Cybersecurity, AI, etc.
Blue teaming (defensive research, detection engineering, incident response case studies, new detection/hunting methodologies)
The SANS 2026 Detection Engineering Survey, conducted in partnership with Anvilogic, paints a sobering picture of the state of defensive security operations. Surveying 307 practitioners across more than 10 industries,…
Microsoft has removed 119 malicious Edge browser extensions and suspended over 90 associated developer accounts in a takedown of “StegoAd,” a long-running malware operation active since at least 2021. The…
Summary BreachRx has launched the Rex Platform, an agentic AI incident command center designed to handle multiple simultaneous breaches — a scenario the company argues is now the norm in…
Summary CVE-2026-20253, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Splunk Enterprise, is being actively exploited in the wild. The flaw, carrying a CVSS score of 9.8, exists in the…
Summary IBM has joined OpenAI’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, gaining access to frontier AI models — including GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber — to build AI-powered application security services…
Summary Cisco has announced its intent to acquire WideField Security Inc., a startup specializing in identity lifecycle security, to bolster Splunk’s Agentic Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities. The deal, expected…
Summary Databricks has announced an agreement to acquire Panther, an AI-native Security Operations Center (SOC) platform, marking the company’s third cybersecurity acquisition following SiftD.ai and Antimatter. The deal was announced…
Summary The 2026 SANS State of Detection Engineering Report, developed in partnership with Anvilogic, paints a sobering picture of the defensive security profession. Based on a survey of over 300…
Summary Censys announced on June 18 a major expansion into security operations, embedding its internet intelligence platform directly into SOC workflows through new integrations with leading SIEM, SOAR, and threat…
Summary ESET researchers have published a detailed analysis of The Gentlemen ransomware group’s industrialized approach to neutralizing endpoint security. The gang, led by Russian-speaking threat actor LARVA-368, has built a…