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GPT-5.6 gets better at cybersecurity

OpenAI has started rolling out the GPT-5.6 series models in limited preview to a small group of trusted partners through the API and Codex. The series includes Sol as the flagship model, Terra as a balanced option, and Luna as the fastest and most cost-efficient model. The rollout is being coordinated with the U.S. government before expanding to ChatGPT, Codex, and API users in the coming weeks. “GPT-5.6 Sol launches with our most robust safety … More → The post GPT-5.6 gets better at cybersecurity appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Your board wants AI returns. Your teams aren’t ready.

Today, AI has significantly evolved, and so has the conversation. Now, boards and executive teams are asking a much simpler question: What did AI actually deliver? The AI honeymoon phase is over, and the prove-the-ROI phase is heating up.
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DarkMoon: Open-source AI pentesting platform

Penetration testing has long run on expert time, with specialists spending days probing a network or web application by hand. Manual engagements stretch across weeks, expert consultants run into thousands of dollars a day, and results vary with the tester. Automation promises to narrow those gaps. A growing set of projects now hands the work to AI agents that plan and execute on their own. DarkMoon, an open-source platform, sits in that group. It runs … More → The post DarkMoon: Open-source AI pentesting platform appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Sycophantic chatbots and the harms that build over many chats

People use AI chatbots for company, advice, and emotional support, and these systems answer in ways meant to hold their attention. Researchers describe the resulting risks as affective safety, a class of harm that exists because humans are emotional beings and because the systems engage directly with that emotional life. The damage happens during ordinary use, with no breach and no intruder. These systems work as designed, optimizing for the goals their builders set, and … More → The post Sycophantic chatbots and the harms that build over many chats appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Companies keep bolting AI onto their products, and the security bill is coming due

Companies keep bolting AI and LLM features onto their products, and the security results are starting to show a pattern. The vulnerabilities those features create get rated high risk far more often than anything else, and they get fixed slower than anything else. The figures come from Cobalt’s AI and Pentesting Pulse Report 2026, built on five years of penetration testing data and a survey of 455 security leaders and practitioners. A risk rate that … More → The post Companies keep bolting AI onto their products, and the security bill is coming due appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Most teams accept higher risk for faster AI database work

Database professionals are using AI for everyday work like writing queries, building schemas, and reviewing code, and a growing share rely on autonomous tools that act on the database itself. The use of AI in database management has almost tripled in a year, climbing from 15% to 44% of organizations, according to Redgate’s 2026 State of the Database Landscape report. That puts AI inside the systems holding an organization’s most sensitive data, often with permission … More → The post Most teams accept higher risk for faster AI database work appeared first on Help Net Security.
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