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Windows, Linux, Android File Notification Systems Leak User Activity

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Windows, Linux, Android File Notification Systems Leak User Activity 2026-09-25 at 13:53 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers show that file-change notification systems can leak keystroke timing, browsing activity, and WhatsApp media events. The post Windows, Linux, Android File Notification Systems Leak User Activity appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Cyera Raises $400 Million at $12+ Billion Valuation

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Cyera Raises $400 Million at $12+ Billion Valuation 2026-09-22 at 17:29 By SecurityWeek News The data security company received the new investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, extending its Series G funding round. The post Cyera Raises $400 Million at $12+ Billion Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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MIND Secures $72 Million for AI-Powered DLP

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MIND Secures $72 Million for AI-Powered DLP 2026-09-18 at 10:25 By Ionut Arghire The company will use the funding to accelerate platform development and expand its presence in key enterprise markets. The post MIND Secures $72 Million for AI-Powered DLP appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance

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Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance 2026-09-11 at 13:56 By Kevin Townsend Financials have not been disclosed, but the estimated cost is in the tens of millions of dollars. The post Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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BleachBit 6.0.4 fixes secure wiping that skipped clusters on Windows

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BleachBit 6.0.4 fixes secure wiping that skipped clusters on Windows 2026-09-09 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec The open source cleaner BleachBit reached version 6.0.4 this week, erasing caches, browser traces, and files on Windows, Linux, and now macOS. If you shredded a sensitive file on Windows with an earlier build, parts of it may still […]

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17 draft Cyber Resilience Act standards are open for comment

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17 draft Cyber Resilience Act standards are open for comment 2026-08-14 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec A company selling a connected toy in Europe must show by the end of 2027 that the product meets the Cyber Resilience Act. The law states what manufacturers have to achieve and stops there, which leaves the toymaker to […]

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A stranger has been reading Salesforce and ServiceNow portals worldwide for 17 months

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A stranger has been reading Salesforce and ServiceNow portals worldwide for 17 months 2026-08-12 at 16:51 By Mirko Zorz Most security stories start with something broken. This one starts with everything working as designed. Researchers at Reco have been tracking a campaign they call City-Forum, named after a domain registered in 2002, abandoned, and now […]

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DataBahn Raises $40 Million for Agentic Data Pipeline Management

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DataBahn Raises $40 Million for Agentic Data Pipeline Management 2026-07-30 at 17:00 By Ionut Arghire The company will accelerate investments in R&D and product innovation to expand its agentic data control plane. The post DataBahn Raises $40 Million for Agentic Data Pipeline Management appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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Cyera Acquiring Oasis Security in $1 Billion Deal

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Cyera Acquiring Oasis Security in $1 Billion Deal 2026-07-28 at 17:55 By Eduard Kovacs Oasis Security recently raised $120 million in Series B funding for its agentic access management platform. The post Cyera Acquiring Oasis Security in $1 Billion Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Building a defense in depth strategy for sensitive data

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Building a defense in depth strategy for sensitive data 2026-07-23 at 07:00 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Professional Software Engineer at Broadridge, explains how to build a defense in depth strategy for protecting sensitive data. He argues that a single control, like encrypting a disk or […]

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Most teams accept higher risk for faster AI database work

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Most teams accept higher risk for faster AI database work 2026-06-29 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Database professionals are using AI for everyday work like writing queries, building schemas, and reviewing code, and a growing share rely on autonomous tools that act on the database itself. The use of AI in database management has almost […]

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Making the cloud prove it followed your privacy wishes

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Making the cloud prove it followed your privacy wishes 2026-06-11 at 08:43 By Sinisa Markovic Making companies that store personal data in cloud key-value databases handle deletion requests by running the operation and confirming the job is complete. The people making those requests and the regulators overseeing them have had limited means to confirm the […]

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Your work apps are quietly handing 19 data points to someone

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Your work apps are quietly handing 19 data points to someone 2026-05-04 at 09:46 By Mirko Zorz Office work in 2026 runs through a stack of mobile apps that sit on the same phones people use for banking, messaging family, and tracking their location. Ten of the most common workplace apps in use across U.S. […]

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Open-source privacy proxy masks PII before prompts reach external AI services

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Open-source privacy proxy masks PII before prompts reach external AI services 2026-05-01 at 11:49 By Sinisa Markovic Enterprise developers routinely send prompts to external large language models that contain customer emails, support transcripts, and other identifying information, often without a sanitization layer between the application and the API. Dataiku has released Kiji Privacy Proxy, an […]

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Workers reviewing Meta Ray-Ban footage encounter users’ intimate moments

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Workers reviewing Meta Ray-Ban footage encounter users’ intimate moments 2026-03-05 at 08:17 By Sinisa Markovic Bank details and intimate moments captured without people realizing they are being recorded are the new privacy nightmare behind the latest tech fashion hit, Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses. A joint investigation by Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten found that footage and […]

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Varonis Acquisition of AllTrue.ai Valued at $150 Million

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Varonis Acquisition of AllTrue.ai Valued at $150 Million 2026-02-04 at 14:51 By Eduard Kovacs The data security firm has acquired the AI trust, risk, and security management company to expand its capabilities.  The post Varonis Acquisition of AllTrue.ai Valued at $150 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Orion Raises $32 Million for Data Security

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Orion Raises $32 Million for Data Security 2026-02-04 at 14:17 By Ionut Arghire The startup will use the funding to accelerate product development and go-to-market operations. The post Orion Raises $32 Million for Data Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Wearable tech adoption continues as privacy worries grow

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Wearable tech adoption continues as privacy worries grow 2026-01-30 at 07:09 By Sinisa Markovic Over 1 billion users wear devices for tracking steps, sleep, heart rate, and other personal metrics. These devices collect a continuous stream of sensitive data, often tied to detailed user profiles and companion apps. New Clutch survey data show that as […]

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France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data

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France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data 2026-01-29 at 17:29 By Sinisa Markovic France data protection authority CNIL has fined public employment agency France Travail €5 million for failing to ensure the security of personal data of job seekers. Attackers gained access to the organization’s systems through social engineering techniques […]

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Microsoft brings AI-powered investigations to security teams

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Microsoft brings AI-powered investigations to security teams 2026-01-27 at 15:49 By Sinisa Markovic Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations is now available. The tool is part of Microsoft Purview and is intended for scenarios such as data breach and leak investigations, credential exposure, internal fraud and bribery, sensitive data exposure in Teams, and inappropriate content investigations. […]

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