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Microsoft Active Directory Flaw Allows Attackers to Escalate Privileges

Mar 11, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: cve, cyber, flaw, identity, infrastructure, microsoft, service, threat, update, vulnerability

Microsoft has released a critical security update addressing a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). This flaw, patched during the March 10, 2026, Patch Tuesday rollout, poses a significant threat to enterprise identity infrastructure by allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM-level access. Tracked as CVE-2026-25177, this security defect carries a…
MCP Authentication and Authorization Patterns

Mar 11, 2026 5:48 AM

Tags: authentication, data, identity

6 min readIn MCP, every request comes from a nonhuman identity: an agent, server or tool. These identities don’t act under direct human oversight. They generate requests dynamically, chain operations and carry data across trust boundaries. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/mcp-authentication-and-authorization-patterns/
Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday Addresses 83 CVEs (CVE-2026-21262, CVE-2026-26127)

Mar 10, 2026 10:48 PM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, cve, cyber, data, dos, exploit, flaw, identity, infrastructure, iot, linux, microsoft, mobile, office, rce, remote-code-execution, service, sql, tool, update, vulnerability, windows

8Critical 75Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 83 CVEs including two vulnerabilities that were publicly disclosed prior to a patch being released. Microsoft patched 83 CVEs in its March 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with eight rated critical and 75 rated as important. Our counts omitted one CVE (CVE-2026-26030) assigned by GitHub. This month’s update includes patches…
Building Identity Resilience Against Deepfake Attacks

Mar 10, 2026 10:48 PM

Tags: attack, deep-fake, defense, detection, gartner, identity, resilience, risk, strategy

Gartner’s Apeksha Kaushik on Why Detection Alone Can’t Stop ID Impersonation. Organizations facing deepfake-driven impersonation attacks must move beyond traditional detection strategies and build stronger identity resilience. Security leaders should adopt layered defenses that combine detection, prevention and broader risk signals to disrupt attackers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/building-identity-resilience-against-deepfake-attacks-a-30964
Threat intelligence by ESET is a game changer

Mar 10, 2026 9:48 PM

Tags: ai, business, ciso, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, exploit, identity, india, intelligence, phishing, service, social-engineering, threat, vulnerability, zero-day

The Advent of AI Ransomware detections in India surged by 70% between the second half of 2024 and the first half of 2025 as per ESET’s Telemetry. Phishing remains the most prevalent cyberthreat affecting Indian users, underscoring the ongoing need for vigilance and education around social engineering tactics.Attacks are increasing on edge systems and appliances as…
Only 24% Of organizations Test Identity Recovery Every Six Months

Mar 10, 2026 5:47 PM

Tags: identity, software

Only 24% of organizations test identity disaster recovery plans every 6 months, Quest Software said First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/organizations-test-identity-sec-6/
Before the Breach: Identity Persistence Through Stolen Credentials

Mar 10, 2026 3:48 PM

Tags: access, breach, credentials, identity

Stolen credentials often remain active long before a breach. See how identity persistence drives initial access risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/before-the-breach-identity-persistence-through-stolen-credentials/
The Economic Argument: The Real Cost of Insecure APIs in the AI Era

Mar 10, 2026 3:48 PM

Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, business, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, governance, identity, injection, international, jobs, malicious, privacy, regulation, risk, threat, tool, vulnerability

When cybersecurity teams talk about risk, they usually speak in technical terms like vulnerabilities, exploits, and attack vectors. But when they walk into the boardroom, they need to speak a different language. They need to speak about cost. In the era of AI, the cost of insecure APIs has shifted from a potential liability to…
LeakyLooker: Hacking Google Cloud’s Data via Dangerous Looker Studio Vulnerabilities

Mar 10, 2026 2:47 PM

Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, data, data-breach, email, exploit, flaw, google, group, guide, hacking, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, jobs, leak, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, oracle, password, programming, service, sql, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerability

Tenable Research revealed “LeakyLooker,” a set of nine novel cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio. These flaws could have let attackers exfiltrate or modify data across Google services like BigQuery and Google Sheets. Google has since remediated all identified issues. We discovered and disclosed nine novel cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio (formerly Data Studio).…
How Panda Technology transformed its operations with Acronis integrations

Mar 10, 2026 1:47 PM

Tags: cloud, cyber, identity, technology

Panda Technology embraced the Acronis Integrations Technology Ecosystem. By adopting Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud and integrating it with their PSA, RMM, security and identity systems, Panda Technology built a centralized operating environment where key workflows now run automatically. Panda Technology COO and Co-founder Joshua Aaronson explains a more than 600% improvement in troubleshooting time. First…
Why access decisions are becoming the weakest link in identity security

Mar 10, 2026 10:47 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, ciso, control, credentials, data, finance, governance, group, iam, identity, least-privilege, login, okta, radius, risk, saas, service, technology, tool

The SSO fallacy: Why authentication is not a guarantee: I’m often asked by business and technology leaders, “If we have SSO enabled, why do we still need to worry about granular access controls?” The underlying assumption is that once a user is authenticated through a central, secure portal, the hard work is done.In practice, SSO…
KI im IAM? Vorsicht walten lassen und mit Kontext prompten

Mar 10, 2026 9:48 AM

Tags: access, ai, iam, identity, risk, strategy

Viele Firmen wollen möglichst zügig künstliche Intelligenz auch im Identity und Access Management nutzen. Larry Chinski, Chief Strategy Officer bei One Identity, argumentiert demgegenüber für eine einheitliche »Identity Fabric«, um die Cyberresilienz zu stärken. Ohne den richtigen Kontext, ohne Kontrolle und Übersicht, so warnt Chinski, bringt KI eher neue Risiken mit sich, statt sie zu……
How Piggybacking Attacks Threaten Organizational Security?

Mar 10, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: access, attack, cybersecurity, detection, endpoint, identity, security-incident, social-engineering, threat, zero-trust

Organizations invest heavily in advanced cybersecurity technologies such as endpoint detection, identity access management, zero trust architecture, and continuous monitoring. However, a significant number of security incidents still originate from physical security weaknesses rather than purely digital vulnerabilities. Such often overlooked threats are piggybacking attacks. It is a social engineering and physical access attack technique……
How Piggybacking Attacks Threaten Organizational Security?

Mar 10, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: access, attack, cybersecurity, detection, endpoint, identity, security-incident, social-engineering, threat, zero-trust

Organizations invest heavily in advanced cybersecurity technologies such as endpoint detection, identity access management, zero trust architecture, and continuous monitoring. However, a significant number of security incidents still originate from physical security weaknesses rather than purely digital vulnerabilities. Such often overlooked threats are piggybacking attacks. It is a social engineering and physical access attack technique……
How Piggybacking Attacks Threaten Organizational Security?

Mar 10, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: access, attack, cybersecurity, detection, endpoint, identity, security-incident, social-engineering, threat, zero-trust

Organizations invest heavily in advanced cybersecurity technologies such as endpoint detection, identity access management, zero trust architecture, and continuous monitoring. However, a significant number of security incidents still originate from physical security weaknesses rather than purely digital vulnerabilities. Such often overlooked threats are piggybacking attacks. It is a social engineering and physical access attack technique……
Secure Identity for TAK/ATAK at the Tactical Edge

Mar 10, 2026 12:47 AM

Tags: android, awareness, identity

Team Awareness Kit (TAK) and its Android variant, the Android Tactical Assault Kit (ATAK), are situational awareness platforms used across the military”, dismounted infantry, vehicle commanders, air crews, SOF operators. If you need a common operating picture in the field, TAK is probably running somewhere in your stack. But there’s a problem that’s easy to…
Stop Chasing Threats, Start Containing Them

Mar 9, 2026 9:47 PM

Tags: attack, automation, ciso, data, defense, detection, identity, resilience, risk, soc, threat, tool

Why SOCs Must Move Beyond Alerts and Adopt Identity-Aware Defense Models Today Security operations centers are overwhelmed by alerts, fragmented identity data and tool sprawl. As identity-based attacks rise, CISOs are shifting toward identity-aware detection, automation and outcome-driven security operations to reduce risk and improve resilience across hybrid environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
Identity Crisis: Global Firms Face Mounting Risks Amid AI Surge and Lack of Recovery Testing

Mar 9, 2026 7:48 PM

Tags: ai, attack, detection, identity, risk, software, threat, vulnerability

Organizations may be increasingly adopting Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) practices, but a critical gap in disaster recovery readiness is leaving many vulnerable to catastrophic failure. The annual State of ITDR survey from Quest Software, which gathered insights from 650 IT and security executives worldwide, reveals a startling lack of preparedness around post-attack restoration……
Tenable Named a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms

Mar 9, 2026 7:48 PM

Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, defense, detection, firmware, gartner, guide, Hardware, identity, incident, intelligence, metric, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, service, software, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows

Security is no longer a siloed effort. Find out how Tenable integrates mature industrial security capabilities into an enterprise-ready approach for unified exposure management. Key takeaways In our view, this year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms validates a critical market transition away from a sole focus on niche, standalone OT tools. By integrating…
Tenable Named a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms

Mar 9, 2026 7:48 PM

Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, defense, detection, firmware, gartner, guide, Hardware, identity, incident, intelligence, metric, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, service, software, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows

Security is no longer a siloed effort. Find out how Tenable integrates mature industrial security capabilities into an enterprise-ready approach for unified exposure management. Key takeaways In our view, this year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant for CPS Protection Platforms validates a critical market transition away from a sole focus on niche, standalone OT tools. By integrating…
Why DataDome Detects Intent: The Only Way to Stop Fraud in the AI Era

Mar 9, 2026 6:47 PM

Tags: ai, fraud, identity

DataDome detects intent in real time”, analyzing behavior to stop fraud while letting legitimate AI agents through. Identity verification alone isn’t enough. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/why-datadome-detects-intent-the-only-way-to-stop-fraud-in-the-ai-era/
New Attack Against Wi-Fi

Mar 9, 2026 2:46 PM

Tags: attack, data, exploit, identity, network, office, wifi

It’s called AirSnitch: Unlike previous Wi-Fi attacks, AirSnitch exploits core features in Layers 1 and 2 and the failure to bind and synchronize a client across these and higher layers, other nodes, and other network names such as SSIDs (Service Set Identifiers). This cross-layer identity desynchronization is the key driver of AirSnitch attacks. The most…
IT Governance as a Prerequisite for Zero-Trust Identity Architecture

Mar 9, 2026 1:47 PM

Tags: access, governance, identity, zero-trust

Learn why IT governance is essential for building a secure zero-trust identity architecture and managing access, policies, and identity security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/it-governance-as-a-prerequisite-for-zero-trust-identity-architecture/
1-Click ZITADEL Vulnerability Could Allow Full System Takeover

Mar 9, 2026 10:47 AM

Tags: access, cve, cyber, flaw, identity, login, malicious, open-source, vulnerability

A critical Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in ZITADEL, a popular open-source identity and access management platform. Tracked as CVE-2026-29191 with a Critical severity rating, this flaw resides in the platform’s login V2 interface, specifically within the /saml-post endpoint. It allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute malicious JavaScript directly within a user’s browser. With a…
4 ways to prepare your SOC for agentic AI

Mar 9, 2026 9:47 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, framework, governance, guide, identity, injection, intelligence, least-privilege, metric, mitre, radius, RedTeam, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, threat, tool

Build capabilities for AI governance, content and quality: Upskilling existing analysts alone is not enough. As AI agents begin operating across tools, making decisions and triggering actions with minimal human involvement, the demands on the SOC will extend well beyond traditional analyst capabilities, experts say.Content engineering, for instance, is one emerging requirement. In an AI-enabled…
PQC roadmap remains hazy as vendors race for early advantage

Mar 9, 2026 8:47 AM

Tags: attack, cisco, communications, control, crypto, cryptography, data, encryption, finance, firmware, gartner, google, grc, guide, Hardware, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, monitoring, network, nist, risk, software, technology, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability

Some are already ahead as the migration question looms: One of the earliest vendors to operationalize cryptographic discovery specifically for PQC readiness was Sandbox AQ, which emerged from Google’s quantum research efforts. As early as 2022, the company argued that enterprises needed to inventory cryptography assets long before post-quantum algorithms could be deployed at scale.Initially…
Warum Identity Security die Grundlage jeder Cyberstrategie ist Vertrauen vor dem Ernstfall

Mar 8, 2026 7:47 AM

Tags: identity

In einer zunehmend digitalen Welt wird die Sicherheit von Identitäten zum zentralen Baustein jeder Cyberstrategie. Unternehmen, die proaktiv auf Identity Security setzen, schaffen Vertrauen und schützen sich vor kostspieligen Sicherheitsvorfällen. Ein systematisches Identitätsmanagement ist dabei nicht nur technische Pflicht, sondern strategischer Wettbewerbsvorteil. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/warum-identity-security-die-grundlage-jeder-cyberstrategie-ist-vertrauen-vor-dem-ernstfall/102813/
What methods ensure NHIs are fully protected online

Mar 7, 2026 11:48 PM

Tags: cyber, identity, threat

How Can Organizations Effectively Protect Non-Human Identities Online? Are your machine identities adequately protected against cyber threats? Where the integrity of digital identity is paramount, the protection of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) requires more than just a basic understanding of cybersecurity. NHIs, integral to online security, demand a comprehensive approach to ensure their protection across diverse……
What methods ensure NHIs are fully protected online

Mar 7, 2026 11:48 PM

Tags: cyber, identity, threat

How Can Organizations Effectively Protect Non-Human Identities Online? Are your machine identities adequately protected against cyber threats? Where the integrity of digital identity is paramount, the protection of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) requires more than just a basic understanding of cybersecurity. NHIs, integral to online security, demand a comprehensive approach to ensure their protection across diverse……
AI Exploits, Cloud Breaches, and Identity Gaps Define This Week’s Cybersecurity Landscape

Mar 6, 2026 10:46 PM

Tags: ai, breach, cloud, cybersecurity, exploit, identity

Weekly summary of Cybersecurity Insider newsletters from the week of March 01, 2026. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/weekly-roundup/ai-exploits-cloud-breaches-and-identity-gaps-define-this-weeks-cybersecurity-landscape/