Tag: access
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive Over Exploited Cisco SD-WAN Flaws
CISA issued urgent directive as attackers exploit Cisco SD-WAN flaw granting admin access to networks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-cisco-sd-wan-flaws-directive/
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Factors That Complicate Pricing When Using Microsoft Intune for Authentication
Learn how BYOD policies complicate Microsoft Intune authentication pricing, including Entra ID, Conditional Access, and additional security costs. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/factors-that-complicate-pricing-when-using-microsoft-intune-for-authentication/
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Hackers Exploit Remote Management Tools to Gain Initial Access to Corporate Networks
Threat actors are increasingly exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools to breach corporate networks and establish persistent access. This tactic allows attackers to bypass traditional security defenses by blending malicious activities with routine administrative tasks. The Surge of RMM Abuse The exploitation of remote management software has become a primary initial access vector…
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Hackers Exploit Remote Management Tools to Gain Initial Access to Corporate Networks
Threat actors are increasingly exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools to breach corporate networks and establish persistent access. This tactic allows attackers to bypass traditional security defenses by blending malicious activities with routine administrative tasks. The Surge of RMM Abuse The exploitation of remote management software has become a primary initial access vector…
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Europe’s Sovereign Search Plan is Really a Security Strategy
Europe’s plan to build sovereign search infrastructure highlights a growing security concern: dependence on foreign platforms for access to information and AI knowledge may represent a systemic vulnerability. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/europes-sovereign-search-plan-is-really-a-security-strategy/
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Sensitive Information Theft and Modification
Palo Alto Networks has issued a security advisory regarding a newly discovered vulnerability in its Cortex XDR Broker Virtual Machine (VM). Tracked as CVE-2026-0231, this medium-severity flaw could allow a threat actor to access and modify sensitive system information. Because the Broker VM acts as a critical bridge between on-premises network assets and the cloud-based…
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Palo Alto Cortex XDR Broker Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Sensitive Information Theft and Modification
Palo Alto Networks has issued a security advisory regarding a newly discovered vulnerability in its Cortex XDR Broker Virtual Machine (VM). Tracked as CVE-2026-0231, this medium-severity flaw could allow a threat actor to access and modify sensitive system information. Because the Broker VM acts as a critical bridge between on-premises network assets and the cloud-based…
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Securing Multi-Location Networks with Centralized Identity Controls
Learn how centralized identity controls help secure multi-location networks by managing user access, authentication, and policies across locations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/securing-multi-location-networks-with-centralized-identity-controls/
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RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox Glide Identity: Building a Next-Generation AI Passwordless Authentication Platform
Tags: access, ai, authentication, conference, control, cyber, identity, intelligence, network, startup, technologyCompany Profile With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology today, identity and access control have leapt from a simple security component to the core control plane of the digital world. Against this backdrop, Glide Identity, a startup shortlisted for the 2026 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox, stands out. The company is committed to breaking down…The…
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Child rapist could have profiled victims through unaudited access to NHS databases
NHS analyst’s conviction for child sexual abuse offences raises concerns over unaudited access to patient data First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639993/Child-rapist-could-have-profiled-victims-through-unaudited-access-to-NHS-databases
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AWS expands Security Hub for multicloud security operations
Tags: access, api, ceo, ciso, cloud, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, framework, google, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, Internet, microsoft, monitoring, risk, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementCross-cloud security monitoring: While AWS has not provided technical details on how it will identify vulnerabilities outside its native environment, Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst at Greyhound Research, said multicloud visibility typically works by collecting signals from multiple security systems and translating them into a consistent format so they can be analysed together.A key enabler…
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UNC6426 Hackers Exploit NPM Package to Gain AWS Admin Access in 72 Hours
UNC6426 hackers turned a routine NPM update into a direct path to full AWS administrator access in under 72 hours, highlighting how fragile CI/CD-to-cloud trust can become when roles are overly permissive.”‹ When a developer at the victim organization updated or installed the affected package via a code editor plugin, the postinstall script silently executed…
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Overly permissive ‘guest’ settings put Salesforce customers at risk
Why Salesforce environments make tempting targets: Salesforce deployments are particularly attractive because of the sensitive data they hold and the complexity of their access models.”Salesforce instances often contain highly sensitive customer data, including credentials and secrets that can be used for lateral movement,” said Vincenzo Lozzo, CEO and cofounder of SlashID. At the same time,…
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Why zero trust breaks down in IoT and OT environments
Tags: access, attack, automation, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, firewall, firmware, group, identity, infrastructure, iot, network, nist, resilience, risk, service, tool, update, zero-trustThe IoT and OT blind spot: IoT and OT environments consistently exhibit three characteristics that create persistent security blind spots.First, visibility is incomplete by design. Devices are frequently deployed by facilities teams, engineering groups, or third-party integrators rather than security organizations. Asset inventories lag reality. Telemetry is sparse, proprietary, or intermittent. Many devices communicate only…
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Critical flaw in HPE Aruba CX switches lets attackers seize admin control without credentials
Tags: access, advisory, cisa, control, credentials, data, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, remote-code-execution, software, switch, update, vulnerabilityExposure spans campus to data center switching: The vulnerabilities affect AOS-CX software across four active version branches, spanning entry-level campus switches to data center-class hardware. Versions that reached the end of support before the advisory’s publication are also expected to be vulnerable, the advisory said. Organizations running AOS-CX 10.17.0001 and below, 10.16.1020 and below, 10.13.1160…
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Instagram Down: Global Outage Prevents Users from Posting and Messaging
A widespread technical outage has struck Instagram, leaving thousands of users globally unable to access the popular social media application. The disruption, which primarily impacted users in the United States, represents a significant service degradation for Meta’s infrastructure. While the company has not yet released an official statement regarding the root cause, the scale of…
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YouTube draws a line on deepfakes involving politicians and journalists
With deepfakes becoming more common, YouTube has expanded access to its AI-driven likeness detection system to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/11/youtube-likeness-detection-journalists-political-candidates/
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Zero trust, zero buzzwords: Here’s what it means
In this Help Net Security video, Murat Balaban, CEO of Zenarmor, breaks down zero trust and zero trust network access (ZTNA) without the buzzwords. The video covers why this … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/11/zero-trust-network-access-video/
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Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions
Cloud intrusions are unfolding on shorter timelines, with attackers leaning more on unpatched software and compromised identities. H2 2025 distribution of initial access … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/11/google-cloud-environments-cyber-threats-report/
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Hackers Pose as IT Staff in Microsoft Teams to Install Malware
Hackers are impersonating IT staff in Microsoft Teams to trick employees into installing malware, giving attackers stealthy access to corporate networks. The post Hackers Pose as IT Staff in Microsoft Teams to Install Malware appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-teams-it-impersonation-malware-attack/
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Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday Addresses 83 CVEs (CVE-2026-21262, CVE-2026-26127)
8Critical 75Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 83 CVEs including two vulnerabilities that were publicly disclosed prior to a patch being released. Microsoft patched 83 CVEs in its March 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with eight rated critical and 75 rated as important. Our counts omitted one CVE (CVE-2026-26030) assigned by GitHub. This month’s update includes patches…
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‘Overly Permissive’ Salesforce Cloud Configs in the Crosshairs
Some customers have mishandled guest user configurations otherwise intended to allow third-party access to important, and sensitive, client data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/overly-permissive-salesforce-cloud-configs-crosshairs
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Attackers exploit FortiGate devices to access sensitive network information
Attackers are exploiting FortiGate devices to breach networks and steal configuration data containing service account credentials and network details. SentinelOne researchers warn that attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities or weak credentials in FortiGate devices to gain initial access to corporate networks. Once inside, they extract configuration files that may contain service account credentials and information about…