Tag: monitoring
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Continuous Control Monitoring vs Annual Testing – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/continuous-control-monitoring-vs-annual-testing-kovrr/
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N-able Issues N-central Hotfix 2 as Attackers Reach Managed Systems and Persist
N-able has released a fresh round of hotfixes for N”‘central as part of its investigation into ongoing exploitation of a recently disclosed security flaw in the Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) product.”We are proactively expanding protections in response to ongoing monitoring of threat actors as they evolve their attack techniques,” the company said.”This is not…
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AI Sandbox Failures Expose Need for Continuous Monitoring
Recent AI Incidents Show Sandbox Security Cannot Be Assumed. The fallout from the Hugging Face security incident continues with more artificial intelligence labs revealing that their models and agents either accessed the internet or escaped isolated test environments to hack into other companies. Frontier model labs can’t take sandbox containment as a given. First seen…
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New N-able Zero Day Puts MSPs on Defensive
Second Hotfix Issued for RMM Technology Widely Used by Managed Security Providers. Software developer N-able issued a second hotfix this week after more zero-day exploits against its remote management and monitoring tool. Successful attacks facilitate full account takeover. Hotfix 2 is required, even if you already applied the earlier hotfix, the company said. First seen…
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Coast Guard says it is monitoring cyberattack that disrupted North Carolina’s ports
The cyberattack hit gate systems at all three North Carolina ports, as officials continue investigating the breach and its effects on operations. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/north-carolina-ports-cyberattack-coast-guard/
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15 AI Security Lessons From Black Hat and Ai4 2026
Black Hat and Ai4 2026 highlighted gaps in AI agent security, identity controls, software supply chains, monitoring, and incident response. The post 15 AI Security Lessons From Black Hat and Ai4 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-black-hat-ai4-2026-ai-security-takeaways/
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The Hugging Face Incident Is a Warning: Every Enterprise Needs AI Agents Watching AI Agents
The Hugging Face incident shows why enterprises must treat autonomous AI agents as privileged identities, with continuous monitoring, behavioral telemetry and strict controls. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/the-hugging-face-incident-is-a-warning-every-enterprise-needs-ai-agents-watching-ai-agents/
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Top Email Reputation Services in 2026
Every genuinely free DMARC tool worth knowing, from instant checkers and generators to free-tier monitoring services – what each one actually includes, and where the free limits kick in. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/top-email-reputation-services-in-2026/
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Flooding Dropper Hits npm With 850 Malicious Packages
Tags: attack, automation, cloud, container, control, credentials, cvss, data-breach, detection, dns, endpoint, github, guide, infrastructure, linux, macOS, malicious, malware, monitoring, software, threat, windows<div cla TL;DR Sonatype Research Labs is tracking an active malicious package campaign, dubbed ‘Flooding Dropper,’ spreading on npm, currently impacting 846 software components. The attacker appears to be automating parts of the npm account and package creation process, combining terms such as bigops and bnpl with other words and recurring version patterns, such as releases…
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BigID Adds Agentic Access Controls and Intent Monitoring for AI Agents
BigID has introduced two capabilities aimed at governing what AI agents can access and checking whether their actions match the tasks they were assigned. Announced Aug. 4 in a release tied to Black Hat USA 2026, Agentic Access Control and Intent-Based Activity Monitoring are designed to address the gap between an agent’s permissions and its..…
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Monitoring AI Agent Behavior in Production – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/monitoring-ai-agent-behavior-in-production-kovrr/
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Real User Monitoring und synthetische Tests – Palo Alto Networks will Embrace übernehmen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/palo-alto-networks-will-embrace-uebernehmen-a-d08ce157492a97c90d4191f980900624/
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Hackers steal over $130M by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets
A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims’ wallets. The total losses amount to more than $130 million, according to blockchain-monitoring firms. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/hackers-steal-over-130-million-by-exploiting-bug-in-offline-hardware-wallets/
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Hackers steal over $130 million by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets
A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims’ wallets. The total losses amount to more than $130 million, according to blockchain monitoring firms. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/hackers-steal-over-130-million-by-exploiting-bug-in-offline-hardware-wallets/
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Fake Bank of America Phishing Emails Found Delivering Disguised ScreenConnect RAT via UAC Bypass
Researchers at Huntress have identified an active phishing campaign impersonating Bank of America that culminates in the covert installation of a remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool, giving attackers persistent, hard-to-detect access to victims’ Windows machines. The campaign was flagged after a message landed in one of Huntress’s spamtrap accounts on 28 July, sent from…
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Keyv-Linked npm Worm Poisons Hundreds of Packages, Plants Claude Code and VS Code Hooks
A credential-stealing npm worm that first appeared in keyv@6.0.0 spread beyond the Keyv and Cacheable namespaces into hundreds of packages across multiple organizations on August 4, 2026.SafeDep verified 353 poisoned versions across 79 package names in the npm registry. Its monitoring put the wider footprint at 442 versions across 353 names, while Aikido later reported…
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OWASP Introduces Subtractive Security Top 10 to Eliminate Attack Paths and Reduce Cyber Risk
OWASP has launched the Subtractive Security Top 10 project, a security engineering initiative that shifts the focus from adding more detection controls to removing the architectural conditions that enable cyberattacks. The project, led by Christopher Frenz, promotes a straightforward premise: attackers can only exploit attack paths that exist. Instead of relying primarily on monitoring, alerting,…
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N-Able Flaw Exposes MSPs to Worst Case Scenario
Remote Management and Monitoring Tools Widely Used by Managed Security Providers. Remote management and monitoring software developer N-Able published a second hotfix to patch a vulnerability in all versions of its N-central software being actively exploited by attackers. Many managed security providers use its software to remotely administer customers’ systems. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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N-able N-central Flaw Sees Exploitation: 5 Things To Know
Attackers have exploited a high-severity vulnerability in N-able’s N”‘central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform, the company disclosed. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/n-able-n-central-flaw-sees-exploitation-5-things-to-know
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Attackers exploit N-able N-central flaw to reach managed endpoints (CVE-2026-18577)
Attackers are exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-18577) in N-able N-central, a remote monitoring and management (RMM) solution widely used by managed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/03/cve-2026-18577-n-able-n-central-vulnerability/
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Huntress Makes RMM-Blocking Feature Free for All Customers as Attacks Surge 277%
Cybersecurity vendor Huntress has opened up a new application control capability to its entire customer base for free, as new data shows attacks abusing remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools rose sharply over the past year. The feature, called RMM Guard, is part of a broader product Huntress is building called Managed Endpoint Security Posture…
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Critical N-able N-central Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation as Hotfix Lands
N-able has confirmed that a critical vulnerability in N-central, its flagship remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform, is being actively exploited in the wild, prompting an emergency hotfix and urgent calls for managed service providers (MSPs) to patch immediately. The flaw, disclosed by N-able on 12 August, affects all currently supported versions of N-central, including…
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What the Minnesota Water Attacks Reveal About Securing Remote Access to Critical Infrastructure
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, cisa, control, corporate, credentials, cyberattack, data-breach, exploit, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, Internet, law, least-privilege, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, password, risk, router, supply-chain, technology, vpn, zero-day, zero-trustWhen headlines break about cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure, the conversation often turns immediately to zero-day exploits, advanced malware, and other sophisticated techniques. The recent attacks on municipal water systems across at least seven US states, including more than 30 Minnesota water and wastewater utilities, illustrate why this assumption can be misleading. As a “recovering CISO” who…
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N-able Says Attackers Take Over N-central Servers After Initial Fix Proves Incomplete
N-able said attackers exploited an authentication bypass in N-central to gain remote administrative access and reach the customer systems managed through those servers.Its first fix was incomplete. CVE-2026-18577 affects N-central builds prior to 2026.3.1.7. N-able shipped build 2026.3.1.7 on August 2 as the first unaffected version.N-central is the remote monitoring and management platform First seen…
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Critical N-able N-central Flaw Actively Exploited to Gain God-Mode Access to MSP Networks
Tags: access, authentication, control, cve, cyber, exploit, flaw, monitoring, msp, network, vulnerabilityN-able has issued an urgent hotfix to address a critical authentication-bypass vulnerability in its N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform, following confirmation of active exploitation. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-18577, affects N-central servers running earlier than version 2026.3.1.7. It allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to take over accounts and gain administrative control of the…
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Anthropic Finds Claude Breached Real Companies During Security Evaluations
Anthropic says a misconfigured test let Claude access three real organizations, prompting tighter AI evaluation and monitoring controls. Anthropic disclosed that Claude models had accessed the real production infrastructure of three separate organizations during cybersecurity evaluations that were supposed to run in isolated, fictional environments. The company found the incidents after reviewing 141,006 evaluation runs…