Supply Chain Security

A practitioner breakdown of the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2026. Vulnerability exploitation overtakes phishing as the top attack vector, supply chain compromises quadruple, and AI accelerates attacker operations while defenders struggle with the basics.

OpenClaw made remarkable security strides since my January article, hired dedicated security leadership, patched 40+ vulnerabilities, partnered with VirusTotal. Then ClawHavoc exposed 341 malicious skills. And now the founder just joined OpenAI. Here’s everything that changed, what still worries me, and how to think about deploying OpenClaw in this new reality.