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Today’s news and analysis for cybersecurity professionals

Attackers Use AI to Automate EDR Evasion Testing Python scripts were used to test malware against endpoint detection and response agents from Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender.

Tropical Blend: Cyber & Politics Ramp Up Across Latin America [From DR GLOBAL]: China-linked espionage groups have attacked at least a dozen nations in the region, gathering information on maritime shipping, oil production, and other geopolitical interests.

Cyber Insurance Rates Are Dropping, but Exclusions Widen Cyber insurance coverage is slowly changing, and some policies may not provide coverage for social engineering attacks like ClickFix.

Sponsored Content by ProjectDiscovery The Validation Tax Is Eating AppSec Two-thirds of security pros spend over half their week on manual validation. That math breaks the moment AI code volume keeps climbing.

Pakistan Spies on Afghan Finance Ministry With Xeno RAT [From DR GLOBAL]: Despite broadly connected digital infrastructure, standard fare TTPs are enough to cause trouble for Afghanistan's porous cybersecurity.

Coding Gaffe Exposes Microsoft 365 Accounts to Widespread Takeover A disabled security setting meant to protect authentication across Android versions of key apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel paved the way for attackers to steal logins and data.

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Beyond Assume-Breach: How AI-Native Security Will Reshape Enterprise Defense [DR20 Special Coverage]: Twenty years after Dark Reading launched, we're looking ahead at what's next for enterprise security. Spoiler: It's hyper-segmented, AI-orchestrated, and way more sophisticated than your dad's firewall.

Name That Toon: Mark of (Cybersecurity) Progress As part of Dark Reading's 20th anniversary package, we asked readers for a cybersecurity-related caption that captures their thoughts about the industry's last two decades.

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