Tag: access
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Quantum-Resistant Identity and Access Management in Model Contexts
Secure your MCP hosts with quantum-resistant identity and access management. Learn about lattice-based signatures, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and 4D context-aware security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/quantum-resistant-identity-and-access-management-in-model-contexts/
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Splunk Enterprise for Windows Flaw Enables DLL Hijacking, SYSTEM Access
A serious flaw in Splunk Enterprise for Windows that lets low-privileged users hijack DLL loading and escalate to SYSTEM-level access. Tracked as CVE-2026-20140, this local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability stems from DLL search-order hijacking and carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.7 (High). Splunk disclosed it on February 18, 2026, via advisory SVD-2026-0205. The issue affects…
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Can Agentic AI boost confidence in privileged access management
How Can We Enhance Security with Effective Non-Human Identity Management? Can your organization’s security posture handle the growing complexity of machine identities and their secrets? With the increasing deployment of microservices and containerized applications, managing non-human identities (NHIs) has become a critical part of information security strategies. But what makes NHI management so integral to……
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What role does Agentic AI play in identity and access management
How Do Non-Human Identities Transform Cloud Security? Are your organization’s security measures keeping pace with evolving threats? The rise of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is reshaping how we approach cloud security by closing gaps that have long persisted between security and R&D teams. Where businesses increasingly migrate to cloud environments, the effective management of these machine……
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Amazon’s vibe-coding tool Kiro reportedly vibed too hard and brought down AWS
Bezos-corp blames user error for outage, ‘specifically misconfigured access controls’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/20/amazon_denies_kiro_agentic_ai_behind_outage/
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Hospitals at Risk of BeyondTrust Ransomware Hacks
Critical Vulnerability Could Give Attackers Foothold in Clinical Networks. Federal authorities and industry officials are urging healthcare sector entities to address a critical flaw in BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access software, which if exploited, could give an attacker a foothold inside a hospital or clinic network. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Circumvents Access Rules
Apache disclosed a Tomcat flaw (CVE-2026-24733) that can bypass access controls via legacy HTTP/0.9 requests under specific configurations. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/apache-tomcat-vulnerability-circumvents-access-rules/
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TDL 016 – Speed, Risk, and Responsibility in the Age of AI – Rafael Ramirez
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, country, cyber, data, defense, detection, dns, firewall, governance, government, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, Internet, law, linkedin, login, mfa, microsoft, network, risk, saas, service, skills, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustSummary In a recent episode of The Defenders Log, host David Redekop sat down with cyber security expert Rafael Ramirez to navigate the rapidly shifting landscape of AI security. As we move deeper into 2026, the duo explored how artificial intelligence has evolved from simple chatbots into powerful, autonomous “agentic” systems. The Double-Edged Sword of…
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BeyondTrust Flaw Used for Web Shells, Backdoors, and Data Exfiltration
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) products to conduct a wide range of malicious actions, including deploying VShell and The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731 (CVSS score: 9.9), allows attackers to execute operating system commands in the context of the…
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BeyondTrust Flaw Used for Web Shells, Backdoors, and Data Exfiltration
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) products to conduct a wide range of malicious actions, including deploying VShell and The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731 (CVSS score: 9.9), allows attackers to execute operating system commands in the context of the…
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NDSS 2025 A Comprehensive Study Of Security Risks In Deno And Its Ecosystem
Tags: access, api, attack, conference, control, Internet, network, programming, risk, rust, software, supply-chainSession 13A: JavaScript Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Abdullah AlHamdan (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Cristian-Alexandru Staicu (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security) PAPER Welcome to Jurassic Park: A Comprehensive Study of Security Risks in Deno and its Ecosystem Node.js and its ecosystem npm are notoriously insecure, enabling the proliferation of supply chain attacks.…
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Dynamic Objects in Active Directory: The Stealthy Threat
Active Directory’s “dynamic objects” feature offers attackers a perfect evasion cloak. These objects automatically self-destruct without a trace, so they allow adversaries to bypass quotas, pollute access lists, and persist in the cloud, leaving forensic investigators with nothing to analyze. Key takeaways The threat: Dynamic objects self-delete without leaving any traces, or “tombstones” in AD…
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Don’t trust TrustConnect: This fake remote support tool only helps hackers
Attackers use a dual-purpose website: The TrustConnect website has realistic marketing language, feature descriptions, and documentation that serves both as a public-facing front to promote the software and as a backend portal for customers who purchase access to the tool’s malicious services.”Cybercriminals are instructed to sign up for a ‘free trial,’ instructed on how to…
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Latin America’s Cyber Maturity Lags Threat Landscape
The slower pace of upgrades has the unintended impact of creating a haven for attackers, especially for initial access brokers and ransomware gangs. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/latin-americas-cyber-maturity-lags-threat-landscape
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ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ClickFix campaign that abuses compromised legitimate sites to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called MIMICRAT (aka AstarionRAT).”The campaign demonstrates a high level of operational sophistication: compromised sites spanning multiple industries and geographies serve as delivery infrastructure, a multi-stage First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Keeper Security Extends KeeperPAM
Keeper Security has expanded its Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, KeeperPAM, with native support for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), enabling organisations to unify privileged access controls across Google Cloud, AWS and Microsoft Azure environments. The move addresses a growing security concern for enterprises operating in increasingly complex, multi-cloud infrastructures: unmanaged and overprivileged identities. Tackling Cloud…
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ClickFix Campaign Abuses Compromised Sites to Deploy MIMICRAT RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ClickFix campaign that abuses compromised legitimate sites to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called MIMICRAT (aka AstarionRAT).”The campaign demonstrates a high level of operational sophistication: compromised sites spanning multiple industries and geographies serve as delivery infrastructure, a multi-stage First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Why Most Breaches Happen After Launch: SaaS Security Testing Best Practices
As SaaS platforms expand in complexity, security cannot stop at deployment. Post-launch environments introduce new integrations, user access changes, and configuration updates that significantly increase risk exposure. Without continuous validation and monitoring, vulnerabilities can quietly develop into major breaches. A structured and ongoing security strategy, supported by experts like StrongBox IT, helps organisations reduce these……
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Hackers breach contractor linked to Ukraine’s central bank collectible coin store
The National Bank of Ukraine announced that attackers may have gained access to users’ personal data, including names, phone numbers, email addresses and delivery addresses, in a recent cyberattack. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-breach-ukraine-national-bank-contractor
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Identity Cyber Scores: The New Metric Shaping Cyber Insurance in 2026
With one in three cyber-attacks now involving compromised employee accounts, insurers and regulators are placing far greater emphasis on identity posture when assessing cyber risk. For many organizations, however, these assessments remain largely opaque. Elements such as password hygiene, privileged access management, and the extent of multi-factor authentication (MFA) coverage are First seen on thehackernews.com…
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PromptSpy abuses Gemini AI to gain persistent access on Android
PromptSpy is the first Android malware to abuse Google’s Gemini AI, enabling persistence and advanced spying features. Security researchers at ESET have uncovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware to exploit Google’s Gemini AI to maintain persistence. The malware can capture lockscreen data, block uninstallation attempts, collect device information, take screenshots, and record screen activity…
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Hackers Exploit Critical BeyondTrust Vulnerability to Deploy VShell and SparkRAT
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust’s remote support software to deploy the VShell backdoor and SparkRAT remote access trojan, enabling full compromise of exposed systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731, is being used in real-world attacks against multiple industries across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. BeyondTrust is an identity and access management…
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Neue Malware TrustConnect für 300 Euro im Monat zu mieten
Für 300 US-Dollar im Monat können Kriminelle einen vollwertigen Remote Access Trojan mieten, inklusive Dashboard, gefälschtem Firmenzertifikat und professioneller Website. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/malware-trustconnect-fuer-300-euro
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10 Passwordless-Optionen für Unternehmen
Um Passwörter hinter sich zu lassen, gibt es bessere Lösungen. Wir zeigen Ihnen zehn. Passwörter sind seit Jahrzehnten der Authentifizierungsstandard für Computersysteme, obwohl sie sich immer wieder aufs Neue als anfällig für diverse Cyberangriffsformen erwiesen haben und kompromittierte Benutzerkonten auf regelmäßiger Basis zum Einfallstor für kriminelle Hacker werden. Ein Mittel für CISOs, um diesem Problem…
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/