Category: Cyber
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Fake IT Calls on Microsoft Teams Lead to GoGRPC Backdoor Infection
A Microsoft Teams call from someone posing as company IT support can lead an employee to approve a Quick Assist session, giving the attacker remote control of the computer. Zscaler ThreatLabz has tracked these voice-phishing attacks, commonly called vishing, since January 2026 in which, after gaining access, the attackers use PowerShell to inspect the system…
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NVIDIA’s Open Security AI Alliance Is Missing Some Big Names
NVIDIA has assembled nearly 40 technology companies behind a new initiative to build open source security tools for AI, although the coalition launches without participation from several of the industry’s most influential AI developers. Announced on July 27, the Open Secure AI Alliance members including Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft, CloudStrike, Space X, SAP and the Linux…
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Get Spotify’s student discount plus Hulu for just $6 a month – here’s how
Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETHow does Spotify verify my student status? For Spotify student subscriptions, the streaming giant is partnering with SheerID, a verification platform used by several other brands to confirm student status and other vocation-specific discounts, such as military, teacher, and more. SheerID also houses discounts for students, teachers, and more to access in one place. How do I…
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The Hidden Power of Advisory Boards
Recently, security engineer Rit Das asked me for advice on acquiring a small physical security company. After years selling security systems to hospitals, schools, and public safety agencies, he had discovered an opportunity to invest in well-run firms that had loyal customers and recurring revenue but lacked scale and succession options.But as our conversation evolved,…
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Microsoft Says New Cybersecurity AI Model Helps MDASH Hit 95.95% at Half the Cost
Swati KhandelwalJul 28, 2026AI Security / Vulnerability Management Microsoft has launched its first cybersecurity-specific model inside MDASH, its multi-model vulnerability identification and remediation harness. The company says MDASH, using MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and GPT-5.4, scored 95.95% on CyberGym. It also claims the configuration costs 50% less than its current best MDASH combination of GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 mini, and…
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Too Many AI Tools? How to Create Story Videos In One Workflow With Wondershare Media.io
Disclosure: This article was created in collaboration with Wondershare Creating a video without constantly switching between platforms often means juggling multiple tools for writing, image generation, character design, video creation, and editing. Wondershare Media.io, the all-in-one AI creative platform by Wondershare, brings these steps together in one guided creation experience. Its AI Story Studio allows…
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Microsoft debuts AI cybersecurity offerings as competition heats up
Microsoft threw its hat into the ring Monday in the increasingly heated competition among AI-powered cybersecurity offerings, unveiling tools that it claims are better and cheaper than its rivals. The new agentic model MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, runs inside another Microsoft security tool, MDASH, and is part of an AI-powered security platform the company dubbed Project Perception. Microsoft…
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Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail-in voting ahead of midterms
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce an executive order that would restrict mail-in voting, after a federal appeals court kept the order blocked in nearly half the states just months before the November midterm elections. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the justices that a Massachusetts federal judge…
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Microsoft Fixes Certighost Flaw That Allowed Domain Controller Impersonation
Microsoft has patched a high-severity vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services that allowed a user with basic domain access to obtain a valid certificate identifying them as a Domain Controller. Tracked as CVE-2026-54121 and named Certighost, the flaw received a CVSS score of 8.8. Researchers H0j3n and Aniq Fakhrul reported it to Microsoft in May…
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RAM costs more for phones, too – so how much do you actually need?
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysPhones have more RAM than ever, while prices skyrocket.Flagship phones have more RAM that most people need. Most people only need 8GB or 12GB.If you’ve ever pored over specs for new phones while shopping around, you’ve probably seen the high amounts of RAM among the list…