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Fueling the Fight Against Identity Attacks
Tags: access, attack, business, cisco, cloud, conference, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, identity, microsoft, open-source, penetration-testing, risk, service, software, technology, threat, tool, updateWhen we founded SpecterOps, one of our core principles was to build a company which brought unique insight into high-capability adversary tradecraft, constantly innovating in research and tooling. We aspired to set the cadence of the cyber security industry through a commitment to benefit our entire security community. Today, I am thrilled to announce that…
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Rural hospitals in US need to invest at least $70 million in cybersecurity, Microsoft finds
A survey of hundreds of rural facilities found nearly two-thirds struggle to implement basic email security, multifactor authentication and network segmentation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/rural-hospitals-need-millions-cyber
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Chinese Silk Typhoon Group Targets IT Tools for Network Breaches
Microsoft warns that Chinese espionage group Silk Typhoon now exploits IT tools like remote management apps and cloud services to breach networks. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-silk-typhoon-group-it-tools-network-breaches/
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Silk Typhoon hackers now target IT supply chains to breach networks
Microsoft warns that Chinese cyber-espionage threat group ‘Silk Typhoon’ has shifted its tactics, now targeting remote management tools and cloud services in supply chain attacks that give them access to downstream customers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/silk-typhoon-hackers-now-target-it-supply-chains-to-breach-networks/
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China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access
Tags: access, attack, china, corporate, cyber, exploit, flaw, hacking, intelligence, microsoft, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, zero-dayThe China-lined threat actor behind the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers in January 2021 has shifted its tactics to target the information technology (IT) supply chain as a means to obtain initial access to corporate networks.That’s according to new findings from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, which said the Silk Typhoon…
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CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, CVE-2025-22226: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi, Workstation and Fusion Exploited
Tags: advisory, attack, cloud, cve, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, microsoft, threat, update, vmware, vulnerability, zero-dayBroadcom published an advisory for three flaws in several VMware products that were exploited in the wild as zero-days. Organizations are advised to apply the available patches. Background On March 4, Broadcom published an advisory (VMSA-2025-0004) for three zero-day vulnerabilities across multiple VMware products: CVE Description CVSSv3 CVE-2025-22224 VMware ESXi and Workstation Heap-Overflow Vulnerability 9.3…
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Microsoft pushes a lot of products on users, but here’s one cybersecurity can embrace
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, business, cisa, cloud, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, governance, government, identity, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, password, phishing, service, siemEntra monitors for suspicious activity: Entra monitors for activities that are more than likely being carried out by attackers. So, for example, the following actions are monitored:Users with leaked credentials.Sign-ins from anonymous IP addresses.Impossible travel to atypical locations.Sign-ins from infected devices.Sign-ins from IP addresses with suspicious activity.Sign-ins from unfamiliar locations.You can set a threshold for…
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Windows KDC Proxy RCE Vulnerability Allows Remote Server Takeover
Tags: authentication, control, cvss, cyber, flaw, microsoft, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerability, windowsA recently patched remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows’ Key Distribution Center (KDC) Proxy implementation allows unauthenticated attackers to take control of vulnerable servers through manipulated Kerberos authentication traffic. Designated CVE-2024-43639 and rated 9.8 CVSS, this critical flaw stems from improper validation of message lengths during ASN.1 encoding operation, enabling memory corruption attacks. The vulnerability…
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Microsoft reagiert auf Trumps FCPA-Anweisung
Die Anordnungen von US-Präsident Donald Trump machen Microsoft im Hinblick auf das europäische Cloud-Geschäft nervös. Der Konzern hat jetzt mit einem “Ethical Business Commitment” für seine Kunden reagiert. Hier ein kurzer Überblick. Risse im EU-US-Datentransferabkommen Der Austausch persönlicher Daten mit … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/03/05/microsoft-reagiert-auf-trumps-anweisung-zum-tpf/
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Enhancing security with Microsoft’s expanded cloud logs
Nation-state-sponsored hacking stories are a big part of everyone’s favourite Hollywood movies”‰”, “‰that is, until it becomes a real-life story of our own compromised personal or corporate sensitive data ending up on the dark web or in hackers’ hands. In real life, cyber espionage groups’ activities trigger stringent security enforcement. First in the government sector,…
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Microsoft completes EU Data Boundary to enhance cloud data residency
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/microsoft-completes-eu-data-boundary-to-enhance-cloud-data-residency
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Microsoft Removing DES Encryption from Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025″
Microsoft has announced the removal of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) encryption algorithm from Kerberos in Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. This change, set to take effect with updates released on or after September 9, 2025, aims to bolster security by eliminating outdated cryptographic protocols vulnerable to modern cyber threats. The move…
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Creating Elegant Azure Custom Roles: Putting NotActions into Action!
Creating custom Roles in Azure can be a complex process that may yield long and unwieldy Role definitions that are difficult to manage. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. Read on to learn how you can simplify this process using the Azure “NotActions” and “NotDataActions” attributes, and create custom Azure Roles that are…
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Microsoft Strengthens Trust Boundary for VBS Enclaves
Microsoft has introduced a series of technical recommendations to bolster the security of Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) enclaves, a key component of trusted execution environments (TEE). VBS enclaves leverage the hypervisor’s Virtual Trust Levels (VTLs) to isolate sensitive memory and code execution within a user-mode process, safeguarding critical data such as encryption keys from even highly…
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Broadcom fixes three VMware zero-days exploited in attacks
Broadcom warned customers today about three VMware zero-days, tagged as exploited in attacks and reported by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/broadcom-fixes-three-vmware-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/
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Broadcom Patches 3 VMware Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild
Broadcom patched VMware zero-days CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225 and CVE-2025-22226 after Microsoft warned it of exploitation. The post Broadcom Patches 3 VMware Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/broadcom-patches-3-vmware-zero-days-exploited-in-the-wild/
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CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Microsoft Windows Win32k Vulnerability
Tags: cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, vulnerability, windowsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2018-8639, a decade-old Microsoft Windows privilege escalation flaw, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog amid confirmed active attacks. First patched by Microsoft in December 2018, this Win32k kernel-mode driver vulnerability enables authenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges, granting unfettered control over…
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CISA Urges Government to Patch Exploited Cisco, Microsoft Flaws
CISA has added five more CVEs into its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-govt-patch-exploited-cisco/
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7 key trends defining the cybersecurity market today
Tags: access, ai, attack, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, fortinet, gartner, google, governance, group, ibm, intelligence, microsoft, ml, network, okta, resilience, risk, service, siem, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustMarket leaders are gaining share: The cybersecurity market has a dizzying number of single-product vendors, but a handful of powerful platform providers have risen above the pack and are gaining market share.According to research firm Canalys, the top 12 vendors benefited the most from customers taking early steps to transition to platforms. Collectively, they accounted…
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Newly Exploited Vulnerabilities Target Cisco, Microsoft, and More CISA Warns
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog by adding five vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited in the wild. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/new-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-to-catalog/
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Cisco, Hitachi, Microsoft, and Progress Flaws Actively Exploited”, CISA Sounds Alarm
Tags: cisa, cisco, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, kev, microsoft, software, vulnerability, windowsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws impacting software from Cisco, Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft Windows, and Progress WhatsUp Gold to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -CVE-2023-20118 (CVSS score: 6.5) – A command injection First seen…
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SIEM-Kaufratgeber
Tags: access, ai, api, business, cloud, compliance, container, cyberattack, data, detection, DSGVO, encryption, framework, HIPAA, infrastructure, least-privilege, mail, microsoft, mitre, ml, monitoring, open-source, saas, service, siem, skills, soar, software, threat, toolDie kontextuellen Daten, die SIEM-Lösungen liefern, sind eine grundlegende Komponente moderner Security-Stacks.Protokoll-Daten zu auditieren, zu überprüfen und zu managen, ist alles andere als eine glamouröse Aufgabe aber ein entscheidender Aspekt, um ein sicheres Unternehmensnetzwerk aufzubauen. Schließlich schaffen Event Logs oft eine sekundäre Angriffsfläche für Cyberkriminelle, die damit ihre Aktivitäten verschleiern wollen.Vorgängen wie diesen treten Netzwerksicherheitsexperten…
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U.S. CISA adds Multiple Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers, Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server, Microsoft Windows Win32k, and Progress WhatsUp Gold flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: business, cisa, cisco, cybersecurity, exploit, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, router, vulnerability, windowsU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers, Hitachi Vantara Pentaho BA Server, Microsoft Windows Win32k, and Progress WhatsUp Goldflaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Below are the descriptions for…
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Phishers Wreak ‘Havoc,’ Disguising Attack Inside SharePoint
A complex campaign allows cyberattackers to take over Windows systems by a combining a ClickFix-style attack and sophisticated obfuscation that abuses legitimate Microsoft services. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/phishers-wreak-havoc-disguising-attack-inside-sharepoint
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Fake IT Support Calls Trick Microsoft Teams Users into Installing Ransomware
Cybercriminals pose as IT support, using fake calls and Microsoft Teams messages to trick users into installing ransomware through email floods and remote access. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-it-support-calls-microsoft-teams-users-install-ransomware/
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New Microsoft 365 outage impacts Teams, causes call failures
Tags: microsoftMicrosoft is investigating a new Microsoft 365 outage that is affecting Teams customers and causing call failures. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-microsoft-365-outage-impacts-teams-causes-call-failures/