Tag: api
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MCP”‘Sicherheit: Das Rückgrat von Agentic AI sichern
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, ciso, credentials, cyberattack, cyersecurity, firewall, infrastructure, LLM, mfa, risk, toolIm Zuge von Agentic AI sollten sich CISOs mit MCP-Sicherheit auseinandersetzen. Das Model Context Protocol (MCP) wurde erst Ende 2024 vorgestellt, dennoch sind die technologischen Folgen in vielen Architekturen bereits deutlich spürbar. Damit Entwickler nicht jede Schnittstelle mühsam von Hand programmieren müssen, stellt MCP eine einheitliche ‘Sprache” für LL-Agenten bereit. Dadurch können sie Tools, Datenbanken und SaaS”‘Dienste…
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Check Point erweitert globale Präsenz mit neuem deutschen Point of Presence für <>
Check Point Software Technologies beschleunigt die Expansion seines Web-Application- and API-Protection (WAAP)-Angebots mit der Einführung neuer in wichtigen strategischen Märkten. Das Unternehmen gibt die Aktivierung eines neuen PoP in Deutschland bekannt, wodurch die WAAP-Abdeckung weiter ausgebaut und ein schnellerer, regionsspezifischer Schutz für Cloud-Anwendungen und APIs ermöglicht wird. Diese jüngste […] First seen on netzpalaver.de Jump…
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How FinServ Firms Can Navigate Secure Open Finance in 2025 and Beyond
Banks Must Secure APIs, Vet Partners and Prepare for Open Finance Threats in 2025 Open finance is revolutionizing banking, but it’s also expanding the attack surface. Discover the critical API, data privacy and third-party risks facing financial institutions in 2025 – and how to build a secure future. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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GitHub Outage Hits Users Globally, Core Services Unavailable
GitHub experienced a significant global outage on July 28-29, 2025, disrupting core services used by millions of developers worldwide. The incident, which lasted approximately eight hours, affected API requests, Issues, and Pull Requests functionality before being fully resolved early Tuesday morning. The outage began around 22:40 UTC on July 28, when GitHub’s engineering team started…
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Endpoint-Security: Cyberresilienz als strategischer Imperativ
Unternehmen sind nur so stark wie ihr schwächster Endpunkt: Der 4-Punkte-Plan für effektive Endpoint-Security. Unternehmen sehen sich einem unerbittlichen Ansturm von Cyberbedrohungen ausgesetzt. Sie erleben Angriffe auf breiter Front von Servern über Cloud-Dienste bis hin zu APIs und Endgeräten. Das Arsenal der Cyberkriminellen ist mit hochentwickeltem Phishing und KI-gestützten Exploits bestens ausgestattet. Für… First seen…
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Check Point CloudGuard WAF Expands in UK With New PoP
Check Point is accelerating its Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) expansion with the launch of new CloudGuard WAF Points of Presence (PoPs) in key strategic markets. The new instance is part of a broader CloudGuard WAF expansion, with additional launches planned in Brazil, Germany, and Taiwan in 2025. Today, the company announced the activation…
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Free Autoswagger Tool Finds the API Flaws Attackers Hope You Miss
Exposed API documentation is a gift-wrapped roadmap for threat actors. The free Autoswagger tool from Intruder scans for exposed docs and flags endpoints with broken access controls”, before attackers find them. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/free-tool-autoswagger-finds-the-api-flaws-attackers-hope-you-miss/
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Free Tool Autoswagger Finds The API Flaws Attackers Hope You Miss
Exposed API documentation is a gift-wrapped roadmap for threat actors. The free Autoswagger tool from Intruder scans for exposed docs and flags endpoints with broken access controls”, before attackers find them. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/free-tool-autoswagger-finds-the-api-flaws-attackers-hope-you-miss/
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Cyberresilienz als strategischer Imperativ
Unternehmen sind nur so stark wie ihr schwächster Endpunkt: Ein 4-Punkte-Plan für effektive Endpoint-Security. Unternehmen sehen sich einem unerbittlichen Ansturm von Cyber-Bedrohungen ausgesetzt. Sie erleben Angriffe auf breiter Front von Servern über Cloud-Dienste bis hin zu APIs und Endgeräten. Das Arsenal der Cyber-Kriminellen ist mit hochentwickeltem Phishing und KI-gestützten Exploits bestens ausgestattet. Für Unternehmen […]…
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Digitale Schattenwesen: Wenn Maschinenidentitäten aus dem Ruder laufen
Cyberangriffe zielen längst nicht mehr nur auf menschliche Schwachstellen ab. Auch ungeschützte Maschinenidentitäten stehen zunehmend im Fokus. Kompromittierte Servicekonten oder gestohlene API-Schlüssel ermöglichen es Angreifern, sich lateral durch Systeme zu bewegen oder Daten unentdeckt und mit weitreichenden Konsequenzen abzuziehen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/digitale-schattenwesen-wenn-maschinenidentitaeten-aus-dem-ruder-laufen/a41511/
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Intruder Open Sources Tool for Testing API Security
Intruder this week made available an open-source tool that scans application programming interfaces (APIs) for broken authorization vulnerabilities. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/intruder-open-sources-tool-for-testing-api-security/
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Passwort-Reset beim api-Online-Shop: Was ist das los?
Kurze Frage an die Leserschaft, ob jemand da vielleicht näheres weiß. Der Anbieter api.de informiert Kunden, dass man “aus Sicherheitsgründen” die Passwörter für den Online-Shop zurück gesetzt habe. Weitere Informationen gibt es dazu leider nicht klingt aber irgendwie nach … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/07/24/passwort-reset-beim-api-online-shop-was-ist-das-los/
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Autoswagger: Open-source tool to expose hidden API authorization flaws
Autoswagger is a free, open-source tool that scans OpenAPI-documented APIs for broken authorization vulnerabilities. These flaws are still common, even at large enterprises … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/24/autoswagger-open-source-tool-expose-hidden-api-authorization-flaws/
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Majority of CISOs Lack Full Visibility Over APIs
New research by Salt Security has revealed that the majority of CISOs do not have full visibility over their API environments, despite recognition of the growing API attack surface. The 2025 Salt Security CISO Report found that while 73% of CISOs rank API security as a high or critical priority for the next 12 months, only…
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AI Needs a Firewall and Cloud Needs a Rethink
Tom Leighton of Akamai Wants to End Cloud Bloat and Secure AI From Inside Out. The cloud was meant to be cheaper, but it’s not. A bold new vision is emerging: one that slashes costs, decentralizes AI and secures APIs at the edge. From inference to firewalls, a reimagined internet is challenging hyperscaler dominance. First…
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Effektive API API-Sicherheit erfordert einen strategischen Ansatz
Tags: apiFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/api-sicherheit-ki-abwehr-komplexer-angriffe-a-dd1920d514c49601539879830ade7219/
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Novel malware from Russia’s APT28 prompts LLMs to create malicious Windows commands
Tags: ai, api, attack, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, dos, exploit, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, military, network, phishing, programming, russia, service, tool, ukraine, vulnerability, windows.pif (MS-DOS executable) extension, though variants with .exe and .py extensions have also been observed.CERT-UA attributes these attacks to a group it tracks as UAC-0001, but which is better known in the security community as APT28. Western intelligence agencies have officially associated this group with Unit 26165, or the 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS)…
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Cisco warns of another critical RCE flaw in ISE, urges immediate patching
Tags: access, ai, api, breach, cisco, communications, credentials, endpoint, exploit, flaw, network, radius, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, update, vulnerability, wifiFaster patching is needed: Barr is concerned about the flaw in finding N-day abuse. “While it’s positive that Cisco is transparent in disclosure and swift in releasing patches, the reality is that patching these types of vulnerabilities, especially in large, distributed enterprise environments, is not instantaneous,” he said. “Restart requirements and dependencies on high-availability setups…
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Office-Supportende: Makro-Desaster verhindern
Das Support-Ende für Office 2016 und 2019 naht. Wie steht’s um Ihre Makro-Richtlinien?Das bevorstehende Ende des Lebenszyklus von Windows 10 hält die IT-Teams in Unternehmen derzeit auf Trab. Allerdings stehen weitere wichtige End-of-Life-Termine für Microsoft-Produkte an, die IT- und Security-Teams auf dem Zettel haben sollten.Denn im Oktober endet sowohl der Support für Office 2016 und…
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Education Sector is Most Exposed to Remote Attacks
CyCognito research finds that a third of education sector APIs, web apps and cloud assets are exposed to attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/education-sector-most-exposed-to/
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DOGE staffer with access to Americans’ personal data leaked private xAI API key
The researcher who found the exposed key said it “raises questions” about how DOGE handles sensitive data. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/15/doge-staffer-with-access-to-americans-personal-data-leaked-private-xai-api-key/
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Securing Agentic AI: How to Protect the Invisible Identity Access
AI agents promise to automate everything from financial reconciliations to incident response. Yet every time an AI agent spins up a workflow, it has to authenticate somewhere; often with a high-privilege API key, OAuth token, or service account that defenders can’t easily see. These “invisible” non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber human accounts in most cloud…
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The Rise of Agentic AI: A New Frontier for API Security
The shift to agentic AI isn’t just a technical challenge, it’s a leadership opportunity for CISOs to redefine their role from control enforcer to strategic enabler. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/the-rise-of-agentic-ai-a-new-frontier-for-api-security/
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Rethinking API Security: Confronting the Rise of Business Logic Attacks (BLAs)
BLAs exploit the intended behavior of an API, abusing workflows, bypassing controls and manipulating transactions in ways that traditional security tools often miss entirely. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/rethinking-api-security-confronting-the-rise-of-business-logic-attacks-blas/
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MCP is fueling agentic AI, and introducing new security risks
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, ceo, cloud, corporate, cybersecurity, gartner, injection, LLM, malicious, monitoring, network, office, open-source, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityMitigating MCP server risks: When it comes to using MCP servers there’s a big difference between developers using it for personal productivity and enterprises putting them into production use cases.Derek Ashmore, application transformation principal at Asperitas Consulting, suggests that corporate customers don’t rush on MCP adoption until the technology is safer and more of the…