Tag: defense
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‘Signalgate’ Inspector General Report Wants Just One Change to Avoid a Repeat Debacle
Tags: defenseThe United States Inspector General report reviewing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s text messaging mess recommends a single change to keep classified material secure. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/signalgate-inspector-general-report-hegseth-change/
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UK Government Considers Computer Misuse Act Revision
Security Minister Dan Jarvis Endorses Security Researcher Protections. The U.K. government is considering amending its three-decade-old hacking law to include a statutory defense cover for security researchers. The announcement comes amid concerns that the law penalizes white hat hackers for essential security practices. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-government-considers-computer-misuse-act-revision-a-30197
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How Agentic AI Can Boost Cyber Defense
Transurban head of cyber defense Muhammad Ali Paracha shares how his team is automating the triaging and scoring of security threats as part of the Black Hat Middle East conference. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/how-agentic-ai-can-boost-cyber-defense
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Breach Roundup: React Flaw Incites Supply Chain Risk
Also, Microsoft Badly Patches LNK Flaw, Australian Sentenced for ‘Evil Twin’ Hack. This week, the React flaw, a belated Windows fix, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal group posed operational risk, more North Korean npm packages. An Australian jailed for Wi-Fi evil twin crimes. The US FTC will send $15.3 million to Avast users. A London…
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Hegseth needs to go to secure messaging school, report says
Tags: defenseHe’s not alone: DoD inspector general says the whole Defense Department has a messaging security problem First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/04/dod_hegseth_broke_pentagon_policy_signal/
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US, Allies Warn AI in OT May Undermine System Safety
AI in OT May Trigger Cascading Infrastructure Failures. The U.S. cyber defense agency warned that machine learning and large language model deployments can introduce new attack surfaces across critical infrastructure sectors in a document setting out principles for safely integrating AI into operational technology. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/us-allies-warn-ai-in-ot-may-undermine-system-safety-a-30193
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From feeds to flows: Using a unified linkage model to operationalize threat intelligence
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, github, government, iam, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, ISO-27001, malicious, metric, mitre, monitoring, network, nist, open-source, phishing, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, saas, service, siem, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustwhat to watch for, but not why it matters or how it moves through your environment.The result is a paradox of abundance: CISOs have more data than ever before, but less operational clarity. Analysts are overwhelmed by indicators disconnected from context or mission relevance.Each feed represents a snapshot of a potential threat, but it does…
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UK’s Cyber Service for Telcos Blocks One Billion Malicious Site Attempts
A new cyber defense service has prevented almost one billion early-stage cyber-attacks in the past year, British Security Minister claims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-cyber-service-blocks-billion/
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Convenience or Catastrophe? The Dangers of AI Browsers No One is Talking About
AI browsers introduce reasoning-based risks. Learn how cross-origin AI agents dismantle web security and what defenses are needed. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/convenience-or-catastrophe-the-dangers-of-ai-browsers-no-one-is-talking-about/
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Coach or mentor: What you need depends on where you are as a cyber leader
Tags: access, ai, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, government, jobs, network, programming, risk, risk-management, skills, technologyA good technical base can last decades: While mentees need the most help with aligning to the business, some argue that a technical baseline is equally as important to the role for managing technical staff and enabling business operations, particularly through innovative technologies like cloud and AI.One of those is Cynthia Madden, founder of Artemis…
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Closing the Document Security Gap: Why Document Workflows Must Be Part of Cybersecurity
Organizations are spending more than ever on cybersecurity, layering defenses around networks, endpoints, and applications. Yet a company’s documents, one of the most fundamental business assets, remains an overlooked weak spot. Documents flow across every department, cross company boundaries, and often contain the very data that compliance officers and security teams work hardest to protect……
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Closing the Document Security Gap: Why Document Workflows Must Be Part of Cybersecurity
Organizations are spending more than ever on cybersecurity, layering defenses around networks, endpoints, and applications. Yet a company’s documents, one of the most fundamental business assets, remains an overlooked weak spot. Documents flow across every department, cross company boundaries, and often contain the very data that compliance officers and security teams work hardest to protect……
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Ukrainian Hackers Target Russian Aerospace and Defense Sectors
Multiple Ukrainian hacktivist groups have launched an extensive spearphishing campaign targeting Russia’s critical aerospace and defence industries, according to a new threat intelligence report by Intrinsec. The coordinated attacks between June and September 2025 represent an escalating cyber warfare strategy aimed at disrupting Russian military capabilities and civilian aviation operations.”‹ The campaign involves several prominent…
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Ukrainian Hackers Target Russian Aerospace and Defense Sectors
Multiple Ukrainian hacktivist groups have launched an extensive spearphishing campaign targeting Russia’s critical aerospace and defence industries, according to a new threat intelligence report by Intrinsec. The coordinated attacks between June and September 2025 represent an escalating cyber warfare strategy aimed at disrupting Russian military capabilities and civilian aviation operations.”‹ The campaign involves several prominent…
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MuddyWater strikes Israel with advanced MuddyViper malware
Iran-linked threat actor MuddyWater targeted multiple Israeli sectors with a new MuddyViper backdoor in recent attacks. ESET researchers uncovered a new MuddyWater campaign targeting Israeli organizations and one confirmed Egyptian target. The Iran-linked APT group MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and Static Kitten) deployed custom tools to evade defenses and maintain persistence. They used a Fooder loader,…
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Akamai Study Shows Microsegmentation Boosts Security
Microsegmentation no longer remains a buzzword. In today’s threat landscape, organizations are adopting it as a frontline defense against cyberattacks and higher cyber insurance premiums. About 90% of organizations are using some form of segmentation, according to Akamai’s 2025 Segmentation Impact Study. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/akamai-study-shows-microsegmentation-boosts-security-i-5501
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The first line of defense is still the network. But that’s only the beginning
Detection is only step one: But here’s where we believe the conversation needs to change. Detection, while critical, is just the first step. The real challenge, and the real value, lies in understanding a threat through the investigation phase.Think about it: an alert tells you something happened. But only investigation tells you what it was,…
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RomCom tries dropping a notromantic payload on Ukraine-linked US firms
Target profile focused on Ukraine support: The second major insight from the report concerns victim selection. The targeted firm was not a defense contractor or a government body but a civil engineering company in the US. Its only notable link was past work involving a Ukraine-affiliated city.According to Arctic Wolf, the incident fits RomCom’s broader…
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RomCom tries dropping a notromantic payload on Ukraine-linked US firms
Target profile focused on Ukraine support: The second major insight from the report concerns victim selection. The targeted firm was not a defense contractor or a government body but a civil engineering company in the US. Its only notable link was past work involving a Ukraine-affiliated city.According to Arctic Wolf, the incident fits RomCom’s broader…
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Criminal networks industrialize payment fraud operations
Fraud operations are expanding faster than payment defenses can adjust. Criminal groups function like coordinated businesses that develop tools, automate tasks, and scale … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/27/visa-payment-fraud-trends-report/
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Why Cyber Defenses Continue to Lag at Rural Hospitals
Rural and small community hospitals are continuing to face growing cyber challenges driven by limited and shrinking resources, staffing shortages, and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, said Jackie Mattingly, senior director at privacy and security consulting firm Clearwater. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/cyber-defenses-continue-to-lag-at-rural-hospitals-i-5503
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AI Cybercriminals Target Black Friday and Cyber Monday
AI-enabled cybercriminals are exploiting the holiday shopping season with precision phishing, account takeovers, payment skimming and ransomware, forcing retailers to adopt real-time, adaptive defenses to keep pace. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/ai-cybercriminals-target-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/
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AI Cybercriminals Target Black Friday and Cyber Monday
AI-enabled cybercriminals are exploiting the holiday shopping season with precision phishing, account takeovers, payment skimming and ransomware, forcing retailers to adopt real-time, adaptive defenses to keep pace. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/ai-cybercriminals-target-black-friday-and-cyber-monday/
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Agentic AI die besten Security-Anwendungsfälle
Tags: access, ai, authentication, breach, ceo, ciso, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, defense, detection, fraud, identity, network, office, phishing, risk, scam, service, soc, strategy, threat, vulnerability, zero-trustKI-Agenten können Security-Profis den Arbeitsalltag deutlich erleichtern. Lesen Sie, wie. Agentic-AI-Systeme führen Aufgaben selbständig und ohne manuelle Eingriffe aus. Dieses Grundprinzip dürfte nicht wenige CISOs und Sicherheitsexperten erst einmal eher abschrecken. Allerdings entdecken immer mehr Security-Experten, dass Agentic AI wesentlich weniger komplex und schwierig zu implementieren ist, als angenommen und Cybersecurity-Prozesse in besonderem Maße bereichern…
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New ClickFix attacks use fake Windows Update screens to fool employees
Run dialog box, Windows Terminal, or Windows PowerShell. This leads to the downloading of scripts that launch malware.Two new tactics are used in the latest ClickFix campaign, says Huntress:the use since early October of a fake blue Windows Update splash page in full-screen, displaying realistic “Working on updates” animations that eventually conclude by prompting the user to…
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Spyware Abuse of Signal and WhatsApp Targeting US Officials
Cyber Advisory Cites Abuse of Linked Devices to Monitor Sensitive Communications. The U.S cyber defense agency issued an alert outlining how commercial spyware and state-aligned groups are abusing messaging-app features through malicious QR-based linking and zero-click exploitation to monitor U.S. government, military and other high-profile figures. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/spyware-abuse-signal-whatsapp-targeting-us-officials-a-30133
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Spyware Abuse of Signal and WhatsApp Targeting US Officials
Cyber Advisory Cites Abuse of Linked Devices to Monitor Sensitive Communications. The U.S cyber defense agency issued an alert outlining how commercial spyware and state-aligned groups are abusing messaging-app features through malicious QR-based linking and zero-click exploitation to monitor U.S. government, military and other high-profile figures. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/spyware-abuse-signal-whatsapp-targeting-us-officials-a-30133
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NDSS 2025 EAGLEYE: Exposing Hidden Web Interfaces In loT Devices Via Routing Analysis
Session4A: IoT Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Hangtian Liu (Information Engineering University), Lei Zheng (Institute for Network Sciences and Cyberspace (INSC), Tsinghua University), Shuitao Gan (Laboratory for Advanced Computing and Intelligence Engineering), Chao Zhang (Institute for Network Sciences and Cyberspace (INSC), Tsinghua University), Zicong Gao (Information Engineering University), Hongqi Zhang (Henan Key Laboratory of Information…