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  1. CSO Online

    TypeSafe’s Jev ‘even more susceptible to attack’ than LLMs, says security vendor

    Although the Jev model rolled out last month by TypeSafe claims to have significant advantages over traditional LLMs, a security report published Wednesday argued that its streamlined approach makes it more vulnerable to some kinds of attack, compared to traditional LLMs. “In some cases, [Jev] is...

  2. Dark Reading

    SecTor 2026 Reveals a Rapidly Shifting Cybersecurity Landscape

    The event closed in Toronto last week, with experts sharing critical perspectives on emerging risks, drawing record attendance and marking 22% growth.

  3. Dark Reading

    F-Secure Launches Victim-First Scam Encyclopedia Covering 50+ Types of Consumer Fraud

    Built from decades of threat intelligence research, the new resource explains scams from the victims' perspective and tracks emerging forms of cyber crime.

  4. Wired

    We Got Hot and Heavy With Meta’s Muse—and Baffled by Apple’s HomeView

    This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and men’s tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.

  5. Wired

    AI Hacks Leave a Mess That AI Companies Aren’t Paying For

    Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren’t widely seeking justice. Instead, they’re being encouraged to adopt those same tools.

  6. CIO

    Onboard your AI agents like new hires to prevent automated mistakes

    Imagine a brand-new marketing hire being handed a spreadsheet and expected to execute a campaign on day one. Would you blame them if it went badly, when no one had explained customer profiles, conversion goals, or lead qualification criteria? AI agents may be the largest batch of new hires your...

  7. CIO

    Onboard your AI agents like new hires to prevent automated mistakes

    Imagine a brand-new marketing hire being handed a spreadsheet and expected to execute a campaign on day one. Would you blame them if it went badly, when no one had explained customer profiles, conversion goals, or lead qualification criteria? AI agents may be the largest batch of new hires your...

  8. Dark Reading

    AI Slop Isn't Just for Social Media; It's Ruining Cyberattacks, Too

    Don't buy the hype! AI has been dumbing down cyberattacks, and serious threat actors are barely touching it.

  9. CIO Dive

    Tech Bytes: ServiceNow looks to boost AI agent control

    This installment also looks at Workday’s autopilot agents, Broadcom’s hypervisor security offering and how Microsoft is positioning its Azure Maia chips.

  10. The Hacker News

    Critical PwnEscape Linux Kernel Vulnerability Lets Guest VMs Read Host Memory

    A newly disclosed critical flaw in the Linux kernel allows code inside a virtual machine to read memory on the host computer it runs on. A researcher demonstrated the leak against Vercel's live cloud sandboxes, and Vercel confirmed it. The flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-99999 and nicknamed...

  11. NY Times

    Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Times

    Our reporters share a compendium of debuts, discoveries and (sometimes overdue) appearances in the paper.

  12. Wired

    Upgrade Your Thermostat for Winter With This Ecobee Deal for $120

    You don’t need the fanciest model to make your heating routine smarter. A refurbished Ecobee we love is just $120 through October 21.

  13. The Hacker News

    ThreatsDay: Adobe RCE, DNS Wallet Theft, NVIDIA Container Escape, Self-Healing Backdoor + 23 More

    Someone built a tool to steal data, then decided it should scare the victim for fun. Yes, that’s an actual feature. And somehow, it fits right in with this week's security stories. The rest gets interesting in different ways. A small permission can lead to a big theft. A trusted login can hide the...

  14. CIO

    TechCrunch’s Founder Summit Boston: 25% discount

    The next generation of founders aren’t pinned to one mindset, one technology, and for that matter, one coast. TechCrunch’s Founder Summit event in Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4 gives the East Coast its due and is focused on equipping the next generation of disruptive ideas with the...

  15. CIO

    TechCrunch’s Founder Summit Boston: 25% discount

    The next generation of founders aren’t pinned to one mindset, one technology, and for that matter, one coast. TechCrunch’s Founder Summit event in Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4 gives the East Coast its due and is focused on equipping the next generation of disruptive ideas with the...

  16. Security Week

    Context Is King in the Fight Against Modern Cyberattacks

    Contextual defense helps security teams connect the signals, anticipate what comes next, and stop threats before they escalate. The post Context Is King in the Fight Against Modern Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  17. Wired

    White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Was an Affiliate Marketer for a Fitness MLM

    Trump’s newly installed press secretary tells WIRED that in the early 2010s, she promoted a product for a company then called Beachbody, which she described as “sort of a pyramid scheme.”

  18. Security Week

    Watch Now: Zero Trust Strategies Summit – All Sessions Available on Demand

    This summit is laser-focused on the next generation of Zero Trust and Identity security, moving beyond theory to deliver actionable strategies. The post Watch Now: Zero Trust Strategies Summit – All Sessions Available on Demand appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  19. The Hacker News

    Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads

    Candiru, an Israeli maker of spyware sold to governments, infected devices at the news network Al Jazeera through ordinary online ads, in attacks that needed no click or other action from the user, researchers at the Citizen Lab said Thursday. The hidden attack code ran the moment an ad loaded on...

  20. The Hacker News

    Silent Lynx Exploits WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Reverse Shell in CIS Government Attacks

    The threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The activity, observed from June 2025 through August 2026, involves four different infection chains that make use of...