Cybersecurity

Data breaches, privacy, vulnerabilities and practical tips to stay safe online.

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Salt Typhoon breach and the new era of telecom security

Salt Typhoon actors compromised over 600 organizations across 80 countries, including nine U.S. carriers, by exploiting unpatched edge routers. This massive breach of CALEA systems highlights why governments are shifting toward direct control of critical communication infrastructure.

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Navigating the agentic AI security era with Wiz

Following Google's $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, security teams must address agentic AI risks like memory poisoning and goal hijacking. With 80% of organizations reporting risky AI agent behaviors, choosing between Wiz, Cisco, and UnderDefense is critical for cloud defense.

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Risks of the Cisco Splunk integration and network outages

The integration of ThousandEyes and Splunk faces visibility gaps as autonomous system interaction failures rose to 386 weekly incidents in early 2026. Organizations face additional risks from rising downtime costs and complex licensing models following the $28 billion Cisco acquisition.

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Common mistakes with Cortex XSIAM SOAR playbooks

Organizations migrating from XSOAR to Cortex AgentiX face significant maintenance traps and data model shifts. Technical errors like query failures in version 3.x require joining managementauditing and incidents datasets to identify specific playbook execution issues.

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A beginner’s guide to SentinelOne’s Purple AI

SentinelOne's Purple AI uses multi-model AI to reduce investigation times from hours to seconds. Security teams using these tools report 63% faster threat identification and 55% faster resolution through autonomous investigation capabilities.