Tag: infrastructure
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African Authorities Arrest 260 Suspects in Romance, Sextortion Scams
Authorities in 14 African countries arrested 260 people, seized 1,235 electronic devices, and took down 18 criminal infrastructures in a sprawling Interpol operation aimed at the growing global problem of romance and sextortion scams being run via social media and other platforms. The operation is part of a larger effort to address the problem of…
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Chinese hackers breached critical infrastructure globally using enterprise network gear
Tags: access, backdoor, breach, business, china, communications, control, cve, defense, exploit, framework, germany, government, group, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, korea, law, malware, military, monitoring, network, open-source, penetration-testing, programming, service, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability72-hour vulnerability exploitation window: RedNovember demonstrated the ability to weaponize newly disclosed vulnerabilities faster than most organizations could deploy patches, researchers found. When researchers published proof-of-concept code for Check Point VPN vulnerability CVE-2024-24919 on May 30, 2024, RedNovember was attacking vulnerable systems by June 3.That campaign hit at least 60 organizations across Brazil, Germany, Japan,…
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LockBit 5.0 ist zurück; zielt auf Linux, Windows und ESXi
Eigentlich sollte die LockBit-Infrastruktur ja mit der Operation Cronos zerschlagen sein. Trend Micro schlägt jetzt Alarm, denn man ist auf eine neue Variante LockBit 5.0 gestoßen. Die Malware greift Systeme mit Linux, Windows sowie VMware ESXi-Instanzen an. Rückblick auf LockBit … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/09/29/lockbit-5-0-ist-zurueck-zielt-auf-linux-windows-und-esxi/
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SMS Pools and what the US Secret Service Really Found Around New York
Tags: apple, authentication, business, china, conference, control, country, credit-card, crime, crypto, data, email, exploit, finance, fraud, google, group, Hardware, infrastructure, iphone, jobs, korea, law, linux, mfa, mobile, phishing, phone, scam, service, smishing, software, theft, usa, windowsLast week the United Nations General Assembly kicked off in New York City. On the first day, a strange US Secret Service press conference revealed that they had seized 300 SIM Servers with 100,000 SIM cards. Various media outlets jumped on the idea that this was some state-sponsored sleeper cell waiting to destroy telecommunication services…
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Agentic AI in IT security: Where expectations meet reality
Tags: ai, api, automation, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, gartner, google, governance, infrastructure, injection, metric, phishing, RedTeam, risk, service, siem, skills, soar, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, trainingIntegration approaches: Add-on vs. standalone: The first decision regarding AI agents is whether to layer them onto existing platforms or to implement standalone frameworks. The add-on model treats agents as extensions to security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), or other security tools, providing quick wins with minimal disruption. Standalone…
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Agentic AI in IT security: Where expectations meet reality
Tags: ai, api, automation, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, gartner, google, governance, infrastructure, injection, metric, phishing, RedTeam, risk, service, siem, skills, soar, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, trainingIntegration approaches: Add-on vs. standalone: The first decision regarding AI agents is whether to layer them onto existing platforms or to implement standalone frameworks. The add-on model treats agents as extensions to security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), or other security tools, providing quick wins with minimal disruption. Standalone…
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Threat Actors Exploiting Dynamic DNS Providers for Malicious Activity
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a growing trend where threat actors are increasingly exploiting Dynamic DNS providers to host malicious infrastructure, posing significant risks to enterprise organizations worldwide. Dynamic DNS providers, also known as publicly rentable subdomain providers, have become attractive targets for malicious actors due to their accessibility and limited regulatory oversight. These services essentially…
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Cyber Incidents Take Off: Europe’s Airports Join a Growing List
From water systems to the electric grid, critical infrastructure has been under threat for decades. But 2025 cyber attacks against airports are different. Here’s why. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/cyber-incidents-take-off-europes-airports-join-a-growing-list/
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China Prepares for Cyberattacks
China has implemented regulations for 1-hour reporting of severe cybersecurity incidents. This would include disruptions that impact over 50% of the people in a province or 10 million people, such as critical infrastructure attacks. The irony is that China is recognized for its advanced and aggressive foreign cyber operations. But there is brilliance in this…
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Inside the Nuclear Bunkers, Mines, and Mountains Being Retrofitted as Data Centers
Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services”, by burying their data deep underground. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/inside-the-nuclear-bunkers-mines-and-mountains-being-retrofitted-as-data-centers/
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USENIX 2025: Using Privacy Infrastructure To Kickstart AI Governance: NIST AI Risk Management Case Studies
Creators, Authors and Presenters: Katharina Koerner, Trace3; Nandita Rao Narla, DoorDash Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Enigma ’23 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/usenix-2025-using-privacy-infrastructure-to-kickstart-ai-governance-nist-ai-risk-management-case-studies/
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Meet LockBit 5.0: Faster ESXi drive encryption, better at evading detection
the Windows binary uses heavy obfuscation and packing: it loads its payload through DLL reflection while implementing anti-analysis techniques like Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) patching and terminating security services;the Linux variant maintains similar functionality with command-line options for targeting specific directories and file types;the ESXi variant specifically targets VMware virtualization environments, and is designed…
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China is Fueling Surveillance Technology Adoption in Latin America”, Who is in Charge of Data Privacy?
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is well known for funding major infrastructure projects, including new highways, ports and energy plants across more than 150 countries. However, China has also gained a serious foothold when it comes to surveillance infrastructure. This less publicized development has taken off in Latin America in particular, where 35 cities..…
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China is Fueling Surveillance Technology Adoption in Latin America”, Who is in Charge of Data Privacy?
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is well known for funding major infrastructure projects, including new highways, ports and energy plants across more than 150 countries. However, China has also gained a serious foothold when it comes to surveillance infrastructure. This less publicized development has taken off in Latin America in particular, where 35 cities..…
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A promise fulfilled: Sectigo completes historic migration of Entrust public certificate business
Sectigo has successfully completed the largest migration of public certificate infrastructure in history, transitioning over half a million SSL/TLS, S/MIME, and code signing certificates from Entrust to Sectigo Certificate Manager. This milestone sets a new standard for digital trust transitions, giving customers a secure, automated, and future-ready CLM platform. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Highlights Vulnerability Management Importance in Breach Analysis, as Orgs Are Urged To Patch Cisco Zero-Days
Tags: 2fa, access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, breach, business, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, fido, finance, firewall, framework, github, grc, guide, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, ISO-27001, kev, law, lessons-learned, malicious, malware, mfa, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, privacy, ransomware, risk, saas, scam, security-incident, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, worm, zero-dayCISA’s takeaways of an agency hack include a call for timely vulnerability patching. Plus, Cisco zero-day bugs are under attack, patch now. Meanwhile, the CSA issued a framework for SaaS security. And get the latest on the npm breach, the ransomware attack that disrupted air travel and more! Here are six things you need to…
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Prep is Underway, But 2026 FIFA World Cup Poses Significant Cyber Challenges
The world’s most-popular sports contest starts in June 2026 across 16 venues in three countries: Securing the event infrastructure from cyber threats will require massive collaboration. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/crowds-drones-world-cup-cyber-challenges
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Agencies Around the Globe Urge Patching of Cisco ASA Bug Under Active Exploit
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Emergency Directive 25-03 in response to an ongoing and severe cybersecurity threat targeting vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) and Cisco Firepower devices. The directive mandates immediate action from all federal civilian executive branch agencies to identify and mitigate potential compromises affecting vulnerable systems.…
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Okta introduces Identity Security Fabric to secure AI agents
Tags: ai, backup, control, credentials, data, deep-fake, government, identity, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, okta, privacy, vulnerabilityDigital credentials round out the platform: The third fabric component is digital credentials capabilities through the Okta Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDC) platform, scheduled for fiscal 2027 release.The system would allow organizations to issue cryptographically secure versions of government IDs, employment records, and professional certifications.”Built on open standards for maximum control and future interoperability, VDCs will…
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Resilienz als Prinzip Netzwerksicherheit für kommende Disruptionen
Widerstandsfähigkeit beginnt mit strategischem Fernzugriff. Verschiedene Störungen, wie Pandemien, geopolitische Krisen oder Naturkatastrophen, sind für Führungskräfte längst keine Ausnahmen mehr, sondern Teil der Realität. Entsprechend müssen sie planen. Für CISOs steht dabei eine zentrale Frage im Fokus: ‘Ist unsere Infrastruktur so gestaltet, dass sie auch unter schwierigen Bedingungen den sicheren Geschäftsbetrieb gewährleistet?” Zwei Ansätze dominieren…
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Okta introduces Identity Security Fabric to secure AI agents
Tags: ai, backup, control, credentials, data, deep-fake, government, identity, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, okta, privacy, vulnerabilityDigital credentials round out the platform: The third fabric component is digital credentials capabilities through the Okta Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDC) platform, scheduled for fiscal 2027 release.The system would allow organizations to issue cryptographically secure versions of government IDs, employment records, and professional certifications.”Built on open standards for maximum control and future interoperability, VDCs will…
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How to Enable MFA Before RDP and SSH Sessions
Remote access is essential for modern enterprises. IT administrators, DevOps teams, and vendors need to connect to critical infrastructure using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) or Secure Shell (SSH). But many organizations still allow these sessions without enforcing a critical security… Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/how-to-enable-mfa-before-rdp-and-ssh-sessions/
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How Do NHIs Keep Your Cloud Infrastructure Secure?
Are You Effectively Managing the Security of Your Non-Human Identities? For cybersecurity professionals, the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) has become a critical foundation for safeguarding cloud infrastructure. NHIs encompass machine identities that are instrumental in executing essential tasks, such as authenticating devices, transmitting encrypted data, and facilitating authorized access within clouds. But how can……
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‘Emergency’ Response Needed Amid Cisco Firewall Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cyberattack, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, infrastructure, vulnerability, zero-dayCyberattacks that have exploited two zero-day Cisco firewall vulnerabilities prompted the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to issue an “emergency directive” Thursday. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/cisa-emergency-response-needed-amid-cisco-firewall-attacks
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U.S. CISA adds CISCO Secure Firewall ASA and Secure FTD flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds CISCO Secure Firewall ASA and Secure FTD flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CISCO Secure Firewall ASA and Secure FTD flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CISA urges Federal Agencies to identify and mitigate potential compromise…
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Vane Viper Generates 1 Trillion DNS Queries to Power Global Malware and Ad Fraud Network
The threat actor known as Vane Viper has been outed as a purveyor of malicious ad technology (adtech), while relying on a tangled web of shell companies and opaque ownership structures to deliberately evade responsibility.”Vane Viper has provided core infrastructure in widespread malvertising, ad fraud, and cyberthreat proliferation for at least a decade,” Infoblox said…