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Sovereignty assessment check

Four digital sovereignty tools compared

24. February, 2026 - 13:28

Four approaches, one question: How sovereign is your IT really? We compare the digital sovereignty tools from Red Hat, SUSE, Deloitte, and Nextcloud and show what really matters when it comes to digital sovereignty.

Blackout by AI

Gartner predicts major infrastructure failure caused by AI

24. February, 2026 - 12:58

In an unusually specific forecast, renowned research and advisory firm Gartner is warning of an impending catastrophic scenario.

PromptSpy: The malware that thinks

New Android malware uses Gemini as its brain

24. February, 2026 - 12:39

Security researchers at Slovak IT company ESET have discovered a new Android malware that actively leverages Google Gemini during live operation, marking the first time an Android threat has used generative AI not as a peripheral feature, but as its central control mechanism.

A free AI agent with no guardrails

OpenClaw: Why an enterprise nightmare is brewing

24. February, 2026 - 11:51

The developments surrounding OpenClaw are generating equal parts fascination and serious security concern. The makings of a genuine enterprise nightmare are already visible.

Transparency alone is not enough

OT Security in 2026: Operational resilience through continuous Exposure Management

31. January, 2026 - 09:24

Operational resilience in OT environments requires concrete technical and organizational levers: access controls, robust test environments, and compensating measures for legacy systems. At the same time, the supply chain is moving to the center of attention as both an attack vector and a compliance factor.

Opportunity makes a thief

Ransomware groups don’t choose their victims as carefully as you might think

29. January, 2026 - 09:44

Anyone who believes ransomware groups meticulously select their targets based on industry, location, or strategic importance is usually mistaken.

Award Ceremony as Part of "it-sa 2025"

IT Security Awards 2025: SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Darktrace and MetricStream Honored

09. October, 2025 - 13:39

The winners of the IT Security Awards 2025 have been announced. In the 19th edition, outstanding solutions in the categories of Cloud Security, IAM, Internet/Web Security, and Management Security were honored. The ceremony took place at the IT security trade fair it-sa in Nuremberg.

A new quality of malware

PromptLock: First AI-driven ransomware discovered

27. August, 2025 - 11:48

Researchers from security company ESET have discovered an unusual malware that uses artificial intelligence in a new way.

Study

Current phishing training courses have little effect

19. August, 2025 - 08:03

Researchers have tested the effectiveness of various phishing training courses in a study involving 19,000 test subjects. The result: training courses help less than expected.

New attack technique discovered

FIDO authentication vulnerability: New downgrade attack bypasses passkey security

13. August, 2025 - 10:37

Passkeys and FIDO authentication are designed to provide robust protection against phishing attacks. However, researchers have now discovered a critical loophole that can undermine even strong passkey authentication. Attackers can exploit a targeted downgrade technique to force users into using insecure login methods. This risk grows as FIDO adoption