The Register, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
AI Struggles to Patch Vulns Without Adult Supervision
AI-generated security patches fully succeed only 26% of the time without human review. more →
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The Register, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Humans in the Loop Miss a Third of Dangerous AI Coding Agent Requests
Human reviewers approve about a third of malicious AI coding commands, pointing to approval fatigue. more →
Dark Reading, Friday, August 7th, 2026
AI-Generated Patches Fail Half the Time
A study of 6,080 AI-generated patches found only 46% actually fixed the underlying vulnerability. more →
InformationWeek, Friday, August 7th, 2026
AI Inference Attacks Put New Pressure on Enterprise Privacy
AI pattern recognition lets attackers infer sensitive personal data from anonymized business information. more →
InformationWeek, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Can Quantum Take the Load Off AI's Power Problem?
Quantum computing may reduce AI energy demands, but cooling and infrastructure costs complicate the equation. more →
O'Reilly Radar, Friday, August 7th, 2026
This Week in AI: Who Controls AI?
Governments tighten control over AI as companies spend billions on frontier competition and infrastructure. more →
CIO, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Inside the Post-Merger IT Overhaul at Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines completed a complex 18-month passenger service system migration after acquiring Hawaiian Airlines. more →
Rapid Identity Recovery: Lessons from Frontline Incident Response
Recovering identity after a ransomware attack is a complicated task. Restore too slowly and the business stalls; restore too quickly and you risk bringing the attacker back. more →
Dark Reading, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
AI Sends Global Crime Syndicates Into Fraud Nirvana
Fraud gangs use AI voice cloning, live deepfake overlays, and automated translation to industrialize scams. more →
Dark Reading, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
The Coordination Gap: How Attackers Are Outpacing Law Enforcement
Cybercrime syndicates now out-coordinate law enforcement, which still investigates and indicts in silos. more →
VentureBeat, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
AI Agents Are Part of Your Team Now. Here's How to Secure All of Them.
A four-stage framework for discovering, registering, scoping, and governing every AI agent identity. more →
VentureBeat, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
The Browser Is Where Attacks Land. Why Is Security Still Focused on the Endpoint?
Enterprise work has moved into the browser, but security architecture still protects the device. more →
CSO Online, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Evidence Points to Cybercriminals Stepping Up Their AI Game
Cisco Talos and CrowdStrike research shows AI is now embedded in daily cybercriminal operations. more →
Help Net Security, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Non-Human Identities Are 91% of Everything Active in Production
Machine identities vastly outnumber human accounts in production, creating security blind spots for defenders. more →
TechnologyAdvice, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
AI in ERP Systems: Benefits, Use Cases and Top ERP Tools
AI in ERP has moved past the pilot stage in 2026, with vendors shipping agents that post entries themselves. more →
TechnologyAdvice, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
ERP Implementation Guide (2026): Steps, Timeline and Best Practices
ERP rollouts take months to over a year and usually fail on data migration and user adoption, not software. more →
TechnologyAdvice, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Top ERP Trends in 2026: AI, Automation and Real-Time Data
Embedded AI, cloud growth, predictive analytics, and composable architecture define ERP in 2026. more →
FreeBSD Security in Production: Vulnerability Response and Operational Best Practices
Join Klara’s Allan Jude and FreeBSD Security Officer Gordon Tetlow for a technical discussion on securing production FreeBSD systems. The session covers the security mechanisms available in FreeBSD, best practices for applying them, and will cover how the FreeBSD Security Team investigates vulnerabilities, publishes advisories, and delivers patches for supported releases. more →
Anthropic, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Improving Fable 5's Biology Safeguards
Anthropic cuts biology-related fallbacks on Claude Fable 5 by roughly 85% by reducing false positives. more →
Dark Reading, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Anthropic: Claude Attacks Result of Security Gaps, Not Model Issues
Anthropic says a test-environment misconfiguration, not model misalignment, let Claude agents reach real systems. more →
AWS, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
AWS Transform Continuous Modernization is Now Generally Available
AWS Transform continuous modernization reaches general availability for at-scale technical debt remediation. more →
AWS, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna Now Support 1 Million Token Context Windows on Amazon Bedrock
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna gain 1 million token context windows on Amazon Bedrock. more →
AWS, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
AWS Security Hub Extended Adds Supply Chain Security as Its 10th Category
AWS Security Hub Extended adds supply chain security as a tenth category with Chainguard and Socket. more →
AWS, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Amazon Bedrock Launches Web Search for OpenAI GPT Models
Amazon Bedrock launches server-side Web Search so OpenAI GPT models can ground answers in current web data. more →
AWS, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Amazon Aurora Serverless Now Scales Faster to Support Agentic AI and Other Bursty Workloads
Amazon Aurora serverless scales to 12 ACUs within a second to serve bursty agentic AI workloads. more →
AWS, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Amazon DynamoDB Now Supports Real-Time Vector Search
Amazon DynamoDB adds generally available real-time vector search. more →
CIO Influence, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Broadcom Enables Enterprises to Strengthen Multi-Layer Cyber Defense and Operational Efficiency With New vDefend and Avi Load Balancer Capabilities
Broadcom announces vDefend and Avi Load Balancer enhancements for multi-layer private cloud security and performance. more →
SecureWorld Quantum Cryptography Virtual Conference
The conference centers on helping IT and cybersecurity leaders transition from reactive concern to proactive planning regarding quantum threats more →
Check Point, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Your VLAN Isn't an Air Gap: Six Hard Truths from the New CI Fortify Guidance
Check Point draws six hard truths from new CI Fortify guidance after 30 Minnesota water systems were attacked. more →
Check Point, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
When Data Becomes Instructions: AI Agents Need a Chain of Custody for Context
Check Point argues AI agents need a chain of custody for context because data can become instructions. more →
Check Point, Friday, August 7th, 2026
The Top Exposure Management Questions Security Leaders Ask (Part 1)
Check Point answers the exposure management questions security leaders ask most, covering discovery, intelligence, and integration. more →
Vertiv's AI Roadshow - Powering AI Leadership - Raliegh-Durham
Join us at the Vertiv AI Roadshow to discover cutting-edge infrastructure solutions designed to power and cool next-generation AI workloads. Connect with industry experts and explore high-density power and thermal management strategies that will future-proof your data center. more →
Databricks, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Ingest Semi-Structured Data Faster and More Efficiently with Variant - Now Generally Available
Databricks makes the Variant type generally available for faster, more efficient semi-structured data ingestion. more →
Databricks, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
The New Monday Morning Report: How Generative AI Can Deliver the Insights Your Executives Need.
Databricks describes how generative AI can replace the manual Monday morning executive reporting scramble. more →
Databricks, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Unity AI Gateway is Generally Available
Databricks makes Unity AI Gateway generally available for governed access to AI models. more →
Databricks, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Introducing OfficeQA Pro V2: A New Benchmark for Enterprise Grounded-Reasoning
Databricks releases OfficeQA Pro V2, a benchmark for evaluating enterprise grounded reasoning. more →
Databricks, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI is Now Available on Databricks Through Unity AI Gateway
Kimi K3 from Moonshot AI becomes available on Databricks through Unity AI Gateway. more →
Databricks, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
What Are Agentic Workflows?
Databricks explains what agentic workflows are as organizations move past single-prompt AI interactions. more →
TechRepublic, Thursday, July 30th, 2026
HP's Intel Business PC Lineup Targets Flexible Work
HP launches Intel-powered laptops and desktops designed for hybrid work environments. more →
Your Best Pipeline Is the Customers You Already Have
Sales culture fixates on new logos while the most efficient pipeline sits inside the existing book — customers who already trust you, pay you, and have validated that your solution works. Accounts are rarely lost to dramatic failure; they're lost to silence, as the rep moves on to the next hunt and a more present competitor fills the gap. A weekly newsletter keeps the entire installed base warm with no upsell attached, surfaces expansion signals through what customers engage with, and insures against champion turnover by reaching the whole account rather than one contact. more →
The Register, Saturday, August 1st, 2026
A Deep Dive Into NVIDIA's Vera CPU and the Olympus Cores That Power It
NVIDIA's first custom CPU features 88 Olympus cores designed for AI agents and GPU management. more →
Securing The Intelligent Edge: AI, IoT, And The New Front Lines Of Operational Risk
In this executive briefing, Forrester Senior Analyst Paddy Harrington draws on his latest research to help technology leaders navigate the critical intersection of AI-driven threats and operational resilience. more →
Okta, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
HTTP/2 Crash: A Denial of Service (DoS) in HTTP/2 Flow Control
The Okta Red Team discloses a denial-of-service vulnerability in HTTP/2 flow control. more →
Okta, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
AI Agent Import: Govern Agents Where Teams Build Them
Okta expands AI Agent Import so agents built in Gemini, Workday, and Microsoft enter a central registry. more →
Okta, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Free Tokens for Sale: How Fake Signups Drive AI Fraud
Okta documents a fraud economy harvesting free AI trial credits through mass fake signups. more →
Okta, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Quantum Computing and Identity Security: Two Problems, One Imperative
Okta splits quantum risk into immediate non-human identity exposure and long-term harvest-now-decrypt-later. more →
OpenAI, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Circles Powers Telco Personalization with OpenAI Technology
Circles used the OpenAI API and Codex to lift telco ARPU 22% and cut churn 9%. more →
OpenAI, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
How We Built a Realtime System for Responsive Voice AI in Six Months
OpenAI describes building GPT-Live, a turnless realtime voice system, in six months. more →
OpenAI, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Third-Party Cyber Evaluations Involving OpenAI Models
OpenAI explains recent third-party cyber evaluation incidents and the safeguards it is adding. more →
OpenAI, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
From Asking to Doing: How the World is Putting ChatGPT to Work
OpenAI Signals data shows country-level patterns in how the world is putting ChatGPT to work. more →
OpenAI, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT - And Expanding Access to GPT-5.6 Luna for Free Users
OpenAI improves GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and gives free users unlimited everyday chats with GPT-5.6 Luna. more →
OpenAI, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Working with the American Psychological Association on Youth Mental Health and AI
OpenAI works with the American Psychological Association on youth mental health guidance for AI. more →
OutSystems, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Operationalizing Enterprise AI: Strategic Investments for 2026
OutSystems argues operationalizing enterprise AI depends on foundation investments, not model selection. more →
OutSystems, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Q2 2026 in Review: Build Faster, Govern More
OutSystems recaps 27 Q2 2026 releases led by the Enterprise Context Graph for governed agent knowledge. more →
Rapid7, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Metasploit Pro 5.1 Released
Metasploit Pro 5.1 adds HTTP Meterpreter evasion primitives and an interactive network topology view. more →
Vertiv's AI Roadshow - Powering AI Leadership - Los Angels, CA
Join us at the Vertiv AI Roadshow to discover cutting-edge infrastructure solutions designed to power and cool next-generation AI workloads. Connect with industry experts and explore high-density power and thermal management strategies that will future-proof your data center. more →
Snowflake, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
Agentic Intelligence for Contract Review on Snowflake
Snowflake used agentic AI internally to cut contract review time by 70% and widen audit coverage. more →
Snowflake, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
CTO Circle: Lessons on Building AI-Native Engineering Teams
Snowflake shares lessons from 350+ CTOs on building AI-native engineering organizations. more →
Forrester, Friday, August 7th, 2026
Snowflake Summit 2026: The Race Has Shifted From Building AI to Operating It
Enterprise AI focus shifts from model development to operationalizing agentic systems at scale. more →
A New Approach to Performance-Based Storage TCO
Join us as we introduce a new performance-based approach to storage TCO. Learn how factors such as workload completion time, CPU utilization, energy consumption, and effective capacity influence the true cost of storage. The session will include a demonstration of SNIA's new TCO tool and show how it can help organizations make more informed storage decisions. more →
Veeam Blog, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Why Automated Disaster Recovery Beats Manual Runbooks
Automated disaster recovery eliminates configuration drift and human error inherent in manual runbooks. more →
Vertiv's AI Roadshow - Powering AI Leadership - Chicago, IL
Join us at the Vertiv AI Roadshow to discover cutting-edge infrastructure solutions designed to power and cool next-generation AI workloads. Connect with industry experts and explore high-density power and thermal management strategies that will future-proof your data center. more →
Zscaler, Monday, August 3rd, 2026
Zero Trust Branch is Now Available in FedRAMP Moderate and High
Zscaler Zero Trust Branch becomes available under FedRAMP Moderate and High authorizations. more →
Zscaler, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
On-Prem Data Security in the AI Era: Why It's Time to Modernize with DSPM
Zscaler argues on-premises sensitive data needs DSPM as it flows into AI workflows. more →
Zscaler, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Products Are Getting Smarter. Enterprise Transformations Are Getting Harder.
Zscaler argues enterprise transformations grew harder even as individual products got smarter. more →
Zscaler, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
The Director's Cut: When AI Agents Become Liability Risks
Zscaler's board-level briefing covers AI agent liability, third-party exposure, and OT risk. more →
Zscaler, Tuesday, August 4th, 2026
Zscaler Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant Reports for SASE and SSE
Zscaler is named a Leader in both 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrants for SASE and SSE. more →
Zscaler, Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
From Air Gaps to Always Connected: The Uptime Challenge Security Must Solve
Zscaler argues always-connected manufacturing has made air-gap-era security models obsolete. more →