Tag: defense
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In 2026, Transform a Recovery-based MVE Into an MVDE That Can Create “Unaffected” Digital Business
In March 2026, the CyberStrikeAI campaign used fully autonomous AI engines to breach over 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries. Let that sink in. 600 firewalls, 55 countries. This is the age of AI. The attack speed is impossible to match with human defenders. The only defense against AI-powered attacks is to eliminate the path……
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AI Changes Focus to Real-Time Cyber Defense
Cisco’s Jeetu Patel on How Machine-Speed Threats Drive Need for AI-Led Security. Cisco’s Jeetu Patel explains how AI models are compressing exploit timelines to minutes, forcing a shift to machine-speed defense, real-time enforcement and deeper ecosystem collaboration to secure critical infrastructure and stay ahead of adversaries. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-changes-focus-to-real-time-cyber-defense-a-31463
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Simplifying CMMC Compliance and Breaking Down Its Controls
Those seeking contracts with government agencies must meet many requirements and guidelines regarding cybersecurity. Each entity has its own, including the Department of Defense (DoD). Introduced in 2024 and being implemented in phases, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC) sets new rules around protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) and federal contract information (FCI). CCCM First…
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Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: The New Standard for Doing Business with the Department of Defense
For anyone working with or hoping to work with the Department of Defense (DoD), cybersecurity compliance is no longer optional. It’s now a condition of doing business. The DoD created the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to solve a growing problem within the defense supply chain: inconsistent protection of sensitive information and unreliable self-reporting of…
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Attackers abuse Microsoft Teams to impersonate the IT helpdesk in a new enterprise intrusion playbook
Cross-tenant risk grows: The attack chain uses Teams’ cross-tenant communication capability, which allows external users to initiate chats with employees, Microsoft wrote in the blog.”The cross-tenant risk is significant, and many organizations probably do underestimate it,” said Sunil Varkey, advisor at Beagle Security.”Collaboration tools were designed to reduce friction, but many organizations enabled that convenience…
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Why Dark Web Monitoring Is No Longer Enough (And What Comes Next)
The problem with how we monitor identity risk today For years, dark web monitoring has been positioned as the frontline defense against compromised credentials and identity exposure. If your data showed up on the dark web, you got an alert. If it didn’t, you assumed you were safe. That model no longer reflects reality. The……
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NSA Confirms Use of Anthropic’s Mythos Despite Pentagon Blacklist
The National Security Agency (NSA) is actively using Anthropic’s highly restricted >>Mythos<< artificial intelligence model, despite the developer currently being on the Department of Defense (DoD) blacklist. According to recent intelligence reports highlighted by the International Cyber Digest, the NSA is one of an exclusive group of approximately 40 organizations globally granted access to the…
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NAKIVO v11.2: Ransomware Defense, Faster Replication, vSphere 9, and Proxmox VE 9.0 Support
NAKIVO Inc. announced the general availability of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.2, focused on fast, reliable, and proactive data protection. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nakivo-v112-ransomware-defense-faster-replication-vsphere-9-and-proxmox-ve-90-support/
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Healthcare Cyber Research Programs Escape Budget Knife
UPGRADE and DigiSeals Programs at ARPA-H Remain Fully Funded. A U.S. federal grant effort to develop autonomous medical device patching platforms for hospitals evaded the budget-cutting knife of the Trump administration. Program boosters hope to automate cyber defenses so that hospitals of any size can more quickly patch vulnerabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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White House moves to give federal agencies access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos
Tags: access, ai, control, cyber, defense, framework, government, military, risk, supply-chain, update, vulnerabilityEnterprise implications: Those same assurance questions translate directly to enterprise procurement. The OMB move signals that federal cyber defense is pivoting toward frontier models that can find vulnerabilities faster than human teams can patch them, and the rift between the Pentagon and the White House carries a lesson for private-sector buyers, Shah said.”The rift between…
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Webinar: From phishing to fallout, Why MSPs must rethink both security and recovery
Cyberattacks are evolving faster than many MSP and corporate defenses can keep up, with phishing driving much of today’s cybercrime. Join our upcoming webinar to learn how to combine security and recovery strategies to reduce risk and maintain business continuity. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-from-phishing-to-fallout-why-msps-must-rethink-both-security-and-recovery/
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Google Deploys Gemini AI to Stop Threat Actors, Blocking 8.3 Billion Ads
Google has significantly escalated its fight against cybercriminals, deploying its advanced Gemini AI to neutralize malicious advertising campaigns. By leveraging generative AI, the tech giant intercepted more than 99% of these harmful advertisements before they ever reached end users. This milestone marks a major shift in how cybersecurity defenses handle automated threats. Threat actors have…
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FCC exempts Netgear from foreign router ban
The commission did not explain its action beyond citing a Defense Department determination. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-netgear-foreign-router-ban-exemption/817560/
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NIST cuts down CVE analysis amid vulnerability overload
Tags: ai, automation, awareness, ceo, cve, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, government, group, incident response, nist, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-daySOURCE: www.cve.org/about/Metrics CSOAs a result, NIST will now forego enrichment for all but the most critical of vulnerabilities.Backlogged CVEs received prior to March 1 will also be labeled “not scheduled.” None of those are critical vulnerabilities, NIST said, because those have always been handled first.”They’ve just come out and publicly stated, ‘We are never going…
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Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant
Sweden’s minister for civil defense said Russian hackers are “now attempting destructive cyber attacks against organizations in Europe.” First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/sweden-blames-russian-hackers-for-attempting-destructive-cyberattack-on-thermal-plant/
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Americans who masterminded Nork IT worker fraud sentenced to 200 months behind bars
Fortune 500 companies and one US defense contractor got taken for $5m in four-year scam First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/16/nork_it_worker_scam_facilitators_sentenced_200_months/
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EDR-Killer Ecosystem Expansion Requires Stronger BYOVD Defenses
Stopping EDR killers, which employ bring-your-own-vulnerable-driver (BYOVD) attack techniques, is difficult, but not impossible. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/edr-killer-ecosystem-expansion-requires-stronger-byovd-defenses
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Why Orgs Need to Test Networks to Withstand DDoS Attacks During Peak Loads
Security teams can’t test distributed denial-of-service defenses in a vacuum. They need to test during periods of high demand, such as tax filing deadlines. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/test-networks-withstand-ddos-attacks-peak-loads
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5 trends defining the future of AI-powered cybersecurity
Tags: ai, automation, backup, breach, business, cloud, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, framework, government, metric, monitoring, msp, regulation, resilience, threatSee how AI is altering the landscape in the new N-able and Futurum report, Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Moving from Fragile to Resilient. Get key insights on building a modern framework for business resilience. 2. From perimeter security to continuous cyber resilience: The “castle and moat” approach is obsolete. In a world of…
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Goldman Sachs ‘Hyperaware’ as it Tests Mythos for Defense
CEO Solomon Says Bank is Working with Anthropic, Vendors on Controls. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the bank is hyper-aware of the heightened capabilities of Anthropic’s Mythos model, as it works with the firm and security vendors to harness its potential. His comments come amid concern over the model’s ability to accelerate cyberattacks. First…
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Anthropic’s Mythos signals a structural cybersecurity shift
Tags: access, ai, attack, business, ciso, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, governance, network, offense, risk, supply-chain, technology, updateClaude Mythos Preview is a step up: A separate analysis from the UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) evaluated Mythos Preview itself.The evaluations involved both capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges and more complex ranges designed to simulate multi-step attack scenarios, where the model outperformed other AI systems.Mythos Preview came out on top in a 32-step corporate network attack…
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What role does Agentic AI play in enhancing SOC operations?
How Significant is Non-Human Identity Management in SOC Operations? Have you ever wondered how the management of non-human identities (NHIs) impacts the efficacy of Security Operations Centers (SOC)? With cybersecurity professionals strive to maintain a robust defense, effectively managing NHIs becomes a central concern. Let’s explore how this concept can revolutionize SOC operations by ensuring……
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Why Network Monitoring Alone Misses Application Attacks
Tags: application-security, attack, defense, detection, exploit, monitoring, network, tool, vulnerability, waf<div cla TL;DR Network security monitoring excels at traffic analysis and perimeter defense, yet research shows WAF alerts generate overwhelming noise with minimal correlation to actual exploit attempts. The gap exists because network tools operate at the packet level or network edge, while application attacks exploit vulnerabilities during code execution. Runtime application security through Application…
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Hackers Exploit MSBuild LOLBin to Evade Detection in Fileless Windows Attacks
Cyber attackers are increasingly using Living Off the Land Binaries (LOLBins) to bypass security detection. By leveraging legitimate system tools, these attacks avoid signature-based defenses and operate without dropping traditional malware files. One such LOLBin now gaining attention is MSBuild.exe, a native Windows development tool signed by Microsoft. Originally designed to build and run C# code from XML-based…
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Hackers claim control over Venice San Marco anti-flood pumps
Hackers breached Venice ‘s San Marco flood system, claiming control of pumps and the ability to disable defenses and flood coastal areas. The technologies that govern the physical world are the quiet infrastructure of modern life. From energy grids to water systems, from factories to flood defenses, operational technology (OT) has long had one essential…
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Hackers claim control over Venice San Marco anti-flood pumps
Hackers breached Venice ‘s San Marco flood system, claiming control of pumps and the ability to disable defenses and flood coastal areas. The technologies that govern the physical world are the quiet infrastructure of modern life. From energy grids to water systems, from factories to flood defenses, operational technology (OT) has long had one essential…
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Hungarian government creds left in the safe hands of ‘FrankLampard’
Nearly 800 state logins surfaced in breach data, including defense and NATO-linked accounts First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/11/hungary_government_logins_breach/
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Pentagon Memo Blasted Anthropic for PR Campaign
DOD Official: AI Firm Wanted ‘Approval Role in the Operational Decision Chain’. Internal memos used to by the Department of Defense to justify its decision to blacklist artificial intelligence firm Anthropic said the firm’s models could not be reliably controlled for military use. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/pentagon-memo-blasted-anthropic-for-pr-campaign-a-31398
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Alleged 10 Petabyte Data Theft From China’s Tianjin Supercomputing Hub
Hacker claims a 10 petabyte data theft from China’s Tianjin Supercomputing Center, raising concerns over exposed defense-related data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/alleged-10-petabyte-data-theft-from-chinas-tianjin-supercomputing-hub/