Tag: defense
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Countries Begin NATO’s Locked Shields Cyber-Defense Exercise
The 15th annual event helps countries test and develop defenses against current and emerging cyber threats, including disinformation, quantum computing, and AI. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/countries-nato-locked-shields-cyber-defense-exercise
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Countries Begin NATO’s Locked Shields Cyber Defense Exercise
The NATO-run live cyber exercise event helps countries test and develop defenses against current and emerging cyber threats including disinformation, quantum, and AI. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/countries-nato-locked-shields-cyber-defense-exercise
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Digital welfare fraud: ALTSRUS syndicate exploits the financially vulnerable
A new report from bot defense firm Kasada has exposed the growing threat of ALTSRUS, a fraud syndicate targeting some of the most vulnerable corners of the digital economy. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/07/altsrus-digital-welfare-fraud/
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Cyberwarfare Funding Accelerates and Everyone is at Risk
Tags: attack, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, finance, government, healthcare, infrastructure, risk, russia, service, tool, vulnerability, warfareNations are investing heavily in offensive cyber capabilities. The proposed 2026 US defense budget earmarks an additional $1 billion in funding for offensive cyber operations, specifically to the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). In 2025, the Department of Defense spent over $14 billion on cyber, with $6.4 billion allocated to offensive operations. An extra billion dollars…
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Strengthening Cyber Defense and Achieving Digital Operational Resilience in Healthcare
Look, we all know cybersecurity is hard. Then you add budget pressures, talent gaps, and operational chaos, it gets even harder. I’ve lived it. I spent over 25 years at MD Anderson Cancer Center, the largest cancer center in the world. I retired recently as CTO. Our mission was clear: end cancer. But that… First…
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DOD cyber policy nominee vows to ‘revaluate’ offensive cyber guardrails
Katie Sutton, nominated to serve as assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, told lawmakers that the U.S. needs to be able to effectively respond to cyberattacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/dod-cyber-policy-nominee-offensive-cyber-operations
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Stealth Is the Strategy: Rethinking Infrastructure Defense
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cisco, cloud, cybersecurity, data, defense, edr, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, gartner, google, group, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, malicious, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trust -
Human Ingenuity Still Crucial in Cybersecurity Defense
HackerOne CEO Warns AI Can’t Replace Creativity, Intuition in Cyber Defense Efforts. Despite AI advances, human intuition remains essential in security, says HackerOne CEO Kara Sprague. Machines detect patterns, but only people can anticipate the unexpected. Ethical hackers and human-led defense are vital to addressing evolving threats and the cybersecurity talent gap. First seen on…
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The AI Arms Race in Cybersecurity
AllegisCyber Capital’s Bob Ackerman Examines Machine-Speed Defense Requirements. Traditional security analysts can no longer keep pace as attackers use AI to compress breach timelines from months to mere hours, fundamentally altering the cybersecurity landscape, said Bob Ackerman, founder and managing director at AllegisCyber Capital. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-arms-race-in-cybersecurity-a-28298
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NSA to cut up to 2,000 civilian roles as part of intel community downsizing
Tags: defenseThe agency is expected to make the cuts by the end of year, however that deadline could change as it is tied to the Defense Department’s broader push to reduce its budget by 8 percent in each of the next five years. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nsa-to-cut-up-to-2000-roles-downsizing
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NSA to cut up to 2,0000 civilian roles as part of intel community downsizing
Tags: defenseThe agency is expected to make the cuts by the end of year, however that deadline could change as it is tied to the Defense Department’s broader push to reduce its budget by 8 percent in each of the next five years. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nsa-to-cut-up-to-2000-roles-downsizing
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What a future without CVEs means for cyber defense
The importance of the MITRE-run Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program shouldn’t be understated. For 25 years, it has acted as the point of reference for … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/06/cve-program-foundation/
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What it really takes to build a resilient cyber program
In this Help Net Security interview, Dylan Owen, CISO at Nightwing, talks about what it really takes to build an effective defense: choosing the right frameworks, setting up … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/06/dylan-owen-nightwing-cyber-defense-strategy/
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Small businesses falling behind in AI-powered cyber defenses
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/small-businesses-falling-behind-in-ai-powered-cyber-defenses
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NCSC Recommends Security Measures Amid UK Retailer Hacks
Urges Companies to Enable MFA, Track Atypical Login Attempts. The U.K. cyber agency advised British companies to shore up cyber defenses in the wake of a wave of cyberattacks against retailers including against Co-op, Harrods and Mark & Spencer. We are not yet in a position to say if these attacks are linked, said the…
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Hackers Use Pahalgam Attack-Themed Decoys to Target Indian Government Officials
The Seqrite Labs APT team has uncovered a sophisticated cyber campaign by the Pakistan-linked Transparent Tribe (APT36) targeting Indian Government and Defense personnel. This operation, centered around the recent Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, 2025, leverages emotionally charged themes to distribute phishing documents and deploy malicious payloads. Exploiting Geopolitical Tensions for Cyber Espionage The…
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Chimera Malware: Outsmarting Antivirus, Firewalls, and Human Defenses
X Business, a small e-commerce store dealing in handmade home décor, became the latest victim of a devastating cyberattack orchestrated by a sophisticated malware strain known as Chimera. What begann as a routine inventory management system update spiraled into a full-blown crisis within 12 hours. Customer orders ceased, staff accounts were locked, and the website…
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Top cybersecurity products showcased at RSA 2025
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, cisco, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, firewall, fortinet, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, login, malicious, open-source, phishing, risk, siem, soc, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trustCisco: Foundational AI Security Model: Cisco introduced its Foundation AI Security Model, an open-source framework designed to standardize safety protocols across AI models and applications. This initiative aims to address the growing concerns around AI security and ensure Safer AI deployments. Cisco also unveiled new agentic AI features in its XDR and Splunk platforms, along…
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Security Professionals: Stay Aware of Current Events
Ballistic Ventures’ Kevin Mandia on How CISOs Can Lead Through Economic Turbulence. In uncertain times, CISOs must balance people and technology, says Kevin Mandia, general partner, Ballistic Ventures. Security budgets face less risk, but efficiency is crucial. AI adoption will accelerate, vendor consolidation will strengthen defenses and SMBs may benefit from outsourcing security. First seen…
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Why EASM Projects Fail: Three Pitfalls to Avoid
If you avoid the pitfalls detailed in this article, then EASM can provide a great defense against two-thirds of your breach problem. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/why-easm-projects-fail-three-pitfalls-to-avoid/
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Harry Coker Urges Unified Public-Private Cyber Defense
Ex-National Cyber Director Emphasizes a Unified Approach to Cybersecurity. Public-private partnerships are of grave importance to tackle cyberthreats, given their ability to transcend geographical boundaries and affect individuals regardless of location, says Harry Coker, secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce and former U.S. national cyber director. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/harry-coker-urges-unified-public-private-cyber-defense-a-28261
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Threat Actors Use AiTM Attacks with Reverse Proxies to Bypass MFA
Cybercriminals are intensifying their efforts to undermine multi-factor authentication (MFA) through adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks, leveraging reverse proxies to intercept sensitive data. As phishing tactics grow more advanced, traditional defenses like spam filters and user training are proving insufficient. Attackers deploy reverse proxies as intermediary servers to forward victim traffic to legitimate websites, creating an illusion…
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Cyberattacks Grow 40%, but Budgets Not Keeping Up
Tanium’s Dan Streetman on Why Defenders Need to Optimize Tooling. Good AI defense requires real-time visibility across all endpoints, according to Tanium CEO Dan Streetman. He shared how Tanium’s confidence score framework enables organizations to monitor operational impact on every endpoint when a change is rolled out, helping teams remediate threats at scale. First seen…
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Being Proactive with NHIs in Cyber Defense
The Proactive Cyber Defense: Why Embrace NHIs? How often do you consider the role of Non-Human Identities (NHIs)? The significance of NHIs cannot be downplayed. Ensuring the security of these machine identities or NHIs is a cornerstone for a proactive cyber defense strategy. Delving into Non-Human Identities NHIs refer to machine identities used in cybersecurity….…
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The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Cybersecurity: Threats, Defenses the Dark Web Insights Report 2025
Check Point Research’s latest AI Security Report 2025 reveals a rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape where artificial intelligence simultaneously presents unprecedented threats and defensive capabilities. The comprehensive investigation, which included dark web surveillance and insights from Check Point’s GenAI Protect platform, uncovers how AI technologies are being weaponized by threat actors while also enhancing security researchers’…