Tag: cybersecurity
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How the generative AI boom opens up new privacy and cybersecurity risks
Privacy and cybersecurity risks: Another major problem lies in potential privacy and cybersecurity breaches, both for end users and for the companies themselves.Panda warns how AIs fed with large amounts of personal data can become a gateway to fraud or to create much more sophisticated and infallible attacks if they fall into the wrong hands.…
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How gaming experience can help with a cybersecurity career
Many people might not think that playing video games could help build a career in cybersecurity. Yet the skills gained through gaming, even if they don’t seem relevant at … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/03/gaming-experience-cybersecurity/
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UAE to Implement Cyber Education Initiative
The initiative will be tailored to students and their growth in cybersecurity preparedness. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/uae-cyber-education-initiative
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CISA Adds TP-Link and WhatsApp Flaws to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation
Tags: authentication, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability, wifiThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a high-severity security flaw impacting TP-Link TL-WA855RE Wi-Fi Ranger Extender products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability, CVE-2020-24363 (CVSS score: 8.8), concerns a case of missing authentication that could be abused to obtain First seen on thehackernews.com…
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UAE to Implement Cyber Education Initiative
The initiative will be tailored to students and their growth in cybersecurity preparedness. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/uae-cyber-education-initiative
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Cloudflare Confirms Data Breach Customer Data Exposed via Salesforce Attack
Cloudflare has disclosed a significant data breach affecting customer information following a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting its Salesforce integration with Salesloft Drift. The incident, which occurred between August 12-17, 2025, resulted in the exposure of customer support case data and potentially sensitive credentials shared through support channels. The Breach Details The cybersecurity company became…
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Warning: Flaws in Copeland OT controllers can be leveraged by threat actors
Tags: access, authentication, ciso, control, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, identity, incident response, intelligence, Internet, network, penetration-testing, risk, service, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustCSO. “Persons responsible for the management of OT devices are focused on production and reliability of service, not security. As a result, you frequently encounter OT devices that are insecure.”To ensure security, organizations have to move towards a zero trust architecture for deploying OT devices, Beggs said. That includes verifying user identity, enforcing multifactor authentication,…
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Stay Ahead with Proactive Secrets Security
Why Is Proactive Secrets Security Paramount in Today’s Business Landscape? With cybersecurity threats continuously evolving and becoming more sophisticated, companies are faced with the complex task of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their secrets. But what are NHIs, and how does managing them play into cybersecurity? NHIs are machine identities used for various purposes. They……
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Stay Ahead with Proactive Secrets Security
Why Is Proactive Secrets Security Paramount in Today’s Business Landscape? With cybersecurity threats continuously evolving and becoming more sophisticated, companies are faced with the complex task of managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their secrets. But what are NHIs, and how does managing them play into cybersecurity? NHIs are machine identities used for various purposes. They……
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Smart Approaches to Non-Human Identity Detection
Are We Fully Leveraging the Power of NHI and Secrets Management? Many organizations are waking up to the potential of Non-Human Identity (NHI) management to reinforce their cybersecurity strategies. They are recognizing the potential of NHI a combination of machine-created identities and encryption secrets to offer next-gen protection. However, could they be doing… First seen…
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TDL 002 – Defending the DNS: How Quad9 Protects the Internet with John Todd
Tags: access, apple, attack, business, china, ciso, communications, control, country, crime, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, dns, email, encryption, firewall, google, ibm, india, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, malicious, malware, network, phishing, privacy, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustSummary The Defender’s Log episode features John Todd from Quad9, discussing their mission to protect the internet through secure DNS. Quad9, a non-profit launched in 2017 with founding partners Global Cyber Alliance, Packet Clearing House, and IBM, provides a free, global recursive DNS resolver that blocks malicious domains. Todd emphasizes that Quad9’s success is a…
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Nick Andersen appointed to CISA leadership role
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that Nicholas Andersen has taken over as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/andersen-leadership-cisa-role
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Nick Andersen appointed to CISA leadership role
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that Nicholas Andersen has taken over as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/andersen-leadership-cisa-role
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Hacks on Specialty Health Entities Affect Nearly 900,000
Orthopedic Group, Medical Imaging Centers, Home Healthcare Provider Report Breaches. Specialty healthcare providers know what they’re about when it comes to an irregular heartbeat or a wheezing lung. Cybersecurity, not so much. Hacks on specialty medical entities easily result in tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of patient records being…
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Top 10 Best API Penetration Companies In 2025
Securing APIs is a critical cybersecurity challenge in 2025 as they are the backbone of modern applications and a prime target for attackers. API penetration testing is no longer an optional check; it’s a necessity for finding business logic flaws, authorization bypasses, and other complex vulnerabilities that automated tools can’t detect. The best companies in…
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CISSP certification: Requirements, training, exam, and cost
Tags: access, business, china, ciso, cloud, computer, credentials, cybersecurity, government, guide, infosec, jobs, linkedin, network, risk, risk-management, skills, trainingWho should get a CISSP?: CISSP has been called the “gold standard” of security certifications. “From the hiring side, the CISSP remains one of the most valued certifications I look for,” says Ankit Gupta, Senior Security Engineer at Exeter Finance. “It shows a candidate has a firm grasp of security principles across multiple domains, and…
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CISA taps Nicholas Andersen for executive assistant director of cybersecurity
He takes over a key leadership role in a position that’s seen rapid turnover over the past year. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-nicholas-andersen-executive-assistant-director-of-cybersecurity/
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Navy Federal Credit Union Backup Exposed Online
Researcher: Internal Data Belonging to World’s Largest Lender Exposed on AWS. Navy Federal, the world’s largest credit union, left hundreds of gigabytes of internal backup files exposed on Amazon’s cloud storage service, says cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler. Exposed data included email addresses, hashed passwords and what appeared to be internal system data. First seen on…
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Bringing the Human Back into Cybersecurity: What Values-Based Education Teaches Us About Digital Mindfulness
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Inda Sahota, the dynamic and deeply empathetic force behind cybersecurity awareness at Fresenius Group. What struck me most wasn’t just her deep understanding of human-centric security, it was how naturally she bridges the gap between personal values and professional practice. Inda brings her whole self into her…
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Stop Panicking: The FIDO ‘Bypass’ That Never Actually Bypassed FIDO
The cybersecurity world exploded in August 2025 when SquareX dropped a bombshell at Black Hat USA: passkeys were “pwned.” Headlines screamed. Twitter erupted. CTOs panicked. But here’s what actually happened: absolutely nothing changed about FIDO’s security. The Anatomy of a Media Meltdown SquareX’s presentation, “Passkeys Pwned: Turning WebAuthn Against Itself,” sent shockwaves through enterprise security..…
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Stop Panicking: The FIDO ‘Bypass’ That Never Actually Bypassed FIDO
The cybersecurity world exploded in August 2025 when SquareX dropped a bombshell at Black Hat USA: passkeys were “pwned.” Headlines screamed. Twitter erupted. CTOs panicked. But here’s what actually happened: absolutely nothing changed about FIDO’s security. The Anatomy of a Media Meltdown SquareX’s presentation, “Passkeys Pwned: Turning WebAuthn Against Itself,” sent shockwaves through enterprise security..…
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Researchers Warn of MystRodX Backdoor Using DNS and ICMP Triggers for Stealthy Control
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a stealthy new backdoor called MystRodX that comes with a variety of features to capture sensitive data from compromised systems.”MystRodX is a typical backdoor implemented in C++, supporting features like file management, port forwarding, reverse shell, and socket management,” QiAnXin XLab said in a report published last week. “Compared to typical…
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Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler customers impacted by supply chain attacks
A hacking campaign using credentials linked to Salesloft Drift has impacted a growing number of companies, including downstream customers of leading cybersecurity firms. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/palo-alto-networks-zscaler-supply-chain-attacks/758990/
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Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler customers impacted by supply chain attacks
A hacking campaign using credentials linked to Salesloft Drift has impacted a growing number of companies, including downstream customers of leading cybersecurity firms. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/palo-alto-networks-zscaler-supply-chain-attacks/758990/
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SentinelOne Gains Adoption Momentum Despite Macro Economic Headwinds
SentinelOne nears $1B ARR as Purple AI adoption grows and revenue surges 22% YoY, outpacing cybersecurity market growth amid rising AI-driven threats. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/sentinelone-gains-adoption-momentum-despite-macro-economic-headwinds/