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A recent disclosure revealed that data associated with more than 17.5 million Instagram accounts was exposed through a large-scale data leak, with records reportedly including user IDs, contact details, and account metadata, according to CyberPress. While no direct breach of Instagram’s core infrastructure has been publicly confirmed, the exposed dataset highlights a persistent challenge for

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AI hallucination is still the deal-breaker.

Related: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) strategies

As companies rush AI into production, executives face a basic constraint: you cannot automate a workflow if you cannot trust the output. A model that fabricates facts becomes … (more…)

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Every year, thousands of founders start with a strong idea. Only a small percentage turn that idea into a real, revenue-generating business. Fewer still scale...Read More

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 21, 2026 – Recently, MarketsandMarkets™, a globally recognized market research and consulting firm, released its Global DDoS Protection and Mitigation Security Market Global Forecast to 2030 report, providing a comprehensive assessment of industry trends, technology evolution, and leading vendors worldwide. Based on its mature technology stack, comprehensive solution portfolio, and strong market […]

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Compare the best authentication systems for your business. We analyze enterprise SSO, CIAM solutions, and single sign on providers for CTOs and engineering leaders.

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Learn how Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) works with detailed policy examples for enterprise SSO, CIAM, and Zero Trust security architectures.

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Learn how bearer tokens work in OAuth 2.0 and CIAM. A complete guide for CTOs on bearer token authentication, security risks, and best practices.

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Discover the key differences between Workforce IAM and CIAM. Learn why CTOs need distinct strategies for employee security and customer experience in enterprise SSO.

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Learn how stateful hash-based signatures like XMSS and LMS provide quantum-resistant security for AI Model Context Protocol deployments and data integrity.

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Troubleshoot common FreeRadius issues in passwordless setups. Learn how to fix certificate errors, shared secret mismatches, and database sync problems.

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ATLANTA, Jan. 20, 2026, CyberNewswire — Airlock Digital, a leader in proactive application control and endpoint security, announced the release of The Total Economic Impact (TEI) of Airlock Digital, an independent study commissioned by Airlock Digital and conducted … (more…)

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Check Point dug into the details of VoidLink and found a sophisticated and quickly developed malware that was mostly generated using AI and putting a spotlight on what the future of cyber threats looks like.

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Session 9C: Phishing & Fraud 2

Authors, Creators & Presenters: Boladji Vinny Adjibi (Georgia Tech), Athanasios Avgetidis (Georgia Tech), Manos Antonakakis (Georgia Tech), Michael Bailey (Georgia Tech), Fabian Monrose (Georgia Tech)

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The Guardians of Name Street: Studying the Defensive Registration Practices of the Fortune 500

Using orthographic, phonetic, and semantic models, we study the prevalence of defensive registrations related to a wide spectrum of transformations of the base domain names of Fortune 500 companies. As part of a large-scale evaluation, we explore several questions aimed at (a) understanding whether there are explainable factors (e.g., the size of the company's security team or its domain name's popularity rank) that correlate with a company's level of engagement regarding defensive registrations; (b) identifying the main actors in the defensive registration ecosystem that Fortune 500 companies rely upon; (c) uncovering the strategies used by these actors, and d) assessing the efficacy of those strategies from the perspective of queries emanating from a large Internet Service Provider (ISP). Overall, we identified 19,523 domain names defensively registered by 447 Fortune 500 companies. These companies engage in defensive registrations sparingly, with almost 200 companies having fewer than ten defensive registrations. By analyzing the registrations, we found many similarities between the types of domain names the companies registered. For instance, they all registered many TLD-squatting domain names. As it turns out, those similarities are due to the companies' reliance on online brand protection (OBP) service providers to protect their brands. Our analysis of the efficacy of the strategies of those OBPs showed that they register domain names that receive most of the potential squatting traffic. Using regression models, we learned from those strategies to provide recommendations for future defensive registrants. Our measurement also revealed many domain names that received high proportions of traffic over long periods of time and could be registered for only 15 USD. To prevent the abusive use of such domain names, we recommend that OBP providers proactively leverage passive DNS data to identify and preemptively register highly queried available domain names.

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In Star Trek, the Kobayashi Maru simulation is an unwinnable test faced by Starfleet cadet captains. The only way to “win” is to accept that you can’t. It’s a test of character — forcing cadet captains to choose between impossible options and live with the consequences. In many ways, our roles as cybersecurity leaders is the..

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Today’s data centers are hardened facilities with layered access controls, surveillance, redundancy and security teams focused on keeping threats out. Yet, even the most secure environment can be compromised by a single moment of trust, such as a legitimate-looking email that prompts someone to click a link. That’s the modern cybersecurity paradox. The perimeter can..

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The numbers tell a stark story: $1.42 billion lost across 149 documented incidents in 2024 due to smart contract vulnerabilities, with access control flaws accounting for $953.2 million in damages alone. While the Web3 community debates the perfect AI solution for smart contract security, billions continue to drain from protocols that could have been protected..

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There is a rise in cybersecurity threats in today’s rapidly changing digital landscape. Organizations have struggled to safeguard sensitive data and systems from ransomware and breaches. In fact, about 87% of security professionals report that AI-based cyberattacks are plaguing organizations worldwide. Traditional cybersecurity solutions are effective to a degree. However, they tend to be limited..

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Why Stitched Together Platforms Quietly Increase Breach Probability In today’s cybersecurity market, nearly every vendor claims to offer an integrated or unified platform. For buyers under pressure to reduce complexity, these promises are appealing. But beneath the marketing language lies a reality that many organizations only discover after a breach: integration does not equal unification.

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The privacy rights group Fight for the Future was one of 44 organizations that sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to pull back on funding for ICE, noting the growing threats to U.S. citizens and others as the agency spends millions of dollars on its growing surveillance capabilities.

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