This month in security with Tony Anscombe – February 2026 edition
Summary: ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe's February 2026 roundup covers how opportunistic threat actors are exploiting weak authentication, unmanaged exposure, and popular AI tools. The video segment presents the month's notable cybersecurity stories and the lessons businesses should draw from them.
Bottom line: The three weaknesses Anscombe names - weak authentication, unmanaged exposure, and popular AI tools - are the same ones most organizations already know they have, and opportunistic actors are the ones scanning for them.
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