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CTEM in Practice: Prioritization, Validation, and Outcomes That Matter

January 27, 2026 Blogmaster

Cybersecurity teams increasingly want to move beyond looking at threats and vulnerabilities in isolation. It’s not only about what could go wrong (vulnerabilities) or who might attack (threats), but where…

Cybersecurity

ClickFix Attacks Expand Using Fake CAPTCHAs, Microsoft Scripts, and Trusted Web Services

January 27, 2026 Blogmaster

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that combines ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHAs with a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to distribute an information stealer called Amatera. “Instead…

Cybersecurity

Experts Detect Pakistan-Linked Cyber Campaigns Aimed at Indian Government Entities

January 27, 2026 Blogmaster

Indian government entities have been targeted in two campaigns undertaken by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan using previously undocumented tradecraft. The campaigns have been codenamed Gopher Strike and…

Cybersecurity

WhatsApp Rolls Out Lockdown-Style Security Mode to Protect Targeted Users From Spyware

January 27, 2026 Blogmaster

Meta on Tuesday announced it’s adding Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to secure certain users against advanced cyber attacks because of who they are and what they do. The feature,…

Technology

Brendan Carr Again Threatens Talk Shows That Refuse To Coddle Republicans

January 27, 2026 Blogmaster

For more than fifty years the U.S. right wing has accused academia, journalism or science of having a “liberal bias” if it reveals absolutely anything the right wing doesn’t like.…

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Shift Up’s CEO Says They Need AI Because Of The Chinese Boogeyman

January 26, 2026 Blogmaster

In my previous posts about the use of generative AI tools in the video game industry, I have tried to drive home the point that a nuanced conversation is needed…

Technology

Stranger Things S5 trailer teases Vol. 2

December 17, 2025 Blogmaster

We’re 10 days away from the next installment of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, and Netflix has released a new trailer for what it’s calling Volume 2.…

Technology

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year delivers a dismissive verdict on junk AI content

December 17, 2025 Blogmaster

Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it has become a cultural phenomenon. On…

Technology

Ars Live Today: 3 former CDC leaders detail impacts of RFK Jr.’s anti-science agenda

December 17, 2025 Blogmaster

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in critical condition. This year, the premier public health agency had its funding brutally cut and staff gutted, its mission sabotaged, and…

Technology

2026 Mercedes CLA first drive: Entry level doesn’t mean basic

December 17, 2025 Blogmaster

Mercedes-Benz provided flights from Washington to San Francisco and accommodation so Ars could drive the CLA. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. SAN FRANCISCO—Automakers are starting to follow somewhat…

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