Tag: infrastructure
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AI-powered bug hunting shakes up bounty industry, for better or worse
Tags: access, ai, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, business, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, data, detection, exploit, flaw, guide, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, risk, risk-management, sql, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityFirehose of ‘false positives’: Gunter Ollmann, CTO at Cobalt.io, warns that AI is exacerbating the existing problem that comes from vendors getting swamped with often low-quality bug submissions.Security researchers turning to AI is creating a “firehose of noise, false positives, and duplicates,” according to Ollmann.”The future of security testing isn’t about managing a crowd of…
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CISA Alerts on Active Exploitation of VMware Tools and Aria Operations 0-Day
Tags: access, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, risk, tool, vmware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has raised alarm over active exploitation of a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Broadcom’s VMware Tools and VMware Aria Operations. Tracked as CVE-2025-41244, this 0-day flaw poses significant risk to organizations managing virtualized infrastructure, potentially allowing attackers to gain root-level access to compromised systems. CVE ID Vendor Affected…
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Massive Great Firewall Leak Exposes 500GB of Censorship Data
In a historic breach of China’s censorship infrastructure, over 500 gigabytes of internal data were leaked from Chinese infrastructure firms associated with the Great Firewall (GFW) in September 2025. Researchers now estimate the full dump is closer to approximately 600 GB, with a single archive comprising around 500 GB alone. The material includes more than…
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CISA Flags VMware Zero-Day Exploited by China-Linked Hackers in Active Attacks
Tags: attack, china, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, kev, tool, vmware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting Broadcom VMware Tools and VMware Aria Operations to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-41244 (CVSS score: 7.8), which could be exploited by an attacker to attain…
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Building Cyber Resilience Across Canada’s Skies
NAV Canada CISO Tom Bornais on Keeping IT and OT Systems Running. With threats targeting aviation infrastructure, NAV Canada CISO Tom Bornais explained how his team focuses on building resilience rather than chasing perfection. He outlined why internal alignment, incident simulation and supply chain security are critical to defending IT and OT systems. First seen…
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CISA Publishes New Guidance to Strengthen Microsoft Exchange Server Security
Tags: best-practice, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, guide, infrastructure, international, microsoft, networkThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), working alongside the National Security Agency and international cybersecurity partners, has released a comprehensive security guidance document focused on hardening Microsoft Exchange servers against evolving threats. The Microsoft Exchange Server Security Best Practices guide aims to help network defenders and IT administrators strengthen their on-premises Exchange infrastructure and…
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Malicious Multilingual ZIP Files Strike Banks and Government Offices
A sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging multilingual ZIP file lures has emerged across East and Southeast Asia, targeting government institutions and financial organizations with unprecedented coordination. Security researchers utilizing Hunt.io’s AttackCapture and HuntSQL datasets have uncovered an interconnected network of 28 malicious webpages operating across three language clusters, revealing a scalable, automation-driven infrastructure designed to deliver…
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U.S. CISA adds XWiki Platform, and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds XWiki Platform, and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added XWiki Platform, and Broadcom VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws…
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Critical Claroty Authentication Bypass Flaw Opened OT to Attack
CVE-2025-54603 gave attackers an opening to disrupt critical operational technology (OT) environments and critical infrastructure, plus steal data from them. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/claroty-patches-authentication-bypass-flaw
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ClickFix Infrastructure Surprises Inform Better Blocking
Big Crossover Found Between ClickFix and Adversary-in-the-Middle Infrastructure. Tracking how cybercriminals and their service providers use malicious infrastructure can give defenders an edge for blocking their targeting. New research spotted a massive crossover between IP addresses used for both ClickFix and adversary-in-the-middle attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/clickfix-infrastructure-surprises-inform-better-blocking-a-29888
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Breach Roundup: Hackers Probe Canada’s Critical Infrastructure
Also: F5 Revenue Dips, Swedish Utility Operator Breached. This week, critical infrastructure breaches in Canada, a Swedish grid operator breached, an Australian guilty of selling cyber exploits, Gmail wasn’t breached, F5 projected a revenue dip, PhantomRaven targeted developers, a Pakistan-linked actor targeted India and Dentsu confirmed a data breach. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Strengthening security with a converged security and networking platform
created new security risks. Products are designed with different fundamental security assumptions. Each has a separate security policy and requires a specially trained administrator, making it difficult to coordinate security policies and use products together. The result is a fragmented security infrastructure with inconsistent rules and poor visibility. Conflicting policies and uneven enforcement create the…
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NISCompliance in der Praxis mit SASE sicher durch die Richtlinie
Mit der EU-Richtlinie NIS-2 (Network and Information Security Directive) steht Europa vor einem der bedeutendsten Schritte zur Stärkung seiner Cyberresilienz. Die Vorschriften verpflichten Unternehmen in kritischen und wichtigen Sektoren, ihre Netzwerksicherheit, Transparenz und Reaktionsfähigkeit auf Cyberangriffe deutlich zu verbessern. Während viele Organisationen noch versuchen, die Auswirkungen auf ihre Infrastruktur zu verstehen, bietet Versa Networks konkrete…
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NISCompliance in der Praxis mit SASE sicher durch die Richtlinie
Mit der EU-Richtlinie NIS-2 (Network and Information Security Directive) steht Europa vor einem der bedeutendsten Schritte zur Stärkung seiner Cyberresilienz. Die Vorschriften verpflichten Unternehmen in kritischen und wichtigen Sektoren, ihre Netzwerksicherheit, Transparenz und Reaktionsfähigkeit auf Cyberangriffe deutlich zu verbessern. Während viele Organisationen noch versuchen, die Auswirkungen auf ihre Infrastruktur zu verstehen, bietet Versa Networks konkrete…
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NISCompliance in der Praxis mit SASE sicher durch die Richtlinie
Mit der EU-Richtlinie NIS-2 (Network and Information Security Directive) steht Europa vor einem der bedeutendsten Schritte zur Stärkung seiner Cyberresilienz. Die Vorschriften verpflichten Unternehmen in kritischen und wichtigen Sektoren, ihre Netzwerksicherheit, Transparenz und Reaktionsfähigkeit auf Cyberangriffe deutlich zu verbessern. Während viele Organisationen noch versuchen, die Auswirkungen auf ihre Infrastruktur zu verstehen, bietet Versa Networks konkrete…
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Strengthening security with a converged security and networking platform
created new security risks. Products are designed with different fundamental security assumptions. Each has a separate security policy and requires a specially trained administrator, making it difficult to coordinate security policies and use products together. The result is a fragmented security infrastructure with inconsistent rules and poor visibility. Conflicting policies and uneven enforcement create the…
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Human-Centered Leadership Strengthens OT Security
OTsec Canada Chairman on Balancing Wellness, Collaboration and Compliance. Organizations defending critical infrastructure must shift from compliance-focused strategies to holistic resilience. Ahead of the OTsec Canada Summit, Énergir CISO Martin Laberge outlines why people-first leadership and national coordination are essential for OT security resilience. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/human-centered-leadership-strengthens-ot-security-a-29886
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Human-Centered Leadership Strengthens OT Security
OTsec Canada Chairman on Balancing Wellness, Collaboration and Compliance. Organizations defending critical infrastructure must shift from compliance-focused strategies to holistic resilience. Ahead of the OTsec Canada Summit, Énergir CISO Martin Laberge outlines why people-first leadership and national coordination are essential for OT security resilience. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/human-centered-leadership-strengthens-ot-security-a-29886
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CISA and NSA share tips on securing Microsoft Exchange servers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released guidance to help IT administrators harden Microsoft Exchange servers on their networks against attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-and-nsa-share-tips-on-securing-microsoft-exchange-servers/
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CISA and NSA share tips on securing Microsoft Exchange servers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released guidance to help IT administrators harden Microsoft Exchange servers on their networks against attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-and-nsa-share-tips-on-securing-microsoft-exchange-servers/
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Grüne fordern schnellstmögliche Sicherheitsoffensive
Die Grünen fordern mehr Engagement bei der Abwehr von Sabotage, Spionage und Cyberangriffen.Bei der Abwehr von Sabotage, Spionage und Cyberangriffen kommt die Bundesregierung aus Sicht der Grünen-Fraktion nicht schnell genug voran. Immerhin hätten Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) und Innenminister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) inzwischen Fortschritte bei der Problembeschreibung gemacht, stellen Fraktionsvize Konstantin von Notz und die…
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Cyberpunks mess with Canada’s water, energy, and farm systems
Infosec agency warns hacktivists broke into critical infrastructure systems to tamper with controls First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/30/hacktivists_canadian_ics_systems/
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Hacktivists breach Canada’s critical infrastructure, cyber Agency warns
Canada’s cyber agency warns hacktivists breached critical infrastructure, altering industrial controls and risking public safety. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security revealed that hacktivists have repeatedly breached systems of country’s critical infrastructure systems in the country. Attackers tampered with industrial controls at a water treatment facility, an oil & gas firm, and an agricultural facility.…
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Jenkins Flaws Expose SAML Authentication Bypass and MCP Server Plugin Weaknesses
Tags: advisory, authentication, automation, credentials, cyber, flaw, infrastructure, threat, vulnerabilityJenkins automation server users face critical security threats following the disclosure of 14 distinct vulnerabilities spanning multiple plugins. The security advisory reveals a widespread pattern of authentication bypass mechanisms, missing permission enforcement, and credential exposure issues that collectively put enterprise CI/CD infrastructure at serious risk. SAML Authentication Bypass Threatens User Sessions The most critical flaw…
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Jenkins Flaws Expose SAML Authentication Bypass and MCP Server Plugin Weaknesses
Tags: advisory, authentication, automation, credentials, cyber, flaw, infrastructure, threat, vulnerabilityJenkins automation server users face critical security threats following the disclosure of 14 distinct vulnerabilities spanning multiple plugins. The security advisory reveals a widespread pattern of authentication bypass mechanisms, missing permission enforcement, and credential exposure issues that collectively put enterprise CI/CD infrastructure at serious risk. SAML Authentication Bypass Threatens User Sessions The most critical flaw…
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Airstalk Malware: Multi-Threaded C2 Steals Windows Logins
Tags: attack, communications, control, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, login, malware, mobile, powershell, supply-chain, threat, windowsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Windows malware family dubbed Airstalk, which leverages legitimate mobile device management infrastructure to establish covert command-and-control communications and exfiltrate sensitive browser credentials. The malware, available in both PowerShell and .NET variants, has been linked with medium confidence to a nation-state threat actor operating through a likely supply chain attack…
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Airstalk Malware: Multi-Threaded C2 Steals Windows Logins
Tags: attack, communications, control, cyber, cybersecurity, infrastructure, login, malware, mobile, powershell, supply-chain, threat, windowsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Windows malware family dubbed Airstalk, which leverages legitimate mobile device management infrastructure to establish covert command-and-control communications and exfiltrate sensitive browser credentials. The malware, available in both PowerShell and .NET variants, has been linked with medium confidence to a nation-state threat actor operating through a likely supply chain attack…
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Canada says hacktivists breached water and energy facilities
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warned today that hacktivists have breached critical infrastructure systems multiple times across the country, allowing them to modify industrial controls that could have led to dangerous conditions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canada-says-hacktivists-breached-water-and-energy-facilities/
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Microsoft Security Change for Azure VMs Creates Pitfalls
Firms using Azure infrastructure gained a reprieve from a security-focused switch that could have broken apps that relied on public Internet access. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/microsoft-security-change-azure-vms-creates-pitfalls
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Check Point and NVIDIA Join Forces to Lock Down Enterprise AI Workloads
Check Point has unveiled its new solution, AI Cloud Protect, built in partnership with the NVIDIA Corporation. The offering is designed to deliver end-to-end protection for enterprise AI infrastructure, from model development through to inference, leveraging NVIDIA’s BlueField data processing units and DOCA security framework. Security gaps are emerging, as organisations accelerate AI adoption. According…