Tag: defense
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Nimbus Manticore Targets Defense and Telecom Industries with New Malware Attack
Check Point Research has identified a long-running campaign by the Iranian-aligned threat actor Nimbus Manticore”, also known as UNC1549, Smoke Sandstorm, and the “Iranian Dream Job” operation”, targeting defense manufacturers, telecommunications, and aviation entities aligned with IRGC priorities. Recent activity demonstrates a sharpened focus on Western Europe, notably Denmark, Sweden, and Portugal, with spear-phishing lures…
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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q3 2025
Tags: ai, automation, breach, ciso, cloud, cyber, defense, detection, edr, google, governance, guide, metric, office, RedTeam, risk, siem, soc, software, supply-chain, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustAmazingly, Medium has fixed the stats so my blog / podcast quarterly is back to life. As before, this covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog, Google Cloud community blog, and our Cloud Security Podcast (subscribe on Spotify). Gemini for docs based on this blog Top 10 posts with the most…
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Subtle Snail: Iran-Linked Espionage Campaign Targets European Telecom, Aerospace, and Defense
The post Subtle Snail: Iran-Linked Espionage Campaign Targets European Telecom, Aerospace, and Defense appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/subtle-snail-iran-linked-espionage-campaign-targets-european-telecom-aerospace-and-defense/
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TDL 005 – A Defender’s Journey: From Passion Project to Protecting Children Online
Tags: access, business, control, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, github, government, group, guide, identity, Internet, jobs, microsoft, network, open-source, privacy, risk, service, technology, tool, zero-trustSummary A Defender’s Journey: From Passion Project to Protecting Children Online In a recent episode of “The Defender’s Log,” host David Redekop sat down with cybersecurity expert Will Earp to discuss his unconventional path into the industry and his current mission-driven career. Earp, a self-proclaimed “tinkerer” from a young age, shared how his early fascination…
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Telecom exec: Salt Typhoon inspiring other hackers to use unconventional techniques
AT&T’s chief information security officer said attackers are going where traditional defenses are less commonly employed. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/telecom-exec-salt-typhoon-inspiring-other-hackers-to-use-unconventional-techniques/
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The AI Security Paradox: Why 85% of AI-Driven Threats Demand AI-First Defense
AI: The Double-Edged Sword in CybersecurityArtificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape in ways we’ve never seen before. But there’s a paradox: the very technology that attackers use to launch sophisticated, adaptive, and automated campaigns is also the most powerful tool defenders have at their disposal. Recent industry reports show that 85% of AI-generated…
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Organizations Must Update Defenses to Scattered Spider Tactics, Experts Urge
Experts at a Gartner event highlighted areas of focus in identity, processes and third-party risk management to tackle the novel tactics employed by Scattered Spider First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/update-defenses-scattered-spider/
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AI-powered phishing scams now use fake captcha pages to evade detection
The attack playbook: The phishing campaigns follow a familiar playbook at the outset. Victims typically receive spam emails that carry urgent, action-oriented messages such as “Password Reset Required” or “USPS Change of Address Notification”.Clicking on the embedded link doesn’t take the user directly to a credential-stealing site but instead loads what appears to be a…
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AI-powered phishing scams now use fake captcha pages to evade detection
The attack playbook: The phishing campaigns follow a familiar playbook at the outset. Victims typically receive spam emails that carry urgent, action-oriented messages such as “Password Reset Required” or “USPS Change of Address Notification”.Clicking on the embedded link doesn’t take the user directly to a credential-stealing site but instead loads what appears to be a…
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Subtle Snail Impersonation Tactics: How HR Representatives Can Engage Employees to Steal Login Credentials
Subtle Snail, an Iran-linked espionage group also tracked as UNC1549 under the Unyielding Wasp (Tortoiseshell) umbrella of the Charming Kitten network, has shifted its focus to European telecom, aerospace, and defense firms since June 2022. In a recent wave of attacks, the group compromised 34 devices across 11 organizations by masquerading as human resources representatives…
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CSO Awards winners highlight security innovation and transformation
Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, login, malicious, metric, mitre, network, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementFSU tackles third-party risk with tighter vendor management program: Organization: Florida State UniversityProject: Third-Party Risk Management ProgramSecurity leader: Bill Hunkapiller, CISOOfficials at Florida State University wanted to ensure that data shared with outside entities was well protected. To achieve that, CISO Bill Hunkapiller and his team revamped its third-party risk management program so that the…
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ESET uncovers GamaredonTurla collaboration in Ukraine cyberattacks
ESET found evidence that Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla collaborated in cyberattacks on Ukraine between February and April 2025. ESET reported Russia-linked groups Gamaredon and Turla collaborated in cyberattacks against entities in Ukraine. The Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Shuckworm, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) is known for targeting government, law enforcement, and defense organizations in Ukraine since 2013. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous…
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Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact
Tags: defenseArrangement follows big tech tie-ins claiming to offer £31B investment First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/20/uk_palantir_defense_pact/
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Gain Confidence with Stronger Cloud Defenses
How Can Non-Human Identities Fortify Your Cloud Security Strategy? When thinking about cybersecurity, how often do you consider the role of Non-Human Identities (NHIs)? With more organizations migrate to cloud-based systems, managing these machine identities has become critical to maintaining secure cloud. NHIs, which encompass encrypted passwords, tokens, and keys, function like digital passports and……
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Known. Emerging. Unstoppable? Ransomware Attacks Still Evade Defenses
Ransomware remains one of the most destructive threats”, because defenses keep failing. Picus Blue Report 2025 shows prevention dropped to 62%, while data exfiltration prevention collapsed to just 3%. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/known-emerging-unstoppable-ransomware-attacks-still-evade-defenses/
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Top 10 Best API Security Testing Companies in 2025
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have become the backbone of online business, connecting services, and enabling new customer experiences. However, as the API footprint grows, so does the attack surface making robust API security testing a critical pillar of enterprise cyber defense in 2025. Whether you’re a security analyst, DevSecOps…
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Top 10 Best API Security Testing Companies in 2025
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have become the backbone of online business, connecting services, and enabling new customer experiences. However, as the API footprint grows, so does the attack surface making robust API security testing a critical pillar of enterprise cyber defense in 2025. Whether you’re a security analyst, DevSecOps…
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Top 10 Best API Security Testing Companies in 2025
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have become the backbone of online business, connecting services, and enabling new customer experiences. However, as the API footprint grows, so does the attack surface making robust API security testing a critical pillar of enterprise cyber defense in 2025. Whether you’re a security analyst, DevSecOps…
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0-Click ChatGPT Agent Flaw Exposes Gmail Data to Attackers
Researchers have discovered acritical zero-click vulnerabilityin ChatGPT’s Deep Research agent that allows attackers to silently steal sensitive Gmail data without any user interaction. This sophisticated attack leveragesservice-side exfiltrationtechniques, making it invisible to traditional security defenses and representing a significant escalation in AI agent security threats. The Silent Data Theft Mechanism As per a report, the…
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Cyberthreat Law at Risk in Washington Spending Showdown
Senate Homeland Security Cancels Markup Session. Lawmakers are racing to extend a key cyber sharing law before it expires Sept. 30, but partisan gridlock and proposed restrictions on the U.S. cyber defense agency’s disinformation work threaten reauthorization – risking federal insight into active threats and chilling private cooperation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Agencies increasingly dive into AI for cyber defense, acting federal CISO says
Mike Duffy said feds are looking at ways to use it even more for cybersecurity. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/federal-agencies-ai-cyber-defense-mike-duffy-ciso/
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Top 10 Best NGFW (Next”‘Generation Firewall) Providers in 2025
Protecting digital infrastructure is critical in 2025, as cyber threats escalate in complexity and diversity. Next”‘Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) have become the cornerstone for enterprise security, offering not just robust traffic filtering, but also deep packet inspection, advanced threat intelligence, and seamless cloud integration for defense against today’s persistent and evolving threats. Why Top 10 Best…
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Brute force attacks hitting SonicWall firewall configuration backups
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, breach, cloud, computer, computing, credentials, data, defense, encryption, firewall, Hardware, login, mfa, password, phishing, software, technology, threatWhat are brute force attacks?: Brute force attacks use trial and error to crack passwords, login credentials, and encryption keys. They’ve been around since the beginning of the computer age, yet are still effective. Why? In part because people still use easily guessable passwords like ‘1234’, or their company’s name, or default passwords left on…
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Warning: Brute force attacks hitting SonicWall firewall configuration backups
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, breach, cloud, computer, computing, credentials, data, defense, encryption, firewall, Hardware, login, mfa, password, phishing, software, technology, threatWhat are brute force attacks?: Brute force attacks use trial and error to crack passwords, login credentials, and encryption keys. They’ve been around since the beginning of the computer age, yet are still effective. Why? In part because people still use easily guessable passwords like ‘1234’, or their company’s name, or default passwords left on…
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Why CrowdStrike Doesn’t See AI Replacing Security Analysts: President Mike Sentonas
For Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts on the front lines of cyber defense, the availability of powerful AI agents for automating routine security tasks means their roles are now becoming more essential, not less, CrowdStrike President Mike Sentonas said Wednesday. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/why-crowdstrike-doesn-t-see-ai-replacing-security-analysts-president-mike-sentonas
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North Korean operation uses ChatGPT to forge military IDs as part of cyberattack
The hacking group known as Kimsuky used generative AI to create South Korean military IDs used in a phishing campaign against defense-related institutions, researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/north-korea-kimsuky-hackers-phishing-fake-military-ids-chatgpt
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North Korean operation uses ChatGPT to forge military IDs as part of cyberattack
The hacking group known as Kimsuky used generative AI to create South Korean military IDs used in a phishing campaign against defense-related institutions, researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/north-korea-kimsuky-hackers-phishing-fake-military-ids-chatgpt
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From Quantum Hacks to AI Defenses Expert Guide to Building Unbreakable Cyber Resilience
Quantum computing and AI working together will bring incredible opportunities. Together, the technologies will help us extend innovation further and faster than ever before. But, imagine the flip side, waking up to news that hackers have used a quantum computer to crack your company’s encryption overnight, exposing your most sensitive data, rendering much of it…
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5 steps for deploying agentic AI red teaming
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, blizzard, business, cloud, control, data, defense, exploit, framework, gartner, governance, infrastructure, malicious, open-source, RedTeam, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, threat, tool, zero-trustFive steps to take towards implementing agentic red teaming: 1. Change your attitude Perhaps the biggest challenge for agentic red teaming is adjusting your perspective in how to defend your enterprise. “The days where database admins had full access to all data are over,” says Suer. “We need to have a fresh attitude towards data…