Tag: software
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Ai Proofing Your It/cyber Career: The Human Only Capabilities That Matter
In the past ~4 weeks I have personally observed some irrefutable things in “AI” that are very likely going to cause massive shocks to employment models in IT, software development, systems administration, and cybersecurity. I know some have already seen minor shocks. They are nothing compared to what’s highly probably ahead. Nobody likely wants to……
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What is Application Security Testing? Detail Explanation
Your organization, the industrial domain you survive on, and almost everything you deal with rely on software applications. Be it banking portals, healthcare systems, or any other, securing those applications is paramount. Application Security Testing is the process of making applications more resistant to cyber threats by identifying weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the code. In……
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Ireland recalls almost 13,000 passports over missing ‘IRL’ code
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has recalled nearly 13,000 passports after a software update caused a printing defect. The printing error makes the documents non-compliant with international travel standards and potentially unreadable at automated border gates. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ireland-recalls-almost-13-000-passports-over-missing-irl-code/
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Beyond “Is Your SOC AI Ready?” Plan the Journey!
You read the “AI-ready SOC pillars” blog, but you still see a lot of this: Bungled AI SOC transition How do we do better? Let’s go through all 5 pillars aka readiness dimensions and see what we can actually do to make your SOC AI-ready. #1 SOC Data Foundations As I said before, this one is my…
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Why Senior Software Engineers Will Matter More (In 2026) in an AI-First World
In 2026, writing code is no longer the hard part. AI can generate features, refactor services, and accelerate delivery at scale. Speed is now expected,…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/why-senior-software-engineers-will-matter-more-in-2026-in-an-ai-first-world/
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CrowdStrike to acquire SGNL for $740M, expanding real-time identity security
Market consolidation accelerates: The $740 million price reflects broader consolidation as cybersecurity vendors race to expand identity capabilities. The deal marks the latest in a wave of identity security acquisitions as platform vendors expand beyond core products. Liu compared the move to Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk in 2025, noting both vendors are racing…
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CrowdStrike to acquire SGNL for $740M, expanding real-time identity security
Market consolidation accelerates: The $740 million price reflects broader consolidation as cybersecurity vendors race to expand identity capabilities. The deal marks the latest in a wave of identity security acquisitions as platform vendors expand beyond core products. Liu compared the move to Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk in 2025, noting both vendors are racing…
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CISA flags max-severity bug in HPE OneView amid active exploitation
Tags: api, authentication, cisa, endpoint, exploit, flaw, Hardware, intelligence, kev, monitoring, software, strategy, threat, update, vulnerabilityNot an ‘apply and move on’ solution: While CISA’s KEV inclusion raised the priority immediately, enterprises can’t treat OneView like a routine endpoint patch. Management-plane software is often deployed on-premises, sometimes on physical servers, and tightly coupled with production workflows. A rushed fix that breaks monitoring, authentication, or integrations can be almost as dangerous as…
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Cyber-Betrüger bauen komplette Schein-Investoren-Community um ihre Opfer herum auf
Sicherheitsforscher von Check Point warnen vor einer neuen Masche, bei der Betrüger eine vollständig gefälschte Investoren-Community erschaffen, um Opfer zu berauben samt Anleger-App, Experten, und Chatrooms. Als Wirkverstärker kommt KI zum Einsatz. Die Experten sprechen sogar von industrialisiertem Social-Engineering. Die verseuchte App ist sogar noch im Apple-App-Store verfügbar. Check Point Software Technologies rät zur […]…
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Cyber-Betrüger bauen komplette Schein-Investoren-Community um ihre Opfer herum auf
Sicherheitsforscher von Check Point warnen vor einer neuen Masche, bei der Betrüger eine vollständig gefälschte Investoren-Community erschaffen, um Opfer zu berauben samt Anleger-App, Experten, und Chatrooms. Als Wirkverstärker kommt KI zum Einsatz. Die Experten sprechen sogar von industrialisiertem Social-Engineering. Die verseuchte App ist sogar noch im Apple-App-Store verfügbar. Check Point Software Technologies rät zur […]…
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Trend Micro warns of critical Apex Central RCE vulnerability
Japanese cybersecurity software firm Trend Micro has patched a critical security flaw in Apex Central (on-premise) that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-micro-fixes-critical-rce-flaw-in-apex-central-console/
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Welche Gefahren von geparkten Domains ausgehen
Die Forscher selbst schreiben, dass bei groß angelegten Experimenten Besucher einer geparkten Domain in über 90 Prozent der Fälle zu illegalen Inhalten, Betrugsversuchen, Scareware und Antiviren-Software-Abonnements oder Malware weitergeleitet wurden. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/welche-gefahren-von-geparkten-domains-ausgehen/a43311/
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NDSS 2025 ReThink: Reveal The Threat Of Electromagnetic Interference On Power Inverters
Session 8B: Electromagnetic Attacks Authors, Creators & Presenters: Fengchen Yang (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Zihao Dan (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Kaikai Pan (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Chen Yan (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT Security Joint Laboratory), Xiaoyu Ji (Zhejiang University; ZJU QI-ANXIN IoT…
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Funk von kritischer Infrastruktur leicht abhörbar
Viele KRITIS-Einrichtungen wie Energieversorger verzichten auf verschlüsselte Funknetze.Etliche Einrichtungen der kritischen Infrastruktur in Deutschland kommunizieren mit ungeschützter Funktechnik. Der Digitalfunk zahlreicher Haftanstalten, Flughäfen und Energieversorger lässt sich mit geringem technischen Aufwand auch aus der Ferne abhören, weil die Betreiber auf die Verschlüsselung ihrer Netze verzichten, wie die “Wirtschaftswoche” berichtet.Die AG Kritis, eine anerkannte unabhängige Arbeitsgruppe…
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How AI agents are turning security inside-out
AppSec teams have spent the last decade hardening externally facing applications, API security, software supply chain risk, CI/CD controls, and cloud-native attack paths. But … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/09/ai-agents-appsec-risk/
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Passkeys: An Overview
Explore a technical overview of passkeys in software development. Learn how fido2 and webauthn are changing ciam and passwordless authentication for better security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/passkeys-an-overview/
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KnowBe4 erneut Leader in G2-Winter-Grid-Reports für Security-Awareness-Training und Incident-Response
KnowBe4 wurde in den G2-Grid-Reports für Winter 2026 sowohl im Bereich Security-Awareness-Training als auch im Bereich Incident Response Software als führendes Unternehmen ausgezeichnet. Diese doppelte Auszeichnung unterstreicht den umfassenden Ansatz von KnowBe4, Unternehmen beim Management von Cyberrisiken durch Menschen und KI zu unterstützen und eine stärkere Security-Culture aufzubauen. Die G2-Grid-Reports bewerten Produkte auf der Grundlage…
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Check Point sichert KI-Fabriken mit Nvidia
Check Point Software Technologies sichert AI-Factories mit Nvidia ab: Check-Point-AI-Cloud-Protect ist nun Teil des Nvidia-Enterprise-AI-Factory-Validated-Designs und bietet Echtzeit-Netzwerk- und Host-Sicherheit für Enterprise-AI-Deployments, ohne die Performance der KI-Systeme negativ zu beeinflussen. Das Wichtigste in Kürze: Zunehmendes Risiko: Laut Gartner waren 32 Prozent der Organisationen bereits von KI-Angriffen durch Prompt-Manipulation betroffen, 29 Prozent meldeten Angriffe auf ihre…
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The State of Trusted Open Source
Chainguard, the trusted source for open source, has a unique view into how modern organizations actually consume open source software and where they run into risk and operational burdens. Across a growing customer base and an extensive catalog of over 1800 container image projects, 148,000 versions, 290,000 images, and 100,000 language libraries, and almost half…
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Die wichtigsten CISO-Trends für 2026
Tags: ai, ciso, compliance, cyersecurity, group, nis-2, resilience, risk, risk-management, software, supply-chain, tool, zero-trustLesen Sie, vor welchen Herausforderungen CISOs mit Blick auf das Jahr 2026 stehen.Das Jahr 2025 war für viele CISOs herausfordernd. Anfang des Jahres wurden mit dem Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) alle Finanzunternehmen dazu verpflichtet, ihre Cybersicherheit zu erhöhen. Zudem mussten sich in diesem Jahr zahlreiche Unternehmen mit der NIS2-Umsetzung auseinandersetzen. Vor welchen Schwierigkeiten stehen…
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FDA Takes Hands-Off Approach to AI Devices and Software
Agency: Guidance Favors Market Innovation Over Federal Scrutiny. New artificial intelligence-enabled health wearable devices and clinical decision support software will not face U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory scrutiny, providing the technology meets certain criteria, such as being low-risk, the agency said this week. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fda-takes-hands-off-approach-to-ai-devices-software-a-30465
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Malicious NPM Packages Deliver NodeCordRAT
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz regularly monitors the npm database for suspicious packages. In November 2025, ThreatLabz identified three malicious packages: bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40. The bitcoin-main-lib and bitcoin-lib-js packages execute a postinstall.cjs script during installation, which installs bip40, the package that contains the malicious payload. This final payload, named NodeCordRAT by ThreatLabz, is a remote access trojan (RAT) with data-stealing capabilities. It is also possible to download bip40…
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Malicious NPM Packages Deliver NodeCordRAT
IntroductionZscaler ThreatLabz regularly monitors the npm database for suspicious packages. In November 2025, ThreatLabz identified three malicious packages: bitcoin-main-lib, bitcoin-lib-js, and bip40. The bitcoin-main-lib and bitcoin-lib-js packages execute a postinstall.cjs script during installation, which installs bip40, the package that contains the malicious payload. This final payload, named NodeCordRAT by ThreatLabz, is a remote access trojan (RAT) with data-stealing capabilities. It is also possible to download bip40…
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Humanthe-Loop vs Autonomous Development for Enterprise Software
Enterprise software teams are standing at a crossroads. On one side is human-in-the-loop development, where AI accelerates delivery but humans stay firmly in control. On…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/human-in-the-loop-vs-autonomous-development-for-enterprise-software/
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Black Cat Behind SEO Poisoning Malware Campaign Targeting Popular Software Searches
A cybercrime gang known as Black Cat has been attributed to a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that employs fraudulent sites advertising popular software to trick users into downloading a backdoor capable of stealing sensitive data.According to a report published by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC) and…
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Stalkerware slinger pleads guilty for selling snooper software to suspicious spouses
Tags: softwarepcTattletale boss Bryan Fleming faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced later this year First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/stalkerware_slinger_pleads_guilty/
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Owner of Stalkerware Maker pcTattletale Pleads Guilty to Hacking
Bryan Fleming, who founded the stalkerware business pcTattletale, pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking and conspiracy charges. Investigators said he crossed the line when he started marketing the software to people who wanted to covertly plant it on the smartphones of unsuspecting victims to track their activities and movements. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…
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New Veeam vulnerabilities expose backup servers to RCE attacks
Veeam released security updates to patch multiple security flaws in its Backup & Replication software, including a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-veeam-vulnerabilities-expose-backup-servers-to-rce-attacks/
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Veeam Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability with CVSS 9.0 in Backup & Replication
Veeam has released security updates to address multiple flaws in its Backup & Replication software, including a “critical” issue that could result in remote code execution (RCE).The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59470, carries a CVSS score of 9.0.”This vulnerability allows a Backup or Tape Operator to perform remote code execution (RCE) as the postgres user by…