Tag: access
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Best Oracle GRC Alternatives for Oracle E-Business Suite: Replacing AACG, CCG, TCG and PCG
Many organizations still rely on Oracle GRC Advanced Controls for Oracle E-Business Suite”, including AACG, CCG, TCG and PCG”, as the backbone of their access governance, continuous controls monitoring, and compliance efforts. That was a reasonable choice for a long time. But the world those tools were built for”, on-premise ERP, slower change cycles, and…
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The fake IT worker problem CISOs can’t ignore
Tags: access, ai, breach, business, captcha, cio, ciso, compliance, computer, control, credentials, crowdstrike, data, detection, edr, endpoint, fedramp, fraud, gartner, iam, identity, jobs, linkedin, mitigation, monitoring, network, north-korea, office, phone, risk, skills, tool, training, zero-trustWhat to do if you suspect a fake IT worker: When a CIO suspects a fake IT worker, next steps are important as the issue shifts from recruitment to insider risk management.During his time at MongoDB, George Gerchow, IANS faculty advisor and Bedrock Data CSO, oversaw the investigation after the company detected it had unknowingly…
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How CISOs should utilize data security posture management to inform risk
Tags: access, ai, automation, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, data, detection, finance, iam, incident response, monitoring, open-source, remote-code-execution, risk, service, siem, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityApplying the principles at any maturity level: Whether you’re working with a full DSPM platform, a lightweight open-source scanner or even manual data inventories, CISOs can use this thinking to apply quantification (or at least an order of magnitude) to risk decisions. For example, you may have a written policy in place that a database…
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Pipelock: Open-source AI agent firewall
AI coding agents run with shell access, environment variables containing API keys, and unrestricted internet connectivity, creating a single point of failure where one … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/04/pipelock-open-source-ai-agent-firewall/
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Web application testing with Burp Suite: a practical guide for UK SMEs
Web application testing with Burp Suite: a practical guide for UK SMEs For many UK SMEs, web applications are now part of day-to-day business. They handle customer logins, staff portals, booking systems, supplier access, and internal admin tasks. That makes them valuable, but it also means they deserve regular security attention. Burp Suite is a……
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AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds
Phishing the agent: Why AI guardrails aren’t enough, a report on tests conducted by cloud identity and access management (IAM) company Okta Threat Intelligence, which uncovered all of the problems cited above, and more.Their research focused on OpenClaw, a model-agnostic multi-channel AI assistant which has seen explosive growth inside enterprises since appearing in late 2025.…
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AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds
Phishing the agent: Why AI guardrails aren’t enough, a report on tests conducted by cloud identity and access management (IAM) company Okta Threat Intelligence, which uncovered all of the problems cited above, and more.Their research focused on OpenClaw, a model-agnostic multi-channel AI assistant which has seen explosive growth inside enterprises since appearing in late 2025.…
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AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds
Phishing the agent: Why AI guardrails aren’t enough, a report on tests conducted by cloud identity and access management (IAM) company Okta Threat Intelligence, which uncovered all of the problems cited above, and more.Their research focused on OpenClaw, a model-agnostic multi-channel AI assistant which has seen explosive growth inside enterprises since appearing in late 2025.…
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A Detailed Guide on Local Port Forwarding
In the contemporary digital world, penetration testing and red team engagements, direct access to target systems from the attacker’s machine is uncommon. Many services are First seen on hackingarticles.in Jump to article: www.hackingarticles.in/a-detailed-guide-on-local-port-forwarding/
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2 US Cybersecurity Experts Jailed for Aiding ALPHV (BlackCat) Ransomware
Two US cybersecurity experts jailed for aiding BlackCat ransomware group, extorting victims worldwide and exploiting insider access for profit. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-cybersecurity-experts-jail-alphv-blackcat-ransomware/
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New Deep#Door RAT uses stealth and persistence to target Windows
Deep#Door hides a Python RAT inside a batch file, kills Windows defenses, survives via multiple persistence methods, and exfiltrates data through a public TCP tunnel. Security researchers at Securonix uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign called Deep#Door. Threat actors employed a stealthy Python-based backdoor that uses a surprisingly simple delivery method to achieve deep, persistent access…
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Palo Alto Networks Targets AI Agent Gateway With Portkey Buy
Startup Acquisition Adds Centralized Policy Control Over Agent Communications. Palo Alto Networks plans to acquire Portkey to centralize AI agent communications through a gateway that enforces runtime security, identity controls and governance, addressing rising risks from autonomous agents with broad system access and fragmented enterprise visibility. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/palo-alto-networks-targets-ai-agent-gateway-portkey-buy-a-31574
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Dangerous New Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access to Countless Computers
The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to take over PCs and data center servers. The Linux vulnerabilities have been patched”, but many machines remain at risk. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/dangerous-new-linux-exploit-gives-attackers-root-access-to-countless-computers/
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CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a case of local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an…
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Hackers Use Jenkins Access to Deploy DDoS Botnet Against Gaming Servers
A new campaign shows misconfigured Jenkins servers abused to deploy a DDoS botnet targeting gaming systems, with Valve Corporation infrastructure in focus. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-jenkins-ddos-botnet-gaming-servers/
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US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents
The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure, and most organizations are granting them far more access than they can safely monitor or control. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-nsa-five-eyes-guidance-secure-deployment-ai-agents/
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Vulnerability remediation: Match CVEs to asset owners in seconds with Tenable Hexa AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, ciso, compliance, control, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, framework, group, identity, Internet, login, nist, okta, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementDetecting a vulnerability is easy. Finding the person responsible for fixing it is where remediation programs often break down. See how Tenable Hexa AI uses MCP to connect your exposure data to your identity provider, automating the hunt for asset owners in seconds. Key takeaways The accountability gap is the real bottleneck. Finding a vulnerability…
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Lessons from the PocketOS Incident: When AI Agents Go Beyond Their Limits
The reported PocketOS incident, in which an AI agent deleted a live production database and its backups in a matter of seconds, has quickly become a defining moment in the conversation around autonomous systems in enterprise environments. An AI-powered coding or operations agent, operating with legitimate access via API tokens, encountered what it interpreted as…
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Critical cPanel Vulnerability Lets Attackers Bypass Login, Gain Root Access
A critical cPanel vulnerability lets attackers bypass login and gain root access, with active exploitation reported before patches were released. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cpanel-vulnerability-attacker-bypass-login-root-access/
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Kritische Sicherheitslücke ermöglicht Root-Zugriff auf Millionen Domains
Eine Sicherheitslücke in cPanel und WHM gefährdet 70 Millionen Domains. Angreifer können Root-Rechte ohne Passwort erlangen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/sicherheitsluecke-millionen-domains
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Deep#Door Stealer Targets Passwords, Tokens, SSH Keys, and Wi-Fi Credentials
Deep#Door is a stealthy Python-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that uses an obfuscated batch loader to deploy a persistent surveillance and credential-stealing implant on Windows systems. It aggressively turns off security controls, hides its traffic behind the bore.]pub tunneling service, and focuses on stealing browser passwords, cloud tokens, SSH keys, and Wi”‘Fi credentials. When executed,…