Tag: infrastructure
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CISA Alerts on Linux Kernel Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, linux, ransomware, threat, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a critical Linux kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, warning that threat actors are actively leveraging the security vulnerability in ransomware campaigns targeting organizations worldwide. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-1086, represents a significant threat to Linux-based systems and requires immediate attention from cybersecurity teams.…
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Nation-State Breach Hits Ribbon Communications
SEC Filing Reveals Telecom Vendor Was Compromised for Nearly a Year. A nation-state threat actor carried out a supply chain attack targeting Ribbon Communications, a leading U.S. provider of telecom and networking infrastructure, and may have maintained access within its systems for nearly a year. Ribbon said it became aware of the activity in early…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
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Working Towards Improved PAM: Widening The Scope And Taking Control
Learn how GitGuardian supports expanding privileged access management to include non-human identities and improve secrets management across your infrastructure and vaults. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/working-towards-improved-pam-widening-the-scope-and-taking-control/
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Transnational Organized Crime Gang Steals $1 Million from Ontario Couple
Today my LinkedIn feed and Google News filter is showing me several stories that illustrate how we are failing to stop online scammers from stealing from our elderly. It starts with the headlines. CTVNews: Ontario seniors GIVE AWAY MORE THAN $1 MILLION to scammers.CTVNews: Ontario couple LOSES MORE THAN $1 MILLION DOLLARS to fraud.Toronto Only:…
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Internationaler Strafgerichtshof wechselt von Microsoft zu openDesk von ZenDIS
Wechsel in der IT-Infrastruktur beim Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH). Nachdem die Trump Administration Druck auf deren Chefankläger ausgeübt hat, schwenkt das Gericht bezüglich seiner IT-Infrastruktur laut einem Bericht des Handelsblatts um. US-Anbieter wie Microsoft werden durch openDesk-Software vom Zentrum für Digitale … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/10/31/internationaler-strafgerichtshof-wechselt-von-microsoft-zu-zendis/
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CISA and partners take action as Microsoft Exchange security risks mount
In partnership with international cybersecurity agencies, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) outlined … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/31/microsoft-exchange-on-premises-security/
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Internationaler Strafgerichtshof wechselt von Microsoft zu openDesk von ZenDIS
Wechsel in der IT-Infrastruktur beim Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (IStGH). Nachdem die Trump Administration Druck auf deren Chefankläger ausgeübt hat, schwenkt das Gericht bezüglich seiner IT-Infrastruktur laut einem Bericht des Handelsblatts um. US-Anbieter wie Microsoft werden durch openDesk-Software vom Zentrum für Digitale … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/10/31/internationaler-strafgerichtshof-wechselt-von-microsoft-zu-zendis/
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CISA Issues Advisory on XWiki Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
Tags: advisory, authentication, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, kev, remote-code-execution, risk, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability affecting XWiki Platform to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, highlighting the urgent security threat posed by an eval injection flaw. This vulnerability could allow any guest user to execute arbitrary remote code without authentication, representing a severe risk to organizations using the popular…
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CISA Issues Advisory on XWiki Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
Tags: advisory, authentication, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, kev, remote-code-execution, risk, threat, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability affecting XWiki Platform to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, highlighting the urgent security threat posed by an eval injection flaw. This vulnerability could allow any guest user to execute arbitrary remote code without authentication, representing a severe risk to organizations using the popular…
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Cloud Outages Highlight the Need for Resilient, Secure Infrastructure Recovery
Two massive technical outages over the past year underscore the need for cybersecurity teams to consider how to recover safely from disruptions without creating new security risks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/cloud-outages-highlight-need-resilient-secure-infrastructure-recovery
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The unified linkage model: A new lens for understanding cyber risk
Tags: access, api, attack, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, flaw, framework, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, mitre, network, nist, okta, open-source, radius, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, saas, sbom, software, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustMissed systemic risk: Organizations secure individual components but miss how vulnerabilities propagate through dependencies (e.g., Log4j embedded in third-party apps).Ineffective prioritization: Without a linkage structure, teams patch high-severity CVEs on isolated systems while leaving lower-scored flaws on critical trust pathways.Slow incident response: When a zero-day emerges, teams scramble to locate vulnerable components. Without pre-existing linkage…
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Zombie Projects Rise Again to Undermine Security
Tags: infrastructureCompanies left them for dead, but the remnants of old infrastructure and failed projects continue to haunt businesses’ security teams. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/zombie-projects-rise-again-undermine-security
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Zombie Projects Rise Again to Undermine Security
Tags: infrastructureCompanies left them for dead, but the remnants of old infrastructure and failed projects continue to haunt businesses’ security teams. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/zombie-projects-rise-again-undermine-security
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CISA and NSA Issue Urgent Guidance to Secure WSUS and Microsoft Exchange Servers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), along with international partners from Australia and Canada, have released guidance to harden on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server instances from potential exploitation.”By restricting administrative access, implementing multi-factor authentication, enforcing strict transport security First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2025/10/cisa-and-nsa-issue-urgent-guidance-to.html
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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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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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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…