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IBM pushes toward quantum advantage by 2026 with new Nighthawk processor

IBM is taking another major step toward its goal of achieving quantum advantage by 2026 and fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029, unveiling its most advanced quantum processor yet, IBM Quantum Nighthawk. IBM Quantum Nighthawk processor The new processor, revealed today, is built on a redesigned architecture meant to pair with high-performance quantum software. IBM says this combination could enable Nighthawk to deliver quantum advantage as soon as next year, the point when a quantum computer … More → The post IBM pushes toward quantum advantage by 2026 with new Nighthawk processor appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows kernel vulnerability (CVE-2025-62215)

Microsoft has delivered a rather light load of patches for November 2025 Patch Tuesday: some 60+ vulnerabilities have received a fix, among them an actively exploited Windows Kernel flaw (CVE-2025-62215). CVE-2025-62215 CVE-2025-62215 is a memory corruption issue that stems from “concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization (‘race condition’) in Windows Kernel”, which that allows local elevation of privileges (to SYSTEM). Exploitation in the wild was flagged by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and … More → The post Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows kernel vulnerability (CVE-2025-62215) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Avast delivers AI-powered protection for Android and iOS

Avast launched Scam Guardian and Scam Guardian Pro for mobile devices. Building on the desktop product, this mobile expansion brings in AI-powered scam protection directly to people’s smartphones and tablets. Scam Guardian is available at no cost with Avast Mobile Security on Android and iOS, with an advanced version, Scam Guardian Pro, included in Avast Premium Mobile Security. Since the beginning of the year, over 80% of all attacks blocked by Gen Threat Labs on … More → The post Avast delivers AI-powered protection for Android and iOS appeared first on Help Net Security.
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When every day is threat assessment day

In this Help Net Security interview, Paul J. Mocarski, VP & CISO at Sammons Financial Group, discusses how insurance carriers are adapting their cybersecurity strategies. He explains how ongoing threat assessments, AI-driven automation, and third-party risk management help maintain readiness. Mocarski also shares how collaboration, integration, and disciplined response are shaping the industry’s defense against next-generation attacks. When you conduct ongoing threat assessments, what signals or patterns are you paying closest attention to, and how … More → The post When every day is threat assessment day appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Autonomous AI could challenge how we define criminal behavior

Whether we ever build AI that thinks like a person is still uncertain. What seems more realistic is a future with more independent machines. These systems already work across many industries and digital environments. Alongside human-to-human and human-to-machine contact, communication between machines is growing fast. Criminology should start to look at what this shift means for crime and social control. A new academic paper from Gian Maria Campedelli of Fondazione Bruno Kessler argues that society … More → The post Autonomous AI could challenge how we define criminal behavior appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ProxyBridge: Open-source proxy routing for Windows applications

ProxyBridge is a lightweight, open-source tool that lets Windows users route network traffic from specific applications through SOCKS5 or HTTP proxies. It can redirect both TCP and UDP traffic and gives users the option to route, block, or allow connections on a per-application basis. The tool operates at the kernel level using WinDivert, which means it works even with applications that are not proxy-aware. Users do not need to change any app settings or modify … More → The post ProxyBridge: Open-source proxy routing for Windows applications appeared first on Help Net Security.
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