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The second year of Microsoft's commercial Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10 began October 14, 2026, one year after Windows 10 reached end of support. Year one cost $61 per device. Under Microsoft's doubling structure, year two is $122 per device and year three is $244, for a max...

SonicWall's Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 remote-access appliances are under attack again. The Hacker News reported on October 12, 2026 that CVE-2026-102255, a pre-authentication server-side request forgery flaw rated CVSS 10.0, was being exploited within days of SonicWall's October 6 hotfixes (bu...

If you run a Fortinet firewall or VPN gateway, stop reading after this sentence and go check your devices. A credential theft campaign called FortiBleed has produced a verified database of over 86,000 confirmed working usernames and passwords harvested from internet-facing Fortinet infrastructure ac...

Worldwide PC shipments fell 20.1% year over year in the third quarter of 2026, to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary IDC data released October 8. Shipments were also down 9.1% from the second quarter, breaking the usual pattern where the third quarter is stronger. Lenovo remained the large...

Logitech introduced a new lineup of Microsoft Teams Rooms devices built on the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) on October 8, 2026. The Rally Bar 2 all-in-one video bar, the Tap IP 2 in-room touch controller and the Tap Scheduler 2 outside-the-door scheduling panel are available for purcha...

On October 7, 2026, the PCI Security Standards Council published additional guidance on securing artificial intelligence in payment environments. The document was developed with the council's Global Executive Assessor Roundtable and Board of Advisors and covers how AI should be deployed to reduce th...

Microsoft has started notifying customers of two Azure price increases that take effect February 1, 2027, according to an October 5 analysis by cost management firm nOps. Virtual machine and most storage prices will rise in several regions: 17% in North Europe (Dublin), 11% in France Central and Fra...

Two-thirds of U.S. small businesses now use AI, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Empowering Small Business report, published October 2. That is up 8 points from 2025 and nearly triple the 23% recorded in 2023. The Chamber found that 41% of small businesses use six or more technology ...

Rightfiber, the company formerly known as Great Plains Communications and a Grain Management portfolio company, has completed its acquisition of the Nebraska business of American Broadband Holding Company, which operates as Fastwyre Broadband, Light Reading reported on October 1, 2026. Rightfiber wa...

On September 29, 2026, Microsoft's security researchers published an analysis of a phishing campaign that used a digitally signed installer for MSP360 RMM, a legitimate remote management tool, to take control of Windows computers. The Hacker News reports that the installer was disguised under names ...

T-Mobile is raising its Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery fee effective October 12, 2026, Android Authority reported on September 28. The fee goes up $1 per month per voice line, to $5.49, and $0.50 per month per mobile internet line, to $2.60. T-Mobile notified customers by email. The report s...

Citrix NetScaler appliances have been targeted twice in quick succession. Help Net Security reported on August 27, 2026 that CVE-2026-8452, a memory overflow Citrix patched on June 30, was being exploited after watchTowr Labs published a working proof of concept on August 14 showing it could be chai...

On September 28, 2026, Fierce Network reported on an Ookla analysis by lead industry analyst Mike Dano that named seven regional fiber providers as possible acquisition targets: Allo Fiber, Gateway Fiber, LiveOak Fiber, Wire 3, Ripple Fiber, Intrepid Fiber and Ezee Fiber. Dano noted that roughly 40%...

CISA added several vulnerabilities in small-business network and communications gear to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog in September 2026. On September 2 it added CVE-2026-9586, a SQL injection flaw in Sangoma Switchvox, a business phone system. On September 10 it added two MikroTik Rout...

Check Point disclosed and patched CVE-2026-93616 on September 22, 2026, a zero-day in the web service of its Security Management Servers, the consoles that push policy to Check Point firewalls. According to Daily Security Review and CSO Online, attackers exploited it in targeted operations as early ...

F5 disclosed CVE-2026-94127 on September 22, 2026, a heap-based buffer overflow in BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) that allows unauthenticated remote code execution and is being actively exploited, The Hacker News reported. It is rated CVSS 9.8 (v3.1). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnera...

Gartner predicts that by 2029, 55% of enterprises will start proofs of concept for alternatives to their VMware deployments, up from 25% in 2026, The Register reported on September 22, 2026. The prediction appears in Gartner's Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure Magic Quadrant, where VMware is still r...

At its VerkadaOne 2026 event in September, Verkada expanded its cloud-managed physical security platform. The company launched Verkada Transportation, which combines video security with remote fleet management and includes a trip history view linking vehicle location, camera footage and driving even...

The revised settlement between Visa, Mastercard and a class of about 12 million U.S. merchants is drawing heavy opposition ahead of a final ruling. As of September 19, 2026, the Merchant Payments Coalition said 978 businesses and associations had filed objections asking U.S. District Judge Brian Cog...

Consolidation in the security industry continued in September 2026. SecurityInfoWatch reported on September 17 that private equity firm Graham Partners has acquired Immix, whose software supports remote video monitoring for professional monitoring centers, enterprises and security service providers....

On September 16, 2026, The Register reported that AWS updated its Health Dashboard to say that resources and data hosted exclusively in its Bahrain region remain inaccessible and cannot be restored. AWS said the damage "exceeded what our regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand." One...

The FCC's Office of Managing Director has proposed a Universal Service Fund contribution factor of 42.0% for the fourth quarter of 2026, Benton reported on September 14. Broadband Breakfast noted on September 15 that this is a record high for the second straight quarter. The factor is the percentage...

Neat announced on September 14, 2026 that Zoho Cliq has joined its Neat Open Apps ecosystem, making Neat the first hardware partner for Zoho's team communication platform, MarketScale reported. The integration supports instant meeting starts from the room device, scheduling that ties a booking to re...

Wi-Fi 7 accounted for more than half of the enterprise wireless LAN market in the second quarter of 2026, according to Dell'Oro Group's report released September 10. Vendors shipped more than 10 million access points in the quarter, an industry record, and the highest number ever of access points wi...

Becker's Hospital Review's September 10, 2026 roundup of the year's biggest EHR switches shows a busy fall. UPMC planned the second wave of its Epic conversion for October 3, consolidating nine EHRs and about 6 million patient records. ChristianaCare planned an Epic launch the same day, Freeman Heal...