Tag: risk
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The Hidden Calendar Threat Putting 4 Million Apple Devices at Risk
Hijacked calendar subscriptions are emerging as a stealthy new way for attackers to push phishing and malware directly onto devices. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/the-hidden-calendar-threat-putting-4-million-apple-devices-at-risk/
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Coupang Breach Exposes Data of Nearly 34 Million Customers
A massive Coupang breach exposed nearly 34 million customers, highlighting insider-risk dangers and gaps in South Korea’s data protections. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/coupang-breach-exposes-data-of-nearly-34-million-customers/
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NETSCOUT wins “Overall Network Security Solution of the Year”
Tags: attack, automation, cloud, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, google, incident response, intelligence, microsoft, network, risk, service, threat, tool, zero-dayThe challenge: Visibility gaps create risk Modern enterprises face expanding attack surfaces, hybrid cloud environments, and increasing operational complexity. Security teams are flooded with alerts but lack the visibility to see what’s truly happening behind them.Many tools promise detection, but few deliver the clarity and confidence that come from true visibility. Without that clarity, investigations…
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Microsoft gives Windows admins a legacy migration headache with WINS sunset
Tags: attack, control, cyber, dns, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, microsoft, network, open-source, penetration-testing, risk, service, technology, tool, vulnerability, windowsWhy WINS is still in use: Organizations still using WINS are likely to fall into one of two categories: those using it to support old technologies with long lifecycles such as operational technology (OT) systems, and those that have simply half-forgotten that they are still using it.”For OT stacks built around WINS/NetBIOS, replacing them isn’t…
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The CISO’s paradox: Enabling innovation while managing risk
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, ciso, control, data, detection, firewall, governance, identity, infrastructure, jobs, mitigation, risk, service, threat, tool, vulnerability, waf, zero-daySet risk tolerances and guardrails: Teams slow down when they are unsure how to proceed. Take away some of the decision-making and ensure an integration of authentication, authorization and accounting into the development process. For authentication, establish and leverage enterprise identity management solutions rather than allowing the development of accounts written to databases that can…
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Kevin Lancaster Joins the usecure Board to Accelerate North American Channel Growth
Claymont, Delaware, December 1st, 2025, CyberNewsWire Lancaster’s arrival brings significant North American channel experience and expertise, supporting usecure’s ambition to cement its position as the market-leading human risk management solution for MSPs. usecure today announced the appointment of Kevin Lancaster as a Non-Executive Director. Kevin joins usecure with a wealth of experience in the North…
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Kevin Lancaster Joins the usecure Board to Accelerate North American Channel Growth
Tags: ceo, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, monitoring, msp, phishing, risk, risk-management, saas, trainingAbout Kevin Lancaster Kevin Lancaster is a leading channel expert and tech entrepreneur, best known as the founder of ID Agent, acquired by Kaseya, and as the CEO of Channel Program and BetterTracker. He has built and led channel programs that have driven billions in revenue, scaling cybersecurity and SaaS businesses across the MSP ecosystem.…
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12 signs the CISO-CIO relationship is broken, and steps to fix it
The CIO-CISO relationship matters: The CIO and CISO need to have a strong relationship for either of them to succeed, says MK Palmore, founder and principal adviser for advisory firm Apogee Global RMS and a former director in the Office of the CISO at Google Cloud.”It’s critical that those in these two positions get along…
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Enterprise password audits made practical for busy security teams
Security teams carry a heavy load, and password risk is one of the most overlooked parts of that workload. Every year new systems, cloud tools, and shared services add more … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/01/enterprise-password-audits/
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PoC Released for Outlook “MonikerLink” RCE Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution
Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-21413, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook dubbed >>MonikerLink.
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Enterprise password audits made practical for busy security teams
Security teams carry a heavy load, and password risk is one of the most overlooked parts of that workload. Every year new systems, cloud tools, and shared services add more … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/01/enterprise-password-audits/
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Legacy Python Bootstrap Scripts Create Domain-Takeover Risk in Multiple PyPI Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered vulnerable code in legacy Python packages that could potentially pave the way for a supply chain compromise on the Python Package Index (PyPI) via a domain takeover attack.Software supply chain security company ReversingLabs said it found the “vulnerability” in bootstrap files provided by a build and deployment automation tool named “zc.buildout.””The…
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Mit DORA rückt das IKT-Risikomanagement in den Fokus
Der Digital-Operational-Resilience-Act (DORA) trat bereits im Januar 2025 in Kraft und führte damit einen neuen, umfassenden regulatorischen Rahmen für Finanzinstitute und kritische IKT-Dienstleister in der gesamten EU ein. Die Vorbereitungen darauf begannen bereits einige Jahre vorher und machten eine grundlegende Überarbeitung dessen nötig, wie Unternehmen Risiken in der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik (IKT) verwalten. Sicherheitsteams suchen…
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Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness
Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, trainingIn many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
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Social data puts user passwords at risk in unexpected ways
Many CISOs already assume that social media creates new openings for password guessing, but new research helps show what that risk looks like in practice. The findings reveal … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/28/research-social-media-password-risk/
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Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness
Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, trainingIn many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
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Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
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Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
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Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
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Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
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Security researchers caution app developers about risks in using Google Antigravity
CSOonline that the nature of the flaw makes it difficult to mitigate. “Strong identity would not help mitigate this issue, because the actions undertaken by Antigravity are occurring with the identity of the user running the application,” he said. “As far as the operating system can tell, they are indistinguishable. Access management control could possibly…
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OpenAI admits data breach after analytics partner hit by phishing attack
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, backdoor, breach, chatgpt, credentials, data, data-breach, email, governance, government, mfa, openai, password, phishing, riskName provided to OpenAI on the API account Email address associated with the API accountApproximate location based on API user browser (city, state, country)Operating system and browser used to access the API accountReferring websitesOrganization or User IDs associated with the API account”We proactively communicated with all impacted customers. If you have not heard from us directly,…
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Abandoned iCal Domains Threaten 4M Devices
As our daily lives become more time-pressured and interconnected, digital calendars have emerged as indispensable tools for managing personal and professional commitments. Yet, this very convenience carries a latent risk one that can expose millions to unseen security threats. Recent research by Bitsight TRACE reveals that over 390 abandoned domains linked to iCalendar synchronization requests…
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Abandoned iCal Domains Threaten 4M Devices
As our daily lives become more time-pressured and interconnected, digital calendars have emerged as indispensable tools for managing personal and professional commitments. Yet, this very convenience carries a latent risk one that can expose millions to unseen security threats. Recent research by Bitsight TRACE reveals that over 390 abandoned domains linked to iCalendar synchronization requests…
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ServiceNow is in talks to buy identity security firm Veza for over $1 billion: report
Tags: access, ai, automation, control, data, identity, intelligence, microsoft, okta, oracle, risk, risk-management, threat, toolCustomer integration questions: For those joint customers, the acquisition would mean significant changes in how the two systems work together. Enterprises using both ServiceNow and Veza today run them as separate systems. Integration would allow ServiceNow’s AI agents to natively query and enforce access policies based on Veza’s permission intelligence, without customers building custom connections.That…
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Stranger Things in der Cybersicherheit: Warum unsere digitale Welt heute unberechenbarer ist denn je
In den 1980ern bestanden digitale Systeme aus überschaubaren Netzwerken, klar abgegrenzten Geräten und Risiken, die man leicht identifizieren konnte. Man verstand, was man besaß und damit konnte man es kontrollieren. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/stranger-things-in-der-cybersicherheit-warum-unsere-digitale-welt-heute-unberechenbarer-ist-denn-je/a42980/
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SANS-Bericht zeigt wachsende Lücke zwischen Erkennungs- und Wiederherstellungszeiten
Eine Umfrage unter mehr als 330 Cybersicherheitsexperten aus der Industrie ergab, dass fast die Hälfte aller Vorfälle innerhalb von 24 Stunden erkannt wird, die Wiederherstellung jedoch oft wochenlang auf sich warten lässt. Der Fernzugriff und eingeschränkte Transparenz auf Prozessebene stellen hierbei das größte Risiko dar First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sans-bericht-zeigt-wachsende-luecke-zwischen-erkennungs-und-wiederherstellungszeiten/a42974/