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Autonomous AI Pentesters Arrive as the Patch Gap Widens
Attackers now exploit new flaws in about five days. The average company still takes six weeks to patch. Vendors say AI agents can close the gap. Regulators are starting to notice.

Chip Giants Are Racing to Build Quantum-Proof Encryption Into Hardware
Intel, Nvidia, and IBM are baking next-generation encryption into silicon before quantum computers can crack today's secrets. The window to act is already closing.

AI Is Making Data Breaches More Expensive. Here's What the Numbers Actually Say.
IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach report puts the average global figure at $6 million, up 35% on last year, with one in four malicious incidents now involving AI-powered techniques.

The Cybersecurity Skills Gap Is Real. But We're Measuring the Wrong Thing.
Companies keep buying courses and certifications. Breaches keep happening anyway. The problem is not a shortage of trained people. It is a shortage of people who have actually practised under fire.

IBM and Red Hat Launch $5 Billion Initiative to Secure Open-Source Software
IBM and Red Hat invest heavily in Project Lightwell to address open-source software vulnerabilities revealed by Anthropic's AI.