Tag: business
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Hackers Create Hidden Microsoft 365 Inbox Rules to Conceal Vendor Payment Fraud
Threat actors are increasingly abusing Microsoft 365 identity sessions rather than deploying malware, as shown in a cloud-only business email compromise (BEC). The attackers used an adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing kit to capture an authenticated Microsoft 365 session token, bypass multi-factor authentication, and quietly redirect vendor payments to attacker-controlled bank accounts. The lure contained a “View…
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Data protection through encryption and secure channels for UK SMEs
Key takeaways Start with the data that would hurt most if exposed, then apply encryption where it reduces the biggest business risk. Protect both stored data and data in transit, because laptops, backups, websites, and system connections all carry different risks. Encryption only works properly when keys, passwords, certificates, and access rights are managed carefully….…
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Proofpoint launches AI security engineering centre in India
The security supplier is hiring over 200 engineers in Hyderabad to develop models that can interpret the intent behind the actions of AI agents, Proofpoint’s latest investment in a market where its business has tripled in a year First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366649400/Proofpoint-launches-AI-security-engineering-centre-in-India
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The Hidden Risk in Data Transfer
Cybersecurity has become one of the most defining business challenges of recent times. Organisations have invested heavily in protecting their networks, securing cloud environments and strengthening identity and access management. At the same time, organisations are under increasing pressure to prove they are handling sensitive information securely, not just storing it safely but protecting it…
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DoD Regulatory Pause: No Excuse to Weaken Supply Chain Trust
IonQ CIO Katie Arrington on Unclassified Info, CMMC’s Third-Party Supplier Audits. At CIO.inc’s Business Transformation Summit in New Delhi, CXOs from Cars24, Mastercard AI Garage and ISMG argued the real AI model decision isn’t build versus buy, it’s data readiness, evaluation rigor and who owns the outcome. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/dod-regulatory-pause-no-excuse-to-weaken-supply-chain-trust-a-32603
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Former Ping Identity and CyberArk Executives Join AppViewX to Scale Machine and Agent Identity Security
New York, New York, August 19th, 2026, CyberNewswire New revenue leader and board member join as AppViewX’s identity security business continues its rapid growth AppViewX, the leading machine and agent identity security company built for the AI and quantum enterprise, today announced the appointment of Mike Durso as Chief Revenue Officer and the addition of…
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Abnormal Is Not Malicious. Malicious Is No Longer Abnormal
AI-powered email security is moving beyond anomaly detection to reason about intent, context and deception as advanced phishing attacks increasingly hide inside trusted brands and ordinary business communication. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/abnormal-is-not-malicious-malicious-is-no-longer-abnormal/
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Benefits of automated response in cyber security
For many UK SMEs, the real cost of a cyber incident is not just the security issue itself. It is the lost time, the interruption to customer service, the pressure on a small IT team, and the damage to trust if the business cannot respond quickly. That is why the benefits of automated response in……
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Wenn KI Schwachstellen schneller findet als Unternehmen sie schließen können Die Mobilisierung der Cybersicherheits-Branche
Mit Project QuiltWorks will CrowdStrike eine branchenweite Antwort auf die neue Dynamik KI-gestützter Cyberrisiken geben. Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer bei CrowdStrike erklärt, warum klassische Schwachstellenpriorisierung nicht mehr ausreicht und wie Technologiepartner, Integratoren und Cyberversicherer gemeinsam helfen sollen, Risiken schneller zu erkennen, zu bewerten und zu reduzieren. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/wenn-ki-schwachstellen-schneller-findet-als-unternehmen-sie-schliessen-koennen-die-mobilisierung-der-cybersicherheits-branche/107009/
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10 Integrated Risk Management Strategies with Continuum GRC in 2026
Tags: business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, governance, grc, risk, risk-management, strategy, threatIn 2026, organizations face an increasingly complex threat landscape where siloed risk management approaches fail to address the interoperability demands of modern regulatory frameworks. Integrated Risk Management has emerged as the essential discipline for CISOs and compliance officers seeking to unify cybersecurity controls, audit processes, and business objectives under a single governance model. Continuum GRC”¦…
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Securing Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool integrations
Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is becoming a practical way to connect large language models to internal tools, data sources, and workflows. For security teams, that changes the control problem. A chat-only assistant can still leak information or be manipulated, but an MCP-enabled assistant can also trigger actions in business systems, query sensitive data, and……
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Securing Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool integrations
Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is becoming a practical way to connect large language models to internal tools, data sources, and workflows. For security teams, that changes the control problem. A chat-only assistant can still leak information or be manipulated, but an MCP-enabled assistant can also trigger actions in business systems, query sensitive data, and……
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Attackers turn to AI for help identifying files worth stealing
AI tools are being used by cyber attackers to write malicious code, build tools that harvest credentials, search compromised networks, identify valuable business information, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/18/gambit-security-ai-cyberattack-tools-report/
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French Tax Authority Data Breach Exposes Information of 678,000 People
A breach of France’s tax authority exposed sensitive tax, business, and property data belonging to 678,000 people. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/french-tax-authority-data-breach-exposes-information-of-678000-people/
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Ransomware Attacks Are Targeting Managers and other Business Leaders
Zscaler findings show ransomware attackers increasingly target managers and business leaders. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/ransomware-attacks-are-targeting-managers-and-other-business-leaders/
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Metabase SQL Zero-Day Attacks Could Have Wide Blast Radius
The maximum-severity vulnerability, which still has no CVE, allows malicious, remote administrator access to the business-analytics platform and its downstream users. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/metabase-sql-zero-day-attacks-wide-blast-radius
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Microsoft Entra ID is removing an extra MFA hurdle for Windows Hello and macOS PSSO users
Microsoft is changing how Entra ID handles MFA for people who sign in with Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) or macOS Platform Single Sign-On (PSSO). The rollout reaches … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/10/entra-id-windows-hello-macos-psso-standalone-mfa/
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Ransomware Attackers Compromise Multiple Employees Inside the Same Company
Ransomware operations are increasingly targeting the people behind critical business processes, not just privileged IT administrators. Over a one-month observation period, ThreatLabz identified 351 victims across 334 organizations connected to a single ransomware campaign. More than a dozen of those organizations had multiple employees compromised, indicating that an initial account takeover may be only the…
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71% of CISOs spend 10+ hours on board reports
Boards want evidence that security controls and architecture reduce business risk, expressed in terms of resilience, consequence, and decision relevance. Translating technical … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/10/ciso-board-communication-gap-report/