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New infosec products of the week: July 31, 2026
Here's a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from BlackCloak, Contrast Security, Dropzone AI, PortSwigger, Realm Security, Reco, Root Evidence, and ZeroFox. Deepfakes have made one of our oldest assumptions…
Microsoft tells employees not to use prediction markets if they have inside information
Microsoft wants its employees to know that it considers prediction markets to fall under its insider trading policy. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft included an updated copy of its 'General Insider Trading…
Bank of America to Buy Cybersecurity Consultancy MDSec
Bank of America said it plans to acquire information security consultancy MDSec Consulting Limited, expanding the bank's cybersecurity capabilities. The companies said Thursday that the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter…
Amazon is proving you don't need the best model to win the AI race
Amazon's earnings on Thursday highlighted a surprising idea gaining traction across Silicon Valley: You don't need the best models to win in AI. The company reported blockbuster results, including a 37% jump in revenue from Amazon Web Services.
Proposed Transfer of the Listing of Vantiva Shares to the Euronext Growth Market
Proposed Transfer of the Listing of Vantiva Shares to the Euronext Growth Market Paris (France) – July 30, 2026 – At its meeting held on July 30, 2026, the Board of Directors of Vantiva (Euronext Paris: VANTI), a global technology…
Why The Safest AI Teams Report The Most Incidents
Heather Ceylan is the Chief Information Security Officer at Box, where she leads the global information security program and strategy. In security, the metric I distrust most is a low incident count. A quiet quarter can mean the controls…
Bank of America to Acquire Cybersecurity Firm MDSec
Bank of America announced on Thursday that it plans to acquire UK-based information security consultancy MDSec Consulting Limited. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. Financial…
Patreon is upping its RTO mandate after laying off 20% of staff
Patreon slashed its workforce by 20% last week — and wants its remaining staffers to come into the office more. The company informed workers that it is increasing its return-to-office (RTO) requirement from two to three days a week for staff…
Canada's real-time rail could transform payments, competition, and economic growth
Canada's long-awaited payments modernisation agenda is finally moving from planning to implementation. At the centre of this transformation is the Real-Time Rail (RTR), a new national payments infrastructure designed to allow Canadians and…
International Petroleum Corporation to release Second Quarter 2026 Financial and Operational Results on August 4, 2026
International Petroleum Corporation (IPC) (TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm: IPCO) will publish its financial and operating results and related management's discussion and analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026…
CareRx Corporation (CRRX:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
CareRx Corporation (CRRX:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 30, 2026 8:30 AM EDT Puneet Khanna - CEO, President & Director Suzanne Brand - Chief Financial Officer Maximillian Judd-Czmielewski - Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc., Research Division Kyle McPhee…
In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI's hacker was noisy and fast - but not unstoppable
Earlier this month, AI dataset platform Hugging Face shocked the world when it revealed that it had fallen victim to a fully autonomous AI-powered cyberattack. Days later, the story took another dramatic twist when OpenAI admitted that the hacker…
Best High-Yield Savings Accounts Today, July 30, 2026: Up to 4.50% APY Still Available After Latest Fed Decision
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Security Awareness Training Reduces Phishing Success
Human error is the soft underbelly of cybersecurity. According to IBM, it plays a role in roughly 95% of breaches, a statistic that looms especially large in K–12 education. Schools are uniquely vulnerable, with thousands of users, limited…
The AI Math To Do Before Laying Off Employees
In the past year, many companies have made headlines for massive job cuts because of AI automation. And while these cuts have quickly reduced headcounts and employee expenses, they haven't all been effective. Studies show that about a third of…
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