Tag: defense
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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2025
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, apple, application-security, attack, automation, awareness, banking, breach, business, ceo, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, finance, firewall, gitlab, government, group, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, microsoft, mitigation, network, password, programming, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, sophos, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, waf, zero-trustPalo Alto Networks to buy CyberArk for $25B as identity security takes center stage July 30, 2025: Palo Alto Networks is making what could be its biggest bet yet by agreeing to buy Israeli identity security company CyberArk for around $25 billion. “We envision Identity Security becoming the next major pillar of our multi-platform strategy, complementing our leadership…
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CNCERT Accuses U.S. Intelligence of Cyberattacks on Chinese Military-Industrial Targets
China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center (CNCERT) has publicly accused U.S. intelligence agencies of orchestrating sophisticated cyberattacks against key military-industrial entities, building on the 2022 NSA breach at Northwestern Polytechnical University. The revelations detail two emblematic incidents that underscore the persistent targeting of China’s defense sector through advanced persistent threats (APTs). The…
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AppOmni Launches New SaaS and AI Security Packages to Tackle Rising Risks
AppOmni secures AI inside SaaS with discovery, threat defense, and full governance control with new product packages. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/appomni-launches-new-saas-and-ai-security-packages-to-tackle-rising-risks/
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Turning Human Vulnerability Into Organizational Strength
Investing in building a human-centric defense involves a combination of adaptive security awareness training, a vigilant and skeptical culture, and the deployment of layered technical controls. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/human-vulnerability-organizational-strength
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Ex-CISA Head Easterly: Rescinded West Point Post Victim of ‘Manufactured Outrage’
Jen Easterly, a West Point graduate who led CISA during the Biden Administration, had her appointment to head a department at the academy rescinded after a complaint by Laura Loomer, a right-wing MAGA adherent who spoke out in a X posting to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/ex-cisa-head-easterly-rescinded-west-point-post-victim-of-manufactured-outrage/
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Panel to create roadmap for establishing US Cyber Force
The Commission on Cyber Force Generation will develop potential routes Congress and the White House could follow in creating a separate cyber service and aim to deliver them in time for next year’s must-pass national defense authorization act. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/panel-to-create-roadmap-cyber-force
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The US Military Is Raking in Millions From On-Base Slot Machines
The Defense Department operates slot machines on US military bases overseas, raising millions of dollars to fund recreation for troops”, and creating risks for soldiers prone to gambling addiction. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/us-military-on-base-slot-machines-gambling-addiction/
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STRATEGIC REEL: Proactive by design: Fortinet retools network defense for real-time threats
Security teams can no longer afford to wait for alerts, not when cyberattacks unfold in milliseconds. That’s the core warning from Fortinet’s Derek Manky in a new Last Watchdog Strategic Reel recorded at RSAC 2025. As adversaries adopt AI-driven… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/strategic-reel-proactive-by-design-fortinet-retools-network-defense-for-real-time-threats/
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Black Hat 2025: Latest news and insights
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, ciso, cloud, conference, crowdstrike, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, group, hacker, hacking, identity, Internet, LLM, malicious, malware, reverse-engineering, sap, service, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, windowsBlack Hat USAAugust 2-7, 2025Las Vegas, NVBlack Hat USA 2025 returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on August 2-7. The annual event is a perennial magnet for cybersecurity professionals, researchers, vendors and othersThe week kicks off on August 2 with four days of cybersecurity training courses. The courses cover a range…
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Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-212A): CISA and USCG Identify Areas for Cyber Hygiene Improvement After Conducting Proactive Threat Hunt at US Critical Infrastructure Organization
In response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA25-212A), AttackIQ has provided actionable recommendations to help organizations emulate such attacks. These recommendations enable organizations to emulate tactics and techniques, helping to assess and improve their defenses against similar adversarial behaviors. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/response-to-cisa-advisory-aa25-212a-cisa-and-uscg-identify-areas-for-cyber-hygiene-improvement-after-conducting-proactive-threat-hunt-at-us-critical-infrastructure-org…
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Top spy says LinkedIn profiles that list defense work ‘recklessly invite attention of foreign intelligence services’
Workers on joint US/UK/Australia nuclear submarine program are painting a target on themselves First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/asio_espionage_social_media_warning/
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CISA Releases Free Thorium Malware Analysis Tool
Thorium enhances cybersecurity teams’ defense capabilities by seamlessly integrating commercial, open-source, and custom tools used to analyze malware. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/cisa-releases-free-thorium-malware-analysis-tool
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CloudReport 2025 Das neue Fundament der Cloud-Sicherheit steht auf drei Säulen
Sysdig hat seinen aktuellen Cloud-Defense-Report 2025 veröffentlicht. Der Bericht enthält Erkenntnisse und Prognosen über die entscheidende Rolle von KI, Open-Source und Transparenz durch Runtime-Insights (Laufzeit-Analysen) im Kontext aktueller Cloud-Bedrohungen. Die Datengrundlage stammt aus einer sorgfältigen und methodisch fundierten Analyse von Millionen von Cloud-Konten und Kubernetes-Containern, die Sysdig-Kunden täglich betreiben und sichern. Die repräsentative Stichprobe umfasst…
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Sysdig veröffentlicht seinen Cloud Defense Report 2025
Um gegen zeitgenössische Gefahren gewappnet zu sein und sich dabei modernster Technologien und Erkenntnisse aus der Cloud-Sicherheit zu bedienen, empfiehlt Sysdig folgende Sicherheitstipps: First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sysdig-veroeffentlicht-seinen-cloud-defense-report-2025/a41585/
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SentinelLabs uncovers China’s hidden cyber-espionage arsenal
CSOonline that the most important pieces of new information gleaned from the findings are that “China’s contracting ecosystem forces many companies and individuals to collaborate on intrusions. This means many China-based Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) may actually contain many different companies with many different clients.”The nation’s diverse private sector offensive ecosystem, he said, “supports a…
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Ransomware up 179%, credential theft up 800%: 2025’s cyber onslaught intensifies
Exploits multiply as defenders play catch-up: Vulnerability disclosure rose by 246%, and publicly available exploits increased by 179%, with over 20000 vulnerabilities disclosed in the first half of 202535% of which already have exploit code.A backlog of 42000 vulnerabilities awaiting NVD analysis and delays in CVE enrichment leave organizations blind to many critical flaws, the…
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LAMEHUG: First AI-Powered Malware Targets Organizations via Compromised Official Email Accounts
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor APT28, also known as Fancy Bear or Forest Blizzard, has deployed LameHug, the first publicly documented malware leveraging large language models (LLMs) for automated command generation and execution. According to a recent CERT-UA report, this campaign targeted Ukraine’s security and defense sectors earlier this month, initiating with spearphishing emails dispatched…
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Mind the overconfidence gap: CISOs and staff don’t see eye to eye on security posture
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, grc, group, hacker, identity, incident response, intelligence, international, least-privilege, metric, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, updateMisplaced priorities: Investments often favor visibility and compliance over “core capabilities like detection engineering, incident response, and threat containment,” according to Santiago Pontiroli, lead security researcher at cybersecurity vendor Acronis TRU.Delayed adaptation: AI-driven threats demand faster, smarter defenses, but key upgrades (such as behavior-based analytics or automation) are often postponed due to underestimated risk, according…
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Improving Cyber Defense with NHIs
Is Your Cyber Defense Strategy Fully Optimized? Consider this: are you leveraging every resource to shore up your cyber defense? The challenge lies not only in the sophistication of cyber threats but also in the oblique corners of our systems, frequently overlooked. One such example is the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets. With……
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Cybersecurity Trends 2025: What’s Really Coming for Your Digital Defenses
Cybersecurity trends in 2025 reveal rising AI threats, quantum risks, and supply chain attacks, pushing firms to adapt or face major data and financial losses. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybersecurity-trends-2025-whats-your-digital-defenses/
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Applying Tenable’s Risk-based Vulnerability Management to the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Essential Eight
Tags: ai, attack, breach, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, endpoint, finance, firewall, framework, google, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, microsoft, mitigation, network, ransomware, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows, zero-dayLearn how Thales Cyber Services uses Tenable to help customers navigate the maturity levels of the Essential Eight, enabling vulnerability management and staying ahead of cyber threats. In today’s fast-moving digital world, cyber threats are more advanced and relentless than ever. A single security breach can mean financial loss, reputational damage and operational chaos. That’s…
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Hackers plant 4G Raspberry Pi on bank network in failed ATM heist
The UNC2891 hacking group, also known as LightBasin, used a 4G-equipped Raspberry Pi hidden in a bank’s network to bypass security defenses in a newly discovered attack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-plant-4g-raspberry-pi-on-bank-network-in-failed-atm-heist/
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CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative takes major personnel hit
JCDC’s troubles add to the woes of the already-depleted CISA, which could lose even more personnel as additional contracts with private companies expire. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-joint-cyber-defense-collaborative-contract-lapse/756231/
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New Microsoft Guidance Targets Defense Against Indirect Prompt Injection
Microsoft has unveiled new guidance addressing one of the most pressing security challenges facing enterprise AI deployments: indirect prompt injection attacks. This emerging threat vector has become the top entry in the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications & Generative AI 2025, prompting the tech giant to develop a multi-layered defense strategy spanning prevention, detection,…
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Fighting AI with AI: How Darwinium is reshaping fraud defense
AI agents are showing up in more parts of the customer journey, from product discovery to checkout. And fraudsters are also putting them to work, often with alarming success. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/29/alisdair-faulkner-darwinium-ai-powered-fraud-defense-tools/
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Beyond Passwords: A Guide to Advanced Enterprise Security Protection
Credentials, not firewalls, are now the front line of enterprise security. Attackers are bypassing traditional defenses using stolen passwords, infostealer malware, and MFA … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/29/enzoic-beyond-passwords-a-guide-to-advanced-enterprise-security-protection/