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PHP2Shell is in CISA KEV: why runtime visibility matters

Oct 28, 2026 By Ashley Delfonso In Mend
Five days after PHP shipped the fix, CISA added both PHP2Shell flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Federal civilian agencies have until October 29 to remediate. Last week’s question was whether attackers could turn the flaws into working shells. This week’s question is which of your images and hosts still run an affected PHP build, and who can fix each one.
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Social Engineering Attacks Against Businesses: Examples, Risks, and Prevention

Oct 28, 2026 By SafeAeon Inc. In SafeAeon
Social engineering attacks differ from other cyberattacks most businesses face. In this type of attack, attackers exploit human trust rather than depending only on technical vulnerabilities. They impersonate employees or business partners to trick people into sharing sensitive information or transferring money. In some cases, they are also granted unauthorized access to company systems.
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What Is Penetration Testing? Types, Stages and How Often to Test

Oct 28, 2026 By Joey Wright In ThreatSpike
Every business with a website or email accounts has weak spots, and penetration testing helps you find them before an attacker does. Security experts try to break in the way a real hacker would, so you can see whether your defences hold up. The test itself is only the start. How often you test and what happens with what the testers find, decides whether a report makes you any safer. Both are worth knowing before you compare penetration testing services.
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Why AI Text Detectors Fail and What to Use Instead

Oct 28, 2026 By Kovrr In Kovrr
Somebody in the organization will eventually propose running documents through an AI text detector. The instinct is reasonable and the method is the one approach the published evidence rules out, for reasons a security or risk function should understand before the policy gets written. ‍ The organization that built the most widely used language model tried this and withdrew its own tool after six months. Its reason was accuracy, and the figures it published before withdrawing explain why. ‍
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Never Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight!

Oct 28, 2026 By Chris Ahearn In Sophos
In the world of cyber incident response, experience teaches one truth over and over again: speed matters, precision matters, and coordination matters. But perhaps one of the most overlooked lessons, often learned the hard way, is this: Choosing the right legal counsel is just as critical as selecting the right Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) firm.
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'Node2Shell' vulnerability (CVE-2026-111497) in active exploitation

Oct 28, 2026 By Sophos Counter Threat Unit Research Team In Sophos
On October 21, 2026, Node.js released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, including an issue in Brotli decoder (CVE-2026-111497). This critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVSS score of 9.2) has become widely known as Node2Shell but has also been referred to Broccoli2Shell and HTTP2Shell. The issue exists in the Brotli decoder (c/dec/decode.c) in multiple Google Brotli versions, and products that rely on Brotli implementations are vulnerable.
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Why Cybersecurity Should Be a Priority for Leicester Businesses

Why Cybersecurity Should Be a Priority for Leicester Businesses

Oct 28, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Cyberattacks are no longer limited to large corporations. Small and medium-sized businesses across Leicester also face security threats that can disrupt operations and expose sensitive information. According to the UK Government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025, 43% of UK businesses identified a cyber breach or attack in the previous 12 months. As businesses increasingly rely on digital systems, professional IT support in Leicester can help them maintain secure, reliable IT environments.
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The Key to Agentic Security is not to Secure the Agent

The Key to Agentic Security is not to Secure the Agent

Oct 28, 2026 By Dr. Peter Vincent, CTO, Outerlimit In SecuritySenses
In September 2024, OpenAI announced o1 and updates to its Assistants API. Looking back, this marked a shift in how AI systems would be used. These systems were no longer just generating answers. They were starting to connect with tools and affect the world directly. Tool use had previously been possible, but it was clunky and unreliable. Now, it is becoming a native capability. Yet this new ability has arrived before the underlying models have become trustworthy. Real-world capability is being handed to systems whose outputs cannot always be relied upon.
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7 Modern Car Safety Features to Compare Before Making a Purchase

7 Modern Car Safety Features to Compare Before Making a Purchase

Oct 28, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Buying a car involves more than comparing prices and comfort. Modern cars have safety technologies that help drivers spot dangers and avoid crashes. However, two cars that seem similar may perform differently due to their sensors and software. Understanding these differences can help you make better choices. Some technologies actively assist in dangerous situations, while others only provide warnings. Comparing independently tested safety features can show you which systems offer real protection and which might have hidden limitations you won't notice during a short test drive.
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