Suspected state-sponsored hackers exploited NetScaler zero-day since early September (CVE-2026-88772)

Bellini Capital CISO on AI security governance and the limits of patching faster

In this Help Net Security interview, Brian Blakley, CISO at Bellini Capital, explains why AI makes finding vulnerabilities faster while fixing them still takes time. He argues that “patch faster” is not enough and that teams need to cut exposure while remediation is pending. Blakley describes a shared metric for CIOs and CISOs, how his team tests for silent model updates, who owns the damage when an AI agent makes a…

AbuseBox: Open-source monitor for blacklists, DNS, SSL and email records

AbuseBox is a free, open-source tool that checks IP addresses and domains against 60 DNS blacklists, pulls reputation scores from AbuseIPDB, inspects DNS, SSL and email-authentication records, and sends an alert when something changes. A DNS blacklist, or DNSBL, is a list that mail servers and other services consult when deciding whether to trust an address. The dashboard keeps one list of what needs attention: black…

NIST starts the countdown to retire quantum-vulnerable encryption

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a roadmap for moving to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), with earlier deadlines for certain sensitive federal systems. The report, Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (NIST IR 8547), explains which cryptographic methods need to be replaced, what organizations should consider and how the transition will unfold. It builds on the post-q…

CVE-2026-111497 Portfolio Status: Impact of Brotli Vulnerability (CVE-2026-111497) on Palo Alto Networks Products (Severity: CRITICAL)