Jan 16, 2026Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Web Security Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, nearly…
A critical misconfiguration in Amazon Web Services (AWS) CodeBuild could have allowed complete takeover of the cloud service provider’s own GitHub repositories, including its AWS JavaScript SDK, putting every AWS environment at risk. The vulnerability…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports on WhisperPair, a serious vulnerability in Google Fast Pair that affects Bluetooth devices from brands like Sony, putting both Android and iPhone users at risk.…
As of Thursday, 92 million Iranians have been completely blocked from accessing the internet for more than a week, in what is now one of the longest nationwide internet shutdowns ever, according to experts. Last…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Verizon is offering a $20 account credit to customers affected by Wednesday’s widespread voice and data outage. The outage impacted hundreds of thousands of…
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananWeb Security /Vulnerability A maximum-severity security flaw in a WordPress plugin called Modular DS has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Patchstack. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score:…
The cost of “free” knowledge The push for paid licensing follows years of rising infrastructure costs as AI companies scraped Wikipedia content at an industrial scale. In April 2025, the foundation reported that bandwidth used…
Jan 15, 2026Ravie LakshmananPrompt Injection / Enterprise Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new attack method dubbed Reprompt that could allow bad actors to exfiltrate sensitive data from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Revives the Touch Bar experience Place it on top of your current keyboard Extremely customizable Works with macOS, Windows, and Linux High-quality build Cons Software is a bit clunky…
Oh, wow! The Logitech MX Keys S combo keyboard and mouse for Mac is on sale for $155 at Amazon right now. That’s the lowest price we’ve seen by quite a bit. Let’s take things…