Tag: defense
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Deepwatch® Expands SIEM-Agnostic Guardian MDR Platform with Support for Securonix®
Deepwatch Operationalizes Securonix with NEXAAgentic AI and 24/7 Elite SOC Palo Alto, CA”, February 24, 2026″, Deepwatch, the leader in Precision MDR powered by AI + humans, today announced native support for Securonix, a six-time Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for SIEM, within the Deepwatch Guardian MDR Platform. The integration operationalizes Securonix’s Unified Defense…
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From Exposure to Assurance: How CTEM and MITRE INFORM Enable Modern Cyber Defense
What if you could prove”, right now”, that your defenses actually work? See how CTEM and MITRE INFORM turn exposure data into real, board-level confidence. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/from-exposure-to-assurance-how-ctem-and-mitre-inform-enable-modern-cyber-defense/
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Autonomer KI-Agent für das Human-Risk-Management
KnowBe4 führt AIDA-Orchestration ein. Dabei handelt es sich um den achten KI-gestützten Agenten in der KnowBe4-Suite, bekannt als AIDA (Artificial-Intelligence-Defense-Agents). Der AIDA-Orchestration-Agent ist ein autonomes, KI-gestütztes System für das Human-Risk-Management. Er erstellt, plant und verwaltet unabhängig personalisierte Phishing-Sicherheitstests und Security-Awareness-Trainings auf Benutzerebene, die sich dynamisch an das Risikoprofil jeder Person anpassen. Dadurch entfallen manuelle Kampagnen,…
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How to Maximize DDoS Readiness with Proactive Protection Strategies
Strengthen DDoS Readiness with proactive protection strategies, risk assessments, traffic monitoring, scalable defenses, and rapid response planning. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/maximize-ddos-readiness-proactive-protection-strategies/
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Euro allies aiming to rapidly build low-cost air defense weapons
Tags: defenseWe like our surface-to-air weapons affordable First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/uk_joins_european_allies_aiming/
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The rise of the evasive adversary
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, china, cloud, credentials, crime, crowdstrike, crypto, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, korea, lazarus, leak, mail, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, north-korea, open-source, phishing, ransomware, remote-code-execution, russia, saas, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayBig game hunters tighten their grip: CrowdStrike’s research highlights how big game hunting (BGH) ransomware actors have remained the dominant force in the eCrime landscape.Punk Spider, a group responsible for developing and maintaining Russian-language Akira ransomware, and its associated Akira dedicated leak site, conducted 198 intrusions in 2025, a 134% increase year over year. Victim-shaming operations…
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Moving From Anomalies to Connections in Fraud Defense
Shared Network Intelligence Adds Ecosystem Visibility to AI Models. Fraudsters collaborate, but most banks still detect fraud alone. This imbalance has defined fraud prevention for years. Now CISOs and fraud practitioners are rethinking their approach using network intelligence signals. Network intelligence shifts the lens by focusing on relationships across banks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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ManagedDefense für ManagedProvider
Arctic Wolf gibt neue Endpoint-Sicherheitsfunktionen für seine Managed-Service-Provider-(MSP)-Partner bekannt. Mit der Einführung von Aurora-Managed-Endpoint-Defense, das Teil der Arctic-Wolf-Aurora-Plattform ist, können Partner ihre Kunden künftig noch umfassender schützen, die Servicebereitstellung effizient gestalten und ihr Angebot an Managed-Security-Services weiter ausbauen. Während MSPs ihre Kundenbasis erweitern, kann der Anspruch, jederzeit umfassenden Schutz zu ermöglichen, erhöhten Druck hinsichtlich Margen…
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TDL 016 – Speed, Risk, and Responsibility in the Age of AI – Rafael Ramirez
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, country, cyber, data, defense, detection, dns, firewall, governance, government, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, Internet, law, linkedin, login, mfa, microsoft, network, risk, saas, service, skills, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-trustSummary In a recent episode of The Defenders Log, host David Redekop sat down with cyber security expert Rafael Ramirez to navigate the rapidly shifting landscape of AI security. As we move deeper into 2026, the duo explored how artificial intelligence has evolved from simple chatbots into powerful, autonomous “agentic” systems. The Double-Edged Sword of…
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Dynamic Objects in Active Directory: The Stealthy Threat
Active Directory’s “dynamic objects” feature offers attackers a perfect evasion cloak. These objects automatically self-destruct without a trace, so they allow adversaries to bypass quotas, pollute access lists, and persist in the cloud, leaving forensic investigators with nothing to analyze. Key takeaways The threat: Dynamic objects self-delete without leaving any traces, or “tombstones” in AD…
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Turning Security Alerts into Actionable Defense
In today’s threat landscape, cyberattacks are no longer isolated incidents they are continuous, automated, and increasingly sophisticated. Organizations must move beyond traditional monitoring and adopt intelligent, real-time detection platforms capable of identifying both known and emerging threats. Seceon’s aiSIEM platform exemplifies this next-generation approach by delivering contextualized, behavior-driven security intelligence. The following real-world attack First…
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Agentic AI in Cybersecurity is a Smarter, Faster Path to Resilience
Agentic AI is transforming cybersecurity by enabling autonomous threat detection, real-time response, and proactive defense across modern infrastructure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/agentic-ai-in-cybersecurity-is-a-smarter-faster-path-to-resilience/
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AI-Empowered Cybersecurity: Key Events and Emerging Trends in 2025
In September 2025, Anthropic disclosed a groundbreaking incident”, the world’s first autonomous AI-driven cyberattack. This event, documented as the first large-scale cyber offensive primarily executed by AI with minimal human intervention, underscored the immense threat posed by AI agents in malicious applications. The attackers posed as representatives of a legitimate cybersecurity firm conducting a defense assessment.…
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Your Most Dangerous User Is Not Human: How AI Agents and MCP Servers Broke the Internal API Walled Garden
Highlights The Perimeter is Porous: Modern Agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) have effectively turned internal data centers inside out, making the “internal API” security model obsolete. The “Confused Deputy” Risk: Legitimate AI agents act as trusted internal entities but can be exploited to bypass Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, as seen in…
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Cogent Security Gets $42M to Boost AI Vulnerability Defense
Series A Led by Bain Capital Ventures Targets Autonomous Remediation Platform. Cogent Security secured $42 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform. Backed by Bain Capital Ventures, the company plans to triple staff, enhance model accuracy and scale its agent-based architecture to help enterprises automate remediation and counter AI-driven cyberattacks. First seen…
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ONCD official says Trump administration aims to bolster AI use for defense without increasing risk
Alexandra Seymour also talked about cyber workforce goals, including emulating Israel’s Unit 8200. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/trump-administration-ai-cybersecurity-oncd-strategy/
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Findings From The Tidal Cyber 2025 Threat-Led Defense Report
<div cla The Tidal Cyber 2025 Threat-Led Defense Report represents a groundbreaking shift in cybersecurity analysis by placing real adversary behavior at the forefront of defense strategies. Read the Full Report, or an overview of our findings below. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/findings-from-the-tidal-cyber-2025-threat-led-defense-report/
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NDSS 2025 Defending Against Backdoor Attacks On Graph Neural Networks Via Discrepancy Learning
Tags: attack, backdoor, conference, defense, framework, Internet, ml, network, risk, technology, threat, vulnerabilitySession 12D: ML Backdoors Authors, Creators & Presenters: Hao Yu (National University of Defense Technology), Chuan Ma (Chongqing University), Xinhang Wan (National University of Defense Technology), Jun Wang (National University of Defense Technology), Tao Xiang (Chongqing University), Meng Shen (Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China), Xinwang Liu (National University of Defense Technology) PAPER DShield: Defending…
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Hackers Hide Malware in Emoji-Based Code to Bypass Security Defenses
Hackers are increasingly abusing emoji and other Unicode tricks to hide malicious code, bypass filters, and evade modern security controls, including AI-powered defenses. This emerging technique, known as emoji or Unicode smuggling, turns harmless-looking characters into stealth carriers for commands, data, and exploit payloads. Emoji smuggling is an obfuscation technique in which attackers encode malicious content using…
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Hackers Hide Malware in Emoji-Based Code to Bypass Security Defenses
Hackers are increasingly abusing emoji and other Unicode tricks to hide malicious code, bypass filters, and evade modern security controls, including AI-powered defenses. This emerging technique, known as emoji or Unicode smuggling, turns harmless-looking characters into stealth carriers for commands, data, and exploit payloads. Emoji smuggling is an obfuscation technique in which attackers encode malicious content using…
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Koi Purchase Bolsters Palo Alto’s AI Attack Surface Defense
$300M Acquisition Strengthens Palo Alto Networks’ XDR and AI Governance Platform. Palo Alto Networks plans to acquire Koi Security for $300 million to address growing AI-driven endpoint risks. The startup’s technology adds deep visibility into AI agents plug-ins and nonbinary code, enhancing Cortex XDR and Prisma AIRS as enterprises confront a growing unmanaged AI attack…
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Why are cybersecurity professionals confident in Agentic AI defenses?
How Are Non-Human Identities Reshaping Cloud Security Strategies? In what ways do organizations manage evolving digital machine identities? The rapid increase in machine-to-machine communications has brought about a new dimension of security considerations, particularly with the rise of Non-Human Identities (NHIs). NHIs, primarily composed of secrets like encrypted passwords, tokens, or keys, demand a strategic……
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Why I Chose to Join AttackIQ as a Senior Advisor
After 30 years in cyber defense and research, I joined AttackIQ to bring clarity and prioritize what truly matters in security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/why-i-chose-to-join-attackiq-as-a-senior-advisor/
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EdTech Magazine – What Minimum Viable Cybersecurity Looks Like for K12 Districts
This article was originally published in EdTech Magazine on 02/11/26 by Didi Gluck. As ransomware and phishing attacks grow more sophisticated, districts can’t rely on perimeter defenses alone. Cybersecurity has become a top priority for K12 districts, not just to keep students safe online but to ensure continuity across devices, systems and end user accounts.…
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From Shadow APIs to Shadow AI: How the API Threat Model Is Expanding Faster Than Most Defenses
The shadow technology problem is getting worse. Over the past few years, organizations have scaled microservices, cloud-native apps, and partner integrations faster than corporate governance models could keep up, resulting in undocumented or shadow APIs. We’re now seeing this pattern all over again with AI systems. And, even worse, AI introduces non-deterministic behavior, autonomous actions,…