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Google patches Chrome vulnerability with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2026-2441)

Google released a security update for Chrome to address a high-severity zero‑day vulnerability (CVE-2026-2441) on Friday. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-2441 exists in the wild,” the company said. About CVE-2026-2441 CVE-2026-2441 is a use-after-free bug in the CSS processing component of Google Chrome, which allows a remote attacker “to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.” The vulnerability was reported by researcher Shaheen Fazim on February 11, 2026. … More → The post Google patches Chrome vulnerability with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2026-2441) appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Android 17 beta brings privacy, security, and performance changes

Google has released the first beta of Android 17, giving developers an early view of changes to core app behavior, platform tooling, performance, media handling, and connectivity. The company plans to move quickly from this beta toward the Platform Stability milestone, targeted for March, where final APIs and behavior definitions for apps will be delivered. After that, developers will have several months before the final stable release. The roadmap includes quarterly updates, with the Q2 … More → The post Android 17 beta brings privacy, security, and performance changes appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Vim 9.2 adds scripting updates, diff improvements, and experimental Wayland support

Vim 9.2 adds a range of incremental changes focused on scripting, usability, and cross-platform support. The update includes improvements to completion behavior, expanded Vim9 language features, and new options for diff mode. Completion updates in insert mode Vim 9.2 includes expanded completion behavior, including fuzzy matching support during insert-mode completion. Users can also complete words from registers using standard completion key sequences. The release adds more flags and configuration options that control how completion matches … More → The post Vim 9.2 adds scripting updates, diff improvements, and experimental Wayland support appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Security at AI speed: The new CISO reality

The CISO role has changed significantly over the past decade, but according to John White, EMEA Field CISO, Torq, the most disruptive shift is accountability driven by agentic AI. In this Help Net Security interview, White explains how security leaders must design and govern hybrid workforces where humans and AI agents operate side by side, making decisions and acting at scale. He notes that automation is moving beyond simple task execution into real-time insight and … More → The post Security at AI speed: The new CISO reality appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Apple privacy labels often don’t match what Chinese smart home apps do

Smart home devices in many homes collect audio, video, and location data. The apps that control those devices often focus on the account owner, even when the technology also captures guests, neighbors, and other people who never agreed to be monitored. New research examined whether Chinese smart home apps provide privacy protections for these bystanders. The study reviewed 49 apps available in Apple’s App Store in mainland China and found consistent gaps in bystander privacy, … More → The post Apple privacy labels often don’t match what Chinese smart home apps do appeared first on Help Net Security.
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In GitHub’s advisory pipeline, some advisories move faster than others

GitHub Security Advisories are used to distribute vulnerability information in open-source projects and security tools. A new study finds that only a portion of those advisories ever pass through GitHub’s formal review process. A large scale view of advisory data A review of GitHub Security Advisories published between 2019 and 2025 examined 288,604 advisories. Of those, 23,563, about 8%, completed GitHub’s review process. Although most advisories remain unreviewed, reviewed entries play an outsized role in … More → The post In GitHub’s advisory pipeline, some advisories move faster than others appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Don’t panic over CISA’s KEV list, use it smarter

In this Help Net Security video, Tod Beardsley, VP of Security Research at runZero, explains what CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog is and how security teams should use it. He shares his perspective as a former section chief for KEV at CISA and breaks down common misunderstandings about what the list represents. He points out that not every KEV item is equally urgent. Some vulnerabilities require local access or existing privileges, while others allow … More → The post Don’t panic over CISA’s KEV list, use it smarter appeared first on Help Net Security.
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MOS: Open-source modular OS for servers and homelabs

A growing number of homelab builders and small server operators are testing an open source operating system that combines basic server management, storage control, and container services under a web interface. MOS is a free modular OS built on a Devuan base that provides a web UI and API for system monitoring, storage pooling, container orchestration, and virtualization. Web UI and API for server and homelab management MOS presents a browser-accessible dashboard that gives status … More → The post MOS: Open-source modular OS for servers and homelabs appeared first on Help Net Security.
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