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Check Point acquired Deepchecks to add a validation layer that tests and monitors AI agents before and after deployment....
05/22/2026

Check Point acquired Deepchecks to add a validation layer that tests and monitors AI agents before and after deployment.

The technology enables enterprises to ensure that autonomous security agents behave reliably as they take on critical network tasks.

Learn more about how agentic security is being built on a foundation of continuous testing here: https://zpr.io/tzfvyZJf9D7L

Cybersecurity firm Check Point announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the team and intellectual property of Deepchecks, an Israeli AI

Barracuda Networks has tracked nearly 2.8 million CypherLoc attacks since January, and the technical sophistication of t...
05/20/2026

Barracuda Networks has tracked nearly 2.8 million CypherLoc attacks since January, and the technical sophistication of the kit is only half the story.

Find out what makes CypherLoc so persistent and how awareness becomes the hardest control to deploy at scale: https://zpr.io/psSdJ8pSQ3rs

Barracuda Networks has observed approximately 2.8 million attacks using this sophisticated scareware kit, dubbed CypherLoc, that uses advanced evasion techniques like encrypted loaders and hash-gated ex*****on to seize control of web browsers. Find out more here.

Anthropic initially barred its elite Glasswing partners from sharing any vulnerability findings derived from the powerfu...
05/20/2026

Anthropic initially barred its elite Glasswing partners from sharing any vulnerability findings derived from the powerful Mythos model, but it has now reversed course.

The company says the change maximizes defensive impact, though others suspect competitive pressure from OpenAI’s Daybreak forced its hand.

Learn why the move is being called a recognition that containment policies alone can’t keep pace with AI‑driven threats: https://zpr.io/6WjSGwpRVRDx

Anthropic says that partners in its Project Glasswing can share the findings from their work with the Mythos frontier AI model, a move security pros say will help accelerate the development of techniques to protect against AI-based attacks.

Fraud teams often treat provider identity as a stable signal, but 46% of residential proxy IPs appear across multiple pr...
05/19/2026

Fraud teams often treat provider identity as a stable signal, but 46% of residential proxy IPs appear across multiple provider networks simultaneously.

That means an IP flagged as risky through one service can slip through when it reappears under a different label, making provider‑based reputation dangerously unreliable.

Read more about how overlapping proxy pools are forcing a rethink of what counts as a trustworthy signal: https://zpr.io/cBGARJQSTWwN

Fraud detection systems live and die by the quality of their signals. Yet too often, these systems operate on flawed assumptions, particularly when it

An outside contractor’s public GitHub repository exposed CISA’s AWS GovCloud admin credentials, plaintext passwords, and...
05/19/2026

An outside contractor’s public GitHub repository exposed CISA’s AWS GovCloud admin credentials, plaintext passwords, and internal build details for months, with a security researcher calling it the worst leak of his career.

The files included explicit instructions to disable GitHub’s secret detection and used easily guessed passwords, turning a simple mistake into a systemic failure.

Learn how the breach happened and what this incident reveals about the gap between detection tools and real‑world security hygiene: https://zpr.io/p9faXmfRcVSU

A GitHub repository created by an outside contractor for CISA exposed credentials, passwords, and other sensitive data of the embattled federal cybersecurity agency since November until it was finally detected and taken offline this month, according to a report.

This week’s cybersecurity job roundup ranges from a Lead Cybersecurity Architect at JPMorgan Chase in Tampa to a Cyberse...
05/18/2026

This week’s cybersecurity job roundup ranges from a Lead Cybersecurity Architect at JPMorgan Chase in Tampa to a Cybersecurity Senior Consultant at EY in McLean, with the U.S. Coast Guard also seeking an IT Cybersecurity Specialist near D.C. Whether finance, consulting, or mission‑critical government work, there’s a path waiting.

See the full list to see all ten opportunities and their requirements: https://zpr.io/BHduje3xZbUn

Security Boulevard is now providing a weekly cybersecurity jobs report through which opportunities for cybersecurity professionals will be highlighted as

AI’s autonomous cyber task capabilities are now doubling every four to five months, roughly five times faster than the h...
05/18/2026

AI’s autonomous cyber task capabilities are now doubling every four to five months, roughly five times faster than the hardware improvements that defined Moore’s Law.

That compression puts security planning cycles built on slower technological change in serious question.

Learn what the UK’s AI Security Institute documented and why the window for resilience is narrowing fast: https://zpr.io/S8ptjTaMtCFA

The UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) has documented something that should reorder every CISO’s threat model and every board’s risk conversation: the

Cybersecurity leaders are warning that AI is accelerating attack cycles and reshaping software supply chain risks. In a ...
05/15/2026

Cybersecurity leaders are warning that AI is accelerating attack cycles and reshaping software supply chain risks. In a joint letter, major trade associations called on the federal government to move faster on AI-focused cyber policy and resilience planning. The recommendations include stronger collaboration with AI companies, workforce modernization and renewed investment in vulnerability tracking systems.

Read the full article to learn more: https://buff.ly/idYUff4

The Trump Administration's Cyber Strategy released in March seems to understand the risks the country faces from the rapid innovations in AI, including agents and frontier models, but the government needs to more aggressively act, according to a letter from 10 tech and business trade groups.

AI agents are creating new security risks inside enterprise browsers. Akamai’s acquisition of LayerX expands its Zero Tr...
05/15/2026

AI agents are creating new security risks inside enterprise browsers. Akamai’s acquisition of LayerX expands its Zero Trust portfolio with browser-native controls for AI usage and data protection. The move reflects growing demand for visibility into how employees and AI systems interact with web applications.

Read the full article to learn more: https://buff.ly/oSiMNrM

Akamai’s $205 million acquisition of LayerX reflects a major shift in enterprise security strategy as browsers become the primary control point for managing AI agents, generative AI usage and data exposure risks.

Synack’s new Sara AI agent augments human pe*******on testers by surfacing common vulnerability classes, allowing resear...
05/15/2026

Synack’s new Sara AI agent augments human pe*******on testers by surfacing common vulnerability classes, allowing researchers to focus on chaining severe flaws that AI alone might miss.

Even as AI‑driven discovery accelerates, human creativity remains the edge for finding the most critical attack paths.

Learn how blended teams are reshaping continuous pentesting economics: https://zpr.io/Fu6Pvxiz3N5n

AI is here to revitalize pe*******on testing. Synack’s Sara AI helps researchers automate common tasks, letting humans tackle the critical vulnerabilities. A recent survey shows 95% of organizations prioritize pen testing but only test 32% on average can apply it across their IT environment. Find ...

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