Tag: risk
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5 ways CISOs are experimenting with AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, incident response, intelligence, login, metric, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, qr, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTranslating security metrics into business language: CISOs are now tasked with being the security storyteller, and it doesn’t always come easily. Turning to AI, CISOs are finding a helping hand to translate technical detail into business-oriented narratives, drawing on a range of data sources, risk trends, control gaps and threat modeling.AI tools are helping tailor…
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ISMG Editors: Nullcon Berlin Puts Security Research First
Also: AI Threats, Old Flaws and Why Vendors Delay Fixes. AI prompt injection risks, decades-old vulnerabilities resurfacing in new systems and vendors prioritizing profits over protection defined the conversations at Nullcon Berlin 2025. Panelists shared how this event stood out for its technical depth and advancing security knowledge. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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ISMG Editors: Nullcon Berlin Puts Security Research First
Also: AI Threats, Old Flaws and Why Vendors Delay Fixes. AI prompt injection risks, decades-old vulnerabilities resurfacing in new systems and vendors prioritizing profits over protection defined the conversations at Nullcon Berlin 2025. Panelists shared how this event stood out for its technical depth and advancing security knowledge. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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UltraViolet Cyber Acquires Application Security Testing Service from Black Duck
Tags: application-security, ceo, cloud, container, cyber, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, threatUltraViolet Cyber has acquired the application security testing services arm of Black Duck Software as part of an effort to expand the scope of the managed security services it provides. Company CEO Ira Goldstein said this addition to its portfolio will provide penetration testing, red teaming, threat modeling, cloud and container risk assessments, architecture risk..…
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UltraViolet Cyber Acquires Application Security Testing Service from Black Duck
Tags: application-security, ceo, cloud, container, cyber, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, threatUltraViolet Cyber has acquired the application security testing services arm of Black Duck Software as part of an effort to expand the scope of the managed security services it provides. Company CEO Ira Goldstein said this addition to its portfolio will provide penetration testing, red teaming, threat modeling, cloud and container risk assessments, architecture risk..…
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ICYMI: Exposure Management Academy on Attack Surface Management, Proactive Security and More
Tags: ai, attack, best-practice, business, cio, cloud, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, group, Internet, jobs, office, risk, skills, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we look back on the guidance and best practices shared in the past several months. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. Let’s look back at key…
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ICYMI: Exposure Management Academy on Attack Surface Management, Proactive Security and More
Tags: ai, attack, best-practice, business, cio, cloud, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, group, Internet, jobs, office, risk, skills, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we look back on the guidance and best practices shared in the past several months. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. Let’s look back at key…
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GhostAction campaign steals 3325 secrets in GitHub supply chain attack
Tags: ai, attack, control, credentials, data-breach, detection, exploit, github, malicious, network, pypi, risk, supply-chain, threatThreat contained within days: GitGuardian’s security team responded quickly after detection, and the FastUUID package was set to read-only by PyPI administrators within minutes. The malicious commit was reverted shortly afterward. GitGuardian notified maintainers of the affected repositories, successfully contacting 573 projects, while also alerting GitHub, npm, and PyPI security teams to monitor for abuse.Although…
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GhostAction campaign steals 3325 secrets in GitHub supply chain attack
Tags: ai, attack, control, credentials, data-breach, detection, exploit, github, malicious, network, pypi, risk, supply-chain, threatThreat contained within days: GitGuardian’s security team responded quickly after detection, and the FastUUID package was set to read-only by PyPI administrators within minutes. The malicious commit was reverted shortly afterward. GitGuardian notified maintainers of the affected repositories, successfully contacting 573 projects, while also alerting GitHub, npm, and PyPI security teams to monitor for abuse.Although…
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Reports Hub Shapes Cyber Risk Insights for Leaders – Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/reports-hub-shapes-cyber-risk-insights-for-leaders-kovrr/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Drift Breach Chaos, Zero-Days Active, Patch Warnings, Smarter Threats & More
Cybersecurity never slows down. Every week brings new threats, new vulnerabilities, and new lessons for defenders. For security and IT teams, the challenge is not just keeping up with the news”, it’s knowing which risks matter most right now. That’s what this digest is here for: a clear, simple briefing to help you focus where…
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The importance of reviewing AI data centers’ policies
Tags: ai, attack, backdoor, corporate, cybersecurity, data, government, Hardware, jobs, monitoring, risk, side-channel, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilityWhat cybersecurity leaders need to consider: Given these expanded threats, cybersecurity leaders and decision makers must closely scrutinize whether their AI data center operators are implementing corporate policies that require technical measures to secure AI data centers across all layers of security, including hardware, data, and geopolitical. Examples of such policies include: closely inspecting hardware…
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10 security leadership career-killers, and how to avoid them
Tags: ai, breach, business, ciso, control, cybersecurity, incident response, intelligence, jobs, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool2. Being just a technologist rather than a business executive, too: To align security with enterprise strategy, security professionals need to be business leaders, too, says Ryan Knisley, former CISO of The Walt Disney Co. and Costco Wholesale.That remains a struggle for many CISOs, who still tend to ascend through the security organization and not…
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Semperis Ransomware Risk Report 2025 – Deutsche Unternehmen am stärksten von Ransomware bedroht
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/deutschland-fuehrt-bei-ransomware-angriffen-analyse-a-c4515a745bd509f079ae9f923e3b9261/
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CISA Alerts on WhatsApp 0-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybercrime, exploit, flaw, ransomware, risk, vulnerability, zero-dayCISA has issued an urgent warning about a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp that is already being exploited in active attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-55177, poses a significant risk to users worldwide, particularly as ransomware operators and other cybercriminals seek to take advantage of the weakness in device synchronization processes. On September 2,…
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Czech cyber agency NUKIB flags Chinese espionage risks to critical infrastructure
Tags: china, cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, espionage, group, healthcare, infrastructure, risk, threatCzech cybersecurity agency NUKIB warns of Chinese cyber threats to critical infrastructure, citing the cyberespionage group APT31 and risky devices. The Czech Republic’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NUKIB) warns of growing risks from Chinese-linked technologies in critical sectors like energy, healthcare, transport, and government. The agency warns of risks from Chinese-made devices (phones,…
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ISMG Editors: The Pentagon, Microsoft and Chinese Workers
Also: Software Supply Chain Risks, Cato’s AI Security Buy. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed the Pentagon’s review of Microsoft’s use of Chinese nationals on U.S. military cloud systems, renewed concerns over software supply chain risks and Cato Networks’ first-ever acquisition to boost AI security. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ismg-editors-pentagon-microsoft-chinese-workers-a-29380
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Cybersecurity Landscape 2025 Amid Record Vulnerabilities, Infrastructure Breakdown, and Growing Digital Risks
Tags: breach, compliance, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, infrastructure, risk, vulnerabilityThe year 2025 has unfolded in an environment marked by eroding trust in vulnerability databases, an explosive growth in cyberattacks, and digital overload for businesses. Data breaches have become routine, the number of CVEs continues to break records, and traditional defense approaches no longer work. Cybersecurity expert Ilia Dubov, Head of Information Security and Compliance…
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Proaktive Cyberresilienz erfordert Threat Intelligence
Cyberangriffe nehmen rasant zu und richten immer größere Schäden an. Schadensbegrenzung allein reicht deshalb nicht mehr aus. Reaktive Ansätze, die erst nach einem Vorfall wirksam werden, werden der aktuellen Risikolage nicht gerecht. Zwar setzen Unternehmen Maßnahmen zur Erkennung potenzieller Risiken und Bedrohungen ein, konzentrieren sie sich dabei jedoch meist ausschließlich auf die eigene Organisation. Risiken……
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Trump Continues Push for AI in Schools as FTC Probes Risks
White House Kick Off School Year With AI Education Efforts, Public-Private Collabs. The Trump administration is rolling out its Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge with a series of high-profile White House events and public-private sector commitments – just as the Federal Trade Commission reportedly prepares to investigate AI systems’ impact on child mental health. First seen…
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LLM06: Excessive Agency FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, application-security, best-practice, breach, data, finance, flaw, jobs, LLM, risk, vulnerabilitySep 05, 2025 – Lina Romero – In 2025, we are seeing an unprecedented rise in the volume and scale of AI attacks. Since AI is still a relatively new beast, developers and security teams alike are struggling to keep up with the changing landscape. The OWASP Top 10 Risks for LLMs is a great…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Expert Advice for Securing Critical Infrastructure’s OT and Industrial Control Systems, IoT Devices and Network Infrastructure
Tags: access, advisory, apt, attack, authentication, breach, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, google, government, guide, hacker, Hardware, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iot, login, mfa, military, mitigation, monitoring, network, nist, organized, password, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, sans, service, software, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustDestructive cyber attacks against critical infrastructure have unfortunately become increasingly frequent. Just last week, multinational government agencies blared the alarm about a global cyber espionage campaign targeting critical infrastructure networks. With this type of cyber threat in the spotlight, we’re rounding up recent cyber advice for securing critical infrastructure. In case you missed it, here…
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Federal Cuts Put Local, State Agencies at Cyber-Risk
Cyberattackers target local and state agencies, a problem as the Trump administration cuts cybersecurity funds and culls workers at federal security agencies. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/federal-cuts-local-state-agencies-risk
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Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction
Building a relationship with the board: The CISO Executive Network is a peer-to-peer organization for information security professionals with more than 1,500 members. Andy Land, general manager of the organization, is seeing most of those members working with solid access to their boards. “But the question is, are we fundamentally doing anything good with that…
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Lack of board access: The No. 1 factor for CISO dissatisfaction
Building a relationship with the board: The CISO Executive Network is a peer-to-peer organization for information security professionals with more than 1,500 members. Andy Land, general manager of the organization, is seeing most of those members working with solid access to their boards. “But the question is, are we fundamentally doing anything good with that…
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How to reclaim control over your online shopping data
Online shopping is convenient, saves time, and everything is just a click away. But how often do we stop to think about what happens to the data we leave behind, or the risks … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/05/privacy-online-shopping-data-risks/