Tag: defense
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DHS Funding Lapse Would Sideline Federal Cyber Staff
Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers Most Staff Would Be Furloughed Amid Partial Shutdown. More than half of the U.S. cyber defense agency’s workforce would be furloughed under a DHS funding lapse, the agency’s acting chief warned Wednesday, pausing incident reporting rulemaking, security assessments and proactive cyber programs while significantly limiting operations. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Singapore Mounts Largest-Ever Coordinated Cyber Defense
Singapore Signals Heightened Vigilance Against State-Linked Threat Actors. Singapore conducted a yearlong, multi-agency cyber defense operation to expel UNC3886 from all four major telecom providers after the advanced threat actor accessed segments of critical communications infrastructure and extracted limited technical data without disrupting services. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/singapore-mounts-largest-ever-coordinated-cyber-defense-a-30737
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DataDome Releases VM-Based Obfuscation: The Next Evolution in Client-Side Detection Security
DataDome releases VM-based obfuscation”, our most advanced client-side protection yet. Three-layer defense stops reverse engineering with zero performance impact. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/datadome-releases-vm-based-obfuscation-the-next-evolution-in-client-side-detection-security/
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Cybersecurity Awareness
Cybersecurity Awareness plays a critical role in today’s highly interconnected digital environment. Organizations allocate significant resources to advanced security technologies such as firewalls, endpoint detection solutions, cloud security frameworks, and AI-powered threat monitoring systems. However, despite these sophisticated defenses, attackers continue to breach organizations”, frequently by targeting the weakest point in the security architecture: This…
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Cybersecurity Awareness
Cybersecurity Awareness plays a critical role in today’s highly interconnected digital environment. Organizations allocate significant resources to advanced security technologies such as firewalls, endpoint detection solutions, cloud security frameworks, and AI-powered threat monitoring systems. However, despite these sophisticated defenses, attackers continue to breach organizations”, frequently by targeting the weakest point in the security architecture: This…
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Cybersecurity Awareness
Cybersecurity Awareness plays a critical role in today’s highly interconnected digital environment. Organizations allocate significant resources to advanced security technologies such as firewalls, endpoint detection solutions, cloud security frameworks, and AI-powered threat monitoring systems. However, despite these sophisticated defenses, attackers continue to breach organizations”, frequently by targeting the weakest point in the security architecture: This…
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Cybersecurity Awareness
Cybersecurity Awareness plays a critical role in today’s highly interconnected digital environment. Organizations allocate significant resources to advanced security technologies such as firewalls, endpoint detection solutions, cloud security frameworks, and AI-powered threat monitoring systems. However, despite these sophisticated defenses, attackers continue to breach organizations”, frequently by targeting the weakest point in the security architecture: This…
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Google Warns of ‘Relentless’ Cyber Siege on Defense Industry
Nation State Hackers Escalating Attacks on US Defense Industrial Base, Report Says. A new report from Google Threat Intelligence Group warns that state-backed hackers are escalating attacks on the defense industrial base, shifting from classic espionage to supply-chain compromise, workforce infiltration and battlefield-adjacent cyber operations. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/google-warns-relentless-cyber-siege-on-defense-industry-a-30729
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Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself.BYOVD refers to an adversarial technique that abuses legitimate but flawed driver software to escalate privileges and disable Endpoint Detection First seen…
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Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself.BYOVD refers to an adversarial technique that abuses legitimate but flawed driver software to escalate privileges and disable Endpoint Detection First seen…
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Anthropic’s DXT poses “critical RCE vulnerability” by running with full system privileges
Difference are ‘stark’: Principal AI Security Researcher at LayerX Security Roy Paz said that he tested DXT against Perplexity’s Comet, OpenAI’s Atlas, and Microsoft’s CoPilot, and the differences were stark.”When you ask Copilot, Atlas, or Perplexity to use a tool, then it will use that tool for you. But Claude DXT allows tools to talk…
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Anthropic’s DXT poses “critical RCE vulnerability” by running with full system privileges
Difference are ‘stark’: Principal AI Security Researcher at LayerX Security Roy Paz said that he tested DXT against Perplexity’s Comet, OpenAI’s Atlas, and Microsoft’s CoPilot, and the differences were stark.”When you ask Copilot, Atlas, or Perplexity to use a tool, then it will use that tool for you. But Claude DXT allows tools to talk…
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‘Reynolds’ Bundles BYOVD With Ransomware Payload
Researchers discovered a newly disclosed vulnerable driver embedded in Reynolds’ ransomware, illustrating the increasing popularity of the defense-evasion technique. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/black-basta-bundles-byovd-ransomware-payload
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Black Basta Bundles BYOVD With Ransomware Payload
Researchers discovered a newly disclosed vulnerable driver embedded in Black Basta’s ransomware, illustrating the increasing popularity of the defense-evasion technique. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/black-basta-bundles-byovd-ransomware-payload
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AI Revolution Reshapes CISO Spending for 2026: Security Leaders Prioritize Defense Automation
The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift as chief information security officers (CISOs) shift their 2026 budgets to artificial intelligence (AI) and realign traditional defense strategies. Nearly 80% of senior security executives are prioritizing AI-driven solutions to counter increasingly sophisticated threats, a new report from Glilot Capital Partners reveals. The survey, which polled leaders..…
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Vortex Werewolf Targets Organizations With Tor-Enabled RDP, SMB, SFTP, and SSH Backdoors
A threat cluster tracked as >>Vortex Werewolf<< (also known as SkyCloak) has been observed targeting Russian government and defense organizations. The attack begins not with a typical malicious attachment, but with a highly credible phishing link. Vortex Werewolf distributes URLs that masquerade as legitimate Telegram file-sharing resources. These links, often hosted on domains designed to…
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Singapore Launches Largest-Ever Cyber Defense Operation After UNC3886 Targets All Major Telcos
Singapore has launched its largest-ever coordinated cyber defense operation following a highly targeted cyberattack on telecommunications that affected all four of the country’s major telecommunications operators. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/singapore-unc3886-telecom-cyberattack/
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Black Basta Ransomware Integrates BYOVD Technique to Evade Defenses
A recent campaign by the Black Basta ransomware group has revealed a significant shift in attack tactics. This is a departure from standard operations, where attackers typically deploy a separate tool to turn off security software before running the actual ransomware. In this specific campaign, the ransomware payload bundles a vulnerable driver known as the…
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Russia Hacked the Polish Electricity Grid. Now What?
Stymied Attack Leaves Poland No Good Options in Responding to Provocation. Poland’s online defenses stopped a Russian cyberattack against the energy grid, but now the Warsaw government is in a bind about how to respond to a digital assault that was a lot more than a crime, but a sliver less than an act of…
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Transparent Tribe Hacker Group Targets India’s Startup Ecosystem in Cyber Attack
A worrying shift in the tactics of >>Transparent Tribe,<< a notorious threat group also known as APT36. Historically focused on Indian government, defense, and educational sectors, the group has now expanded its scope to target India's growing startup ecosystem. This new campaign uses sophisticated lures themed around real startup founders to infect victims with the…
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OpenAI Launches Trusted Access to Strengthen Cybersecurity Protections
OpenAI has unveiled Trusted Access for Cyber, a new identity- and trust-based framework designed to enhance cybersecurity defenses while mitigating risks posed by its most advanced AI models. The initiative centers on GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI’s most cyber-capable frontier-reasoning model, which can operate autonomously for hours or days to complete complex security tasks. Enhanced Capabilities for Defenders…
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The Other Offense and Defense
Alan discovers how the Super Bowl acts as a live-fire exercise in cybersecurity, requiring seamless coordination to manage massive attack surfaces and ensure integrity and trust in real time. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/the-other-offense-and-defense/
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OpenAI Launches Trusted Access for Cyber to Expand AI-Driven Defense While Managing Risk
OpenAI has announced a new initiative aimed at strengthening digital defenses while managing the risks that come with capable artificial intelligence systems. The effort, called Trusted Access for Cyber, is part of a broader strategy to enhance baseline protection for all users while selectively expanding access to advanced cybersecurity capabilities for vetted defenders. First seen…
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APT27 Launches Stealthy Attacks on Corporate Networks, Evades Detection
A new, highly sophisticated cyberattack campaign that reveals how attackers are bypassing modern defenses to infiltrate corporate networks. The investigation points to a stealthy, multi-stage intrusion likely orchestrated by the threat group known as APT-Q-27, or >>GoldenEyeDog<<. The attack began with a common, everyday task: a customer support agent clicking a link in a support…
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Why Good Cyber Defense Rarely Stops Attackers
Global Cyber Alliance: as AI Fuels Cybercrime, Outcomes Keep Getting Worse. Security teams report stronger controls and broader collaboration each year. Yet cybercrime outcomes continue to worsen. Brian Cute of the Global Cyber Alliance says artificial intelligence-based attacks are tipping the scales against cyber defenders. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/good-cyber-defense-rarely-stops-attackers-a-30692
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CISA gives federal agencies one year to rip out endlife devices
The U.S. cyber defense agency issued an operational directive on Thursday mandating federal agencies to “remove any hardware and software devices that is no longer supported by its original equipment manufacturer.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-gives-federal-agencies-one-year-end-of-life-devices
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Attackers exploit decade”‘old Windows driver flaw to shut down modern EDR defenses
The kill list excluded Huntress: The EDR killer binary used in the Huntress-observed attack packed a 64-bit Windows executable and a custom encoded kernel driver payload, which it decoded into OemHwUpd.sys and installed as a kernel-mode service. Because Windows still honors its cryptographic signature, the attackers were able to load the driver.Once the vulnerable driver…
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Securing Agents Isn’t the Customer’s Job, It’s the Platform’s
Securing AI agents can’t fall on customers. Platform providers must own data protection, prompt injection defense and agent guardrails. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/securing-agents-isnt-the-customers-job-its-the-platforms-2/