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Third-party risk is everywhere in 2026. Here's an overview of current risks and security best practices as we start the new year.
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Most companies rely on external services to keep their operations running smoothly, leaving lots of openings for third-party breaches. To create a resilient TPRM program in 2026, companies should embrace automation and AI, foster a culture of security, adopt a zero-trust approach, and more.

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Most startups don’t get hacked due to missing tools, but dangerous assumptions. A founder’s view on how security quietly breaks early-stage startups.
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Startups rarely get compromised because of advanced attacks. They get exposed because of assumptions that feel reasonable under pressure—being too small to matter, trusting encryption blindly, or postponing security decisions. Cybersecurity isn’t a tool problem; it’s a mindset problem. The earlier founders challenge their assumptions, the cheaper—and more effective—security becomes.

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Ever wondered if your wallet backup is enough? Here’s a friendly rundown of simple tricks and tools that make recovery easier and your crypto far safer.
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With crypto, you’re the only person who has control of your private keys. Because of this, it's helpful to know which backup options are available before losing access to your digital wallet. Hardware wallets can provide an additional level of security.

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Shadow AI costs enterprises $670,000 per breach.
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Shadow AI is the unauthorized use of AI tools by employees without IT oversight.

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Explore how Zero Trust secures agentic AI, treating autonomous agents as human actors to prevent misconfigurations, data leaks, and AI-driven breaches.
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Agentic AI systems act autonomously across enterprise environments, making traditional perimeter-based security ineffective. Zero Trust treats AI agents as independent actors with identities, enforcing continuous verification, least-privilege access, and contextual controls across APIs, systems, and data. While powerful, Zero Trust must be implemented thoughtfully to avoid policy sprawl, blind spots, and legacy gaps. When done right, it enables organizations to scale autonomous AI safely—without sacrificing speed, innovation, or trust.

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It took Bernardo Quintero more than three decades to track down the ghost in the machine.
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Bernardo Quintero is the founder of VirusTotal, a startup that was acquired by Google in 2012. He spent more than three decades trying to find the author of a computer virus that transformed the Spanish city of Málaga into a cybersecurity capital.

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Adaptive ZTNA powered by real-time risk scoring and dynamic path segmentation to stop threats and lateral movement fast.
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Traditional perimeter-based security has become obsolete. By 2025, 60% of enterprises will phase out most of their remote access VPNs in favor of ZTNA. IBM’s *Cost of a Data Breach Report* shows that organizations with Zero Trust deployed saved an average of $1.76 million per breach.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/wrapping-up-trends-in-macos-malware-of-2025.
The myth of a malware-free Mac is a thing of the past. Here’s how Mac threats evolved in 2025 — and what’s coming next.
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macOS is no longer a low-risk target. In 2025, attackers combined stealers, backdoors, and AI-driven phishing into long-running attacks — making user awareness and third-party protection more important than ever. The Mac threat landscape now closely resembles what Windows users have faced for years.