Security

Accenture's $4.18B industrial cybersecurity push reshapes OT defense
Accenture is spending $4.18 billion to acquire three cybersecurity companies, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure like power grids and factories from evolving threats in the AI era.

AMD's TSME Change: What It Means for You
AMD consumers report that Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) has been disabled on non-Pro Ryzen processors.

AMD Strips TSME From Consumer CPUs
AMD has quietly removed Transparent Secure Memory Encryption (TSME) support from consumer Ryzen processors via firmware.

Meta Tested Rank One Computing Software
Meta licensed technology from Rank One Computing to prototype face recognition for its smart glasses before deleting the code.

Anthropic Fable 5 Disabled: What It Means
The US government ordered export controls on Anthropic Fable 5. Here is what this sudden shutdown means for everyday AI users.

Grok Imagine Hosts Explicit Deepfakes of Women
A WIRED review reveals the Grok Imagine system has been used to create and host explicit deepfakes of famous women.

The Truth About New Influence Campaigns
How new covert influence campaigns use AI to target social media platforms, and why they are failing to trick real users.

Trump Risks Surveillance Authority Over Spy-Chief Pick
A key warrantless surveillance authority is set to expire amid a standoff over President Trump's pick for acting intelligence chief. Section 702 of FISA allows warrantless collection of foreign communications, potentially sweeping in American data.

Who Runs The Gentlemen Ransomware Group?
Cybersecurity researchers link the administrator of The Gentlemen ransomware group to Alexander Andreevich Yapaev from Izhevsk.

Are These Microsoft packages Safe? What to Know
Dozens of Microsoft packages were laced with a credential stealer. If you use AI coding agents, here is what you must do.

Inside Meta's Abrupt Removal of NameTag
The sudden deletion of the NameTag face-recognition code from Meta's smart glasses app highlights intense privacy concerns.
