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New infosec products of the week: October 16, 2026
Here's a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from NinjaOne, Qualys, Scytale, and SolarWinds. NinjaOne has announced Katana AI, an agentic AI technician that supports and elevates IT workers, and the NinjaOne…
Beyond Trending: What is deep state?
Deep state is largely seen as a result of an interplay between formal and informal institutions in a state. Its members are said to form a covert network and operate behind the scenes, influencing various facets of governance. The term is traced to…
Anthropic polled 1,334 of its employees. They're more sure than most of us that AI will take over jobs.
Anthropic employees believe that AI will make their labor obsolete. Most US workers don't see their jobs that way at all. The AI company published research on Friday that compares surveys with US adults against an internal poll of 1,334 Anthropic…
Nvidia's communications team has undergone a shake-up as its public profile exploded
Nvidia's communications organization has been reshaped as the company became the face of the AI boom, with multiple teams brought under new leadership and a string of departures. Business Insider identified roughly 15 communications employees who…
Your Smart Fridge Might Host an AI Botnet (And Other Security News You Need to Know This Week)
One thing I've learned in the age of internet fame is that no matter how high someone's star rises, it'll always fall again. We saw that this week when CyberLeek, the group that made waves posting hacked material from GTA 6, tried to drum up more…
Gartner: The quantum threat is already behind schedule
For years, quantum computing lived in a strange place in the cybersecurity conversation: important enough to worry about, but sufficiently distant to leave for another day. When we asked CISO what's keeping them up at night, quantum computing…
Korean banks plan security spending increases after data breaches
Shinhan, Woori cut this year's budgets by double digits as lenders review defenses South Korea's biggest banks are preparing to boost security spending following a wave of data breaches, with Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank reversing course after…
'We will engage constructively': A.I. giants get knock on the door from feds after models go rogue * WorldNetDaily * by Dylan Kresak, Daily Caller News Foundation
Two of America's top artificial intelligence companies now have a federal government agency looking over their shoulders. OpenAI and Anthropic each received a civil investigative demand from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday, ordering…
American Foreign Service Association calls on State Dept to rehire fired feds
The State Department is opening up applications for its Lateral Entry Pilot Program, which is seeking to hire mid-career employees for the Foreign Service. The American Foreign Service Association said State has more than 2,000 qualified people…
I've Tested Antivirus for 40 Years. Here's Who Should Actually Pay for It (And Who Shouldn't)
An old song tells us, “The moon belongs to everyone; the best things in life are free.” According to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, the moon really does belong to everyone, but the best things in life aren't necessarily free, at…
A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. (AW:CA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. (AW:CA) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 16, 2026 10:30 AM EDT Susan Senecal - President, CEO & Director Kelly Blankstein - Chief Financial Officer Logan Reich - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Hello…
The Most Valuable AI Skill? Knowing When Not to Use It
With AI assistants taking on more writing, analysis and problem-solving, workers across all industries will still need the brainpower, judgment and expertise to challenge an answer, explain a decision, and handle situations the technology gets…
Autonomous security: Is agentic AI next step for MDR?
Paul Stuttard, director, Duxbury Networking. Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing managed detection and response (MDR) technologies. AI helps security teams sift through vast amounts of data, spot suspicious behaviour and react to…
Proofpoint Inks $6.3 Billion All-Cash Deal to Acquire Varonis
Proofpoint has agreed to acquire data and AI security firm Varonis in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $6.3 billion, the two companies announced on Thursday. The deal is the largest cybersecurity acquisition announced so far in 2026. Varonis…
Citiguard CEO Sami Nomair Writes in Forbes Business Council That Security Should Be Run as a Growth Strategy, Not a Cost Center
In the article, Nomair describes how Citiguard assesses a property before it assigns a guard. The assessment asks where the business is exposed, which people, assets or operations matter most, what could interrupt them and what that interruption…
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