Tag: defense
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Exposure validation emerges as critical cyber defense component
Organizations have implemented various aspects of threat exposure validation, including security control validation (51%) and filtering threat exposures based on the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/25/exposure-validation-processes/
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Beyond the Inbox: ThreatLabz 2025 Phishing Report Reveals How Phishing Is Evolving in the Age of GenAI
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, captcha, cloud, control, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, dmarc, email, exploit, finance, google, identity, jobs, login, malicious, malware, mfa, phishing, radius, risk, scam, spam, strategy, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustGone are the days of mass phishing campaigns. Today’s attackers are leveraging generative AI (GenAI) to deliver hyper-targeted scams, transforming every email, text, or call into a calculated act of manipulation. With flawless lures and tactics designed to outsmart AI defenses, cybercriminals are zeroing in on HR, payroll, and finance teams”, exploiting human vulnerabilities with…
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Expel Extends MDR Capabilities to Strengthen Email Threat Defense
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Client-Side Security Breach Alert: Blue Shield of California Exposes 4.7 Million Members’ Health Data Through Web Analytics Configuration
by Source Defense A recent incident at Blue Shield of California highlights the critical importance of client-side security controls when implementing third-party scripts on healthcare websites. The nonprofit health plan has disclosed a significant data breach affecting 4.7 million members, stemming from a misconfiguration of Google Analytics on their web properties between April 2021 and…
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Designing for Cyber Resilience, Not Just Defense
MIT Sloan’s Keri Pearlson on Embedding Resilience Across Cybersecurity Strategy. Keri Pearlson, executive director of cybersecurity at MIT Sloan’s Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, says organizations must stop chasing the illusion of perfect protection and instead design for resilience. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/designing-for-cyber-resilience-just-defense-a-28076
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Skyhawk Security brings preemptive cloud app defense to RSAC 2025
Skyhawk Security is adding new protection for custom-built cloud applications. The company announced the update to its AI-powered Autonomous Purple Team for RSAC 2025 … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/24/skyhawk-security-rsac-2025/
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10 key questions security leaders must ask at RSA 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, automation, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, conference, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, fido, finance, gartner, google, government, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, mssp, network, nist, passkey, password, phone, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustIs agentic AI more myth than reality?: Building on 2024’s AI enthusiasm, this year will be all about agentic AI, defined as “a type of AI that enables software systems to act autonomously, making decisions and taking actions based on goals, with minimal human intervention,” according to AI itself (source: Google Gemini). We’ll see lots…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST Aligns Its Privacy and Cyber Frameworks, While Researchers Warn About Hallucination Risks from GenAI Code Generators
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, breach, china, cisa, cisco, ciso, cloud, computer, control, csf, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, governance, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, LLM, malicious, mfa, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, router, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCheck out NIST’s effort to further mesh its privacy and cyber frameworks. Plus, learn why code-writing GenAI tools can put developers at risk of package-confusion attacks. Also, find out what Tenable webinar attendees said about identity security. And get the latest on the MITRE CVE program and on attacks against edge routers. Dive into five…
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Microsoft Prevents Billions of Dollars in Fraud and Scams
Microsoft has reported significant strides in thwarting financial fraud across its ecosystem. From April 2024 to April 2025, the tech giant managed to prevent approximately $4 billion in fraudulent transactions, a testament to its robust anti-fraud measures and AI-driven defenses. AI-Enhanced Cyber Threats and Microsoft’s Defense The evolution of AI has inadvertently lowered the entry…
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CSP FY: A Magecart Attack That Dodges Policy”, and Makes a Joke While Doing It
by Source Defense When attackers are clever enough to name their cookie “csp_f_y,” you know they’re not just exfiltrating data”, they’re mocking your defenses. In a recent attack spotted by the Source Defense Cyber Research team, a compromised first-party script on a payment page stored sensitive data in a cookie named csp_f_y. The exfiltration didn’t…
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Your Network Is Showing Time to Go Stealth
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backdoor, breach, china, cisco, cloud, computer, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, firewall, firmware, fortinet, group, Hardware, infrastructure, mfa, network, software, theft, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day -
The Future of Cybersecurity Talent Trends and Opportunities
The cybersecurity landscape is transforming rapidly, driven by evolving threats, technological advancements, and a persistent global talent shortage. By 2025, the sector faces a shortfall of over four million professionals, exacerbated by the growing complexity of attacks and the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in both defense and offense. Leaders must reimagine talent strategies to…
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Update these two servers from Gladinet immediately, CISOs told
Tags: access, attack, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, data, defense, email, network, programming, risk, skills, update, vulnerabilityC:\Program Files (x86)\Gladinet Cloud Enterprise\root\web.config, although it has also been seen in this path as well: C:\Program Files (x86)\Gladinet Cloud Enterprise\portal\web.config. Similarly, Triofox web.config files could be in two locations: C:\Program Files (x86)\Triofox\root\web.config and C:\Program Files (x86)\Triofox\portal\web.config.The weakness can be leveraged to abuse the ASPX ViewState, a mechanism used to preserve the state of a…
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MITRE funding still in up in the air, say experts
‘Shouldn’t be begging’: “MITRE leaders have been begging for more private funding for years,” said Roger Grimes, data driven defense evangelist at KnowBe4, in an email.”This isn’t a type of program where the program leaders should be begging for funding. It should be fully funded, correctly resourced, and able to do a superb job for…
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Windows Task Scheduler Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers Gain Admin Account Control
New vulnerabilities in Windows Task Scheduler’s schtasks.exe let attackers bypass UAC, alter metadata, modify event logs, and evade detection. These actions map to MITRE ATT&CK tactics: Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Execution, Lateral Movement, and Defense Evasion. Abuse of schtasks.exe enables stealthy task creation and manipulation without alerting defenders, making it a reliable tool for maintaining access…
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Latest Mustang Panda Arsenal: PAKLOG, CorKLOG, and SplatCloak – P2
This is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on Mustang Panda’s new tools. For details on ToneShell and StarProxy, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn addition to the new ToneShell variants and StarProxy, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered two new keyloggers used by Mustang Panda that we have named PAKLOG and CorKLOG as well as an EDR evasion…
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CVE program averts swift end after CISA executes 11-month contract extension
Tags: china, cisa, computer, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, flaw, framework, government, infrastructure, intelligence, linkedin, mitre, nist, nvd, russia, service, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementImportant update April 16, 2025: Since this story was first published, CISA signed a contract extension that averts a shutdown of the MITRE CVE program.A CISA spokesperson sent CSO a statement saying, “The CVE Program is invaluable to cyber community and a priority of CISA. Last night, CISA executed the option period on the contract to ensure…
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41% of Attacks Bypass Defenses: Adversarial Exposure Validation Fixes That
Your dashboards say you’re secure”, but 41% of threats still get through. Picus Security’s Adversarial Exposure Validation uncovers what your stack is missing with continuous attack simulations and automated pentesting. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/41-percent-of-attacks-bypass-defenses-adversarial-exposure-validation-fixes-that/
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Product Walkthrough: A Look Inside Wing Security’s Layered SaaS Identity Defense
Intro: Why hack in when you can log in?SaaS applications are the backbone of modern organizations, powering productivity and operational efficiency. But every new app introduces critical security risks through app integrations and multiple users, creating easy access points for threat actors. As a result, SaaS breaches have increased, and according to a May 2024…
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CISA Faces Massive Cuts, Sparking Security Fears and Political Blowback
Massive layoffs loom at CISA, with 40% of staff at risk. Critics warn the cuts could cripple U.S. cyber defenses and threaten national security. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/cisa-faces-massive-cuts/
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Security Awareness Metrics That Matter to the CISO
Security awareness has become a critical component of organizational defense strategies, particularly as companies adopt zero-trust architectures. Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are increasingly challenged to demonstrate the effectiveness of security awareness programs through meaningful metrics that resonate with leadership. With human error contributing to approximately 95% of data breaches, quantifying the impact of security…
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Top Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, ceo, cloud, communications, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, iot, law, malicious, mfa, nis-2, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustTop Four Considerations for Zero Trust in Critical Infrastructure madhav Tue, 04/15/2025 – 06:43 TL;DR Increased efficiency = increased risk. Critical infrastructure organizations are using nearly 100 SaaS apps on average and 60% of their most sensitive data is stored in the cloud. Threat actors aren’t naive to this, leading to a whopping 93% of…
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When the government steps back, who steps up to ensure adequate cyber defenses?
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Possible Russian Hackers Targeted UK Ministry of Defense
Spear-Phishing Campaign Used RomCom Malware Variant. A phishing campaign wielding malware previously associated with Russian-speaking hackers targeted the U.K. Ministry of Defense in late 2024. It is unclear if the campaign is tied to a data leak of 600 armed personnel, civil servants, and defense contractors reported late last year. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Windows 0-Day, VPN Exploits, Weaponized AI, Hijacked Antivirus and More
Attackers aren’t waiting for patches anymore, they are breaking in before defenses are ready. Trusted security tools are being hijacked to deliver malware. Even after a breach is detected and patched, some attackers stay hidden.This week’s events show a hard truth: it’s not enough to react after an attack. You have to assume that any…
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Building Trust with Solid NHIDR Approaches
Building Trust with Efficient NHIDR Approaches: An Imperative in Today’s Cybersecurity Landscape? Can implementing solid Non-Human Identity Detection and Response (NHIDR) approaches contribute toward building trust and enhancing cybersecurity defenses? For security professionals grappling with the escalating challenge of protecting machine identities and secrets within complex IT ecosystems, the answer is a resounding yes. NHIDR……
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The Top CMMC Consultants: How to Choose the Right One for Your Business
Achieving CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) compliance is essential for organizations aiming to secure contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD). Navigating the complexities of CMMC can be challenging, making the role of CMMC consultants invaluable. While you can do this process yourself, if you don’t have the time or expertise, you can also work……
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Russian Shuckworm APT is back with updated GammaSteel malware
files.lnk, launched from an external drive. This was recorded under the UserAssist key in the Registry, which stores a record of files, links, applications, and objects accessed by the current user through Windows Explorer.After that file was executed, it launched mshta.exe, a Windows binary that can be used to execute VBScript and JScript locally on…