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QIZ Security Raises $17 Million for Cryptographic Governance Platform

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QIZ Security Raises $17 Million for Cryptographic Governance Platform 2026-07-09 at 18:03 By SecurityWeek News The Israeli company has developed a cryptographic posture and post-quantum cryptography management platform. The post QIZ Security Raises $17 Million for Cryptographic Governance Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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This supercomputer encrypts your data even while it’s running it

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This supercomputer encrypts your data even while it’s running it 2026-07-01 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic Most people who handle sensitive data already encrypt it in two places. They lock it down when it sits on a hard drive, and they lock it down when it moves across a network. There has always been a

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WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy

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WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy 2026-06-29 at 19:00 By Eduard Kovacs An optional ‘username key’ adds another layer by requiring a secondary credential before someone can message users. The post WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Trump Signs Executive Order Accelerating Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration 

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Trump Signs Executive Order Accelerating Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration  2026-06-23 at 11:43 By Eduard Kovacs Federal agencies are required to transition high-value assets and high-impact systems to use PQC by the end of 2030 and 2031. The post Trump Signs Executive Order Accelerating Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Decades-Old Squid Proxy Flaw ‘Squidbleed’ Can Expose User Data

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Decades-Old Squid Proxy Flaw ‘Squidbleed’ Can Expose User Data 2026-06-22 at 16:22 By Eduard Kovacs Squidbleed, discovered with the aid of Claude Mythos Preview, has been described as a Heartbleed-style vulnerability.  The post Decades-Old Squid Proxy Flaw ‘Squidbleed’ Can Expose User Data appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Navigating SEC, NIS2, and DORA incident disclosure timelines under pressure

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Navigating SEC, NIS2, and DORA incident disclosure timelines under pressure 2026-06-17 at 07:30 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rick Goud, Global Field CTO at Kiteworks, discusses how to handle SEC, NIS2, and DORA disclosure timelines during a security incident. He opens with a 3.47 a.m. call: the team cannot confirm

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EU Cybersecurity Act 2.0: When good regulation goes bad

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EU Cybersecurity Act 2.0: When good regulation goes bad 2026-06-16 at 08:30 By Help Net Security Over recent years we’ve witnessed the EU becoming increasingly serious about cybersecurity. After years of watching high profile breaches, many resulting from supply chain attacks targeting our critical infrastructure, that seriousness is welcome. But good intentions and good policy

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Security of 100 AI Agents Tested and Ranked – What You Need to Know

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Security of 100 AI Agents Tested and Ranked – What You Need to Know 2026-06-03 at 20:19 By Kevin Townsend The AI Risk Quadrant evaluates AI agents based on three factors: how vulnerable they are to compromise, the potential impact of a breach, and the strength of their security defenses. The post Security of 100

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General Motors to pay $12.75 million over driver data sales

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General Motors to pay $12.75 million over driver data sales 2026-05-12 at 17:35 By Anamarija Pogorelec General Motors has agreed to a $12.75 million settlement with California over allegations that it unlawfully sold drivers’ location and behavioral data to brokers, marking the largest penalty in the history of the state’s Consumer Privacy Act. Prosecutors say

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Škoda confirms unauthorized access to its online shop

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Škoda confirms unauthorized access to its online shop 2026-05-12 at 13:49 By Anamarija Pogorelec Car manufacturer Škoda discovered that attackers had exploited a vulnerability in its online shop software and gained temporary unauthorized access to the system. What happened? After discovering the incident, the company took the shop offline as a precautionary measure, fixed the

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A study of 1,000 Android apps finds a privacy policy logging gap

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A study of 1,000 Android apps finds a privacy policy logging gap 2026-04-24 at 08:22 By Anamarija Pogorelec Android developers write log statements for the same reasons they always have: debugging crashes, tracing performance issues, and understanding how features behave in production. Legal and privacy teams, working from templates and regulatory checklists, draft policies describing

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Apple Patches iOS Flaw Allowing Recovery of Deleted Chats

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Apple Patches iOS Flaw Allowing Recovery of Deleted Chats 2026-04-23 at 12:17 By Ionut Arghire Apple rolled out the security patches for dozens of iPhone and iPad models and generations. The post Apple Patches iOS Flaw Allowing Recovery of Deleted Chats appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Half of the 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Lack Encryption

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Half of the 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Lack Encryption 2026-04-20 at 14:37 By Ionut Arghire The continued use of the half-century-old protocol exposes enterprises and end users to various types of attacks. The post Half of the 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Lack Encryption appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Gmail Brings End-to-End Encryption to Android and iOS for Enterprise Users

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Gmail Brings End-to-End Encryption to Android and iOS for Enterprise Users 2026-04-13 at 13:22 By Ionut Arghire The feature allows enterprise users to compose and read end-to-end encrypted messages natively on their mobile devices. The post Gmail Brings End-to-End Encryption to Android and iOS for Enterprise Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Google API Keys in Android Apps Expose Gemini Endpoints to Unauthorized Access

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Google API Keys in Android Apps Expose Gemini Endpoints to Unauthorized Access 2026-04-09 at 15:44 By Ionut Arghire Dozens of such keys can be extracted from apps’ decompiled code to gain access to all Gemini endpoints. The post Google API Keys in Android Apps Expose Gemini Endpoints to Unauthorized Access appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Data Leakage Vulnerability Patched in OpenSSL

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Data Leakage Vulnerability Patched in OpenSSL 2026-04-08 at 18:47 By Eduard Kovacs A total of seven vulnerabilities, most of which can be exploited for DoS attacks, have been patched in OpenSSL. The post Data Leakage Vulnerability Patched in OpenSSL appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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What managing partners should ask AI vendors before signing any contract

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What managing partners should ask AI vendors before signing any contract 2026-04-08 at 09:28 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kumar Ravi is the Chief Security & Resilience Officer at TMF Group, argues that over-privileged access and weak workflow controls pose more danger than ransomware attacks, precisely because they accumulate quietly and

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Comp AI: The open-source way to get compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR

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Comp AI: The open-source way to get compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR 2026-04-07 at 12:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec Getting a startup through a SOC 2 audit has long meant months of manual evidence collection, policy writing, and repeated back-and-forth with auditors. A growing number of compliance platforms have moved to automate

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The Next Cybersecurity Crisis Isn’t Breaches—It’s Data You Can’t Trust

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The Next Cybersecurity Crisis Isn’t Breaches—It’s Data You Can’t Trust 2026-03-31 at 18:47 By Steve Durbin Data integrity shouldn’t be seen only through the prism of a technical concern but also as a leadership issue. The post The Next Cybersecurity Crisis Isn’t Breaches—It’s Data You Can’t Trust appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption

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Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption 2026-03-31 at 15:43 By Eduard Kovacs Google researchers have shown that breaking the encryption of Bitcoin and Ethereum requires 20x fewer qubits.  The post Google Slashes Quantum Resource Requirements for Breaking Cryptocurrency Encryption appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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