Tag: defense
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AI-Based Threats Usher in ‘Dark Period’ for Cyber Defenders
NightDragon CEO Dave DeWalt on Perfect Storm of Risks, Attackers and Hybrid Warfare. Cybersecurity has entered a dark phase as AI-powered attackers outpace defense teams. Dave DeWalt of NightDragon outlines how hybrid warfare, critical infrastructure risks and rapid innovation are reshaping global security priorities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-based-threats-usher-in-dark-period-for-cyber-defenders-a-31184
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AI-Based Threats Usher in ‘Dark Period’ for Cyber Defenders
NightDragon CEO Dave DeWalt on Perfect Storm of Risks, Attackers and Hybrid Warfare. Cybersecurity has entered a dark phase as AI-powered attackers outpace defense teams. Dave DeWalt of NightDragon outlines how hybrid warfare, critical infrastructure risks and rapid innovation are reshaping global security priorities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-based-threats-usher-in-dark-period-for-cyber-defenders-a-31184
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AI-Based Threats Usher in ‘Dark Period’ for Cyber Defenders
NightDragon CEO Dave DeWalt on Perfect Storm of Risks, Attackers and Hybrid Warfare. Cybersecurity has entered a dark phase as AI-powered attackers outpace defense teams. Dave DeWalt of NightDragon outlines how hybrid warfare, critical infrastructure risks and rapid innovation are reshaping global security priorities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-based-threats-usher-in-dark-period-for-cyber-defenders-a-31184
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New critical Citrix NetScaler hole of similar severity to CitrixBleed2, says expert
CSO in an email, because the hole allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to leak potentially sensitive information from the appliance’s memory.”This vulnerability is one that threat actors and researchers alike are paying attention to,” he said.The vulnerability carries similar ramifications to 2023’s CitrixBleed and 2025’s CitrixBleed2 memory leak vulnerabilities, Emmons added. Then, unauthenticated attackers with…
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How Cyberattacks Can Turn Battery Farms Into Grid Blackouts
Centrii’s Rafael Narezzi on Dangers of Weak Controls in Decentralized Energy Systems. As power systems decentralize to support AI workloads and rising energy demand, cyber defenses haven’t been keeping pace, says Rafael Narezzi of Centrii. In fact, in December 2025 in Poland, cyberattackers disrupted the power grid balance by targeting battery storage systems. First seen…
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CISA Forced Into ‘Reactive’ Cyber Posture Amid Shutdown
Acting Director Says Furloughs And Cuts Limit Proactive Cyber Defense. A prolonged Homeland Security department shutdown has sidelined much of the U.S. cyber defense agency, halting proactive cyber operations, delaying directives and weakening visibility into threats – conditions officials warn are increasing systemic risk across critical infrastructure. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisa-forced-into-reactive-cyber-posture-amid-shutdown-a-31189
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RSAC Cryptographers’ Panel Highlights AI Defense Challenges
Missing: Threat Models to Defend Against Attacks in the Age of Agentic AI. AI continues to rapidly reshape the cybersecurity ecosystem in unforeseen ways, leaving for now unanswered the question about how to best defend against it, warned panelists at the 35th annual Cryptographers’ Panel at RSAC Conference. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Miggo Security Expands Runtime Defense Platform With AI-BOM, Agentic Detection, and MCP Monitoring
Miggo Security is significantly expanding its Runtime Defense Platform at RSA Conference 2026, adding an AI Bill of Materials, runtime guardrails, and Agentic Detection and Response capabilities. The release is aimed at organizations running AI agents, Model Context Protocol toolchains, and shadow AI in production environments where existing security controls fall short. The problem Miggo..…
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AI Has Created a New Attack Surface and Encryption Is Not Enough
Tags: access, ai, attack, ciso, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, injection, intelligence, leak, LLM, microsoft, mitigation, network, risk, service, side-channel, sql, training, vulnerability<div cla Executive Insight For decades, enterprises relied on strong encryption to protect sensitive data in transit, and encryption used to be the end of the conversation. If an organization could say “we use TLS 1.3 and modern cipher suites,” that was enough to reassure boards, regulators, and customers that data in transit was…
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AI Has Created a New Attack Surface and Encryption Is Not Enough
Tags: access, ai, attack, ciso, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, injection, intelligence, leak, LLM, microsoft, mitigation, network, risk, service, side-channel, sql, training, vulnerability<div cla Executive Insight For decades, enterprises relied on strong encryption to protect sensitive data in transit, and encryption used to be the end of the conversation. If an organization could say “we use TLS 1.3 and modern cipher suites,” that was enough to reassure boards, regulators, and customers that data in transit was…
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FCC targets foreign router imports amid rising cybersecurity concerns
The FCC will ban new foreign-made routers in the U.S. over security risks, unless approved by DHS or defense authorities. The U.S. FCC announced a ban on importing new foreign-made consumer routers, citing unacceptable cyber and national security risks. The decision, backed by Executive Branch assessments, means such devices can no longer be sold or…
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Check Point etabliert Intelligenzebene, um agentenbasierte Systeme zu sichern
Check Point Software Technologies hat <> vorgestellt. Diese einheitliche KI-Sicherheitssteuerungsebene unterstützt Unternehmen dabei, die Vernetzung, Bereitstellung und den Betrieb von KI im gesamten Unternehmen zu steuern. Da sich KI-Systeme von Assistenten zu autonomen Akteuren entwickeln, die auf Daten zugreifen, Tools aufrufen und eigenständig handeln, bietet die Lösung die erforderliche Intelligenzebene, um […] First seen on…
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AI-Based Coding Redefines Software Development
Cisco’s Jeetu Patel: Everyone Will Be a ‘Manager of Agents’. Coding agents that once struggled below the surface level of basic web development can now refactor decades-old enterprise code at a speed and scale far beyond traditional teams, says Cisco’s Jeetu Patel. He explains how AI-built software and machine-scale defense redefine competitive advantage. First seen…
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The True Value in AI Lies in Execution
Venture Capitalist Art Coviello on AI Speed, Defense Gains, Disciplined Investing. Artificial intelligence drives cybersecurity gains but demands disciplined investment, said Art Coviello, investment committee chair at SYN Ventures. Teams should focus on measurable outcomes such as faster product development, improved efficiency and stronger cyber defense. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/true-value-in-ai-lies-in-execution-a-31152
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How AI Coding Tools Crushed the Endpoint Security Fortress
Security vendors have spent years building up defenses around the endpoint, but one researcher says AI coding tools have brought the walls down. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/ai-coding-tools-endpoint-security
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The CVE Program, a bedrock of global cyber defense, is teetering on the brink
A funding scare, AI and similar international initiatives are raising existential questions about the program’s future. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cve-program-ai-vulnerability-reports-funding/815594/
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SQL Server Ransomware Attacks: How They Work and How to Harden Your Database
Key Takeaways â— Documented SQL Server attacks have moved from initial access to ransomware deployment within the hour when exposure is high and defenses are absent, but attack timelines vary widely depending on privileges, host controls, segmentation, and attacker quality. â— Attackers escalate from SQL privileges to OS […] The post SQL Server Ransomware Attacks:…
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KnowBe4 Expands AIDA to Eight AI Agents at RSAC 2026, Targeting Fully Autonomous Human Risk Management
KnowBe4 is leaning hard into autonomous AI at RSAC 2026, using the conference to spotlight an expanding suite of AI agents it says is reducing security administration from hours to seconds. The company’s AIDA platform, short for Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents, now includes eight agents after the recent launch of the AIDA Orchestration Agent. That..…
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AI Forces CISOs to Rebuild Defense Playbooks
Francis deSouza of Google Cloud on Fighting AI-Driven Threats With AI. AI has redrawn the threat landscape for security leaders and forced a new operating model. Francis deSouza of Google Cloud says CISOs must counter faster, AI-driven attacks with AI-led defense, stronger governance and teams fluent in AI. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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NSFOCUS Threat Intelligence: Building an OpenClaw Defense System with Multiple-Layer Protection
In 2026, AI agents are being widely used. OpenClaw has become a high-frequency efficiency improvement tool for enterprises and developers with its autonomous decision-making and local execution capabilities. However, several authoritative security agencies have recently issued warnings: OpenClaw is facing multi-dimensional security threats from supply chain poisoning to remote control. When internal employees privately deploy…The…
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Why CISOs should embrace AI honeypots
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, credentials, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, hacker, LLM, mitigation, open-source, RedTeam, risk, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityWhy CISOs should consider honeypots: Another player in the AI honeypot space is Deutsche Telekom (DT). The firm is both a user and purveyor of AI-powered honeypots through its free, open-source platform ‘T-Pot.’ The most obvious advantage to their use, explains Marco Ochse, DT’s lead for threat analytics and mitigation, lies in how little these…
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Dataminr Launches Cyber Defense Suite That Fuses External Threat Signals With Internal Telemetry
Dataminr used RSAC 2026 to roll out Dataminr for Cyber Defense, a new product suite the company says is designed to move security teams from alert-driven response to preemptive, risk-prioritized action. The suite aims to combine Dataminr’s real-time event and threat detection with an organization’s internal telemetry so teams can quickly determine what matters to..…
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DOE Sets 5-Year Plan to Harden US Grid Against Cyberattacks
Roadmap Focuses on OT Security, Grid Hardening and Incident Response. A new Department of Energy strategy defines its role as sector risk manager for grid security, prioritizing OT defense, resilience and response – but analysts say it faces execution challenges tied to reduced funding, workforce constraints and reliance on weakened federal partners. First seen on…
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Securing the AI Frontier: Suzu Labs Sweeps 4 Global InfoSec Awards 2026
<div cla We are incredibly proud to announce a monumental achievement. At this year’s Global InfoSec Awards 2026, hosted by Cyber Defense Magazine, Suzu Labs was recognized with four prestigious awards, validating our position as a driving force in the future of AI-powered cybersecurity. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/securing-the-ai-frontier-suzu-labs-sweeps-4-global-infosec-awards-2026/
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Defenseless Defenders: Exploring Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Inhibitors
Learn how adversaries are shifting from evasion to systematically dismantling endpoint defenses to eliminate visibility, enforcement, and response. Explore how modern EDR inhibition techniques abuse legitimate system features and vulnerable drivers to quietly degrade protections with minimal detection. Understand why this once-advanced tradecraft is now standard practice”, and how it creates a critical blind spot…
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Quantum threats are already active and the defense response remains fragmented
Enterprises are moving toward post-quantum security at uneven speeds, and the gap between organizations that have built crypto-agility into their infrastructure and those that … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/23/ciso-post-quantum-crypto-agility/
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Tax Scam Google Ads Push BYOVD EDR Killer, Huntress Finds
Tax-themed Google Ads are being weaponized to deliver a BYOVD-based EDR killer, with Huntress linking a large-scale malvertising campaign to rogue ScreenConnect deployments and a vulnerable Huawei audio driver used to blind endpoint defenses before hands-on-keyboard activity. Sponsored Google Ads for queries such as “W2 tax form” and “W”‘9 Tax Forms 2026” led to realistic…
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Tax Scam Google Ads Push BYOVD EDR Killer, Huntress Finds
Tax-themed Google Ads are being weaponized to deliver a BYOVD-based EDR killer, with Huntress linking a large-scale malvertising campaign to rogue ScreenConnect deployments and a vulnerable Huawei audio driver used to blind endpoint defenses before hands-on-keyboard activity. Sponsored Google Ads for queries such as “W2 tax form” and “W”‘9 Tax Forms 2026” led to realistic…
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The drone swarm is coming, and NATO air defenses are too expensive to cope
Ukraine’s battlefield lessons show quantity and affordability now trump exquisite hardware First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/23/nato_air_defenses/