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The Verizon 2026 DBIR Confirms the Shift from Vulnerability Management to Exposure Management

Jun 2, 2026 By Ryan Cribelar In Nucleus
Every year, the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) gives the security industry a chance to step back from the noise and look at what happened. Not what vendors predicted. Not what attackers threatened. Not what defenders feared. What happened. This year’s report makes one point hard to ignore: vulnerability exploitation became attackers’ initial leading access vector.
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How Weak AI Governance Increases Organizational Exposure to Risks

Jun 2, 2026 By Kovrr In Kovrr
‍ Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming businesses rapidly, but weak AI governance creates significant risks. Without proper oversight, organizations face costly data breaches, operational failures, and damage to their reputation. This article explains why strong AI governance is essential to managing these risks.
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Compliance and Regulation Heat Up in 2026: A New Phase of Scrutiny for Financial Services Organisations

Compliance and Regulation Heat Up in 2026: A New Phase of Scrutiny for Financial Services Organisations

May 29, 2026 By Sean Tilley, Senior Director of Sales EMEA In 11:11 Systems
The regulatory landscape facing financial services in 2026 is more complex, more demanding, and faster moving than at any point in the past decade. Across the UK, regulators are attempting to strike a delicate balance of stimulating economic growth while maintaining strong consumer protection and financial stability. This balancing act is unfolding against a backdrop of sluggish economic performance, geopolitical uncertainty, and political pressure for "pro-growth" regulation. The result is a regulatory environment where the pace, scope, and intensity of change is accelerating sharply.
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Malware Risks and Mitigation: Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Posture

May 29, 2026 By SafeAeon Inc. In SafeAeon
Malware attacks are a major cybersecurity concern for individuals and businesses. These attacks can lead to data theft and financial losses. A report from AV-Test suggests that more than 450,000 new malware and PUA samples are detected each day, bringing the total to 1.56 billion known samples. Malware can take many forms, such as viruses, ransomware, spyware, and trojans. These can threaten data integrity, privacy, and business continuity.
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SecurityScorecard Weekly Brief: The Driftnet Edition - Brandon Torio

May 29, 2026 By SecurityScorecard In SecurityScorecard
In this week’s Weekly Brief: The Driftnet Edition, Brandon Torio explains why SecurityScorecard’s acquisition of Driftnet is transforming internet exposure visibility, and how new research uncovered hidden pathways between internet-connected security cameras and critical infrastructure systems in a small U.S. municipality. “That's the kind of security that really matters, the link between cybersecurity and our physical lives.”
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25 Security Vulnerabilities That Have Defined the 2020s (Thus Far)

May 28, 2026 By Nicholas Sollitto In UpGuard
Welcome to vulnerability management's big bang. If it feels like your security team is running a marathon on a treadmill set to a permanent incline of 12.0 with 50lb sandbags tied around each ankle, you're in good company. We have officially entered the era of the Great Vulnerability Acceleration. To put this recent synthetic bloom into perspective, consider this: in the last five years, the cybersecurity community has identified and recorded over 150,000 new vulnerabilities.
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