Tag: risk
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KnowBe4 als führendes Unternehmen im Gartner-Magic-Quadrant für ESicherheit ausgezeichnet
KnowBe4, Anbieter der bekannten Plattform, die sich umfassend mit KI und Human-Risk-Management befasst, wurde zum zweiten Mal in Folge als führendes Unternehmen im Gartner-Magic-Quadrant für E-Mail-Sicherheitsplattformen 2025 ausgezeichnet. KnowBe4 wurde für seine Umsetzungsstärke und seine umfassende Vision gewürdigt. Wir glauben, dass die Anerkennung von KnowBe4 als führendes Unternehmen im Gartner-Magic-Quadrant die folgenden Stärken von KnowBe4-Cloud-Email-Security widerspiegelt:…
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KI-gestützte Angriffsmethoden, Risk-Operations sowie neue Anforderungen kommen auf die Security-Teams in 2026 zu
Qualys veröffentlicht seine zentralen Predictions für das Jahr 2026. Die Analysen der Qualys-Threat-Research-Unit (TRU) und führender Qualys-Expertinnen und -Experten zeigen: Unternehmen müssen im kommenden Jahr mit deutlich schnelleren Angriffsketten, wachsender Komplexität im KI-Einsatz und einem klaren Paradigmenwechsel in der operativen Sicherheitssteuerung rechnen. Attack-Path-Modeling wird 2026 erstmals voll nutzbar April Lenhard, Principal Product Manager bei Qualys,…
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Warum jede Cyberbedrohung als Insider-Angriff bewertet werden sollte
Das Risiko von Insider-Bedrohungen begleitet Unternehmen seit jeher doch seine Bedeutung hat sich gewandelt. Per Definition verstand man unter einem Insider jemanden, der sich physisch im Unternehmen aufhielt: Mitarbeitende im Büro oder externe Fachkräfte, die vor Ort im Einsatz waren. Diese Ansicht hat sich mit dem Aufkommen der Cloud gewandelt. User arbeiten ortsunabhängig, Daten […]…
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How Can Retailers Cyber-Prepare for the Most Vulnerable Time of the Year?
The holiday season compresses risk into a short, high-stakes window. Systems run hot, teams run lean, and attackers time automated campaigns to get maximum return. Multiple industry threat reports show that bot-driven fraud, credential stuffing and account takeover attempts intensify around peak shopping events, especially the weeks around Black Friday and Christmas. Why holiday peaks…
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WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Skip Integrity Validation and Plant Malicious Code
WatchGuard Technologies has disclosed critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Firebox firewall products that could allow attackers to bypass system integrity checks and execute malicious code. The company released patches on December 4, 2025, addressing six distinct vulnerabilities that pose significant risks to enterprise network security. Multiple WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities One of the most concerning flaws…
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WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Skip Integrity Validation and Plant Malicious Code
WatchGuard Technologies has disclosed critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Firebox firewall products that could allow attackers to bypass system integrity checks and execute malicious code. The company released patches on December 4, 2025, addressing six distinct vulnerabilities that pose significant risks to enterprise network security. Multiple WatchGuard Firebox Vulnerabilities One of the most concerning flaws…
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CISA Releases New AIOT Security Guidance: Key Principles Risks
CISA and global partners issue new guidance for secure AI integration in operational technology, highlighting risks, governance, behavioral analytics, and OT safety. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/cisa-releases-new-ai-in-ot-security-guidance-key-principles-risks/
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Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, framework, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, malicious, offense, phishing, RedTeam, regulation, risk, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRed teaming, where ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks to test detection and response capabilities. Red teams aim to emulate threat actors by using stealthy tactics to bypass controls and achieve objectives such as data exfiltration or privilege escalation.Adversary emulation, where security pros re-create known threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) based on threat intelligence…
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Vaillant CISO: NIS2 complexity and lack of clarity endanger its mission
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, corporate, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dora, email, germany, infrastructure, intelligence, network, nis-2, office, organized, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, threat, trainingCSO Germany: The energy sector is increasingly becoming a target for cybercriminals. Experts and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) believe that protection in this area must be significantly increased. How do you assess the current situation?Reiß: The geopolitical tensions we are currently witnessing are leading to an increased threat level. This naturally also affects the heating…
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CISA Releases New AIOT Security Guidance: Key Principles Risks
CISA and global partners issue new guidance for secure AI integration in operational technology, highlighting risks, governance, behavioral analytics, and OT safety. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/cisa-releases-new-ai-in-ot-security-guidance-key-principles-risks/
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Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, framework, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, malicious, offense, phishing, RedTeam, regulation, risk, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRed teaming, where ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks to test detection and response capabilities. Red teams aim to emulate threat actors by using stealthy tactics to bypass controls and achieve objectives such as data exfiltration or privilege escalation.Adversary emulation, where security pros re-create known threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) based on threat intelligence…
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Gartner warnt: Blockt aus Sicherheitsgründen alle KI-Browser auf absehbare Zeit
Analysten der Unternehmensberatung Gartner haben letzte Woche eine für mich überraschende, aber folgerichtige Empfehlung ausgesprochen. Unternehmen sollten bis auf weiteres die sogenannten KI-Browser aus Sicherheitsgründen blockieren, da die Risiken zu hoch seien. Nur wer sicherstellen kann, dass KI-Browser keinerlei Sicherheitsrisiko … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/12/08/gartner-warnt-blockt-aus-sicherheitsgruenden-alle-ki-browser-auf-absehbare-zeit/
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How to tell if your password manager meets HIPAA expectations
Most healthcare organizations focus on encryption, network monitoring, and phishing prevention, although one simple source of risk still slips through the cracks. Password … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/08/password-manager-hipaa-compliance/
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How to tell if your password manager meets HIPAA expectations
Most healthcare organizations focus on encryption, network monitoring, and phishing prevention, although one simple source of risk still slips through the cracks. Password … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/08/password-manager-hipaa-compliance/
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Porsche outage in Russia serves as a reminder of the risks in connected vehicle security
Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable due to a malfunction in their factory-installed satellite security system, owners say. Hundreds of Porsche cars in Russia became undrivable after their factory-installed satellite security system malfunctioned, owners and dealers report. Drivers in several Russian cities reported sudden engine shutdowns and fuel-delivery blocks after Porsche cars lost…
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Qualys blickt ins Jahr 2026: KI-Angriffe, Risk Operations und neue Sicherheitsanforderungen
2026 wird für Security-Teams ein Jahr, in dem Risiko-Priorisierung, Transparenz und Kontext entscheidender werden als schiere Datenmengen oder Tool-Vielfalt. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/qualys-blickt-ins-jahr-2026-ki-angriffe-risk-operations-und-neue-sicherheitsanforderungen/a43080/
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State-linked groups target critical vulnerability in React Server Components
China-nexus threat groups have already begun targeting the flaw, creating widespread risk as nearly 40% of cloud environments are potentially impacted. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/state-linked-critical-vulnerability-react-server/807228/
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Command Execution Risk Found in Cacti’s SNMP Handling
A flaw in Cacti’s SNMP handling lets attackers execute arbitrary system commands. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/command-execution-risk-found-in-cactis-snmp-handling/
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Rethinking the CIO-CISO Dynamic in the Age of AI
Enterprises Are Reimagining Org Roles, Risk Management and Skillsets in the AI Race. Organizations are beginning to reimagine how leadership roles should be structured, aligned and empowered as they grapple with regulatory pressures, the unpredictable nature of AI systems, and the need for operational resilience in an increasingly uncertain business climate. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Salt Security Unveils New AI-Powered Capabilities, Expanding API Visibility and Protecting Emerging MCP Infrastructure
Salt Security used the stage at AWS re:Invent this week to unveil two major enhancements to its API Protection Platform, introducing a generative AI interface powered by Amazon Bedrock and extending its behavioural threat protection to safeguard Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers via AWS WAF. The announcements highlight the company’s growing focus on visibility, risk…
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Hardening browser security with zero-trust controls
Tags: access, api, authentication, automation, browser, chrome, cisa, cloud, compliance, container, control, corporate, credentials, crowdstrike, data, data-breach, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, fido, finance, framework, google, governance, group, Hardware, identity, kubernetes, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, network, nist, okta, passkey, password, phishing, phone, risk, risk-assessment, sap, service, soar, theft, threat, tool, update, wifi, windows, zero-trust1. Identity-first access control Network proximity is now an inferior trust signal. Only federated, cryptographically verifiable identity tokens issued by centralized enterprise IdPs using OIDC or SAML are permitted as gates to corporate resources. This transition, well-documented by FIDO Alliance and Microsoft research, transfers the very concept of “inside” the organization from the network to…
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Trotz besserer Abwehr hoher Anteil an Lösegeldzahlungen
Sophos-Studie: Mehr als die Hälfte der Industrieunternehmen hat das Lösegeld nach einer Ransomware-Attacke bezahlt.Einer aktuellen Studie des Security-Anbieters Sophos zufolge schneidet die Fertigungsindustrie beim Schutz vor Ransomware besser ab. Im Vergleich zu früheren Studienergebnissen sind viele Produktionsunternehmen inzwischen in der Lage, Ransomware-Attacken zu stoppen, bevor Daten verschlüsselt werden. So führten laut der aktuellen Untersuchung lediglich…
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15 years in, zero trust remains elusive, with AI rising to complicate the challenge
Legacy systems that weren’t designed for zero trust principles,Fragmented identity and access tools that make unified enforcement difficult, andCultural and organizational resistance to changing long-standing trust models.Kyle Wickert, field CTO at AlgoSec, says zero trust remains one of the most misunderstood transformations in cybersecurity.”Many organizations still hesitate to pursue it because they associate zero trust…
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Das CISO-Paradoxon: Innovation ermöglichen und Risiken managen
Tags: ai, api, authentication, ciso, cyberattack, edr, encryption, firewall, governance, infrastructure, least-privilege, risk, siem, soc, update, vulnerability, waf, zero-dayCISOs sollten eng mit anderen Teams zusammenarbeiten.Eine der Hauptaufgaben von CISOs besteht darin, nicht mehr die ‘Abteilung des Neins” zu sein. Sie müssen Wege finden, die schnelle Bereitstellung von Produkten und Dienstleistungen für das Unternehmen zu ermöglichen, ohne gleichzeitig neue Risiken einzuführen.Das ist, kurz gesagt, das Paradoxon. In einem Umfeld, in dem Produktteams ständig neue…
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Suspicious traffic could be testing CDN evasion, says expert
“Cf-Warp-Tag-Id,” which is associated with Cloudflare’s Warp VPN service;”X-Fastly-Request-Id,”, which is associated with the Fastly CDN;”X-Akamai-Transformed,” a header added by Akamai;and a puzzler: “X-T0Ken-Inf0.” Ullrich thinks it might contain a form of authentication token, but isn’t sure.In an interview, he said one explanation is that a threat actor is trying to get around a CDN’s…
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Suspicious traffic could be testing CDN evasion, says expert
“Cf-Warp-Tag-Id,” which is associated with Cloudflare’s Warp VPN service;”X-Fastly-Request-Id,”, which is associated with the Fastly CDN;”X-Akamai-Transformed,” a header added by Akamai;and a puzzler: “X-T0Ken-Inf0.” Ullrich thinks it might contain a form of authentication token, but isn’t sure.In an interview, he said one explanation is that a threat actor is trying to get around a CDN’s…
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React2Shell RCE Flaws Put React and Next.js Apps at Severe Risk
React2Shell exposes critical flaws that let attackers run code on millions of apps. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/react2shell-rce-flaws-put-react-and-next-js-apps-at-severe-risk/
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React2Shell RCE Flaws Put React and Next.js Apps at Severe Risk
React2Shell exposes critical flaws that let attackers run code on millions of apps. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/react2shell-rce-flaws-put-react-and-next-js-apps-at-severe-risk/