Tag: cyber
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Acting US Cyber Command, NSA chief won’t be nominated for the job, sources say
Army Lt. Gen. William Hartman, the acting leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA, will not be nominated to take the job permanently, sources told Recorded Future News. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/william-hartman-not-nominee-nsa-cyber-command
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CISA in Disarray Amid Shutdown and Growing Political Threats
US Cyber Defense Agency Slammed by Shutdown, Personnel Cuts and Resource Crisis. Facing major turnover, partisan upheaval and a government shutdown, the U.S. cyber defense agency is now operating at a fraction of its strength, leaving states and other entities without federal cyber support or coordination, experts tell Information Security Media Group. First seen on…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Security Skills Drive Up Cyber Salaries, as Cyber Teams Grow Arsenal of AI Tools, Reports Find
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, breach, business, ciso, cloud, computing, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, governance, guide, hacker, hacking, identity, incident response, Internet, iot, jobs, login, microsoft, monitoring, network, nist, oracle, organized, password, privacy, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, scam, skills, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayWant recruiters to show you the money? A new report says AI skills are your golden ticket. Plus, cyber teams are all in on AI, including agentic AI tools. Oh, and please patch a nasty Oracle zero-day bug ASAP. And get the latest on vulnerability management, IoT security and cyber fraud. Key takeaways Eager to…
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ISMG Editors: How the US Federal Shutdown Exposes Cyber Gaps
Also: Shutdown’s Ripple Effects on Healthcare, Mounting Threats to Aging OT Systems. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed the fallout from the U.S. federal shutdown and the impact on state and regional cyber offices, the knock-on effects for healthcare, and the growing cyberthreats facing aging operational technology environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Homeland Security reassigns ‘hundreds’ of CISA cyber staffers to support Trump’s deportation crackdown
Staffers at U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA have been reassigned to ICE and CBP as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/homeland-security-reassigns-hundreds-of-cisa-cyber-staffers-to-support-trumps-deportation-crackdown/
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Cyber Fraud: Types, Risks, and How to Prevent It
Learn what cyber fraud is, the most common types, and practical steps to prevent online fraud. Protect yourself and your business today. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/cyber-fraud-types-risks-and-how-to-prevent-it/
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Pro-Russia hacktivist group dies of cringe after falling into researchers’ trap
Forescout’s phony water plant fooled TwoNet into claiming a fake cyber victory then it quietly shut up shop First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/10/russia_hacktivists_honeytrap/
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Nanoprecise partners with AccuKnox to strengthen its Zero Trust Cloud Security and Compliance Posture
Menlo Park, USA, October 10th, 2025, CyberNewsWire AccuKnox, a leader in Zero Trust Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), is proud to announce that Nanoprecise has selected AccuKnox to enhance its cloud security, governance, and compliance framework. Nanoprecise is a pioneer predictive maintenance and condition monitoring, and leverages Artificial Intelligence and IoT technologies to deliver…
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Nanoprecise partners with AccuKnox to strengthen its Zero Trust Cloud Security and Compliance Posture
Menlo Park, USA, October 10th, 2025, CyberNewsWire AccuKnox, a leader in Zero Trust Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), is proud to announce that Nanoprecise has selected AccuKnox to enhance its cloud security, governance, and compliance framework. Nanoprecise is a pioneer predictive maintenance and condition monitoring, and leverages Artificial Intelligence and IoT technologies to deliver…
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Deepfake Awareness High at Orgs, But Cyber Defenses Badly Lag
The vast majority of organizations are encountering AI-augmented threats, but remain confident in their defenses, despite inadequate detection investment and more than half falling to successful attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/deepfake-awareness-high-cyber-defenses-lag
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Deepfake Awareness High at Orgs, But Cyber Defenses Badly Lag
The vast majority of organizations are encountering AI-augmented threats, but remain confident in their defenses, despite inadequate detection investment and more than half falling to successful attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/deepfake-awareness-high-cyber-defenses-lag
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Nanoprecise partners with AccuKnox to strengthen its Zero Trust Cloud Security and Compliance Posture
Menlo Park, USA, October 10th, 2025, CyberNewsWire AccuKnox, a leader in Zero Trust Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), is proud to announce that Nanoprecise has selected AccuKnox to enhance its cloud security, governance, and compliance framework. Nanoprecise is a pioneer predictive maintenance and condition monitoring, and leverages Artificial Intelligence and IoT technologies to deliver…
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Autonomous AI Hacking and the Future of Cybersecurity
AI agents are now hacking computers. They’re getting better at all phases of cyberattacks, faster than most of us expected. They can chain together different aspects of a cyber operation, and hack autonomously, at computer speeds and scale. This is going to change everything. Over the summer, hackers proved the concept, industry institutionalized it, and…
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Autonomous AI Hacking and the Future of Cybersecurity
AI agents are now hacking computers. They’re getting better at all phases of cyberattacks, faster than most of us expected. They can chain together different aspects of a cyber operation, and hack autonomously, at computer speeds and scale. This is going to change everything. Over the summer, hackers proved the concept, industry institutionalized it, and…
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Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors
Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) reported. Beyond AI-generated phishing, some malware samples now show AI-generated code. In H1 2025, Ukraine recorded 3,018 cyber incidents,…
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Ukraine sees surge in AI-Powered cyberattacks by Russia-linked Threat Actors
Russia-linked actors use AI to craft phishing and malware attacks against entities in Ukraine, says SSSCIP. Russian hackers increasingly use AI in cyberattacks against Ukraine, the country’s State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) reported. Beyond AI-generated phishing, some malware samples now show AI-generated code. In H1 2025, Ukraine recorded 3,018 cyber incidents,…
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Chaosbot Using CiscoVPN and Active Directory Passwords for Network Commands
Adversaries have once again demonstrated that operational hours are irrelevant when mounting sophisticated cyberattacks. eSentire’s TRU team first observed suspicious activity within a financial services customer’s environment when legitimate CiscoVPN logins coincided with anomalous WMI calls to multiple endpoints. Investigation revealed that an Active Directory account named “serviceaccount” had been abused alongside the VPN access,…
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Chaosbot Using CiscoVPN and Active Directory Passwords for Network Commands
Adversaries have once again demonstrated that operational hours are irrelevant when mounting sophisticated cyberattacks. eSentire’s TRU team first observed suspicious activity within a financial services customer’s environment when legitimate CiscoVPN logins coincided with anomalous WMI calls to multiple endpoints. Investigation revealed that an Active Directory account named “serviceaccount” had been abused alongside the VPN access,…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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Agentforce im Privacy Center Salesforce Ivanti hat Connect Secure generalüberholt: Ivanti hat auf der it-sa die Version 25.X von Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vorgestellt. Nach den Sicherheitsvorfällen zu Beginn des Jahres wurde die VPN-Software nun laut Hersteller nach dem Prinzip ‘Security by Design” neu entwickelt. Dazu gehören ein moderner Webserver und eine Web Application Firewall…
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Agentforce im Privacy Center Salesforce Ivanti hat Connect Secure generalüberholt: Ivanti hat auf der it-sa die Version 25.X von Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vorgestellt. Nach den Sicherheitsvorfällen zu Beginn des Jahres wurde die VPN-Software nun laut Hersteller nach dem Prinzip ‘Security by Design” neu entwickelt. Dazu gehören ein moderner Webserver und eine Web Application Firewall…
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Check Points CyberReport für September 2025 Leichter Rückgang in der DACH-Region
Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschungsabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies hat seinen Global-Cyber-Threats-Report für September 2025 veröffentlicht. Im vergangenen Monat waren Unternehmen im globalen Vergleich durchschnittlich 1900 Cyber-Angriffen pro Woche ausgesetzt. Das ist ein Rückgang um vier Prozent gegenüber dem Vormonat August, jedoch ein Anstieg von einem Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum. In Deutschland ist…
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Agentforce im Privacy Center Salesforce Ivanti hat Connect Secure generalüberholt: Ivanti hat auf der it-sa die Version 25.X von Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vorgestellt. Nach den Sicherheitsvorfällen zu Beginn des Jahres wurde die VPN-Software nun laut Hersteller nach dem Prinzip ‘Security by Design” neu entwickelt. Dazu gehören ein moderner Webserver und eine Web Application Firewall…