Tag: incident response
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UK Government Launches Cyber Action Plan to Bolster Public Sector Security
The UK government has unveiled an ambitious £210 million cyber security initiative designed to fortify digital defenses across public sector departments and restore confidence in online government services. The centerpiece of the initiative is the newly formed Government Cyber Unit, which will coordinate risk management and incident response operations across all government departments. This centralized…
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KnowBe4 erneut Leader in G2-Winter-Grid-Reports für Security-Awareness-Training und Incident-Response
KnowBe4 wurde in den G2-Grid-Reports für Winter 2026 sowohl im Bereich Security-Awareness-Training als auch im Bereich Incident Response Software als führendes Unternehmen ausgezeichnet. Diese doppelte Auszeichnung unterstreicht den umfassenden Ansatz von KnowBe4, Unternehmen beim Management von Cyberrisiken durch Menschen und KI zu unterstützen und eine stärkere Security-Culture aufzubauen. Die G2-Grid-Reports bewerten Produkte auf der Grundlage…
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8 things CISOs can’t afford to get wrong in 2026
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dora, encryption, finance, firmware, GDPR, healthcare, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, iot, jobs, law, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, ransom, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trust“Identity and access controls for AI agents and AI platforms are one of the most important areas of concern for CISOs,” says Jason Stading, director at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. “Right now, permissions and access rights for AI are a black box in many areas. We will see a major push over…
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Best of 2025: NIST Launches Updated Incident Response Guide
Tags: cybersecurity, framework, guide, incident response, nist, risk, risk-management, technology, updateThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a long-awaited update to its incident response guidance: Special Publication 800-61 Revision 3 (SP 800-61r3). This new version, titled “Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management,” aligns closely with the latest Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, marking a significant evolution in how organizations should……
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Wie KI die Cybersicherheit neu gestaltet
Tags: ai, ciso, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, data, encryption, gartner, governance, group, guide, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, microsoft, phishing, resilience, risk, sans, soc, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability-managementKünstliche Intelligenz und insbesondere Generative KI dringt immer tiefer in die Sicherheitsprozesse vor.Generative KI (GenAI) ist zu einem allgegenwärtigen Werkzeug in Unternehmen geworden. Laut einer Umfrage der Boston Consulting Group nutzen 50 Prozent der Unternehmen die Technologie, um Arbeitsabläufe neu zu gestalten. 77 Prozent der Befragten sind überzeugt, dass KI-Agenten in den nächsten drei bis…
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So geht Post-Incident Review
Post-Incident Reviews können dazu beitragen, die richtigen Lehren aus Sicherheitsvorfällen zu ziehen wenn sie richtig aufgesetzt sind.Angenommen, Ihr Unternehmen wird von Cyberkriminellen angegriffen, kommt dabei aber mit einem blauen Auge davon, weil die Attacke zwar spät, aber noch rechtzeitig entdeckt und abgewehrt werden konnte ohne größeren Business Impact. Jetzt einfach wie bisher weiterzumachen und die…
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Ransomware responders plead guilty to using ALPHV in attacks on US organizations
Two Americans who worked for incident response firms face up to 20 years in prison for turning ransomware upon U.S. businesses. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-responders-guilty-plea-using-alphv-blackcat-us-attacks
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US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to BlackCat ransomware attacks
Two former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint have pleaded guilty to targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks in 2023. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-cybersecurity-experts-plead-guilty-to-blackcat-alphv-ransomware-attacks/
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Implementing NIS2, without getting bogged down in red tape
Tags: access, ai, automation, backup, bsi, business, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, email, encryption, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, law, least-privilege, metric, monitoring, network, nis-2, regulation, saas, sbom, service, siem, soc, software, startup, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayIT in transition: From text documents to declarative technology: NIS2 essentially requires three things: concrete security measures; processes and guidelines for managing these measures; and robust evidence that they work in practice.Process documentation, that is, policies, responsibilities, and procedures, is not fundamentally new for most larger companies. ISO 27001-based information security management systems, HR processes, and…
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ServiceNow’s $7.75 billion cash deal for Armis illustrates shifting strategies
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, business, ceo, cio, ciso, computing, control, cyber, governance, identity, incident response, intelligence, iot, risk, service, strategy, tool, update, vulnerabilityVisibility is the key: “For decades, the CIO’s white whale has been a precise, real-time Configuration Management Database [CMDB]. Most are outdated the moment they are populated,” said Whisper Security CEO Kaveh Ranjbar. The Armis acquisition “is an admission that in an era of IoT, OT, and edge computing, you cannot rely on manual entry…
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Interpol sweep takes down cybercrooks in 19 countries
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, botnet, business, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, finance, fraud, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, interpol, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, russia, scam, service, theft, threatA ‘very good thing’: The fact that the same operation broke ransomware operations and a business email compromise (BEC) operation is “unique,” said DiMaggio, because most people think of Africa as the source of BEC and fraud scams.The fact that authorities are working to disrupt ransomware operations in Africa before they grow to the size…
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2025 Year in Review at Cloud Security Podcast by Google
Tags: 2fa, ai, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, finance, google, hacking, incident response, infrastructure, linux, mandiant, metric, mitigation, offense, phone, privacy, risk, security-incident, siem, soc, technology, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trust(written jointly with Tim Peacock) Five years. It’s enough time to fully launch a cloud migration, deploy a new SIEM, or”Š”, “Šif you’re a very large enterprise”Š”, “Šjust start thinking about doing the first two. It’s also how long Tim and I have been subjecting the world to our thoughts on Cloud Security Podcast by Google. We…
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Think you can beat ransomware? RansomHouse just made it a lot harder
Tags: access, attack, backup, corporate, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, extortion, incident response, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, strategy, updateRansomHouse attempts double extortion: Beyond the cryptographic update, RansomHouse leverages a double extortion model, which involves exfiltrating data and threatening public disclosure in addition to encrypting it, to add pressure on victims to pay.This layered pressure tactic, already a common feature of modern ransomware attacks, complicates incident response timelines and negotiating strategies for corporate security…
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Criminal IP and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR integrate to bring AI-driven exposure intelligence to automated incident response
Torrance, United States / California, December 19th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Criminal IP(criminalip.io), the AI-powered threat intelligence and attack surface monitoring platform developed by AI SPERA, is now officially integrated into Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XSOAR. The integration embeds real-time external threat context, exposure intelligence, and automated multi-stage scanning directly into Cortex XSOAR’s orchestration engine, giving security…
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Criminal IP and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR integrate to bring AI-driven exposure intelligence to automated incident response
Criminal IP (criminalip.io), the AI-powered threat intelligence and attack surface monitoring platform developed by AI SPERA, is now officially integrated into Palo Alto Networks’ Cortex XSOAR. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/criminal-ip-and-palo-alto-networks-cortex-xsoar-integrate-to-bring-ai-driven-exposure-intelligence-to-automated-incident-response/
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Criminal IP and Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR integrate to bring AI-driven exposure intelligence to automated incident response
Torrance, United States / California, 19th December 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/criminal-ip-and-palo-alto-networks-cortex-xsoar-integrate-to-bring-ai-driven-exposure-intelligence-to-automated-incident-response/
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The Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, healthcare, iam, identity, incident, incident response, Internet, law, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-day, zero-trustThe Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us madhav Thu, 12/18/2025 – 10:30 2025 didn’t just test cybersecurity; it redefined it. From supply chains and healthcare networks to manufacturing floors and data centers, the digital world was reminded of a simple truth: everything is connected, and everything is at risk. Data Security…
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D&O liability protection rising for security leaders, unless you’re a midtier CISO
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, governance, incident response, insurance, jobs, law, network, risk, risk-management, security-incident, toolA question of indemnity: But Ryan Griffin, US cyber leader at insurance broker McGill and Partners, points out that the difference between D&O insurance and a direct indemnification agreement is often misunderstood.”The most crucial tool for a CISO’s protection is the indemnification agreement with their employer,” Griffin explains. “The D&O policy is how the company…
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D&O liability protection rising for security leaders, unless you’re a midtier CISO
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, governance, incident response, insurance, jobs, law, network, risk, risk-management, security-incident, toolA question of indemnity: But Ryan Griffin, US cyber leader at insurance broker McGill and Partners, points out that the difference between D&O insurance and a direct indemnification agreement is often misunderstood.”The most crucial tool for a CISO’s protection is the indemnification agreement with their employer,” Griffin explains. “The D&O policy is how the company…
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Microsoft warns MSMQ may fail after update, breaking apps
MSMQ becoming inactive;Internet Information Services (IIS) sites failing with “Insufficient resources to perform operation” errors;applications unable to write to queues;errors such as “The message file ‘C:\Windows\System32\msmq\storage*.mq’ cannot be created” when creating message files;misleading log entries such as “There is insufficient disk space or memory”, despite sufficient disk space and memory being available.Affected are servers running…
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Complying with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Cloud Advisory: How Tenable Can Help
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, country, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, fintech, framework, google, governance, government, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, least-privilege, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, oracle, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe Monetary Authority of Singapore’s cloud advisory, part of its 2021 Technology Risk Management Guidelines, advises financial institutions to move beyond siloed monitoring to adopt a continuous, enterprise-wide approach. These firms must undergo annual audits. Here’s how Tenable can help. Key takeaways: High-stakes compliance: The MAS requires all financial institutions in Singapore to meet mandatory…
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The Burnout Nobody Talks About: When “Always-On” Leadership Becomes a Liability
Tags: business, cybersecurity, data, incident response, international, resilience, risk, risk-management, skills, threatIn cybersecurity, being “always on” is often treated like a badge of honor. We celebrate the leaders who respond at all hours, who jump into every incident, who never seem to unplug. Availability gets confused with commitment. Urgency gets mistaken for effectiveness. And somewhere along the way, exhaustion becomes normalized”, if not quietly admired. But…