Tag: defense
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KnowBe4 feiert ein Jahrzehnt KI-Innovation mit sieben aktiven KI-Agenten auf dem Markt
KnowBe4 blickt auf ein Jahrzehnt Pionierarbeit im Bereich der künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) in der Cybersicherheit zurück. In diesem Jahr feiert das Unternehmen das zehnjährige Jubiläum seit der Veröffentlichung der Beta-Version von AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents). Dieser Meilenstein stärkt die Position von KnowBe4 bei Sicherheitstrainings von Menschen und KI-Agenten sowie seine Position als einziger Anbieter…
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KnowBe4 feiert zehn Jahre KI-Innovation mit sieben AI Defense Agents im Einsatz
Bereits seit 2016 arbeitet KnowBe4 auf Basis von über 15 Jahren gesammelter Daten zu Benutzerverhalten und Bedrohungsinformationen an KI-gesteuerten Sicherheitslösungen. Das Unternehmen kombinierte frühzeitig Phishing, Vishing und Smishing First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/knowbe4-feiert-zehn-jahre-ki-innovation-mit-sieben-ai-defense-agents-im-einsatz/a43511/
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Measuring Agentic AI Posture: A New Metric for CISOs
In cybersecurity, we live by our metrics. We measure Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), Dwell Time, and Patch Cadence. These numbers indicate to the Board how quickly we respond when issues arise. But in the era of Agentic AI, reaction speed is no longer enough. When an AI Agent or an MCP server is compromised,…
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The Agentic AI Posture Score: A New Metric for CISOs
In cybersecurity, we live by our metrics. We measure Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), Dwell Time, and Patch Cadence. These numbers tell the Board how fast we react when things go wrong. But in the era of Agentic AI, reaction speed is no longer enough. When an AI Agent or an MCP server is compromised,…
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Swarmer Tool Abuses Windows Registry to Evade Detection and Persist on Systems
Swarmer, a sophisticated tool designed to manipulate Windows registry hives while bypassing endpoint detection systems. The tool exploits legacy Windows infrastructure to achieve persistent access without triggering traditional EDR monitoring systems that typically flag direct registry modifications. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions have significantly hardened defenses against conventional registry persistence techniques. Classic methods using…
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Matanbuchus Malware Evolves to Bypass AV Defenses by Swapping Core Components
Matanbuchus is a malicious C++-based downloader that has been sold as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) since 2020. Initially known as a simple loader for second-stage payloads, it has steadily evolved into a flexible backdoor platform that is increasingly tied to ransomware operations. In July 2025, researchers observed Matanbuchus version 3.0 in the wild, featuring redesigned components, stronger…
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How Can CISOs Respond to Ransomware Getting More Violent?
Ransomware defense requires focusing on business resilience. This means patching issues promptly, improving user education, and deploying multi-factor authentication. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-cisos-respond-ransomware-getting-more-violent
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NIST’s AI guidance pushes cybersecurity boundaries
Tags: access, ai, ciso, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, framework, intelligence, nist, risk, risk-assessment, software, threatThe limits of ‘AI is just software’: NIST’s instinct to frame AI as an extension of traditional software allows organizations to reuse familiar concepts, risk assessment, access control, logging, defense in depth, rather than starting from zero. Workshop participants repeatedly emphasized that many controls do transfer, at least in principle.But some experts argue that the…
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Acting CISA Chief Flagged for Uploading Sensitive Government Files Into ChatGPT
The acting head of the federal government’s top cyber defense agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning last summer after uploading sensitive government documents into a public version of ChatGPT, according to four Department of Homeland Security officials familiar with the incident. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cisa-chief-internal-cybersecurity-warning/
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Old Windows quirks help punch through new admin defenses
Google researcher sits on UAC bypass for ages, only for it to become valid with new security feature First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/28/google_windows_admin_exploit/
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Interconnectedness, extortion risk make cybersecurity a healthcare C-suite priority
A new report from Trellix reviews the biggest breaches, describes the most effective defenses and profiles the most dangerous attackers. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/health-care-cybersecurity-threats-report-trellix/810608/
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Attackers use Windows App-V scripts to slip infostealer past enterprise defenses
A malware delivery campaign detailed by Blackpoint researchers employs an impressive array of tricks to deliver an infostealer to employees without triggering enterprise … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/27/malware-delivery-via-windows-app-v-lolbin/
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CTEM in Practice: Prioritization, Validation, and Outcomes That Matter
Cybersecurity teams increasingly want to move beyond looking at threats and vulnerabilities in isolation. It’s not only about what could go wrong (vulnerabilities) or who might attack (threats), but where they intersect in your actual environment to create real, exploitable exposure.Which exposures truly matter? Can attackers exploit them? Are our defenses effective?Continuous Threat Exposure First…
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Unplugged holes in the npm and yarn package managers could let attackers bypass defenses against Shai-Hulud
Tags: authentication, bug-bounty, control, corporate, defense, email, github, guide, hacker, malicious, malware, microsoft, vulnerabilitydisabling the ability to run lifecycle scripts, commands that run automatically during package installation,saving lockfile integrity checks (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, and others) to version control (git). The lockfile records the exact version and integrity hash of every package in a dependency tree. On subsequent installs, the package manager checks incoming packages against these hashes, and if…
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NDSS 2025 ERW-Radar
Tags: antivirus, china, conference, defense, detection, Internet, malicious, network, ransomware, softwareAuthors, Creators & Presenters: Lingbo Zhao (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yuhui Zhang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zhilu Wang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Fengkai Yuan (Institute of Information Engineering, CAS), Rui Hou (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences) PAPER ERW-Radar: An Adaptive…
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Hackers can bypass npm’s Shai-Hulud defenses via Git dependencies
The defense mechanisms that NPM introduced after the ‘Shai-Hulud’ supply-chain attacks have weaknesses that allow threat actors to bypass them via Git dependencies. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-can-bypass-npms-shai-hulud-defenses-via-git-dependencies/
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Lazarus Hackers Target European Drone Manufacturers in Active Campaign
The North Korean state-sponsored Lazarus hacking group has launched a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting European defense contractors involved in uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing. The attacks appear directly linked to North Korea’s efforts to accelerate its domestic drone production capabilities through industrial espionage. The targeted organizations include a metal engineering firm, an aircraft component manufacturer,…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Firewall Flaws, AI-Built Malware, Browser Traps, Critical CVEs & More
Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems, and habits people stop questioning. This week’s recap shows that pattern clearly.Attackers are moving faster than defenses, mixing old tricks with new paths. “Patched” no longer means safe, and every day, software keeps becoming the entry point.What follows is a set of…
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The New ATO Playbook: Session Hijacking, MFA Bypass, and Credential Abuse Trends for 2026
Account takeover didn’t disappear, it evolved Account takeover (ATO) and credential abuse aren’t new.What’s changed is how attackers do it and why many traditional defenses no longer catch it early. Today’s ATO attacks don’t always start with: Instead, they increasingly rely on: The result: fewer alerts, more successful takeovers. This shift reflects a broader… First…
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Smarter DDoS security at scale
Block first, ask questions later: One way to minimize the impact of encrypted attack traffic is to simply drop it before decrypting. There are several methods we employ to filter out the garbage quickly and efficiently:Known source blocking: Many attackers are now using open internet proxies to hide the source of their HTTPS attacks. We constantly…
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From Incident to Insight: How Forensic Recovery Drives Adaptive Cyber Resilience
When ransomware cripples a business’s systems or stealthy malware slips past defenses, the first instinct is to get everything back online as quickly as possible. That urgency is understandable, Cybersecurity Ventures estimates ransomware damage costs $156 million per day. But businesses cannot let speed overshadow the more pressing need to understand exactly what happened,.. First…
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Latin American Orgs Lack Confidence in Cyber Defenses, Skills
Cybersecurity professionals in Latin America are least likely to have faith in their countries’ preparedness for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, the World Economic Forum says. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/latin-american-confidence-cyber-defenses-skills
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Securing the Future: Practical Approaches to Digital Sovereignty in Google Workspace
Tags: access, attack, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, data, defense, dora, email, encryption, GDPR, google, Hardware, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, law, malware, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, zero-trustSecuring the Future: Practical Approaches to Digital Sovereignty in Google Workspace madhav Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:35 In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data privacy and sovereignty have become top priorities for organizations worldwide. With the proliferation of cloud services and the tightening of global data protection regulations, security professionals face mounting pressure to ensure their…
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Hackers Weaponize 2,500+ Security Tools to Disable Endpoint Defenses Before Ransomware Attacks
A sophisticated campaign has weaponized over 2,500 variants of a legitimate security driver to disable endpoint protection before deploying ransomware and remote access trojans. Attackers are abusing truesight.sys, a kernel-mode driver from Adlice Software’s RogueKiller antivirus suite. The legacy version 2.0.2 contains a critical vulnerability allowing arbitrary process termination via IOCTL command 0x22E044. This enables…
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Three vulnerabilities in Anthropic Git MCP Server could let attackers tamper with LLMs
mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025-12.18.The three vulnerabilities are·CVE-2025-68143, an unrestricted git_init.·CVE-2025-68145, a path validation bypass.·CVE-2025-68144, an argument injection in git_diff.Unlike other vulnerabilities in MCP servers that required specific configurations, these work on any configuration of Anthropic’s official server, out of the box, Cyata says.Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard introduced by Anthropic in 2024 to…
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Germany and Israel Pledge Cybersecurity Alliance
Berlin Readies Legislation Authorizing More Aggressive Stance in Cyberspace. Germany wants to drastically step up defenses against cyberattacks from foes such as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, and it’s looking to key ally Israel for lessons and cooperation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/germany-israel-pledge-cybersecurity-alliance-a-30568