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New infosec products of the month: September 2026
Here's a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Akeyless, Akuity, Bitsight, BugBase, Cloud Range, Cohesity, Dataminr, Gurucul, Nozomi Networks, Orchid Security, Ping Identity, Scytale, Securin, Superna…
Why Technical Buyers Are Harder To Reach With Traditional Marketing
Technical buyers are not avoiding information. They are waiting to take an identifiable action until they have gathered the right information and developed enough confidence to move forward. Traditional B2B marketing, however, often asks them to…
Nymex Overview: Oil Futures Extend Gains on US-Iran Tensions -- OPIS
Refined product futures were also moving higher. October ULSD rose 25.25cts to $5.0289/gal, with November up 16.45cts at $4.7981/gal. October RBOB climbed 6.26cts to $3.6496/gal, with November up 7.2cts at $3.4124/gal. Oil futures had initially…
The new agent craze gives OpenAI a Mark Zuckerberg-shaped problem
OpenAI's ChatGPT is still the face of consumer AI. But it's no longer the hot new thing. Meta's Muse agent overtook ChatGPT on the free app charts this week, part of a new craze over personal AI assistants in Silicon Valley. Muse can browse, click…
Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability in Attackers' Crosshairs
Threat actors have been exploiting a high-severity vulnerability in Roundcube, the popular open source webmail client, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns. Tracked as CVE-2026-48842 (CVSS score of 8.1), the security defect is described as…
AI can't take over your holiday shopping quite yet, a new study suggests.
AI isn't able to take over your holiday shopping yet, a new study suggests. AI-powered shopping assistants frequently give conflicting answers about prices, product specifications, and which items are current, according to a study published this…
Oracle's 'force majeure' notice raises questions about the company's ability to deliver on AI data centers
Oracle's move to protect itself against a potential delay for its flagship AI data center project has Wall Street questioning whether the company can deliver the capacity needed to support its AI business. Bloomberg reported Thursday that Oracle…
Abandoned kittens found in box at Clark County industrial park; shelter seeks information
WINCHESTER, Ky. (LEX News) — The Clark County Animal Shelter is asking for the public's help after several young kittens were found abandoned in a box at an industrial park Thursday. According to a social media post from the shelter, a man…
Microsoft's CEO is putting Brad Smith in charge of communications, memo shows
Microsoft 's CEO Satya Nadella has a new plan for who will oversee the company's public announcements, according to an internal memo viewed by Business Insider. President Brad Smith will be in charge of the company's communications department…
'SalesBleed' Flaws in Salesforce Agentforce Enabled Zero-Click Data Exfiltration
Three vulnerabilities in Salesforce Agentforce could have allowed attackers to hijack trusted agents for sensitive CRM data exfiltration and phishing, Zenity Labs reports. Dubbed SalesBleed, the flaws could be exploited via Web-to-Lead forms…
How Trump's crypto winnings undermined the industry's push for looser regulation
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The crypto industry has just suffered a paradoxical defeat: Its biggest backer, President Donald Trump…
Kontext Security Emerges With $4 Million for AI Agent Runtime Controls
Kontext Security today launched publicly with $4 million raised in a funding round led by 42CAP, with additional support from a16z CSX and HTGF. Co-founded by Jens Ernstberger and Michel Osswald, the Munich, Germany-based startup has built a…
Nvidia's historic stock boom is turning its golden handcuffs into a ticket out the door
For some Nvidia employees, the golden handcuffs of the AI boom are coming loose. After nearly a decade at Nvidia working on chip design and AI models for biology, Ken Janik wanted to spend his time on something more personally meaningful. So the…
Island Raises $400 Million at $6.4 Billion Valuation
Island announced Thursday that it raised $400 million in a Series F funding round, bringing the company's valuation to $6.4 billion. The latest funding round was led by Evolution Equity Partners and it brings the total investment in Island to well…
OT Security Guidance: NIST Drafts Updated Guide, CISA/FBI Advise on ICS Integrators
NIST has published a draft update to its operational technology security guide, and CISA and the FBI have issued a fact sheet on the risks of working with third-party ICS integrators. NIST this week released a draft of Special Publication 800-82…
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