Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk Summary Dark Reading reports that a wave of ransomware and other cyberattacks has hit state and local governments just as federal cybersecurity…
Embracing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Talent Summary Programmes like student‑run Security Operations Centres (SOCs) can help close the cybersecurity skills gap by giving students real‑world, hands‑on experience while providing…
Scammers Are Using Grok to Spread Malicious Links on X Summary Bad actors on X are exploiting Grok, X’s native AI assistant, to publicise malicious links at scale. They hide…
Secretive MaaS Group ‘TAG-150’ Develops Novel ‘CastleRAT’ Summary Researchers have mapped an emerging malware-as-a-service (MaaS) cluster tied to a loader called CastleLoader and an ecosystem labelled CastleBot. The group behind…
Anyone Using Agentic AI Needs to Understand Toxic Flows Summary The article warns that “toxic flows” are an emerging and serious class of risk in agentic AI deployments. Toxic flows…
Critical SAP S/4HANA Vulnerability Under Attack, Patch Now Summary A critical code-injection flaw in SAP S/4HANA (CVE-2025-42957) disclosed in August 2025 is being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability carries…
When AI rejects your grant proposal: algorithms are helping to make funding decisions Summary The La Caixa Foundation in Barcelona is using a three-algorithm AI system to screen applications to…
First CRISPR horses spark controversy: what’s next for gene-edited animals? Summary Scientists in Buenos Aires have produced the first CRISPR–Cas9 gene-edited horses: five clones of the prize-winning polo horse Polo…
Hope for diabetes: CRISPR-edited cells pump out insulin in a person – and evade immune detection Summary Researchers report a first-in-human implantation of CRISPR-edited donor pancreatic islet cells that secreted…
Nature goes inside the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’ — here’s the buzz Content summary A Brazilian facility mass-produces Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the harmless bacterium Wolbachia and releases them…
