Tag: infrastructure
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New CISA initiative aims for critical infrastructure to operate offline during cyberattacks
The initiative, named CI Fortify, focuses on isolation and recovery efforts that would see critical infrastructure organizations proactively disconnect from third-party dependencies and find ways to operate without reliable telecommunications and internet. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-initiative-aims-for-critical-infrastructure-to-operate-during-cyberattacks
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UK Finance Sector Puts Cyber Defences to the Test in National Hackathon
Over the course of two days (April 27-28), banks, fintech companies, technology providers, and regulators from across the UK financial ecosystem came together for a cybersecurity competition designed to test real-world readiness, decision-making under pressure, and the ability to defend critical financial infrastructure against sophisticated attacks. Hosted by Lloyds Banking Group, Hack The Box, and…
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Phishing Attack Weaponizes Calendar Invites to Steal Login Credentials
A new large-scale phishing campaign is abusing fake event invitations to compromise U.S. organizations, combining credential theft, OTP interception, and the deployment of remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools in a single operation. The campaign stands out because it blends familiar user workflows with legitimate-looking infrastructure, making it harder for security teams to spot and…
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CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Providers to Make Plans to Remain Operational if hit by Cyber-Attack
CISA’s CI Fortify initiative aim for critical infrastructure operators to build isolation & recovery First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-ci-fortify-isolation-recovery/
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Poisoned truth: The quiet security threat inside enterprise AI
It takes surprisingly little poison to corrupt: Bad internal data is the immediate problem. But the external supply chain may be even harder to control.Research by Anthropic, the UK AI Security Institute, and the Alan Turing Institute discovered that as few as 250 maliciously crafted documents can poison LLMs of any size.That creates a massive…
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UIDAI, NFSU Sign 5-Year Pact to Boost Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics
The collaboration between the Unique Identification Authority of India and the National Forensic Sciences University marks a significant development in India’s security landscape and digital forensics. In a move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital infrastructure, UIDAI and NFSU have formalized a five-year partnership to advance research, training, and operational capabilities in cybersecurity and digital…
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News brief: Critical infrastructure, OT cybersecurity attacks
Check out the latest security news from TechTarget SearchSecurity’s sister sites, Cybersecurity Dive and Dark Reading. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366642732/News-brief-Critical-infrastructure-OT-cybersecurity-attacks
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CISA wants critical infrastructure to operate ‘weeks to months’ in isolation during conflict
The agency will begin targeted assessments meant to help critical infrastructure entities operate while disconnecting OT networks from IT and third-party vendors. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-ci-fortify-critical-infrastructure-isolation-recovery-guidance-during-conflict/
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CISA boasts AI automation improvements to threat analysis, mission support
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency officials said it’s proven a boon in numerous areas, but there are some hurdles to adoption, still. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-ai-automation-security-operations-efficiency-uipath-fusion-event/
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CISA ‘CI Fortify’ Aims to Keep Services Running Under Attack
Critical Infrastructure Operators Urged to Fortify Against Nation-State Attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched CI Fortify, urging critical infrastructure operators to adopt isolation and rapid recovery capabilities to maintain essential services under cyberattacks, amid warnings that nation-state actors are already embedded in operational systems. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisa-ci-fortify-aims-to-keep-services-running-under-attack-a-31602
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CISA boasts AI automation improvements to threat analysis, mission support
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency officials said it’s proven a boon in numerous areas, but there are some hurdles to adoption, still. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-ai-automation-security-operations-efficiency-uipath-fusion-event/
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CISA ‘CI Fortify’ Aims to Keep Services Running Under Attack
Critical Infrastructure Operators Urged to Fortify Against Nation-State Attacks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched CI Fortify, urging critical infrastructure operators to adopt isolation and rapid recovery capabilities to maintain essential services under cyberattacks, amid warnings that nation-state actors are already embedded in operational systems. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisa-ci-fortify-aims-to-keep-services-running-under-attack-a-31602
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CISA boasts AI automation improvements to threat analysis, mission support
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency officials said it’s proven a boon in numerous areas, but there are some hurdles to adoption, still. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-ai-automation-security-operations-efficiency-uipath-fusion-event/
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CISA pushes critical infrastructure operators to prepare to work in isolation
Tags: access, attack, backup, business, ceo, cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, endpoint, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, iran, network, resilience, service, technology, threat, vpnA familiar playbook under a new name: While the framing of CI Fortify is new, the underlying concepts are not. Several experts say the initiative largely repackages long-standing practices around disaster recovery, business continuity, and incident response, areas where many organizations have historically underinvested.”It looks to me like traditional business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and…
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CISA urges critical infrastructure firms to ‘fortify’ before it’s too late
As concerns mount about potential cyber sabotage by the Chinese government, the U.S. is warning operators to practice maintaining services in a degraded state. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ci-fortify-isolation-recovery-guidance/819317/
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CISA urges critical infrastructure firms to ‘fortify’ now before it’s too late
As concerns mount about potential cyber sabotage by the Chinese government, the U.S. is warning infrastructure operators to practice maintaining services in a degraded state. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ci-fortify-isolation-recovery-guidance/819317/
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Educational company Instructure reports cyber incident
By Saturday, Infrastructure’s chief information security officer Steve Proud confirmed that the hackers gained access to information about users at some educational institutions, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/infrastructure-education-company-canvas-incident
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Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs
Multi-stage infection chain: The intrusion begins with an unknown initial access vector, followed by the execution of a malicious file disguised as a ScreenConnect update, Talos said.The initial payload is a Rust-compiled loader using filenames such as “systemupdates.exe,” which drops a .NET loader disguised as a text file in a system directory, the post said.Persistence…
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We Scanned 1 Million Exposed AI Services. Here’s How Bad the Security Actually Is
While the software industry has made genuine strides over the past few decades to deliver products securely, the furious pace of AI adoption is putting that progress at risk. Businesses are moving fast to self-host LLM infrastructure, drawn by the promise of AI as a force multiplier and the pressure to deliver more value faster.…
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Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups
Meta has updated its infrastructure for protecting password-based and end-to-end encrypted backups, introducing over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/05/meta-whatsapp-messenger-encrypted-backups-update/
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Anthropic Mythos spurs White House to weigh pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models
Tags: access, ai, cybersecurity, exploit, framework, government, group, infrastructure, malicious, openai, risk, software, technology, update, vulnerabilityThe Mythos factor: The discussion follows Anthropic’s recent introduction of Mythos, a model the company has described as representing a watershed moment for cybersecurity.Anthropic has said Mythos Preview has found thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web browser, and that AI models have reached a level of coding capability…
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How Mythos Signals Cybersecurity Disruption
Tags: access, ai, attack, banking, browser, business, cybersecurity, data, exploit, finance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, open-source, risk, software, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-dayWhat is Mythos Mythos is Anthropic’s latest AI model, and it is stirring up a tornado of concern in cybersecurity circles. Even before its release, Mythos discovered thousands of new sensitive vulnerabilities in commercial and open-source software, including all major operating systems and web browsers. One was in existence for over 27 years without the industry…
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Educational company Infrastructure reports cyber incident
By Saturday, Infrastructure’s chief information security officer Steve Proud confirmed that the hackers gained access to information about users at some educational institutions, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/infrastructure-education-company-canvas-incident
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The Shadow AI Governance Crisis: Why 80% of Fortune 500 Companies Have Already Lost Control of Their AI Infrastructure
80% of Fortune 500 companies now run active AI agents. Only 10% have a clear strategy to manage them. Here is what the other 90% face – and the 5-part framework that fixes it. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/the-shadow-ai-governance-crisis-why-80-of-fortune-500-companies-have-already-lost-control-of-their-ai-infrastructure/
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Securing the AI Stack: A Blueprint for Post-Quantum AI Infrastructure Security
Securing the AI Stack: A Blueprint for Post-Quantum AI Infrastructure Security First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/securing-the-ai-stack-a-blueprint-for-post-quantum-ai-infrastructure-security/
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Salt Typhoon Suspected in Breach of IBM Italy Subsidiary Managing Public Infrastructure
What happened A cybersecurity incident in late April 2026 targeted Sistemi Informativi, an Italian company wholly owned by IBM Italy that provides IT infrastructure management for public agencies and key private sector organizations. IBM confirmed the breach through an official statement, acknowledging it had identified and contained a cybersecurity incident and activated incident response protocols…The…