Tag: cybersecurity
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ISMG Editors: CISA Cuts and US Cyber Plan Raise Alarms
Also: Cyber IPOs and the Investment Climate, the Urgency of AI Explainability. In this week’s update, ISMG editors unpacked Trump’s teased grand cyber plan amid budget cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, key business takeaways from RSAC Conference 2025 and why explainability in artificial intelligence is becoming critical to trust and security. First…
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Beachhead Solutions Rolls Out ComplianceEZ to Streamline Proof of Cybersecurity Compliance
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/beachhead-solutions-rolls-out-complianceez-to-streamline-proof-of-cybersecurity-compliance
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OpenText Report Shines Spotlight on Malware Infection Rates
A 2025 cybersecurity threat report based on analysis of data collected from tens of millions of endpoints by OpenText shows that the malware infection rate for business PCs now stands at 2.39%, with 87% of that malware being based on some type of variant that was specifically created to evade detection by cybersecurity tools. First…
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Cyberattackers Targeting IT Help Desks for Initial Breach
Cybercriminals are increasingly impersonating IT support personnel and trusted authorities to manipulate victims into granting access to critical systems, according to recent analyses by cybersecurity experts. This tactic exploits inherent human tendencies to defer to perceived authority figures, enabling attackers to bypass technical defenses by leveraging psychological vulnerabilities. The shift underscores the growing sophistication of…
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New Stealthy .NET Malware Hiding Malicious Payloads Within Bitmap Resources
Cybersecurity researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have uncovered a novel obfuscation method employed by threat actors to conceal malware within bitmap resources of seemingly benign 32-bit .NET applications. This advanced steganography technique embeds malicious payloads in bitmap files, initiating a multi-stage infection chain that ultimately delivers destructive malware families such as Agent Tesla,…
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WatchGuard transitions new CEO
WatchGuard® Technologies, a provider of unified cybersecurity for managed service providers (MSPs), today announced a planned leadership transition. After a decade of impactful leadership, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Prakash Panjwani will transition out of his operational role, continuing to serve on the Board of Directors and as a strategic advisor to the company. Vats Srivatsan,…
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New Mamona Ransomware Targets Windows Systems Using Abused Ping Command
Cybersecurity researchers are raising the alarm about a newly discovered commodity ransomware strain dubbedMamona, which is rapidly spreading across Windows systems. Unlike traditional ransomware, Mamona employs a unique set of tactics, notably exploiting the humble Windows “ping” command as a timing mechanism, and operates entirely offline, making detection and response more difficult. Emerging on the…
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Initial Access Brokers Target Brazil Execs via NF-e Spam and Legit RMM Trials
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign that’s targeting Portuguese-speaking users in Brazil with trial versions of commercial remote monitoring and management (RMM) software since January 2025.”The spam message uses the Brazilian electronic invoice system, NF-e, as a lure to entice users into clicking hyperlinks and accessing malicious content hosted in Dropbox,” Cisco Talos…
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Malicious npm Packages Infect 3,200+ Cursor Users With Backdoor, Steal Credentials
Tags: ai, api, apple, backdoor, credentials, cybersecurity, infrastructure, intelligence, macOS, malicious, threat, toolCybersecurity researchers have flagged three malicious npm packages that are designed to target the Apple macOS version of Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI)-powered source code editor.”Disguised as developer tools offering ‘the cheapest Cursor API,’ these packages steal user credentials, fetch an encrypted payload from threat actor-controlled infrastructure, overwrite Cursor’s First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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CVE funding crisis offers chance for vulnerability remediation rethink
Tags: access, ai, awareness, best-practice, cisa, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, exploit, Hardware, healthcare, intelligence, iot, kev, least-privilege, metric, mfa, microsoft, network, open-source, penetration-testing, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAutomatic for the people: AI technologies could act as a temporary bridge for vulnerability triage, but not a replacement for a stable CVE system, according to experts consulted by CSO.”Automation and AI-based tools can also enable real-time discovery of new vulnerabilities without over-relying on standard CVE timelines,” said Haris Pylarinos, founder and chief executive of…
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Hackers Exploit Host Header Injection to Breach Web Applications
Cybersecurity researchers have reported a significant rise in web breaches triggered by a lesser-known technique: Host Header Injection. This sophisticated attack vector has enabled hackers to compromise numerous web applications, steal sensitive information, and manipulate website operations-raising alarm bells among businesses and security experts alike. At the core of this attack is the manipulation of…
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Frank Abagnale: Fraud is 4,000x Easier Now Quantum AI as Solution?
With the rise of generative AI tools, fraudsters can now scam victims out of millions in mere seconds, prompting renewed urgency among cybersecurity experts to fight back with emerging technologies like quantum AI. At the SAS Innovate conference this week, renowned former con artist Frank Abagnale, the inspiration behind the film >>Catch Me If You…
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Kaspersky Alerts on AI-Driven Slopsquatting as Emerging Supply Chain Threat
Tags: ai, cyber, cybersecurity, kaspersky, microsoft, programming, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have identified a new supply chain vulnerability emerging from the widespread adoption of AI-generated code. As AI assistants increasingly participate in software development-with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott predicting AI will write 95% of code within five years-a phenomenon called >>slopsquatting
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SonicWall Unveils New Firewalls and Comprehensive Managed Cybersecurity Service
SonicWall has unveiled a new line of advanced firewalls and a comprehensive managed cybersecurity service designed to combat the evolving threat landscape, with particular emphasis on attacks targeting non-standard ports. The announcement comes on the heels of concerning findings in SonicWall’s 2019 Cyber Threat Report, which highlighted a growing trend of cybercriminals exploiting vulnerabilities across…
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Cyberangriff auf ein Medienunternehmen in den Philippinen
GMA Network statement on cybersecurity incident First seen on gmanetwork.com Jump to article: www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/945481/gma-network-statement-on-cybersecurity-incident/story/
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Ensuring Certainty in NHIs’ Lifecycle Management
What Makes Effective NHIs and Secrets Lifecycle Management So Crucial? The importance of NHIs and Secrets Lifecycle Management in ensuring robust cybersecurity measures is becoming increasingly apparent. Why? It offers certainty and control over automated systems within our ever-growing internet of things (IoT) network. Is managing non-human identities a part of your cybersecurity strategy yet?……
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Unlock Capabilities with Advanced NHIs Management
Are You Fully Utilizing Advanced NHIs for Secure Management? Emerging from the cornerstones of technology and cybersecurity, Non-Human Identities Management (NHIs) is proving to be a game-changer. This advanced security framework centers around safeguarding the machine identities used the NHIs. By creating a secure cloud, it bridges the gap between security and R&D teams,… First…
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Breach Roundup: UK NCSC Announces Resilience Initiatives
Also: Iberian Blackout, Delta Faces Lawsuit Linked to CrowdStrike Outage. Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week: Mirai Botnet Exploits Flaws in GeoVision, the Iberian blackout under investigation, dueling cybersecurity advisories from India and Pakistan, Delta must face a lawsuit linked to CrowdStrike outage. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Sen. Murphy: Trump administration has ‘illegally gutted funding for cybersecurity’
He’s the latest Democrat who sits on an appropriations panel to sharply criticize CISA personnel reductions and proposed funding cuts. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/sen-murphy-trump-administration-has-illegally-gutted-funding-for-cybersecurity/
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How China’s Admission Reinforces the Urgency for AI-Powered, Preemptive Cybersecurity
In December, a senior Chinese cyber official offered what U.S. representatives took as tacit admission: China was behind a series of cyber intrusions targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, this extraordinary moment came during a closed-door meeting in Geneva”, one that has since confirmed what many cybersecurity professionals have long…
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Deloitte Expands AI Factory as a Service with Cybersecurity Enhancements from Palo Alto Networks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/deloitte-expands-ai-factory-as-a-service-with-cybersecurity-enhancements-from-palo-alto-networks
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REAL ID poses cybersecurity risk, expert says
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/real-id-poses-cybersecurity-risk-expert-says
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Generative AI Tops 2025 Tech Budgets, Outpacing Cybersecurity
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/generative-ai-tops-2025-tech-budgets-outpacing-cybersecurity
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CISA’s Acting Director Defends Cuts Amid Growing Turmoil
Top Cyber Official Says CISA Wants to Eliminate Duplication and Increase Efficiency. The acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told a House appropriations subcommittee Thursday the nation’s cyber defense agency was continuing to improve its ability to respond to growing threats from China despite budget cuts and looming workforce reductions. First seen…
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38,000+ FreeDrain Subdomains Found Exploiting SEO to Steal Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they say is an “industrial-scale, global cryptocurrency phishing operation” engineered to steal digital assets from cryptocurrency wallets for several years.The campaign has been codenamed FreeDrain by threat intelligence firms SentinelOne and Validin.”FreeDrain uses SEO manipulation, free-tier web services (like gitbook.io, webflow.io, and github.io First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Silence is Golden for Breach Prevention, Not Reporting
Not Just Ransomware But Verbal Disclosure of Personal Data Common, Watchdog Finds Two decades after California Senate Bill 1386 introduced the world to data breach notifications, organizations have collectively battened down their cybersecurity hatches and fixed the problem once and for all. Of course, I’m joking, with the results of recent data breach root cause…
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ESET Reveals How to Spot Fake Calls Demanding Payment for ‘Missed Jury Duty’
ESET, a leading cybersecurity firm, has shed light on one particularly insidious scheme: fake calls purportedly from government officials demanding payment for ‘missed jury duty’. Here’s how to identify and protect against these scams. Scammers employing these tactics often impersonate law enforcement officers or court officials, using a blend of urgency and authority to intimidate…
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Life Without CVEs? It’s Time to Act
Despite all MITRE has done for cybersecurity, it is clear we should not wait 11 months to discuss the future of the CVE database. It’s simply too important for that. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/life-without-cves-time-act
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From Managing Vulnerabilities to Managing Exposure: The Critical Shift You Can’t Ignore
Tags: ai, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, computing, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, office, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementVulnerability management remains core to reducing cyber risk, but as the attack surface grows, teams need a risk-driven strategy that looks beyond vulnerabilities to see the bigger picture. Discover how exposure management unifies data and prioritizes real exposures, keeping teams proactive and ahead of cyber threats. The limits of siloed security Over the years, the…
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How Much Does PCI DSS Compliance Cost in 2025?
Why Are PCI Costs Rising in 2025? Recent trends indicate that achieving and maintaining PCI DSS compliance has grown notably more expensive. Several factors contribute to this rise: 1. Inflation and General Rising Costs Like many sectors, the cybersecurity industry has not been immune to the effects of inflation. Costs for labor, technology, and services……