Top Vulnerability Scanning Tools for Security Teams
Vulnerability scanning tools have matured from simple network probes to sophisticated platforms that assess hosts, applications, cloud environments, and code. Leading solutions such as Burp Suite, Intruder, Nessus, OpenVAS, and Snyk now embed AI features to prioritize findings and reduce false positives. Pricing ranges from free community editions to enterprise licenses exceeding $6,000 annually, reflecting varied capabilities and support levels. Organizations must balance coverage breadth with cost efficiency when building a multi‑tool scanning strategy.
The M-Trends 2026 Report Shows How to Strengthen Business Cybersecurity.
Mandiant’s M‑Trends 2026 report reveals a pivotal shift in cyber‑criminal tactics, moving from pure data theft to actively disrupting business operations. The research shows attackers increasingly embed themselves within the very technologies that power enterprises, creating hidden attack vectors. By mapping...
ATC Manufacturing, U.S. Air Force Contract Grows Larger-Scale, High-Rate TPC Capabilities
ATC Manufacturing secured a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop a large‑format hydraulic press capable of high‑rate thermoplastic composite (TPC) processing for parts up to 10 ft × 5 ft. The program, partnered with Anduril Industries and Toray Advanced Composites, aims to...
The Phone Call Is the New Phishing Email
Voice‑based phishing surged in 2025, representing 11% of the incidents Mandiant investigated, while email phishing dropped to just 6% of initial‑access vectors. Exploited software vulnerabilities remained the dominant entry point, featuring in 32% of attacks. The rise reflects attackers’ willingness...
Hong Kong Raises Iran, Israel Travel Alerts to Black, Expands Amber Warning
Hong Kong has raised its outbound travel alert for Iran and Israel to black, signalling a severe threat, and expanded the amber alert to Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The move follows a rapid...
Russia Is the Biggest Winner of the Iran War
The United States’ decision to engage militarily with Iran has sparked a sharp rise in global oil prices. Analysts argue that the price surge disproportionately benefits Russia, whose economy relies heavily on hydrocarbon exports. The influx of revenue bolsters Moscow’s...
Benin Presidential Candidate Vows New Police Forces to Fight Jihadists
Benin's ruling party presidential candidate Romuald Wadagni pledged to establish municipal police forces in northern border towns to combat rising jihadist attacks. He emphasized cooperation with neighboring Niger and Nigeria, noting the surge of insurgent activity across the Sahel. While...
Russia-Linked Malware Operation Collapses After Security Failures, Developer’s Arrest
A Russian‑linked Android spyware called ClayRat collapsed after security flaws and the arrest of its suspected developer. The malware could intercept SMS, calls, contacts, photos, and execute remote commands, and was marketed via Telegram subscriptions costing $90 per week or...
Department of War Contracts for March 20, 2026
The Department of War announced a series of major defense contracts on March 20, 2026, including a $414 million modification that lifts the Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory’s Missile Defense Agency award to a $714 million ceiling through November 2031. The...
Intensive Deployment Causing Russian Jets to Glitch (Ukraine Battlefield Update, Day 1,488)
Intensive Russian air‑force deployment since Syria and the 2022 Ukraine invasion has led to a surge in technical failures. A Ukrainian OSINT report covering 29 Dec 2025‑18 Jan 2026 lists 24 incidents at 19 bases, including engine malfunctions, navigation glitches, and a half‑ton bomb...
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Requests GAO Review of Threats Posed by AI-Enabled Terrorism
The House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger, has asked the Government Accountability Office to conduct a comprehensive review of how extremist groups exploit emerging artificial‑intelligence tools. The letter highlights that generative AI enables cheap, mass‑produced...
Metal Powder Works to Support AMS in Delivery of 3D Printed Part via Project TAMPA
Metal Powder Works (MPW) will supply its DirectPowder titanium powder to Additive Manufacturing Solutions for a component produced via laser powder‑bed fusion under the UK Ministry of Defence’s Project TAMPA. The purchase order, a joint effort between the UK MOD...
⚡ Weekly Recap: CI/CD Backdoor, FBI Buys Location Data, WhatsApp Ditches Numbers & More
The open‑source Trivy vulnerability scanner was backdoored, injecting credential‑stealing malware that spread a self‑propagating worm through thousands of CI/CD pipelines. A coordinated DOJ operation dismantled four Mirai‑derived IoT botnets, removing control of more than three million compromised devices. Critical flaws...
Indonesia Acquires BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles From India
Indonesia’s Defence Ministry confirmed a deal with India to acquire BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, valued at roughly $300‑450 million. The agreement, negotiated since 2023, will deliver at least one missile battery for coastal defence, with contract signing slated for mid‑2026. The...
Ukraine Will Stop Training Soldiers Abroad
Ukraine announced that all future soldier training will be conducted on its own territory, ending the large‑scale programs previously held in Western countries. Colonel Yevhen Mezhevikin said the shift will speed up response to frontline changes and eliminate the logistical...
North Korea Enshrines Nuclear Weapons as a Necessity for Future Generations
North Korea’s 15th Supreme People’s Assembly re‑elected Kim Jong Un and formally linked the country’s nuclear arsenal to the security of future generations. The session elevated loyalist Jo Yong Won to parliamentary chair and kept veteran foreign minister Choe Son Hui in...
North Korea to Nix Summit Talks with Japan if Abduction Issue on Agenda
North Korea’s senior official Kim Yo Jong warned that Pyongyang will not hold summit talks with Japan if the abduction of Japanese citizens is on the agenda. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, is seeking...
Sen. Warren Questions DOD About Anthropic Blacklist that 'Appears to Be Retaliation'
Senator Elizabeth Warren has demanded answers from the Department of Defense after it labeled AI startup Anthropic a “supply chain risk,” a move she says appears retaliatory amid the ongoing Iran war. The DOD continues to use Anthropic’s Claude model...
IQC Showcases Research and Innovation During Defence Minister Visit
Canada’s Minister of National Defence, David J. McGuinty, toured the Institute for Quantum Computing’s Quantum‑Nano Centre at the University of Waterloo, underscoring a federal commitment to fund quantum technologies for defence. The visit highlighted direct government financing aimed at accelerating research,...
Xage Security Drives Growth with Zero Trust for AI Infrastructure
Xage Security announced an 81% year‑over‑year revenue increase and a 102% rise in customers, driven by rapid adoption of its Zero Trust platform and the new Zero Trust for AI solution. The company closed a $15 million equity round and expanded...
ST Engineering, Asian Defence Peers Rally as Middle East Conflict Deepens, but War Not Seen as a Spending Catalyst
Asian defence stocks have rallied sharply as the Middle East conflict entered its fourth week, with Singapore’s ST Engineering up 27.6% year‑to‑date and leading the Straits Times Index. Analysts say the surge reflects investor optimism about longer‑term structural drivers—U.S. “America...
We Found Eight Attack Vectors Inside AWS Bedrock. Here's What Attackers Can Do with Them
XM Cyber identified eight distinct attack vectors within Amazon Bedrock, the AI service that links foundation models to enterprise data. The vectors span log manipulation, knowledge‑base credential theft, agent hijacking, flow injection, guardrail degradation, and prompt poisoning, each triggered by over‑privileged...
Ukraine Intercepts Rare Russian Reconnaissance Drone
Ukrainian forces from the “STRIX” unit destroyed a rare Russian Skat‑450M reconnaissance drone, a platform used for deep surveillance and guiding Iskander ballistic‑missile strikes. The drone, equipped with optical and thermal imaging, is among a limited fleet, with only 10‑20...
Irish Government Launches CNI Resilience Plan
The Irish government unveiled a National Strategy on the Resilience of Critical Entities to meet the EU’s Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive, with implementation required by October 2026. The plan targets essential services such as digital infrastructure, water, energy, transport and...
Germany Finances New STRILA Interceptor Drones for Ukraine
Germany announced a new aid package that finances 15,000 STRILA interceptor drones for Ukraine’s National Guard, accompanied by training, logistics and further development support. The missile‑type UAV is engineered to engage high‑speed threats such as Shahed‑136 and Shahed‑131 drones, extending...
3Deus Dynamics Obtains EN 9100, Entering Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain
3Deus Dynamics, a deep‑tech firm founded in 2020, has earned ISO 9001 and the demanding EN 9100 aerospace certification, complementing its 2023 ISO 13485 medical accreditation. The company’s high‑performance silicone portfolio includes fire‑resistant seals that survive 1,200 °C kerosene flames and EMI‑shielding components attenuating...
Microsoft Warns IRS Phishing Hits 29,000 Users, Deploys RMM Malware
Microsoft’s threat intel team warned that a tax‑season phishing campaign compromised 29,000 users in 10,000 organizations, primarily in the United States. The attacks impersonated the IRS and used QR‑code, CPA, and cryptocurrency lures to deliver malicious links and attachments. Many...
US-Made Naval Drone with Active Warhead Washes up in Northern Turkey, Gets Blown Up
A U.S.-manufactured AEGIR‑W unmanned surface vessel washed ashore on Turkey's Black Sea coast on March 20, 2026, and was found fully operational with an active warhead. Turkish Navy explosive ordnance disposal teams towed the 10‑meter drone offshore and detonated it...
Eduardo Ludewig Rocha Bracamontes: Shaping the Future of Mexican Geopolitics
Eduardo Ludewig Rocha Bracamontes, a Mexican attorney and geopolitics specialist, combines advanced academic credentials with extensive diplomatic experience. He leads Ahcore Intelligence Firm, delivering strategic analysis aimed at mitigating wars and terrorism. His background includes a master’s in International Law from Spain,...
PM Modi: West Asia Conflict's Lasting Effects, India's Diplomatic Push for De-Escalation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that the ongoing US‑Israel‑Iran war in West Asia will have lasting global repercussions, especially for trade routes like the Strait of Hormuz. He reiterated India’s diplomatic push to urge all parties to de‑escalate and pursue...
How to Avoid EU Arms Spending Spree Being Lost to Corruption and Bribery?
Europe is preparing to spend billions of euros (≈ $1.1 billion per €) on defence through programmes such as SAFE, EDIRPA and the European Defence Fund. Existing procurement rules were built for a low‑budget era and now lag behind the rapid,...
EGIDE Raises €8M Seed to Build Affordable Interceptor Systems for Modern Warfare
French defence‑tech startup EGIDE announced an €8 million seed round co‑led by Expeditions, Eurazeo and Heartcore Capital. Founded in 2025 by former MBDA engineers, the company is developing electrically propelled interceptors and a hardware‑agnostic AI software suite called Mystique. The funding...
Tycoon 2FA Fully Operational Despite Law Enforcement Takedown
Tycoon 2FA, a subscription‑based phishing‑as‑a‑service platform, continued operating at full capacity despite an international takedown effort. The service was responsible for 62 % of Microsoft‑blocked phishing attempts in 2025 and generated over 30 million malicious emails each month, affecting roughly half a million...
The Gulf Is Becoming Uninsurable
The Gulf’s long‑standing reputation for safety is eroding as the US‑Israeli war with Iran reshapes risk calculations. Iran’s strategy of pressuring the United States has exposed the region’s vulnerability, prompting insurers to question coverage viability. With insurers pulling back, insurance...
UIDAI Launches Bug Bounty Programme to Enhance Aadhaar Security
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a structured bug bounty program to harden the public‑facing components of the Aadhaar ecosystem. Twenty vetted ethical hackers will probe the UIDAI website, the myAadhaar portal and the Secure QR Code...
Poland Signs Apache Support Deal with Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has signed $81 million agreements with Poland’s WZL‑1 facility to maintain and test fire‑control radars and optoelectronic systems on the AH‑64E Apache helicopters. The support contracts are part of Poland’s $10.8 billion Apache acquisition program, which includes 96 helicopters and...
Japan to Build Drone-Based Coastal Defense System
Japan’s Defense Ministry has earmarked roughly ¥100 billion ($629 million) to launch the SHIELD program, a drone‑centric coastal defense network slated for deployment by fiscal 2027. The system will field thousands of autonomous drones across more than ten variants for surveillance, strike...
Airbus Strengthens Cyber Capabilities with Ultra Cyber Acquisition
Airbus has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ultra Cyber Ltd, adding over 200 cyber specialists and a UK‑based centre of excellence to its portfolio. The deal bolsters Airbus Defence and Space’s Connected Intelligence unit and deepens its sovereign cyber...
JMSDF Launches ‘Fleet Surface Force’, Scrapping Decades-Old ‘Escort Fleet’
On March 23 the Japan Maritime Self‑Defense Force dissolved its six‑decade‑old Fleet Escort Force and created a new Fleet Surface Force that unifies surface combatants and mine‑countermeasure units under one command. The restructure consolidates four escort flotillas into three Surface...
An Integrated Approach to Waterways Safety Risk Assessment for the U.S. Coast Guard
RAND researchers examined the U.S. Coast Guard’s six waterways safety risk assessment tools and applied a tailored Risk Management Framework (RMF) to gauge their effectiveness. The analysis revealed that while each tool captures valuable hazard data, they operate largely in...
A Review of Coast Guard Waterways Safety Risk Assessment Tools
The U.S. Coast Guard evaluated six waterways safety risk assessment tools using a risk‑management framework, uncovering strengths in hazard identification but notable weaknesses in risk characterization, evaluation, and especially monitoring. The review found considerable overlap and duplication among tools, with...
Iran War Draining US Arsenal that Keeps North Korea in Check
The United States is relocating THAAD interceptors and other missile assets from South Korea to the Middle East to support its ongoing war against Iran. This redeployment has exhausted critical munitions, including Tomahawk and Patriot missiles, and left Seoul’s air‑defence...
Operation of the Russian Intelligence Against Hungarians in Zakarpattia Region
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) disclosed a Russian intelligence operation targeting the Hungarian minority in the Zakarpattia region. Russian agents, masquerading as Ukrainian officials, placed threatening phone calls demanding community members leave Ukraine. The campaign seeks to inflame tensions between Kyiv...
Threats Abound to India’s Traditional Geopolitical Role
India’s multialignment strategy is under strain as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran triggered a domestic LPG shortage, exposing the country’s energy fragility. Simultaneously, New Delhi’s decision to reopen critical sectors to Chinese foreign direct investment deepens its reliance on a...
Security Credentials Inadvertently Leaked on Thousands of Websites
A recent investigation uncovered that critical security credentials, including RSA private keys, have been inadvertently exposed on thousands of websites, affecting organizations from small firms to major banks and healthcare providers. The leak could enable attackers to impersonate servers, decrypt...
Hidonix Makes a Move Into Defense Industry
Santa Monica‑based Hidonix, originally a spatial‑intelligence platform for museums and schools, is shifting its focus to the defense sector. The company’s AI‑driven geomagnetic navigation system, already used in hospitals and convention centers, is being repurposed for security protocols and battlefield...
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rory Medcalf on Australians’ Growing National Security Fears
Australians’ national‑security anxiety has surged, with ANU’s National Security College reporting 64% of respondents worried in February 2026, up from 42% in November 2024. The survey of more than 20,000 people identified AI‑enabled attacks and critical‑supply disruptions as the most likely threats,...
Booz Allen’s Vellox Brings AI Vs. AI Defense to Protect Critical Infrastructure and National Security
Booz Allen Hamilton unveiled Vellox, an AI‑native cyber‑defense suite designed to counter AI‑driven attacks that now breach enterprises in minutes. The company’s threat report shows breach dwell time fell below 30 minutes in 2025, with some incidents resolved in seconds....