Cybersecurity

Defending systems that increasingly act on their own.

Autonomous software agents expand the attack surface, while the same techniques are being used for detection and response.

Latest developments

CybersecurityResearchSep 24, 2026

There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything seen before

Until now, cryptographers thought factoring was the only way to break RSA. Not anymore.

quantum computing

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CybersecurityPolicySep 22, 2026

Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts

EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass account compromises faster and easier.

ai agents

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Technologies

Artificial IntelligenceEarly

AI Agents

AI agents are software systems that use a language model to plan a sequence of steps and then take actions — calling tools, writing files, querying databases — instead of only producing text.

Trends

Signal

Agents need governance before autonomy

The constraint on deploying AI agents in serious workflows is not capability but accountability. Audit trails, scoped permissions and approval steps are becoming the product.

Huburb Daily

What's next, without the noise.

Five developments that matter, why each one matters, plus a company and technology worth watching.