Tag: control
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OpenAI Daybreak Automates Vulnerability Detection and Patching
Tags: ai, control, cyber, cyberattack, detection, exploit, intelligence, openai, software, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe relentless race against zero-day exploits and sophisticated cyberattacks requires a revolutionary approach to software security. Defenders are constantly overwhelmed by massive backlogs of alerts and the sheer volume of code requiring manual review. Enter OpenAI Daybreak, a frontier artificial intelligence system built specifically for cyber defenders. By shifting the focus from reactive damage control…
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The hidden smart fridge risks that emerge years after purchase
Household refrigerators are built to last more than a decade. The software, cloud services, and mobile apps that control them are not. A new analysis from Erik Buchmann at … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/12/iot-smart-fridge-risks/
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Linux kernel maintainers suggest a ‘kill switch’ to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched
Tags: access, attack, business, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, incident response, infosec, linux, LLM, mitigation, risk, service, strategy, switch, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-day), a logic bug which lets users easily obtain root access, and Dirty Frag, which abuses weaknesses in how the Linux kernel handles fragmented memory pages. The Dirty Frag attack combines two separate vulnerabilities affecting the Linux IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) subsystem (CVE-2026-43284) and the RxRPC networking protocol (CVE-2026-43500). The proposal has set off a furious…
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Tech Can’t Stop These Threats, Your People Can
Security controls can do only so much. Here are four attacks where your employees are usually your first, and only, line of cyber defense. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/tech-cant-stop-these-threats-people-can
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AI Is Reshaping Software Supply Chain Risk
AI-assisted development is expanding software supply chain risks faster than security controls can keep pace. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/ai-is-reshaping-software-supply-chain-risk/
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Identity security firm SailPoint discloses GitHub repository breach
SailPoint disclosed a GitHub repository breach on April 20. The company contained the incident and said no customer data was affected. SailPoint is a cybersecurity company that provides identity security and identity governance solutions for enterprises. Its products help organizations manage and control user access to systems, applications, and sensitive data. SailPoint revealed a cybersecurity…
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cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Under Active Exploitation to Deploy Filemanager Backdoor
A threat actor named Mr_Rot13 has been attributed to the exploitation of a recently disclosed critical cPanel flaw to deploy a backdoor codenamed Filemanager on compromised environments.The attack exploits CVE-2026-41940, a vulnerability impacting cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) that could result in an authentication bypass and allow remote attackers to gain elevated control of the…
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AI security is repeating endpoint security’s biggest mistake
Tags: access, ai, api, automation, business, control, data, detection, edr, endpoint, governance, incident response, injection, LLM, monitoring, open-source, radius, risk, saas, sbom, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, updateMost AI security is still at the posture phase: Look at where most organizations are with AI security today. Model cards, AI-specific SBOMs, input and output filters, prompt injection guardrails and access controls around model APIs. These are valuable controls, but they reflect a posture-based approach. To truly enhance security, organizations must recognize the importance…
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1,800+ MCP servers exposed without authentication: How zero trust can secure the AI agent revolution
Tags: ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, control, credentials, data, data-breach, defense, exploit, framework, governance, identity, infrastructure, Internet, LLM, malicious, monitoring, network, risk, service, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustThe epistemological chasm: What renders MCP vulnerabilities particularly vexatious is the fundamental asymmetry they exploit between machine cognition and human oversight.Tool poisoning attacks insert malevolent instructions into tool metadata that LLMs process with complete fidelity but that remain utterly invisible to human operators. The machine perceives everything; its ostensible supervisors perceive nothing. We have unwittingly…
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TrickMo Android banker adopts TON blockchain for covert comms
A new variant of the TrickMo Android banking malware, delivered in campaigns targeting users across Europe, introduces new commands and uses The Open Network (TON) for stealthy command-and-control communications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickmo-android-banker-adopts-ton-blockchain-for-covert-comms/
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Identity is the new perimeter as rapid NHI proliferation threatens visibility and control
NHIs are linked to diverse assets across the enterprise technology ecosystem, creating a highly fragmented architecture and making it challenging for security teams to maintain visibility and control. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/identity-is-the-new-perimeter-as-rapid-nhi-proliferation-threatens-visibili/819411/
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Malicious Hugging Face model masquerading as OpenAI release hits 244K downloads
Part of a broader AI supply chain targeting: HiddenLayer, in its advisory, said that it identified six additional Hugging Face repositories uploaded under a separate account that used nearly identical loader logic and shared infrastructure with the campaign.The researchers also linked elements of the operation to earlier software supply-chain attacks involving npm typosquatting campaigns and…
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New ‘Dirty Frag’ exploit targets Linux kernel for root access
Tags: access, attack, control, cve, exploit, linux, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, switch, tool, vulnerabilityAttackers are already exploiting Dirty Frag: Microsoft warned that Dirty Frag is already being actively exploited in the wild, primarily as a post-compromise privilege escalation tool. The company said attackers are using the vulnerability after obtaining an initial foothold on vulnerable Linux systems, allowing them to elevate privileges from a low-level user account to full…
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13 new critical holes in JavaScript sandbox allow execution of arbitrary code
VM.run() can obtain host process object and runs host commands with zero co-operation from the host.However, researchers at Socket told us in an email that the advisory about this escape says it has been confirmed only on Node.js 25.6.1, and requires a Node.js version with WebAssembly exception handling and JSTag support.The highest-risk scenario, they said, would be an…
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ServiceNow’s New Platform Also Governs Everyone Else’s AI
ServiceNow Takes Aim at Enterprise AI Sprawl at Knowledge 2026. At its Knowledge 2026 conference, ServiceNow announced artificial intelligence control tower expansions, an autonomous workforce across every business function and a platform play to become the operating layer for all enterprise AI solutions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/servicenows-new-platform-also-governs-everyone-elses-ai-a-31631
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The Browser Is Breaking Your DLP: How Data Slips Past Modern Controls
Your security controls aren’t failing, they’re missing where most of today’s work actually happens. Keep Aware shows how browser activity like copy/paste and AI prompts bypass traditional protections. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-browser-is-breaking-your-dlp-how-data-slips-past-modern-controls/
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Polish intelligence warns hackers attacked water treatment control systems
The agency did not publicly attribute the incidents to a specific group or country but said Poland faced intensified hostile cyber activity in 2024 and 2025, “with particular emphasis on the special services of the Russian Federation.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/polish-intelligence-warns-hackers-attacked-water-treatment
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Why Outdated Maintenance Software Is a Growing Ransomware Risk
Outdated maintenance software increases ransomware risk by exposing weak access controls, unpatched systems, and critical operational data to attackers. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/outdated-maintenance-software-growing-ransomware-risk/
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CISOs: Align cyber risk communication with boardroom psychology
Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, psychology, resilience, risk, threat, updateStop reporting risk as a technical status update: Executives do not need a master class in threat modeling. They need to know what the business stands to lose.Risk has to be framed in terms boards already use to weigh other enterprise decisions: financial exposure, operational disruption, compliance consequences, legal risk and the cost of delay.…
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Multi-model AI is creating a routing headache for enterprises
Application teams are moving AI inference into production systems that support business operations. Enterprises are expanding traffic management, identity controls, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/07/f5-ai-inference-operations-report/
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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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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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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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Salat Malware Abuses QUIC and WebSockets for Stealthy C2 Control
A powerful new Windows malware family dubbed Salat Stealer, a Go-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that blends classic infostealing with a stealthy QUIC/WebSocket command-and-control (C2) channel and resilient blockchain-backed infrastructure. Written in Go, it supports remote shell access, desktop and webcam streaming, keylogging, clipboard theft, browser and crypto”‘wallet data theft, and SOCKS5-based pivoting, giving operators interactive…
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New malware turns Linux systems into P2P attack networks
Persistence through rootkits and PAM backdoors: The researchers also wrote of QLNX’s use of rootkits and Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to establish long term persistence. According to Trend Micro, the malware leverages rootkit functionality to conceal malicious activity, processes, and components from administrative tools and security monitoring systems.The malware was also observed tampering with…
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The >>Juice<< Factor: Designing Game Feel
Tags: controlDesigning game feel requires responsive controls, hit-stop, sound, animation, and feedback systems that make gameplay satisfying. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/the-juice-factor-designing-game-feel/
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Bot Defense Is No Longer Optional for High Tempo Consumer Platforms
The need to deal with bots is not new, though we’re seeing a surge in automated activity across the web at the moment, creating a cavalcade of problems for consumer-facing platforms. Some of this is self-created, although many external factors beyond the industry’s control are also responsible for the state of play. There’s much to…
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Poisoned truth: The quiet security threat inside enterprise AI
It takes surprisingly little poison to corrupt: Bad internal data is the immediate problem. But the external supply chain may be even harder to control.Research by Anthropic, the UK AI Security Institute, and the Alan Turing Institute discovered that as few as 250 maliciously crafted documents can poison LLMs of any size.That creates a massive…