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Even though it’s 2026, many SOCs are still operating the same way they did a few years ago, with tools and processes designed for a completely different threat landscape. Given the growing volume and complexity of cyber threats, outdated practices can no longer fully support the needs of analysts, significantly slowing investigations and incident response. Here are four limiting habits that may be preventing your SOC from evolving at the pace of your adversaries, and insights into what forward-thinking teams are doing instead to achieve enterprise-grade incident response this year. 1. Manual review of suspicious samples Despite advances in security…
Have you ever wondered what time it is on the moon? A software package developed by Chinese researchers has finally told us.The model was built by a team from the Zishan Observatory in Nanjing and the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, and was detailed in a paper published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics in December 2025. The new lunar timekeeping method promises to remain accurate over a 1,000-year time span.But why create your own moon clock in the first place? For answers, we turn, as we often do, to Albert Einstein. you may like The…
Materia AI has secured a UK Government grant to accelerate the development of ReGenTrace AI, a platform positioned as the UK’s first AI-driven digital system purpose-built to support a circular EV battery ecosystem. The funding marks a milestone for the startup, which is working to modernize how electric vehicle batteries are collected, processed, and reintegrated into the supply chain at the end of their useful life. The grant, awarded through Innovate UK, forms part of the government’s Catalyst for Early Stage Start-ups program, which supports companies working on frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence, engineered biology, quantum and advanced connectivity.…
The SUSA project is leading an innovative education initiative to close the digital skills gap in Europe’s healthcare sector. This pan-European initiative spans nine countries and aims to graduate 6,558 students and equip 660 European health professionals with advanced digital competencies. The project offers 20 bachelor’s and 26 master’s programs, complemented by 16 lifelong learning modules. The SUSA model is built on 20 common learning objectives, fostering collaborative, data-driven education and supporting the European Green Deal’s vision for healthier societies. Attracting top talent to accelerate health data sharing SUSA supports healthcare with an innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum designed for the future…
Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has taken “coordinated legal action” in the United States and United Kingdom to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that is said to have caused millions in fraudulent losses. The tech giant said the effort was part of a broader law enforcement operation in collaboration with law enforcement authorities to seize malicious infrastructure and enable the use of illegal services (“redvds”).[.]com”) offline. “For just $24 a month, RedVDS provides criminals with access to a disposable virtual computer, making fraud cheaper, more scalable, and harder to track,” said Steven Masada, Assistant Attorney General in Microsoft’s…
Europe’s automotive industry is in a race against time as electrification and digital transformation reshape the map of industrial employment. Europe’s auto workers are facing the most significant skills transition in decades as manufacturers move towards zero-emissions and software-driven vehicles. A new joint report from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Adecco Group warns that without a swift and concerted reskilling effort, the industry risks both deepening skills shortages and unnecessary turnover. Sigrid de Vries, Executive Director of ACEA, commented on the report: “Keeping value chains, jobs and innovation anchored in Europe requires a long-term approach that connects regions,…
January 15, 2026Ravi LakshmananNetwork security/vulnerabilities Palo Alto Networks has released a security update for a high-severity security flaw affecting GlobalProtect Gateway and Portal. It states that a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists for this flaw. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-0227 (CVSS score: 7.7) and is described as a denial of service (DoS) condition affecting GlobalProtect PAN-OS software that occurs as a result of improper checking for an exception condition (CWE-754). “A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS software could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) to a firewall,” the company said in an advisory published…
The world’s longest thermometer measures the temperature of extreme substances. We use thermometers to measure body temperature in daily life. When scientists need to bring materials to extreme temperatures—for example, to recreate the conditions inside planets, fusion capsules, or laser-stressed metals—they use something much larger: a 3-kilometer X-ray laser. At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) produces ultra-bright, ultra-fast X-ray flashes that can directly track the movement of atoms. In this sense, it acts as the world’s longest thermometer, an X-ray beam that records measurements at the instant when a short-lived, highly excited state…
Former OpenAI executive Mira Murati’s startup Thinking Machines Lab is bidding farewell to its two co-founders, who will both return to OpenAI. Another former OpenAI staff member who worked for Murati’s startup also plans to return to the company. On Wednesday, Murati announced on social media that the company’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Barrett Zoff, is leaving the company. “We have parted ways with Barrett. Somis Chintala will be the new CTO of Thinking Machines,” Murati said in a post on X. “He is an excellent and experienced leader who has made important contributions to the AI field for…
Elon Musk said Wednesday that he was “not aware of any images of naked minors generated by Grok,” hours before California’s attorney general launched an investigation into xAI’s chatbot for “spreading non-consensual sexually explicit content.” Musk’s denial comes amid mounting pressure from governments around the world, from the UK and Europe to Malaysia and Indonesia, after X users began asking Grok to transform photos of real women and even children into sexualized images without their consent. Copyleaks, an AI detection and content governance platform, estimated that approximately one image is posted every minute on X. Another sample collected from January…