Appdome has introduced DefenceOS, a new operating layer embedded in Appdome-protected iOS and Android apps that manages how multiple in-app protection components run alongside the host application. It is positioned as an execution environment for mobile security, anti-fraud, anti-bot and API protection functions. DefenceOS is designed to reduce clashes between protections that can slow apps, … Read more
Microsoft has released fixes for 77 security vulnerabilities across its product portfolio in the March 2026 Patch Tuesday update, including a high-severity SQL Server flaw affecting multiple supported versions. It also disclosed that two of the newly published vulnerabilities were publicly known before patches became available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation so … Read more
Bitdefender has identified a malware campaign that uses Google Ads to distribute fake downloads of Anthropic’s Claude AI coding tool, with developers among the main targets. The activity centres on sponsored search results that appear when users search for terms such as “Claude code” and related developer tools. Attackers buy ads that mimic legitimate software … Read more
Appdome has launched Threat-Memory, a feature that stores threat history inside protected iOS and Android apps and assigns a severity score that updates over time. The product targets mobile fraud and account takeover attempts that recur across multiple sessions or app installs. It records prior suspicious activity on the device and makes it available to … Read more
WhatsApp’s engineering team has rewritten its media handling library in Rust, cutting the codebase from 160,000 lines of C++ down to 90,000 lines while adding memory safety protections. The library runs on billions of devices, such as Android phones, iPhones, desktops, watches, and web browsers, making this one of the largest client-side deployments of Rust … Read more
Cobalt has listed its Microsoft Teams integration on Microsoft Marketplace, giving customers another route to deploy the company’s penetration testing collaboration tools inside Teams. The integration sits within the Cobalt Offensive Security Platform. It adds a two-way connection between Cobalt’s penetration testers and customer teams via Microsoft Teams channels. Cobalt said the integration links penetration … Read more
To prevent LLMs and agents from obeying malicious instructions embedded in external data, all text entering an agent’s context, not just user prompts, must be treated as untrusted until validated, says Niv Rabin, principal software architect at AI-security firm CyberArk. His team developed an approach based on instruction detection and history-aware validation to protect against … Read more
LONDON, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NordVPN, a leading cybersecurity company, announces the launch of post-quantum encryption (PQE) support for all its VPN applications. The first iteration of post-quantum cryptography was implemented on the NordVPN Linux application last year. In 2025, NordVPN also rolled out its PQE feature for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, … Read more