NIST’s NISTIR 8547 outlines how organizations can phase out quantum-vulnerable cryptography and details federal migration deadlines through 2035.
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How Data Center Gear Is Hijacked In Transit, Costing Hundreds Of Millions
An NBC report cited by Tom’s Hardware says more than $100 million in data center and related equipment was stolen in transit since June 2026.
The Pulse: Time To Rethink Software Security Because Of AI?
A Pragmatic Engineer report links a cluster of security incidents to AI-assisted attacks and asks how defenders should adapt.
Today’s PHP Security Release, And How We’re Strengthening Security
PHP’s latest security releases fix two critical code-execution flaws. The PHP Foundation also details new security staffing, audits and processes.
What Should You Patch, Restart And Check After PHP2Shell And A Node.js Release?
PHP and Node.js shipped security fixes on Oct. 21. Check runtime versions, restart services and confirm patched code is serving requests.
OpenBSD 8.0
OpenBSD 8.0 was released Oct. 20, 2026, with architecture updates, arm64 hibernation, expanded virtualization support and security fixes.
A Gap In The UpdraftCentral Fix Could Leave WordPress Sites Exposed
TeamUpdraft says attackers stole UpdraftCentral Cloud keys and installed backdoors. UpdraftPlus 1.26.13 revokes some keys but does not clean infected sites.
Big Fish: Exploiting A 37-Year-Old Kernel Bug In OpenBSD
Calif says a decades-old shared-memory counter bug helped enable local root access in OpenBSD; the project addressed the flaws in two errata.
AdFection: Targeted Ads Turned Into A Pipeline For Zero-click Mercenary Spyware
Citizen Lab says targeted ads infected Al Jazeera devices with Candiru spyware and describes how Discover-Tech used ad infrastructure for surveillance.
Developing Gemini 4 Argon Responsibly And Safely
Google says Gemini 4 Argon is rolling out broadly after limited testing, with safeguards for cyber and biological misuse and agent misalignment.