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Companies are spending more on AI governance and getting less control

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Companies are spending more on AI governance and getting less control - Help Net Security

Shadow AI costs draw concern as security budgets grow, while unapproved AI tools reveal gaps in corporate oversight and governance.

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November 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM

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Google puts new limits on AI agents that hunt threats and fix vulnerabilities

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Google puts new limits on AI agents that hunt threats and fix vulnerabilities - Help Net Security

Google Cloud expands CodeMender and Wiz integrations with controls for AI agents, cloud workloads, and automated threat responses.

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November 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM

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NIST publishes cybersecurity guide for businesses too small to have IT staff

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NIST publishes cybersecurity guide for businesses too small to have IT staff - Help Net Security

NIST’s small business cybersecurity guide helps solo owners secure accounts, protect data, and prepare for IT attacks and recover.

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November 4, 2026 at 8:11 AM

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“Hackers Use Fake Government Websites and CAPTCHA Checks to Deliver SimpleHelp Remote Access Software” — CyberSecurityNews

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White text on a dark blue background reads, “Hackers Use Fake Government Websites and CAPTCHA Checks to Deliver SimpleHelp Remote Access Software”. Underneath, CyberSecurityNews is listed as the source.

November 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM

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Security certification is a snapshot, and buyers read too much into it

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Security certification is a snapshot, and buyers read too much into it - Help Net Security

Security certification tells you what was evaluated, in which version and configuration, not whether a product is secure today.

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November 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM

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Hackers Drain $27 Million from Penpie DeFi Protocol in Major Crypto Heist
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November 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM

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Cyberattack hits French blood banks

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Cyberattack hits French blood banks - Help Net Security

French blood banks detected a temperature spike in their cold rooms following a cyberattack on a refrigeration equipment provider.

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November 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM

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November 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Old software continues to bite

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November 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Old software continues to bite - Help Net Security

Todd Schell from Ivanti gives his overview of October 2026 and forecast for November 2026 Patch Tuesday. Are you ready to get patching?

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November 6, 2026 at 12:54 PM

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Most consumers aren’t ready to let AI agents shop unsupervised

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Most consumers aren’t ready to let AI agents shop unsupervised - Help Net Security

AI-assisted customer experiences depend on consumer control, secure account access and identity systems that support new AI tools.

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November 5, 2026 at 7:07 AM

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Vercel ties login sessions to devices, rolls out AI security reviews in public beta

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Vercel ties login sessions to devices, rolls out AI security reviews in public beta - Help Net Security

Vercel is rolling out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) and has launched Vercel Security Review in public beta.

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November 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM

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AI agent detection signals that still work when agents look human

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AI agent detection signals that still work when agents look human - Help Net Security

Detecting AI agent traffic is hard when undeclared and disguised sessions behave like people and slip past binary bot tools.

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November 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM

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87% say their AI controls need to work better

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87% say their AI controls need to work better - Help Net Security

Over half of 3,600 decision-makers say their AI can act on its own, and 87% point to an AI governance gap in approval and control.

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November 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM

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Ghostunnel: Open-source TLS proxy with mutual authentication

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Ghostunnel: Open-source TLS proxy with mutual authentication - Help Net Security

Ghostunnel TLS proxy adds mutual authentication in front of services that can’t speak TLS, with SPIFFE, OPA, and hot-reloading certificates.

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November 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM

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Anthropic open-sources FlashProve, its provable inference prototype for MoE models

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Anthropic open-sources FlashProve, its provable inference prototype for MoE models - Help Net Security

Anthropic’s FlashProve brings provable inference to open source, letting clients verify which model answered a prompt at 70-95x overhead.

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November 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM

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Open-source file sync tool rsync 3.5.2 fixes a CPU exhaustion flaw

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#cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #DevOps #Linux #opensource

Open-source file sync tool rsync 3.5.2 fixes a CPU exhaustion flaw - Help Net Security

sync 3.5.2 fixes a flaw that let an unauthenticated client exhaust a server’s CPU, and adds --nice CPU and disk priority controls.

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November 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM

Taryn Plumb

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A compromised distribution system let threat actors deliver a fake cPGuard update to thousands of #Linux servers, where it ran with root privileges.
#CybersecurityNews #Cybersecurity #AI #Data

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