Tag: cybersecurity
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What happens when AI teams compete against human hackers
A cybersecurity competition produced what may be the largest controlled dataset comparing AI-augmented teams to human-only teams on professional-grade offensive security … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/06/cybersecurity-competition-ai-vs-human-hackers/
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What happens when AI teams compete against human hackers
A cybersecurity competition produced what may be the largest controlled dataset comparing AI-augmented teams to human-only teams on professional-grade offensive security … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/06/cybersecurity-competition-ai-vs-human-hackers/
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Google Uncovers 90 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation in 2025
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, google, group, intelligence, mobile, software, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayGoogle Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reported 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild during 2025. While this total is slightly below the 2023 peak, it highlights a critical shift in the cybersecurity landscape, as attackers are increasingly abandoning generic browser exploits to target edge devices, enterprise software, and mobile operating systems.”‹ Shifting Targets and…
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Why should businesses be optimistic about AI in cybersecurity
Are Businesses Fully Leveraging AI for Optimized Cybersecurity? Security is evolving quickly, demanding businesses to stay ahead with innovative technologies. One such powerful tool is Artificial Intelligence (AI). But how well are companies integrating AI into their cybersecurity measures, and are they truly optimistic about the potential benefits? Understanding Non-Human Identities in Cybersecurity In cybersecurity,……
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How impenetrable are AI-powered cybersecurity defenses
What Stands Between Cyber Threats and Your Cloud Infrastructure? Where digital transformation accelerates exponentially, the question of security becomes increasingly pertinent. When organizations migrate to cloud environments, ensuring the impenetrability of AI-powered cybersecurity defenses becomes critical. A central theme underpinning these defenses is the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management, which offer……
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Are clients truly satisfied with AI-enhanced security measures
The Complexity of Non-Human Identities in Cybersecurity How can organizations ensure robust security when dealing with the nuanced challenge of Non-Human Identities (NHIs)? This question resonates with many cybersecurity specialists navigating the delicate balance between innovation and protection. NHIs, or machine identities, represent a crucial aspect of modern security, especially when industries gravitate towards cloud……
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Strengthening California’s Cyber Defenses: Apply Now for FFY 2024 SLCGP Grants
Tags: access, authentication, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, email, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, mfa, mitigation, office, resilience, risk, service, software, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCal OES offers up to $250,000 to help California’s state, local, and tribal agencies strengthen their digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats. Organizations must submit their applications by March 13, 2026. Key takeaways Significant competitive funding: Cal OES is distributing $9.7 million for local and tribal governments and $1.8 million for state agencies, with individual…
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News brief: Attackers gain speed in cybersecurity race
Tags: cybersecurityCheck out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366639638/News-brief-Attackers-gain-speed-in-cybersecurity-race
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AI Won’t Fix Cybersecurity Burnout
A new report finds AI is reshaping cybersecurity roles but failing to reduce workload and burnout among security leaders. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/ai-wont-fix-cybersecurity-burnout/
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HHS updates a free risk tool to help hospitals size up their cybersecurity exposure
HHS has updated its free RISC 2.0 toolkit with a new cybersecurity module, asking hospitals to assess digital threats alongside hurricanes, power failures and other hazards. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/hhs-aspr-cybersecurity-risc-toolkit-update/
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The Circus at CISA Continues
Leadership turmoil at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency was already raising alarms. Now the nominee to lead the agency is reportedly escorted out of a federal facility while the nation faces rising cyber threats tied to geopolitical tensions. At the moment stability matters most, America’s cyber defense agency appears stuck in political chaos. First…
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ThreatLocker CEO On How Zero Trust Expansion Makes It ‘Much Harder’ To Get Hacked
With the expansion of ThreatLocker’s deny-by-default approach to the cloud and mobile announced Thursday, the cybersecurity vendor is addressing one of the biggest challenges faced by MSPs today, CEO Danny Jenkins told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/threatlocker-ceo-on-how-zero-trust-expansion-makes-it-much-harder-to-get-hacked
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Cybersecurity’s Fundamental Flaw: It’s Still an Open-Loop System
<div cla The cybersecurity industry has no shortage of tools, frameworks, controls, and acronyms. Organizations deploy SIEM/SOARs, vulnerability scanners, EDRs, IAM platforms, SSE, and Zero Trust architectures, often simultaneously. Yet breaches continue. And they’re accelerating. This isn’t a tooling failure. It’s a systems-engineering failure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/cybersecuritys-fundamental-flaw-its-still-an-open-loop-system/
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3 Data-Based Shifts Defining AI-Native Cybersecurity Stacks
The SOC is changing faster than you realize. Discover the 3 data-based shifts defining the AI-native cybersecurity era: from upstream detection to AI-powered triage and enrichment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/3-data-based-shifts-defining-ai-native-cybersecurity-stacks/
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3 Data-Based Shifts Defining AI-Native Cybersecurity Stacks
The SOC is changing faster than you realize. Discover the 3 data-based shifts defining the AI-native cybersecurity era: from upstream detection to AI-powered triage and enrichment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/3-data-based-shifts-defining-ai-native-cybersecurity-stacks/
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Plankey’s nomination as CISA director now in jeopardy
News that Sean Plankey has left his post at DHS comes amid rising risks to U.S. critical infrastructure from Iran-linked hackers and deep concerns about a weakened cybersecurity agency. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/sean-plankey-cisa-dhs-controversy/813898/
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IRONSCALES Adds Three AI Agents Trained to Automate Cybersecurity Tasks
IRONSCALES today revealed it has developed three artificial intelligence (AI) agents for its email security platform, including one that conducts red team attacks to uncover vulnerabilities and weaknesses that adversaries can exploit. Audian Paxson, principal technical strategist for IRONSCALES, said with the Winter 2026 release of the company’s platform, cybersecurity teams will also be able..…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: DDR5 Bot Scalping, Samsung TV Tracking, Reddit Privacy Fine & More
Some weeks in cybersecurity feel routine. This one doesn’t.Several new developments surfaced over the past few days, showing how quickly the threat landscape keeps shifting. Researchers uncovered fresh activity, security teams shared new findings, and a few unexpected moves from major tech companies also drew attention.Together, these updates offer a useful snapshot of what is…
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LatAm Now Faces 2x More Cyberattacks Than US
Much of Central and South America struggles with cybersecurity maturity, and hackers are taking advantage. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/latam-2x-more-cyberattacks-us
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Should Cloud Be Classed as Critical Infrastructure?
Tags: access, authentication, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, encryption, fido, finance, framework, governance, Hardware, healthcare, identity, incident, infrastructure, mfa, network, nis-2, radius, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, strategy, supply-chain, technologyShould Cloud Be Classed as Critical Infrastructure? madhav Thu, 03/05/2026 – 09:53 Over the past few years, large-scale cloud outages have demonstrated just how deeply digital services are woven into the fabric of modern society. When widely used cloud platforms experience disruption, the impact extends far beyond individual applications; banking services stall, transport systems falter,…
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APT28-Linked Campaign Deploys BadPaw Loader and MeowMeow Backdoor in Ukraine
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Russian cyber campaign that has targeted Ukrainian entities with two previously undocumented malware families named BadPaw and MeowMeow.”The attack chain initiates with a phishing email containing a link to a ZIP archive. Once extracted, an initial HTA file displays a lure document written in Ukrainian concerning border…
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Top 10 Best Cybersecurity Marketing Agencies to Watch in 2026
Tags: ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, marketplace, monitoring, privacy, software, threat, tool, zero-trustAs the digital threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, the marketplace for security solutions has become fiercely congested. For B2B vendors, whether you are selling enterprise Zero Trust architecture, dark web monitoring tools, or consumer-grade privacy software, standing out requires more than just a superior technical product. You need to capture the attention of CISOs,…
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State-affiliated hackers set up for critical OT attacks that operators may not detect
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, conference, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, firmware, fortinet, group, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, Intruder, lessons-learned, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, password, penetration-testing, phishing, regulation, russia, service, spear-phishing, supply-chain, threat, tool, ukraine, update, vulnerabilityRussia’s OT attack teams expand beyond Ukraine: The Russia-linked pair Kamacite and Electrum, which Dragos has tracked since the mid-2010s and is responsible for the 2015 and 2016 cyberattacks that took down parts of Ukraine’s power grid, expanded operations into NATO territory in 2025 after years focused almost exclusively on Ukrainian targets.Kamacite, which serves as…
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State-affiliated hackers set up for critical OT attacks that operators may not detect
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, conference, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, firmware, fortinet, group, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, Intruder, lessons-learned, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, password, penetration-testing, phishing, regulation, russia, service, spear-phishing, supply-chain, threat, tool, ukraine, update, vulnerabilityRussia’s OT attack teams expand beyond Ukraine: The Russia-linked pair Kamacite and Electrum, which Dragos has tracked since the mid-2010s and is responsible for the 2015 and 2016 cyberattacks that took down parts of Ukraine’s power grid, expanded operations into NATO territory in 2025 after years focused almost exclusively on Ukrainian targets.Kamacite, which serves as…
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Smashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation was the actual leaker… who promptly sent an innocent colleague into a career-ending ambush. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-457/
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What to Expect from Iran’s Digital Counterstrike
Tags: attack, breach, cloud, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, international, iran, leak, middle-east, military, network, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, service, tool, update, vulnerability, wormAfter the United States and Israel began a bombing campaign on Iran, leading to the decapitation of its political and military leaders, the Middle East has erupted into waves of kinetic warfare. But what should we expect about cyber? Iran has a formidable offensive cybersecurity capability and is considered one of the four most aggressive…
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How free are companies to choose their Agentic AI security solutions
How Secure Are Your Non-Human Identities? Have you ever wondered how secure your organization’s machine identities are? With the increasing reliance on cloud environments, maintaining the security of these Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is more crucial than ever. NHIs play a fundamental role in cybersecurity, functioning as the machine equivalent of human identities and requiring robust……
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Is investing in advanced AI cybersecurity justified
Are You Safeguarding Your Business With Non-Human Identities? Have you ever wondered how secure your organization’s systems are against non-human threats? Where the interaction between machines and systems is increasing, Non-Human Identities (NHIs) have become a critical focus for cybersecurity. These machine identities are pivotal in managing cybersecurity risks, especially where companies increasingly operate in……
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Why AI, Zero Trust, and modern security require deep visibility
Tags: ai, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, incident response, intelligence, soc, strategy, threat, tool, zero-trust72% of organizations say NAV is essential for proactive threat hunting and reactive incident response69% say a NAV solution is vital to their threat detection and incident response processThis isn’t about adding more gadgets to the SOC. It’s about strengthening the foundation that the SOC stands on.When visibility is weak, every advanced capability becomes unstable:AI…
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Stranger Things Meets Cybersecurity: Lessons from the Hive Mind
Events and concepts from the Stranger Things television series illustrate how enterprises can defend their networks and stay right side up. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/stranger-things-meets-cybersecurity-lessons-hive-mind