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Vulnerability Watch, October 15, 2026: 36 critical CVEs and 103 new vendor and CERT advisories
Every critical-severity CVE NIST published in the past day, plus the latest advisories from national CERTs and vendors.
NIST
NCSC Issues Updated TLS Guidance for Post-Quantum Cryptography
The UK National Cyber Security Centre released updated guidance helping system administrators configure TLS securely and migrate to post-quantum cryptography.
NCSC (UK)
BreakingPalo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw CVE-2026-0322 is being actively exploited, CISA warns
CISA added the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 14, 2026, with a federal remediation deadline of October 17, 2026.
CISA
BreakingAhsay CBS flaw CVE-2026-105133 is being actively exploited, CISA warns
CISA added the Ahsay CBS vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 14, 2026, with a federal remediation deadline of October 17, 2026.
CISA
Vertafore Launches Two New AI Agents to Automate Insurance Policies
Vertafore's new Velocity AI agents streamline policy intake and verification for independent insurance agencies.
Company press releases (PR Newswire)
Top 10 most-read product stories on TechUpscale this week (Oct 9–15, 2026)
The week's most-read product stories, led by "South Korea Launches AI Watermark System to Detect Fake Goods".
North.cloud Secures $60M Series B to Automate Cloud and AI Spend
North.cloud closed a $60 million Series B funding round to expand its autonomous cloud, AI, and data spend optimization platform.
Company press releases (PR Newswire)
Research Radar, October 15, 2026: 13 new AI and security papers to know
The most relevant new AI and security research from Nature & arXiv, with the authors' own summaries and links to the papers.
Nature