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Tor routing algorithm is trading safety for speed, says cofounder

Today, the Tor network’s biggest threat is centralization, not surveillance, says cofounder Roger Dingledine.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Aug 10, 20266 mins

Browser SecurityEndpoint ProtectionNetwork Security

CISA unveils a six-step blueprint for isolating critical infrastructure during cyberattacks

By Taryn Plumb

Jul 29, 20267 mins

Critical InfrastructureCyberattacksCybercrime

Articles

IBM: AI-driven attacks increased 56% last year, and data breach costs are up 12%

The financial toll of AI-powered breaches is significant. It adds an average of $1 million in costs per breach, as attackers use AI tools to increase speed, scale, and precision, IBM reports.

By Michael Cooney

Jul 29, 2026 5 mins

CyberattacksCybercrimeData Breach

Why the future of network security is the convergence of SASE and firewalls

As compute moves closer to the user and the edge becomes the epicenter of business innovation, physical and cloud security must converge.

By Zeus Kerravala

Jul 29, 2026 7 mins

FirewallsNetwork SecuritySASE

A 13-year-old flaw is exposing tens of thousands of data center management systems

Lava researchers found more than 36,000 internet-exposed baseboard management controllers vulnerable to a 13-year-old IPMI flaw, giving attackers a path beneath the operating system.

By Taryn Plumb

Jul 28, 2026 6 mins

Data Center ManagementServersVulnerabilities

Arista patches maximum severity vulnerability that is already being exploited

The vendor said that the problematic VeloCloud Orchestrator functionality was ‘intended to be for internal use only.’ Analysts stress that intent is not enough.

By Evan Schuman

Jul 28, 2026 6 mins

Network SecuritySecurityVulnerabilities

Why KVM-over-IP is becoming the backbone of modern infrastructure management

As IT teams manage infrastructure across data centers, colocation facilities, and test labs, software-dependent remote access tools are leaving critical gaps that only hardware-level KVM access can close.

By Jeff Miller

Jul 29, 2026 4 mins

Critical InfrastructureData CenterSecurity Hardware

Fortinet’s new FortiGate platform converges firewall, SASE technologies

New FortiGate 1200G series with FortiSASE Outpost brings threat protection and cloud-delivered SASE to on-premises environments.

By Michael Cooney

Jul 28, 2026 2 mins

Cloud SecurityNetwork SecuritySASE

Netscout doubles DDoS defense capacity to counter AI-driven botnets

Following its acquisition of DigiCert’s DDoS and WAF services, Netscout is boosting its Arbor Cloud DDoS mitigation capacity to 33 Tbps.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jul 28, 2026 4 mins

CyberattacksCybercrimeDDoS

Cisco, AMD bring enterprise-level security, visibility to Ryzen AI Halo systems

The joint architecture combines AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo hardware and a variety of Cisco technologies, including AI Defense for model and agent security, DefenseClaw for security policy enforcement, and Cisco Cloud Control to unify policy and control.

By Michael Cooney

Jul 24, 2026 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCPUs and ProcessorsNetwork Security

ISC2 seeks input from IT pros for AI security certification

ISC2 is developing a new AI security certification to help enterprises address emerging AI threats, governance challenges, and cybersecurity skills gaps.

By Denise Dubie

Jul 24, 2026 3 mins

CertificationsIT Training Network Security

Linux XFS has a decade-old race condition allowing full root access

A split-second race inside the Linux kernel was all it took to turn a routine filesystem copy-on-write operation into a serious privilege escalation.

By Shweta Sharma

Jul 23, 2026 4 mins

Data and Information SecurityOperating SystemsVulnerabilities

Arista debuts unified SD-WAN edge platform

Arista’s new Edge Threat Management (ETM) for VeloCloud SD-WAN is designed to bring integrated security to branch offices and allow enterprises to replace multiple point products with a single, AI-driven edge platform.

By Michael Cooney

Jul 21, 2026 5 mins

Network SecuritySD-BranchSD-WAN

Fortinet adds AI protections to endpoint security platform

Fortinet wants to better manage AI risk with FortiEndpoint platform enhancements.

By Michael Cooney

Jul 14, 2026 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceNetwork SecuritySecurity

How data centers cope with heat waves

High temperatures are putting a strain on IT infrastructure. In Spain, data center operators have refined their strategies to ensure they can survive the heat waves.

By Raquel C. Pico

Jul 14, 2026 10 mins

Business ContinuityData CenterIndustry