Tag: cybersecurity
-
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: Cyber Giants Strengthen AI Security Offerings
November 2025 saw cybersecurity giants like Palo Alto Networks, Bugcrowd and Zscaler invest in AI-powered security solutions First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-deals-november-2025/
-
Gemini 3 aus Sicht der Cybersecurity: KI-Innovationen rennen der Compliance davon
Für Führungskräfte ergibt sich daraus eine neue Kernaufgabe. Die entscheidende Frage lautet nicht mehr: ‘Wie intelligent ist das Modell?”, sondern ‘Worauf hat das Modell Zugriff und wer stellt sicher, dass es sicher handelt? First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/gemini-3-aus-sicht-der-cybersecurity-ki-innovationen-rennen-der-compliance-davon/a43009/
-
Kevin Lancaster Joins the usecure Board to Accelerate North American Channel Growth
Tags: ceo, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, monitoring, msp, phishing, risk, risk-management, saas, trainingAbout Kevin Lancaster Kevin Lancaster is a leading channel expert and tech entrepreneur, best known as the founder of ID Agent, acquired by Kaseya, and as the CEO of Channel Program and BetterTracker. He has built and led channel programs that have driven billions in revenue, scaling cybersecurity and SaaS businesses across the MSP ecosystem.…
-
U.S. CISA adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-26829 (CVSS score of 5.4), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability is a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that impacts Windows and Linux versions via system_settings.shtm.…
-
U.S. CISA adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-26829 (CVSS score of 5.4), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability is a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that impacts Windows and Linux versions via system_settings.shtm.…
-
12 signs the CISO-CIO relationship is broken, and steps to fix it
The CIO-CISO relationship matters: The CIO and CISO need to have a strong relationship for either of them to succeed, says MK Palmore, founder and principal adviser for advisory firm Apogee Global RMS and a former director in the Office of the CISO at Google Cloud.”It’s critical that those in these two positions get along…
-
India Enforces Mandatory SIM-Binding for Messaging Apps Under New DoT Rules
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has introduced a shift in the way messaging platforms operate in the country, mandating the adoption of SIM-binding as a core security requirement. Under the Telecommunication Cybersecurity Amendment Rules, 2025, all major messaging services, including Telegram, and regional platforms such as Arattai, must ensure that their applications remain continuously linked…
-
CISA Adds Actively Exploited XSS Bug CVE-2021-26829 in OpenPLC ScadaBR to KEV
Tags: cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, software, vulnerability, windows, xssThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog to include a security flaw impacting OpenPLC ScadaBR, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2021-26829 (CVSS score: 5.4), a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw that affects Windows and Linux versions of the software via First seen on…
-
Contagious Interview campaign expands with 197 npm Ppackages spreading new OtterCookie malware
North Korea-linked actors behind Contagious Interview uploaded 197 new malicious npm packages to distribute a new OtterCookie malware version. North Korea-linked threat actors added 197 new malicious npm packages to spread updated OtterCookie malware as part of the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign, cybersecurity firm Socket warns. TheContagious Interviewcampaign, active since November 2023 and linked to…
-
HashJack Attack Uses URL ‘#’ to Control AI Browser Behavior
Tags: ai, attack, control, cybersecurity, flaw, google, malicious, microsoft, network, vulnerabilityCybersecurity firm Cato Networks reveals HashJack, a new AI browser vulnerability using the ‘#’ symbol to hide malicious commands. Microsoft and Perplexity fixed the flaw, but Google’s Gemini remains at risk. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hashjack-attack-url-control-ai-browser-behavior/
-
Haftungsfalle Cybersecurity: NIS2-Schulungspflicht setzt Geschäftsleiter unter Zugzwang
Cyberangriffe treffen Unternehmen immer häufiger und entwickeln sich zum zentralen Geschäftsrisiko. Aktuell schärfen die NIS2-Richtlinie und der Entwurf eines neuen BSI-Gesetzes die Verantwortung der Chefetagen und verpflichten Geschäftsleiter zu regelmäßigen Schulungen im Cyberrisikomanagement. »Die neue Schulungspflicht macht Cybersecurity zur Kernaufgabe der Geschäftsleitung und rückt die persönliche Verantwortung in den Mittelpunkt«, weiß Rechtsanwalt André Schenk,… First…
-
Cybersecurity Coalition to Government: Shutdown is Over, Get to Work
The Cybersecurity Coalition, an industry group of almost a dozen vendors, is urging the Trump Administration and Congress now that the government shutdown is over to take a number of steps to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity posture as China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries accelerate their attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/cybersecurity-coalition-to-government-shutdown-is-over-get-to-work/
-
Cybersecurity Coalition to Government: Shutdown is Over, Get to Work
The Cybersecurity Coalition, an industry group of almost a dozen vendors, is urging the Trump Administration and Congress now that the government shutdown is over to take a number of steps to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity posture as China, Russia, and other foreign adversaries accelerate their attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/cybersecurity-coalition-to-government-shutdown-is-over-get-to-work/
-
Legacy Python Bootstrap Scripts Create Domain-Takeover Risk in Multiple PyPI Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerable code in legacy Python packages that could potentially pave the way for a supply chain compromise on the Python Package Index (PyPI) via a domain takeover attack.Software supply chain security company ReversingLabs said it found the “vulnerability” in bootstrap files provided by a build and deployment automation tool named “zc.buildout.””The…
-
ShinyHunters Develop Sophisticated New Ransomware-as-a-Service Tool
In a significant escalation of the global cyber threat landscape, the notorious threat group ShinyHunters appears to be transitioning from data theft to full-scale ransomware operations. Cybersecurity researchers have identified an early build of a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform dubbed >>ShinySp1d3r,
-
New GreyNoise IP Checker Helps Users Identify Botnet Activity
Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise has launched a new, free utility designed to answer a question most internet users never think to ask: Is my home router secretly attacking other computers? The newly released GreyNoise IP Check is a simple, web-based tool that allows anyone to instantly verify whether their internet connection is being used by a…
-
New GreyNoise IP Checker Helps Users Identify Botnet Activity
Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise has launched a new, free utility designed to answer a question most internet users never think to ask: Is my home router secretly attacking other computers? The newly released GreyNoise IP Check is a simple, web-based tool that allows anyone to instantly verify whether their internet connection is being used by a…
-
MS Teams Guest Access Can Remove Defender Protection When Users Join External Tenants
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a cross-tenant blind spot that allows attackers to bypass Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protections via the guest access feature in Teams.”When users operate as guests in another tenant, their protections are determined entirely by that hosting environment, not by their home organization,” Ontinue security researcher Rhys Downing said…
-
Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness
Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, trainingIn many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
-
Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness
Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, trainingIn many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
-
Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
-
Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
-
Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
-
Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
-
Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
-
Ransomware Reshaping Cyber as National Security Priority
Public-Private Cooperation Key for Ransomware Mitigation, Says Anne Neuberger. Ongoing, high-profile ransomware attacks against Britain and the United States have transformed cybersecurity into a national security priority, Anne Neubehttps://cms.ismgcorp.com/userpolicy/titlelevelrger, the former White House deputy national security adviser for cyber, said at a Wednesday event in London. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ransomware-reshaping-cyber-as-national-security-priority-a-30160
-
New York Hospital Cyber Rules to ‘Raise the Bar’ Nationwide
New York State’s stringent new cybersecurity requirements for many hospitals will have a ripple effect, raising the security bar and expectations for healthcare providers across many other states, predicts Chris Stucker, deputy CISO at Wisconsin-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/new-york-hospital-cyber-rules-to-raise-bar-nationwide-i-5504
-
Cyberattack on Multiple London Councils Exposes Fragility of Shared Public-Sector Systems
Several major London boroughs, including Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham, are facing serious disruption after a cyberattack crippled key IT systems, preventing residents from accessing frontline services and raising fears of data exposure, according to reports. While details remain limited, the incident is already prompting renewed warnings from cybersecurity experts about structural…