New Enterprise-Ready MCP Specification Brings New Security Challenges
A major overhaul of the Model Context Protocol shifts critical security responsibilities from the protocol itself to developers and platform operators. The p...
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WhatsApp Adds Security Warning Before Users Start Chat With Unknown Numbers
WhatsApp has introduced a new proactive security feature that warns users before they start conversations with unknown phone numbers. This update, currently ...
ZeroTier Quantum RC2 brings post-quantum security closer to general availability
ZeroTier has announced the release candidate 2 (RC2) for ZeroTier Quantum, its end-to-end quantum-secure networking platform. This milestone marks the final ...
GDPR at 10: Landmark data protections, increasing business burden
Ten years have passed since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, and the results are mixed. While data protection has become more f...
ThreatModeler introduces Nexus to automate threat modeling with AI governance
ThreatModeler has announced the general availability of ThreatModeler Nexus, an agentic threat modeling platform that brings governed, architecture-aware sec...
ChatGPT 5.6 Release Reportedly Delayed Following Trump Administration Security Request
OpenAI has reportedly delayed the full public release of its next-generation AI model, GPT-5.6, following a formal request from the Trump administration to l...
Microsoft gives Windows 10 users an unexpected extra year of free security updates
Microsoft has given Windows 10 users another year of free security updates, extending its consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program until October 12, ...
Windows Secure Boot Certificate Expiry Exposes Billions of PCs to Bootkit and Firmware Security Risks
Microsoft’s long-planned Secure Boot certificate rollover has reached a critical milestone, impacting more than just routine updates. The Microsoft Corporati...
Two CEOs on why security and AI readiness belong together
SuperOps and Guardz are bundling PSA, RMM, MDM, and agentic SecOps into one offering for MSPs. In this Help Net Security Q&A, SuperOps CEO Arvind Parthiban a...
Philip Martin Joins Uber as Chief Information Security Officer
Martin brings experience from Coinbase, Palantir, Amazon, and the U.S.
Healthcare leaders see a fatal cyber incident as inevitable
Healthcare practices run on a chain of outside vendors. An EMR system holds clinical records, a billing platform processes claims, a telehealth tool supports...
Modelplane: Open-source control plane for AI inference
Organizations that run open-weight models on hardware they own operate GPU fleets spread across clouds, neoclouds, and on-premise data centers. Each fleet ha...
New infosec products of the month: June 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from AISLE, Asimily, Blue Planet, depthfirst, Diligent, Drata, Elastic...
Anthropic is testing desktop-like Claude Cowork for mobile
Anthropic appears to be testing Claude Cowork support on mobile, allowing you to manage long-running Claude tasks from your phone. [.
Poland busts SIM-swapping gang tied to millions in crypto theft
Authorities in Poland have arrested four members of an organized cybercrime group accused of breaching telecommunications partners and hijacking email accoun...
Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates for consumers
The extension provides users with more time to transition to a new Windows 11 PC while continuing to receive critical security updates.
Model Context Protocol overhaul introduces new security challenges for developers
The MCP 2026-07-28 specification removes protocol-level security risks found in earlier versions, such as stateful initialization and server-initiated prompt...
Cloud Visibility, Fortibleed, hacking things the easy way - Sandy Bird - PSW #932
Sports piracy ring linked to PirloTV disrupted in 44-domain takedown
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), in collaboration with UEFA, UC3, and Mexican authorities, successfully shut down 44 domains linked to Pi...
BreachRx launches AI incident command center to handle multiple simultaneous attacks
The Rex Platform is designed to combat increasingly sophisticated and frequent cyberattacks, which BreachRx attributes to the proliferation of AI tooling tha...