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Feature, Product, or Platform? The Identity Crisis Killing Cybersecurity Startups
When ambition outruns market reality, valuation becomes vapor.
 • James Azar
This Week in Cybersecurity #42
6M Dutch Telecom Breach, NATO Vows Russia/China Consequences, Google Ties 4 Nations to Active Campaigns, Dell Zero-Day Exploited Since Mid-2024, and…
 • James Azar
Texas Sues TP-Link Over China Ties, AI Used as Malware C2, Poland Bans Chinese Cars at Bases, Ivanti EPMM Zeroday
1M FinTech Accounts Exposed, CISA Warns on Taiwanese Security Vendor Exploit, Honeywell CCTV Flaw, Ivanti Backdoors Persist, AI as Malware C2, Texas…
 • James Azar
15:26
Chinese Hackers Exploit Dell Zero-Day, Android Firmware Backdoor, Spain Orders VPN Block
Chinese Hackers Exploit Dell Zero-Day, API Risk Expands with AI, Firmware Backdoors Discovered, VPN Neutrality Challenged, and Phobos Ransomware…
 • James Azar
18:21
Russia Loses Starlink on Battlefield, CISA at 38% in DHS Shutdown, First Chrome Zero-Day of 2026
Canada Goose Leak, Japan Hotel Ransomware, 500K Social Media Hijacks, Chrome Zero-Day, BeyondTrust Emergency Order, Starlink Battlefield Fallout & CISA…
 • James Azar
14:53
300+ Chrome Extensions Steal Data from 3.7M Users, LVMH Brands Fined $25M, 6M Dutch Records Stolen
Dutch Telecom Breach Exposes 6 Million, NATO and US Signal Cyber Consequences for Russia and China, Google Maps Active Nation-State Campaigns, and…
 • James Azar
17:46
From Cost Center to Capital Strategy
How CISOs Change the Budget Conversation — and Why It’s Long Overdue
 • James Azar
This Week in Cybersecurity #41
BridgePay Ransomware Halts Payments, China Breaches Singapore Telecoms, Microsoft Patches 6 Zero-Days, Ivanti Strikes Again, and Vendors Become the…
 • James Azar
Apple Patches Exploited Zero-Day, $2K Spyware Hacks Any Phone, First Malicious Outlook Add-In Discovered
Apple patches exploited zero-day, $2K spyware promises total phone takeover, malicious Outlook add-ins discovered, Ivanti zero-days spread, healthcare…
 • James Azar
17:15
Microsoft Patches 6 Zero-Days, China Hacks Singapore Telecoms, North Korea Deepfake Mac Malware
China hacks Singapore telecoms, third-party breaches ripple through North America, North Korea escalates identity abuse and crypto theft, Patch Tuesday…
 • James Azar
17:50
SmarterTools Hacked By Own Software, Ivanti Zero-Days Hit EU, China Rehearses Cyber Attacks Against Neighbors
When vendors eat their own dog food: SmarterTools breached by its own software, Ivanti zero-days hammer Europe, SolarWinds exploited again, China…
 • James Azar
16:15
BridgePay Ransomware Attack Outage, Spain Ministry of Science Breach, State Actor Targets 155 Countries in Global Espionage Campaign
BridgePay confirms ransomware outage, Spain’s Ministry of Science shuts systems after breach claims, Chinese adversaries hijack sessions at scale, AI…
 • James Azar
16:10
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