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Microsoft has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection and Response Platforms, Q2 2026. The post Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in the 2026 Extended Detection and Response Platforms Wave™ report appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Anthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US and its own employees, forcing Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone. "To my knowledge, this is the first time US export controls have been used to control access to an AI model in this way." The Trump administration has not publicly explained the legal
In Shenzhen, workers at IO-AI Tech control humanoid robots using a VR rig reminiscent of Ready Player One.
The official launch takes place next week.
An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging paid or promoted posts on legitimate news websites to drum up buzz for their warez, according to new findings from Check Point Research. The threat actor also has at their disposal a dedicated WordPress phishing page that acts as the central hub, alongside GitHub and SourceForge projects promoted by fake accounts, a YouTube channel, and a
Blockchain is an extremely data-driven technology because its primary function is to store, verify, and coordinate independent records in a secure, distributed data network. Without this information, no transaction, smart contract execution, or network activity would be valid, and it could jeopardize the integrity of much larger functions of trust. The data coming into the blockchain affects the accuracy of the whole system. Blockchain is nothing without the data it connects to, so, as far as t
AI models with advanced hacking capabilities will soon be the norm.
Microsoft has formally disclosed that it's working to release a patch to address a Defender zero-day codenamed RoguePlanet. The vulnerability has now been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score: 7.8), with the tech giant describing it as a privilege escalation flaw. "Microsoft is aware of an elevation of privilege in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in Microsoft Defender
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