Cybersecurity Venture Spending in Q1 23 Dipped to Lowest Level Since Q3 20
The sharp drop followed two banner years of VC investments. One VC says despite fluctuations, the long term trend for VC cybersecurity spending is bullish.
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AI’s safety and security crisis continues to outpace safeguards
A canceled model release, simulated agent attacks, government action and investor warnings made for one extraordinary day in AI security.
OpenAI agents seem hell-bent on hacking
New findings trace attempted intrusions, a breach of an Australian government portal, and unusual activity on US government sites to agents pursuing routine tasks, with OpenAI learning about much of it after the fact.
Google’s Gemini hacked three real companies during a cybersecurity test
The AI agent guessed a password and used credentials found in public repositories after gaining internet access, the first known case of Google’s AI autonomously breaching outside systems.
AI warfare, surveillance and rogue agents: Best infosec long reads 9/19/26
AI safety researchers see their warnings come true, AI makes warfare faster and deadlier, AI puts dating-app catfishing on autopilot, Three ways AI could kill us, Flock’s surveillance network faces a bipartisan revolt