Tag: cybersecurity
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Does Your NHI Strategy Deliver Value?
What Makes NHI Management a Must-Have for Your Business? Have you ever wondered how machine identities are reshaping cybersecurity frameworks? Non-human identities (NHIs), composed of machine identities, are increasingly pivotal. These machine identities, often unseen yet omnipresent, require a robust strategy to ensure security and efficiency. Let’s explore why a well-formulated NHI strategy is essential……
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Ensuring Certainty in Identity Security
How Do Non-Human Identities Shape Identity Security in the Digital Landscape? Imagine where non-human identities (NHIs) dictate the security of your data. With machines performing a vast array of tasks autonomously, ensuring their identities are as secure as their human counterparts is crucial. NHIs, which are machine identities, seamlessly integrate with cybersecurity frameworks to enhance……
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GreyNoise detects 500% surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks portals
GreyNoise saw a 500% spike in scans on Palo Alto Networks login portals on Oct. 3, 2025, the highest in three months. Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise reported a 500% surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks login portals on October 3, 2025, marking the highest activity in three months. On October 3, the researchers observed that…
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Cybersecurity Concerns as Blockchain Lands in Global Finance
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and over 30 banks servicing 200 countries, have announced they will develop a blockchain global shared digital ledger to support global payments. SWIFT will integrate the blockchain with legacy systems and continue innovating to deliver more capable financial services. I am a fan of blockchain technology, the…
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U.S. CISA adds Smartbedded Meteobridge, Samsung, Juniper ScreenOS, Jenkins, and GNU Bash flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Smartbedded Meteobridge, Samsung, Juniper ScreenOS, Jenkins, and GNU Bash flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Smartbedded Meteobridge, Samsung, Juniper ScreenOS, Jenkins, and GNU Bash flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these…
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CometJacking: One Click Can Turn Perplexity’s Comet AI Browser Into a Data Thief
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new attack called CometJacking targeting Perplexity’s agentic AI browser Comet by embedding malicious prompts within a seemingly innocuous link to siphon sensitive data, including from connected services, like email and calendar.The sneaky prompt injection attack plays out in the form of a malicious link that, when clicked, triggers…
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The Role of Cybersecurity in Effective Business Continuity Planning
Business continuity integrates both people and technology to help organizations anticipate, manage, and recover from disruptions to regular business operations. While business continuity planning includes disaster recovery”, the process of restoring IT services after an unexpected outage”, its scope extends beyond that. The primary objective of a business continuity strategy is to ensure that the…
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The Role of Cybersecurity in Effective Business Continuity Planning
Business continuity integrates both people and technology to help organizations anticipate, manage, and recover from disruptions to regular business operations. While business continuity planning includes disaster recovery”, the process of restoring IT services after an unexpected outage”, its scope extends beyond that. The primary objective of a business continuity strategy is to ensure that the…
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Pentagon decrees warfighters don’t need ‘frequent’ cybersecurity training
Beards, body fat, and cyber refreshers now frowned upon First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/pentagon_relaxes_military_cybersecurity_training/
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Top Vulnerability Management Tools for the Future
Discover the best vulnerability management tools for the future, focusing on enterprise SSO, CIAM, and single sign-on providers. Enhance your cybersecurity strategy today. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/top-vulnerability-management-tools-for-the-future/
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CISA Flags Meteobridge CVE-2025-4008 Flaw as Actively Exploited in the Wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting Smartbedded Meteobridge to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The vulnerability, CVE-2025-4008 (CVSS score: 8.7), is a case of command injection in the Meteobridge web interface that could result in code execution.” First seen on…
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Over 40% of schools have already experienced AI-related cyber incidents
Tags: access, ai, cyber, cybersecurity, incident, intelligence, passkey, password, risk, software, zero-trustKeeper Security, the provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge Privileged Access Management (PAM) software protecting passwords and passkeys, privileged accounts, secrets and remote connections, today released a new research report named AI in Schools: Balancing Adoption with Risk. The study reveals how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping education and the growing cybersecurity risks to students, The…
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Freedom to Choose: Flexible Secret Scanning Solutions
Why Are Non-Human Identities Crucial for Cloud Security? How do non-human identities (NHIs) play a pivotal role? Machine identities, often called NHIs, are increasingly fundamental to securing cloud environments, and their management directly impacts an organization’s cybersecurity posture. Central to this is the idea that every machine identity, much like a passport, requires secure handling……
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Acronis: Ransomware dominiert Bedrohung im European Cybersecurity Month 2025
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/acronis-ransomware-dominanz-bedrohung-european-cybersecurity-month-2025
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Cybersecurity at Risk: CISA 2015 Lapses Amid Government Shutdown
The expiration of CISA 2015 weakens cyber defenses, limiting info-sharing protections and raising risks for CISOs and security leaders. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/cisa-2015-lapses-government-shutdown/
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Strategic Intelligence From the Cybersecurity Front Lines
The 2025 Cybersecurity Pulse Report: Advanced Threat Research Edition. The Cybersecurity Pulse Report: 2025 Edition delivers the latest frontline intelligence, capturing the critical threats, innovations and governance debates shaping today’s security agenda. Synthesized through ISMG’s AI-powered tools, the report covers resilience, innovation and competition. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/strategic-intelligence-from-cybersecurity-front-lines-a-29618
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Ukrainian Defenders Report Rise in Russian Cyberattacks
Numerous Attacks Designed and Timed ‘to Amplify the Impact of Kinetic Strikes’. Russia in the first half of this year markedly increased the tempo of its cyberattacks targeting Ukraine, with defenders cataloging 3,000 cybersecurity incidents, largely targeting the military, government, local authorities and energy sector, often timed to amplify the impact of kinetic attacks. First…
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Survey Surfaces Extent to Which Cybersecurity Teams Are Drowning in Alerts
Tags: cybersecurityA new Illumio survey shows 67% of security teams face 2,000+ daily alerts, fueling fatigue and missed threats. AI/ML seen as key to reducing risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/survey-surfaces-extent-to-which-cybersecurity-teams-are-drowning-in-alerts/
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US Government Shutdown to Slash Federal Cybersecurity Staff
The US government shutdown is estimated to result in around 65% of CISA staff being furloughed, with fears that threat actors will exploit critical security gaps First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-government-shutdown-federal/
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Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that claims to offer the ability to create a SOCKS5 proxy service, while also providing a stealthy backdoor-like functionality to drop additional payloads on Windows systems.The deceptive package, named soopsocks, attracted a total of 2,653 downloads before it was taken down.…
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API Attack Awareness: Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) Why It Tops the OWASP API Top 10
For this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we thought it important to draw attention to some of the most common and dangerous API vulnerabilities. This week, we’re starting with Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA). BOLA vulnerabilities top the OWASP API Top Ten. And for good reason: they’re startlingly prevalent, remarkably easy to exploit, and can have devastating…
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Extortionists Claim Mass Oracle E-Business Suite Data Theft
Executives Receiving Ransom Demands of Up to $50 Million, Warns Ransomware Expert. Extortionists are shaking down executives at organizations that use Oracle E-Business Suite, claiming to have stolen their sensitive data and demanding ransoms of up to $50 million, multiple cybersecurity firms are warning. The criminals claim to be associated with the Clop ransomware group.…
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Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that claims to offer the ability to create a SOCKS5 proxy service, while also providing a stealthy backdoor-like functionality to drop additional payloads on Windows systems.The deceptive package, named soopsocks, attracted a total of 2,653 downloads before it was taken down.…
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Google Patches “Gemini Trifecta” Vulnerabilities in Gemini AI Suite
Cybersecurity firm Tenable found three critical flaws allowing prompt injection and data exfiltration from Google’s Gemini AI. Learn why AI assistants are the new weak link. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-gemini-trifecta-vulnerabilities-gemini-ai/
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Google Patches “Gemini Trifecta” Vulnerabilities in Gemini AI Suite
Cybersecurity firm Tenable found three critical flaws allowing prompt injection and data exfiltration from Google’s Gemini AI. Learn why AI assistants are the new weak link. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-gemini-trifecta-vulnerabilities-gemini-ai/
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Georgia Tech settles with DOJ over allegations of lax cybersecurity on federal projects
The Georgia Institute of Technology is paying $875,000 to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit with the federal government, which accused an office at the school of not following cybersecurity rules on some defense contracts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/georgia-tech-gtrc-cybersecurity-false-claims-act-settlement
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Georgia Tech settles with DOJ over allegations of lax cybersecurity on federal projects
The Georgia Institute of Technology is paying $875,000 to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit with the federal government, which accused an office at the school of not following cybersecurity rules on some defense contracts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/georgia-tech-gtrc-cybersecurity-false-claims-act-settlement
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Expired US Cyber Law Puts Data Sharing and Threat Response at Risk
Experts argued that the lapse of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act could have far-reaching consequences in US national cyber defenses First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/expired-cisa-2015-us-intelligence/