SecurityWeek’s Cyber Insights 2026 examines expert opinions on the expected evolution of more than a dozen areas of cybersecurity interest over the next 12 months. We spoke to hundreds of individual experts to gain their expert opinions. Here we explore securing industrial control systems and the strategies organizations are adopting to build long-term resilience. The cybersecurity challenge for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) is they were designed in conditions of peace but now operate in a continuous war zone. Bryson Bort, CEO and founder at SCYTHE, starts his conversations on ICS security with a joke: ‘How can you tell a computer…
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Traffic from AI chatbots converts at a higher rate than traffic from Google, according to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. He shared this tidbit on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call: “And what we see is that traffic that comes from chatbots convert at a higher rate than traffic that comes from Google,” Chesky said on Feb. 12. Yes, but. He didn’t share specific conversion rates, and the company didn’t quantify chatbot traffic volume. But for Airbnb, early data suggests visitors arriving via AI chatbots may be further along in the booking process than those coming from traditional Google searches. Airbnb…
iOS 26.3 was a decidedly small update. It introduced a new tool to transfer data to Android, and gave some iPhones the ability to hide precise location data from cellular networks. But beyond some other small changes and security patches, that’s all there was to write home about. iOS 26.4 is a different story. The update, which is currently in beta testing, adds a number of interesting new features to compatible iPhones, especially if you’re an Apple Music user.As with all beta software, iOS 26.4 is currently in testing, which means these features are subject to change at any time.…
The certification covers how to secure AI platforms and functionality, how to use AI to improve processes such as incident response, security analytics, threat intelligence, and penetration testing. It also focuses on how AI can automate compliance and risk management procedures under human guidance, according to CompTIA. “CompTIA SecAI+ addresses the cybersecurity-AI trifecta,” said Dr. James Stanger, chief technology evangelist at CompTIA, in a statement. “First, it focuses on the best practices, processes, systems, and tools to ensure that AI platforms and functionality are as secure as possible. Next, it illustrates how to improve and de-friction processes such as incident…
The price of a new car in the United States has climbed so high that even households earning six figures can struggle to afford one without stretching their budget. With the average new vehicle sticker price hovering around the $50,000 mark, and many popular SUVs, electrified models, and luxury-trim variants pushing past $55,000 or more, what used to feel like a comfortable middle-class purchase now often feels out of reach for many buyers. This surge in pricing reflects broader trends in the automotive market: higher material and manufacturing costs, greater technology and safety feature content, and consumers increasingly opting for…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 17, 2026Malware / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that artificial intelligence (AI) assistants that support web browsing or URL fetching capabilities can be turned into stealthy command-and-control (C2) relays, a technique that could allow attackers to blend into legitimate enterprise communications and evade detection. The attack method, which has been demonstrated against Microsoft Copilot and xAI Grok, has been codenamed AI as a C2 proxy by Check Point. It leverages “anonymous web access combined with browsing and summarization prompts,” the cybersecurity company said. “The same mechanism can also enable AI-assisted malware operations, including generating reconnaissance workflows, scripting…
Google is updating how links appear in AI Overviews and AI Mode. Groups of links will appear in a pop-up when users hover over them. Link icons will be more descriptive and prominent. Google is adding hover link pop-ups on desktop in AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus more prominent link icons within responses across desktop and mobile.
I love sinking my teeth into a meaty drama, but sometimes you want something a bit less demanding. There are lots of comedy shows out there that just want to make you laugh, and if you end up doing a little thinking in between, all the better. Such is the case with The ‘Burbs, a new Peacock original series based on the Tom Hanks movie of the same name from 1989. In that film, Hanks is a suburban native who teams up with his wacky neighbors to investigate his creepy neighbors. Is there really something wrong afoot, or is suburban…
Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Koi, giving enterprises the power to finally see and protect the AI-native ecosystem that defines modern work. The new imperative: Agentic endpoint security Traditional security was built to stop malicious files, but AI agents and tools can actively read, write, and move data. Attackers are chaining exploits in agent frameworks — from authentication bypass to API-based remote code execution — while spoofing agent identities and hijacking credentials to weaponize trusted automation. The endpoint attack surface is also evolving beyond traditional executables, with extensions, plugins, packages, scripts and model artifacts…
Wisconsin’s S.B. 130 / A.B. 105 is a spectacularly bad idea. It’s an age-verification bill that effectively bans VPN access to certain websites for Wisconsinites and censors lawful speech. We wrote about it last November in our blog “Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They’re Doing,” but since then, the bill has passed the State Assembly and is scheduled for a vote in the State Senate tomorrow. In light of this, EFF sent a letter to the entire Wisconsin Legislature urging lawmakers to reject this dangerous bill. You can read the full letter here. The short…