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Arista Networks has released security patches for a zero-day flaw that is being actively exploited and affects VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) On-Prem deployments. VCO is a cloud-based centralized management platform that helps admins configure, monitor, and manage VeloCloud SD-WANs (Software-Defined Wide Area Networks) and associated edge devices. Tracked as CVE-2026-93952, this maximum-severity flaw stems from an improper input validation weakness and affects VCO deployments where certificate-based authentication from the VeloCloud Edge to VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) is configured. Remote threat actors can exploit the vulnerability to access privileged internal VCO host functionality in low-complexity attacks that don’t require privileges on the targeted…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our daily news show ‘FOMO HOUR’ covering all of the top stories and market action.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors cool after recent rally; BTC at $85.3k ZEC and HYPE hit new ATHs as alts continue rally BTC ETFs see $715M in net inflows; ETH has $162M CME to launch Bitcoin Cash and Uni futures on Oct 19, both surge Robinhood Crypto teases something coming for stock tokens, RH Chain leaders jump 📈 Bitcoin Hits $86,000…

Around 631,000 years ago — a geological blink of an eye — catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US. During what is thought to have been a series of immense volcanic eruptions, life within hundreds of kilometers of the blasts was shattered. Ash was dispersed across much of North America and the effects were felt worldwide. This was a super-eruption of the massive volcanic system located in what is now the Yellowstone National Park. Despite the scale, no known human witnessed the cataclysm. As far as we know, early humans had not yet reached the continent. Across oceans,…

In Peru’s high Andes, water security is under threat as glaciers retreat and changing weather patterns threaten natural reservoirs.At 3,200 meters (10,500 feet) altitude, in the community of Villa de Arma, Huancavelica, a conservation initiative that started in 2025 aims to secure water resources in the Chincha watershed, helping to supply water to the arid coast below.The project uses nature-based solutions such as wetland conservation and native forest regeneration to combat water security issues in the region.Some scientists caution that the benefits of nature-based solutions are hard to predict and that they are “not a panacea”.See All Key Ideas…

Nexans has started the installation of the underground land cable for an electricity interconnector that will connect the Orkney Islands to the UK mainland for the first time.Source: SSEN Transmission Orkney Link, developed by SSEN Transmission, will comprise a new substation being built at Finstown, approximately 14 kilometers of underground cable installed across Orkney to Warebeth, and a 53-kilometer subsea cable laid to Caithness, where it will connect into a new substation at Dounreay. Over the coming months, 27 cable drums will be manoeuvred into position along sections of the route between Finstown and Warebeth, near Stromness. Once in position, the…

Watching footage of Andy Burnham at the UN general assembly on Tuesday was like watching your child from behind a tree in the playground. Are they making friends? How normal do they seem relative to the average? How will they react when they come into contact with that hulking great child who seems to be running things? Burnham’s first face-to-face with Donald Trump was billed as a knife-edge encounter that, due to the latter’s capriciousness, could go either way. In the event, it was drama-free, leaving observers to ask: was it Burnham’s brilliance or simply the weather in Trump’s head?To…

The qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations begin on Thursday, with 48 countries competing to earn spots in Africa’s biggest football tournament.Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda will cohost AFCON 2027, as the competition returns to East Africa for the first time in 51 years.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listDivided into 12 groups, the teams will be involved in a six-round qualifying process that runs to March next year.Here’s everything to know about AFCON 2027:Which teams are in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers?The draw for the AFCON 2027 qualifiers took place in Cairo, Egypt, in May.The 48 teams competing…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.We are doing this again, are we? Very well. A hated leader makes way for someone else. That person in turn sets new records of unpopularity. Speculation begins about still another switch at the top, as it is easier to change the individual than to question the basic doability of the job. The place under discussion here is, of course, Germany, but also Britain and America and elsewhere.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz can console himself that his peer in Paris is also despised.…

The cyber-abilities of the latest, most powerful AI models, called “frontier” models in AI jargon, can be a boon for cyber-defenders, but the same abilities can also be used for attack.Spotting weaknesses in systems, for example, is useful for defenders looking to block hackers, but also for attackers hunting for ways to infiltrate an organisation. Anthropic has tightly restricted access to its systems on the grounds that they are too powerful to fall into the wrong hands, but OpenAI has allowed some firms in Europe, as well as UK banks, to use its most advanced cyber models.The firm made the…

Honeywell released its 2026 OT Cybersecurity Benchmark Report on Tuesday, and the findings point to a disconnect between how industrial organizations rate their operational technology (OT) security programs and how prepared they actually are. The report also examines AI’s impact on OT security. Among 603 surveyed leaders across critical infrastructure sectors, 88% characterized their OT security programs as mature or design-led, yet only 21% maintain a complete inventory of their OT assets. Respondents worked across critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, oil and gas, healthcare, maritime, and manufacturing, with participation spanning the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. Visibility gaps showed up in…