Tag: control
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Survey of 100+ Energy Systems Reveals Critical OT Cybersecurity Gaps
A study by OMICRON has revealed widespread cybersecurity gaps in the operational technology (OT) networks of substations, power plants, and control centers worldwide. Drawing on data from more than 100 installations, the analysis highlights recurring technical, organizational, and functional issues that leave critical energy infrastructure vulnerable to cyber threats.The findings are based on First seen…
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75% of Organisations Have Gaps in Core Security Controls, Research Finds
New research by Nagomi Security has revealed an alarming disconnect between how secure organisations think they are, compared to where real exposure exists. This overconfidence, as explored in Nagomi’s The Illusion of Maturity: 2026 Enterprise Exposure Snapshot, means that organisations are facing overlapping exposure within their networks, potentially putting them at significant risk. Notably, incomplete multi-factor authentication…
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SolarWinds Fixes Four Critical Web Help Desk Flaws With Unauthenticated RCE and Auth Bypass
SolarWinds has released security updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk, including four critical vulnerabilities that could result in authentication bypass and remote code execution (RCE).The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -CVE-2025-40536 (CVSS score: 8.1) – A security control bypass vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Armoury Crate: Windows 11 blockiert Software für Xbox-Handheld
Das Feature Smart App Control sieht die Treibersoftware von Asus nach einem Update als schädlich an und blockiert die Installation. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/armoury-crate-windows-11-blockiert-software-fuer-xbox-handheld-2601-204752.html
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NIST’s AI guidance pushes cybersecurity boundaries
Tags: access, ai, ciso, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, framework, intelligence, nist, risk, risk-assessment, software, threatThe limits of ‘AI is just software’: NIST’s instinct to frame AI as an extension of traditional software allows organizations to reuse familiar concepts, risk assessment, access control, logging, defense in depth, rather than starting from zero. Workshop participants repeatedly emphasized that many controls do transfer, at least in principle.But some experts argue that the…
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Google Disrupts IPIDEA, One of the World’s Largest Residential Proxy Networks
Google on Wednesday announced that it worked together with other partners to disrupt IPIDEA, which it described as one of the largest residential proxy networks in the world.To that end, the company said it took legal action to take down dozens of domains used to control devices and proxy traffic through them. As of writing,…
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SolarWinds, again: Critical RCE bugs reopen old wounds for enterprise security teams
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, cisco, control, credentials, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, malicious, programming, radius, rce, remote-code-execution, software, threat, update, vulnerabilityRemote code execution and data deserialization vulnerabilities CVE-2025-40551 (critical) and CVE-2025-40553 (critical);Authentication and bypass security flaws CVE-2025-40552 (critical), CVE-2025-40554 (critical), CVE-2025-40536 (high), and CVE-2025-40537 (high).CVE-2025-40551 and CVE-2025-40553 make WHD susceptible to untrusted data deseralization that could allow attackers to run commands on the host machine. The flaw could be exploited without authentication.The other two critical…
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Crooks are hijacking and reselling AI infrastructure: Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, group, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, marketplace, risk, service, skills, technology, theft, threat, training, vulnerabilityexposed endpoints on default ports of common LLM inference services;unauthenticated API access without proper access controls;development/staging environments with public IP addresses;MCP servers connecting LLMs to file systems, databases and internal APIs.Common misconfigurations leveraged by these threat actors include:Ollama running on port 11434 without authentication;OpenAI-compatible APIs on port 8000 exposed to the internet;MCP servers accessible without…
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Fortinet Locks Down FortiCloud SSO Amid Zero-Day Attacks
Mitigation: SSO Access Restricted After Attackers Compromised Fully Patched Devices. Network security giant Fortinet locked out cloud customers from its single sign-on service until they update device firmware with a patch against active attacks exploiting an improper access control zero day. Only Fortinet devices running the latest, patched firmware versions can use Fortinet SSO. First…
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AI Is Rewriting Compliance Controls and CISOs Must Take Notice
AI agents are now executing regulated actions, reshaping how compliance controls actually work. Token Security explains why CISOs must rethink identity, access, and auditability as AI becomes a digital employee. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-is-rewriting-compliance-controls-and-cisos-must-take-notice/
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Data Privacy Day and Change Your Password Day
Data Privacy Day and Change Your Password Day arrive at a time when privacy concerns have shifted from niche technical debates to everyday business and personal risk. As digital services expand and data becomes increasingly distributed, the threat to privacy grows. Identity compromise, human behaviour and loss of data control now sit at the heart…
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TP-Link Archer Router Flaw Exposes Users to Remote Attacks and Full Device Control
A high command injection vulnerability has been discovered in TP-Link’s Archer MR600 v5 router, enabling authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands through the device’s admin interface. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-14756, represents a significant security risk for enterprise and home users relying on this widely deployed network equipment. Vulnerability Details Security researchers identified the…
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If you don’t control your keys, you don’t control your data
A recent Forbes investigation revealed that Microsoft has allegedly been handing over Bitlocker encryption recovery keys to law enforcement when served with warrants. Microsoft says it receives about 20 such requests annually. Taken narrowly, this may appear to be a routine case of lawful compliance. On closer inspection, it raises a consequential question about how…
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Password Reuse in Disguise: An Often-Missed Risky Workaround
When security teams discuss credential-related risk, the focus typically falls on threats such as phishing, malware, or ransomware. These attack methods continue to evolve and rightly command attention. However, one of the most persistent and underestimated risks to organizational security remains far more ordinary.Near-identical password reuse continues to slip past security controls, often First seen…
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Delegation is a risk decision every leader makes, not an ops choice
Tags: access, ai, awareness, breach, business, communications, compliance, control, finance, governance, infrastructure, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, toolAirlines and booking platforms, overwhelmed by volume and operational pressure, delegated financial decision-making to automated systems that could issue credits, delay refunds, or apply preset rules at scale.In many cases, those systems operated exactly as configured. They stayed within internal thresholds, followed approved logic, and reduced immediate operational load. The problem surfaced later. Customers challenged outcomes.…
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP – Part 2
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, credentials, data, dns, email, exploit, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, programming, service, tactics, threat, tool, update, windowsThis is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on the Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack campaigns. For details on the Gopher Strike campaign, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered three additional backdoors, SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP, used to power the Sheet Attack campaign. In Part 2 of this series, ThreatLabz will…
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PeckBirdy Framework Tied to China-Aligned Cyber Campaigns
PeckBirdy command-and-control framework targeting gambling, government sectors in Asia since 2023 has been linked to China-aligned APTs First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/peckbirdy-framework-tied-china/
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Keeper Security Expands Its Zero-Trust Privileged Access Controls Into Slack
Keeper Security’s new Slack integration extends secure, policy-driven access governance into the platform. Slack serves as one of the most popular and widely used collaboration platforms in the world for organisations of all sizes. It has a strong adoption across EMEA, especially in the European markets including the UK, with high engagement across major hubs…
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Hackers Exploit SEO Poisoning to Target Users Seeking Legitimate Tools
Search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques to trick users into downloading malicious software disguised as legitimate tools. This attack campaign involves manipulating search results to promote fake repositories and archives containing BAT executable files that impersonate popular applications. Once users execute these files, the malware establishes contact with command-and-control (C2) servers to deliver secondary payloads,…
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ClickFix Attacks Expand Using Fake CAPTCHAs, Microsoft Scripts, and Trusted Web Services
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that combines ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHAs with a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to distribute an information stealer called Amatera.”Instead of launching PowerShell directly, the attacker uses this script to control how execution begins and to avoid more common, easily recognized execution paths,” First seen on…
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Overcoming AI fatigue
Tags: access, ai, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, data, finance, governance, incident response, jobs, metric, monitoring, privacy, risk, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, training, zero-trustbefore it becomes fully entrenched in every corner of the business. It’s a rare opportunity, one we shouldn’t waste. A big part of the confusion comes from the word “AI” itself. We use the same label to talk about a chatbot drafting marketing copy and autonomous agents that generate and implement incident response playbooks. Technically,…
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China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has been put to use by China-aligned APT actors since 2023 to target multiple environments.The flexible framework has been put to use against Chinese gambling industries and malicious activities targeting Asian government entities and private organizations, according to Trend Micro First seen on…
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He Who Controls the Key Controls the World Microsoft “Often” Provides BitLocker Keys to Law Enforcement
Encryption doesn’t guarantee privacy”, key ownership does. This article explains how cloud-stored encryption keys let third parties unlock your data, exposing the hidden risks behind “secure” services like BitLocker and Gmail. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/he-who-controls-the-key-controls-the-world-microsoft-often-provides-bitlocker-keys-to-law-enforcement/
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Dormakaba flaws allow to access major organizations’ doors
Researchers found over 20 flaws in Dormakaba access systems that could let attackers remotely unlock doors at major organizations. Researchers from SEC Consult discovered and fixed more than 20 security flaws in Dormakaba physical access control systems. The experts uncovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in Dormakaba physical access control systems based on exos 9300. These enterprise…
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4 issues holding back CISOs’ security agendas
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, framework, governance, intelligence, jobs, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, sans, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management2. Inability to keep pace with AI innovation and adoption: Executives and employees alike have been rushing to adopt artificial intelligence, enticed by expectations that AI will transform workflows and save time, money, and effort.But CISOs for the most part have not kept pace with their business colleagues’ rate of AI adoption.According to a survey…
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Unplugged holes in the npm and yarn package managers could let attackers bypass defenses against Shai-Hulud
Tags: authentication, bug-bounty, control, corporate, defense, email, github, guide, hacker, malicious, malware, microsoft, vulnerabilitydisabling the ability to run lifecycle scripts, commands that run automatically during package installation,saving lockfile integrity checks (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, and others) to version control (git). The lockfile records the exact version and integrity hash of every package in a dependency tree. On subsequent installs, the package manager checks incoming packages against these hashes, and if…
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using GOGITTER, GITSHELLPAD, and GOSHELL – Part 1
Tags: access, adobe, ai, antivirus, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, injection, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, network, phishing, service, spear-phishing, threat, tool, update, windowsIntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified two campaigns, tracked as Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack, by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan and primarily targets entities in the Indian government. In both campaigns, ThreatLabz identified previously undocumented tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While these campaigns share some similarities with the Pakistan-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, APT36, we…
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Microsoft Shared BitLocker Keys With FBI, Raising Privacy Fears
Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data. The post Microsoft Shared BitLocker Keys With FBI, Raising Privacy Fears appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-bitlocker-keys-fbi-privacy/