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Wireshark 4.6.8 Released, (Sun, Aug 16th)

Wireshark release 4.6.8 fixes 28 vulnerabilities and 25 bugs.

ISC Stormcast For Monday, August 17th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10054, (Mon, Aug 17th)

Meta’s Ray-Bans are being banned from pubs, restaurants, and theatres

A growing number of UK venues have decided to act against privacy-busting smart glasses. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Infostealers Harvest 1.7 Billion Credentials in Six Months

Flashpoint data reveals infostealers were responsible for taking 1.7 billion credentials in the first half of 2026

New CISO appointments 2026

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What the CISO role will look like in 2029

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Fortune 500 Companies Hit in Azure Data Theft Campaign

<p>A threat actor is claiming the exfiltration of millions of records from McDonald’s, TCS, Vodafone, and other large organizations.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/fortune-500-companies-hit-in-azure-data-theft-campaign/">Fortune 500 Companies Hit in Azure Data Theft Campaign</

Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability Exploited 3 Days After Disclosure

<p>The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-58231 can be exploited to execute arbitrary code and compromise internal components.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/critical-sap-commerce-cloud-vulnerability-exploited-3-days-after-disclosure/">Critical SAP Commerce Cloud Vulnerability

New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG

At a press conference outside Madison Square Garden, politicians, musicians, and privacy advocates argued for tighter restrictions on how public venues deploy biometric surveillance.

Friday Squid Blogging: Searching for the Colossal Squid

Fascinating video about searching for life undersea. The video basically makes the point that our bright white searchlights are scaring everything away, and that red light is more neutral. That, plus bait to attract sea creatures, is teaching us a lot about what’s going on down there. Lots of footage of giant squid, and speculation about the colossal squid. Worth watching. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moder