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Block the Prompt, Not the Work: The End of “Doctor No” 2026-04-01 at 17:32 By There is a character that keeps appearing in enterprise security departments, and most CISOs know exactly who that is. It doesn’t build. It doesn’t enable. Its entire function is to say “No.” No to ChatGPT. No to DeepSeek. No to

Microsoft Warns of WhatsApp-Delivered VBS Malware Hijacking Windows via UAC Bypass 2026-04-01 at 17:32 By Microsoft is calling attention to a new campaign that has leveraged WhatsApp messages to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) files. The activity, beginning in late February 2026, leverages these scripts to initiate a multi-stage infection chain for establishing persistence

New Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2026-5281 Under Active Exploitation — Patch Released 2026-04-01 at 17:32 By Google on Thursday released security updates for its Chrome web browser to address 21 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2026-5281 (CVSS score: N/A), concerns a use-after-free bug in Dawn,

Casbaneiro Phishing Targets Latin America and Europe Using Dynamic PDF Lures 2026-04-01 at 17:32 By A multi-pronged phishing campaign is targeting Spanish-speaking users in organizations across Latin America and Europe to deliver Windows banking trojans like Casbaneiro (aka Metamorfo) via another malware called Horabot. The activity has been attributed to a Brazilian cybercrime threat actor

Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales with out-of-this-world price hikes 2026-04-01 at 16:08 By Richard Speed Flights to resume in 2026 before space tourism biz runs out of cash Virgin Galactic has reopened suborbital ticket sales with a price rise and a promise for commercial spaceflight operations in Q4 2026.… This article is an excerpt from

One in seven Americans are ready for an AI boss, but they might not trust it 2026-04-01 at 15:32 By Carly Page Poll finds 15% happy to take orders from a bot even as most question its output and fear job losses Around 15 percent of Americans would be willing to work for an AI

3 Reasons Attackers Are Using Your Trusted Tools Against You (And Why You Don’t See It Coming) 2026-04-01 at 15:31 By For years, cybersecurity has followed a familiar model: block malware, stop the attack. Now, attackers are moving on to what’s next. Threat actors now use malware less frequently in favor of what’s already inside

Google users’ dreams come true with long-awaited Gmail update: ‘Couldn’t be happier’ 2026-04-01 at 14:31 By Reda Wigle It’s about time. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

The U.S. Navy’s Playbook for Cost-Controlled, Reliable Cybersecurity 2026-04-01 at 14:31 By Julie Moses A case study in how Carahsoft and Broadcom deliver efficiency and savings This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

AI server farms heat up the neighborhood for miles around, paper finds 2026-04-01 at 14:31 By Dan Robinson Researchers say localized warming can extend well past site edges, raising concerns about community impact Datacenters create heat islands that raise surrounding temperatures by several degrees at distances up to 10 km (over 6 miles), which could