Tag: access
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Skills CISOs need to master in 2026
Tags: access, ai, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-management, skills, strategy, threat, tool, trainingTop technical skills: In addition to strong knowledge of AI systems, today’s CISOs need a solid foundation in the technologies that define modern enterprise environments. The (ISC)² CISSP is still widely regarded as the gold standard for broad expertise in security architecture, risk management, and governance. “Regulators will expect this, and it still appears in…
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Microsoft Rushes Emergency Patch for Office Zero-Day
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need either system access or be able to convince a user to open a malicious Office file. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/microsoft-rushes-emergency-patch-office-zero-day
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WinRAR path traversal flaw still exploited by numerous hackers
Multiple threat actors, both state-sponsored and financially motivated, are exploiting the CVE-2025-8088 high-severity vulnerability in WinRAR for initial access and to deliver various malicious payloads. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/winrar-path-traversal-flaw-still-exploited-by-numerous-hackers/
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If you live in the UK, you probably won’t be able to visit Pornhub anymore
Tags: accessPornhub parent company Aylo will restrict access from U.K. users, rather than comply with age verification mandates, which the company said it believes have not succeeded in promoting online safety. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/if-you-live-in-the-uk-you-probably-wont-be-able-to-visit-pornhub-anymore/
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16 Fake ChatGPT Extensions Caught Hijacking User Accounts
A coordinated campaign of 16 malicious GPT optimisers has been caught hijacking ChatGPT accounts. These tools steal session tokens to access private chats, Slack, and Google Drive files. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-chatgpt-extensions-hijack-user-accounts/
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Lawsuit Claims Meta Can Access WhatsApp Messages Despite Encryption Promises
A class-action lawsuit alleges Meta can access WhatsApp messages despite encryption claims, raising new privacy concerns. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/lawsuit-claims-meta-can-access-whatsapp-messages-despite-encryption-promises/
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP – Part 2
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, credentials, data, dns, email, exploit, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, programming, service, tactics, threat, tool, update, windowsThis is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on the Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack campaigns. For details on the Gopher Strike campaign, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered three additional backdoors, SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP, used to power the Sheet Attack campaign. In Part 2 of this series, ThreatLabz will…
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Keeper Security Expands Its Zero-Trust Privileged Access Controls Into Slack
Keeper Security’s new Slack integration extends secure, policy-driven access governance into the platform. Slack serves as one of the most popular and widely used collaboration platforms in the world for organisations of all sizes. It has a strong adoption across EMEA, especially in the European markets including the UK, with high engagement across major hubs…
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Meta Faces Legal Action Over Claims of Accessing All WhatsApp User Messages
A class-action lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court accuses Meta Platforms of systematically misleading billions of WhatsApp users about the protection of their messages. The complaint alleges that despite marketing claims of unbreakable end-to-end encryption, Meta secretly stores, analyzes, and grants employee access to chat contents through internal tools. Plaintiffs from Australia, Brazil, India,…
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149 Millionen gestohlenen Benutzernamen Es reicht nicht Passwörter zu ändern. Vielmehr muss der Zugriff kontrolliert und reduziert werden.
Eine öffentlich zugängliche Datenbank mit 149 Millionen gestohlenen Benutzernamen und Passwörtern wurde vom Netz genommen, nachdem ein Sicherheitsforscher die Sicherheitslücke entdeckt und den Hosting-Anbieter darüber informiert hatte. Die Datenbank scheint mithilfe von Infostealer-Malware zusammengestellt worden zu sein, die unbemerkt Anmeldedaten von infizierten Geräten abgreift. Ein Kommentar von Shane Barney, CISO bei Keeper Security. Die Zahlen…
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Overcoming AI fatigue
Tags: access, ai, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, data, finance, governance, incident response, jobs, metric, monitoring, privacy, risk, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, training, zero-trustbefore it becomes fully entrenched in every corner of the business. It’s a rare opportunity, one we shouldn’t waste. A big part of the confusion comes from the word “AI” itself. We use the same label to talk about a chatbot drafting marketing copy and autonomous agents that generate and implement incident response playbooks. Technically,…
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Attacken beobachtet: Uralte Telnetd-Lücke gefährdet Hunderttausende Systeme
Tags: accessSeit über zehn Jahren können sich Angreifer via Telnet Root-Zugriff auf unzählige Geräte verschaffen. Neue Scans zeigen das Ausmaß. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/attacken-beobachtet-uralte-telnetd-luecke-gefaehrdet-hunderttausende-systeme-2601-204656.html
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Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors
Researchers found over 20 flaws in Dormakaba access systems that could let attackers remotely unlock doors at major organizations. Researchers from SEC Consult discovered and fixed more than 20 security flaws in Dormakaba physical access control systems. The experts uncovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in Dormakaba physical access control systems based on exos 9300. These enterprise…
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4 issues holding back CISOs’ security agendas
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, framework, governance, intelligence, jobs, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, sans, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management2. Inability to keep pace with AI innovation and adoption: Executives and employees alike have been rushing to adopt artificial intelligence, enticed by expectations that AI will transform workflows and save time, money, and effort.But CISOs for the most part have not kept pace with their business colleagues’ rate of AI adoption.According to a survey…
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User-Managed Access (UMA) 2.0 Explained
Tags: accessDeep dive into User-Managed Access (UMA) 2.0 for CTOs. Learn about RPT tokens, permission tickets, and how to scale ciam with asynchronous authorization. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/user-managed-access-uma-2-0-explained/
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User-Managed Access (UMA) 2.0 Explained
Tags: accessDeep dive into User-Managed Access (UMA) 2.0 for CTOs. Learn about RPT tokens, permission tickets, and how to scale ciam with asynchronous authorization. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/user-managed-access-uma-2-0-explained/
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Clawdbot Is What Happens When AI Gets Root Access: A Security Expert’s Take on Silicon Valley’s Hottest AI Agent
Clawdbot is the viral AI assistant everyone’s installing”, but giving AI agents full system access raises critical security questions. After scaling identity systems to 1B+ users, here’s my take on why machine identity management matters more than ever in the age of autonomous AI agents. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/clawdbot-is-what-happens-when-ai-gets-root-access-a-security-experts-take-on-silicon-valleys-hottest-ai-agent/
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A new wave of ‘vishing’ attacks is breaking into SSO accounts in real time
Cybercrime groups, including one that identifies as ShinyHunters, are targeting single sign-on services to gain access to victim networks and steal data. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/shinyhunters-voice-phishing-sso-okta-mfa-bypass-data-theft/
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12Port Introduces Zero Trust Privileged Access Management (PAM) for Managed Service Providers
Enables MSPs to enhance their security offerings with a simple, scalable microsegmentation solution…. Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/12port-introduces-zero-trust-privileged-access-management-pam-for-managed-service-providers/
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Why MSPs Should Add Privileged Access Management (PAM) To Their Security Offerings
It’s no surprise that the most popular managed service is security. Cybersecurity threats are a daily occurrence and continue to get more sophisticated, with identity-based attacks now the primary vector. For example, 2023 saw a 72% increase in data breaches… Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/why-msps-should-add-privileged-access-management-pam-to-their-security-offerings/
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Imperva Customers Protected Against CVE-2026-21962 in Oracle HTTP and WebLogic
What Is CVE-2026-21962? CVE-2026-21962 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server and the WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in for Apache HTTP Server and Microsoft IIS. An unauthenticated attacker with HTTP access can exploit this flaw by sending crafted requests to the affected proxy components and bypass security controls. Successful exploitation can result……
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using GOGITTER, GITSHELLPAD, and GOSHELL – Part 1
Tags: access, adobe, ai, antivirus, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, injection, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, network, phishing, service, spear-phishing, threat, tool, update, windowsIntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified two campaigns, tracked as Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack, by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan and primarily targets entities in the Indian government. In both campaigns, ThreatLabz identified previously undocumented tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While these campaigns share some similarities with the Pakistan-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, APT36, we…
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Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker”, and More Dangerous
Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-technology-is-getting-darker-and-more-dangerous/
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Continuous Identity Assurance Is Now Security Infrastructure
From Remote Hiring to Access and Support, Trust Must Be Verified – Not Assumed Attackers no longer break in – they simply impersonate an employee or contractor to gain access. Discover how continuous identity assurance across hiring, third-party access and call centers reduces human-layer risk, and how IDProof+ enables fast, trusted verification across critical workflows.…
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Continuous Identity Assurance Is Now Security Infrastructure
From Remote Hiring to Access and Support, Trust Must Be Verified – Not Assumed Attackers no longer break in – they simply impersonate an employee or contractor to gain access. Discover how continuous identity assurance across hiring, third-party access and call centers reduces human-layer risk, and how IDProof+ enables fast, trusted verification across critical workflows.…
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Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, data, endpoint, governance, government, group, india, infrastructure, law, mfa, microsoft, risk, service, technologyWhere most enterprises go wrong: Enterprises using BitLocker should treat the recovery keys as highly sensitive, and avoid default cloud backup unless there is a clear business requirement and the associated risks are well understood and mitigated.The safest configuration is to redirect those keys to on-premises Active Directory or a controlled enterprise key vault. Even…
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Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, business, china, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, data, endpoint, governance, government, group, india, infrastructure, law, mfa, microsoft, risk, service, technologyWhere most enterprises go wrong: Enterprises using BitLocker should treat the recovery keys as highly sensitive, and avoid default cloud backup unless there is a clear business requirement and the associated risks are well understood and mitigated.The safest configuration is to redirect those keys to on-premises Active Directory or a controlled enterprise key vault. Even…