Understanding the Russian Cyberthreat to the 2026 Winter Olympics
Russia's current isolation from the Olympics may lead to increased cyberthreats targeting the 2026 Winter Games. We discuss the potential threat picture. The post Understanding the Russian Cyberthreat to the 2026 Winter Olympics appeared first on Unit 42.
AI Agents Undermine Progress in Browser Security
Web browser companies have put in substantial effort over the past three decades to strengthen the browser security stack against abuses. Agentic browsers are undoing all that work.
Dark Reading Confidential: Reviving the Hacker Ethos That Built Cybersecurity
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 14: How curious, ethical problem-solving can continue to serve as a guiding principle for an evolving cybersecurity sector.
Latin American Orgs Lack Confidence in Cyber Defenses, Skills
Cybersecurity professionals in Latin America are least likely to have faith in their countries' preparedness for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, the World Economic Forum says.
From a Whisper to a Scream: Europe Frets About Overreliance on US Tech
Concern is growing across Europe about relying on US cybersecurity companies, and Greenland takeover talk is eroding trust across the EU even further.
Healthy Security Cultures Want People to Report Risks
The signs of an effective security culture are shifting as companies call on CISOs and security teams to raise their hands unabashedly.
2025 Was a Wake-up Call to Protect Human Decisions, Not Just Systems
Cybersecurity must shift from solely protecting systems to safeguarding human decision-making under uncertainty and system failures.
DPRK's Konni Targets Blockchain Developers With AI-Generated Backdoor
The North Korean threat group is using a new PowerShell backdoor to compromise development environments and target cryptocurrency holdings, according to researchers.
Critical Telnet Server Flaw Exposes Forgotten Attack Surface
While telnet is considered obsolete, the network protocol is still used by hundreds of thousands of legacy systems and IoT devices for remote access.
AI & the Death of Accuracy: What It Means for Zero-Trust
AI "model collapse," where LLMs over time train on more and more AI-generated data and become degraded as a result, can introduce inaccuracies, promulgate malicious activity, and impact PII protections.
TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order
TikTok on Friday officially announced that it formed a joint venture that will allow the hugely popular video-sharing application to continue operating in the U.S. The new venture, named TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, has been established in compliance with the Executive Order si
Who Approved This Agent? Rethinking Access, Accountability, and Risk in the Age of AI Agents
AI agents are accelerating how work gets done. They schedule meetings, access data, trigger workflows, write code, and take action in real time, pushing productivity beyond human speed across the enterprise. Then comes the moment every security team eventually hits: “Wait… who ap