Tag: defense
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How Rapid AI Adoption Is Creating an Exposure Gap
Tags: access, ai, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, framework, identity, nist, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAs organizations rush to deploy AI, enterprise defenses are struggling to keep up. This blog explores the emerging AI exposure gap, the widening divide between innovation and protection, and what security leaders can do to close it. Key takeaways: The AI exposure gap is widening as most organizations adopt AI faster than they can secure…
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Rogue MCP servers can take over Cursor’s built-in browser
Defenses: Organizations must review and control, both through policy and access controls, the IDE extensions and MCP servers their developers use. They should do this just like they should be vetting application dependencies from package registries such as npm or PyPI to prevent the compromise of developer machines or inheriting vulnerabilities in their code.Attackers are…
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Zero-day exploits hit Cisco ISE and Citrix systems in an advanced campaign
Tags: access, attack, authentication, cisco, citrix, credentials, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, identity, infrastructure, monitoring, network, risk, service, tactics, threat, update, zero-daypatch-gap exploitation technique is a hallmark of sophisticated threat actors who closely monitor security updates and quickly weaponize vulnerabilities.”Amazon did not immediately respond to CSO’s queries on why it’s sharing information about the zero-day exploits months after.After gaining access, the actor deployed a tailor-made web shell disguised as the “IdentityAuditAction” component of Cisco ISE. It…
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How AI-Generated Content is Fueling Next-Gen Phishing and BEC Attacks: Detection and Defense Strategies
With AI phishing attacks rising 1,760% and achieving a 60% success rate, learn how attackers use AI, deepfakes and automation, and discover proven, multi-layered defense strategies to protect your organization in 2025. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/how-ai-generated-content-is-fueling-next-gen-phishing-and-bec-attacks-detection-and-defense-strategies/
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Cisco 0-Days, AI Bug Bounties, Crypto Heists, State-Linked Leaks and 20 More Stories
Behind every click, there’s a risk waiting to be tested. A simple ad, email, or link can now hide something dangerous. Hackers are getting smarter, using new tools to sneak past filters and turn trusted systems against us.But security teams are fighting back. They’re building faster defenses, better ways to spot attacks, and stronger systems…
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Operationalizing Threat Intelligence and AI-Powered Cyber Defense
Sachin Jade, chief product officer at Cyware, discusses the evolving challenge of operationalizing threat intelligence and how AI is redefining the speed and scale of cyber defense. Jade explains that most organizations today struggle to turn intelligence into meaningful action. Despite the massive investment in feeds, dashboards, and frameworks, many security teams still rely on..…
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From Data to Defense in Modern Security Operations
Sachin Jade, chief product officer at Cyware, discusses the evolving challenge of operationalizing threat intelligence and how AI is redefining the speed and scale of cyber defense. Jade explains that most organizations today struggle to turn intelligence into meaningful action. Despite the massive investment in feeds, dashboards, and frameworks, many security teams still rely on..…
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From Data to Defense in Modern Security Operations
Sachin Jade, chief product officer at Cyware, discusses the evolving challenge of operationalizing threat intelligence and how AI is redefining the speed and scale of cyber defense. Jade explains that most organizations today struggle to turn intelligence into meaningful action. Despite the massive investment in feeds, dashboards, and frameworks, many security teams still rely on..…
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From Data to Defense in Modern Security Operations
Sachin Jade, chief product officer at Cyware, discusses the evolving challenge of operationalizing threat intelligence and how AI is redefining the speed and scale of cyber defense. Jade explains that most organizations today struggle to turn intelligence into meaningful action. Despite the massive investment in feeds, dashboards, and frameworks, many security teams still rely on..…
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What Will Defense Contracting Look Like in 10 Years?
Global defense spending will reach $6.38 trillion by 2035, growing from $2.7 trillion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.13%, according to Spherical Insights & Consulting research. This massive expansion coincides with fundamental shifts in how the U.S. government procures defense capabilities and manages contractor relationships. Margarita Howard, CEO and owner of…
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What Will Defense Contracting Look Like in 10 Years?
Global defense spending will reach $6.38 trillion by 2035, growing from $2.7 trillion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.13%, according to Spherical Insights & Consulting research. This massive expansion coincides with fundamental shifts in how the U.S. government procures defense capabilities and manages contractor relationships. Margarita Howard, CEO and owner of…
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What Will Defense Contracting Look Like in 10 Years?
Global defense spending will reach $6.38 trillion by 2035, growing from $2.7 trillion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.13%, according to Spherical Insights & Consulting research. This massive expansion coincides with fundamental shifts in how the U.S. government procures defense capabilities and manages contractor relationships. Margarita Howard, CEO and owner of…
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Gaps in AI Governance Put SMBs at Greater Cyber Risk
ISMG Sean D. Mack on Building Smarter Cyber Defenses for AI-Driven Attacks. SMBs are adopting artificial intelligence fast, but without governance or safeguards, they risk data leaks, shadow AI and third-party exposure, said Sean D. Mack of ISMG’s CXO Advisor practice. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/gaps-in-ai-governance-put-smbs-at-greater-cyber-risk-a-29982
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BigBear.ai to buy Ask Sage, strengthening security-centric AI for federal agencies
Virginia-based BigBear.ai announced Monday it will acquire Ask Sage, a generative artificial intelligence platform specializing in secure deployment of AI models and agentic systems across defense and other regulated sectors, in a deal valued at about $250 million. Ask Sage focuses on safety and security in the growing field of agentic AI, or systems capable…
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BigBear.ai to buy Ask Sage, strengthening security-centric AI for federal agencies
Virginia-based BigBear.ai announced Monday it will acquire Ask Sage, a generative artificial intelligence platform specializing in secure deployment of AI models and agentic systems across defense and other regulated sectors, in a deal valued at about $250 million. Ask Sage focuses on safety and security in the growing field of agentic AI, or systems capable…
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BigBear.ai to buy Ask Sage, strengthening security-centric AI for federal agencies
Virginia-based BigBear.ai announced Monday it will acquire Ask Sage, a generative artificial intelligence platform specializing in secure deployment of AI models and agentic systems across defense and other regulated sectors, in a deal valued at about $250 million. Ask Sage focuses on safety and security in the growing field of agentic AI, or systems capable…
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Bridging the Skills Gap: How Military Veterans Are Strengthening Cybersecurity
From intelligence analysts to surface warfare officers, military veterans of all backgrounds are successfully pivoting to cybersecurity careers and strengthening the industry’s defense capabilities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/military-veterans-strengthening-cybersecurity
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FireTail CEO, Jeremy Snyder, Set to Present at UK Cyber Week 2023 FireTail Blog
Tags: api, attack, best-practice, breach, ceo, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, office, open-source, risk, strategy, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – On April 5, 2023, during UK Cyber Week, our CEO Jeremy Snyder will present, “API security – what is it, why you should care, and how to protect your org”. The session, part of the OT & IT Cyber Security track, will explore the rise of APIs and…
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FireTail CEO, Jeremy Snyder, Set to Present at UK Cyber Week 2023 FireTail Blog
Tags: api, attack, best-practice, breach, ceo, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, office, open-source, risk, strategy, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – On April 5, 2023, during UK Cyber Week, our CEO Jeremy Snyder will present, “API security – what is it, why you should care, and how to protect your org”. The session, part of the OT & IT Cyber Security track, will explore the rise of APIs and…
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FireTail CEO, Jeremy Snyder, Set to Present at UK Cyber Week 2023 FireTail Blog
Tags: api, attack, best-practice, breach, ceo, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, office, open-source, risk, strategy, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – On April 5, 2023, during UK Cyber Week, our CEO Jeremy Snyder will present, “API security – what is it, why you should care, and how to protect your org”. The session, part of the OT & IT Cyber Security track, will explore the rise of APIs and…
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Senate moves to restore lapsed cybersecurity laws after shutdown
Tags: cisa, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, government, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, monitoring, network, service, threatWhat the lapse meant for enterprises: The expiration of CISA 2015 eliminated legal protections for sharing threat information, disrupting the real-time intelligence exchanges that had become routine over the past decade. Without its statutory shields, organizations faced potential liability for monitoring networks, sharing defensive measures, and coordinating responses with peers and federal agencies.The law had…
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Senate moves to restore lapsed cybersecurity laws after shutdown
Tags: cisa, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, government, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, monitoring, network, service, threatWhat the lapse meant for enterprises: The expiration of CISA 2015 eliminated legal protections for sharing threat information, disrupting the real-time intelligence exchanges that had become routine over the past decade. Without its statutory shields, organizations faced potential liability for monitoring networks, sharing defensive measures, and coordinating responses with peers and federal agencies.The law had…
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CISO’s Expert Guide To AI Supply Chain Attacks
AI-enabled supply chain attacks jumped 156% last year. Discover why traditional defenses are failing and what CISOs must do now to protect their organizations.Download the full CISO’s expert guide to AI Supply chain attacks here. TL;DRAI-enabled supply chain attacks are exploding in scale and sophistication – Malicious package uploads to open-source repositories jumped 156% in…
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Cybersecurity Maturity and Why Your API Security is Lagging Behind FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, attack, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, framework, malicious, monitoring, network, nist, risk, threat, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Models (CMM) Cybersecurity maturity models offer valuable guidance for organizations seeking to enhance their security posture. While the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version 1.0, originally created by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has been widely adopted, it’s important to note that there are…
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Beyond silos: How DDI-AI integration is redefining cyber resilience
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, finance, firewall, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, malicious, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, phishing, phone, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, sql, threat, tool, training, zero-trustDDI as the nervous system of enterprise security: DDI, including DNS, DHCP and IP address management, is the nervous system of the network. It records every connection, every name resolution and every IP allocation, maintaining the only comprehensive, authoritative record of normal network behavior.By itself, DDI data is simply a massive stream of logs. For…
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Beyond silos: How DDI-AI integration is redefining cyber resilience
Tags: ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, finance, firewall, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, malicious, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, phishing, phone, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, sql, threat, tool, training, zero-trustDDI as the nervous system of enterprise security: DDI, including DNS, DHCP and IP address management, is the nervous system of the network. It records every connection, every name resolution and every IP allocation, maintaining the only comprehensive, authoritative record of normal network behavior.By itself, DDI data is simply a massive stream of logs. For…
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Lazarus Group Deploys Weaponized Documents Against Aerospace Defense
Security researchers at ENKI have uncovered a sophisticated espionage campaign targeting aerospace and defense organizations, in which the Lazarus Group is weaponizing a new variant of the Comebacker backdoor to infiltrate high-value targets. The threat actor has been actively conducting phishing operations since at least March 2025, distributing malicious documents disguised as legitimate communications from…
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Hackers Exploit Triofox 0-Day to Deploy Malicious Payloads Using Anti-Virus Feature
Tags: authentication, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, hacker, malicious, mandiant, threat, virus, vulnerability, zero-dayCybersecurity researchers from Mandiant Threat Defense have uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in Gladinet’s Triofox file-sharing platform that allowed attackers to bypass authentication and execute malicious code with system-level privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-12480, was actively exploited by the threat actor group UNC6485 as early as August 24, 2025. The flaw affected Triofox version 16.4.10317.56372 and has…
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Faster Than Real-Time: Why Your Security Fails and What to Do Next
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, breach, business, ceo, cio, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, fintech, framework, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, LLM, malware, network, nist, privacy, resilience, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust“Security systems fail. When it fails, what do you do?” This critical question from Spire Connect’s Pankaj Sharma set the stage at Gitex 2025 for a conversation with Francois Driessen, the “Human Ambassador” of ADAMnetworks. His core message is blunt: in cybersecurity, even real-time is not fast enough. By the time a threat is detected,…
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Faster Than Real-Time: Why Your Security Fails and What to Do Next
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, breach, business, ceo, cio, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, fintech, framework, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, LLM, malware, network, nist, privacy, resilience, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust“Security systems fail. When it fails, what do you do?” This critical question from Spire Connect’s Pankaj Sharma set the stage at Gitex 2025 for a conversation with Francois Driessen, the “Human Ambassador” of ADAMnetworks. His core message is blunt: in cybersecurity, even real-time is not fast enough. By the time a threat is detected,…