Tag: defense
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Trump Administration Unveils New Cyber Strategy For America
US national cyber strategy focuses on stronger defenses, countering threats, fostering innovation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/usa-unveils-new-cyber-strategy/
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Real Attack Alert Analysis: Strengthening Organizational Cyber Defense Through Early Detection
Executive Overview Organizations today face an expanding range of cyber threats targeting sensitive data, operational systems, and critical infrastructure. Attackers continuously refine their techniques to bypass traditional security controls, making proactive monitoring and rapid response essential for preventing major incidents. Modern security platforms such as endpoint detection and response systems and security information and event…
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MaaS VIP Keylogger Campaign Uses Steganography to Steal Credentials at Scale
A large-scale spear-phishing campaign distributing aVIP Keyloggervariant sold as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS). The campaign employs steganography, in-memory execution, and modular payload design to evade defenses while harvesting credentials across browsers, email clients, and collaboration tools. Researchers observed fraudulent purchase-order emails that encouraged victims to open an attached RAR file. The compressed archive contained an executable disguised…
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7 Most Influential Women in Cybersecurity You Should Follow in 2026
On April 18, 2016, the US Department of Defense did something it had never done in its history. It invited hackers in. 13 minutes after… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/7-most-influential-women-in-cybersecurity-you-should-follow-in-2026/
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4 ways to prepare your SOC for agentic AI
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, framework, governance, guide, identity, injection, intelligence, least-privilege, metric, mitre, radius, RedTeam, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, threat, toolBuild capabilities for AI governance, content and quality: Upskilling existing analysts alone is not enough. As AI agents begin operating across tools, making decisions and triggering actions with minimal human involvement, the demands on the SOC will extend well beyond traditional analyst capabilities, experts say.Content engineering, for instance, is one emerging requirement. In an AI-enabled…
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Hackers abuse .arpa DNS and ipv6 to evade phishing defenses
Threat actors are abusing the special-use “.arpa” domain and IPv6 reverse DNS in phishing campaigns that more easily evade domain reputation checks and email security gateways. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-arpa-dns-and-ipv6-to-evade-phishing-defenses/
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Securing Critical Infrastructure in a Time of War
A deep dive into Iranian cyber warfare and actionable defenses for network operators. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/securing-critical-infrastructure-in-a-time-of-war/
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Ein 360-Grad-Blick auf die Sicherheit im digitalen Raum
Die digitale Welt ist aus dem Gleichgewicht geraten: Technologie ist zur zentralen Machtfaktorin geworden und verschärft Cyber Crime, staatliche Cyberangriffe und digitale Abhängigkeiten. Mit dem neuen Wheel of Motion zeigt das BSI, wie Deutschland und Europa diesen Bedrohungen durch Cyber Automation, Cyber Defense und Cyber Control wirksam begegnen können. Ziel ist ein ganzheitlicher 360″‘Grad”‘Ansatz, der……
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How Each Gulf Country Is Intercepting Iranian Missiles and Drones
As missiles and drones cross the region’s skies, the Gulf’s layered air-defense networks”, from THAAD to Patriot batteries”, are being tested in real time. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/how-each-gulf-country-is-intercepting-iranian-missiles-and-drones/
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Trump Pledges Action on Cybercrime and Cyberspace Threats
Trump Signs Executive Order and Publishes Cyberspace Strategy. U.S. President Donald Trump signed Friday afternoon an executive order directing federal prosecutors, cyber defense officials and diplomats to ramp up efforts to combat cybercriminal gangs. Trump signed the order in tandem with publishing a five-page cybersecurity strategy. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/trump-pledges-action-on-cybercrime-cyberspace-threats-a-30942
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TDL – Defense Before Offense: Leadership, Risk, and the Cost of Bad Decisions – Steven Elliott
From the Battlefield to the Boardroom: Lessons in Defense In the latest episode of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Steven Elliott, CFO of Adam Networks, to explore the surprising parallels between military operations, financial management, and cybersecurity. A Journey of Unpredictable Paths Elliott’s background is anything but linear. From a small…
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ClickFix attackers using new tactic to evade detection, says Microsoft
AppData\Local that is then invoked through cmd.exe to write a VBScript to %Temp%. The batch script is executed via cmd.exe with the /launched command-line argument, and is then executed again through MSBuild.exe, resulting in LOLBin abuse. The script connects to Crypto Blockchain RPC endpoints, indicating etherhiding technique, and also performs QueueUserAPC()-based code injection into chrome.exe…
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Pentagon Moves to Cut Anthropic From Defense AI Work
Defense Contractors May Be Forced to Remove Claude From Pentagon Programs. The Pentagon labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk after accusing the artificial intelligence firm of restricting military use of its tools, a move that could force defense contractors to cut ties with Claude as the company prepares a legal challenge and the tech sector warns…
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Anthropic and the Pentagon
OpenAI is in and Anthropic is out as a supplier of AI technology for the US defense department. This news caps a week of bluster by the highest officials in the US government towards some of the wealthiest titans of the big tech industry, and the overhanging specter of the existential risks posed by a…
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Challenges and projects for the CISO in 2026
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, awareness, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, framework, group, identity, intelligence, leak, mobile, network, service, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, trainingHazel DÃez (Banco Santander), Roberto Lara (Vodafone), Marijus Briedis (NordVPN), Ãlvaro Fernández (Sophos), and Ãngel Ortiz (Cisco). Banco Santander, Vodafone, NordVPN, Sophos y Cisco. Montaje: Foundry Against this backdrop, Cisco defines AI as “the fundamental technology that will set the cybersecurity agenda in 2026,” in the words of Ortiz, who refers to the company’s Integrated…
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OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 doubles down on safety as competition heats up
In the midst of recent developments and controversies surrounding a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, OpenAI released the GPT-5.4 model. The release comes at a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/06/openai-chatgpt-gpt%e2%80%915-4-model-release/
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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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Tech Giants, Washington Rally for Anthropic in Pentagon Feud
Lawmakers, Industry Warn Supply-Chain Risk Label Sets Dangerous Precedent for Tech. Major tech firms, defense leaders and lawmakers are rallying behind Anthropic as the Pentagon threatens to label the AI developer a supply-chain risk after a dispute over surveillance safeguards, raising fears the move could chill AI investment and reshape government tech contracting. First seen…
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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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AI Adoption Is Forcing Security Teams to Rethink Browser Defense
As organizations rush to adopt generative AI tools, the humble web browser has quietly become one of the most critical, and vulnerable, points in the enterprise security stack. Dhawal Sharma, executive vice president for product strategy at Zscaler, discusses how browser-based workflows, AI tools and unmanaged devices are reshaping the threat landscape and forcing security..…
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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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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
root access to the device.”And CVE-2026-20131 is described thusly: “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root.”There are no workarounds for either…
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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
root access to the device.”And CVE-2026-20131 is described thusly: “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root.”There are no workarounds for either…
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Anthropic CEO Calls OpenAI’s Military Messaging ‘Straight Up Lies’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is openly challenging how OpenAI describes its defense work, sharpening the debate over what AI “guardrails” really mean. The post Anthropic CEO Calls OpenAI’s Military Messaging ‘Straight Up Lies’ appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-anthropic-ceo-openai-military-messaging-lies/
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Why Threat-Led Defense Should Be on Every CISO’s Priority List in 2026
<div cla First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/why-threat-led-defense-should-be-on-every-cisos-priority-list-in-2026/
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Reclaim Security Raises $26M to Eliminate the 27-Day Remediation Gap
New York, USA, March 4th, 2026, CyberNewswire The industry must pivot to Preemptive Defense: As agentic tools like Claude Code enable attackers to scan and exploit vulnerabilities at machine speed, a >>prioritized list<< is no longer a defense; it's a liability. Reclaim Security, a preemptive exposure-remediation platform, today announced $26 million in total funding, including…
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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…