Tag: control
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health with Isolated, Encrypted Health Data Controls
Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI on Wednesday announced the launch of ChatGPT Health, a dedicated space that allows users to have conversations with the chatbot about their health.To that end, the sandboxed experience offers users the optional ability to securely connect medical records and wellness apps, including Apple Health, Function, MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers, AllTrails, First…
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Ni8mare flaw gives unauthenticated control of n8n instances
A critical n8n flaw (CVE-2026-21858, CVSS 10.0), dubbed Ni8mare, allows unauthenticated attackers to fully take over vulnerable instances. Researchers uncovered a maximum severity n8n vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21858 (CVSS score of 10.0). The flaw, dubbed Ni8mare by Cyera researchers who discovered the vulnerability, lets unauthenticated attackers fully compromise affected instances. n8n is a workflow automation…
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TOTOLINK EX200 Extender Flaw Allows Attackers Full System Access
A critical security flaw has been discovered in the TOTOLINK EX200 Wi-Fi extender that allows attackers to gain complete control over the device. The vulnerability involves a logic error in how the device handles failedfirmwareupdates, inadvertently opening a backdoor with the highest possible privileges. Because the TOTOLINK EX200 is officially End-of-Life (EoL), the vendor has…
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Malicious NPM Packages Deliver NodeCordRAT
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz regularly monitors the npm database for suspicious packages. In November 2025, ThreatLabz identified three malicious packages: bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40. The bitcoin-main-lib and bitcoin-lib-js packages execute a postinstall.cjs script during installation, which installs bip40, the package that contains the malicious payload. This final payload, named NodeCordRAT by ThreatLabz, is a remote access trojan (RAT) with data-stealing capabilities. It is also possible to download bip40…
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Malicious NPM Packages Deliver NodeCordRAT
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz regularly monitors the npm database for suspicious packages. In November 2025, ThreatLabz identified three malicious packages: bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40. The bitcoin-main-lib and bitcoin-lib-js packages execute a postinstall.cjs script during installation, which installs bip40, the package that contains the malicious payload. This final payload, named NodeCordRAT by ThreatLabz, is a remote access trojan (RAT) with data-stealing capabilities. It is also possible to download bip40…
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Max severity Ni8mare flaw lets hackers hijack n8n servers
A maximum severity vulnerability dubbed “Ni8mare” allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to take control over locally deployed instances of the N8N workflow automation platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/max-severity-ni8mare-flaw-lets-hackers-hijack-n8n-servers/
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Critical macOS Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Apple Privacy Controls Without Consent
A newly disclosed macOS vulnerability bypasses Apple’s TCC privacy controls, allowing silent access to files, microphone data, and user activity. The post Critical macOS Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Apple Privacy Controls Without Consent appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-macos-flaw-apple-privacy-controls/
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How to eliminate IT blind spots in the modern, AI-driven enterprise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, awareness, cio, cloud, control, data, detection, endpoint, governance, group, identity, injection, intelligence, metric, monitoring, network, radius, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityThe more organizations lean on artificial intelligence (AI), spread workloads across different environments, and tie systems together, the harder it becomes for traditional security practices to present a complete picture of what’s going on. The result is a growing number of blind spots hidden misconfigurations, inconsistent controls, and unpredictable behaviors across systems and AI agents…
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How to eliminate IT blind spots in the modern, AI-driven enterprise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, awareness, cio, cloud, control, data, detection, endpoint, governance, group, identity, injection, intelligence, metric, monitoring, network, radius, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityThe more organizations lean on artificial intelligence (AI), spread workloads across different environments, and tie systems together, the harder it becomes for traditional security practices to present a complete picture of what’s going on. The result is a growing number of blind spots hidden misconfigurations, inconsistent controls, and unpredictable behaviors across systems and AI agents…
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Critical n8n Vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) Allows Unauthenticated Attackers to Take Full Control
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of yet another maximum-severity security flaw in n8n, a popular workflow automation platform, that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain complete control over susceptible instances.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21858 (CVSS score: 10.0), has been codenamed Ni8mare by Cyera Research Labs. Security researcher Dor Attias has been First seen on…
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Microsoft warns of a surge in phishing attacks exploiting email routing gaps
Hardening configurations can help: The disclosure emphasizes that proper configuration of mail authentication mechanisms is the most effective defense against this spoofing vector. Organizations are advised to adopt strict DMARC reject policies and enforce SPF hard fails so that unauthenticated mail claiming to be from their domains is rejected or safely quarantined.Additionally, recommendations include ensuring…
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Securing the Knowledge Layer: Enterprise Security Architecture Frameworks for Proprietary Data Integration With Large Language Models
A practical overview of security architectures, threat models, and controls for protecting proprietary enterprise data in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/securing-the-knowledge-layer-enterprise-security-architecture-frameworks-for-proprietary-data-integration-with-large-language-models/
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Unpatched TOTOLINK EX200 Flaw Enables Root-Level Telnet Access, CERT/CC Warns
A serious and unpatched security flaw has been disclosed in the TOTOLINK EX200 wireless range extender. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-65606, allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain full system control by abusing a flaw in the device’s firmware-upload mechanism. The issue was publicly disclosed by the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) on January 6, 2026, and currently has no…
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Veeam Backup Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Root-Level Remote Code Execution
Veeam has released a critical security update for itsBackup & Replicationsoftware to address multiple high-severity vulnerabilities. The most concerning of these flaws could allow attackers to execute remote code with root-level privileges, potentially granting them full control over affected systems. These vulnerabilities specifically affectVeeam Backup & Replication version 13.0.1.180and all earlier version 13 builds. Veeam…
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Google Warns of High-Risk WebView Vulnerability That Breaks Security Controls
Google released Chrome versions 143.0.7499.192/.193 on January 6, 2026, to patch a high-severity vulnerability in WebView that could allow attackers to bypass important security policies. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0628, represents a significant threat to users whose browsers rely on WebView’s policy enforcement framework to block malicious content. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2026-0628 Severity High…
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8 things CISOs can’t afford to get wrong in 2026
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dora, encryption, finance, firmware, GDPR, healthcare, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, iot, jobs, law, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, ransom, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trust“Identity and access controls for AI agents and AI platforms are one of the most important areas of concern for CISOs,” says Jason Stading, director at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. “Right now, permissions and access rights for AI are a black box in many areas. We will see a major push over…
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AI SOC Anxiety: Does More Control Equal More Complexity?
SOC teams want AI they can control without recreating SOAR sprawl. This post explores why control and complexity feel linked, and how autonomy with guardrails breaks the tradeoff. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/ai-soc-anxiety-does-more-control-equal-more-complexity/
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Unpatched Firmware Flaw Exposes TOTOLINK EX200 to Full Remote Device Takeover
The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has disclosed details of an unpatched security flaw impacting TOTOLINK EX200 wireless range extender that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain full control of the device.The flaw, CVE-2025-65606 (CVSS score: N/A), has been characterized as a flaw in the firmware-upload error-handling logic, which could cause the device to…
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macOS Flaw Enables Silent Bypass of Apple Privacy Controls
A macOS vulnerability (CVE-2025-43530) allows attackers to silently bypass TCC privacy controls and access sensitive user data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/macos-flaw-enables-silent-bypass-of-apple-privacy-controls/
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Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe’s hotels to con staff into running malware
Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/russia_hackers_hotel_bsods/
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Copilot, Recall, and Other AI Tools Can Be Removed from Windows 11 with New Tool
A new community tool is giving Windows 11 users far more control over Microsoft’s growing stack of AI features. An open”‘source project called RemoveWindowsAI now lets administrators and power users disable or strip out components such as Copilot, Recall, and other AI integrations that are tightly integrated with the operating system and Microsoft apps. The tool targets…
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Advisor360 Gets a Handle on Shadow AI via Automation
With employees looking for the benefits of artificial intelligence, a FinTech company stepped up controls with automation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/advisor360-gets-handle-on-shadow-ai-via-automation
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AI, Quantum, and the New Threat Frontier: What Will Define Cybersecurity in 2026?
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, container, control, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, governance, government, healthcare, iam, identity, infrastructure, injection, LLM, malicious, metric, monitoring, network, nist, open-source, oracle, regulation, resilience, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, waf, zero-day, zero-trustAI, Quantum, and the New Threat Frontier: What Will Define Cybersecurity in 2026? madhav Tue, 01/06/2026 – 04:44 If we think 2025 has been fast-paced, it’s going to feel like a warm-up for the changes on the horizon in 2026. Every time this year, Thales experts become cybersecurity oracles and predict where the industry is…
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Product showcase: Blokada for Android gives users control over network traffic
Blokada is a network privacy and ad-blocking application available on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is designed to reduce ads, block trackers, and limit unwanted … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/06/product-showcase-blokada-android-control-network-traffic/
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The Key Principles of Corporate Governance
What Is Corporate Governance? Corporate governance refers to the system of rules, practices, and processes used to direct and control an organization. It establishes how decisions are made, who has the authority to make them, and how those decisions are reviewed over time. Corporate governance defines the relationship between the board of directors, executive leadership,……
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Why Arbor Edge Defense and CDN-Based DDoS protection are better together
Tags: ai, attack, botnet, cloud, control, data, ddos, defense, firewall, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, mitigation, network, router, threat, vulnerabilityLow-volume, stealthy application-layer attacksTransmission Control Protocol (TCP) state exhaustion attacksOutbound threats from compromised internal hostsAttacks that bypass CDN routing (for example, direct-to-IP attacks)These gaps leave critical infrastructure vulnerable, especially when attackers use dynamic, multivector techniques designed to evade upstream defenses. Arbor Edge Defense: The first and last line of defense: NETSCOUT’s AED is uniquely positioned…
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5 myths about DDoS attacks and protection
Myth 2: DDoS attacks only involve flooding networks with large amounts of traffic.: In the early days of DDoS, the vast majority of attacks were large traffic floods. However, DDoS attacks have evolved over time, becoming more surgically targeted and complex. The media continues to report on the largest, most shocking attacks that are terabits…