Firefox, Chrome, Adobe, and VMware Updates Fix Multiple Critical Security Flaws

Firefox, Chrome, Adobe, and VMware Updates Fix Multiple Critical Security Flaws

Ravie LakshmananJul 15, 2026Vulnerability / Browser Security Mozilla has released updates to address two critical flaws in Firefox for which it warned that exploit code has been published. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2026-15718, an invalid pointer in the JavaScript: WebAssembly component CVE-2026-15719, a site isolation in the DOM: Navigation component “We are aware…

Do Security Risks Outweigh Productivity Gains?

Do Security Risks Outweigh Productivity Gains?

AI coding tools have changed the software development world in a few short years, but security risks and rising costs associated with AI-generated code mean organizations should consider their potential return on investment (ROI) before jumping into the deep end. That said, many organizations have already entered the deep end. According to GitLab’s 2026 AI…

When helpful AI tools become a corporate security blind spot

When helpful AI tools become a corporate security blind spot

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has quickly evolved from a novelty to a regular tool in the workplace. It helps with tasks like drafting emails, summarising documents, coding, and data analysis. AI-powered platforms are changing how people work, writes Amritesh Anand, vice-president and MD: Technology Services Group at In2IT Technologies. As more employees use these tools,…

LTM backs industry effort to strengthen open source software security

LTM backs industry effort to strengthen open source software security

LTM, the technology services arm of Larsen & Toubro Group, has joined Athena, a global industry coalition led by cybersecurity company Chainguard, aimed at protecting open source software from emerging AI-driven security threats. The coalition brings together technology providers, security firms and ecosystem stakeholders to address a growing challenge: advanced AI models are increasingly capable…

The maker of ChatGPT wants to make open-source projects less of a security bargain

The maker of ChatGPT wants to make open-source projects less of a security bargain

OpenAI has launched Patch the Planet, a new initiative aimed at fixing one of the internet’s quietest problems – the chronically underfunded security of open-source software. Patch the Planet pairs OpenAI’s most security-capable AI models with Trail of Bits, a security firm that has committed its entire research organization to the effort, alongside support from…

ADIPEC 2026 Technical Conferences attract record submissions in response to rising demand and energy security pressures

ADIPEC 2026 Technical Conferences attract record submissions in response to rising demand and energy security pressures

7,261 submissions reinforce ADIPEC’s role in advancing technical innovation across the energy sector. AI & Digital Transformation becomes the largest SPE category, up 11.6% year on year. Record Downstream Conference submissions driven by digital transformation and advanced manufacturing growth. ABU DHABI, UAE, June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The ADIPEC 2026 Technical Conferences, hosted by ADNOC, have attracted a combined…

Cybercrime Bill 2026 to strengthen digital security, tabled for first reading today

Cybercrime Bill 2026 to strengthen digital security, tabled for first reading today

KUALA LUMPUR: The Cybercrime Bill 2026, which seeks to repeal the Computer Crimes Act 1997 (Act 563), was tabled for its first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today (June 22). Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that cybercrime threats today not only involve computer system intrusions and data theft, but also…

Riyadh to Host Global Security and Technology Summit in December 2026

Riyadh to Host Global Security and Technology Summit in December 2026

Lebanon’s Ambassador to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Decision on Exports Came after Beirut Met Standards Lebanon’s ambassador to Riyadh said Saudi Arabia’s decision to resume imports from Lebanon came after Beirut met the required standards to ensure the goods posed no risk. The diplomat said the fight against drugs had involved intensive work and high-level security…

New Linux Foundation Report Finds AI is Driving Positive Tech Hiring Trends in Europe Amid Growing Security and Skills Gaps

New Linux Foundation Report Finds AI is Driving Positive Tech Hiring Trends in Europe Amid Growing Security and Skills Gaps

Increased AI deployment results in an aggregated net hiring effect of +27% expected in 2026, while upskilling internal talent emerges as the primary strategy for European full-stack readiness BRUSSELS, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source,…

AI Upgrades, Security Flaws, and SpaceX’s Record IPO Define the Week in Tech

AI Upgrades, Security Flaws, and SpaceX’s Record IPO Define the Week in Tech

AI kept moving closer to the device, the workflow, and the boardroom this week, with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia, and Zoom pushing smarter assistants and on-device tools while security researchers kept finding new ways for those same systems to go sideways. Add in major Android and web server flaws, AI-enabled scams, and SpaceX’s record…