Tag: business
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Microsoft Acknowledges Exchange Online Spam Filter Mistakenly Blocks Valid Email
Microsoft is currently tackling a significant service degradation within Exchange Online that is disrupting business communications by incorrectly flagging legitimate emails as phishing attempts. The incident, tracked under the identifier EX1227432, began on February 5, 2026, and is causing valid messages to be trapped in quarantine rather than reaching their intended recipients. Spam Filter Mistakenly Blocks…
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AI Is Transforming the Chief Data Officer Role
AI Elevates CDO Job From Gatekeeper to Data-Driven Change Agent. The chief data officer is being pushed out of the shadows and into the C-suite spotlight with the rise of AI. While the role emerged as one rooted in compliance and risk management, it has evolved to be a business driver, holding the keys to…
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Admin Rights Are a Vulnerability, Not an Enabler
Enabling Practical Endpoint Control Without Productivity Trade-offs Removing local admin rights often creates helpdesk and user friction. An identity-first model reduces risk while keeping business operational. Join CyberArk’s practical webinar session to learn how identity-first endpoint control replaces standing admin rights with just-in-time access. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/admin-rights-are-vulnerability-enabler-p-4039
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Hackers breach SmarterTools network using flaw in its own software
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network after compromising an email system, but did not impact business applications or account data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-smartertools-network-using-flaw-in-its-own-software/
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Gartner-Prognose: Die sechs wichtigsten Cybersicherheits-Trends für 2026
Tags: ai, awareness, business, compliance, computing, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, framework, gartner, governance, resilience, risk, soc, tool, trainingLesen Sie, mit welchen Cybersecurity-Trends sich Unternehmen in diesem Jahr beschäftigen sollten.Auch im Jahr 2026 bleibt die Cybersicherheitslage angespannt. Doch was sind die wichtigsten Themen, Risiken und Chancen, mit denen sich Security-Entscheider aktuell befassen sollten?Das Marktforschungsunternehmen Gartner hat dazu folgende sechs Trends ermittelt: KI-Agenten werden zunehmend von Mitarbeitern und Entwicklern genutzt, wodurch neue Angriffsflächen entstehen.…
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NIS2: Supply chains as a risk factor
Why supply chains are particularly vulnerable: The supply chain is an attractive target for attackers for several reasons. External partners often have privileged access, work with sensitive data, or are deeply integrated into operational processes. At the same time, they are often not subject to the same security standards as large organizations.Furthermore, there is a structural lack…
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Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack
Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and temporarily knocked its website offline. Conpet is a state-controlled company that owns and operates the country’s crude oil, condensate, and liquid petroleum product pipeline network. Its main role is to transport oil from domestic production fields and import points to refineries…
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Cybersquatting Attacks Exploit Trusted Brands to Steal Customer Data and Spread Malware
The nightmare scenario for any modern business is simple but devastating: scammers clone your website, steal your domain identity, and rob your customers. By the time the complaints roll in, the money is gone, and your reputation is left in tatters. This practice, known as cybersquatting, is no longer just a nuisance it is a…
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Six more vulnerabilities found in n8n automation platform
CVE-2026-21893, a command injection hole in the community edition of n8n. An unauthenticated user with administration permission could execute arbitrary system commands on the n8n host.”The risk is amplified by the trust typically placed in community extensions,” Upwinds said in its commentary, “making this a high-impact attack path that directly bridges application-level functionality with host-level…
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How Samsung Knox Helps Stop Your Network Security Breach
As you know, enterprise network security has undergone significant evolution over the past decade. Firewalls have become more intelligent, threat detection methods have advanced, and access controls are now more detailed. However (and it’s a big “however”), the increasing use of mobile devices in business operations necessitates network security measures that are specifically First seen…
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Proton Warns European Startups: No One Is Too Small to Be Targeted by Hackers
Tags: breach, business, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, hacker, monitoring, privacy, startupSwiss privacy company Proton is urging European startups to rethink their cybersecurity approach after new research based on dark-web breach monitoring found that early-stage companies are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, with significant consequences for innovation, data protection, and business continuity. The push comes as Proton launches its new initiative, “Build in Private,” aimed at helping…
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OpenAI Frontier organizes AI agents under one system
OpenAI introduced Frontier, a platform designed to organize AI agents that perform business tasks within internal systems and workflows. The platform connects data from … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/05/openai-frontier-ai-agents/
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Romanian oil pipeline operator Conpet discloses cyberattack
Conpet, Romania’s national oil pipeline operator, has disclosed that a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and took down the company’s website on Tuesday. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-oil-pipeline-operator-conpet-discloses-cyberattack-qilin-ransomware/
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The silent security gap in enterprise AI adoption
Tags: access, ai, api, backup, breach, business, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, credentials, cryptography, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, group, healthcare, infrastructure, malicious, risk, service, technology, threat, toolInfoWorld explains in its analysis of why AI is all about inference now.This shift has happened quickly. In many organizations, AI systems have moved from pilot projects to core infrastructure in less than two years. Yet security architectures have not evolved at the same pace. The result is a widening gap between where sensitive data…
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Veeam ernennt Armin Müller zum Regional Vice President for Central Europe und beschleunigt damit das Wachstum von Data-Resilience und Channel
Veeam Software hat die Ernennung von Armin Müller zum Regional Vice President für Mitteleuropa bekannt gegeben. Mit mehr als 30 Jahren Erfahrung in den Bereichen Unternehmenssoftware, Cloud und Channel-Leadership wird Armin Müller die Geschäfte von Veeam in Zentraleuropa leiten und Unternehmen dabei helfen, robusten Datenschutz, Sicherheit und Business-Continuity zu erreichen. Bevor er zu Veeam […]…
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Building trust with the board through evidence-based proof
Tags: backup, business, cio, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, incident, insurance, mitigation, regulation, resilience, risk, strategy, tool, updateBuilding a common language to get to “Here’s the proof of cyber resilience”: CISOs can reframe the discussion using data and evidence. Modern cybersecurity tools produce a large volume of data and information on how they operate at any point in time, the status of controls deployed, the validation of configuration and more. There’s an…
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Measuring AI use becomes a business requirement
Enterprise teams already run dozens of AI tools across daily work. Usage stretches from code generation and analytics to customer support drafting and internal research. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/05/measuring-ai-use-becomes-a-business-requirement/
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1.5 million AI agents are at risk of going rogue
The real issue is invisible AI, not rogue AI: Manish Jain, principal research director at Info-Tech Research Group, said that as the “exponential” speed of AI development continues, his firm, based on experiences with CIOs and CDOs, predicts that there will be more AI agents globally by the year 2028 than the number of human…
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LookOut: Discovering RCE and Internal Access on Looker (Google Cloud On-Prem)
Tenable Research discovered two novel vulnerabilities in Google Looker that could allow an attacker to completely compromise a Looker instance. Google moved swiftly to patch these issues. Organizations running Looker on-prem should verify they have upgraded to the patched versions. Key takeaways Two novel vulnerabilities: Tenable Research discovered a remote code execution (RCE) chain via…
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Wiederherstellbarkeit von Backups automatisiert prüfen und absichern
Der Anbieter von Softwarelösungen für Business-Continuity, IT-Resilienz und Systemwiederherstellung, Cristie Data, präsentiert den <>. Mit der neuen Softwarelösung lassen sich Backup- und Wiederherstellungsprozesse automatisiert überprüfen. Der Cristie-Resilience-Booster scannt Wiederherstellungen kontinuierlich auf Bedrohungen und stellt sicher, dass Daten nicht nur gesichert, sondern im Ernstfall auch zuverlässig und sauber wiederhergestellt werden können. Dabei arbeitet die […] First…
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Major vulnerabilities found in Google Looker, putting self-hosted deployments at risk
Researchers at Tenable have disclosed two vulnerabilities, collectively referred to as “LookOut,” affecting Google Looker. Because the business intelligence platform is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/04/google-looker-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-12743/
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Zero trust in practice: A deep technical dive into going fully passwordless in hybrid enterprise environments
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, cloud, compliance, credentials, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, lessons-learned, network, password, phishing, phone, risk, service, technology, update, windows, zero-trustArchitecture decisions: Hybrid authentication flows and Windows Hello for Business: Once your prerequisites are in place, you face critical architectural decisions that will shape your deployment for years to come. The primary decision point is whether to use Windows Hello for Business, FIDO2 security keys or phone sign-in as your primary authentication mechanism.In my experience,…
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Should I stay or should I go?
Tags: access, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, cybersecurity, finance, fraud, insurance, jobs, network, risk, strategy, supply-chain, update, vulnerabilityRed flag: Cognitive disconnect: Lack of access to executives and the board comes up repeatedly in Cybersecurity Ventures reports as a top reason CISO’s decide to leave their jobs, according to Steve Morgan, founder of Cybersecurity Ventures. He cites lack of support as another top reason CISO’s leave.Splunk’s 2025 CISO report found 29% of respondents…
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Shadow DNS Operation Abuses Compromised Routers to Manipulate Internet Traffic
A sophisticated shadow DNS network that hijacks internet traffic by compromising home and business routers. The operation, active since mid-2022, manipulates DNS resolution through malicious resolvers hosted by Aeza International (AS210644), a bulletproof hosting provider sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in July 2025. The threat campaign targets older router models, modifying their DNS configuration…
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Fake Compliance Emails Weaponize Word and PDF Attachments to Steal Sensitive Data
A newly observed phishing campaign is abusing fake “audit/compliance confirmation” emails to target macOS users and steal highly sensitive data. The campaign uses convincing business-themed lures and malicious attachments that masquerade as Word or PDF files to trick employees into executing an AppleScript-based payload. Attackers begin by sending emails asking recipients to “confirm the company’s…
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ASUS Discontinues “File Shredder” Feature to Patch Critical Vulnerability
ASUS has discontinued the File Shredder feature in its Business Manager software following the discovery of a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-13348. The company issued a security bulletin on February 2, 2026, addressing a flaw affecting ASUS Business Manager version 3.0.36.0 and earlier releases. Rather than patching the vulnerability through conventional updates, ASUS opted to remove…
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Infosecurity Europe launches cyber security startups stream
Infosecurity Europe 2026 will feature a cyber security startup exhibition zone and a competition for business support, in conjunction with the UK Cyber Flywheel organisation First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366638558/Infosecurity-Europe-launches-cyber-security-startups-stream
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National cybersecurity strategies depend on public-private trust, report warns
An influential cybersecurity think tank urged governments to consult extensively with a wide variety of business stakeholders before making ambitious plans. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/national-cybersecurity-strategies-recommendations-ccpl/811212/
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New Password-Stealing Phishing Campaign Targets Corporate Dropbox Credentials
Multi-stage attack begins with fake message relating to business requests and evades detection with link hidden in a PDF First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/password-stealing-phishing-pdf/