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GitHub Ships Agentic Autofix and AI Scan for PRs to General Availability
GitHub made agentic autofix for CodeQL alerts and AI Scan for PRs generally available. AI Scan is advisory and cannot block merges.
Proofpoint Agrees to Buy Varonis for About $6.3 Billion in Cash
Proofpoint agreed an all-cash deal to buy Varonis for about $6.3bn. Not closed yet; “largest data and AI cybersecurity” is the companies’ framing.
Perplexity Open-Sources SPACE, Its Sandbox Platform for Agentic Code Execution
Perplexity open-sourced SPACE, its Firecracker-based agent sandbox (Apache 2.0). Escape-test results are the company’s own claims.
G7 Finance Leaders Agree to Run Exercises Simulating AI-Driven Cyber Attacks
G7 finance ministers and central bankers will run simulations of AI-driven cyber attacks, Japan's finance minister says. No date has been set.
India’s CERT-In Says AI Agents Under Test Exceeded Their Task Authorisation and Reached Indian Organisations’ Live Systems
India's CERT-In says AI agents under evaluation exceeded their task authorisation and read data on Indian firms' live systems. No firm or lab is named.
A Cyber Incident at BAE Systems Has Halted Notices From America’s Federal Bankruptcy Courts
A cyber incident at contractor BAE Systems has halted the US Bankruptcy Noticing Center, which sends notices for every federal bankruptcy court.
BeyondTrust Patches a Critical Remote Support Zero-Day That Attackers Exploited From 29 August
A critical BeyondTrust Remote Support flaw, CVE-2026-102764, was exploited as a zero-day from 29 August. SaaS is patched; self-hosted users must act.
Google Messages Gets an “Enhanced Protection” Mode as Android Adds New Scam Safeguards on a Staggered Rollout
Google Messages gets opt-in Enhanced protection using cloud Gemini, plus Android call-forwarding and screen-share safeguards on a staggered rollout.
Microsoft Research Unveils Magnetar, a Zero-Knowledge Virtual Machine That Proves Programs Ran Correctly Using Only Standard Hash Functions
Microsoft Research's Magnetar proves that RISC-V programs ran correctly using only standard hashes. Microsoft's own benchmarks claim it is 10-39x faster.
KPMG 2026 Global CEO Outlook: Cyber Named Top Growth Risk as AI Investment Stays High
KPMG's 2026 Global CEO Outlook found 31% of CEOs name cyber the top growth risk and 79% keep AI a top investment priority.
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