Tag: service
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SafePay Ransomware Uses RDP and VPN Access to Infiltrate Organizational Networks
SafePay ransomware has become one of the most active and destructive threat actors in Q1 2025, a shocking development in the cybersecurity scene. According to the Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU), SafePay has aggressively targeted over 200 victims worldwide, including managed service providers (MSPs) and small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) across diverse industries. Unlike many ransomware groups…
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CREST introduces a staged pathway for advancement to globally-recognised CREST cybersecurity accreditation
The CREST Pathway and Pathway+ options make cybersecurity accreditation accessible to all organisations that aspire to provide cybersecurity services at the highest levels of quality but would benefit from additional resources and guidance to reach their goal. International cybersecurity not-for-profit, CREST, has expanded its application process with the introduction of the Pathway and Pathway+ stages.…
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UK and France forge closer cyber, tech research ties
The navigation and timing systems used by power suppliers and emergency services to run their operations will fall in scope of an Anglo-French research pact that will also foster development in AI and supercomputing First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627201/UK-and-France-forge-closer-cyber-tech-research-ties
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FBI’s CJIS demystified: Best practices for passwords, MFA & access control
FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance isn’t optional when handling law enforcement data. From MFA to password hygiene, see how Specops Software helps meet FBI standards while also securing your Windows Active Directory. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbis-cjis-demystified-best-practices-for-passwords-mfa-and-access-control/
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FBI’s CJIS demystified: Best practices for passwords, MFA & access control
FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance isn’t optional when handling law enforcement data. From MFA to password hygiene, see how Specops Software helps meet FBI standards while also securing your Windows Active Directory. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbis-cjis-demystified-best-practices-for-passwords-mfa-and-access-control/
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Hackerangriff legt Ameos-Kliniken lahm
Ein Cyberangriff auf die Ameos Gruppe sorgt aktuell für Störungen in deutschen Ameos-Kliniken. www.ameos.deDie Schweizer Krankenhausgruppe Ameos stellte nach eigenen Angaben am Montag (7. Juli 2025) fest, dass es eine Cyberattacke auf ihre IT gab. Daraufhin wurden alle Systeme vorsorglich abgeschaltet. Als Resultat seien die digitalen Dienste in den Ameos-Einrichtungen in Deutschland nur eingeschränkt verfügbar,…
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AirMDR Tackles Security Burdens for SMBs With AI
This security startup provides managed detection and response services for small-to-midsized businesses to detect and address modern threats such as ransomware, phishing attacks, and malicious insiders. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/airmdr-tackles-smb-security-burdens-with-ai
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MCP is fueling agentic AI, and introducing new security risks
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, ceo, cloud, corporate, cybersecurity, gartner, injection, LLM, malicious, monitoring, network, office, open-source, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityMitigating MCP server risks: When it comes to using MCP servers there’s a big difference between developers using it for personal productivity and enterprises putting them into production use cases.Derek Ashmore, application transformation principal at Asperitas Consulting, suggests that corporate customers don’t rush on MCP adoption until the technology is safer and more of the…
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Microsoft confirms Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) sync is broken
Microsoft has confirmed a widespread issue in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) that prevents organizations from syncing with Microsoft Update and deploying the latest Windows updates. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-windows-server-update-services-wsus-sync-is-broken/
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Trump seeks unprecedented $1.23 billion cut to federal cyber budget
Tags: attack, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, data, government, infrastructure, jobs, network, nist, office, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threatCynthia Brumfield / CSO(The chart is based on White House data provided for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Numbers for 2024, 2025, and 2026 reflect adjustments that Trump’s OMB made for 2024 and 2025.)The administration’s cybersecurity budget cuts are not evenly distributed among federal agencies. In fact, according to crosscut tables released…
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July Patch Tuesday: 14 critical Microsoft vulnerabilities, one SAP hole rated at 10 in severity
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, citrix, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, data, email, espionage, exploit, grc, microsoft, monitoring, network, ransomware, remote-code-execution, risk, sap, service, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsNetwork security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities“.Tyler Reguly, Fortra’s associate director of security R&D, told CSO that, based on Microsoft’s presentation of the information, disabling this GPO will mitigate this vulnerability.The second priority is a fix for CVE-2025-49704, a SharePoint Remote Code Execution vulnerability, because it presents a critical risk to a…
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Verified, featured, and malicious: RedDirection campaign reveals browser marketplace failures
Browser hijacking and phishing risks: According to their research, the malicious code was embedded in each extension’s background service worker and used browser APIs to monitor tab activity. Captured data, including URLs and unique tracking IDs, was sent to attacker-controlled servers, which in turn provided redirect instructions.The setup enabled several attack scenarios, including redirection to…
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July Patch Tuesday: 14 critical Microsoft vulnerabilities, one SAP hole rated at 10 in severity
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, citrix, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, data, email, espionage, exploit, grc, microsoft, monitoring, network, ransomware, remote-code-execution, risk, sap, service, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsNetwork security: Allow PKU2U authentication requests to this computer to use online identities“.Tyler Reguly, Fortra’s associate director of security R&D, told CSO that, based on Microsoft’s presentation of the information, disabling this GPO will mitigate this vulnerability.The second priority is a fix for CVE-2025-49704, a SharePoint Remote Code Execution vulnerability, because it presents a critical risk to a…
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Black Duck Sets New Standard with Polaris, First AppSec SaaS Hosted in Saudi Arabia
Leading global application security provider Black Duck has reinforced its commitment to the Saudi Arabian market with the introduction of the Black Duck Polaris® Platform as the first application security software as a service (SaaS) platform hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Polaris is purpose-built to help enterprises streamline and strengthen their application security programmes…
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Black Duck Sets New Standard with Polaris, First AppSec SaaS Hosted in Saudi Arabia
Leading global application security provider Black Duck has reinforced its commitment to the Saudi Arabian market with the introduction of the Black Duck Polaris® Platform as the first application security software as a service (SaaS) platform hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Polaris is purpose-built to help enterprises streamline and strengthen their application security programmes…
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Ingram Micro starts restoring systems after ransomware attack
Ingram Micro has begun restoring systems and business services after suffering a massive SafePay ransomware attack right before the July 4th holiday. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ingram-micro-starts-restoring-systems-after-ransomware-attack/
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BERT Ransomware Can Force Shutdown of ESXi Virtual Machines to Hinder Recovery
A newly identified ransomware group, BERT, tracked by Trend Micro as Water Pombero, has emerged as a significant threat to organizations across Asia, Europe, and the US. First observed in April, BERT targets critical sectors such as healthcare, technology, and event services, employing a dual-platform approach to infect both Windows and Linux systems. Threat Targeting…
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Iranian ransomware group offers bigger payouts for attacks on Israel, US
The Iran-linked ransomware-as-a-service group Pay2Key.I2P reportedly told affiliates that they can keep a larger cut of extortion payments if they attack entities within Iran’s adversaries. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-ransomware-group-pay2keyi2p-israel-us-targets
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Infostealers-as-a-Service Push Identity Hacks to Record Highs
Identity-based cyberattacks soar 156%, driven by cheap Phishing-as-a-Service infostealer malware. Learn how criminals bypass MFA to steal credentials, access bank accounts, and compromise business emails. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/infostealers-as-a-service-identity-hacks-record-highs/
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Sophos-Managed-Risk sorgt für bessere Sichtbarkeit interner Risiken
Sophos hat mit der Einführung von Internal-Attack-Surface-Management (IASM) die Erweiterung seiner Sophos-Managed-Risk-Services bekannt gegeben. Der neue Dienst basiert auf der Technologie des Exposure-Management-Unternehmens Tenable, mit dem bereits Anfang 2024 eine Kooperation gestartet wurde. Zahlreiche Organisationen sind in ihrer Cyberabwehr mit kritischen blinden Flecken konfrontiert. Der Sophos
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Zero-Trust per SIM-Karte für IoT und OT
Zscaler erweitert die KI-gestützte Zscaler-Zero-Trust-Exchange-Plattform mit .. Dieser einfach zu implementierende Service ermöglicht Zero-Trust-Kommunikation für IoT- und OT-Geräte durch eine Mobilfunk-SIM-Karte ohne zusätzliche Software oder VPN-Verbindungen. Zscaler-Cellular bietet stabile und sichere Konnektivität, da sich IoT-/OT-Geräte automatisch mit jedem Mobilfunknetz weltweit verbinden. Die zwischengeschaltete Zscaler-Sicherheitsplattform sorgt für den isolierten Datenverkehr, ohne dass eine Angriffsfläche geboten […]…
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Sophos erweitert seine Managed Risk Services mit Internal Attack Surface Management
IASM für Sophos Managed Risk ist ab sofort für alle neuen und bereits bestehenden Sophos-Managed-Risk-Kunden ohne Änderung von Lizenzen oder Preisen verfügbar. Kunden können umgehend von den Vorteilen der erweiterten Abdeckung profitieren, indem sie den Nessus-Scanner von Tenable einsetzen und automatische Scans in ihrer Sophos-Central-Konsole einplanen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sophos-erweitert-seine-managed-risk-services-mit-internal-attack-surface-management/a41328/
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New Bert Ransomware Group Strikes Globally with Multiple Variants
Trend Micro has observed the Bert ransomware group in operation since April 2025, with confirmed victims in sectors including healthcare, technology and event services First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bert-ransomware-globally-multiple/
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How talent-strapped CISOs can tap former federal government cyber pros
Tags: cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, government, jobs, risk, service, skills, software, switch, technology, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementLuring federal talent to the private sector: In the past, the federal government represented a stable career path. Many highly skilled people spent their entire careers within the federal government. But the current shakeup makes some of that talent, trusted and honed by federal agencies, available to industry CISOs.Federal workers may look to state and…
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How talent-strapped CISOs can tap former federal government cyber pros
Tags: cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, government, jobs, risk, service, skills, software, switch, technology, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementLuring federal talent to the private sector: In the past, the federal government represented a stable career path. Many highly skilled people spent their entire careers within the federal government. But the current shakeup makes some of that talent, trusted and honed by federal agencies, available to industry CISOs.Federal workers may look to state and…
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How 1ST Airport Taxis Is Redefining Secure Smart Travel
In an era where the convergence of convenience and cybersecurity defines modern transport services, 1ST Airport Taxis LTD emerges not just as a leading UK-based private hire operator but as a technological innovator in secure and intelligent transport solutions. With deep historical roots in Luton and a footprint that spans across major airports including Heathrow,…
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Ransomware Attack Triggers Widespread Outage at Ingram Micro
The outage began shortly before the July 4 holiday weekend and caused disruptions for customer ordering and other services provided by the IT distributor. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-attack-outage-ingram-micro
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Ransomware Attack Halts Ingram Micro Operations
SafePay Ransomware Blamed for Prolonged System Outage. Global tech distributor and service provider Ingram Micro confirmed days after a widespread IT outage that a ransomware attack disrupted internal systems. The firm disclosed the incident following reports that extortion demands associated with SafePay ransomware appeared on employee devices. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ransomware-attack-halts-ingram-micro-operations-a-28908
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Employee arrested after Brazil’s central bank service provider hacked for US $140 million
This month could barely have started any worse for some financial institutions in Brazil. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/employee-arrested-after-brazils-central-bank-service-provider-hacked-for-us-140-million