Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai had to disable several features of its ZCode coding assistant this week after a default setting was…
Date Archives September 2026
Beware these fake websites selling subscriptions to AI assistants
Websites offering fake subscriptions to AI transcription tools, image generators, and other digital assistants could be putting enterprise data at risk, according…
The cyber AI parity window now has a deadline
In April, I wrote about what I called the Cyber AI Parity Window. This is the rare period in which defenders and…
CISOs can no longer ignore the nation-state threat
Flare-ups between US intelligence agencies and private-sector defenders have long been a characteristic of the cybersecurity landscape, with the balance swinging between…
Gemini broke into 3 companies, but Google kept it quiet because ‘no damage was done’
A Google Gemini AI agent broke into three companies in July, guessing the credentials for one and discovering the credentials for the…
After spending billions, OpenAI still has gaps in its cybersecurity
Two separate reports of security flaws in OpenAI systems highlight how even a company spending billions on developing its own AI-powered cybersecurity…
New npm malware finds a way around install script defenses
Blocking suspicious install scripts may no longer be enough to mitigate threats from malicious JavaScript dependencies used in software supply-chain attacks. Security…
Orchid Security Introduces AI Agent Readiness Controls Featuring Continuous Identity Monitoring and Kill-Switch Capabilities
Readiness tagging for AI, always-on observability, and coordinated kill switches at the application layer give enterprises a defensible route to scaling agents…
Revoking the token didn’t kill the backdoor
Every identity-compromise runbook I have written, read or inherited has the same step near the top: revoke the tokens. Reset the password,…
5 ways AI is reshaping the cybersecurity job market
Mario Platt spent part of last year eliminating a team. As CISO for online password management service LastPass, he shut down the…