Tag: risk
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Major vulnerabilities found in Google Looker, putting self-hosted deployments at risk
Researchers at Tenable have disclosed two vulnerabilities, collectively referred to as “LookOut,” affecting Google Looker. Because the business intelligence platform is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/04/google-looker-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-12743/
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Zero trust in practice: A deep technical dive into going fully passwordless in hybrid enterprise environments
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, cloud, compliance, credentials, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, lessons-learned, network, password, phishing, phone, risk, service, technology, update, windows, zero-trustArchitecture decisions: Hybrid authentication flows and Windows Hello for Business: Once your prerequisites are in place, you face critical architectural decisions that will shape your deployment for years to come. The primary decision point is whether to use Windows Hello for Business, FIDO2 security keys or phone sign-in as your primary authentication mechanism.In my experience,…
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Phishing Campaigns Abuse Trusted Cloud Platforms, Raising New Risks for Enterprises
ANY.RUN experts report a surge in phishing campaigns abusing trusted cloud and CDN platforms to bypass security controls and target enterprise users. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/phishing-campaigns-cloud-platforms-enterprises-risks/
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Navigating the AI Revolution in Cybersecurity: Risks, Rewards, and Evolving Roles
In the rapidly changing landscape of cybersecurity, AI agents present both opportunities and challenges. This article examines the findings from Darktrace’s 2026 State of AI Cybersecurity Report, highlighting the benefits of AI in enhancing security measures while addressing concerns regarding AI-driven threats and the need for responsible governance. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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Should I stay or should I go?
Tags: access, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, cybersecurity, finance, fraud, insurance, jobs, network, risk, strategy, supply-chain, update, vulnerabilityRed flag: Cognitive disconnect: Lack of access to executives and the board comes up repeatedly in Cybersecurity Ventures reports as a top reason CISO’s decide to leave their jobs, according to Steve Morgan, founder of Cybersecurity Ventures. He cites lack of support as another top reason CISO’s leave.Splunk’s 2025 CISO report found 29% of respondents…
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Clouds rush to deliver OpenClaw-as-a-service offerings
As analyst house Gartner declares AI tool ‘comes with unacceptable cybersecurity risk’ and urges admins to snuff it out First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/cloud_hosted_openclaw/
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RapidFort Lands $42M to Scale Software Supply Chain Security
San Francisco-Based Startup Eyes AI Adjacencies and Supply Chain Risk Reduction. Software supply chain security firm RapidFort has raised $42 million in Series A funding to expand sales operations and build out its platform. Founder and CEO Mehran Farimani says the company will focus on reducing developer lift while addressing emerging risks tied to AI-enabled…
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Chinese Money Laundering Jargon via Google’s Gemini
After having a short discussion with Gemini about Chinese Money Laundering, I could tell we weren’t quite connecting on my Mandarin-assistance requests, so I shared an example post from a Telegram “Crime-as-a-Service” group that was part of a Chinese Guarantee Syndicate. For context, these posts were made in the Tudou Guarantee Syndicate’s group dedicated to…
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White House Nixes Biden-Era Software Security Rules
Analysts Warn of Patchwork Federal Assurance Standards After Rollback. The White House rescinded two key software security policies requiring vendors to attest to secure development practices, citing excessive compliance burdens – but analysts warn the move risks weakening federal software assurance without strong, agency-level replacements. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/white-house-nixes-biden-era-software-security-rules-a-30670
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NIS2 Die Stunde der Verantwortung
NIS2 markiert einen klaren Bruch mit der bisherigen Praxis der IT-Sicherheitsregulierung. Die Richtlinie ist weniger ein technisches Regelwerk als vielmehr ein Organisations- und Führungsrahmen. Sie fragt nicht mehr primär nach einzelnen Schutzmaßnahmen, sondern danach, ob Unternehmen ihre digitale Abhängigkeit insgesamt beherrschen. Risiken sollen erkannt, Entscheidungen nachvollziehbar getroffen und Vorfälle strukturiert bewältigt werden. Damit reagiert der…
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How to mitigate the risk of a data breach in non-production environments
Non-production environments are often overlooked when it comes to data security, but they can be just as vulnerable to breaches as production systems. Learn how to keep them protected. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/how-to-mitigate-the-risk-of-a-data-breach-in-non-production-environments/
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Rising Risk of Compromised Credentials in AD
Analysis of Enzoic AD Lite scans shows compromised and weak credentials increased, exposing over 1 in 5 Active Directory accounts to risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/rising-risk-of-compromised-credentials-in-ad/
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The ‘Invisible Risk’: 1.5 Million Unmonitored AI Agents Threaten Corporate Security
A massive >>invisible workforce<< of autonomous digital workers has arrived in the corporate world, but new research suggests it may be operating largely out of control. Large enterprises across the U.S. and UK have already deployed 3 million AI agents, according to a study released by Gravitee, an open-source leader in API and agentic management……
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Using AI Agents to Separate Real Risk From Vulnerability Noise
Snir Ben Shimol, CEO and co-founder of Zest Security, talks about why vulnerability and exposure management has become one of the most stubborn problems in security operations. Ben Shimol argues that the numbers are getting worse, not better. Exploitation has become the top initial access path, new CVEs keep piling up and teams are still..…
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Öffentliche Containerregister bergen ein stilles Risiko für die Lieferkette
Wirksamer Schutz erfordert einen ganzheitlichen Blick: Die Herkunft und Integrität von Container-Images sollten vor ihrem Einsatz geprüft und nachvollziehbar dokumentiert werden. Ergänzend braucht es technische Kontrollen vor dem Deployment First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/oeffentliche-containerregister-bergen-ein-stilles-risiko-fuer-die-lieferkette/a43521/
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Cyberrisiko Ruhestand
Wenn OT-Fachkräfte in den Ruhestand gehen, droht ein massiver Wissensverlust. Das kann erhebliche Folgen für die Cybersicherheit haben.Zwar stellen Cyberkriminelle und staatlich unterstützte Angreifer gerade für den Industriesektor eine enorme und steigende Gefahr dar. Dennoch besteht die größte Bedrohung derzeit im mangelnden Wissenstransfer, was OT-Sicherheit und -Organisation (Operational Technology) angeht. Das Hauptproblem sind vertrauenswürdige Mitarbeiter,…
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Öffentliche Container-Register Unterschätztes Risiko in der Software-Supply-Chain
Container-Technologien sind ein zentrales Element moderner Software- und IT-Supply-Chains. Öffentliche Container-Registries dienen dabei als schnelle Bezugsquelle für Basis-Images, Laufzeitumgebungen und Frameworks. Was Effizienz und Skalierbarkeit verspricht, bringt jedoch ein oft unterschätztes Risiko mit sich: Jeder Pull eines Images aus einer öffentlichen Registry ist faktisch eine Vertrauensentscheidung und damit ein potenzieller Einstiegspunkt für Angriffe entlang […]…
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Sichere Entwicklung, Bereitstellung und Nutzung von Anwendungen der künstlichen Intelligenz
Zscaler versetzt mit seinen KI-Sicherheitsinnovationen Organisationen in die Lage, die Nutzung von KI zu sichern und gleichzeitig Transparenz, Kontrolle und Governance zu gewährleisten. Da Unternehmen heute generative KI einsetzen und sich auf die Implementierung von agentenbasierter KI vorbereiten, sind sie einem steigenden Risiko von Cyberangriffen und Datenverlusten ausgesetzt, da herkömmliche Sicherheitsmodelle nicht für die Sicherung…
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Critical Flaws in KiloView Devices Enable Complete Admin Takeover
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed a critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of KiloView Encoder Series devices, warning that unauthenticated attackers could gain full administrative access. Issued under alert code ICSA-26-029-01 on January 29, 2026, the flaw carries a severe CVSS v3 score of 9.8, indicating extreme risk to affected infrastructure. The…
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Critical vLLM Flaw Exposes Millions of AI Servers to Remote Code Execution
A newly disclosed security flaw has placed millions of AI servers at risk after researchers identified a critical vulnerability in vLLM, a widely deployed Python package for serving large language models. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cve-2026-22778-vllm-rce-malicious-video-link/
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Think agentic AI is hard to secure today? Just wait a few months
Cost effective fix: Do nothing: Kodezi’s Khan offers an interesting fix for that foundational problem: Don’t even try. He argues it’s a money pit that will never be fully resolved. Instead, he suggests pouring resources into creating a strict identity strategy for every NHI going forward. “Aim for containment rather than for perfection. You can’t really govern…
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Shai-Hulud & Co.: The software supply chain as Achilles’ heel
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, backdoor, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, github, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, kritis, kubernetes, malicious, network, nis-2, programming, risk, rust, sbom, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, wormThe polyglot supply chain attack: The most frightening prospect, however, is the convergence of these threats in a polyglot supply chain attack. Currently, security teams operate in isolation. AppSec monitors the code, CloudSec monitors the cloud, NetworkSec monitors the perimeter. A polyglot attack is designed to seamlessly break through these silos.This happens as follows: A…
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IPIDEA Proxy Network Dismantled: Global Cybercrime and Botnet Risks Exposed
Researchers have found what they believe is one of the world’s largest residential proxy networks: the IPIDEA proxy operation. The action targeted a little-known but deeply embedded component of the online ecosystem that has been quietly enabling large-scale cybercrime, espionage, and botnet activity. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/ipidea-proxy-residential-network-disruption/
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Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance
Boards of Directors (BoDs) do three things exceptionally well when cyber is framed correctly. They set risk appetite, they allocate capital, and they demand evidence that the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/03/gitguardian-boards-nhi-governance/
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‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report
Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruptionThe International AI Safety report is an <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/what-international-ai-safety-report-says-jobs-climate-cyberwar-deepfakes-extinction”>annual survey of technological progress and the risks it is creating across multiple areas, from deepfakes to the jobs market.Commissioned at the 2023 global AI safety summit, it is chaired by the…
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NDSS 2025 Preventing Channel Depletion Via Universal and Enhanced Multi-Hop Payments
Tags: blockchain, china, computer, conference, framework, Internet, network, risk, software, technologySession 11A: Blockchain Security 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Anqi Tian (Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences; School of Computer Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), Peifang Ni (Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhongguancun Laboratory, Beijing, P.R.China), Yingzi Gao (Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese…
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Why Your WAF Missed It: The Danger of Double-Encoding and Evasion Techniques in Healthcare Security
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, data, data-breach, detection, exploit, governance, hacker, healthcare, intelligence, malicious, risk, technology, threat, tool, wafThe “Good Enough” Trap If you ask most organizations how they protect their APIs, they point to their WAF (Web Application Firewall). They have the OWASP Top 10 rules enabled. The dashboard is green. They feel safe. But attackers know exactly how your WAF works, and, more importantly, how to trick it. We recently worked…
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County Pays $600K to Wrongfully Jailed Pen Testers
Iowa police arrested two penetration testers in 2019 for doing their jobs, highlighting the risk to security professionals in red teaming exercises. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/county-pays-600k-wrongfully-jailed-pen-testers