Tag: cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity Accountability: Why CISOs Must Share Ownership Across the Enterprise
The sharing of ownership is more secure within the company. There are still standards set by the CISO and the core program being executed, but business owners, product team, IT,… The post Cybersecurity Accountability: Why CISOs Must Share Ownership Across the Enterprise appeared first on Strobes Security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/cybersecurity-accountability-why-cisos-must-share-ownership-across-the-enterprise/
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Vault Viper Exploits Online Gambling Websites Using Custom Browser to Install Malicious Program
Tags: access, crime, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, group, infrastructure, malicious, software, threatA major cybersecurity investigation has uncovered a sophisticated criminal operation called Vault Viper that exploits online gambling platforms to distribute a malicious custom browser with remote access capabilities. The threat actor, linked to the Baoying Group and connected to the Suncity Group”, a major Asian crime syndicate”, has created an unprecedented infrastructure combining iGaming software…
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Der Weg zur CPS-Resilienz
Lesen Sie, welche Schritte notwendig sind, damit Cyber-physische Systemen (CPS) resilienter gegen Cyberangriffe werden.Cyber-physische Systeme (CPS) steuern und überwachen die physischen Prozesse, die die Basis des modernen Lebens bilden. Sie sind in der Industrie, im Gesundheitssektor und in Gebäuden allgegenwärtig. Als Grundlage unserer (kritischen) Infrastruktur sorgen sie für ein reibungsloses, ‘unterbrechungsfreies” Leben. Dies zu gewährleisten,…
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Shifting from reactive to proactive: Cyber resilience amid nation-state espionage
In recent years, the cybersecurity industry has made significant strides in securing endpoints with advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions, and we have been successful in making life more difficult for our adversaries. While this progress is a victory, it has also produced a predictable and dangerous consequence where threat actors are shifting their…
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Der Weg zur CPS-Resilienz
Lesen Sie, welche Schritte notwendig sind, damit Cyber-physische Systemen (CPS) resilienter gegen Cyberangriffe werden.Cyber-physische Systeme (CPS) steuern und überwachen die physischen Prozesse, die die Basis des modernen Lebens bilden. Sie sind in der Industrie, im Gesundheitssektor und in Gebäuden allgegenwärtig. Als Grundlage unserer (kritischen) Infrastruktur sorgen sie für ein reibungsloses, ‘unterbrechungsfreies” Leben. Dies zu gewährleisten,…
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Shifting from reactive to proactive: Cyber resilience amid nation-state espionage
In recent years, the cybersecurity industry has made significant strides in securing endpoints with advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions, and we have been successful in making life more difficult for our adversaries. While this progress is a victory, it has also produced a predictable and dangerous consequence where threat actors are shifting their…
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The Cybersecurity Perception Gap: Why Executives and Practitioners See Risk Differently
Does your organization suffer from a cybersecurity perception gap? Findings from the Bitdefender 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment suggest the answer is probably “yes”, and many leaders may not even realize it.This disconnect matters. Small differences in perception today can evolve into major blind spots tomorrow. After all, perception influences what organizations prioritize, where they First seen…
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Ransomware Actors Targeting Global Public Sectors and Critical Infrastructure
The public sector faces an unprecedented cybersecurity crisis as ransomware actors intensify their assault on government entities worldwide. According to Trustwave’s SpiderLabs research team, nearly 200 public sector organizations have been struck with ransomware in 2025 alone, with Babuk and Qilin emerging as the most prolific threat groups driving this surge in attacks against critical…
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Self-Spreading ‘GlassWorm’ Infects VS Code Extensions in Widespread Supply Chain Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a self-propagating worm that spreads via Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions on the Open VSX Registry and the Microsoft Extension Marketplace, underscoring how developers have become a prime target for attacks.The sophisticated threat, codenamed GlassWorm by Koi Security, is the second such supply chain attack to hit the DevOps space…
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Self-Spreading ‘GlassWorm’ Infects VS Code Extensions in Widespread Supply Chain Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a self-propagating worm that spreads via Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions on the Open VSX Registry and the Microsoft Extension Marketplace, underscoring how developers have become a prime target for attacks.The sophisticated threat, codenamed GlassWorm by Koi Security, is the second such supply chain attack to hit the DevOps space…
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Ransomware recovery perils: 40% of paying victims still lose their data
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ceo, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, extortion, finance, GDPR, group, incident response, insurance, leak, mfa, privacy, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, threat, updateAdditional recovery pressures: Modern ransomware attacks now routinely involve double or triple extortion whereby attackers threaten to leak stolen data or launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks even after payment.This fundamentally changes the calculus on what victims can expect in cases where they decide to make a ransomware payment, which more often than not…
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Ransomware recovery perils: 40% of paying victims still lose their data
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ceo, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, extortion, finance, GDPR, group, incident response, insurance, leak, mfa, privacy, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, threat, updateAdditional recovery pressures: Modern ransomware attacks now routinely involve double or triple extortion whereby attackers threaten to leak stolen data or launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks even after payment.This fundamentally changes the calculus on what victims can expect in cases where they decide to make a ransomware payment, which more often than not…
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Building trust in AI: How to keep humans in control of cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security video, Rekha Shenoy, CEO at BackBox, takes a look at AI in cybersecurity, separating hype from reality. She explains why AI’s true value lies not in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/24/trustworthy-ai-security-video/
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Building trust in AI: How to keep humans in control of cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security video, Rekha Shenoy, CEO at BackBox, takes a look at AI in cybersecurity, separating hype from reality. She explains why AI’s true value lies not in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/24/trustworthy-ai-security-video/
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Building trust in AI: How to keep humans in control of cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security video, Rekha Shenoy, CEO at BackBox, takes a look at AI in cybersecurity, separating hype from reality. She explains why AI’s true value lies not in … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/24/trustworthy-ai-security-video/
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Justify Your Investment in Cybersecurity
Are Your Cybersecurity Investments Justified? Where organizations increasingly shift to cloud computing, the debate over justified spending on cybersecurity has never been more pertinent. With the rise of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management, many companies are re-evaluating how they protect their digital assets. NHIs, often seen as machine identities in cybersecurity, represent unique……
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Capable Defenses Against Advanced Threats
How Can Organizations Fortify Their Cybersecurity with Non-Human Identities? Where automation is ubiquitous, how can organizations ensure their systems remain secure against sophisticated threats? The answer lies in managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) effectively. While digital ecosystems expand, the security of machine identities becomes a critical consideration for cybersecurity professionals, especially for organizations with robust cloud……
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AI browsers can be abused by malicious AI sidebar extensions: Report
‘Dumpster fires’: David Shipley, head of Canadian employee security awareness training firm Beauceron Security, agrees.”I think if CISOs are bored and want to spice up their lives with an incident, they should roll out these AI-powered hot messes to their users,” he said .”But, if they’re like most CISOs and they have lots of problems,…
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Breach Roundup: the Qilin Hack That Wasn’t
Also, Envoy Air Confirms Data Compromise Following Clop Extortion Campaign. This week, Qilin didn’t hack a Spanish tax agency, Nexperia standoff, Envoy Air confirmed a data compromise, Experian Netherlands fined 2.7M euros, ToolShell used to breach global networks, flaws in TP-Link Omada and Festa VPN routers and a New York firm settled a cybersecurity investigation.…
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Dataminr to Buy ThreatConnect for $290M in Intelligence Push
Proposed Acquisition Aims to Merge Internal Risk Data With External Threat Signals. Dataminr will acquire ThreatConnect, combining public data detection with internal intelligence to give CISOs an AI-powered, context-aware response platform. The deal is producing results for shared customers and is central to Dataminr’s push toward predictive, client-specific cybersecurity tools. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Why Composure Matters Most in an OT Cyber Crisis
McKesson Canada BISO on Importance of Mental Readiness and Cybersecurity Training. During an OT cyber crisis, the first response shouldn’t be technical, says Christian Miranda Moreira, BISO at McKesson Canada. The ability to maintain composure and follow documented response plans determines how well teams can contain incidents and recover critical business operations. First seen on…
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Why Cybersecurity Needs Continuous Exposure Management
Alan sits down with Himanshu Kathpal to discuss how modern cybersecurity teams are evolving from reactive defense to proactive exposure management. They explore why traditional approaches to risk reduction”, built around scanning, alerting, and periodic assessment”, are no longer enough in a world of continuous change and automated threats. Kathpal explains that the attack surface…
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Ex-L3Harris executive accused of selling trade secrets to Russia
The Department of Justice filed charges against Peter Williams, an Australian national who served as general manager of Trenchant, a specialized cybersecurity division within L3Harris. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ex-l3harris-executive-accused-of-selling-trade-secrets-to-russia/
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Impuls für nachhaltige Sicherheitskultur zum CybersecurityMonth
Der Cybersecurity-Awareness-Month im Oktober rückt jedes Jahr die Bedeutung digitaler Sicherheit in den Fokus. Angriffe auf Unternehmen nehmen zu, die Angriffsfläche wächst, und viele erfolgreiche Attacken beginnen mit einem simplen Klick auf einen schädlichen Link. Der Monat bietet daher eine Gelegenheit, nicht nur Aufmerksamkeit zu schaffen, sondern konkrete Sicherheitsroutinen zu etablieren und die Resilienz von…
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CISA warns of Lanscope Endpoint Manager flaw exploited in attacks
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Motex Landscope Endpoint Manager. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-lanscope-endpoint-manager-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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Burned-out security leaders view AI as double-edged sword
As companies face cybersecurity skills gaps and broader attack surfaces, they’re warily turning to AI-powered automation. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-augment-security-identity-soc/803608/
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Caminho Malware Loader Conceals .NET Payloads inside Images via LSB Steganography
Cybersecurity researchers at Arctic Wolf Labs have uncovered a cunning new threat dubbed Caminho, a Brazilian Loader-as-a-Service (LaaS) that’s turning everyday images into Trojan horses for malware. Active since March 2025 and evolved rapidly by June, this operation hides .NET payloads using Least Significant Bit (LSB) steganography inside files hosted on trusted sites like archive.org.…
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Caminho Malware Loader Conceals .NET Payloads inside Images via LSB Steganography
Cybersecurity researchers at Arctic Wolf Labs have uncovered a cunning new threat dubbed Caminho, a Brazilian Loader-as-a-Service (LaaS) that’s turning everyday images into Trojan horses for malware. Active since March 2025 and evolved rapidly by June, this operation hides .NET payloads using Least Significant Bit (LSB) steganography inside files hosted on trusted sites like archive.org.…
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025 – Lagebild zeigt, dass sich Cyberangriffe auf Mittelstand vervierfacht
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberangriffe-auf-deutsche-unternehmen-analyse-a-a2e9e8ae6c6f5bda7d975abf77ec0f84/