Tag: defense
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Week in review: Records allegedly stolen from Azure tenants, Medusa ransomware hits 500+ orgs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Windows 11’s strongest security defenses can be bypassed without a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/23/week-in-review-records-allegedly-stolen-from-azure-tenants-medusa-ransomware-hits-500-orgs/
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Army seeks AI agents for cyber defense amid evolving threats
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/army-seeks-ai-agents-for-cyber-defense-amid-evolving-threats
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The agentic SOC: How to build machine-speed defense for the AI era
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/the-agentic-soc-how-to-build-machine-speed-defense-for-the-ai-era
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ISO 42001 AI Certification Audits by Lazarus Alliance Experts
Tags: ai, compliance, control, defense, finance, framework, governance, healthcare, lazarus, nist, risk, serviceIn 2026, forward-thinking organizations recognize that ISO 42001 certification transcends checkbox compliance, emerging as the strategic convergence point where AI governance meets rigorous multi-framework risk management. Lazarus Alliance experts observe that AI systems now underpin critical operations across defense, healthcare, and financial services, demanding controls that simultaneously satisfy ISO 42001, NIST 800-53, CMMC, and FedRAMP”¦…
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CMMC Compliance Assessments: 6 Key Steps by Continuum GRC
CMMC compliance assessments represent a critical evolution in protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) across the defense industrial base. As organizations navigate CMMC 2.0 requirements in 2026, understanding the nuanced differences between self-attestation and third-party assessments becomes essential for CISOs and compliance officers managing NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 controls. Recent regulatory emphasis on rigorous cybersecurity”¦…
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Cyber Talk-11 Palo Alto Networks: A Security Company That Never Stops Rebuilding Itself
On August 19, 2026, Palo Alto Networks announced an industry initiative called the Frontier AI Critical Defense Program, bringing together partners including Anthropic, OpenAI, IBM, Microsoft, Siemens, Red Hat, Idaho National Laboratory, and organizations across technology, energy, healthcare, and industrial control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/cyber-talk-11-palo-alto-networks-a-security-company-that-never-stops-rebuilding-itself/
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That Legitimate OAuth Login Might Be a Russian Hack
Attackers Use Real Google and Microsoft Authentication Before Redirecting Victims. Google says three Russia-linked espionage clusters are abusing legitimate Google and Microsoft authentication flows to steal tokens and account access from defense, government, academic and think tank targets, exposing a visibility gap around personal accounts. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/that-legitimate-oauth-login-might-be-russian-hack-a-32634
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Defense contractors’ CMMC confidence lags, even as self-assessments improve
Tags: defenseA “confidence disconnect” is plaguing the industry, a consulting firm said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/defense-contractors-cmmc-cybersecurity-confidence-gap/828494/
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Fake Conferences, OAuth and WhatsApp: Inside Russia’s New Espionage Tactics
Tags: access, authentication, conference, cyber, defense, espionage, google, group, intelligence, phishing, russia, tactics, threat, toolGoogle tracks three Russia-linked espionage clusters using phishing and legitimate authentication tools to target researchers, diplomats and defense staff. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group tracked three separate suspected Russia-linked cyber espionage clusters. All three focus on the same thing: abusing authentication features that are supposed to protect accounts to access them instead. Threat actors target researchers,…
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Russia-Linked Hackers Exploit Legitimate Login Flows to Bypass 2FA and Steal Account Access
Tags: 2fa, access, authentication, credentials, cyber, defense, espionage, exploit, government, hacker, login, password, russiaThree suspected Russian cyber espionage clusters abusing legitimate authentication mechanisms to hijack accounts belonging to academics, diplomats, defense personnel, government staff, and think-tank researchers across Europe and the United States. Rather than relying solely on credential-harvesting pages, the operators manipulate users into completing genuine app-password, OAuth, device-code, and device-linking workflows that can hand attackers authenticated…
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Suspected Russian Hackers Abuse Google OAuth and WhatsApp Linking to Hijack Accounts
Three distinct suspected Russian cyber espionage threat clusters have been observed leveraging legitimate authentication flows to single out individuals working in academia, aerospace and defense, governments, and think tanks across Europe, as well as academia and think tanks within the U.S.These clusters include UNC6293, UNC7005, and UNC5976.”These clusters engage in persistent, adaptive First seen on…
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Palo Alto Launches Frontier AI Critical Defense Program to Scale Virtual Patching
Frontier AI’s ability to find vast numbers of previously unknown vulnerabilities has created a timing problem for defenders. How can they protect vulnerable software and devices when discovery is accelerating but permanent patching can still take hours, days or weeks? Palo Alto Networks is now betting on virtual patching as a way to cut that..…
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CMMC 2.0 Audits: Lazarus Alliance Cybersecurity Assessments
In 2026, defense contractors face a decisive shift where CMMC 2.0 audits move beyond documentation reviews to real-time validation of integrated risk controls. Lazarus Alliance delivers assessments that embed NIST 800-171 controls into enterprise governance, revealing gaps that traditional audits overlook. CMMC 2.0 Final Rule Implementation: Strategic Implications for 2026 The CMMC 2.0 Final Rule,”¦…
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CMMC 2.0 Audits: Lazarus Alliance Cybersecurity Assessments
In 2026, defense contractors face a decisive shift where CMMC 2.0 audits move beyond documentation reviews to real-time validation of integrated risk controls. Lazarus Alliance delivers assessments that embed NIST 800-171 controls into enterprise governance, revealing gaps that traditional audits overlook. CMMC 2.0 Final Rule Implementation: Strategic Implications for 2026 The CMMC 2.0 Final Rule,”¦…
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Hackers Actively Target Siemens PLCs With AI Cyberattacks
‘We Are Crossing a Threshold’ Warns Critical Infrastructure Security Expert. An artificial intelligence-assisted cyberattack campaign is targeting widely used online operational technology devices made by Siemens, the U.S. cyber defense agency warned Wednesday – the first time it’s called out an AI-assisted cyber campaign against OT. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-actively-target-siemens-plcs-ai-cyberattacks-a-32616
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US Defense Contractors Admit Their Rising CMMC Scores May Not Be Accurate
Tags: defenseDefense contractors in the US are doubting their own self-assessment scores under CMMC Phase I, even as those scores hit an all-time high First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-defense-contractors-cmmc-scores/