Tag: control
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US Energy Dept Flags AI, Cyber Gaps as Top Risks for 2026
New Report Says DOE Cyber and AI Governance Is Lagging Behind Rapid Deployment. An inspector general report warns the Department of Energy’s rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and decentralized cybersecurity controls has outpaced governance, limiting enterprise visibility and exposing critical infrastructure to persistent threats from state-backed and criminal actors. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Webrat turns GitHub PoCs into a malware trap
The malicious payload and behavior: Beneath the polished README, the attackers dumped a password-protected ZIP linked in the repository. The archive password was hidden in file names, something easily missable by unsuspecting eyes. Inside, the key components include a decoy DLL, a batch file to launch the malware, and the primary executable (like rasmanesc.exe) capable…
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Implementing NIS2, without getting bogged down in red tape
Tags: access, ai, automation, backup, bsi, business, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, email, encryption, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, law, least-privilege, metric, monitoring, network, nis-2, regulation, saas, sbom, service, siem, soc, software, startup, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayIT in transition: From text documents to declarative technology: NIS2 essentially requires three things: concrete security measures; processes and guidelines for managing these measures; and robust evidence that they work in practice.Process documentation, that is, policies, responsibilities, and procedures, is not fundamentally new for most larger companies. ISO 27001-based information security management systems, HR processes, and…
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Operation PCPcat Exploits Next.js and React, Impacting 59,000+ Servers
Tags: access, authentication, control, credentials, cyber, data, exploit, framework, infrastructure, monitoring, vulnerabilityA sophisticated credential-stealing campaign named >>Operation PCPcat
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ServiceNow’s $7.75 billion cash deal for Armis illustrates shifting strategies
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, business, ceo, cio, ciso, computing, control, cyber, governance, identity, incident response, intelligence, iot, risk, service, strategy, tool, update, vulnerabilityVisibility is the key: “For decades, the CIO’s white whale has been a precise, real-time Configuration Management Database [CMDB]. Most are outdated the moment they are populated,” said Whisper Security CEO Kaveh Ranjbar. The Armis acquisition “is an admission that in an era of IoT, OT, and edge computing, you cannot rely on manual entry…
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ServiceNow Buys Armis for $7.75B, Boosts ‘AI Control Tower’
Its latest cybersecurity acquisition will help further ServiceNow’s plans for autonomous cybersecurity, and building a security stack to proactively manage AI. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/servicenow-buys-armis-gets-ai-control-tower
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NDSS 2025 Detecting SDN Control Policy Manipulation Via Contextual Semantics Of Provenance Graphs
Tags: attack, conference, control, data, detection, framework, guide, Internet, monitoring, network, software, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ziwen Liu (Beihang University), Jian Mao (Beihang University; Tianmushan Laboratory; Hangzhou Innovation Institute, Beihang University), Jun Zeng (National University of Singapore), Jiawei Li (Beihang University; National University of Singapore), Qixiao Lin (Beihang University), Jiahao Liu (National University of Singapore), Jianwei Zhuge (Tsinghua University; Zhongguancun Laboratory), Zhenkai…
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NDSS 2025 Detecting SDN Control Policy Manipulation Via Contextual Semantics Of Provenance Graphs
Tags: attack, conference, control, data, detection, framework, guide, Internet, monitoring, network, software, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ziwen Liu (Beihang University), Jian Mao (Beihang University; Tianmushan Laboratory; Hangzhou Innovation Institute, Beihang University), Jun Zeng (National University of Singapore), Jiawei Li (Beihang University; National University of Singapore), Qixiao Lin (Beihang University), Jiahao Liu (National University of Singapore), Jianwei Zhuge (Tsinghua University; Zhongguancun Laboratory), Zhenkai…
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NDSS 2025 A Large-Scale Measurement Study Of The PROXY Protocol And Its Security Implications
Tags: access, automation, cctv, conference, control, data, email, Internet, iot, leak, monitoring, network, service, vulnerabilitySession 7A: Network Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Stijn Pletinckx (University of California, Santa Barbara), Christopher Kruegel (University of California, Santa Barbara), Giovanni Vigna (University of California, Santa Barbara) PAPER A Large-Scale Measurement Study Of The PROXY Protocol And Its Security Implications Reverse proxy servers play a critical role in optimizing Internet services, offering…
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New Digital Twin Lets Trend Micro Simulate Cyberattacks
COO Kevin Simzer Says ‘Model Enables Testing of Threats Across Real-World Topologies’. By using telemetry from endpoints, servers, cloud and email, Trend Micro’s digital twin can safely simulate cyberattacks across a full enterprise. COO Kevin Simzer said it supports risk modeling and testing of controls, offering insights beyond legacy red-teaming exercises. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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ServiceNow Buys Armis for $7.75B, Gets ‘AI Control Tower’
The latest cybersecurity acquisition will help further ServiceNow’s plans for autonomous cybersecurity and building a security stack to proactively manage AI. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/servicenow-buys-armis-gets-ai-control-tower
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2025 Year in Review at Cloud Security Podcast by Google
Tags: 2fa, ai, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, finance, google, hacking, incident response, infrastructure, linux, mandiant, metric, mitigation, offense, phone, privacy, risk, security-incident, siem, soc, technology, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trust(written jointly with Tim Peacock) Five years. It’s enough time to fully launch a cloud migration, deploy a new SIEM, or”Š”, “Šif you’re a very large enterprise”Š”, “Šjust start thinking about doing the first two. It’s also how long Tim and I have been subjecting the world to our thoughts on Cloud Security Podcast by Google. We…
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DataDome recognized in The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025 from Forrester
DataDome recognized in The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025 from Forrester Forrester has just released The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025 report. It marks a fundamental shift to reflect the rapid rise of agentic AI traffic”, moving beyond traditional bot management to a new paradigm that establishes…
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Insiders Become Prime Targets for Cybercriminals
Cybercriminals are increasingly recruiting insiders to bypass security controls across banks, telecoms, and technology firms. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/insiders-become-prime-targets-for-cybercriminals/
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Monitoring Tool Nezha Abused For Stealthy Post-Exploitation Access
Open-source server monitoring tool, Nezha, is being exploited by attackers for remote system control First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nezha-abused-post-exploitation/
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Hackers Abuse Popular Monitoring Tool Nezha as a Stealth Trojan
Cybersecurity firm Ontinue reveals how the open-source tool Nezha is being used as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to bypass security and control servers globally. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-abuse-monitoring-tool-nezha-trojan/
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What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal
Responsibility without authority is the real risk: At the heart of the SolarWinds lawsuit was a familiar problem for security leaders: responsibility without authority. The dynamic that caught Tim Brown in the SEC’s jaws is that, despite his experience, seniority, and title, he, like most CISOs, carries tremendous responsibility without any real organizational authority to…
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What CISOs should know about the SolarWinds lawsuit dismissal
Responsibility without authority is the real risk: At the heart of the SolarWinds lawsuit was a familiar problem for security leaders: responsibility without authority. The dynamic that caught Tim Brown in the SEC’s jaws is that, despite his experience, seniority, and title, he, like most CISOs, carries tremendous responsibility without any real organizational authority to…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Pros Emerge as Bold AI Adopters, While AI Changes Data Security Game, CSA Reports Say
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credit-card, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, guide, healthcare, injection, intelligence, law, LLM, lockbit, malicious, metric, mitigation, monitoring, network, office, openai, ransom, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, skills, sql, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityFormerly “AI shy” cyber pros have done a 180 and become AI power users, as AI forces data security changes, the CSA says. Plus, PwC predicts orgs will get serious about responsible AI usage in 2026, while the NCSC states that, no, prompt injection isn’t the new SQL injection. And much more! Key takeaways Cyber…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Pros Emerge as Bold AI Adopters, While AI Changes Data Security Game, CSA Reports Say
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credit-card, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, guide, healthcare, injection, intelligence, law, LLM, lockbit, malicious, metric, mitigation, monitoring, network, office, openai, ransom, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, skills, sql, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityFormerly “AI shy” cyber pros have done a 180 and become AI power users, as AI forces data security changes, the CSA says. Plus, PwC predicts orgs will get serious about responsible AI usage in 2026, while the NCSC states that, no, prompt injection isn’t the new SQL injection. And much more! Key takeaways Cyber…
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CultureAI Selected for Microsoft’s Agentic Launchpad Initiative to Advance Secure AI Usage
UK-based AI safety and governance company CultureAI has been named as one of the participants in Microsoft’s newly launched Agentic Launchpad, a technology accelerator aimed at supporting startups working on advanced AI systems. The inclusion marks a milestone for CultureAI’s growth and signals broader industry interest in integrating AI safety and usage control into emerging…
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WatchGuard Zero-Day Actively Exploited to Seize Control of Firewalls
WatchGuard has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Firebox firewall appliances that is currently being exploited in the wild. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-14733, allows remote attackers to seize control of affected devices without needing any authentication. Technical Details and Impact The vulnerability is an Out-of-Bounds Write flaw located in the iked process, which handles…
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The Agentic Era is Here: Announcing the 4th Edition of AI API Security For Dummies
If you look at the headlines, the story is about Artificial Intelligence. But if you look at the architecture, the story is about APIs. The reality of modern tech is simple: You can’t have AI security without API security. As we move rapidly from simple chatbots to autonomous agents, the way we secure our infrastructure…
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React2Shell is the Log4j moment for front end development
What to look for: In an attack tracked by S-RM, immediately after the threat actor gained access to a targeted company’s network, they ran a hidden PowerShell command, establishing command and control (C2) by downloading a Cobalt Strike PowerShell stager, a tactic regularly used by red teamers, and installing a beacon to allow them to…
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The Agentic Era is Here: Announcing the 4th Edition of AI API Security For Dummies
If you look at the headlines, the story is about Artificial Intelligence. But if you look at the architecture, the story is about APIs. The reality of modern tech is simple: You can’t have AI security without API security. As we move rapidly from simple chatbots to autonomous agents, the way we secure our infrastructure…