Cybersecurity merger activity surged in 2025, nearly matching the 2021 record. The driving forces? CISOs are fed up with vendor sprawl and need integrated platforms, especially for managing AI and identity security.
Nissan has disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 21,000 customers, linked to unauthorized access on a Red Hat-managed server. This is the company’s third significant cybersecurity incident in as many years. Stolen data includes names, addresses, and partial email addresses.
In a massive move to dominate security workflows, ServiceNow is buying exposure management vendor Armis for $7.75 billion. The all-cash deal, expected to close in late 2026, comes just weeks after Armis raised new funding and was eyeing an IPO.
Mullvad VPN has launched a new, in-house WireGuard implementation named GotaTun for its Android app. The switch from the problematic wireguard-go code has already eliminated related crashes. The tech will come to all platforms in 2026, when Mullvad will also drop support for OpenVPN.
Companies are scrambling to secure their AI, but a researcher says they’re using the wrong playbook. Traditional cybersecurity skills don’t translate to the unique, language-based vulnerabilities of large language models. This gap is creating a crisis that most organizations aren’t staffed to handle
In response to rampant scams and huge data leaks, South Korea is mandating facial scans for new mobile customers. This comes after SK Telecom was fined $100 million and ordered to pay $1.55 billion in compensation for exposing 23 million customers’ data.
GreyNoise, an enterprise cybersecurity firm, has released a free tool for anyone to check their IP address for signs of botnet compromise. It’s a useful first step, but it’s not a complete security solution and can sometimes flag false alarms, especially on mobile broadband networks.
According to XDA-Developers, combining Tailscale’s zero-config VPN with the open-source remote desktop tool RustDesk creates a powerful, secure setup for accessing devices. This duo allows for direct connections without port forwarding or public relay servers, working across Windows, Linux, macOS, i
A popular free VPN extension on the Chrome Web Store has been caught secretly harvesting private conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI chatbots. The data, which includes medical and financial details, is then sold to a data broker. If you have it, uninstall it now.
Legacy web forms on manufacturing portals are a massive, overlooked security hole. They collect financial data, credentials, and IP on systems that are decades old. The incident rates are shockingly high, and fixing it is a complex challenge.
