Tag: defense
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Google Adds Multi-Layered Defenses to Secure GenAI from Prompt Injection Attacks
Google has revealed the various safety measures that are being incorporated into its generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems to mitigate emerging attack vectors like indirect prompt injections and improve the overall security posture for agentic AI systems.”Unlike direct prompt injections, where an attacker directly inputs malicious commands into a prompt, indirect prompt injections First seen…
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Former JBLM Soldier Admits Attempting to Leak U.S. Military Network Details to China
A former U.S. Army sergeant who served at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington has pleaded guilty to federal charges after admitting he tried to deliver sensitive military secrets to Chinese authorities. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, entered his plea in U.S. District Court in Seattle, acknowledging two felonies: attempting to deliver national defense information and…
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Israeli Social Media Users Targeted in Covert Iranian Influence Campaign
A covert Iranian social media operation has been uncovered, targeting Israeli users on platform X with a psychological campaign designed to sow discord and despair. Researchers at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) have exposed a Persian-language Telegram channel, CAR ONLINE (@caronline_original), which boasts over 400,000 subscribers and serves as the orchestration hub for…
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How Secure Are Your Cloud-Based Non-Human Identities?
Are Your Cloud-Based Non-Human Identities as Secure as You Think They Are? We all want to believe that our cybersecurity measures are infallible. But in reality, our digital defense mechanisms even those earmarked for cloud security are only as powerful as their weakest link. A surprising chink in this armor comes in the… First seen…
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Surge in XSS Cyberattacks Targets Popular Webmail Platforms, ESET Reports
A recent report from ESET has uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign by the Russia-aligned Sednit group, targeting high-value webmail platforms through cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Dubbed Operation RoundPress, this operation has compromised popular webmail services such as Roundcube, Horde, MDaemon, and Zimbra, with a primary focus on governmental entities and defense organizations in Eastern…
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TxTag Phishing Campaign Exploits .gov Domain to Deceive Employees
A new and alarming phishing campaign has surfaced, leveraging the credibility of a .gov domain to deceive employees into believing they owe unpaid tolls. Identified by the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC), this campaign manipulates the GovDelivery system a legitimate communication tool used by several government agencies to lend an air of authenticity to its…
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Oxford City Council Cyberattack Disrupts Services and Exposes Historic Election Data
The Oxford City Council is investigating a recent cybersecurity breach that disrupted various council services and potentially exposed the personal data of past election workers. The Oxford City Council cyberattack, which occurred over the weekend of June 78, was identified by the council’s automated defense systems. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/oxford-city-council-cyberattack/
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6 Steps to 24/7 In-House SOC Success
Hackers never sleep, so why should enterprise defenses? Threat actors prefer to target businesses during off-hours. That’s when they can count on fewer security personnel monitoring systems, delaying response and remediation.When retail giant Marks & Spencer experienced a security event over Easter weekend, they were forced to shut down their online operations, which account for…
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Hegseth Faces Growing Pressure Over Cyber Leadership Vacuum
US Cyber Command Still Lacks a Leader – Months After Trump Fired Gen. Timothy Haugh. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing questions over the lack of leadership at U.S. Cyber Command following President Donald Trump’s April firing of Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh and concerns over the Pentagon’s inability to recruit top cyber talent…
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Foreign aircraft, domestic risks
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, blueteam, breach, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, firmware, framework, government, Hardware, injection, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nist, phone, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerabilityCondensed threat matrix Legacy protocols create new attack surfaces : One of the banes of the OT world is the reliance on legacy technology that cannot easily be patched or upgraded without causing major disruptions. Similarly, the Boeing 747-8 employs a hybrid bus architecture. While it integrates modern flight management technologies like the Thales TopFlight Flight…
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Special Webinar: Key Insights from Verizon’s 2025 DBIR
GenAI, credential theft, third-party risks”, Verizon’s 2025 DBIR reveals what’s putting your org at risk. Join DBIR author Alex Pinto & LayerX CEO Or Eshed as they break down this year’s key insights and defense strategies. Don’t miss the webinar”, register now. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/special-webinar-key-insights-from-verizons-2025-dbir/
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DuckDuckGo beefs up scam defense to block fake stores, crypto sites
The DuckDuckGo web browser has expanded its built-in Scam Blocker tool to protect against a broader range of online scams, including fake e-commerce, cryptocurrency exchanges, and “scareware” sites. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/duckduckgo-beefs-up-scam-defense-to-block-fake-stores-crypto-sites/
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North Korea’s BlueNoroff uses AI deepfakes to push Mac malware in fake Zoom calls
Campaign delivers modular, persistent, Mac-specific malware: Huntress recovered a total of eight distinct malicious binaries, each with specific tasks. The primary implant, ‘Telegram 2’, was written in Nim and embedded itself as a macOS LaunchDaemon to maintain persistence. It acted as a launchpad for the real power tools, including Go-based ‘Root Troy V4’ backdoor and…
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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/