Tag: defense
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Passwords are still breaking compliance programs
The security stack has grown, but audits still stumble on passwords. CISOs see this every year. An organization may have strong endpoint tools, layered network defenses, and a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/06/passwords-compliance-control/
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Why Arbor Edge Defense and CDN-Based DDoS protection are better together
Tags: ai, attack, botnet, cloud, control, data, ddos, defense, firewall, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, mitigation, network, router, threat, vulnerabilityLow-volume, stealthy application-layer attacksTransmission Control Protocol (TCP) state exhaustion attacksOutbound threats from compromised internal hostsAttacks that bypass CDN routing (for example, direct-to-IP attacks)These gaps leave critical infrastructure vulnerable, especially when attackers use dynamic, multivector techniques designed to evade upstream defenses. Arbor Edge Defense: The first and last line of defense: NETSCOUT’s AED is uniquely positioned…
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Why cybersecurity needs to focus more on investigation and less on just detection and response
Tags: access, attack, breach, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, network, resilience, risk, threat, tool, vulnerabilityInvestigation: Where the real insights lie: This is where investigation comes in. Think of investigation as the part where you understand the full story. It’s like detective work: not just looking at the footprints, but figuring out where they came from, who’s leaving them, and why they’re trying to break in in the first place.…
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5 myths about DDoS attacks and protection
Myth 2: DDoS attacks only involve flooding networks with large amounts of traffic.: In the early days of DDoS, the vast majority of attacks were large traffic floods. However, DDoS attacks have evolved over time, becoming more surgically targeted and complex. The media continues to report on the largest, most shocking attacks that are terabits…
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NIST and MITRE partner to test AI defense technology for critical infrastructure
Experts said the new partnership should focus on making AI-based systems more reliable. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/nist-ai-security-critical-infrastructure-mitre-center/808652/
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CTO New Year’s Resolutions for a More Secure 2026
From securing MCPs and supply chain defenses to formal AI and quantum governance, experts share their wish lists for cyber safety in 2026. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cto-new-year-resolutions-for-a-more-secure-2026
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NDSS 2025 Understanding Data Importance In Machine Learning Attacks
Session 7D: ML Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Rui Wen (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Michael Backes (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Yang Zhang (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security) PAPER Understanding Data Importance in Machine Learning Attacks: Does Valuable Data Pose Greater Harm? Machine learning has revolutionized numerous domains, playing a crucial…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Predictions for 2026: AI Attack Acceleration, Automated Remediation, Custom-Made AI Security Tools, Machine Identity Threats, and More
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, ciso, cloud, computer, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, governance, group, identity, intelligence, mitigation, risk, service, threat, tool, zero-dayIn this special edition, Tenable leaders forecast key 2026 trends, including: AI will make attacks more plentiful and less costly; machine identities will become the top cloud risk; preemptive cloud and exposure management will dethrone runtime detection; and automated remediation gets the go-ahead. Key takeaways AI will supercharge the speed and volume of traditional cyber…
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CTO New Year Resolutions for a More Secure 2026
From securing MCPs and supply chain defenses to formal AI and quantum governance, experts share their wish lists for cyber safety in 2026. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cto-new-year-resolutions-for-a-more-secure-2026
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The MSSP Security Management Platform: Enabling Scalable, Intelligence-Driven Cyber Defense
Introduction: Why MSSPs Need a New Security Backbone Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) are operating in one of the most demanding environments in cybersecurity today. They are expected to defend multiple organizations simultaneously, across different industries, infrastructures, and threat profiles all while maintaining strict service-level agreements, operational efficiency, and consistent detection accuracy. At the First…
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Fears Mount That US Federal Cybersecurity Is Stagnating”, or Worse
Government staffing cuts and instability, including this year’s prolonged shutdown, could be hindering US digital defense and creating vulnerabilities. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-federal-cybersecurity/
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Equifax Europe CISO: Notorious breach spurred cybersecurity transformation
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, computer, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, dora, espionage, finance, framework, google, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, network, nis-2, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, strategy, technology, threat, updateCloud as a new technological axis: Equifax’s $3 billion migration to the cloud, “which had been brewing for about seven years” and which the company says is the largest technological investment in its history, has involved moving more than 300 systems, over 30 product families, and thousands of customers to the company’s cloud platform, Equifax Cloud, in Spain…
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How does AI decision making help companies stay ahead of threats
How Do Non-Human Identities Shape Our Approach to Cybersecurity? Are you aware of how machine identities are silently reshaping cybersecurity? With the rise of Non-Human Identities (NHIs), the traditional approach to cybersecurity needs a significant shift. These NHIs, such as machine identities, are pivotal in forming a robust defense line against potential threats. Understanding their……
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NDSS 2025 PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-To-End Tunnels
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Daniel J. Bernstein (University of Illinois at Chicago and Academia Sinica), Tanja Lange (Eindhoven University of Technology amd Academia Sinica), Jonathan Levin (Academia Sinica and Eindhoven University of Technology), Bo-Yin Yang (Academia Sinica) PAPER PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-to-End Tunnels This paper introduces PQConnect, a post-quantum end-to-end tunneling…
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Hackers Promote “VOID” AV Killer Claiming Kernel-Level Defense Evasion
A threat actor operating under the handle Crypt4You has begun advertising a sophisticated new offensive tool on underground cybercrime forums, marketed as a >>kernel-level>crypters
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New Spear-Phishing Attack Targeting Security Individuals in the Israel Region
Israel’s National Cyber Directorate has issued an urgent alert warning of an active spear-phishing campaign specifically targeting individuals employed in security and defense-related sectors. The operation, linked to infrastructure associated with APT42 (also known as Charming Kitten), represents a deliberate and sophisticated threat targeting high-value personnel rather than opportunistic mass phishing. The attack leverages WhatsApp…
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New Tech Deployments That Cyber Insurers Recommend for 2026
An analysis of cyber-insurance claims data shows which cyber defenses actually work for policyholders. Here are six technologies that will pay off for companies in 2026. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybersecurity-tech-recommended-by-cyber-insurer-claims-data
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Top 5 real-world AI security threats revealed in 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, chatgpt, cloud, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, data-breach, defense, email, exploit, flaw, framework, github, gitlab, google, injection, least-privilege, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, nvidia, open-source, openai, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityA critical remote code execution (RCE) in open-source AI agent framework Langflow that was also exploited in the wildAn RCE flaw in OpenAI’s Codex CLIVulnerabilities in NVIDIA Triton Inference ServerRCE vulnerabilities in major AI inference server frameworks, including those from Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and open-source projects such as vLLM and SGLangVulnerabilities in open-source compute framework…
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Tipps für CISOs, die die Branche wechseln wollen
Tipps für CISOs mit “Vertical-Switch-Ambitionen”.In der Außenperspektive sollte es für Menschen, die es zum Chief Information Security Officer gebracht haben, eigentlich kein Problem sein, die Branche zu wechseln. In der Realität stellen viele Sicherheitsentscheider allerdings regelmäßig fest, dass das Gegenteil der Fall ist: Wenn man einmal in einer bestimmten Branche tätig ist, gestaltet es sich…
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CERN: how does the international research institution manage risk?
Tags: access, ai, business, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, framework, governance, group, international, iot, LLM, network, risk, service, strategy, technology, toolStefan Lüders and Tim Bell of CERN. CERNEmploying proprietary technology can introduce risks, according to Tim Bell, leader of CERN’s IT governance, risk and compliance section, who is responsible for business continuity and disaster recovery. “If you’re a visitor to a university, you’ll want to bring your laptop and use it at CERN. We can’t…
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Counterfeit defenses built on paper have blind spots
Tags: defenseCounterfeit protection often leans on the idea that physical materials have quirks no attacker can copy. A new study challenges that comfort by showing how systems built on … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/24/counterfeit-defenses-paper-puf-security/
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Interpol sweep takes down cybercrooks in 19 countries
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, botnet, business, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, finance, fraud, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, interpol, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, russia, scam, service, theft, threatA ‘very good thing’: The fact that the same operation broke ransomware operations and a business email compromise (BEC) operation is “unique,” said DiMaggio, because most people think of Africa as the source of BEC and fraud scams.The fact that authorities are working to disrupt ransomware operations in Africa before they grow to the size…
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OpenAI Will Forever Fight Prompt Injection Attacks
AI Firm Discovers New Prompt Injection Attack Class. OpenAI faces a years-long battle to secure its ChatGPT Atlas web browser against prompt injection attacks, a threat the company says will require continuous defense strengthening much like the arms race against online scams targeting humans. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/openai-will-forever-fight-prompt-injection-attacks-a-30380
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From Agent2Agent Prompt Injection to Runtime Self-Defense: How Wallarm Redefines Agentic AI Security
Is an AI-to-AI attack scenario a science fiction possibility only for blockbusters like the Terminator series of movies? Well, maybe not! Researchers recently discovered that one AI agent can “inject malicious instructions into a conversation, hiding them among otherwise benign client requests and server responses.” While known AI threats involve tricking an agent with malicious…
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Why outsourced cyber defenses create systemic risks
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, exploit, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, law, malicious, monitoring, moveIT, msp, nis-2, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustRisk categories of outsourced IT & cybersecurity: When you outsource, responsibility shifts, but accountability never leaves you. The risks fall into clear categories. Operational risks The most basic risk is fragile continuity. In 2017, British Airways outsourced parts of its IT operations. A system outage grounded flights worldwide. The vendor contract delivered savings, but it…
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Microsoft Teams strengthens messaging security by default in January
Microsoft Teams will automatically enable messaging safety features by default in January to strengthen defenses against content tagged as malicious. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-teams-strengthens-messaging-security-by-default-in-january/
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Japan Adopts New Cybersecurity Strategy to Counter Rising Cyber Threats
The Japanese government has formally adopted a new cybersecurity strategy that will guide national policy over the next five years. The decision was approved at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday and aims at strengthening Japanese cybersecurity coordination across civilian, law enforcement, and defense institutions. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/japan-cybersecurity-strategy-five-year-plan/
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Agentic AI already hinting at cybersecurity’s pending identity crisis
Agentic AI’s identity crisis: Authentication and agentic experts interviewed, three of whom estimate that less than 5% of enterprises experimenting with autonomous agents have deployed agentic identity systems, say the reasons for this lack of security hardening are varied.First, many of these efforts are effectively shadow IT, where a line of business (LOB) executive has…