Tag: detection
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Zscaler Bolsters Zero-Trust Arsenal with Acquisition of Browser Security Firm SquareX
Cloud security titan Zscaler Inc. has acquired SquareX, a pioneer in browser-based threat protection, in an apparent move to step away from traditional, clunky security hardware and toward a seamless, browser-native defense. The acquisition, which did not include financial terms, integrates SquareX’s browser detection and response technology into Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform. Unlike traditional..…
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Zscaler Bolsters Zero-Trust Arsenal with Acquisition of Browser Security Firm SquareX
Cloud security titan Zscaler Inc. has acquired SquareX, a pioneer in browser-based threat protection, in an apparent move to step away from traditional, clunky security hardware and toward a seamless, browser-native defense. The acquisition, which did not include financial terms, integrates SquareX’s browser detection and response technology into Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform. Unlike traditional..…
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Criminal IP Integrates with IBM QRadar to Deliver Real-Time Threat Intelligence Across SIEM and SOAR
Torrance, United States / California, February 9th, 2026, CyberNewswire Criminal IP (criminalip.io), the AI-powered threat intelligence and attack surface intelligence platform, is now integrated with IBM QRadar SIEM and QRadar SOAR. The integration brings external, IP-based threat intelligence directly into IBM QRadar’s detection, investigation, and response workflows, enabling security teams to identify malicious activity faster…
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European Commission Mitigates Cyberattack Aimed at Employee Mobile Information
The European Commission successfully contained a cyberattack targeting its mobile device management infrastructure on January 30, 2026. The incident, which potentially exposed staff names and mobile numbers, was neutralized within nine hours of detection, demonstrating the organization’s robust cybersecurity protocols. European Commission Mitigates Cyberattack The Commission’s central system managing mobile devices detected suspicious activity that…
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DKnife targets network gateways in long running AitM campaign
Indicators point to China-Nexus development and targeting: Several aspects of DKnife’s design and operation suggested ties to China-aligned threat actors. Talos identified configuration data and code comments written in Simplified Chinese, as well as handling logic tailored for Chinese-language email providers and mobile applications.The framework was also found to enable credential collection from services used…
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DKnife targets network gateways in long running AitM campaign
Indicators point to China-Nexus development and targeting: Several aspects of DKnife’s design and operation suggested ties to China-aligned threat actors. Talos identified configuration data and code comments written in Simplified Chinese, as well as handling logic tailored for Chinese-language email providers and mobile applications.The framework was also found to enable credential collection from services used…
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Schrödinger’s cat and the enterprise security paradox
Tags: control, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, framework, identity, intelligence, jobs, metric, penetration-testing, RedTeam, resilience, risk, siem, strategy, threat, tooland compromised. The dashboards might be green and the audit reports reassuring, but the uncomfortable reality is that you do not know your actual state until you observe it directly and often. Many readers will have heard of Schrödinger’s cat in passing, but the details blur over time, so it is worth revisiting what the…
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Schrödinger’s cat and the enterprise security paradox
Tags: control, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, framework, identity, intelligence, jobs, metric, penetration-testing, RedTeam, resilience, risk, siem, strategy, threat, tooland compromised. The dashboards might be green and the audit reports reassuring, but the uncomfortable reality is that you do not know your actual state until you observe it directly and often. Many readers will have heard of Schrödinger’s cat in passing, but the details blur over time, so it is worth revisiting what the…
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New RecoverIt Tool Abuses Windows Service Failure Recovery to Execute Malicious Payloads
A new offensive security tool named >>RecoverIt<< has been released, offering red teamers a stealthy method for lateral movement and persistence by abusing the Windows Service recovery mechanism. The tool circumvents traditional detection methods that focus on monitoring service creation and binary paths. For years, attackers have moved laterally across networks by creating or modifying…
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Detecting Ransomware Using Windows Minifilters to Intercept File Change Events
Tags: cyber, detection, encryption, endpoint, github, malicious, ransomware, strategy, tool, windowsA security researcher has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) tool on GitHub designed to stop ransomware at the deepest level of the operating system. Part of a broader Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) strategy named >>Sanctum,<< the project demonstrates how defenders can use Windows Minifilters to detect and intercept malicious file encryption before it destroys…
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Allama: Open-source AI security automation
Allama is an open-source security automation platform that lets teams build visual workflows for threat detection and response. It includes integrations with 80+ types of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/09/allama-open-source-ai-security-automation-platform/
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OpenClaw Taps VirusTotal to Safeguard AI Agent Skill Ecosystem
As AI agents move from experimental chatbots to powerful tools capable of managing our finances and smart homes, security has become the top priority. Today, OpenClaw announced a major partnership with VirusTotal to bring advanced threat detection to ClawHub, its marketplace for AI skills. Why AI Agents Need Special Protection Traditional software is rigid; it…
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8 Top MDR Providers for Mid-Market Companies
Tags: detectionTop 8 MDR providers for mid-market firms needing expert detection, faster response, and reduced noise without building full in-house SOCs. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/8-top-mdr-providers-for-mid-market-companies/
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Hackers Exploit Free Firebase Accounts to Launch Phishing Campaigns
A new wave of phishing campaigns where scammers are abusing Google’s legitimate infrastructure to bypass security filters. Attackers are now creating free developer accounts on Google Firebase to send fraudulent emails that impersonate well-known brands. By leveraging the reputation of the Firebase domain, these attackers are successfully landing in users’ inboxes, bypassing standard spam detection…
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Radicl Brings In $31M to Push AI-Driven SOC Toward Autonomy
Series A Funding Accelerates AI-Native Detection and Response Roadmap. With $31 million in new Series A funding, Radicl plans to accelerate development of an autonomous security operations platform for midmarket organizations. CEO Chris Petersen said the company is focused on improving detection accuracy and trust to enable automated response at scale. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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How Samsung Knox Helps Stop Your Network Security Breach
As you know, enterprise network security has undergone significant evolution over the past decade. Firewalls have become more intelligent, threat detection methods have advanced, and access controls are now more detailed. However (and it’s a big “however”), the increasing use of mobile devices in business operations necessitates network security measures that are specifically First seen…
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KI als AWS-Angriffsturbo
Kriminelle Hacker haben ihre Angriffe auf AWS-Umgebungen mit KI beschleunigt.Forscher des Sicherheitsanbieters Sysdig haben einen Angriff aufgedeckt, bei dem kriminelle Angreifer eine AWS-Umgebung in weniger als acht Minuten vollständig kompromittieren konnten. Laut den Threat-Spezialisten nutzten die Bedrohungsakteure dabei eine Cloud-Fehlkonfiguration mit der Hilfe von Large Language Models (LLMs) aus, um den gesamten Angriffs-Lebenszyklus zu komprimieren…
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APT27 Launches Stealthy Attacks on Corporate Networks, Evades Detection
A new, highly sophisticated cyberattack campaign that reveals how attackers are bypassing modern defenses to infiltrate corporate networks. The investigation points to a stealthy, multi-stage intrusion likely orchestrated by the threat group known as APT-Q-27, or >>GoldenEyeDog<<. The attack began with a common, everyday task: a customer support agent clicking a link in a support…
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Microsoft develops a new scanner to detect hidden backdoors in LLMs
Effectiveness of the scanner: Microsoft said the scanner does not require retraining models or prior knowledge of backdoor behavior and operates using forward passes only, avoiding gradient calculations or backpropagation to keep computing costs low.The company also said it works with most causal, GPT-style language models and can be used across a wide range of…
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Microsoft to Integrate Sysmon Threat Detection Natively into Windows 11
Microsoft has officially begun rolling out native System Monitor (Sysmon) functionality to Windows 11, marking a significant shift for threat hunters and security operations centers (SOCs). Released via the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.7733 (Dev Channel) on February 3, 2026, this update embeds the popular Sysinternals tool directly into the operating system’s optional features.…
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DEAD#VAX Malware Campaign Deploys AsyncRAT via IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing Files
Threat hunters have disclosed details of a new, stealthy malware campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX that employs a mix of “disciplined tradecraft and clever abuse of legitimate system features” to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) known as AsyncRAT.”The attack leverages IPFS-hosted VHD files, extreme script obfuscation, runtime decryption, and in-memory First…
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Managed SaaS Threat Detection – AppOmni Scout
AppOmni Scout Managed Threat Detection Service Expertise to detect SaaS and AI threats and protect your critical data SaaS and AI threat detection led by threat experts Security teams don’t have the resources for timely detection to protect critical data and employees from threats. Monitoring SaaS and AI is complex, time-intensive, and results in… First…
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Russian hackers exploited a critical Office bug within days of disclosure
One campaign, two infection paths: ZScaler found that exploitation of CVE-2026-21509 did not lead to a single uniform payload. Instead, the initial RTF-based exploit branched into two distinct infection paths, each serving a different operational purpose. The choice of dropper reportedly determined whether the attackers prioritized near-term intelligence collection or longer-term access to compromised systems.In…
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The First 90 Seconds: How Early Decisions Shape Incident Response Investigations
Many incident response failures do not come from a lack of tools, intelligence, or technical skills. They come from what happens immediately after detection, when pressure is high, and information is incomplete.I have seen IR teams recover from sophisticated intrusions with limited telemetry. I have also seen teams lose control of investigations they should have…
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Zero Trust Architecture for Distributed AI Model Contexts
Secure your MCP deployments with zero-trust architecture. Learn about post-quantum encryption, context-aware access, and threat detection for distributed AI. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/zero-trust-architecture-for-distributed-ai-model-contexts/
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NDSS 2025 BinEnhance
Tags: china, conference, data, detection, framework, Internet, network, software, technology, vulnerabilitySession 11B: Binary Analysis Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yongpan Wang (Institute of Information Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Hong Li (Institute of Information Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), Xiaojie Zhu (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi…
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Adversarial Exposure Validation for Modern Environments
Tags: detectionWhat is Adversarial Exposure Validation? Adversarial Exposure Validation is a structured approach that applies attacker-style actions to confirm how your environment behaves under real pressure. Instead of stopping at detection,… The post Adversarial Exposure Validation for Modern Environments appeared first on Strobes Security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/adversarial-exposure-validation-for-modern-environments/
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From credentials to cloud admin in 8 minutes: AI supercharges AWS attack chain
Tags: access, ai, attack, ciso, cloud, credentials, detection, framework, group, iam, least-privilege, LLM, monitoring, trainingLateral movement, LLMjacking, and GPU abuse: Once administrative access was obtained, the attacker moved laterally across 19 distinct AWS principals, assuming multiple roles and creating new users to spread activity across identities. This approach enabled persistence and complicated detection, the researchers noted.The attackers then shifted focus to Amazon Bedrock, enumerating available models and confirming that…