Tag: defense
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Google drafts AI agents secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Google drafts AI agents secure systems against AI hackers
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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Five steps to become Mythos ready
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, LLM, mitre, network, office, open-source, openai, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAI is uncovering vulnerabilities at a scale that will overwhelm legacy defenses. Here is how to build a security organization that is Mythos ready. Key takeaways While frontier AI models like Claude Mythos boost cyber defenses, they also empower attackers to discover and weaponize vulnerabilities at unprecedented machine speed. To avoid getting buried by an…
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Five steps to become Mythos ready
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, LLM, mitre, network, office, open-source, openai, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayAI is uncovering vulnerabilities at a scale that will overwhelm legacy defenses. Here is how to build a security organization that is Mythos ready. Key takeaways While frontier AI models like Claude Mythos boost cyber defenses, they also empower attackers to discover and weaponize vulnerabilities at unprecedented machine speed. To avoid getting buried by an…
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Mythos Is a Wake-Up Call for DDoS Defense
Will Anthropic’s Mythos, with its AI-powered identification of software and infrastructure weaknesses, upset the financial services industry by means of new, AI-developed attacks? Major bank leaders were called to an urgent meeting by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, over concerns that the latest AI model released by Anthropic (the developer..…
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Google gets agent-ready for the Mythos age
Wiz, AI-BOMs, and securing the AI development sprawl: Google has expanded its Wiz portfolio to tackle the chaos of AI development and multi-cloud risk.Wiz is being positioned as the connective tissue across environments, supporting everything from AWS and Azure to SaaS platforms and AI agent studios.”Wiz now supports Databricks as well as new agent studios…
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AI-Powered Agentic Browser Defense Blog – Menlo Security
Stop zero-hour threats with the Menlo HEAT Shield Agent. A browser-native AI solution using Gemini to block malicious sites and automate SOC policy in real-time First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/ai-powered-agentic-browser-defense-blog-menlo-security/
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Harvester Deploys Linux GoGra Backdoor in South Asia Using Microsoft Graph API
The threat actor known as Harvester has been attributed to a new Linux version of its GoGra backdoor deployed as part of attacks likely targeting entities in South Asia.”The malware uses the legitimate Microsoft Graph API and Outlook mailboxes as a covert command-and-control (C2) channel, allowing it to bypass traditional perimeter network defenses,” the Symantec…
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Harvester Deploys Linux GoGra Backdoor in South Asia Using Microsoft Graph API
The threat actor known as Harvester has been attributed to a new Linux version of its GoGra backdoor deployed as part of attacks likely targeting entities in South Asia.”The malware uses the legitimate Microsoft Graph API and Outlook mailboxes as a covert command-and-control (C2) channel, allowing it to bypass traditional perimeter network defenses,” the Symantec…
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New Defense Department cyber strategy imminent, official says
The U.S. Defense Department is crafting a new cyber strategy that will better align with the Trump administration’s plans to more aggressively combat digital adversaries, a senior official told the House Armed Services Committee. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/defense-cyber-strategy-warfare
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Malicious Google Ads Hit Crypto Users With Wallet Drainers
Malicious Google Ads are increasingly being used to steal cryptocurrency by draining wallets and harvesting seed phrases from unsuspecting users searching for legitimate DeFi apps and wallet services. Recent campaigns tracked by SEAL show a sustained, technically advanced operation that actively evades Google’s automated defenses while directly targeting both retail users and crypto organizations. In…
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Venezuela energy sector targeted by highly destructive Lotus wiper
Lotus Wiper hit Venezuelan energy systems, used scripts to disable defenses, then erased all data beyond recovery. Kaspersky researchers found Lotus Wiper targeting Venezuela’s energy and utilities sector amid regional tensions in 20252026. Attackers first used batch scripts to weaken systems, disable defenses, and prepare the environment. Then they deployed the wiper, which erased recovery…
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South Korea Expands AI Cybersecurity to Safeguard Cloud-Based Education Systems
South Korea is stepping up its digital defenses for kids by expanding the reach of AI-powered cybersecurity systems, with a particular focus on private cloud environments used for teaching and learning. The Ministry of Education, working alongside the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS), announced a series of upgrades designed to strengthen protection across…
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A Cybersecurity Lifeline for Lean IT Teams: Introducing C.R.E.W.
<div cla “Too small to target” is a dangerous cybersecurity myth, while “Where do I start?,” is a legitimate cyber defense question. Imagine leaving your office unlocked overnight”, not because you don’t have anything valuable, but because you assume no one would bother breaking in. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/a-cybersecurity-lifeline-for-lean-it-teams-introducing-c-r-e-w/
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Pentagon Cyber Leaders Back $1.5T Budget Request
Overhaul, Restructuring Puts Cyber at Core of Digital Warfare. Defense officials told House lawmakers the newly-released budget request positions cyber as a core warfighting domain, funding expanded offensive operations, AI-driven capabilities and a major Cyber Command overhaul as adversaries shift from espionage to pre-positioned disruptive attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/pentagon-cyber-leaders-back-15t-budget-request-a-31476
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How Security Teams Can Transform Data into Action
For today’s cybersecurity professionals, the biggest problem isn’t a lack of data they have plenty of it. They just don’t know how to transform it into actionable insights. The problem isn’t a lack of defense tools either. Quite to the contrary: Teams juggle on average 83 different solutions from nearly 30 vendors, inviting unnecessary.. First…
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Airbus Acquires Quarkslab to Counter AI Reverse Engineering
French Vendor’s QShield Offering Protects Edge Systems From Reverse Engineering. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus plans to acquire 100-person French cybersecurity vendor Quarkslab to strengthen sovereign European defenses by protecting aerospace and defense software, data and edge systems from AI-driven reverse engineering and exploitation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/airbus-acquires-quarkslab-to-counter-ai-reverse-engineering-a-31474
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Nation-states want to cause harm, not just steal cash – stop handing your cyber defenses to the cheapest contractor
NCSC boss says China’s whole-of-state cyber machine has become Britain’s peer competitor in cyberspace First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/ncsc_chinas_cyberattacks_uk/
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Nation-states want to cause harm, not just steal cash – stop handing your cyber defenses to the cheapest contractor
NCSC boss says China’s whole-of-state cyber machine has become Britain’s peer competitor in cyberspace First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/ncsc_chinas_cyberattacks_uk/
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Nation-states want to cause harm, not just steal cash – stop handing your cyber defenses to the cheapest contractor
NCSC boss says China’s whole-of-state cyber machine has become Britain’s peer competitor in cyberspace First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/21/ncsc_chinas_cyberattacks_uk/
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Thousands of Apache ActiveMQ instances still unpatched, weeks after an actively exploited hole discovered
Tags: ai, apache, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, LLM, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityCSO. “In a world where an LLM can help an attacker weaponize a bug the second it’s announced, taking 12 days to patch is essentially a suicide note for your network”.Vulnerable are versions of ActiveMQ and ActiveMQ Broker before 5.19.4, and 6.0 to before 6.2.3; this means the flaw could have been exploited for over…
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The Attack Runs Itself: What Agentic AI Fraud Actually Looks Like
This is part 1 of a two-part series on agentic AI fraud defense. Since joining Arkose Labs, one of the first things I did was go deep on the threat data, what the attack patterns actually look like, how autonomous systems probe defenses, where classification breaks down and where it holds. That data has… Continued…
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The Attack Runs Itself: What Agentic AI Fraud Actually Looks Like
This is part 1 of a two-part series on agentic AI fraud defense. Since joining Arkose Labs, one of the first things I did was go deep on the threat data, what the attack patterns actually look like, how autonomous systems probe defenses, where classification breaks down and where it holds. That data has… Continued…
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The Attack Runs Itself: What Agentic AI Fraud Actually Looks Like
This is part 1 of a two-part series on agentic AI fraud defense. Since joining Arkose Labs, one of the first things I did was go deep on the threat data, what the attack patterns actually look like, how autonomous systems probe defenses, where classification breaks down and where it holds. That data has… Continued…
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The US NSA is using Anthropic’s Claude Mythos despite supply chain risk
Axios reports the National Security Agency uses Anthropic Mythos model despite Department of Defense concerns, blurring AI risk vs defense lines. The reported use of Anthropic’s Mythos model by the U.S. National Security Agency is a reminder that the line between AI as a defensive tool and AI as a security risk is getting harder…
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In 2026, Transform a Recovery-based MVE Into an MVDE That Can Create “Unaffected” Digital Business
In March 2026, the CyberStrikeAI campaign used fully autonomous AI engines to breach over 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries. Let that sink in. 600 firewalls, 55 countries. This is the age of AI. The attack speed is impossible to match with human defenders. The only defense against AI-powered attacks is to eliminate the path……
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AI Changes Focus to Real-Time Cyber Defense
Cisco’s Jeetu Patel on How Machine-Speed Threats Drive Need for AI-Led Security. Cisco’s Jeetu Patel explains how AI models are compressing exploit timelines to minutes, forcing a shift to machine-speed defense, real-time enforcement and deeper ecosystem collaboration to secure critical infrastructure and stay ahead of adversaries. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-changes-focus-to-real-time-cyber-defense-a-31463
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Simplifying CMMC Compliance and Breaking Down Its Controls
Those seeking contracts with government agencies must meet many requirements and guidelines regarding cybersecurity. Each entity has its own, including the Department of Defense (DoD). Introduced in 2024 and being implemented in phases, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC) sets new rules around protecting controlled unclassified information (CUI) and federal contract information (FCI). CCCM First…
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Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: The New Standard for Doing Business with the Department of Defense
For anyone working with or hoping to work with the Department of Defense (DoD), cybersecurity compliance is no longer optional. It’s now a condition of doing business. The DoD created the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to solve a growing problem within the defense supply chain: inconsistent protection of sensitive information and unreliable self-reporting of…