Tag: access
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Your Google Searches Aren’t Private? PA Court’s Surprising Ruling
In this episode of Shared Security, we discuss a significant Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that permits police to access unprotected Google search histories without a traditional warrant. The discussion centers around the implications of the Commonwealth vs. Kurtz case and the concept of reverse keyword searches. Kevin Tackett joins the conversation, providing insights and posing……
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Iran-linked MuddyWater APT deploys Rust-based implant in latest campaign
Rust offers evasion advantages: CloudSEK researchers said RustyWater was developed in Rust, which they said is increasingly used by malware authors for its memory safety features and cross-platform capabilities, according to the blog post. Other state-sponsored groups, including Russia’s Gossamer Bear and China-linked actors, have also deployed Rust-based malware in recent campaigns, according to security…
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ValleyRAT_S2: Stealth Intrusions Aimed at Financial Data Exfiltration
A sophisticated second-stage malware payload known as ValleyRAT_S2 has emerged as a critical threat to organizations across Chinese-speaking regions, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. This Remote Access Trojan (RAT), written in C++, is a modular, highly evasive cyber-espionage tool designed to infiltrate systems, maintain persistent access, and extract sensitive financial and…
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Critical React Router Flaws Could Let Attackers Access or Modify Server Files
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in React Router and Remix that could allow attackers to access or modify sensitive files on web servers. The flaw affects multiple packages and has received a severity rating of Critical with a CVSS score of 8.8/10. Field Details CVE ID CVE-2025-61686 Severity Critical CVSS Score 8.8/10 Vulnerability Overview The security issue stems from…
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Anthropic Launches Claude AI for Healthcare with Secure Health Record Access
Anthropic has become the latest Artificial intelligence (AI) company to announce a new suite of features that allows users of its Claude platform to better understand their health information.Under an initiative called Claude for Healthcare, the company said U.S. subscribers of Claude Pro and Max plans can opt to give Claude secure access to their…
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Entscheidungsfrist bis Ende 2026 – EU plant, den USA Zugriff auf biometrische Daten zu gewähren
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/usa-fordert-zugriff-auf-fingerabdruecke-und-gesichtsscans-eu-buerger-a-0814fa085f985ec6de45baae90af5c75/
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pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform
Firewalls, VPN access, and traffic rules need steady attention, often with limited budgets and staff. In that context, the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) continues … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/12/pfsense-open-source-firewall-routing-platform/
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Top 10 Privileged Access Management Solutions for 2026
Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions have moved from a compliance requirement to a front-line security control. As organizations expand across hybrid cloud, SaaS, DevOps pipelines, non-human identities, and now agentic AI, privileged access has become both more pervasive and more dangerous. Analyst… Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/top-10-privileged-access-management-solutions-for-2026/
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CrowdStrike Adds Real-Time Identity Control With SGNL Deal
$740M SGNL Acquisition Boosts Dynamic Identity Enforcement for Humans and AI Agents. With the $740M acquisition of SGNL, CrowdStrike aims to deliver dynamic access control for human and nonhuman identities. The real-time enforcement layer expands CrowdStrike’s identity capabilities amid a market shift toward zero standing privilege and agentic workforce security. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Beyond “Is Your SOC AI Ready?” Plan the Journey!
You read the “AI-ready SOC pillars” blog, but you still see a lot of this: Bungled AI SOC transition How do we do better? Let’s go through all 5 pillars aka readiness dimensions and see what we can actually do to make your SOC AI-ready. #1 SOC Data Foundations As I said before, this one is my…
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What AI Agents Can Teach Us About NHI Governance
Agentic AI is a stress test for non-human identity governance. Discover how and why identity, trust, and access control must evolve to keep automation safe. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/what-ai-agents-can-teach-us-about-nhi-governance/
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Hackers target misconfigured proxies to access paid LLM services
Threat actors are systematically hunting for misconfigured proxy servers that could provide access to commercial large language model (LLM) services. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-misconfigured-proxies-to-access-paid-llm-services/
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines
Chinese-speaking threat actors are suspected to have leveraged a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance as an initial access vector to deploy a VMware ESXi exploit that may have been developed as far back as February 2024.Cybersecurity firm Huntress, which observed the activity in December 2025 and stopped it before it could progress to the final stage,…
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The Role of Initial Access Markets in Ransomware Campaigns Targeting Australia and New Zealand
The cyber threat environment in Australia and New Zealand has entered a critical phase throughout 2025, marked by a dramatic surge in initial access sales, sophisticated ransomware operations, and widespread data breaches affecting essential sectors. According to the Threat Landscape Report for Australia and New Zealand 2025, threat activity documented between January and November 2025…
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Fog Ransomware Targets U.S. Organizations via Compromised VPN Credentials
Tags: access, attack, credentials, cyber, encryption, exploit, incident response, ransomware, tactics, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityArctic Wolf Labs has uncovered a new ransomware variant dubbed >>Fog<< striking US organizations, primarily in education and recreation, through hijacked VPN access. First spotted on May 2, 2024, the attacks highlight vulnerabilities in remote access tools and the rapid encryption tactics used to exploit them."‹ Arctic Wolf's Incident Response team investigated multiple cases starting…
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Fog Ransomware Targets U.S. Organizations via Compromised VPN Credentials
Tags: access, attack, credentials, cyber, encryption, exploit, incident response, ransomware, tactics, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityArctic Wolf Labs has uncovered a new ransomware variant dubbed >>Fog<< striking US organizations, primarily in education and recreation, through hijacked VPN access. First spotted on May 2, 2024, the attacks highlight vulnerabilities in remote access tools and the rapid encryption tactics used to exploit them."‹ Arctic Wolf's Incident Response team investigated multiple cases starting…
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Email security needs more seatbelts: Why click rate is the wrong metric
Click rate misses the real email security risk: what attackers can do after they access a mailbox. Material Security explains why containment and post-compromise impact matter more than phishing metrics. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/email-security-needs-more-seatbelts-why-click-rate-is-the-wrong-metric/
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Ni8mare: Kritische n8n-Lücke bedroht 100.000 Server
Tags: access, api, bug, cloud, cve, cvss, cyberattack, google, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, update, vulnerabilityn8n-Anwender sollten ihre Systeme dringend patchen. Forscher warnen vor einer schwerwiegenden Sicherheitslücke. Forscher des Security-Anbieters Cyera haben eine schwerwiegende Schwachstelle in der Workflow-Automatisierungsplattform n8n entdeckt. Sie ermöglicht es Angreifern, beliebigen Code auszuführen. Auf diese Weise könnten sie die vollständige Kontrolle über die betroffene Umgebung übernehmen, so die Experten. Laut Forschungsbericht sind davon 100.000 Server betroffen.…
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CrowdStrike to acquire SGNL for $740M, expanding real-time identity security
Market consolidation accelerates: The $740 million price reflects broader consolidation as cybersecurity vendors race to expand identity capabilities. The deal marks the latest in a wave of identity security acquisitions as platform vendors expand beyond core products. Liu compared the move to Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk in 2025, noting both vendors are racing…
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CrowdStrike to acquire SGNL for $740M, expanding real-time identity security
Market consolidation accelerates: The $740 million price reflects broader consolidation as cybersecurity vendors race to expand identity capabilities. The deal marks the latest in a wave of identity security acquisitions as platform vendors expand beyond core products. Liu compared the move to Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk in 2025, noting both vendors are racing…
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Welche Gefahren von geparkten Domains ausgehen
Tags: accessVon geparkten, also registrierten aber aktuell nicht genutzten, Domains geht eine ungeahnte Gefahr aus. Cyberkriminelle verschaffen sich mehr und mehr Zugriff auf diese Web-Ressourcen und nutzen sie für ihre Betrügereien aus. Sicherheitsforscher von Infoblox haben vor Weihnachten eine Studie herausgegeben und kommen aufgrund ihrer Untersuchungen zu dem Schluss, dass eine Vielzahl der von ihnen aufgesuchten geparkten…
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Zero-Trust-Fernzugriff ohne Agent – TeamViewer ermöglicht agentenlosen Remote-Zugriff auf Industrieanlagen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/teamviewer-ermoeglicht-agentenlosen-remote-zugriff-auf-industrieanlagen-a-ab69bbcd990c3cb430ad1a054716427a/
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SCIM Provisioning Explained: Automating User Lifecycle Management with SSO
Learn how SCIM provisioning automates user lifecycle management. Explore the benefits of SCIM with SSO for enterprise identity and access management. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/scim-provisioning-explained-automating-user-lifecycle-management-with-sso/
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Wi-Fi evolution tightens focus on access control
Wi-Fi networks are taking on heavier workloads, more devices, and higher expectations from users who assume constant access everywhere. A new Wireless Broadband Alliance … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/09/wba-wi-fi-access-control/
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Enterprises still aren’t getting IAM right
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, cloud, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, email, governance, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, least-privilege, password, risk, saas, service, toolJust 1% have fully implemented a modern just-in-time (JIT) privileged access model;91% say at least half of their privileged access is always-on (standard privilege), providing unrestricted, persistent access to sensitive systems;45% apply the same privileged access controls to human and AI identities;33% lack clear AI access policies.The research also revealed a growing issue with “shadow…
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Securing MCP Servers at Scale: How to Govern AI Agents with an Enterprise Identity Fabric
Here’s a scenario you’ve probably seen: A developer downloads a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server from GitHub, runs it locally, connects it to their chat client or agent workflow, authorizes with a Personal Access Token (PAT) that grants excessive permissions, and starts using it. It works great. Then another developer does the same thing. And……
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Cisco identifies vulnerability in ISE network access control devices
rotate ISE credentials for those with existing and approved access;ensure only those who need access have credentials;reduce the number of devices that can access the ISE server;patch as soon as it’s possible to take the server offline.In its notice to customers, Cisco says a vulnerability [CVE-2026-20029] in the licensing features of ISE and Cisco ISE…