5 AI Security Challenges in 2026 and Why They Matter
Key takeaways In the AI era, AI security is data security.  AI agents access data directly, so app-level permissions no […]
Industry’s message on CIRCIA: Please ask us fewer questions about cyberattacks
Industry groups who spoke at town halls hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency about a pending cyber incident
Andy Burnham signals continuity on UK cyber policy, reappoints minister despite scrapping ministry
New Prime Minister Andy Burnham reappointed Britain’s cybersecurity minister to a government post amid a sweeping overhaul of ministerial positions,
Trump Fires Court-Appointed US Attorney One Hour After Appointment, Immediately Gets Sued
from the party-of-law-and-order dept Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Federal judges in the Western District of Washington had
The 14 Phishing Red Flags Your Users Need to Know (2026)
Phishing red flags are behavioral and technical cues that a message, call, site, or meeting is a social-engineering attempt. Look
Imperva Customers Protected Against CVE-2026-16723: Critical FastJson 1.x Zero-Day RCE
TL;DR: A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been disclosed in FastJson, a widely used JSON processing library for Java. The vulnerability, assigned CVE-2026-16723 with a CVSS score
Don’t swing at everything
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Lately I’ve found myself thinking a lot about the Australian
Russian Global Webmail Espionage
Executive Summary Unit 42 has observed a persistent cyberespionage campaign we track as CL-STA-1114. This activity cluster overlaps with activity
Genetic clue could lead to future Alzheimer’s treatments
Researchers posit that changes in the three-dimensional structure of DNA inside brain cells may play a key role in Alzheimer’s
Proofpoint Research Finds 65% of Organizations Affected by Ransomware Say AI Made Attacks More Effective
Global study reveals that AI is amplifying phishing, impersonation and credential theft, transforming ransomware into a human-centric extortion problem SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 22, 2026 – Proofpoint, Inc., a global leader