Tag: cyber
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5 Actions Critical for Cybersecurity Leadership During International Conflicts
Tags: attack, backup, business, cloud, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, international, iran, middle-east, military, network, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, russia, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, warfareThe recent military attacks involving Iran in the Middle East are a stark reminder that cybersecurity leadership must continually incorporate geopolitical risk into their enterprise cyber risk posture and preparedness. Every crisis that elevates to military engagements between cyber-active participants, changes the risk landscape of businesses, for people, operations, and data. This includes the…
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Only 30 minutes per quarter on cyber risk: Why CISO-board conversations are falling short
Boards want more forward-looking insights: The report also suggests that board-CISO communication doesn’t dive as deeply into details as it should in these days of ever more sophisticated, AI-driven cyberattacks.The majority of board directors (82%) say their security leaders’ reporting on regulatory trends was satisfactory or excellent, and that they had strong visibility into program…
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ISMG Editors: Cyber Spillover Looms in Iran-US Conflict
Also: Anthropic Claude Code Security Impact on AppSec, RSAC Conference Preview. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors discuss the potential cyber spillover from escalating tensions in the Iran-Israel-U.S. conflict, the market disruption sparked by Anthropic’s Claude Code Security launch and a preview of RSAC Conference 2026. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ismg-editors-cyber-spillover-looms-in-iran-us-conflict-a-30931
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EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security
EC-Council, creator of the world-renowned Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential and a global leader in applied cybersecurity education, today launched its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, with four new role-based AI certifications debuting alongside Certified CISO v4, an overhauled executive cyber leadership program. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ec-council-expands-ai-certification-portfolio-to-strengthen-us-ai-workforce-readiness-and-security/
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Congress looks to revive critical cyber program for rural electric utilities
A House committee reauthorized an Energy Department program that funnels hundreds of millions of dollars and cybersecurity assistance to rural electric utilities. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/house-committee-advances-rural-utility-cybersecurity-act/
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Norway braced for foreign AI cyber attacks on vital petroleum computing
Nordic petrostate is preparing for war and turning the spotlight on vulnerabilities in its critical industries, as adversaries look for ways to damage the most important oil and gas producer to the EU First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639751/Norway-braced-for-foreign-AI-cyber-attacks-on-vital-petroleum-computing
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Iran’s Cyber-Kinetic War Doctrine Takes Shape
Iran has been hacking IP cameras to plan missile strikes against its enemies, and mounting other attacks on physical assets, showing how cyber and kinetic warfare are fast becoming one in the same. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/iran-cyber-kinetic-war-doctrine
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New cyber module strengthens risk planning for health organizations
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response’s (ASPR) new cybersecurity module in the Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) 2.0 Toolkit helps … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/06/risc-2-0-cybersecurity-module-healthcare-organizations/
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AVideo Platform Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack Streams via Zero-Click Command Injection
A highly critical security flaw has been disclosed in the AVideo platform, leaving media servers exposed to complete system takeover. Tracked as CVE-2026-29058, this zero-click, unauthenticated operating system command injection vulnerability allows hackers to hijack streams and remotely execute malicious shell commands. The flaw carries a maximum critical severity score of 9.8 out of 10.…
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Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Enables DoS Attacks via Malformed Network Packets
Security researchers have uncovered a significant vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, a popular open-source message broker used by enterprises to route data between applications. Tracked as CVE-2025-66168, this security flaw allows malicious actors to trigger unexpected broker behavior and potential denial-of-service (DoS) conditions by sending specifically crafted, malformed network packets. A successful attack against a message…
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Teenage hacker myth primed for a middle-age criminal makeover
Tags: access, breach, business, corporate, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, extortion, finance, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, jobs, malware, network, penetration-testing, programming, ransomware, service, skills, software, technology, threat, vulnerabilityCybercrime cartels: Dray Agha, senior security operations manager at managed detection and response services firm Huntress, said the analysis illustrates that the “Hollywood image of a teenage lone wolf hacking for bragging rights” is vastly outdated since the threat landscape is dominated by “highly organised, profit-driven syndicates.””While young people may still engage in digital vandalism…
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AWS-LC Flaw Exposes Amazon Users to Attacks by Bypassing Certificate Chain Validation
Amazon issued a critical security bulletin (2026-005-AWS) detailing three high-severity vulnerabilities in AWS-LC, its open-source cryptographic library. Discovered through a coordinated disclosure process with the AISLE Research Team, these flaws pose a serious risk to cloud infrastructure. Developers rely heavily on AWS-LC as a general-purpose library to secure digital communications. Because of this widespread use,…
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New Linux Rootkits Leverage Advanced eBPF and io_uring Techniques for Stealthy Attacks
Linux rootkits have historically received less attention than their Windows counterparts, but the rapid adoption of Linux in cloud infrastructure, containers, and IoT devices has shifted the threat landscape. Attackers are constantly innovating, and over the past two decades, Linux rootkits have evolved significantly. While early threats relied on easily detectable userland shared object injections…
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China-Nexus Hackers Target Telecommunication Providers with New Malware Attack
A highly sophisticated China-linked threat actor, identified as UAT-9244, has been actively targeting critical telecommunications infrastructure across South America since 2024. Security researchers assess with high confidence that UAT-9244 exhibits close operational overlap with known espionage groups such as FamousSparrow and Tropic Trooper. To maintain a strong foothold in victim networks, the hackers deploy a…
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Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/06/cyber-claims-report-ransomware-gangs-data-theft/
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FBI Detains U.S. Government Contractor in Massive $46 Million Fraud Scheme
In a major law enforcement operation, authorities have arrested a U.S. government contractor accused of executing a massive cryptocurrency theft. John Daghita allegedly stole over $46 million in digital assets from the United States Marshals Service (USMS). This successful apprehension highlights the growing intersection of insider threat management, cryptocurrency tracing, and international law enforcement collaboration.…
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WordPress Membership Plugin Flaw Lets Attackers Create Admin Accounts
A critical security vulnerability in the popular WordPress User Registration & Membership plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to easily create administrator accounts. The severe flaw, officially tracked as CVE-2026-1492, currently affects all plugin versions up to and including 5.1.2. Because it requires no prior authentication or user interaction to exploit, the vulnerability carries a maximum critical…
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Google Uncovers 90 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation in 2025
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, google, group, intelligence, mobile, software, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayGoogle Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reported 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild during 2025. While this total is slightly below the 2023 peak, it highlights a critical shift in the cybersecurity landscape, as attackers are increasingly abandoning generic browser exploits to target edge devices, enterprise software, and mobile operating systems.”‹ Shifting Targets and…
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Europa im Visier von Cyber-Identitätsdieben
Deutsche Unternehmen müssen sich warm anziehen: Sowohl staatliche als auch ‘private” Akteure haben es auf sie abgesehen.ShutterstockWie die Experten von Darktrace in ihrem aktuellen Threat Report 2026 darstellen, bleiben Cloud- und E-Mail-Konten das Einfallstor Nummer Eins in Europa. Dem Bericht zufolge begannen im vergangenen Jahr in Europa 58 Prozent der Attacken mit kompromittierten Cloud-Accounts oder…
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How impenetrable are AI-powered cybersecurity defenses
What Stands Between Cyber Threats and Your Cloud Infrastructure? Where digital transformation accelerates exponentially, the question of security becomes increasingly pertinent. When organizations migrate to cloud environments, ensuring the impenetrability of AI-powered cybersecurity defenses becomes critical. A central theme underpinning these defenses is the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management, which offer……
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Defending Against Iranian Cyber Threats in the Wake of Operation Epic Fury
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury (U.S.) and Operation Roaring Lion (Israel), a coordinated military and cyber campaign targeting Iranian military installations, IRGC leadership, and government infrastructure. U.S. Cyber Command was designated the “first mover,” with cyber operations beginning before any kinetic weapons were deployed. In the first…
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Strengthening California’s Cyber Defenses: Apply Now for FFY 2024 SLCGP Grants
Tags: access, authentication, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, email, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, mfa, mitigation, office, resilience, risk, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCal OES offers up to $250,000 to help California’s state, local, and tribal agencies strengthen their digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats. Organizations must submit their applications by March 13, 2026. Key takeaways Significant competitive funding: Cal OES is distributing $9.7 million for local and tribal governments and $1.8 million for state agencies, with individual…
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The Hidden Cyber Risks of Remote Work Infrastructure
Hidden cyber risks in remote work include insecure home Wi-Fi, phishing attacks, and data exposure, leaving businesses and employees vulnerable to breaches. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hidden-cyber-risks-remote-work-infrastructure/
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Tycoon 2FA Goes Boom as Europol, Vendors Bust Phishing Platform
The phishing-as-a-service platform was popular among cyber threat actors because of its ability to bypass multifactor authentication defenses. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tycoon-2fa-europol-vendors-bust-phishing-platform
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The Top 5 Questions: How DSPM Illuminates the Murky World of Multi-Cloud Data Security
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, corporate, cryptography, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, exploit, firewall, intelligence, mitigation, monitoring, PCI, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThe Top 5 Questions: How DSPM Illuminates the Murky World of Multi-Cloud Data Security andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 03/05/2026 – 16:09 Multi-cloud data security threats are escalating at an unprecedented rate. According to Forrester and the 2025 Thales Global Cloud Data Security Study, the primary drivers of multi-cloud risks are: growing complexity, insufficient access controls, and the…
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The Circus at CISA Continues
Leadership turmoil at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency was already raising alarms. Now the nominee to lead the agency is reportedly escorted out of a federal facility while the nation faces rising cyber threats tied to geopolitical tensions. At the moment stability matters most, America’s cyber defense agency appears stuck in political chaos. First…
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Inside the Updated AI Governance Suite Dashboard – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/inside-the-updated-ai-governance-suite-dashboard-kovrr/
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Should Cloud Be Classed as Critical Infrastructure?
Tags: access, authentication, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, encryption, fido, finance, framework, governance, Hardware, healthcare, identity, incident, infrastructure, mfa, network, nis-2, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, strategy, supply-chain, technologyShould Cloud Be Classed as Critical Infrastructure? madhav Thu, 03/05/2026 – 09:53 Over the past few years, large-scale cloud outages have demonstrated just how deeply digital services are woven into the fabric of modern society. When widely used cloud platforms experience disruption, the impact extends far beyond individual applications; banking services stall, transport systems falter,…