Tag: monitoring
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Why the future of security starts with who, not where
Tags: access, attack, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, framework, google, identity, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, passkey, password, resilience, risk, saas, wifi, zero-trustCloud + remote work = No perimeter: Now, with remote work and the cloud, there’s no real perimeter left. People connect from home Wi-Fi, personal laptops, airports, coffee shops, you name it. At the same time, company data and workloads are scattered across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and various SaaS platforms. The old rules just…
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Secure web browsers for the enterprise compared: How to pick the right one
Tags: access, ai, android, api, attack, browser, business, chrome, cloud, computer, control, corporate, data, encryption, endpoint, fortinet, gartner, google, guide, identity, linux, login, malicious, malware, mfa, mobile, monitoring, network, okta, phishing, saas, service, siem, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, windows, zero-trustEnable MFA at the beginning of any browser session by default.Handle isolation controls both with respect to the user’s session and to isolate any application from cross-infection. This means controlling the movement of data between the browser, your particular endpoint and the web application or applications involved.Control access to web destinations, either to allow or…
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Discord Exploited to Spread Clipboard Hijacker Stealing Cryptocurrency Funds
CloudSEK’s STRIKE team has uncovered a sophisticated cryptocurrency theft operation orchestrated by the threat actor >>RedLineCyber,<< who deliberately impersonates the notorious RedLine Solutions to establish credibility within underground communities. Rather than collecting comprehensive system data, the malware employs a highly targeted approach: continuously monitoring the Windows clipboard for cryptocurrency wallet addresses and performing silent substitution…
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Five Chrome extensions caught hijacking enterprise sessions
Blocking defenses and hijacking sessions: The campaign went beyond stealing credentials. Two of the extensions, Tool Access 11 and Data By Cloud 2, incorporated DOM manipulation routines that actively blocked access to security and administrative pages within the targeted platforms. This prevented the enterprise admins from reaching screens to change passwords, view sign-on history, or…
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Actively exploited critical flaw in Modular DS WordPress plugin enables admin takeover
A critical Modular DS WordPress flaw (CVE-2026-23550) is actively exploited, enabling unauthenticated privilege escalation. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Modular DS WordPress vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score of 10). Modular DS is a WordPress plugin with over 40,000 installs that helps manage multiple sites, enabling monitoring, updates, and remote administration. In plugin…
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Insider risk in an age of workforce volatility
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, backdoor, backup, china, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, governance, government, identity, jobs, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, strategy, supply-chain, threat, zero-trustEarly warnings: The machine as insider risk/threat: These dynamics are not emerging in a vacuum. They represent the culmination of warnings that have been building for years.As early as 2021, in my CSO opinion piece “Device identity: The overlooked insider threat,” Rajan Koo (then chief customer officer at DTEX Systems, now CTO) observed: “There needs…
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How does Agentic AI deliver value in SOC operations
Are Organizations Maximizing the Value of Agentic AI in SOC Operations? Where security threats evolve with alarming speed, security operations centers (SOCs) must remain at the forefront of innovation. One intriguing advancement capturing the attention of cybersecurity professionals is Agentic AI. Agentic AI offers a transformative approach to monitoring and managing non-human identities (NHIs), crucial……
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2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, captcha, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, credit-card, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, pypi, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, windows2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026 andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 01/15/2026 – 16:48 Nadav Avital – Senior Director of Threat Research at Thales More About This Author > 2025 was a year that tested how businesses think about security. Some attacks happened in new, unexpected ways, while others employed old tricks, taken…
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Tags: access, ai, authentication, breach, business, communications, compliance, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, government, grc, group, identity, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, malware, monitoring, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, toolFor government agencies and critical infrastructure operators, supply chain threats present national security risks that demand heightened vigilance. Public sector organizations managing sensitive data and critical services increasingly rely on contractors and technology vendors whose compromised credentials could provide adversaries with pathways into classified systems or essential infrastructure. Last year alone, the top 98 Defense…
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January 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited zero day needs attention
More priorities: Executives should also prioritize rapid patching and risk reduction efforts this month around the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Remote Code Execution, Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege, and Windows Virtualization Based Security Enclave Elevation of Privilege flaws, Bicer said, as these vulnerabilities directly enable full system or trust boundary compromise.Strategic focus…
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Vom MultiChaos zur einheitlichen Sichtbarkeit
Unternehmen stehen 2026 vor einer Kombination aus wachsender Komplexität von Multi-Cloud-Umgebungen, der weiter steigenden Konvergenz von IT und OT und immer strengerer Regulierung. In den letzten Jahren wurde die Einführung von KI und Cloud-Technologien beschleunigt, auch im kommenden Jahr werden IT-Teams in Unternehmen mit spürbaren Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Umfassendes Netzwerk-Monitoring kann dazu beitragen, viele dieser Herausforderungen…
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Vom MultiChaos zur einheitlichen Sichtbarkeit
Unternehmen stehen 2026 vor einer Kombination aus wachsender Komplexität von Multi-Cloud-Umgebungen, der weiter steigenden Konvergenz von IT und OT und immer strengerer Regulierung. In den letzten Jahren wurde die Einführung von KI und Cloud-Technologien beschleunigt, auch im kommenden Jahr werden IT-Teams in Unternehmen mit spürbaren Herausforderungen konfrontiert. Umfassendes Netzwerk-Monitoring kann dazu beitragen, viele dieser Herausforderungen…
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SpyCloud Launches Supply Chain Solution to Combat Rising Third-Party Identity Threats
Austin, TX / USA, January 14th, 2026, CyberNewsWire New monitoring capability delivers unprecedented visibility into vendor identity exposures, moving enterprises and government agencies from static risk scoring to protecting against actual identity threats. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today announced the launch of its Supply Chain Threat Protection solution, an advanced layer of…
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Hackers Use Fake PayPal Notices to Steal Credentials, Deploy RMMs
Phishing attacks have been identified using fake PayPal alerts to exploit remote monitoring and management tools First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-fake-paypal-notices-deploy/
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Threat Actors Exploit RMM Tools Through Weaponized PDF Files
Threat actors are exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools as part of a sophisticated campaign distributing weaponized PDF files to unsuspecting users. AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) recently uncovered multiple attack chains utilizing Syncro, SuperOps, NinjaOne, and ScreenConnect tools commonly used by managed service providers and IT teams for legitimate system administration. The…
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High-severity bug in Broadcom software enables easy WiFi denial-of-service
Tags: access, attack, business, encryption, exploit, firmware, flaw, monitoring, network, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, vulnerability, wifiChipset-level bugs linger: Researchers said the vulnerability highlights why protocol-stack implementation remains open to serious flaws. “This attack is both easy to execute and highly disruptive, underscoring that even mature and widely deployed network technologies can still yield new and serious attack vectors,” said Saumitra Das, vice president of engineering at Qualys. “Because the attack…
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Kostenloses Monitoring-Tool für Windows-Infrastrukturen – Mit WhatsUp Gold auch das Active Directory überwachen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/mit-whatsup-gold-auch-das-active-directory-ueberwachen-a-505f770bdbd294cdcba537ccf273e1b9/
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Internet monitoring experts say Iran blackout likely to continue
Several internet access monitors tracking the situation said the government has continued the total internet shutdown and plans to implement a whitelist of limited, approved sites, indicating the internet blackout is likely to continue for several more days. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/internet-monitoring-experts-say-iran-blackouts-continue
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How GenAI Is Aiding a Rise in Identity-Based Threats
Thales CISO Eric Liebowitz Outlines Urgent Defenses for AI-Driven Phishing Threats. The shift from brute-force attacks to AI-powered phishing is creating tougher challenges for defenders. Thales CISO, Americas, Eric Liebowitz says combining employee training with behavioral monitoring and AI guardrails is essential to mitigate identity risk. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-genai-aiding-rise-in-identity-based-threats-a-30493
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Shai-Hulud & Co.: Die Supply Chain als Achillesferse
Tags: access, ai, application-security, backdoor, ciso, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, data, github, Hardware, infrastructure, kritis, kubernetes, LLM, monitoring, network, nis-2, programming, resilience, risk, rust, sbom, software, spyware, strategy, supply-chain, tool, vulnerabilityEgal, ob React2Shell, Shai-Hulud oder XZ Utils: Die Sicherheit der Software-Supply-Chain wird durch zahlreiche Risiken gefährdet.Heutige Anwendungen basieren auf zahlreichen Komponenten, von denen jede zusammen mit den Entwicklungsumgebungen selbst eine Angriffsfläche darstellt. Unabhängig davon, ob Unternehmen Code intern entwickeln oder sich auf Drittanbieter verlassen, sollten CISOs, Sicherheitsexperten und Entwickler der Software-Supply-Chain besondere Aufmerksamkeit schenken.Zu den…
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Malicious npm packages target the n8n automation platform in a supply chain attack
Tags: attack, automation, detection, infrastructure, malicious, monitoring, network, risk, service, supply-chainTips for reducing risks: Workflow automation platforms like n8n are widely adopted for their capability to let teams link disparate systems without hand-coding every integration. But the community node ecosystem depends on npm packages and, therefore, inherits associated risks.To mitigate exposure, Endor Labs researchers recommended measures such as preferring built-in integrations over community nodes, auditing…
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Von der SPS bis zum SCADA-System – Die fünf größten OTHürden und wie sie sich überwinden lassen
Tags: monitoringFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/die-fuenf-groessten-ot-monitoring-huerden-und-wie-sie-sich-ueberwinden-lassen-a-b249c7e6a4b9a7cbb1bbac48d4874734/
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EU’s Chat Control could put government monitoring inside robots
Cybersecurity debates around surveillance usually stay inside screens. A new academic study argues that this boundary no longer holds when communication laws extend into … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/12/eu-chat-control-robots-surveillance/
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Agentic AI requires rethink of cloud security strategy
Security leaders discuss the rise of agentic AI, warning that autonomous agents operating at machine speed will require organisations to move away from static protection towards behavioural monitoring and automated reasoning First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637022/Agentic-AI-requires-rethink-of-cloud-security-strategy
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CISA flags max-severity bug in HPE OneView amid active exploitation
Tags: api, authentication, cisa, endpoint, exploit, flaw, Hardware, intelligence, kev, monitoring, software, strategy, threat, update, vulnerabilityNot an ‘apply and move on’ solution: While CISA’s KEV inclusion raised the priority immediately, enterprises can’t treat OneView like a routine endpoint patch. Management-plane software is often deployed on-premises, sometimes on physical servers, and tightly coupled with production workflows. A rushed fix that breaks monitoring, authentication, or integrations can be almost as dangerous as…