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#337, Issue 3 Part 5: Articles Posted Week: 13 Apr, 2026 - 19 Apr, 2026
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Security
Agents Are Rewriting The Rules Of Security. Here's What Engineering Needs To Know.
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA): CISOs Should Prepare For Post-Mythos Exploit Storm
Security Boulevard
Technology
Google, Boston Dynamics Teach Robot Dog 'Spot' To See, Think, And Act
Forrester's Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2026: AI Is No Longer Confined To Digital Workflows
Telco
FOSS
OpenSSL 4.0.0 Release Cuts Deprecated Protocols And Gains Post-Quantum Support
Popular FOSS Tools For LLM Observability, Monitoring And Evaluation
Thunderbolt Wants To Do For AI Clients What Thunderbird Did For Email
Java
Cisco News
Trend Micro News
Security
Agents Are Rewriting The Rules Of Security. Here's What Engineering Needs To Know.
Explore the security risks of AI agents and how engineering teams can use layered controls to turn vulnerabilities into advantages....more
Cloud Security Alliance (CSA): CISOs Should Prepare For Post-Mythos Exploit Storm
In a new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), experts warn of an "AI vulnerability storm" triggered by the introduction of Anthropic's Claude Mythos....more
Two-Factor Authentication Breaks Free From The Desktop
Threat actors know how to bypass security systems outside of traditional IT environments. Implementing 2FA could provide a needed extra security barrier in the physical world....more
Security Boulevard
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Tools: Complete Buyer's Guide & 10 Solutions to know in 2026
I've spent the past two years talking to AppSec engineers about their DAST tools experience. Some conversations lasted five minutes. Others turned into hour-long sessions on the podcast or elsewhere about false positives and broken authentication flows....more
How Creators Can Build Secure And Trusted Platforms
You've spent countless hours creating content, engaging with comments, and building a genuine presence on social media. Your follower count is climbing, your community is thriving, and the momentum feels real....more
Malicious Browser Extensions: An Overlooked Security Threat
Browser extensions seem harmless-just tools to block ads, clean up formatting, summarize, or translate web pages. But in reality, they are cloud-connected mini applications with access to everything users do in SaaS. Most people don't think twice about installing a browser extension. In fact, nearly every enterprise user runs at least one, and the vast majority have ten or more installed across their devices....more
MFA vs SSO: What Should You Use?
Most companies think authentication is simple. They assume that adding a login system is enough. They assume that one security layer protects their users. And they assume that granting access eliminates the risk....more
Myth And Mythos: A Decades Old Problem In The Spotlight
The recent leak and confirmation of Anthropic Claude Mythos sent a ripple of anxiety through the cybersecurity community. In my recent conversations with security practitioners and leaders, there is a real concern that we are facing a brand-new, unsolvable category of AI risk....more
Technology
Google, Boston Dynamics Teach Robot Dog 'Spot' To See, Think, And Act
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics have teamed up to give Spot, the famous quadruped yellow robot dog, a new level of intelligence....more
Forrester's Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2026: AI Is No Longer Confined To Digital Workflows
Forrester today released its The Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2026 report, which highlights a pivotal shift in AI from digital experimentation to real-world transformation. AI is moving beyond software into physical environments - powering robots, vehicles, and ambient experiences that are already changing how consumers communicate, work, and buy....more
Telco
Telcos On Notice In AI Era - Lumen's Call To Arms
Lumen chief executive Kate Johnson has penned an open letter to enterprise CEOs (and the whole telecoms industry): that there is a golden opportunity to connect the AI revolution, but legacy networks are not up to scratch, and the industry must move fast....more
FOSS
OpenSSL 4.0.0 Release Cuts Deprecated Protocols And Gains Post-Quantum Support
OpenSSL 4.0.0 removes several long-deprecated features, adds support for Encrypted Client Hello, and introduces API-level changes that will require code updates for applications built against older versions....more
Popular FOSS Tools For LLM Observability, Monitoring And Evaluation
This overview of popular tools for monitoring large language models also sheds light on how LLM-as-a-judge enhances their performance....more
Thunderbolt Wants To Do For AI Clients What Thunderbird Did For Email
This self-hostable enterprise AI client lets you bring your own models and keep your data off third-party servers....more
Java
Java News Roundup: JDK 27 Release Schedule, Hibernate, LangChain4j, Keycloak, Helidon, Junie CLI
This week's Java roundup for April 6th, 2026, features news highlighting: the fifth preview of Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof and switch; the proposed release schedule for JDK 27; point releases of Hibernate, LangChain4j, Keycloak and Google ADK for Java; a maintenance release of Helidon; a CVE in Spring Cloud Gateway; and the Junie CLI integrated in JetBrains IDEs....more
Cisco News
Can Your Infrastructure Management Tools Do That
Managing IT infrastructure has never been more demanding. Server estates span data centers, colocation facilities, and distributed edge locations. AI workloads are accelerating. And IT teams are expected to do more with less, often juggling multiple vendor tools that barely talk to each other....more
Preparing For Post Quantum Cryptography The Secure Firewall Roadmap
Nearly every piece of data that moves across your network and the internet at large is protected by encryption. Encryption works by using math problems that today's computers simply can't solve fast enough to crack. That's about to change....more
Securing AI Scale Infrastructure Without Compromise
Infrastructure is evolving fast. AI workloads are scaling rapidly. Encrypted traffic is now the norm. Applications are distributed across data centers, cloud, and edge. Across enterprise, hyperscale, neocloud, and telecom environments, one thing is clear: performance expectations are rising-and security has to keep up....more
Cisco Just Made Moves To Own The AI Infrastructure Stack
By bulking up AI observability with Galileo and identity with Astrix, Cisco is repositioning its secure network as the control plane for the agentic era. It's a calculated bet that the company best known for building the internet's infrastructure can now govern what runs on top of it....more
Trend Micro News
TrendAI Partners With Anthropic To Extend Leadership In AI Security
Trend Micro's enterprise business accelerates its transformation as AI security category leader...more
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