Tag: corporate
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ToddyCat APT Targeting Internal Employee Communications at Organizations
Advanced persistent threat actors continue to develop sophisticated techniques for compromising corporate communications, with the ToddyCat APT group demonstrating remarkable evolution in their operational capabilities. Recent research from Kaspersky reveals how this highly organized espionage group has refined methods for covertly accessing internal employee communications at target organizations throughout the second half of 2024 and…
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ToddyCat APT Targeting Internal Employee Communications at Organizations
Advanced persistent threat actors continue to develop sophisticated techniques for compromising corporate communications, with the ToddyCat APT group demonstrating remarkable evolution in their operational capabilities. Recent research from Kaspersky reveals how this highly organized espionage group has refined methods for covertly accessing internal employee communications at target organizations throughout the second half of 2024 and…
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Why IT Admins Choose Samsung for Mobile Security
Ever wonder how some IT teams keep corporate data safe without slowing down employees? Of course you have.Mobile devices are essential for modern work”, but with mobility comes risk. IT admins, like you, juggle protecting sensitive data while keeping teams productive. That’s why more enterprises are turning to Samsung for mobile security.Hey”, you’re busy, so…
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Why IT Admins Choose Samsung for Mobile Security
Ever wonder how some IT teams keep corporate data safe without slowing down employees? Of course you have.Mobile devices are essential for modern work”, but with mobility comes risk. IT admins, like you, juggle protecting sensitive data while keeping teams productive. That’s why more enterprises are turning to Samsung for mobile security.Hey”, you’re busy, so…
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Why IT Admins Choose Samsung for Mobile Security
Ever wonder how some IT teams keep corporate data safe without slowing down employees? Of course you have.Mobile devices are essential for modern work”, but with mobility comes risk. IT admins, like you, juggle protecting sensitive data while keeping teams productive. That’s why more enterprises are turning to Samsung for mobile security.Hey”, you’re busy, so…
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Hidden API in Comet AI browser raises security red flags for enterprises
Broader Warning for AI browsers: The disclosure is likely to deepen enterprise hesitation around AI browser adoption. Grady noted that organizations will continue treating them as unsanctioned applications until they can fully assess the tradeoffs. “Security teams should ensure corporate policy is clear, and they have the tools to enforce that policy.”SquareX’s recommendation is rather…
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Behind the firewall: The hidden struggles of cyber professionals with a disability
Daisy Wong Daisy WongWhen Daisy Wong, head of security awareness at Medibank, first entered cybersecurity, she didn’t expect to become an advocate for inclusion, she just wanted to prove that being in a wheelchair was no barrier to what she could achieve. “I never wanted to be in cybersecurity. I did marketing at uni,” she…
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Prioritizing Executive Security to Manage Risk
Executives and their families have become high-value targets for cyberthreats, and the risks now extend beyond the corporate network. As threat actors leverage easily accessible personal data, organizations face growing challenges in protecting senior leaders whose personal digital lives often fall outside traditional security controls. Techstrong Research polled our community of security, cloud and DevOps..…
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Prioritizing Executive Security to Manage Risk
Executives and their families have become high-value targets for cyberthreats, and the risks now extend beyond the corporate network. As threat actors leverage easily accessible personal data, organizations face growing challenges in protecting senior leaders whose personal digital lives often fall outside traditional security controls. Techstrong Research polled our community of security, cloud and DevOps..…
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Threat Actors Use Compromised RDP to Deploy Lynx Ransomware After Deleting Backups
A sophisticated threat actor has orchestrated a multi-stage ransomware attack spanning nine days, leveraging compromised Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) credentials to infiltrate a corporate network, exfiltrate sensitive data, and deploy Lynx ransomware across critical infrastructure. The attack initiated with a successful RDP login using pre-compromised credentials a critical indicator that the threat actor obtained valid…
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Yurei Ransomware: Encryption Mechanics, Operational Model, and Data Exfiltration Methods
A newly identified ransomware group, Yurei, has emerged as a significant threat to organizations worldwide, with confirmed attacks targeting entities in Sri Lanka and Nigeria across multiple critical industries. First publicly identified in early September 2025, Yurei operates a traditional ransomware-as-extortion model, infiltrating corporate networks, encrypting sensitive data, destroying backup systems, and leveraging a dedicated…
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Windows 10 KB5068781 ESU update may fail with 0x800f0922 errors
Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a bug causing the Windows 10 KB5068781 extended security update to fail to install with 0x800f0922 errors on devices with corporate licensing. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-kb5068781-esu-update-may-fail-with-0x800f0922-errors/
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TDL 009 – Inside DNS Threat Intelligence: Privacy, Security Innovation
Tags: access, apple, attack, automation, backup, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, computer, control, corporate, country, crime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, finance, firewall, government, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, linkedin, malicious, marketplace, middle-east, monitoring, msp, network, office, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, windows, zero-trustSummary Inside DNS Threat Intelligence: Privacy, Security & Innovation In this episode of the Defenders Log, host David Redekop speaks with Tim Adams, the founder of the protective DNS resolver Scout DNS. Tim shares his origin story, explaining how he transitioned from a wireless network integrator to building his own DNS solution. He saw a…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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US Congress Moves to Revive CISA 2015 After Shutdown
Lawmakers Include Extension of Cyberthreat Sharing Law in Shutdown Resolution. A statute underpinning corporate cybersecurity information sharing may come back into effect along with funding to reopen the U.S. federal government after six weeks of being shutdown. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 expired the same day Washington shut down on Oct. 1. First…
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Beyond silos: How DDI-AI integration is redefining cyber resilience
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, finance, firewall, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, malicious, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, phishing, phone, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, sql, threat, tool, training, zero-trustDDI as the nervous system of enterprise security: DDI, including DNS, DHCP and IP address management, is the nervous system of the network. It records every connection, every name resolution and every IP allocation, maintaining the only comprehensive, authoritative record of normal network behavior.By itself, DDI data is simply a massive stream of logs. For…
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Beyond silos: How DDI-AI integration is redefining cyber resilience
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, finance, firewall, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, malicious, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, phishing, phone, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, sql, threat, tool, training, zero-trustDDI as the nervous system of enterprise security: DDI, including DNS, DHCP and IP address management, is the nervous system of the network. It records every connection, every name resolution and every IP allocation, maintaining the only comprehensive, authoritative record of normal network behavior.By itself, DDI data is simply a massive stream of logs. For…
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Data privacy whistleblowers would get expanded protections under California proposal
California’s influential privacy agency sent the state legislature three proposals, including a measure to create anti-retaliation safeguards and financial rewards for insiders who make regulators aware of corporate practices that violate state privacy law. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/california-data-privacy-agency-whistleblower-protections-proposal
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Data privacy whistleblowers would get expanded protections under California proposal
California’s influential privacy agency sent the state legislature three proposals, including a measure to create anti-retaliation safeguards and financial rewards for insiders who make regulators aware of corporate practices that violate state privacy law. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/california-data-privacy-agency-whistleblower-protections-proposal
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European Commission moves to loosen GDPR for AI and cookie tracking
AI training gets green light: The proposal directly addressed one of the most contentious issues in EU privacy law: whether companies can train AI systems using personal data.The draft stated that AI training, testing, and validation may be conducted under the GDPR’s “legitimate interest” basis, as long as companies implement safeguards such as data minimization,…
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European Commission moves to loosen GDPR for AI and cookie tracking
AI training gets green light: The proposal directly addressed one of the most contentious issues in EU privacy law: whether companies can train AI systems using personal data.The draft stated that AI training, testing, and validation may be conducted under the GDPR’s “legitimate interest” basis, as long as companies implement safeguards such as data minimization,…
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European Commission moves to loosen GDPR for AI and cookie tracking
AI training gets green light: The proposal directly addressed one of the most contentious issues in EU privacy law: whether companies can train AI systems using personal data.The draft stated that AI training, testing, and validation may be conducted under the GDPR’s “legitimate interest” basis, as long as companies implement safeguards such as data minimization,…
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European Commission moves to loosen GDPR for AI and cookie tracking
AI training gets green light: The proposal directly addressed one of the most contentious issues in EU privacy law: whether companies can train AI systems using personal data.The draft stated that AI training, testing, and validation may be conducted under the GDPR’s “legitimate interest” basis, as long as companies implement safeguards such as data minimization,…
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CISOs must prove the business value of cyber, the right metrics can help
Cybersecurity as a business function: “The challenge has been that security is put in the wrong organizational structure, with the CISO reporting to the CIO or CTO or chief digital officer,” Oberlaender says. “Security is not foremost a technology problem. Maybe ten or twenty percent is technology. But the rest is people, process and the…
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CISOs must prove the business value of cyber, the right metrics can help
Cybersecurity as a business function: “The challenge has been that security is put in the wrong organizational structure, with the CISO reporting to the CIO or CTO or chief digital officer,” Oberlaender says. “Security is not foremost a technology problem. Maybe ten or twenty percent is technology. But the rest is people, process and the…
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CISOs must prove the business value of cyber, the right metrics can help
Cybersecurity as a business function: “The challenge has been that security is put in the wrong organizational structure, with the CISO reporting to the CIO or CTO or chief digital officer,” Oberlaender says. “Security is not foremost a technology problem. Maybe ten or twenty percent is technology. But the rest is people, process and the…
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Online Job Scams Creating News Risks for Corporate Networks
It’s Time for Enterprises to Manage Risks Posed by Compromised Personal Devices Online job scams have evolved beyond consumer fraud and now pose a direct threat to corporate networks. Google warns that scammers are embedding remote access Trojans and info-stealers disguised as interview software or application materials to hack personal devices and ultimately corporate systems.…