Tag: risk
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WhatsApp accounts targeted in ‘GhostPairing’ attack
Defending WhatsApp: Users can check which devices are paired via WhatsApp via Settings > Linked Devices. A rogue device link will appear here. Despite having access to a user’s WhatsApp account, the attacker can’t revoke their device access, which must be initiated by the primary device. Another tip is to enable two-step PIN verification. This…
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DIG AI: Uncensored Darknet AI Assistant at the Service of Criminals and Terrorists
Resecurity reports a Q4 2025 surge in criminal use of DIG AI on Tor, enabling scalable illicit activity and posing new risks ahead of major 2026 events. During Q4 2025, Resecurity observed a notable increase in malicious actors utilizing DIG AI, accelerating during the Winter Holidays, when illegal activity worldwide reached a new record. With…
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Crypto Theft in 2025 Concentrated in Fewer, Larger Breaches
Chainalysis Data Shows Access-Driven Attacks Reshaping Risk. Hackers stole more than $3.4 billion in crypto this year. Losses were driven by a small number of high-impact breaches. Chainalysis data shows how North Korea actors, centralized platforms and expanding retail adoption reshaped where crypto risk accumulated. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/crypto-theft-in-2025-concentrated-in-fewer-larger-breaches-a-30331
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Why AppSec and Network Risk Management Must Be Unified in the Modern Enterprise
See how Mend.io’s ServiceNow integration unifies application, network, and operational risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/why-appsec-and-network-risk-management-must-be-unified-in-the-modern-enterprise/
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Der Raspberry-Pi-Weckruf für CISOs
Tags: access, authentication, ceo, ciso, control, cyberattack, dns, firewall, group, hacker, Hardware, infrastructure, linux, monitoring, office, risk, switch, tool, voip, vpnKleines Device, große Wirkung.Mitte Dezember wurde eine Fähre in Besitz der Mediterranean Shipping Company über Stunden in einem französischen Hafen festgesetzt, wie Bloomberg berichtete. Der Grund: Es bestand der Verdacht, dass russische Cyberkriminelle versucht haben, das Netzwerk des Schiffs zu hacken mit einem Raspberry Pi. Dieser war demnach mit einem Mobilfunkmodem gekoppelt, das den Fernzugriff…
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Senate Intel chair urges national cyber director to safeguard against open-source software threats
Tom Cotton, R-Okla., cited Chinese and Russian involvement in open-source tech and the risks to government and defense systems. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/tom-cotton-open-source-software-foreign-influence-national-cyber-director/
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Senate Intel chair urges national cyber director to safeguard against open-source software threats
Tom Cotton, R-Okla., cited Chinese and Russian involvement in open-source tech and the risks to government and defense systems. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/tom-cotton-open-source-software-foreign-influence-national-cyber-director/
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AI Agent Attacks in Q4 2025 Signal New Risks for 2026
Q4 2025 attacks show early AI agents are already expanding the attack surface, pushing enterprises to rethink AI security for 2026. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-agent-attacks-in-q4-2025-signal-new-risks-for-2026/
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Self-Harm Prevention Kit Guide for Schools: Identifying Risks and Protecting Students
A self-harm prevention kit is becoming an essential part of school safety planning as student mental health challenges continue to rise across the United States. Schools are increasingly responsible for supporting the emotional well-being of their students and creating safe environments that reduce the risk of self-harming behavior, suicide attempts, or harmful coping patterns. The…
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The Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, healthcare, iam, identity, incident, incident response, Internet, law, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-day, zero-trustThe Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us madhav Thu, 12/18/2025 – 10:30 2025 didn’t just test cybersecurity; it redefined it. From supply chains and healthcare networks to manufacturing floors and data centers, the digital world was reminded of a simple truth: everything is connected, and everything is at risk. Data Security…
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Cisco confirms zero-day exploitation of Secure Email products
Rebuild guidance and operational tradeoffs: Cisco has said that wiping and rebuilding appliances is currently required in cases where compromise has been confirmed.”From a security standpoint, it is indeed the right call,” Tyagi said. “When there’s a risk that attackers have embedded themselves deep in a system, patching alone won’t solve the issue. Rebuilding is…
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Cisco confirms zero-day exploitation of Secure Email products
Rebuild guidance and operational tradeoffs: Cisco has said that wiping and rebuilding appliances is currently required in cases where compromise has been confirmed.”From a security standpoint, it is indeed the right call,” Tyagi said. “When there’s a risk that attackers have embedded themselves deep in a system, patching alone won’t solve the issue. Rebuilding is…
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How CISOs Can Beat the Ransomware Blame Game
CISOs are often blamed after ransomware attacks, yet most breaches stem from organizational gaps, budget tradeoffs, and staffing shortages. This analysis explores why known risks remain unfixed and how security leaders can break the cycle. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-cisos-can-beat-the-ransomware-blame-game/
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Hospital Ransomware Really is The Pitt
Ransomware has become a systemic risk to healthcare, where downtime equals patient harm. From Change Healthcare to Ascension, this analysis explains why hospitals are targeted, what HIPAA really requires, and how resilience”, not checklists”, must drive security strategy. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/hospital-ransomware-really-is-the-pitt/
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How CISOs Can Beat the Ransomware Blame Game
CISOs are often blamed after ransomware attacks, yet most breaches stem from organizational gaps, budget tradeoffs, and staffing shortages. This analysis explores why known risks remain unfixed and how security leaders can break the cycle. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-cisos-can-beat-the-ransomware-blame-game/
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How CISOs Can Beat the Ransomware Blame Game
CISOs are often blamed after ransomware attacks, yet most breaches stem from organizational gaps, budget tradeoffs, and staffing shortages. This analysis explores why known risks remain unfixed and how security leaders can break the cycle. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-cisos-can-beat-the-ransomware-blame-game/
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2026 Cyber Predictions: Accelerating AI, Data Sovereignty, and Architecture Rationalization
2026 marks a critical turning point for cybersecurity leaders as AI-driven threats, data sovereignty mandates, and hybrid infrastructure risks reshape the CISO agenda. Discover the strategic priorities that will define tomorrow’s security posture. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/2026-cyber-predictions-accelerating-ai-data-sovereignty-and-architecture-rationalization/
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Critical Apache Commons Text Flaw Lets Hackers Execute Remote Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Commons Text, affecting all versions prior to 1.10.0. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-46295, poses a significant security risk to organizations relying on the widely-used Java library for text manipulation and processing. The vulnerability resides in Apache Commons Text’s interpolation features, which are designed to…
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Critical Apache Commons Text Flaw Lets Hackers Execute Remote Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Commons Text, affecting all versions prior to 1.10.0. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-46295, poses a significant security risk to organizations relying on the widely-used Java library for text manipulation and processing. The vulnerability resides in Apache Commons Text’s interpolation features, which are designed to…
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D&O liability protection rising for security leaders, unless you’re a midtier CISO
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, governance, incident response, insurance, jobs, law, network, risk, risk-management, security-incident, toolA question of indemnity: But Ryan Griffin, US cyber leader at insurance broker McGill and Partners, points out that the difference between D&O insurance and a direct indemnification agreement is often misunderstood.”The most crucial tool for a CISO’s protection is the indemnification agreement with their employer,” Griffin explains. “The D&O policy is how the company…
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D&O liability protection rising for security leaders, unless you’re a midtier CISO
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, governance, incident response, insurance, jobs, law, network, risk, risk-management, security-incident, toolA question of indemnity: But Ryan Griffin, US cyber leader at insurance broker McGill and Partners, points out that the difference between D&O insurance and a direct indemnification agreement is often misunderstood.”The most crucial tool for a CISO’s protection is the indemnification agreement with their employer,” Griffin explains. “The D&O policy is how the company…
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Privacy risks sit inside the ads that fill your social media feed
Regulatory limits on explicit targeting have not stopped algorithmic profiling on the web. Ad optimization systems still adapt which ads appear based on users’ private … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/18/web-advertising-privacy-risks-study/
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LLM10: Unbounded Consumption FireTail Blog
Dec 17, 2025 – Lina Romero – The OWASP Top 10 for LLMs was released this year to help security teams understand and mitigate the rising risks to LLMs. In previous blogs, we’ve explored risks 1-9, and today we’ll finally be deep diving LLM10: Unbounded Consumption. Unbounded Consumption occurs when LLMs allow users to conduct…
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LLM10: Unbounded Consumption FireTail Blog
Dec 17, 2025 – Lina Romero – The OWASP Top 10 for LLMs was released this year to help security teams understand and mitigate the rising risks to LLMs. In previous blogs, we’ve explored risks 1-9, and today we’ll finally be deep diving LLM10: Unbounded Consumption. Unbounded Consumption occurs when LLMs allow users to conduct…
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‘I Quit!’ – When CISOs Need to Take Charge of Their Careers
Security Needs to Document Risks and Push Back Against Retroactive Accountability A recent CISO resignation letter exposes a structural flaw in how organizations manage cyber risk. It shows what happens when risk is accepted quietly and accountability is enforced retroactively, and it’s a cautionary tale about why CISOs need to actively manage their careers. First…
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Complying with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Cloud Advisory: How Tenable Can Help
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, country, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, fintech, framework, google, governance, government, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, least-privilege, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, oracle, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe Monetary Authority of Singapore’s cloud advisory, part of its 2021 Technology Risk Management Guidelines, advises financial institutions to move beyond siloed monitoring to adopt a continuous, enterprise-wide approach. These firms must undergo annual audits. Here’s how Tenable can help. Key takeaways: High-stakes compliance: The MAS requires all financial institutions in Singapore to meet mandatory…
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When Zero-Days Go Active: What Ongoing Windows, Chrome, and Apple Exploits Reveal About Modern Intrusion Risk
A series of actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Google Chrome, and Apple platforms was disclosed in mid-December, according to The Hacker News, reinforcing a persistent reality for defenders: attackers no longer wait for exposure windows to close. They exploit them immediately. Unlike large-scale volumetric attacks that announce themselves through disruption, zero-day exploitation operates quietly.…