Tag: infrastructure
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The Hidden Costs of Fragmented Security Infrastructure
Cybersecurity conversations often focus on the latest threats, breaches, or AI-powered responses. But beneath the surface of every high-profile attack lies a quieter, more persistent challenge: fragmentation. Disconnected security tools, siloed data, and piecemeal visibility have become the norm”, and the cost of that fragmentation is far greater than most organizations realize. Fragmentation Is the…
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Why OT Security Demands Context, Not Just Controls
Operational technology (OT) security is no longer a niche concern”, it’s front and center in today’s cyber conversations. At Black Hat this year, OT had a real moment, signaling that protecting critical infrastructure has finally caught the broader security community’s attention. Rick Kaun, global director of cybersecurity services at Rockwell Automation, unpacks what makes OT…
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Why OT Security Demands Context, Not Just Controls
Operational technology (OT) security is no longer a niche concern”, it’s front and center in today’s cyber conversations. At Black Hat this year, OT had a real moment, signaling that protecting critical infrastructure has finally caught the broader security community’s attention. Rick Kaun, global director of cybersecurity services at Rockwell Automation, unpacks what makes OT…
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Amazon Disrupts APT29 Watering Hole Campaign Abusing Microsoft Device Code Authentication
Amazon on Friday said it flagged and disrupted what it described as an opportunistic watering hole campaign orchestrated by the Russia-linked APT29 actors as part of their intelligence gathering efforts.The campaign used “compromised websites to redirect visitors to malicious infrastructure designed to trick users into authorizing attacker-controlled devices through Microsoft’s device code First seen on…
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Salt Typhoon Exploits Flaws in Edge Network Devices to Breach 600 Organizations Worldwide
The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Salt Typhoon has continued its attacks targeting networks across the world, including organizations in the telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging, and military infrastructure sectors.”While these actors focus on large backbone routers of major telecommunications providers, as well as provider edge (PE) and First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Cybercrime increasingly moving beyond financial gains
Tags: attack, awareness, business, ciso, computer, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, disinformation, espionage, finance, government, group, hacker, hacking, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, malicious, military, network, ransom, ransomware, risk, risk-analysis, russia, strategy, theft, threat, tool, ukraine, vulnerability, wormsrcset=”https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?quality=50&strip=all 892w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=223%2C300&quality=50&strip=all 223w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=768%2C1033&quality=50&strip=all 768w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=761%2C1024&quality=50&strip=all 761w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=518%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 518w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=125%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 125w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=62%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 62w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=357%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 357w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=268%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 268w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Patricia-Alonso.png?resize=186%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 186w” width=”761″ height=”1024″ sizes=”auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px”> Incibe. En la imagen, Patricia Alonso GarcÃa.”We are very redundant when talking about cybercrime, because we always associate it with economic motivations,” says Hervé Lambert, global consumer operations…
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Dutch intelligence warn that China-linked APT Salt Typhoon targeted local critical infrastructure
Dutch intelligence reports Chinese cyber spies (Salt Typhoon, RedMike) targeted the Netherlands, hitting critical infrastructure. The Dutch intelligence and security services MIVD and AIVD say Chinese cyber spies linked to Salt Typhoon (RedMike) targeted the Netherlands in a campaign hitting global critical infrastructure. In late 2024, a large-scale Chinese cyberespionage campaign targeting global telecoms was…
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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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CISA Probes Nevada Cyber Breach Amid Surge in State Attacks
Tags: attack, breach, cisa, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, government, infrastructure, ransomware, serviceUS Cyber Defense Agency Deploys Support to Nevada Following Ransomware Incident. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI are aiding Nevada after a cyberattack disabled state services, exposing how local governments – amid surging ransomware, IT shortfalls and federal funding cuts – are increasingly reliant on strained national cyber defense resources. First seen on…
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How Gainesville Regional Utilities is locking down vendor risk
Tags: access, breach, business, cio, ciso, compliance, conference, cyber, data, finance, group, HIPAA, infrastructure, malicious, penetration-testing, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, soc, strategy, threat, vulnerabilityIntake and triage: The requesting business unit submits an intake form detailing the vendor’s responsibilities, the IT service involved, the types of data needed, and any required system access. The IT security team then conducts an initial risk triage.Detailed assessment: If the vendor poses a moderate or high risk, it must complete a security questionnaire…
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CCSP certification: Exam, cost, requirements, training, salary
Tags: access, application-security, best-practice, china, cloud, compliance, computer, credentials, cybersecurity, data, governance, infosec, infrastructure, jobs, risk, skills, training, usaCCSP vs. CISSP: ISC2 also offers the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification aimed at upper-level security pros with industry experience. The biggest difference between these two certifications is that the CISSP exam draws from a much broader and more general pool of security knowledge, as it is meant to show that you can design,…
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State of Nevada Faces IT Outage Amid Cyberattack, Offices Suspended
Tags: breach, cyber, cyberattack, government, infrastructure, network, office, security-incident, technologyThe State of Nevada became the target of a significant cyberattack which resulted in a substantial network security incident impacting government infrastructure across multiple agencies. According to an official communication from the Governor’s Technology Office, state officials rapidly identified the breach and immediately commenced continuous recovery efforts aimed at containing the incident and restoring affected…
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FBI Issues Updated Warning on Salt Typhoon’s Global Cyber-Espionage Operations
The FBI has released new findings on a long-running cyber campaign that quietly infiltrated major U.S. telecommunications providers and critical infrastructure around the world. The campaign, carried out by a group of hackers linked to the Chinese government, is known as Salt Typhoon. According to federal officials, the operation has been active since at least……
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Electronics Manufacturer Data I/O Suffers Ransomware Breach
Tags: attack, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, incident response, infrastructure, programming, ransomware, threatData I/O Corporation, a well-known electronics firm that specializes in device programming and security provisioning solutions, revealed a ransomware attack that penetrated its internal IT infrastructure in a major cybersecurity event. The incident, detected on August 16, 2025, prompted an immediate activation of the company’s incident response protocols, highlighting the persistent threat of ransomware in…
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Salt Typhoon Exploits Cisco, Ivanti, Palo Alto Flaws to Breach 600 Organizations Worldwide
The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Salt Typhoon has continued its attacks targeting networks across the world, including organizations in the telecommunications, government, transportation, lodging, and military infrastructure sectors.”While these actors focus on large backbone routers of major telecommunications providers, as well as provider edge (PE) and First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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CISA steps in to help Nevada state government recover from cyberattack
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and others are supporting Nevada as it recovers from a cyberattack that has affected a range of state government services. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-steps-nevada-cyber-state
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Dutch intelligence agencies report country was targeted by Chinese cyber spies
The Netherlands announced on Thursday that it was targeted by a Chinese cyber-espionage campaign tracked as Salt Typhoon and RedMike that has been compromising critical infrastructure globally. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/dutch-intelligence-cyber-spies-salt
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NSA, NCSC, and allies detailed TTPs associated with Chinese APT actors targeting critical infrastructure Orgs
NSA and allies warn that Chinese APT actors, including Salt Typhoon, are targeting critical infrastructure worldwide. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and allies warn Chinese APT actors, linked to Salt Typhoon, are targeting global telecom, government, transport, lodging, and military sectors. >>The National Security Agency (NSA) and…
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Chinese State Hackers Target Global Critical Infrastructure, NSA Warns
A coalition of cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from across the globe, including the United States National Security Agency (NSA), has issued a joint advisory revealing ongoing cyber intrusions by State-Sponsored Actors linked to the Chinese government. These actors are allegedly targeting critical infrastructure networks around the world in a broad and persistent campaign of cyber…
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115.000 Phishing-Emails in einer Woche versendet
Tags: awareness, best-practice, cyber, email, google, infrastructure, mail, phishing, saas, softwareEine neue Art des Phishings breitet sich aus. Sie setzt dabei auf bewährte Marken, unaufgeklärte Mitarbeitende und ungeschützte Kanäle.Laut Google nutzen 40 Millionen Lehrer und Schüler weltweit Google Classroom, um Leistungsnachweise, Schulaufgaben und Lehrmaterial bereitzustellen. Da die Software weit verbreitet ist, wird sie attraktiv für Cyberkriminelle. Eine immer noch aktive, weltweite auftretende Kampagne hat der…
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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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CISA Issues Alert on Citrix NetScaler 0-Day RCE Exploited in the Wild
Tags: cisa, citrix, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert after detecting active exploitation of a critical zero-day remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler devices. Designated CVE-2025-7775, the flaw stems from a memory overflow in NetScaler’s traffic management subsystem and was recently added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. Evidence…
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Where security, DevOps, and data science finally meet on AI strategy
AI infrastructure is expensive, complex, and often caught between competing priorities. On one side, security teams want strong isolation and boundaries. On the other, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/28/andrew-hillier-densify-kubernetes-ai-optimization/
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Attackers exploiting NetScaler ADC and Gateway zero day flaw, Citrix warns
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, backdoor, citrix, control, country, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, infrastructure, mitigation, rce, remote-code-execution, service, update, vulnerability, zero-dayNetScaler must be configured as Gateway (VPN virtual server, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy) or AAA virtual server.NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 13.1, 14.1, 13.1-FIPS and NDcPP: LB virtual servers of type (HTTP, SSL or HTTP_QUIC) bound with IPv6 services or service groups bound with IPv6 servers, and those bound with DBS IPv6 services or…
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Anthropic detects the inevitable: genAI-only attacks, no humans involved
Tags: ai, attack, business, ciso, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, dns, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, malicious, malware, open-source, openai, RedTeam, threat, tool, warfarenot find.”There is potentially a lot of this activity we’re not seeing. Anthropic being open about their platform being used for malicious activities is significant, and OpenAI has recently shared the same as well. But will others open up about what is already likely happening?” Brunkard asked. “Or maybe they haven’t shared because they don’t…
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US, allies warn China-linked actors still targeting critical infrastructure
An advisory from 13 countries says state-backed hackers continue trying to breach telecommunications systems and other vital networks. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/china-cyberattacks-supply-chain-global-warning/758763/
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U.S. CISA adds Citrix NetScaler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Citrix NetScaler flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Citrix NetScaler flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-7775, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Citrix addressed three security flaws (CVE-2025-7775, CVE-2025-7776, CVE-2025-8424) in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including one (CVE-2025-7775) that it…
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Neues Passwort-Tool für mehr Sicherheit und weniger Helpdesk-Aufwand bei Cloud-Infrastrukturen
Specops Software, ein Unternehmen von Outpost24 und einer der führenden Anbieter für Passwortmanagement und Benutzerauthentifizierung, erweitert seine Cloud-Services. Als Self-Service-Funktion ermöglicht , jederzeit und von überall eigenständig Passwörter auf Unternehmensniveau direkt in der Cloud-Infrastruktur zurückzusetzen. Das Tool wird ab sofort zusammen mit dem Specops-Secure-Service-Desk für Kunden angeboten, die vollständig auf die Entra-ID-Cloud umgestellt haben. […]…
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Fraudulent email domain tracker: August 2025
This is the fifth edition of our monthly tracker highlighting email domains linked to fraudulent activity. Just like in July’s report, our goal is to equip security and anti-fraud teams with greater visibility into the email infrastructure commonly exploited by bots and fraudsters. What this list includes: The First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…