• Michael Ansaldo
    Michael Ansaldo
    Contributing Writer Security Buzz

    Michael Ansaldo is a veteran technology and business journalist with experience covering cybersecurity and a range of IT topics. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Wired, Enterprise.nxt, PCWorld, Computerworld, TechHive, GreenBiz, Mac|Life, and Executive Travel.

    Michael has also created and managed editorial and social media programs for leading global brands, such as HP, Samsung, and Verizon.

Articles by Michael Ansaldo
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AI Finds Refrigeration Flaws in Hours as Known Vulnerabilities Leave Supermarkets Exposed
October 30, 2026
Hackers took control of refrigeration systems at hundreds of French supermarkets overnight on Oct. 11, turning refrigerators and freezers into heaters. Temperatures in some units climbed as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius),…
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Small Businesses Face Growing Security Risks as They Build Their Own AI Tools
October 28, 2026
Small and midsize businesses are developing their own AI tools and autonomous agents, raising concerns about how those systems are secured and monitored, according to the Q3 2026 Pax8 SMB AI Pulse Report. The report…
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NIST Tests Show 5G Devices Remain Vulnerable to Rogue Cell Tower Attacks
October 20, 2026
Tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found that 5G devices remain vulnerable to attacks that can knock them offline, despite security improvements designed to protect cellular communications. In its draft…
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OpenAI Medicare Incident Raises Questions About Website Security and AI Agent Safeguards
October 14, 2026
An experimental OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal on June 18 while researching government spending on skin-condition medications. According to OpenAI, the agent executed commands, retrieved internal files and…
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Forescout Finds Major Gaps in OT, Medical Device Segmentation
October 06, 2026
Enterprise network segmentation may look stronger on paper than it is in practice, according to new research from Forescout. Only 13% of network segments containing operational technology devices were dedicated solely to OT. For Internet…
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CISA Updates Insider Threat Guide for AI, Remote Work, and Employee Departures
September 29, 2026
CISA updated its Insider Threat Mitigation Guide on Sept. 9, expanding a framework first published in 2020 to account for how much the workplace has changed. The update gives more attention to remote work and…
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OpenAI Agents Turned German Wiki Into Message Board
September 23, 2026
Independent researchers recently uncovered a previously undisclosed incident in which OpenAI agents used an obscure German-language programming wiki as a message board. The agents shared answers to evaluation tasks and notes about their operating environment,…
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CISA Eliminates Six Free Cybersecurity Assessments for Critical Infrastructure
September 16, 2026
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ended six free assessment programs that helped critical infrastructure operators find weaknesses in their cyber defenses, according to Cybersecurity Dive. The programs paired CISA’s Cyber Security Evaluation Tool,…
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UK Power Plant Cyberattack Comes Amid Wider OT Security Warnings
September 09, 2026
Hackers believed to be linked to Iran took a small British power generator offline for four days in July, in what is believed to be the first successful cyberattack to shut down a UK power…
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New Python Implant Uses Microsoft Services to Hide C2 Traffic
September 01, 2026
A newly identified Python malware framework uses Microsoft services to conceal its command-and-control (C2) activity, according to researchers at Ontinue. Dubbed TWINLOOT, the malware routes traffic through SharePoint and Teams infrastructure and uses a headless…
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Gunra Ransomware Altered MFA to Maintain Access
August 26, 2026
Attackers using the Gunra ransomware altered a victim’s authentication system to create a persistent way around multi-factor authentication, according to a new joint U.S.-South Korean government advisory. The Aug. 10 warning from the FBI, CISA,…
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Open Secure AI Alliance Targets Security Risks Exposed by Hugging Face Breach
August 21, 2026
NVIDIA says it and more than 100 organizations, including Microsoft, IBM, CrowdStrike, Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks, HPE, Red Hat, and Hugging Face, have formed the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop and share open…
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CosmosEscape Flaw Could Have Exposed Every Azure Cosmos DB Account
August 12, 2026
A vulnerability chain in Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB could have allowed an attacker to read or modify customer databases across the service, according to research published by Wiz. Dubbed CosmosEscape, the chain began with a…
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Criminal AI Is Easier to Find—and Harder to Monitor
August 07, 2026
In its new Cybercrime in the Age of AI report, ThreatDown points to a January 2026 attack on a Mexican municipal water utility as evidence that AI can help attackers work faster and beyond their…
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AvePoint Report Finds AI Adoption Outpacing Enterprise Oversight
July 27, 2026
Organizations are rapidly expanding the use of AI agents even as their ability to monitor and govern the technology falls behind, according to AvePoint’s 2026 State of AI report. The study surveyed 750 enterprise leaders…
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Cryptomining on AI Gateway Shows Cloud Risks Moving Into AI Stack
July 21, 2026
Darktrace researchers said they observed cryptomining activity on an AWS EC2 instance tied to Amazon Bedrock access, highlighting how familiar cloud security risks are extending into enterprise AI infrastructure. The June 12 activity involved an…
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OT Security Ratings Fall as Visibility Improves
July 13, 2026
Industrial organizations may be getting a clearer view of their cybersecurity risk, and the picture is not as reassuring as many previously believed. Fortinet’s 2026 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report found a sharp…
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Five Eyes Warns Chinese Intelligence Is Using Job Platforms to Recruit Sources
July 06, 2026
Chinese military intelligence operatives are posing as online recruiters to reach people with sensitive government or military knowledge, according to a joint warning from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance. The joint advisory from the United…
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