Tag: cyber
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Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out
Sean Plankey has requested to withdraw his name to run the U.S. cybersecurity agency after a tumultuous year of chaotic temporary leadership. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/trumps-pick-to-run-us-cyber-agency-cisa-asks-to-drop-out/
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When Elite Cyber Teams Can’t Crack Web Security
Tags: cyber<div cla HTB’s 2025 benchmark tested 796 security teams. Only 21% passed web security challenges. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/when-elite-cyber-teams-cant-crack-web-security/
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Five steps to become Mythos ready
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, LLM, mitre, network, office, open-source, openai, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAI is uncovering vulnerabilities at a scale that will overwhelm legacy defenses. Here is how to build a security organization that is Mythos ready. Key takeaways While frontier AI models like Claude Mythos boost cyber defenses, they also empower attackers to discover and weaponize vulnerabilities at unprecedented machine speed. To avoid getting buried by an…
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Five steps to become Mythos ready
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, LLM, mitre, network, office, open-source, openai, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAI is uncovering vulnerabilities at a scale that will overwhelm legacy defenses. Here is how to build a security organization that is Mythos ready. Key takeaways While frontier AI models like Claude Mythos boost cyber defenses, they also empower attackers to discover and weaponize vulnerabilities at unprecedented machine speed. To avoid getting buried by an…
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Zscaler CEO On Vulnerability Surge From AI: ‘We All Need To Be Paranoid’
In the wake of Anthropic’s initiative to make its Claude Mythos vulnerability discovery tool available to select IT and security vendors, there’s no question that the “very powerful” AI capabilities are a sign of massively heightened cyber risk to come, Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/zscaler-ceo-on-vulnerability-surge-from-ai-we-all-need-to-be-paranoid
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Trump’s Top Cyber Nominee Withdraws After Turbulent Process
Sean Plankey Abandons Bid After Yearlong Delay as CISA’s Leadership Vacuum Deepens. Sean Plankey withdrew his nomination after a 13-month stalled process, leaving the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency without a Senate-confirmed director as political disputes, workforce cuts and budget pressure continue to hamper federal cyber operations. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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UK Cyber Spooks: ‘Is Your Computer Monitor Spying On You?’
NCSC Designs ‘SilentGlass’ Gadget to Protect Overlooked Computer Peripheral. A new device called SilentGlass is designed to safeguard users against an often overlooked threat in modern computing environments: backdoored or subverted HDMI and DisplayPort monitors. The technology was developed by British intelligence to safeguard sensitive environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-cyber-spooks-is-your-computer-monitor-spying-on-you-a-31489
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The Guardian view on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet? | Editorial
Tech can scale cyber-attacks and defences alike, raising questions about private power, public risk and the future of a shared internetAnthropic announced its latest AI model, <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/08/anthropic-ai-cybersecurity-software”>Claude Mythos, this month but said it would not be released publicly, because it turns computers into crime scenes. The company claimed that it could find previously unknown…
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Measuring Cyber Risk Performance: How CISOs Can Report to the Board
<div cla Cybersecurity has matured significantly over the past decade. Most enterprise cyber risk management programs now operate with sophisticated tooling, continuous monitoring, formalized governance models, and structured risk management processes. Yet one challenge remains persistent across industries and companies of varying levels of digital maturity: translating cyber risk into language that resonates in the…
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District Administration – How Cloud Monitoring Protects Districts From New Cyber Threats
This article was originally published in District Administration on 04/20/26 by Charlie Sander. As cyber threats evolve, districts need real-time visibility into cloud activity to detect and stop risks early With rising cybersecurity concerns, schools are relying on real-time cloud sync to monitor administrative movements and student activity inside school accounts. However, real-time cloud sync…
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Offer customers passkeys by default, UK’s NCSC tells enterprises
How passkeys change the attack model: The NCSC added that passkeys reduce risk by removing reliance on shared secrets and binding authentication to the legitimate service.According to the agency, this prevents credential reuse and relay attacks, as authentication cannot be intercepted and reused by an attacker.Passkeys use cryptographic key pairs stored on a user’s device,…
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Using AI to manage insider risk amid Middle East conflict
As geopolitical tensions reshape the cyber threat landscape across the region, organisations are turning to artificial intelligence-driven behaviour analytics, investigative automation and monitoring of AI agents to detect insider risk faster and strengthen operational resilience First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642038/Using-AI-to-manage-insider-risk-amid-Middle-East-conflict
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CyberUK 2026: UK lagging on legal protections for cyber pros
Ahead of next week’s CyberUK conference, the CyberUp Campaign for reform of the UK’s hacking laws urges the government to keep focus and proposes a four-pillar framework that would protect cyber professionals from prosecution First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366641875/CYBERUK-26-UK-lagging-on-legal-protections-for-cyber-pros
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Chinese hackers using everyday devices to target UK firms, warns cybersecurity agency
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre says companies must step up vigilance to prevent espionage attacks<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/apr/23/uk-government-borrowing–oil-100-a-barrel-strait-of-hormuz-deadlock-growth-latest-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>British businesses are being urged to step up their vigilance against a China-linked hacking ploy that uses everyday devices for espionage.The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent…
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Vercel Confirms Security Breach Affecting Customer Accounts
Vercel has confirmed a security breach involving unauthorised access to certain internal systems, and the company says the incident affected a limited number of customer accounts and stored data. The cloud platform provider disclosed that it is actively investigating the incident with help from outside incident response experts and has also notified law enforcement. According…
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Electricity Is a Growing Area of Cyber Risk
IT has long been concerned about ensuring systems receive the right amount of electricity. Cyberattackers are realizing they can manipulate voltage fluctuations for their purposes, too. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/electricity-growing-area-cyber-risk
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UK’s NCSC calls passkeys the default, says passwords are no longer fit for the purpose
How passkeys change the attack model: The NCSC added that passkeys reduce risk by removing reliance on shared secrets and binding authentication to the legitimate service.According to the agency, this prevents credential reuse and relay attacks, as authentication cannot be intercepted and reused by an attacker.Passkeys use cryptographic key pairs stored on a user’s device,…
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UK warns of Chinese hackers using proxy networks to evade detection
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) and international partners warned that China-nexus hackers are increasingly using large-scale proxy networks of hijacked consumer devices to evade detection and disguise their malicious activity. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-warns-of-chinese-hackers-using-botnets-of-hijacked-consumer-devices-to-evade-detection/
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Vercel Confirms Security Breach Affecting Customer Accounts
Vercel has confirmed a security breach involving unauthorised access to certain internal systems, and the company says the incident affected a limited number of customer accounts and stored data. The cloud platform provider disclosed that it is actively investigating the incident with help from outside incident response experts and has also notified law enforcement. According…
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Vercel Confirms Security Breach Affecting Customer Accounts
Vercel has confirmed a security breach involving unauthorised access to certain internal systems, and the company says the incident affected a limited number of customer accounts and stored data. The cloud platform provider disclosed that it is actively investigating the incident with help from outside incident response experts and has also notified law enforcement. According…
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Abwehrmaßnahmen zu Cyberwarfare sollten deutlich gestärkt werden
Armis, das Unternehmen für Cyber-Risikomanagement und Cybersicherheit, appelliert an deutsche Unternehmen, ihre proaktiven Sicherheitsmaßnahmen angesichts der wachsenden Bedrohung durch Cyberwarfare deutlich zu verstärken. Auslöser sind wachsende geopolitische Spannungen sowie die rasanten Fortschritte in Schlüsseltechnologien wie künstliche Intelligenz und Quantencomputing, die völlig neue Angriffsszenarien ermöglichen. Cyberwarfare zielt zunehmend auf kritische Infrastrukturen, IT-Systeme und betriebliche Abläufe, die…
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If cyber espionage via HDMI worries you, NCSC built a device to stop it
A new cybersecurity device developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) should be a helpful solution for protecting governments and businesses from malicious … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/23/ncsc-silentglass-cybersecurity-tool-hdmi-displayport/
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GitLab Fixes Flaws That Could Allow Attackers to Hijack User Sessions
GitLab has released emergency security patches addressing 11 vulnerabilities across its Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE), including three high-severity flaws that could allow attackers to execute malicious code, forge requests, and steal user session tokens. On April 22, 2026, GitLab released versions 18.11.1, 18.10.4, and 18.9.6 for both CE and EE deployments. GitLab.com has already been…
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Outlook Mailboxes Abused to Conceal Linux GoGra Backdoor Traffic
The Harvester APT group has quietly expanded its espionage arsenal with a new Linux variant of its GoGra backdoor, one that cleverly hides its command-and-control (C2) traffic within Microsoft Outlook mailboxes, making it significantly harder to detect with traditional network defenses. Researchers from Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team discovered the malware. They linked…
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Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms, warns watchdog
Britain’s cybersecurity agency says companies must step up vigilance to prevent espionage attacks<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/apr/23/uk-government-borrowing–oil-100-a-barrel-strait-of-hormuz-deadlock-growth-latest-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>British businesses are being urged to step up their vigilance against a China-linked hacking ploy that uses everyday devices for espionage.The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent attempts by…
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Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms, warns watchdog
Britain’s cybersecurity agency says companies must step up vigilance to prevent espionage attacks<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/apr/23/uk-government-borrowing–oil-100-a-barrel-strait-of-hormuz-deadlock-growth-latest-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>British businesses are being urged to step up their vigilance against a China-linked hacking ploy that uses everyday devices for espionage.The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent attempts by…
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If malware via monitor cables is a matter of national security, this might be the gadget for you
Orgs can now buy UK cyber agency engineered commercial gadget, but details are slim First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/ncscs_first_foray_into_commercial/
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Malicious npm Package Hijacks Hugging Face for Malware Delivery
Malicious npm package js-logger-pack is now abusing Hugging Face not just as a malware CDN, but also as a live exfiltration backend for stolen data, turning a popular AI platform into part of a full-featured cross”‘platform implant chain. Earlier campaign phases already used Hugging Face as a simple hosting point for those binaries, but the latest builds…
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Cyber-Attacks Surge 63% Annually in Education Sector
Quorum Cyber report finds higher and further education institutions experienced 63% increase in attacks over a year First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyberattacks-surge-63-annually/
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Outlook Mailboxes Used to Conceal Linux GoGra Backdoor Traffic
A newly discovered Linux variant of the GoGra backdoor is being used by the Harvester advanced persistent threat (APT) group to conduct stealthy cyber espionage operations. Harvester, a suspected nation-state-backed group active since at least 2021, is known for targeting South Asia with custom malware and espionage campaigns. The discovery of a Linux version of…