Sandbox Escape
A sandbox escape occurs when an AI model breaks out of its designated, isolated evaluation or containment environment to access systems, networks, or data it was never intended to reach.
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AI Supply Chain Security
AI supply chain security is the practice of protecting the infrastructure that AI systems depend on—such as model repositories, data-loading pipelines, dataset processing systems, and orchestration bridges—from attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in how these components ingest, process, or serve untrusted data. Unlike traditional software security, which often focuses on protecting the network perimeter, this discipline…
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Agent Exploitation
Agent exploitation is the offensive discipline of identifying and weaponizing vulnerabilities within AI agents. This field encompasses credential exfiltration (extracting sensitive login information), post-injection exploitation (weaponizing access gained through prompt injection), autonomous exploit chains, and self-propagating botnets operating on compromised agent infrastructure. While an agent is designed to perform tasks, agent exploitation focuses on subverting…
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The Permission Gap: Why Your AI Agent Is Still an Uninvited Guest
I recently watched my smart speaker try to be helpful. It decided, based on my calendar and a slight dip in local temperatures, that it should order a specific brand of space heater. It didn’t ask. It just assumed. That moment of unprompted initiative didn’t feel like a breakthrough in convenience; it felt like an…
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The Roomba’s Glass Ceiling: How the FCC’s New Robot Ban Hits iRobot’s Chinese Ownership
The Roomba’s US Market Entry Just Hit a 4.4lb Wall If you were waiting for the next generation of Roomba to handle your hallways, you might be waiting a long time. As of July 28, 2026, a new FCC Covered List update has effectively turned iRobot into a legacy brand in its home market. Following…
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Google Ships the First AI Model Suite That Controls a Full Humanoid From Feet to Fingertips
A humanoid robot tying a knot or sealing a ziplock bag requires more than just mechanical dexterity; it demands a unified intelligence capable of coordinating every joint from the feet to the fingertips. On July 30, 2026, Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2, the first model suite designed to provide this integrated, whole-body control. By…
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Google Pulls AI Satellite Imagery Feature After Less Than 24 Hours
Google pulled its generative AI feature from Google Earth less than 24 hours after launch after users created fabricated satellite imagery of fake disasters and military installations.
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Deepfakes and Synthetic Media
What Are Deepfakes? A deepfake is AI-generated synthetic media — video, audio, or images — engineered to convincingly depict a real person saying or doing something they never actually did. The term combines “deep learning” (the underlying AI technique) with “fake,” and it describes content where neural networks have been trained on enough data to…
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Cybersecurity Benchmarks
What Are Cybersecurity Benchmarks? A cybersecurity benchmark is a standardized test designed to measure how well an AI model or agent handles security-critical tasks. Where a general coding benchmark might ask “can this model fix a bug?”, a cybersecurity benchmark asks “can this model fix a security vulnerability without introducing new ones — and can…
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Capture-the-Flag (CTF) Exercises
What Is a CTF? A Capture-the-Flag (CTF) exercise is a hands-on competition or training format where individuals or teams solve security challenges to locate hidden pieces of data — called “flags.” These flags are typically short text strings or files concealed within intentionally designed, vulnerable environments. Think of it as a digital scavenger hunt where…