Tag: defense
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Hackers Exploit RMM Tools to Deploy Malware
Tags: access, attack, cybercrime, defense, exploit, hacker, malware, monitoring, msp, ransomware, supply-chain, toolAttacks on RMM Tools Surged in 2025, With 51 Solutions Flagged as Targets. Cybercriminals are hijacking trusted remote monitoring and management tools to bypass defenses, gain persistent access and quietly stage ransomware attacks. Experts warn MSPs and enterprises that supply chain exposure amplifies the scale of these intrusions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Introducing Seceon aiSIEM CGuard 2.0: A Revolutionary Leap in Cloud Threat Detection and Response
In today’s cloud-first world, cybersecurity teams are drowning in complexity. Enterprises and MSSPs juggle dozens of disconnected tools, each addressing a single slice of the threat landscape, leaving blind spots, integration gaps, and rising operational costs. Seceon’s aiSIEM CGuard 2.0 redefines what unified defense means, delivering an AI/ML-driven, all-in-one security platform that detects, correlates, responds,…
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ONE9 Spotlights ADAMnetworks Technologies in New Featurette
Tags: ai, ceo, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detection, endpoint, infrastructure, Internet, iot, linkedin, malware, software, technology, threat, zero-trustADAMnetworks® is thrilled to announce the release of a featurette by ONE9 highlighting the groundbreaking technologies of ADAMnetworks. This exclusive look delves into how ADAMnetworks is revolutionizing the digital landscape with its innovative solutions to cybersecurity. From Reactive to Proactive: A New Cybersecurity Philosophy The featurette offers an in-depth exploration of ADAMnetworks’ core offerings, showcasing…
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ONE9 Spotlights ADAMnetworks Technologies in New Featurette
Tags: ai, ceo, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detection, endpoint, infrastructure, Internet, iot, linkedin, malware, software, technology, threat, zero-trustADAMnetworks® is thrilled to announce the release of a featurette by ONE9 highlighting the groundbreaking technologies of ADAMnetworks. This exclusive look delves into how ADAMnetworks is revolutionizing the digital landscape with its innovative solutions to cybersecurity. From Reactive to Proactive: A New Cybersecurity Philosophy The featurette offers an in-depth exploration of ADAMnetworks’ core offerings, showcasing…
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Mobile App Security: Why It’s Still the Weakest Link in Enterprise Defense
Alan Snyder, CEO of NowSecure, discusses the growing challenges and overlooked risks in mobile app security. Despite the explosion of enterprise mobile use, Snyder notes that mobile applications remain one of the most under-secured components of modern IT ecosystems. Snyder, who has spent over 15 years in mobile app and mobile security companies, traces how..…
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Gemini Trifecta: AI autonomy without guardrails opens new attack surface
Exfiltration via the browsing tool: Even after prompt injection, the attacker needs a way to pull data out, and that’s what the third flaw affecting the Gemini Browsing Tool allowed. Tenable researchers crafted prompts to trick Gemini to fetch external web content using the Browser Tool, embedding user data into the query string of that…
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From Deception to Defense: Understanding and Combating Phishing
Phishing remains one of the most persistent and dangerous cybersecurity threats, now amplified by AI and deepfake technologies. Despite decades of mitigation efforts, attackers continue to exploit human behavior through deception and social engineering. A multidisciplinary approach”, combining technical innovation, behavioral science, and policy reform”, is essential to counter evolving phishing tactics and build long-term…
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CMMC Is Finalized. How Will It Impact State and Local Government?
What is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification from the Department of Defense and why should state and local governments care about it? How agencies can leverage funding to grow their security programs. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/cmmc-is-finalized-how-will-it-impact-state-and-local-government/
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GhostSocks Malware-as-a-Service Turns Compromised Devices into Proxies for Threat Actors
On October 15, 2023, a threat actor using the handle GhostSocks published a sales post on the Russian cybercrime forum xss[.]is advertising a novel Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) offering. The post introduced GhostSocks, a service designed to turn compromised Windows machines into residential SOCKS5 proxies, enabling cybercriminals to bypass anti-fraud defenses and monetize infected hosts. The initial…
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SideWinder Hacker Group Targets Users with Fake Outlook/Zimbra Portals to Steal Login Credentials
Tags: apt, credentials, cyber, defense, government, group, hacker, infrastructure, login, malicious, phishingThe notorious SideWinder APT group has intensified its credential harvesting operations across South Asia, deploying sophisticated phishing campaigns that target government, defense, and critical infrastructure organizations through fake webmail portals. The campaign represents a significant escalation from the group’s August 2024 activities, which initially focused on 14 malicious webpages hosted on Netlify and pages.dev platforms.…
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Cybersecurity at Risk: CISA 2015 Lapses Amid Government Shutdown
The expiration of CISA 2015 weakens cyber defenses, limiting info-sharing protections and raising risks for CISOs and security leaders. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/cisa-2015-lapses-government-shutdown/
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Microsoft Launches Security Store to Unify AI-Powered Defense Tools
Developers can sell security solutions and agents that work with Microsoft security products, including the Copilot AI. The post Microsoft Launches Security Store to Unify AI-Powered Defense Tools appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-security-store/
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Family group chats: Your (very last) line of cyber defense
Amy gives an homage to parents in family group chats everywhere who want their children to stay safe in this wild world. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/family-group-chats-your-very-last-line-of-cyber-defense/
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The Buy Vs. Build Dilemma: Pitfalls of the DIY Approach to Exposure Management
Tags: access, application-security, attack, business, cloud, computing, cyber, data, defense, detection, endpoint, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, monitoring, risk, skills, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementSome security teams are taking a do-it-yourself approach to exposure management, according to a recent study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group, now part of Omdia, in partnership with Tenable. But are they really ready for the hidden costs and challenges that come with a homegrown system? Key takeaways Organizations are managing as many as 25…
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For One NFL Team, Tackling Cyber Threats Is Basic Defense
The NFL’s cyberattack surface is expanding at an unprecedented rate. To find out more, we spoke with a cyber defense coordinator from the Cleveland Browns. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/for-one-nfl-team-tackling-cyber-threats-basic-defense
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Confucius Hackers Hit Pakistan With New WooperStealer and Anondoor Malware
The threat actor known as Confucius has been attributed to a new phishing campaign that has targeted Pakistan with malware families like WooperStealer and Anondoor.”Over the past decade, Confucius has repeatedly targeted government agencies, military organizations, defense contractors, and critical industries — especially in Pakistan using spear-phishing and malicious documents as initial First seen on…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: CarPlay Exploit, BYOVD Tactics, SQL C2 Attacks, iCloud Backdoor Demand & More
From unpatched cars to hijacked clouds, this week’s Threatsday headlines remind us of one thing, no corner of technology is safe. Attackers are scanning firewalls for critical flaws, bending vulnerable SQL servers into powerful command centers, and even finding ways to poison Chrome’s settings to sneak in malicious extensions.On the defense side, AI is stepping…
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Georgia Tech settles with DOJ over allegations of lax cybersecurity on federal projects
The Georgia Institute of Technology is paying $875,000 to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit with the federal government, which accused an office at the school of not following cybersecurity rules on some defense contracts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/georgia-tech-gtrc-cybersecurity-false-claims-act-settlement
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Building a Full-Lifecycle Defense System for Large Language Model Security
Santa Clara, Calif. Oct 2, 2025 Recently, NSFOCUS held the AI New Product Launch in Beijing, comprehensively showcasing the company’s latest technological achievements and practical experience in AI security. With large language model security protection as the core topic, the launch systematically introduced NSFOCUS’s concept and practices in strategy planning, scenario-based protection, technical products, and…The…
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Georgia Tech settles with DOJ over allegations of lax cybersecurity on federal projects
The Georgia Institute of Technology is paying $875,000 to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit with the federal government, which accused an office at the school of not following cybersecurity rules on some defense contracts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/georgia-tech-gtrc-cybersecurity-false-claims-act-settlement
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: CarPlay Exploit, BYOVD Tactics, SQL C2 Attacks, iCloud Backdoor Demand & More
From unpatched cars to hijacked clouds, this week’s Threatsday headlines remind us of one thing, no corner of technology is safe. Attackers are scanning firewalls for critical flaws, bending vulnerable SQL servers into powerful command centers, and even finding ways to poison Chrome’s settings to sneak in malicious extensions.On the defense side, AI is stepping…
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Expired US Cyber Law Puts Data Sharing and Threat Response at Risk
Experts argued that the lapse of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act could have far-reaching consequences in US national cyber defenses First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/expired-cisa-2015-us-intelligence/
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Trust in Your Cyber Defense with Advanced PAM
Can Effective Management of Non-Human Identities Revolutionize Cybersecurity? Where digital constantly evolving, the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) has emerged as a pivotal strategy for ensuring robust cybersecurity. With organizations increasingly rely on automated systems and machine learning, NHIs, or machine identities, have become a critical component of cybersecurity infrastructure. But how exactly do these……
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Shutdown Snares Federal Cybersecurity Personnel
US Cyber Defense Agency Faces 65% Furlough Rate Amid Federal Shutdown. The U.S. federal government shutdown has slashed staff at the nation’s cyber defense agency and other key cyber entities, freezing daily operations, stalling grants and weakening threat coordination as state and local systems brace for lapses in federal support. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Shutdown Threatens US Intel Sharing, Cyber Defense
Lapse of critical information sharing and mass furloughs at CISA are just some of the concerns. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/shutdown-us-intel-sharing-cyber-defense
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Chinese APT Phantom Taurus Targeted MS Exchange Servers Over 3 Years
Cybersecurity researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 say Chinese APT Phantom Taurus breached Microsoft Exchange servers for years using a backdoor to spy on diplomats and defense data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-apt-phantom-taurus-ms-exchange-servers/
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Nearly 50,000 Cisco firewalls vulnerable to actively exploited flaws
Roughly 48,800 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) appliances exposed on the public web are vulnerable to two vulnerabilities actively leveraged by hackers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-50-000-cisco-firewalls-vulnerable-to-actively-exploited-flaws/