Tag: guide
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Penetration testing: All you need to know
At a breakneck pace, and with it, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. Organizations today face a heightened risk of data breaches, system compromises, and sophisticated cyberattacks. To counteract these risks, penetration testing has become a critical tool in the cybersecurity arsenal. This guide delves into the fundamentals of penetration testing,…The…
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Penetration testing: All you need to know
At a breakneck pace, and with it, cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. Organizations today face a heightened risk of data breaches, system compromises, and sophisticated cyberattacks. To counteract these risks, penetration testing has become a critical tool in the cybersecurity arsenal. This guide delves into the fundamentals of penetration testing,…The…
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Salesforce Publishes Forensic Guide After Series of Cyberattacks
Salesforce has published a comprehensive forensic investigation guide aimed at empowering organizations to detect, analyze, and remediate security incidents within their Salesforce environments. The new guide distills best practices across three critical areas: activity logs, user permissions, and backup data”, providing a structured framework to answer key questions such as “What did a specific user…
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Salesforce Publishes Forensic Guide After Series of Cyberattacks
Salesforce has published a comprehensive forensic investigation guide aimed at empowering organizations to detect, analyze, and remediate security incidents within their Salesforce environments. The new guide distills best practices across three critical areas: activity logs, user permissions, and backup data”, providing a structured framework to answer key questions such as “What did a specific user…
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Your Map for the Cloud Security Maze: An Integrated Cloud Security Solution That’s Part of an Exposure Management Approach
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, business, ciso, cloud, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, kubernetes, mitigation, risk, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementCheck out highlights from the IDC white paper “Bridging Cloud Security and Exposure Management for Unified Risk Reduction,” which explains how CNAPPs help security teams tame the complexity of multi-cloud environments by shifting from a reactive, alert-driven model to a proactive exposure management strategy. Organizations’ rapid expansion into the cloud has created a complex and…
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Kill the Password: A Developer’s Guide to Passwordless Authentication Nirvana
A comprehensive guide for developers on implementing passwordless authentication. Explore various methods, improve security, and enhance user experience. Learn to kill the password! First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/kill-the-password-a-developers-guide-to-passwordless-authentication-nirvana/
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CISA Releases Guide to Hunt and Mitigate Chinese State-Sponsored Threats
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) unveiled a comprehensive Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) designed to empower network defenders to detect, hunt, and mitigate the activities of advanced persistent threat (APT) actors linked to the People’s Republic of China. Drawing on a coordinated effort with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),…
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TDL001 – Cybersecurity Explained: Privacy, Threats, and the Future – Chester Wisniewski
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, computer, country, crime, crimes, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, edr, email, finance, firewall, gartner, government, guide, hacker, hacking, Hardware, infosec, Internet, jobs, linkedin, mail, malicious, microsoft, military, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, risk, russia, scam, skills, software, sophos, spam, sql, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, virus, vulnerability, wifi, windowsSummary “The Defenders Log” Episode 1 features host David Redekop and guest Chet Wisniewski discussing the dynamic world of cybersecurity. Wisniewski, with decades of experience, traces his journey from early BBS and phone network exploration to becoming a cybersecurity expert. They delve into the evolution of hacking, the emergence of profitable cybercrime like email spam,…
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CISA Strengthens Software Procurement Security With New Tool
CISA has launched a new Software Acquisition Guide Web Tool to enhance security in software procurement First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-software-procurement-security/
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Formal Methods for Stellar DeFi: Verifying Lending Protocol with Certora Sunbeam Prover
Hello! My name is Kirill Ziborov, and I’m a formal verification engineer and security researcher at Positive Web3. From February 24 to March 18, an audit contest for the Blend protocol on the Stellar blockchain was held on the Code4rena. In addition to the traditional manual audit, the competition included a formal verification track using…
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How AI is reshaping cybersecurity operations
Tags: access, ai, attack, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, finance, gartner, governance, guide, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, malware, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, regulation, resilience, risk, sans, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, updateBecause AI can perform tasks at speeds that supersede human capacity, it exponentially scales the amount of work that a cybersecurity function can do, says Rob T. Lee, chief of research for AI and emerging threats and head of faculty at SANS Institute.Moreover, AI excels at doing repetitive tasks near perfectly every time, so it…
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Privileged Access Management Software Solutions
Explore top Privileged Access Management (PAM) software solutions, their key features, implementation challenges, and integration with SSO & CIAM. A guide for CTOs & VP Engineering. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/privileged-access-management-software-solutions/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Industrial Systems in Crosshairs of Russian Hackers, FBI Warns, as MITRE Updates List of Top Hardware Weaknesses
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, cisa, cisco, cloud, conference, control, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, detection, docker, espionage, exploit, flaw, framework, fraud, google, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, LLM, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, mobile, network, nist, risk, russia, scam, service, side-channel, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsCheck out the FBI’s alert on Russia-backed hackers infiltrating critical infrastructure networks via an old Cisco bug. Plus, MITRE dropped a revamped list of the most important critical security flaws. Meanwhile, NIST rolled out a battle plan against face-morphing deepfakes. And get the latest on the CIS Benchmarks and on vulnerability prioritization strategies! Here are…
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Fake Mac fixes trick users into installing new Shamos infostealer
A new infostealer malware targeting Mac devices, called ‘Shamos,’ is targeting Mac devices in ClickFix attacks that impersonate troubleshooting guides and fixes. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-mac-fixes-trick-users-into-installing-new-shamos-infostealer/
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Why Agentic AI Is the Next Enterprise Frontier – Part 2
Practical Guide to Architect, Govern, Scale AI Agents for Enterprise Transformation. Part 1 of this two-part feature on agentic AI covered how the autonomous systems shift enterprises from reactive generative AI to autonomous, accountable systems. Part 2 provides a practical blueprint for architecting, governing and scaling agentic AI to deliver enterprisewide transformation. First seen on…
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ASPM buyer’s guide: 7 products to help secure your applications
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, container, crowdstrike, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, gartner, google, guide, iam, identity, infrastructure, ivanti, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, okta, open-source, oracle, programming, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementProtect the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and supply chain pipelinesAutomate software testingIntegrate with various applications to mitigate and remove various risksFeatures offered by ASPMs vary widely. As a result, tools can prove difficult to evaluate in terms of exactly what is being protected, what data and metadata is being collected to inform security judgments, and…
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OWASP Security Misconfiguration: Quick guide
Security misconfiguration is a significant concern, in the OWASP Top 10. During our web application penetration tests, we often discover numerous vulnerabilities of this nature. According to OWASP, this issue impacts nearly 90% of all web applications. In this blog, we will explore this vulnerability through the lens of the OWASP Top 10, illustrating it……
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New NIST guide explains how to detect morphed images
Face morphing software can blend two people’s photos into one image, making it possible for someone to fool identity checks at buildings, airports, borders, and other secure … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/18/nist-guide-detect-morphed-images/
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Cyberangriff auf einen Bergführer-Verband in Frankreich
Une cyberattaque cible la compagnie des guides de Chamonix le jour de sa fête First seen on ledauphine.com Jump to article: www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2025/08/16/une-cyberattaque-cible-la-compagnie-des-guides-le-jour-de-sa-fete
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How security teams are putting AI to work right now
AI is moving from proof-of-concept into everyday security operations. In many SOCs, it is now used to cut down alert noise, guide analysts during investigations, and speed up … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/18/ai-in-security-operations/
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9 things CISOs need know about the dark web
Tags: 2fa, access, ai, attack, automation, backup, blockchain, botnet, breach, captcha, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, ddos, deep-fake, defense, detection, dns, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, group, guide, hacking, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, law, leak, lockbit, malicious, malware, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, privacy, ransomware, resilience, risk, russia, saas, scam, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayNew groups form after major marketplaces are disrupted: International takedown efforts damage infrastructure and curb cybercrime operations by disrupting larger operations, removing major players from the ecosystem and scattering user bases.However, the dark web is highly adaptive and sophisticated actors often maintain contingency plans, including mirrors, backups, and alternative forums, according to Edward Currie, associate…
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Echo Chamber, Prompts Used to Jailbreak GPT-5 in 24 Hours
Researchers paired the jailbreaking technique with storytelling in an attack flow that used no inappropriate language to guide the LLM into producing directions for making a Molotov cocktail. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/echo-chamber-prompts-jailbreak-gpt-5-24-hours
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Review: From Day Zero to Zero Day
From Day Zero to Zero Day is a practical guide for cybersecurity pros who want to move beyond reading about vulnerabilities and start finding them. It gives a methodical look … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/11/review-from-day-zero-to-zero-day/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 57
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Arctic Wolf Observes July 2025 Uptick in Akira Ransomware Activity Targeting SonicWall SSL VPN The State of Ransomware Q2 2025 Malware 101: a comprehensive guide Behind Random Words: DoubleTrouble Mobile Banking Trojan Revealed […]…
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Former New York Times Cyber Reporter Issues Chilling Warning at Black Hat
At Black Hat 2025, a former New York Times reporter warned that AI-driven cyber threats are accelerating and that only courage can guide the response. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/new-york-times-reporter-warning-black-hat-2025/
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What is a CISO? The top IT security leader role explained
Tags: access, authentication, breach, business, ceo, cio, cisa, ciso, compliance, computer, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, fraud, guide, Hardware, healthcare, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, kubernetes, mitigation, msp, mssp, network, nist, programming, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, training, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust. You’ll often hear people say the difference between the two is that CISOs focus entirely on information security issues, while a CSOs remit is wider, also taking in physical security as well as risk management.But reality is messier. Many companies, especially smaller ones, have only one C-level security officer, called a CSO, with IT…
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Former New York Times Cyber Reporter Issues Chilling Warning at Black Hat
At Black Hat 2025, a former New York Times reporter warned that AI-driven cyber threats are accelerating and that only courage can guide the response. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/new-york-times-reporter-warning-black-hat-2025/
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BSidesSF 2025: Is Vulnerability Management Dead? A Security Architect’s Survival Guide
Creator/Author/Presenter: Snir Ben Shimol Our deep appreciation to Security BSides – San Francisco and the Creators/Authors/Presenters for publishing their BSidesSF 2025 video content on YouTube. Originating from the conference’s events held at the lauded CityView / AMC Metreon – certainly a venue like no other; and via the organization’s YouTube channel. Additionally, the organization is…