Tag: defense
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The highest-paying jobs in cybersecurity today
Tags: access, ai, application-security, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, firewall, governance, grc, hacker, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, soc, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementSee “Top 12 cloud security certifications”See “CISSP certification: Requirements, training, exam, and cost”See “CCSP certification: Exam, cost, requirements, training, salary” Security engineer: After security architects, security engineers receive the second-highest annual cash compensation ($191,000), with a base salary of $168,000. Nearly a third (31%) of security engineers surveyed also received annual equity grants.Like their architect…
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Ex-CIA Analyst Sentenced to 37 Months for Leaking Top Secret National Defense Documents
A former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst has been sentenced to little more than three years in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting top secret National Defense Information (NDI) to people who were not entitled to receive them and for attempting to cover up the malicious activity.Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, has been…
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Report: Next-Gen 911 Systems are Outpacing Cyber Defenses
Research Shows Next-Generation 9-1-1 Ecosystems Lack Critical Cyber Protections. A report from telecom firm Intrado warns that cybersecurity safeguards are lagging behind the rapid deployment of next-generation 911 systems, exposing the emergency ecosystem to attacks ranging from VoIP floods to ransomware amid growing reliance on cloud-based and IP-connected technologies. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Cycles That Drive Cybersecurity
The cybersecurity industry moves fast! The attackers are constantly adapting and relentless in their pursuits that victimize others. New users are being added to the global online ecosystem. Services are hungry for data, which is rising in total value. The result is more attacks and greater impacts. These detrimental effects shift consumers’ expectations which in…
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Backups Are Under Attack: How to Protect Your Backups
Ransomware has become a highly coordinated and pervasive threat, and traditional defenses are increasingly struggling to neutralize it. Today’s ransomware attacks initially target your last line of defense, your backup infrastructure. Before locking up your production environment, cybercriminals go after your backups to cripple your ability to recover, increasing the odds of a ransom payout.…
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Create an Admired Cloud Compliance Framework
Are You Poised to Establish an Admired Cloud Compliance Framework? Cloud compliance is a critical facet of any organization’s cybersecurity strategy. With increasing regulatory demands and heightened cybersecurity threats, implementing a robust, admired framework for cloud compliance is paramount. It’s about more than just meeting legal obligations”, it’s about establishing a strong defense against potential…
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Trump’s Pick to Lead CISA is Stuck in Confirmation Limbo
Sean Plankey Has Support, But His CISA Nomination is Blocked and Delayed. U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the nation’s top cyber defense agency is stuck in confirmation limbo, delayed by scheduling setbacks and a Senate hold over an unrelated report – deepening uncertainty amid a major operational overhaul at the agency. First seen…
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DNS Rebind Protection Revisited
After this week’s attention to META and Yandex localhost abuses, it is time to revisit a core feature/option of protective DNS that offers a feel-good moment to those that applied this safety technique long before this abuse report came about. The in-depth report that triggered this is: Disclosure: Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android.…
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The hybrid defense model: How AI agents and human analysts are transforming MDR
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/the-hybrid-defense-model-how-ai-agents-and-human-analysts-are-transforming-mdr
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New Cybersecurity Executive Order: What You Need To Know
Tags: ai, cisa, cloud, communications, compliance, computing, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, fedramp, framework, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, iot, network, office, privacy, programming, resilience, risk, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustA new cybersecurity Executive Order aims to modernize federal cybersecurity with key provisions for post-quantum encryption, AI risk and secure software development. On June 6, 2025, the White House released a new Executive Order (EO) aimed at modernizing the nation’s cybersecurity posture. As cyber threats continue to evolve in scale and sophistication, the EO reinforces…
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Hackers exploited Windows WebDav zero-day to drop malware
Tags: apt, attack, defense, exploit, government, group, hacker, hacking, malware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayAn APT hacking group known as ‘Stealth Falcon’ exploited a Windows WebDav RCE vulnerability in zero-day attacks since March 2025 against defense and government organizations in Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, and Yemen. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealth-falcon-hackers-exploited-windows-webdav-zero-day-to-drop-malware/
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Hackers exploited Windows WebDav zero-day to drop malware
Tags: apt, attack, defense, exploit, government, group, hacker, hacking, malware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayAn APT hacking group known as ‘Stealth Falcon’ exploited a Windows WebDav RCE vulnerability in zero-day attacks since March 2025 against defense and government organizations in Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, and Yemen. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealth-falcon-hackers-exploited-windows-webdav-zero-day-to-drop-malware/
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Forgotten patches: The silent killer
Tags: attack, automation, backup, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, data, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, infrastructure, tool, update, vulnerabilityAccuracy over convenience: It’s tempting to prioritize speed or ease. But making patching easier cannot come at the expense of accuracy. Light enforcement, delays in applying updates, or gaps between tools and policy all introduce risk.Patch management must detect when systems drift out of compliance, whether due to misconfiguration, agent failure, or an unexpected event,…
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China-linked hackers target cybersecurity firms, governments in global espionage campaign
Tags: access, awareness, china, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detection, espionage, government, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, monitoring, threatDeployed PurpleHaze for broader espionage: Researchers reported that in October 2024, they detected and mitigated a reconnaissance operation targeting SentinelOne, which they identified as part of a broader activity cluster known as PurpleHaze.As noted earlier, this PurpleHaze activity shared infrastructure with the campaign behind the re-compromise of the South Asian government entity, suggesting a stronger…
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Why DNS Security Is Your First Defense Against Cyber Attacks?
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, much of the focus is placed on firewalls, antivirus software, and endpoint detection. While these tools are essential, one critical layer often goes overlooked: the Domain Name System (DNS). As the starting point of nearly every online interaction, DNS is not only foundational – it’s increasingly a target. When left unsecured,…
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Secure Enterprise Browser Adoption to Hit 25% by 2028
Secure enterprise browsers deliver multi-layered security, including web security, protection against malware on the endpoint, and defense against malicious extensions. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/gartner-secure-enterprise-browser-adoption-25-by-2028
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8 things CISOs have learned from cyber incidents
Tags: apt, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, data, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, incident, incident response, infection, insurance, jobs, malicious, malware, metric, network, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, skills, tool, training, update, virus, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trust2. You’ll need shift from defense to offence: The role and the CISO won’t be the same after an incident.”My job on December 11 was very different from my job on December 12 and beyond, says Brown.Following an incident, some organizations need to change to such an extent that they need a different CISO with…
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Is attacker laziness enabled by genAI shortcuts making them easier to catch?
Tactics of attackers: The OpenAI report, published in June, detailed a variety of defenses the company has deployed against fraudsters. One, for example, involved bogus job applications.”We identified and banned ChatGPT accounts associated with what appeared to be multiple suspected deceptive employment campaigns. These threat actors used OpenAI’s models to develop materials supporting what may…
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CISA, Microsoft warn of Windows zero-day used in attack on ‘major’ Turkish defense org
Check Point attributed the attack to a group known as Stealth Falcon, a hacking group with longstanding ties to the UAE that has been implicated in dozens of spyware cases and hacking incidents involving governments across the Middle East and Africa. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/microsoft-cisa-zero-day-turkish-defense-org
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Alert overload weakens cloud security defenses
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/alert-overload-weakens-cloud-security-defenses
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Seraphic Security Unveils BrowserTotal Free AI-Powered Browser Security Assessment for Enterprises
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Designing Blue Team playbooks with Wazuh for proactive cyber defense
Blue Team playbooks are essential”, but tools like Wazuh take them to the next level. From credential dumping to web shells and brute-force attacks, see how Wazuh strengthens real-time detection and automated response. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/designing-blue-team-playbooks-with-wazuh-for-proactive-cyber-defense/
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Unmasking the silent saboteur you didn’t know was running the show
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, attack, authentication, backup, blockchain, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, firewall, firmware, GDPR, governance, Hardware, incident response, iot, ISO-27001, login, malicious, network, nis-2, PCI, service, siem, supply-chain, threat, zero-trustCybersecurity depends on accurate clocks : Your logs are only as valuable as your clocks are accurate. If your servers are out of sync, forget to reconstruct timelines. You’ll spend hours chasing phantom alerts. Event correlation and forensics Your SIEM is only as good as the timestamps it gets. Correlating events across endpoints, firewalls and cloud…
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Understanding the evolving malware and ransomware threat landscape
Cyber threats like ransomware and malware are rising fast, hitting firms like Frederick Health and Marks & Spencer. Defense needs layers, adaptability and vigilance. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/understanding-the-evolving-malware-and-ransomware-threat-landscape/750094/
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Kimsuky Strikes Again Coordinated Attacks Target Facebook, Email, and Telegram
A recent investigation by Genians Security Center (GSC) has uncovered a highly sophisticated, multi-channel cyber espionage campaign attributed to the North Korea-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Kimsuky. Between March and April 2025, the group leveraged Facebook, email, and Telegram to infiltrate targets primarily within the defense sector, North Korea-related activists, and cryptocurrency…