Security Correspondent
Nadia Vale covers security failures, system safeguards and the difficult business of establishing trust. Her beat connects technical disclosures with their consequences for users and institutions. She favors specific threat models over sweeping claims that a system is safe or unsafe.
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The discovery of three critical vulnerabilities within Delta Electronics' programmable logic controllers (PLCs) has ignited a debate within the industrial cybersecurity community. While some experts a...
Read article →The cybersecurity landscape is facing a concerning trend: a rapid turnover of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). This 'CISO succession crisis,' as it's becoming known, isn't just a matter of...
Read article →Brussels is preparing a significant shift in its cybersecurity posture, with a proposal expected on January 20th that targets the gradual removal of vendors like Huawei from the European Union's criti...
Read article →The proliferation of commercial drones has introduced a new vector for security vulnerabilities. Researchers at Neodyme have recently disclosed a detailed analysis of weaknesses in a popular drone pla...
Read article →The resurgence of retro aesthetics in technology continues, this time with AsciiSketch, a free, browser-based ASCII art and diagram editor. While modern graphical tools dominate the landscape, AsciiSk...
Read article →The White House has once again put forward Sean Plankey's name to head the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a critical role that has remained unfilled since President Trump's r...
Read article →ServiceNow is grappling with what security researchers are calling the 'most severe AI vulnerability to date,' a flaw stemming from the integration of agentic AI into its existing chatbot infrastructu...
Read article →The United States government has approved the export of Nvidia's H200 AI chips to China, but with a significant caveat: independent third-party verification of the chips' AI capabilities. This decisio...
Read article →Shazam, the Apple-owned song identification service, has released its annual 'Fast Forward' playlist for 2026, offering a data-driven prediction of the music artists poised for breakthrough success. T...
Read article →Project Eleven, a firm specializing in preparing blockchain technologies for the looming threat of quantum computing, has announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by Castle Island Ventures. ...
Read article →Fortinet is facing renewed scrutiny this week as a critical vulnerability in its FortiSIEM product is actively being exploited. The command injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-64155, poses a significa...
Read article →A newly disclosed set of vulnerabilities, dubbed 'WhisperPair,' has exposed significant security flaws in Google's Fast Pair protocol, impacting at least 17 audio device models across 10 different bra...
Read article →Microsoft has struck a significant blow against online fraud, dismantling the RedVDS cybercrime network through coordinated legal action in the U.S. and the U.K. This takedown, announced Wednesday, is...
Read article →The integrity of the U.S. Supreme Court's electronic filing system was breached repeatedly throughout 2023, and now, a suspect is expected to plead guilty. The incident raises serious questions about ...
Read article →The non-profit Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt [https://letsencrypt.org] has officially announced the general availability of 6-day and IP address certificates. While seemingly a minor change, thi...
Read article →The cybersecurity landscape is bracing for increasingly sophisticated AI-driven threats, and depthfirst, an AI security firm, is positioning itself as a key player in the defense. Today, the company a...
Read article →Palantir Technologies, the data analytics giant, faces accusations of attempting to stifle competition through aggressive legal tactics, according to recent court filings. Lawyers representing former ...
Read article →The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has launched a formal investigation into Activision Blizzard, a subsidiary of Microsoft, over concerns regarding "misleading and aggressive practices" within i...
Read article →TikTok is preparing to launch a new age detection system throughout Europe in the coming weeks, a move aimed at identifying and restricting access for users under the age of 13. This development arriv...
Read article →The global semiconductor shortage, initially impacting GPUs and automotive production, has now spread its tendrils into the consumer storage market, creating a situation where high-capacity NVMe SSDs ...
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