Tag: control
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Iran’s partial internet shutdown may be a windfall for cybersecurity intel
only available launchpads. A connection from the Ministry of Agriculture might not be a farmer. It’s likely a tunnel for a state actor who needs an exit node.”Ranjbar said the removal of the traffic from millions of routine Iranian business and residential users allows a powerful visibility into Iranian government traffic patterns, thereby allowing SOCs…
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Kimwolf botnet’s swift rise to 2M infected devices agitates security researchers
The botnet took an unusual path by abusing residential proxy networks, allowing it to control an untapped collection of unofficial Android TV devices. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/kimwolf-aisuru-botnet-lumen-technologies/
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Researchers Null-Route Over 550 Kimwolf and Aisuru Botnet Command Servers
The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies said it null-routed traffic to more than 550 command-and-control (C2) nodes associated with the AISURU/Kimwolf botnet since early October 2025.AISURU and its Android counterpart, Kimwolf, have emerged as some of the biggest botnets in recent times, capable of directing enslaved devices to participate in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)…
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AuraInspector: Open-Source Misconfiguration Detection for Salesforce Aura
Mandiant has released AuraInspector, an open-source command-line tool designed to help security teams identify and audit access control misconfigurations within the Salesforce Aura framework that could expose sensitive data, including credit card numbers, identity documents, and health information. The tool addresses a critical gap in Salesforce Experience Cloud security, where complex sharing rules and multi-level…
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Hackers Exploit c-ares DLL Side-Loading to Bypass Security and Deploy Malware
Security experts have disclosed details of an active malware campaign that’s exploiting a DLL side-loading vulnerability in a legitimate binary associated with the open-source c-ares library to bypass security controls and deliver a wide range of commodity trojans and stealers.”Attackers achieve evasion by pairing a malicious libcares-2.dll with any signed version of the legitimate ahost.exe…
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CrowdStrike to add browser security to Falcon with Seraphic acquisition
Gen AI altering browser risk: Generative AI has fundamentally altered the browser risk profile. Gogia noted that the browser is now a bidirectional data exchange, where employees routinely feed sensitive context into AI systems. Most of this activity happens outside formal enterprise governance. Copying internal data into AI prompts, uploading files for summarisation, or using…
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Western cyber agencies warn about threats to industrial operational technology
New guidance issued by Britain’s National Cyber Secure Centre (NCSC), a part of signals and cyber intelligence agency GCHQ, sets out how organizations should securely connect equipment such as industrial control systems, sensors and other critical services. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-agencies-warn-of-industrial-system-threats
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France fines telcos Euro42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach
Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/france_fines_free_free_mobile/
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When Does a Chatbot Make Sense in Freshdesk and When It Doesn’t
Tags: controlCustomer support teams adopt chatbots to reduce workload, shorten response times, and control costs. Freshdesk makes chatbot deployment… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chatbot-sense-in-freshdesk-when-doesnt/
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CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC
CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/14/ciso-assistant-open-source-cybersecurity-management-grc/
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Cybersecurity risk will accelerate this year, fueled in part by AI, says World Economic Forum
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ceo, ciso, control, country, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, finance, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, international, middle-east, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAI is anticipated to be the most significant driver of change in cybersecurity in 2026, according to 94% of survey respondents;87% of respondents said AI-related vulnerabilities had increased in the past year. Other cyber risks that had increased were (in order) cyber-enabled fraud and phishing, supply chain disruption, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities;confidence in national cyber…
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Respawn Confirms Apex Legends Game Remote Input Control Incident
Tags: controlRespawn confirmed an Apex Legends incident where attackers remotely hijacked player inputs mid-match. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/respawn-confirms-apex-legends-game-remote-input-control-incident/
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RBAC vs ReBAC: Comparing Role-Based Relationship-Based Access Control
Deep dive into RBAC vs ReBAC for enterprise sso. Learn which authorization model fits your ciam strategy and how to avoid role explosion in complex apps. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/rbac-vs-rebac-comparing-role-based-relationship-based-access-control/
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[Webinar] Securing Agentic AI: From MCPs and Tool Access to Shadow API Key Sprawl
AI agents are no longer just writing code. They are executing it.Tools like Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex can now build, test, and deploy software end-to-end in minutes. That speed is reshaping engineering”, but it’s also creating a security gap most teams don’t see until something breaks.Behind every agentic workflow sits a layer few organizations…
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AuraInspector: Open-source tool to audit Salesforce Aura access control misconfigurations
Google and its Mandiant threat intelligence unit have released AuraInspector, an open-source tool aimed at auditing data access paths in Salesforce Experience Cloud … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/13/aurainspector-open-source-tool-salesforce-aura/
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For application security: SCA, SAST, DAST and MAST. What next?
Tags: advisory, ai, application-security, automation, best-practice, business, cisa, cisco, cloud, compliance, container, control, cve, data, exploit, flaw, framework, gartner, government, guide, ibm, incident response, infrastructure, injection, kubernetes, least-privilege, ml, mobile, network, nist, resilience, risk, sbom, service, software, sql, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, waf<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024" alt="Chart: Posture, provenance and proof." class="wp-image-4115680" srcset="https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 1430w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=300%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 300w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=768%2C431&quality=50&strip=all 768w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&quality=50&strip=all 1024w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=1240%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=150%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 150w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=854%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 854w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=640%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 640w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/posture-provenance-proof.jpg?resize=444%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 444w” width=”1024″ height=”575″ sizes=”auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px” /> Sunil GentyalaOver the past year the community has admitted the obvious: the battleground is the software supply chain and…
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Driving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, data, defense, fido, finance, fraud, government, Hardware, iam, identity, insurance, login, mobile, passkey, password, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, trainingDriving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication madhav Tue, 01/13/2026 – 06:13 For decades, passwords have been the default mechanism for securing digital access. They are deeply embedded in enterprise systems and workflows, yet they were never designed to withstand today’s threat landscape. Cybersecurity Sarah Lefavrais – IAM Product Marketing Manager More About This…
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Enterprise security faces a three-front war: cybercrime, AI misuse, and supply chains
Security teams are dealing with pressures tied to AI use, geopolitical instability, and expanding cybercrime that reach beyond technical controls, according to findings from … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/13/wef-global-cybersecurity-outlook-2026/
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Hackers Remotely Took Control of an Apex Legends Player’s Inputs
A critical security vulnerability has emerged in Respawn Entertainment’s popular battle royale title, allowing threat actors to remotely manipulate player inputs without requiring code execution capabilities. Respawn Entertainment, the developer of Apex Legends, has confirmed an active security incident affecting its player base. Malicious actors have discovered a vulnerability that enables them to remotely control…
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Russia’s Crackdown on Probiv Data Leaks May Have Fed the Beast Instead
Explore how Russia’s efforts to control the probiv market highlight the challenges of data leaks, insider threats, and the conflict between control and security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/russias-crackdown-on-probiv-data-leaks-may-have-fed-the-beast-instead/
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Multiple Hikvision Flaws Allow Device Disruption via Crafted Network Packets
Hikvision has disclosed two high buffer overflow vulnerabilities affecting its security devices that could allow network-based attackers to cause device malfunctions. The security flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-66176 and CVE-2025-66177, impact select access control products and video recording systems. Both vulnerabilities stem from stack overflow issues in the device search and discovery feature. CVE ID Affected…
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CWE Top 25 (2026) List of Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weakness that Developers Need to Focus
MITRE has released a list of Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors (CWE Top 25) that are widely spread and leads to serious vulnerabilities. The list was generated based on the vulnerabilities published within the National Vulnerability Database. These vulnerabilities are easily exploitable and allow an attacker to get complete control over the system. Attackers…
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Inside the Growing Problem of Identity Sprawl
Why Identity Life Cycles, Visibility and Privilege Are Falling Out of Sync. Modern enterprises are struggling to maintain control over identity management. While authentication still works, a systemic drift in how identities are created and discarded is creating an expanded attack surface that adversaries are increasingly exploiting. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/inside-growing-problem-identity-sprawl-a-30503
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Palo Alto Networks Introduces New Vibe Coding Security Governance Framework
Researchers at Palo Alto’s Unit 42 have outlined a list of recommended security controls for vibe coding tools First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/palo-alto-networks-vibe-coding/
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Tenable Is a Gartner® Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, banking, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, gartner, google, governance, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, microsoft, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementThis recognition, based entirely on feedback from the people who use our products every day, to us is a testament to the unmatched value Tenable Cloud Security CNAPP offers organizations worldwide. Our key takeaways: In our view, this peer recognition confirms Tenable’s strategic value in helping organizations worldwide, across all industry sectors, preemptively close critical…
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Infamous BreachForums forum breached, spilling data on 325K users
Website built around buying and selling stolen data has lost control of its own First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/breachforums_breach/
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How to stop insider-driven data loss in browser sessions
Midmarket teams turn to secure browsers capable of providing deep visibility and enforcing granular user controls during user browsing sessions, the goal being to prevent intentional or unintentional leaks without adding friction to the user experience. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/how-to-stop-insider-driven-data-loss-in-browser-sessions/808445/
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Iran-linked MuddyWater APT deploys Rust-based implant in latest campaign
Rust offers evasion advantages: CloudSEK researchers said RustyWater was developed in Rust, which they said is increasingly used by malware authors for its memory safety features and cross-platform capabilities, according to the blog post. Other state-sponsored groups, including Russia’s Gossamer Bear and China-linked actors, have also deployed Rust-based malware in recent campaigns, according to security…