Tag: api
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EDR-Freeze: Technical Mechanics and Forensic Artifacts Exposed
EDR-Freezeis a proof-of-concept tool that forces endpoint detection and response (EDR) or antivirus processes into a temporary “coma.” Instead of installing a vulnerable driver, it leverages legitimate Windows Error Reporting components, specifically WerFaultSecure.exe and the MiniDumpWriteDump API to pause security processes from user mode. By racing threads at just the right moment, EDR-Freeze suspends all…
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EDR-Freeze: Technical Mechanics and Forensic Artifacts Exposed
EDR-Freezeis a proof-of-concept tool that forces endpoint detection and response (EDR) or antivirus processes into a temporary “coma.” Instead of installing a vulnerable driver, it leverages legitimate Windows Error Reporting components, specifically WerFaultSecure.exe and the MiniDumpWriteDump API to pause security processes from user mode. By racing threads at just the right moment, EDR-Freeze suspends all…
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Attackers Exploit Defender for Endpoint Cloud API to Bypass Authentication and Disrupt Incident Response
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s cloud communication can be abused to bypass authentication, intercept commands, and spoof results, allowing attackers to derail incident response and mislead analysts. Recent research shows that multiple backend endpoints accept requests without effectively validating tokens, enabling unauthenticated manipulation if a machine ID and tenant ID are known. Microsoft reportedly classified the…
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Disaster Recovery und Business Continuity effektiv planen
Tags: ai, api, backup, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cyersecurity, gartner, Internet, mail, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerabilitySechs Schritte sollten CISOs für einen erfolgreichen Disaster-Recovery- und Business-Continuity-Plan beachten.Die Grundprinzipien der Disaster Recovery (DR) und der Business Continuity sind seit Jahrzehnten weitgehend unverändert:Risiken identifizieren,die Auswirkungen auf das Geschäft analysieren,Wiederanlaufzeiten (Recovery Time Objectives, RTOs) festlegen,einen Sicherungs- und Wiederherstellungsplan erstellen undregelmäßige Tests durchführen.In der Vergangenheit lagen die Daten auf Servern vor Ort, Cyberbedrohungen waren weniger…
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Anatomy of a Modern Threat: Deconstructing the Figma MCP Vulnerability
Threat researchers recently disclosed a severe vulnerability in a Figma Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, as reported by The Hacker News. While the specific patch is important, the discovery itself serves as a critical wake-up call for every organization rushing to adopt AI. This incident provides a blueprint for a new class of attacks that…
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Anatomy of a Modern Threat: Deconstructing the Figma MCP Vulnerability
Threat researchers recently disclosed a severe vulnerability in a Figma Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, as reported by The Hacker News. While the specific patch is important, the discovery itself serves as a critical wake-up call for every organization rushing to adopt AI. This incident provides a blueprint for a new class of attacks that…
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SaaS Breaches Start with Tokens – What Security Teams Must Watch
Token theft is a leading cause of SaaS breaches. Discover why OAuth and API tokens are often overlooked and how security teams can strengthen token hygiene to prevent attacks.Most companies in 2025 rely on a whole range of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications to run their operations. However, the security of these applications depends on small pieces…
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Bots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, mobile, monitoring, network, scam, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, toolBots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You madhav Thu, 10/09/2025 – 04:34 More than half of all internet traffic is now automated. Bots don’t just scrape data or hoard inventory anymore. They mimic humans so convincingly that even seasoned security teams struggle to spot them. With the help of…
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Bots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, mobile, monitoring, network, scam, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, toolBots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You madhav Thu, 10/09/2025 – 04:34 More than half of all internet traffic is now automated. Bots don’t just scrape data or hoard inventory anymore. They mimic humans so convincingly that even seasoned security teams struggle to spot them. With the help of…
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The First Malicious MCP Server is a Warning Shot for AI Cybersecurity
The first malicious Model Context Protocol (MCP) server has been discovered and we should all be worried how this is foreshadowing AI cybersecurity risks! Cybersecurity researchers at Koi Security detected malicious code within an MCP server that connects AI systems with Postmark email services. The code covertly copies every email and exfiltrates it back to…
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Exposure Management Beyond The Endpoint
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, mssp, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRelying on an endpoint-centric approach to exposure management can leave you with blind spots that increase risk. You need to see your environment like an attacker does. Key takeaways: Long remediation cycles and difficulty prioritizing risk are significant challenges for security teams. Exposure management capabilities bolted onto existing security tools result in dashboard fatigue and…
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Exposure Management Beyond The Endpoint
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, mssp, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRelying on an endpoint-centric approach to exposure management can leave you with blind spots that increase risk. You need to see your environment like an attacker does. Key takeaways: Long remediation cycles and difficulty prioritizing risk are significant challenges for security teams. Exposure management capabilities bolted onto existing security tools result in dashboard fatigue and…
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Exposure Management Beyond The Endpoint
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, mssp, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRelying on an endpoint-centric approach to exposure management can leave you with blind spots that increase risk. You need to see your environment like an attacker does. Key takeaways: Long remediation cycles and difficulty prioritizing risk are significant challenges for security teams. Exposure management capabilities bolted onto existing security tools result in dashboard fatigue and…
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GitHub Copilot prompt injection flaw leaked sensitive data from private repos
Stealing sensitive data from repositories: Mayraz then wondered: Because Copilot has access to all of a user’s code, including private repositories, would it be possible to abuse it to exfiltrate sensitive information that was never intended to be public? The short answer is yes, but it wasn’t straightforward.Copilot has the ability to display images in…
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Research Finds That API Security Blind Spots Could Put AI Agent Deployments at Risk
New research by Salt Security has revealed an alarming disconnect between rapid API adoption and immature security practices, threatening the success of critical AI and automation initiatives. The H2 2025 State of API Security Report shows that, as enterprises race to capitalise on the emerging AI Agent Economy, API security has emerged as a systemic vulnerability…
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Research Finds That API Security Blind Spots Could Put AI Agent Deployments at Risk
New research by Salt Security has revealed an alarming disconnect between rapid API adoption and immature security practices, threatening the success of critical AI and automation initiatives. The H2 2025 State of API Security Report shows that, as enterprises race to capitalise on the emerging AI Agent Economy, API security has emerged as a systemic vulnerability…
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The First Malicious MCP Server is a Warning Shot for AI Cybersecurity
The first malicious Model Context Protocol (MCP) server has been discovered and we should all be worried how this is foreshadowing AI cybersecurity risks! Cybersecurity researchers at Koi Security detected malicious code within an MCP server that connects AI systems with Postmark email services. The code covertly copies every email and exfiltrates it back to…
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Open-source monitor turns into an off-the-shelf attack beacon
Tags: api, apt, attack, china, control, hacker, malware, monitoring, open-source, powershell, ransomware, rat, RedTeam, russia, software, threat, tool, windowsRiding Nezha to Ghost RAT: With the web shell in place, the attackers used AntSword to download two components: “live.exe” (the Nezha agent) and a “config.yml” that pointed to the attacker-controlled domain. The Nezha agent connected back to a management server whose dashboard was running in Russian, presumably to throw off attribution.Once Nezha was active,…
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Schwachstelle API-Sicherheit – APIs als größte Angriffsfläche und wie Unternehmen darauf reagieren müssen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/apis-angriffsflaeche-sicherheit-a-baff049fc774a0db7dadde461de35d9f/
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Schwachstelle API-Sicherheit – APIs als größte Angriffsfläche und wie Unternehmen darauf reagieren müssen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/apis-angriffsflaeche-sicherheit-a-baff049fc774a0db7dadde461de35d9f/
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Silent Smishing: Abuse of Cellular Router APIs in Phishing Campaigns
Attackers exploit vulnerable cellular routers to send large-scale smishing messages that bypass traditional defenses. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/silent-smishing-abuse-of-cellular-router-apis-in-phishing-campaigns/
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How to Build Secure and Scalable Web Applications
Learn how to build secure, scalable web applications with best practices in architecture, API security, authentication, monitoring, and performance. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-to-build-secure-and-scalable-web-applications/
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API Attack Awareness: Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) Why It Tops the OWASP API Top 10
For this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we thought it important to draw attention to some of the most common and dangerous API vulnerabilities. This week, we’re starting with Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA). BOLA vulnerabilities top the OWASP API Top Ten. And for good reason: they’re startlingly prevalent, remarkably easy to exploit, and can have devastating…
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Disaster recovery and business continuity: How to create an effective plan
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, backup, business, cloud, container, control, cyberattack, data, detection, email, gartner, identity, ransomware, risk, saas, security-incident, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, vulnerabilityStep 2: Identify risk, and locate all your data: Identifying risk in a large, distributed enterprise is a complex task. Risks are everywhere, starting with cyberattacks (including insider attacks), and encompass human error, system failures (hardware, software, network), natural disasters, and third-party vulnerabilities associated with supply chains, cloud service providers, and SaaS providers.When Forrester asked…
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Disaster recovery and business continuity: How to create an effective plan
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, backup, business, cloud, container, control, cyberattack, data, detection, email, gartner, identity, ransomware, risk, saas, security-incident, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, vulnerabilityStep 2: Identify risk, and locate all your data: Identifying risk in a large, distributed enterprise is a complex task. Risks are everywhere, starting with cyberattacks (including insider attacks), and encompass human error, system failures (hardware, software, network), natural disasters, and third-party vulnerabilities associated with supply chains, cloud service providers, and SaaS providers.When Forrester asked…