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The silent vulnerability of the 'Heart of Europe': Why Belgian SMEs are falling behind in software security
Digital Transformation

The silent vulnerability of the 'Heart of Europe': Why Belgian SMEs are falling behind in software security

Belgian software SMEs risk losing B2B contracts as new EU rules expose weak threat modelling and scant security training, a PXL study says.

By Dag Flachet • 6 min read • Mon, 25th May 2026

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Arm expands Arteris security tools across CPU portfolio
IoT Security

Arm expands Arteris security tools across CPU portfolio

Security checks will now cover more Arm processors, as the chip designer broadens use of Arteris' Radix tool to spot flaws earlier.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
AI coding models make working code, not secure code
Data Protection

AI coding models make working code, not secure code

Working output from the latest AI coding tools was secure barely a third of the time, exposing a widening risk for software teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday
NCC Group maps security gaps across AI coding agents
Application Security

NCC Group maps security gaps across AI coding agents

Weak default safeguards and uneven sandboxing could leave developers exposed to command execution before workspace trust is granted.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Giesecke+Devrient says post-quantum shift is urgent
Data Protection

Giesecke+Devrient says post-quantum shift is urgent

Encrypted data could be exposed years before practical quantum computers arrive, putting identity, telecoms and payments under pressure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
XBOW wins AWS application security competency status
DevOps

XBOW wins AWS application security competency status

The AWS badge could help XBOW win more enterprise deals as buyers seek continuous testing that shows which vulnerabilities are exploitable.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week
Anthropic widens Fable 5 safeguards & rates jailbreaks
Malware

Anthropic widens Fable 5 safeguards & rates jailbreaks

New safeguards will let Fable 5 block more harmful cyber prompts, as Anthropic also seeks a common scale for jailbreak risk.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
Google Cloud uses AI agents to secure software lifecycle
Cloud Security

Google Cloud uses AI agents to secure software lifecycle

Its internal security team says automated agents now speed vulnerability checks, patching and production monitoring as attacks intensify.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners
Network Security

OpenAI expands Daybreak with patching tools & partners

The move aims to help defenders turn faster vulnerability discovery into working fixes, as OpenAI broadens access to its cyber tools and partners.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month
What Swiss Cheese teaches us about choosing MDR
Security Information and Event Management

What Swiss Cheese teaches us about choosing MDR

MDR buyers risk missing attacks if they focus on price and log limits instead of coverage across identities, endpoints and cloud systems.

By David Higgs • 3 min read • Last month
How continuous assurance can strengthen cyber security in the AI era
Hybrid Cloud

How continuous assurance can strengthen cyber security in the AI era

Periodic penetration tests miss most systems, prompting Australian and New Zealand firms to use AI-driven checks for broader coverage and faster risk spotting.

By Gareth Cox • 3 min read • Last month
Hugging Face Transformers flaw enabled remote code
Cloud Security

Hugging Face Transformers flaw enabled remote code

Millions of downloads were exposed to silent code execution as a flaw in Hugging Face Transformers let malicious models run on load.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Windows 11 sandbox flaw lets attackers escape with one click
Application Security

Windows 11 sandbox flaw lets attackers escape with one click

Microsoft patched a CVE-2025-59199 flaw in October after researchers showed a single click could let low-integrity code escape Windows 11's sandbox.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

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Picus launches AI platform to validate real exploits
Firewalls

Picus launches AI platform to validate real exploits

Security teams may be able to cut false alarms as Picus says its new platform proves whether a vulnerability can actually be exploited.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Skyhawk AI Red Team seizes AWS organisation in seconds
Cloud Security

Skyhawk AI Red Team seizes AWS organisation in seconds

A financial services cloud was taken over in seconds in a test, highlighting how approved permissions can still let attackers reach full AWS control.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Researchers unveil self-testing quantum random chip
Cloud Security

Researchers unveil self-testing quantum random chip

The chip could bolster banking and cloud security by proving its randomness is intact even as hardware ages, drifts or is tampered with.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month
Zapier security chain exposed package publishing risk
Cloud Security

Zapier security chain exposed package publishing risk

A free account could have let attackers alter Zapier-maintained packages and hijack logged-in users' browser sessions, researchers said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 29th May 2026