Tag: business
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How orphaned applications are quietly fueling your shadow IT problem
Tags: access, ai, api, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, data, finance, framework, governance, infrastructure, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, threat, tool, updateOperational and financial overhead: Orphaned applications continue consuming licenses and infrastructure while cluttering configuration management databases (CMDBs). They introduce undocumented dependencies that skew asset management and complicate troubleshooting.Security exposure: Applications without active ownership are rarely reviewed. This means updates are missed, underlying components are no longer maintained, and access paths remain open far longer than intended.Hidden data…
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Allianz Hands Commercial Cyber Insurance Unit to Coalition
Allianz Retains Risk Exposure While Outsourcing Cyber Insurance Operations. Allianz will transition operational control of its standalone commercial cyber insurance business to Coalition, combining the insurer’s global distribution and balance sheet with Coalition’s cyber underwriting, monitoring and incident response capabilities in a long-term strategic partnership. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/allianz-hands-commercial-cyber-insurance-unit-to-coalition-a-31618
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Patching Is ‘Just Phase One’ Of AI’s Disruption To Cybersecurity: CrowdStrike’s Daniel Bernard
Even as a massive disruption to patch management practices is expected due to accelerated vulnerability discovery by powerful AI models, that is just one piece of the growing opportunity for solution and service providers around cybersecurity and AI, according to CrowdStrike Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/patching-is-just-phase-one-of-ai-s-disruption-to-cybersecurity-crowdstrike-s-daniel-bernard
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Passkeys als Schlüssel zum sicheren Agentic-Enterprise
Der 7. Mai, der World-Password-Day, ist ein globaler Anlass, um den Übergang von Passwörtern hin zu einfachen und sicheren Anmeldemethoden voranzutreiben. Im Zeitalter von autonomen KI-Agenten, die längst von Cyber-Kriminellen für Hacks missbraucht werden, wird die Umstellung dringlicher. Den Ergebnissen unseres jüngsten, jährlichen Berichts Business at Work zur Folge waren Angriffe auf Basis von Anmeldedaten für…
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Building Strategic Advantage With Integrated Planning
Siloed planning slows decisions and hides risk. Integrated business planning connects finance, demand, supply, and strategy into a single disciplined cycle. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/building-strategic-advantage-integrated-planning/
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Train like you fight: Why cyber operations teams need no-notice drills
Tags: breach, business, cloud, communications, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, framework, healthcare, injection, login, military, psychology, ransomware, risk, skills, soc, threat, training, updateThe Yerkes-Dodson inverted-U curve: Performance rises with arousal to an optimal point, then falls sharply.Wikimedia Commons, CC-ZeroWhat repeated no-notice drills do is shift a team’s position on that curve. By building familiarity with threat-level arousal, they raise the threshold at which stress becomes performance-impairing. The stimulus is no longer novel. The cascade is shorter. Executive…
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BlueVoyant Prepares SaaS Push Under New CEO John Hernandez
BlueVoyant Seeks to Expand Beyond MDR Clients Into Firms With Mature In-House SOCs. BlueVoyant named John Hernandez – the former leader of Quest’s Microsoft security business – as its next CEO to drive an agentic AI SaaS platform that expands the vendor beyond managed services and helps customers accelerate detection, response and supply-chain risk management.…
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts
Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries. The post Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-appsheet-facebook-phishing-accountdumpling/
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CISA pushes critical infrastructure operators to prepare to work in isolation
Tags: access, attack, backup, business, ceo, cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, endpoint, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, iran, network, resilience, service, technology, threat, vpnA familiar playbook under a new name: While the framing of CI Fortify is new, the underlying concepts are not. Several experts say the initiative largely repackages long-standing practices around disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response, areas where many organizations have historically underinvested.”It looks to me like traditional business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and…
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How Mythos Signals Cybersecurity Disruption
Tags: access, ai, attack, banking, browser, business, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, open-source, risk, software, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayWhat is Mythos Mythos is Anthropic’s latest AI model, and it is stirring up a tornado of concern in cybersecurity circles. Even before its release, Mythos discovered thousands of new sensitive vulnerabilities in commercial and open-source software, including all major operating systems and web browsers. One was in existence for over 27 years without the industry…
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Cyberattacks are raising your prices (Lock and Code S07E09)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Eva Velasquez about small business cyberattacks and the “cyber tax” coming for us all. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/cyberattacks-are-raising-your-prices-lock-and-code-s07e09/
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Web App Pentest by AutoSecT
Web applications run almost every business today. They handle logins, payments, user data, and daily operations. As usage grows, risk grows too. Hackers look for small gaps. Even a minor flaw can lead to a serious attack. This is why web app pentest is now a basic need. It helps you find weak points before……
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They don’t hack, they borrow: How fraudsters target credit unions
Fraudsters aren’t hacking credit unions, they are exploiting normal business processes. Flare reveals how structured loan fraud methods use stolen identities to pass verification and secure funds. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/they-dont-hack-they-borrow-how-fraudsters-target-credit-unions/
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Why data centers now belong on the critical infrastructure list
As AI drives deeper dependence across business, supply chains, and national security, the buildings that run the cloud are becoming critical infrastructure, and increasingly attractive targets. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/data-centers-critical-infrastructure-ai-security-op-ed/
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Best Security Solutions for Oracle ERP Cloud in 2026
As Oracle ERP Cloud has become central to finance and operations, its security posture has become a board”‘level concern. The system processes high”‘value transactions, exposes critical data, and sits at the heart of many key business processes. The core question for 2026 is not “Is Oracle secure?” but “What security solution for Oracle ERP Cloud……
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Best Oracle GRC Alternatives for Oracle E-Business Suite: Replacing AACG, CCG, TCG and PCG
Many organizations still rely on Oracle GRC Advanced Controls for Oracle E-Business Suite”, including AACG, CCG, TCG and PCG”, as the backbone of their access governance, continuous controls monitoring, and compliance efforts. That was a reasonable choice for a long time. But the world those tools were built for”, on-premise ERP, slower change cycles, and…
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The fake IT worker problem CISOs can’t ignore
Tags: access, ai, breach, business, captcha, cio, ciso, compliance, computer, control, credentials, crowdstrike, data, detection, edr, endpoint, fedramp, fraud, gartner, iam, identity, jobs, linkedin, mitigation, monitoring, network, north-korea, office, phone, risk, skills, tool, training, zero-trustWhat to do if you suspect a fake IT worker: When a CIO suspects a fake IT worker, next steps are important as the issue shifts from recruitment to insider risk management.During his time at MongoDB, George Gerchow, IANS faculty advisor and Bedrock Data CSO, oversaw the investigation after the company detected it had unknowingly…
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How CISOs should utilize data security posture management to inform risk
Tags: access, ai, automation, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, data, detection, finance, iam, incident response, monitoring, open-source, remote-code-execution, risk, service, siem, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityApplying the principles at any maturity level: Whether you’re working with a full DSPM platform, a lightweight open-source scanner or even manual data inventories, CISOs can use this thinking to apply quantification (or at least an order of magnitude) to risk decisions. For example, you may have a written policy in place that a database…
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Securing AI procurement and third-party models: a practical guide for UK SMEs
Securing AI procurement and third-party models: a practical guide for UK SMEs Third-party AI tools can be useful, but they also change the way your business handles data, makes decisions, and depends on suppliers. For many UK SMEs, the risk is not the model itself. It is the way the tool is bought, connected, configured,……
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3 easymiss cybersecurity risks for small businesses
Small business owners should be sure to fix these three non-technical risks that require little cybersecurity expertise. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/3-easy-to-miss-cybersecurity-risks-for-small-businesses/
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CISO Diaries: Victor-Andrei Nicolae on Practical Security, Patience, and AI-Driven Defense
Security leadership is often associated with emerging threats and advanced technologies, but much of the role comes down to disciplined execution, thoughtful decision-making, and balancing protection with business continuity. In CISO Diaries, we speak with leading CISOs around the world to understand what the role actually looks like beyond frameworks and incident headlines, how security…The…
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Google AppSheet Exploited in 30,000-User Facebook Phishing Operation
Scammers are abusing Google AppSheet and Google Drive to bypass security filters and steal thousands of Facebook Business accounts globally. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-appsheet-facebook-accountdumpling-scam/
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Vulnerability remediation: Match CVEs to asset owners in seconds with Tenable Hexa AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, ciso, compliance, control, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, framework, group, identity, Internet, login, nist, okta, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementDetecting a vulnerability is easy. Finding the person responsible for fixing it is where remediation programs often break down. See how Tenable Hexa AI uses MCP to connect your exposure data to your identity provider, automating the hunt for asset owners in seconds. Key takeaways The accountability gap is the real bottleneck. Finding a vulnerability…
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How Agentic AI is Transforming PCI-DSS Testing: Faster QA, Smarter Compliance, and Scalable Releases
What if the very systems designed to protect your business are quietly slowing it down? Every CEO, CTO, and product leader in fintech faces this…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/how-agentic-ai-is-transforming-pci-dss-testing-faster-qa-smarter-compliance-and-scalable-releases/
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NIST Cybersecurity Framework for UK SMEs: A Practical Guide to Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover
NIST Cybersecurity Framework for UK SMEs: A Practical Guide to Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a useful way to organise cybersecurity work around business risk. For UK SMEs, that matters because most teams do not have the time or budget to do everything at once. A framework gives you……