Tag: cybersecurity
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China-Based Threat Actor Mustang Panda’s TTPs Leaked
A significant milestone for cybersecurity experts is the disclosure of specific tactics, methods, and procedures (TTPs) used by Mustang Panda, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group based in China, which has illuminated their intricate activities. First observed in 2017 but potentially active since 2014, Mustang Panda is a state-sponsored actor specializing in cyber espionage, targeting…
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Zero Trust Microsegmentation with ColorTokens’ Progressive Segmentation for IT and OT Convergence in Industry 4.0
The convergence of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) in Industry 4.0 (allows for smart manufacturing and the creation of intelligent factories) environments, such as manufacturing, energy, and critical infrastructure, drives efficiency but introduces significant cybersecurity risks. These risks pose a threat to operations, sensitive systems, and regulatory compliance. ColorTokens Xshield Enterprise Microsegmentation Platform,……
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AI’s Cyber Impact in Focus at ISMG Virtual AI Summit
Security Leaders Weighed AI’s Promise, Perils and the Need for Transparency. AI is actively reshaping the future enterprise operations today. At the Cybersecurity Implications of AI virtual summit, CISOs, tech leaders and AI innovators from across North America, EMEA and APAC examined both the promise and the peril of AI adoption in cybersecurity. First seen…
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Cloud and IoT Security Platform
In today’s digital landscape, hybrid cloud security and IoT/OT cybersecurity are mission-critical. Gartner predicts that 90% of organizations will adopt a hybrid cloud approach by 2027, and industry reports show that roughly one in three data breaches now involves an IoT device. This convergence of cloud and connected devices dramatically expands the attack surface. At…
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Qualys CEO On Offering An ‘Alternative To Platformization’ In Security
Even amid the massive attention being paid to “platformization” in the cybersecurity industry, many partners and customers would not prefer to heavily consolidate on a single vendor, according to Qualys President and CEO Sumedh Thakar. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/qualys-ceo-on-offering-an-alternative-to-platformization-in-security
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CISA warns of actively exploited Git code execution flaw
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of hackers exploiting an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Git distributed version control system. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-actively-exploited-git-code-execution-flaw/
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NIS2 und der Mittelstand: Zwischen Pflicht und Praxis
Tags: ai, ceo, compliance, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, dora, fortinet, germany, governance, healthcare, international, network, nis-2, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, zero-trustNeue EU-Vorgaben wie DORA und NIS2 setzen Unternehmen unter Zugzwang bieten aber gleichzeitig die Chance, IT-Sicherheit strategisch neu zu denken.Wem das noch nicht Grund genug ist, sich mit der Resilienz und IT-Sicherheit des eigenen Unternehmens zu befassen, hat aus Richtung der Europäischen Union in den letzten Monaten noch einmal etwas Zusatzmotivation erhalten. Während von dem…
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NIS2 und der Mittelstand: Zwischen Pflicht und Praxis
Tags: ai, ceo, compliance, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, dora, fortinet, germany, governance, healthcare, international, network, nis-2, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, zero-trustNeue EU-Vorgaben wie DORA und NIS2 setzen Unternehmen unter Zugzwang bieten aber gleichzeitig die Chance, IT-Sicherheit strategisch neu zu denken.Wem das noch nicht Grund genug ist, sich mit der Resilienz und IT-Sicherheit des eigenen Unternehmens zu befassen, hat aus Richtung der Europäischen Union in den letzten Monaten noch einmal etwas Zusatzmotivation erhalten. Während von dem…
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Weaponized PuTTY Delivered via Malicious Bing Ads Targets Kerberos and Active Directory Services
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, malicious, malware, microsoft, service, vulnerabilityCybersecurity incidents increasingly exploit human vulnerabilities, including those of privileged users, as demonstrated in recent compromises involving trojanized versions of the PuTTY SSH client distributed through malvertising on Microsoft’s Bing search engine. LevelBlue’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Security Operations Center (SOC) recently investigated multiple cases where attackers masqueraded malicious PuTTY executables as legitimate downloads,…
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Weaponized PuTTY Delivered via Malicious Bing Ads Targets Kerberos and Active Directory Services
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, malicious, malware, microsoft, service, vulnerabilityCybersecurity incidents increasingly exploit human vulnerabilities, including those of privileged users, as demonstrated in recent compromises involving trojanized versions of the PuTTY SSH client distributed through malvertising on Microsoft’s Bing search engine. LevelBlue’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Security Operations Center (SOC) recently investigated multiple cases where attackers masqueraded malicious PuTTY executables as legitimate downloads,…
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Beware! Fake Google Play Store Sites Used to Spread Android Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a resurgence of SpyNote malware campaigns targeting Android users through sophisticated fake Google Play Store websites. The malicious actor behind these attacks has implemented new anti-analysis techniques and expanded their deceptive tactics since previous reports, demonstrating a persistent threat to mobile device security. Deceptive Campaign Hits Popular Apps The threat actor…
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CISA Alerts on Git Arbitrary File Write Flaw Actively Exploited
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding a critical vulnerability in Git (CVE-2025-48384) that enables arbitrary file writes and has already been observed in active exploitation campaigns. The flaw arises from Git’s inconsistent handling of carriage return characters (CR) in its configuration files, potentially allowing threat actors to execute…
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HOOK Android Trojan Adds Ransomware Overlays, Expands to 107 Remote Commands
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an Android banking trojan called HOOK that features ransomware-style overlay screens to display extortion messages.”A prominent characteristic of the latest variant is its capacity to deploy a full-screen ransomware overlay, which aims to coerce the victim into remitting a ransom payment,” Zimperium zLabs researcher Vishnu Pratapagiri First…
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CIISec: Most Security Professionals Want Stricter Regulations
A new CIISec poll finds the majority of industry professionals would prefer more rigorous cybersecurity laws First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ciisec-security-professionals/
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U.S. CISA adds Citrix Session Recording, and Git flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, citrix, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix Session Recording, and Git flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Citrix Session Recording, and Git flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: CVE-2024-8069 is a limited remote code execution with privilege…
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Break Into Cybersecurity with 38 Hours of Training, Now Less Than $25 for Life
Build job-ready cybersecurity skills with 38 hours of self-paced training from this lifetime bundle. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/cybersecurity-career-foundations-bundle/
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5 Key Reasons Why Enterprise Readiness is Essential in Physical Security
Discover why enterprise readiness is crucial for physical security. Learn about device availability, cybersecurity, compliance, cost-efficiency, and future planning. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/5-key-reasons-why-enterprise-readiness-is-essential-in-physical-security/
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Behind the Coinbase breach: Bribery emerges as enterprise threat
Coinbase’s widely praised incident response: Coinbase’s transparency, firm stance against the ransom, quick remediation, and willingness to compensate its customers earned wide praise from cybersecurity professionals.According to Coinbase’s Martin, the hackers resorted to paying help desk workers in India precisely because the company had built such a robust security program. Bribery, according to Martin, was…
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Shadow AI is surging, getting AI adoption right is your best defense
Why most organizations fail at phase one: Despite the clarity of this progression, many organizations struggle to begin. One of the most common reasons is poor platform selection. Either no tool is made available, or the wrong class of tool is introduced. Sometimes what is offered is too narrow, designed for one function or team.…
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CISA Adds Three Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog Affecting Citrix and Git
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added three security flaws impacting Citrix Session Recording and Git to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -CVE-2024-8068 (CVSS score: 5.1) – An improper privilege management vulnerability in Citrix Session Recording First seen…
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Protecting farms from hackers: A QA with John Deere’s Deputy CISO
Agriculture is a connected, software-driven industry where cybersecurity is just as essential as tractors and harvesters. From embedded hardware in smart fleets to defending … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/26/carl-kubalsky-john-deere-smart-agriculture-cybersecurity/
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Protecting farms from hackers: A QA with John Deere’s Deputy CISO
Agriculture is a connected, software-driven industry where cybersecurity is just as essential as tractors and harvesters. From embedded hardware in smart fleets to defending … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/26/carl-kubalsky-john-deere-smart-agriculture-cybersecurity/
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CISA Issues Alert on Citrix Flaws Actively Exploited by Hackers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent security alert after adding three critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on August 25, 2025. The alert highlights active exploitation of two serious Citrix Session Recording flaws and one Git vulnerability, prompting immediate action from federal agencies and private organizations. Critical…
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TLSCompliance.com: Raising the Bar for Cryptographic Trust in a Changing World
Tags: cybersecurityIn cybersecurity, visibility is power. And when it comes to encrypted traffic, most organizations have significant blind spots. Weak ciphers, outdated protocols, and misconfigured certificates are often invisible until they trigger an audit failure”, or worse, a breach. That’s why TrustFour created TLSCompliance.com, a site dedicated to one simple but powerful idea: your connections should…
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News alert: Attaxion launches agentless traffic monitoring to flag threats and prioritize risk
Dover, Del., Aug. 25, 2025, CyberNewswire”, Attaxion announces the addition of the Agentless Traffic Monitoring capability to its exposure management platform. Agentless Traffic Monitoring is a new capability designed to give cybersecurity teams actionable visibility into network traffic flowing to… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/news-alert-attaxion-launches-agentless-traffic-monitoring-to-flag-threats-and-prioritize-risk/
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Phishing Campaign Uses UpCrypter in Fake Voicemail Emails to Deliver RAT Payloads
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new phishing campaign that’s using fake voicemails and purchase orders to deliver a malware loader called UpCrypter.The campaign leverages “carefully crafted emails to deliver malicious URLs linked to convincing phishing pages,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin said. “These pages are designed to entice recipients into downloading JavaScript First seen…
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Proxyware Malware Poses as YouTube Video Download Site, Delivering Malicious JavaScript
Cybersecurity researchers at AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) have uncovered a persistent campaign where attackers distribute proxyware malware through fake YouTube video download pages. This operation, which mimics legitimate video downloading services, tricks users into installing malicious executables disguised as benign tools like WinMemoryCleaner. The attackers leverage GitHub for malware hosting, a tactic consistent with…