineer and researcher Niels Provos. “You need to build infras…
… Independent security researcher Johnny Franks tells WIRED that he found yet another new, active domain—a fake website written in English, capable of infecting US-based users—that was part of a DarkSword hacking campaign as late as Thursday of last week, a finding confirmed by mobile security firm i… …
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have announced new AI models in recent weeks that the companies say have advanced cybersecurity capabilities that could represent a turning point in how defenders—and, crucially, attackers—find vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in software systems. …
… This week, in response to the issue, Apple released an iOS and iPadOS security update to fix the flaw. “Notifications marked for deletion could be unexpectedly retained on the device,” Apple’s security update for iOS 26.4.2 says. “A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction.” While t… …
… Meanwhile, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a new directive to federal agencies this week in reaction to new AI threats that includes a requirement to fix the most urgent software vulnerabilities in as little as three days. …
… In a blog post on Friday, Anthropic says it received a letter from the US government at 5:21 pm ET. “The letter did not provide specific details of its national security concern,” Anthropic wrote. “Our understanding is that the government believes it has become aware of a method of bypassing, or ‘j… …
… It’s very complicated.” Initially attracted to the software industry for its job security, some women are considering looking for a different career entirely—one less immediately vulnerable to automation. …
… The Verge reports that a security researcher found numerous vulnerabilities in the lawn bots that could allow hackers to remotely take over the machines including their camera feeds, as well as extract owners' email addresses, Wi-Fi passwords, and home locations. …
… Asked about the tracking, a Pentagon spokesperson told WIRED at the time that the department was aware that geolocation services could put personnel at risk and urged service members to remember their training and follow operational security protocols—the same individual-responsibility framing that… …