Tag: mitigation

What to Know About CyberAv3ngers: The IRGC-Linked Group Targeting Critical Infrastructure

Apr 10, 2026 1:52 AM

Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, authentication, automation, backup, cctv, chatgpt, cisa, communications, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, dns, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, kev, leak, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, network, office, openai, password, radius, resilience, risk, router, service, siem, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management

An Iran-affiliated threat group has evolved from defacing water utility displays to deploying custom ICS malware and exploiting Rockwell Automation PLCs across multiple U.S. critical infrastructure sectors. Key takeaways: CyberAv3ngers is a state-directed threat group operating under Iran’s IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six named officials in February 2024 and the State Department…
Certes launches v7 platform with quantum-safe encryption across hybrid cloud and edge environments

Apr 9, 2026 12:52 PM

Tags: attack, cloud, cryptography, data, encryption, mitigation, risk, threat, update

Certes has released v7 of its Data Protection and Risk Mitigation (DPRM) platform, extending post-quantum cryptography (PQC) protection to the edge and positioning the update as a direct response to the growing >>harvest now, decrypt later<< threat facing enterprise security teams. The release addresses a specific attack pattern that has been gaining traction among nation-state…
Patch windows collapse as timeexploit accelerates

Apr 9, 2026 11:52 AM

Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, botnet, ciso, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, incident response, insurance, Internet, mitigation, radius, ransomware, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

N-day exploitation: Rapid7 Labs validated its findings about a more febrile threat environment by producing both n-day and zero-day exploits using AI-assisted research, substantially reducing development time.In practice, n-day bugs, or the development of exploits against patched software, are a bigger problem than headline-grabbing zero-day vulnerabilities, adds Leeann Nicolo, incident response lead at Coalition, a technology…
Arelion employs NETSCOUT Arbor DDoS protection products

Apr 8, 2026 9:52 PM

Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, ddos, defense, detection, government, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, router, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat

“As a Tier-1 Internet carrier supporting the majority of global Internet traffic, this continued collaboration reflects our ongoing investment in best-of-breed network security solutions to protect the technology ecosystem. Our partnership combines Arelion’s global network performance and NETSCOUT’s leading Arbor DDoS attack protection solutions to provide world-class experiences for our customers.” Scott Nichols, Chief Commercial…
6 Winter 2026 G2 Leader Badges prove this DDoS protection stands out

Apr 8, 2026 8:52 PM

Tags: cybersecurity, ddos, defense, intelligence, mitigation, network, service, threat

Leader Enterprise DDoS ProtectionMomentum Leader DDoS ProtectionRegional Leader (Asia) DDoS ProtectionLeader DDoS ProtectionLeader Web SecurityArbor Sightline was also recognized as a leader in enterprise network management. NETSCOUTWhat NETSCOUT Customers Are Saying About TMS“The Arbor Threat Mitigation System allows us to defend not only our internal systems, but our customers.”, Darren G.”“NETSCOUT delivers unmatched network visibility…
How botnet-driven DDoS attacks evolved in 2H 2025

Apr 8, 2026 8:52 PM

Tags: ai, attack, botnet, dark-web, ddos, defense, dns, finance, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, jobs, law, LLM, mitigation, network, resilience, risk, service, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, usa, vulnerability

Massive attack capacity: Demonstration attacks peaked at 30Tbps and 4 gigapackets per second, primarily launched by Internet of Things (IoT) botnets such as Aisuru and TurboMirai variants.AI integration: The use of AI, including dark-web large language models (LLMs), moved from emerging trend to operational reality, making sophisticated attacks accessible to a wider range of threat actors.Persistent threat…
Fortinet releases emergency hotfix for FortiClient EMS zero-day flaw

Apr 7, 2026 11:54 PM

Tags: access, api, backup, compliance, control, data, endpoint, firewall, flaw, fortinet, malicious, mitigation, vpn, zero-day

Mitigation and response: In addition to the hotfix, organizations should review their available logs for any suspicious API requests and activity. Unfortunately, there are no published indicators of compromise for this malicious activity yet, so watchTowr recommends auditing all recent changes made to endpoint security policies, VPN configuration profiles, application firewall rules, administrator accounts and…
Supply chain security is now a board-level issue: Here’s what CSOs need to know

Apr 7, 2026 12:51 PM

Tags: access, android, attack, automation, best-practice, compliance, cybersecurity, edr, encryption, firewall, firmware, flaw, infrastructure, linux, mitigation, regulation, risk, sbom, software, supply-chain, switch, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

The hidden complexity that drowns security teams: SBOMs are no longer used solely to track software licensing; they are key to managing supply chain security as they enable the identification and tracking of vulnerabilities across ecosystems.Finding a problem is just the start, you need to determine if the vulnerability affects your implementation. For example, if…
Why DDoS Mitigation Fails: 5 Gaps That Testing Reveals

Apr 5, 2026 11:50 AM

Tags: attack, data, ddos, mitigation, technology

Companies invest heavily in DDoS mitigation, yet outages still happen”, often at the worst possible moment. The problem is rarely the protection technology, but the unseen gaps between deployment and a real attack, where misconfigurations, false assumptions, and untested scenarios quietly accumulate. Red Button simulation data shows that 68% of identified faults are severe or…
Axios npm Supply Chain Breach: Microsoft Shares Mitigation Steps

Apr 2, 2026 11:51 AM

Tags: breach, cyber, infrastructure, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, north-korea, supply-chain, threat

Microsoft has detailed how organizations can detect and mitigate a recent supply chain compromise involving malicious Axios npm releases and infrastructure attributed to the North Korean threat actor Sapphire Sleet. On March 31, 2026, two Axios npm versions (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) were published with a hidden malicious dependency that contacted attacker command”‘and”‘control (C2) infrastructure and…
8 ways to bolster your security posture on the cheap

Mar 31, 2026 12:29 PM

Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, dkim, dmarc, dns, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, google, identity, Internet, metric, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, okta, passkey, password, phishing, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, tool, training, update, waf, zero-day

2. Take full advantage of your existing tools: A practical way to strengthen enterprise security without incurring additional significant spend is to ensure you’re fully leveraging the capabilities of solutions already present within your organization, says Gary Brickhouse, CISO at security services firm GuidePoint Security.”Most organizations have invested heavily in security solutions, yet most are…
The European Commission confirmed a cyberattack affecting part of its cloud systems

Mar 28, 2026 12:31 AM

Tags: cloud, cyberattack, infrastructure, mitigation

The European Commission confirmed a cyberattack affecting part of its cloud systems, now contained, with no impact on internal networks. On March 24, the European Commission detected a cyberattack affecting the cloud infrastructure hosting its Europa.eu websites. The incident was quickly contained, with mitigation measures applied and no disruption to website availability. Early findings suggest…
The CISO’s guide to responding to shadow AI

Mar 26, 2026 8:47 PM

Tags: ai, breach, business, ciso, cybersecurity, data, governance, guide, mitigation, privacy, risk, strategy, technology, tool, training, update

Understand why AI is being used: If CISOs want to manage shadow AI effectively, they need to understand why it keeps popping up. The immediate reaction may be to shut down the use of shadow AI, but there must be more to the response than that.”Our focus is understanding why they’re using it, educating them…
Critical flaw in Citrix NetScaler raises fears of new exploitation wave

Mar 26, 2026 4:47 PM

Tags: citrix, exploit, flaw, mitigation

Researchers warn that security teams need to take immediate mitigation steps before a public proof of concept is released. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/critical-flaw-in-citrix-netscaler-raises-fears-of-new-exploitation-wave/815832/
AI Has Created a New Attack Surface and Encryption Is Not Enough

Mar 25, 2026 5:49 PM

Tags: access, ai, attack, ciso, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, injection, intelligence, leak, LLM, microsoft, mitigation, network, risk, service, side-channel, sql, training, vulnerability

<div cla Executive Insight For decades, enterprises relied on strong encryption to protect sensitive data in transit, and encryption used to be the end of the conversation. If an organization could say “we use TLS 1.3 and modern cipher suites,” that was enough to reassure boards, regulators, and customers that data in transit was…
AI Has Created a New Attack Surface and Encryption Is Not Enough

Mar 25, 2026 5:49 PM

Tags: access, ai, attack, ciso, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, injection, intelligence, leak, LLM, microsoft, mitigation, network, risk, service, side-channel, sql, training, vulnerability

<div cla Executive Insight For decades, enterprises relied on strong encryption to protect sensitive data in transit, and encryption used to be the end of the conversation. If an organization could say “we use TLS 1.3 and modern cipher suites,” that was enough to reassure boards, regulators, and customers that data in transit was…
AI and Medical Device Cybersecurity: The Good and Bad

Mar 24, 2026 9:48 PM

Tags: ai, cybersecurity, flaw, healthcare, mitigation, risk, tool, vulnerability

Is AI Exposing a Growing Vulnerability Risk Mitigation Gap?. AI-fueled tools can help to identify medical device vulnerabilities much faster and at a higher volume than more traditional tools. But can device manufacturers and healthcare delivery organizations keep up with prioritizing and addressing a tidal wave of newly discovered flaws? First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
Why CISOs should embrace AI honeypots

Mar 24, 2026 9:46 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, credentials, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, hacker, LLM, mitigation, open-source, RedTeam, risk, service, threat, tool, vulnerability

Why CISOs should consider honeypots: Another player in the AI honeypot space is Deutsche Telekom (DT). The firm is both a user and purveyor of AI-powered honeypots through its free, open-source platform ‘T-Pot.’ The most obvious advantage to their use, explains Marco Ochse, DT’s lead for threat analytics and mitigation, lies in how little these…
CISA Warns of Craft CMS Code Injection Flaw Exploited in Active Attacks

Mar 23, 2026 11:47 AM

Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, kev, mitigation, vulnerability

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially added a critical vulnerability affecting Craft CMS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2025-32432, this code injection flaw is currently being exploited in active attacks across the wild. Organizations utilizing this content management system are urged to apply mitigations immediately to prevent potential…
FAQ on CVE-2026-21514: OLE bypass N-Day in Microsoft Word

Mar 18, 2026 5:10 AM

Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, awareness, backdoor, cctv, cisa, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cyberattack, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, fortinet, google, government, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, kev, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, phishing, remote-code-execution, risk, technology, theft, threat, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

An N-day vulnerability in Microsoft Word exposes nearly 14 million assets. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass security prompts, enabling deployment of malware and establishing persistent access without triggering user warnings. Key takeaways: CVE-2026-21514 is a Microsoft Word n-day that bypasses OLE and Mark-of-the-Web protections, executing payloads silently without triggering user security prompts Tenable’s…
FAQ on CVE-2026-21514: OLE bypass N-Day in Microsoft Word

Mar 18, 2026 5:10 AM

Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, awareness, backdoor, cctv, cisa, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cyberattack, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, fortinet, google, government, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, kev, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, phishing, remote-code-execution, risk, technology, theft, threat, training, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

An N-day vulnerability in Microsoft Word exposes nearly 14 million assets. Attackers can exploit this flaw to bypass security prompts, enabling deployment of malware and establishing persistent access without triggering user warnings. Key takeaways: CVE-2026-21514 is a Microsoft Word n-day that bypasses OLE and Mark-of-the-Web protections, executing payloads silently without triggering user security prompts Tenable’s…
Nine critical vulnerabilities in Linux AppArmor put over 12M enterprise systems at risk

Mar 16, 2026 1:10 PM

Tags: access, advisory, ciso, container, control, credentials, cve, exploit, flaw, linux, mail, malicious, mitigation, risk, update, vulnerability

From profile manipulation to root shell: The blog post detailed a full privilege escalation chain demonstrated on a default Ubuntu Server installation with the Postfix mail server. By loading a crafted security profile that blocks a specific privilege-dropping capability in Sudo, the researchers said they forced Sudo into a “fail-open” condition: unable to shed its…
Nine critical vulnerabilities in Linux AppArmor put over 12M enterprise systems at risk

Mar 16, 2026 1:10 PM

Tags: access, advisory, ciso, container, control, credentials, cve, exploit, flaw, linux, mail, malicious, mitigation, risk, update, vulnerability

From profile manipulation to root shell: The blog post detailed a full privilege escalation chain demonstrated on a default Ubuntu Server installation with the Postfix mail server. By loading a crafted security profile that blocks a specific privilege-dropping capability in Sudo, the researchers said they forced Sudo into a “fail-open” condition: unable to shed its…
Hybrid resilience: Designing incident response across on-prem, cloud and SaaS without losing your mind

Mar 13, 2026 11:10 AM

Tags: access, authentication, business, cloud, communications, data, data-breach, group, identity, incident response, metric, mitigation, network, radius, resilience, saas, service, strategy, technology, update

Severity is driven by customer impact, not by who is pagedWe maintain one current hypothesis, even if it is wrongWe keep one shared timeline that captures decisions, not just symptomsWe communicate on a predictable cadence, even when answers are incompleteEvery action has a named owner and an explicit “time we expect to learn”The biggest behavior…
Hybrid resilience: Designing incident response across on-prem, cloud and SaaS without losing your mind

Mar 13, 2026 11:10 AM

Tags: access, authentication, business, cloud, communications, data, data-breach, group, identity, incident response, metric, mitigation, network, radius, resilience, saas, service, strategy, technology, update

Severity is driven by customer impact, not by who is pagedWe maintain one current hypothesis, even if it is wrongWe keep one shared timeline that captures decisions, not just symptomsWe communicate on a predictable cadence, even when answers are incompleteEvery action has a named owner and an explicit “time we expect to learn”The biggest behavior…
How Threat Intelligence Protects Player Experience for Betting and Gaming Customers

Mar 13, 2026 11:10 AM

Tags: credentials, intelligence, mitigation, strategy, threat

Threat intelligence and bot mitigation strategies help gaming and betting platforms stop credential stuffing, scraping and automated fraud. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-threat-intelligence-protects-player-experience-for-betting-and-gaming-customers/
How Threat Intelligence Protects Player Experience for Betting and Gaming Customers

Mar 13, 2026 11:10 AM

Tags: credentials, intelligence, mitigation, strategy, threat

Threat intelligence and bot mitigation strategies help gaming and betting platforms stop credential stuffing, scraping and automated fraud. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-threat-intelligence-protects-player-experience-for-betting-and-gaming-customers/
Telus Digital hit with massive data breach

Mar 13, 2026 5:09 AM

Tags: access, breach, business, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, identity, incident response, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, monitoring, network, ransomware, risk, theft, threat, unauthorized, vulnerability

CSO on Thursday, Telus Digital said it is “investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a limited number of our systems. Upon discovery, we took immediate steps to address the unauthorized activity and secure our systems against further intrusion. We are actively managing the situation and continue to monitor it closely.”The statement went on…
Telus Digital hit with massive data breach

Mar 13, 2026 5:09 AM

Tags: access, breach, business, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, identity, incident response, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, monitoring, network, ransomware, risk, theft, threat, unauthorized, vulnerability

CSO on Thursday, Telus Digital said it is “investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a limited number of our systems. Upon discovery, we took immediate steps to address the unauthorized activity and secure our systems against further intrusion. We are actively managing the situation and continue to monitor it closely.”The statement went on…
LeakyLooker: Hacking Google Cloud’s Data via Dangerous Looker Studio Vulnerabilities

Mar 10, 2026 2:47 PM

Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, data, data-breach, email, exploit, flaw, google, group, guide, hacking, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, jobs, leak, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, oracle, password, programming, service, sql, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerability

Tenable Research revealed “LeakyLooker,” a set of nine novel cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio. These flaws could have let attackers exfiltrate or modify data across Google services like BigQuery and Google Sheets. Google has since remediated all identified issues. We discovered and disclosed nine novel cross-tenant vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio (formerly Data Studio).…