Microsoft Code Editor Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack Developer PCs

Rashmi Ramesh • May 26, 2026

Microsoft patched a high-severity flaw in Visual Studio Code after researchers found attackers could hide malicious settings inside MCP server install links, giving them persistent access to developer machines through what appeared to be routine artificial intelligence tool installations.

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Europe Prepares to Hunker Down Against Bug Finding AI Models

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Why AI Agents Are Creating a New Security Blind Spot

Jennifer Lawinski • May 26, 2026

AI agents are becoming a new identity type inside enterprises, creating visibility gaps and security risks most organizations aren't prepared to manage. Okta's Charlotte Wylie explains why shadow agents, overprovisioned access and AI-driven attacks demand a new governance model.

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Demystifying Claude: Signal vs. Speculation

Uma Ramani • May 25, 2026

A researcher's phone buzzed with an email from an AI that wasn't supposed to have internet access. The real story isn't about rogue machines; it's about what happens when AI capability outpaces our ability to interpret, validate and govern it.

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Zscaler Targets AI Identity Risk With Symmetry Acquisition

Michael Novinson • May 22, 2026

Zscaler plans to acquire San Francisco-based Symmetry Systems to unify visibility across AI models, identities, applications and datasets, helping enterprises track AI lineage, govern agentic identities and enforce granular zero trust controls across cloud and SaaS environments.

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New Jamf CEO Sees AI Advances as Apple Security Driver

Michael Novinson • May 21, 2026

Chief Technology Officer Beth Tschida takes over as CEO of Minneapolis-based Jamf with a mandate to define how the Apple management and security vendor uses AI internally while helping CISOs govern shadow AI, identity and policy controls across enterprise Apple fleets.

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Mythos-Level AI Is Creating a Tech Debt Crisis

Jennifer Lawinski • May 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence models such as Anthropic's Mythos are rapidly exposing decades of hidden software security debt, forcing CIOs and CISOs to rethink vulnerability management, remediation capacity and the trade-offs between availability and breach prevention.

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Autonomous AI Economics Are Overwhelming Enterprise Budgets

Rahul Neel Mani • May 20, 2026

The cost of AI is falling fast, but the cost of deploying enterprise wide AI is on the rise. Unlike traditional cloud infrastructure costs, spending on agentic pipelines is unpredictable. Managing AI costs may become one of the defining IT management challenges of 2026.

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Dell Technologies Bets on AI Infrastructure

Rahul Neel Mani • May 19, 2026

Dell predicts up to $4 trillion in AI infrastructure investment by 2030, with 67% of AI workloads are already run outside the cloud. If this estimate is even roughly correct, the idea that enterprise AI mainly exists in hyperscaler environments is more of a forced narrative than a market reality.

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ISMG Editors: Should We Trust Ransomware Gangs?

Anna Delaney • May 15, 2026

In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed a ransomware case that once again raises questions about paying extortionists, why security leaders fear AI is accelerating attacks faster than humans can respond and how the rise of instant payments is reshaping fraud programs at banks.

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Upscale vs. Upskill: The Real Cybersecurity Gap

Krishnamohan Kandar • May 15, 2026

Technology will continue to evolve. AI will embed itself across enterprise environments and attack surfaces will expand regardless of organizational readiness. The real challenge lies on the upskilling side, where the gap is widening - often without immediate visibility.

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Go-Ahead for AI Chip Sales to 10 Chinese Firms Raise Alarms

Chris Riotta • May 14, 2026

Trump administration discussions on AI governance with China are colliding with reports that Washington may permit expanded Nvidia H200 chip sales to Chinese firms, fueling concerns that U.S. technology access could accelerate Beijing's frontier AI and military-linked ambitions.

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Akamai to Buy LayerX for $205M to Expand AI Browser Security

Michael Novinson • May 14, 2026

Akamai said its proposed $205 million acquisition of LayerX will add enterprise browser security and AI usage controls to its zero trust portfolio as enterprises grapple with generative AI data exposure, autonomous AI agents and growing demand for browser-level visibility.

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Exaforce Brings in $125M for Real-Time Cyber Reasoning

Michael Novinson • May 13, 2026

Agentic security operations startup Exaforce raised $125 million in Series B financing to expand an AI security operations platform that continuously contextualizes enterprise telemetry, as CEO Ankur Singla says autonomous defense systems need high-quality data to make real-time decisions.