Tag: technology
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What innovations are shaping Agentic AI today?
How Does Agentic AI Transform NHI Management? Are cybersecurity professionals fully leveraging Agentic AI for Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management? With technology advances, the integration of Agentic AI into cybersecurity practices has become crucial, especially when dealing with NHIs. These machine identities, formed by combining encrypted credentials with access permissions, are paramount in……
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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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Cyber Flatlines in FY 2026 Justice, Commerce Spending Bill
Congress Holds Cyber Funding at 2024 Levels Across Key Civilian Agencies. The fiscal year 2026 budget deal largely locks in federal cybersecurity funding at 2024 levels, stalling growth across key civilian agencies even as lawmakers call for global technology leadership as the U.S. government faces mounting nation-state cyber threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Deception Tech Snares Shiny Hunter Attacker’s IP Address
Targeted Threat Intel Firm Shares Details With Police After Honeypot Hit Getting owned by deception technology isn’t good news for one’s criminal brand or ability to remain at large. Just ask the band of young hackers behind Scattered Lapsus$ Shiny Hunters, when one of their ilk fell into a security firm’s honeytrap, revealing his actual…
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NDSS 2025 Automatic Insecurity: Exploring Email Auto-configuration In The Wild
Tags: attack, conference, credentials, cyber, email, Internet, network, technology, threat, vulnerabilitySession 8A: Email Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Shushang Wen (School of Cyber Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China), Yiming Zhang (Tsinghua University), Yuxiang Shen (School of Cyber Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China), Bingyu Li (School of Cyber Science and Technology, Beihang University), Haixin Duan (Tsinghua…
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How to eliminate IT blind spots in the modern, AI-driven enterprise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, awareness, cio, cloud, control, data, detection, endpoint, governance, group, identity, injection, intelligence, metric, monitoring, network, radius, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityThe more organizations lean on artificial intelligence (AI), spread workloads across different environments, and tie systems together, the harder it becomes for traditional security practices to present a complete picture of what’s going on. The result is a growing number of blind spots hidden misconfigurations, inconsistent controls, and unpredictable behaviors across systems and AI agents…
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How to eliminate IT blind spots in the modern, AI-driven enterprise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, awareness, cio, cloud, control, data, detection, endpoint, governance, group, identity, injection, intelligence, metric, monitoring, network, radius, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityThe more organizations lean on artificial intelligence (AI), spread workloads across different environments, and tie systems together, the harder it becomes for traditional security practices to present a complete picture of what’s going on. The result is a growing number of blind spots hidden misconfigurations, inconsistent controls, and unpredictable behaviors across systems and AI agents…
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8 things CISOs can’t afford to get wrong in 2026
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dora, encryption, finance, firmware, GDPR, healthcare, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, iot, jobs, law, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, ransom, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trust“Identity and access controls for AI agents and AI platforms are one of the most important areas of concern for CISOs,” says Jason Stading, director at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. “Right now, permissions and access rights for AI are a black box in many areas. We will see a major push over…
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Automated data poisoning proposed as a solution for AI theft threat
Tags: ai, breach, business, cyber, data, encryption, framework, intelligence, LLM, malicious, microsoft, resilience, risk, risk-management, technology, theft, threatKnowledge graphs 101: A bit of background about knowledge graphs: LLMs use a technique called Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to search for information based on a user query and provide the results as additional reference for the AI system’s answer generation. In 2024, Microsoft introduced GraphRAG to help LLMs answer queries needing information beyond the data on…
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Threats to Critical Infrastructure Expected to Intensify
Geopolitics Puts OT at Greater Risk From Nation States, Criminals and Hacktivists. Attacks against critical infrastructure are expected to increase in scope and intensity including hacks on operational technology systems. State actors are now looking for ways to cause damage and disrupt operations, rather than simply steal secrets, according to cybersecurity experts. First seen on…
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Nvidia Bets on Reasoning AI for Self-Driving Cars
Chipmaker CEO Huang Launches Alpamayo Models, Rubin Platform. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang launched Alpamayo, an open reasoning AI model family for autonomous vehicles, and Rubin, a six-chip platform promising AI tokens at one-tenth prior costs. Mercedes Benz CLA will feature the technology in the US this year. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/nvidia-bets-on-reasoning-ai-for-self-driving-cars-a-30454
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NDSS 2025 HADES Attack: Understanding And Evaluating Manipulation Risks Of Email Blocklists
Tags: attack, conference, dns, email, exploit, infrastructure, Internet, malicious, mitigation, network, risk, service, spam, technologySession 8A: Email Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Ruixuan Li (Tsinghua University), Chaoyi Lu (Tsinghua University), Baojun Liu (Tsinghua University;Zhongguancun Laboratory), Yunyi Zhang (Tsinghua University), Geng Hong (Fudan University), Haixin Duan (Tsinghua University;Zhongguancun Laboratory), Yanzhong Lin (Coremail Technology Co. Ltd), Qingfeng Pan (Coremail Technology Co. Ltd), Min Yang (Fudan University), Jun Shao (Zhejiang Gongshang University)…
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Threat Actors Exploit Office Assistant to Deliver Malicious Mltab Browser Plugin
A sophisticated malware campaign has been discovered exploiting Office Assistant, a widely used AI-powered productivity software in China, to distribute a malicious browser plugin that hijacks user traffic and exfiltrates sensitive information. The RedDrip Team from QiAnXin Technology’s Threat Intelligence Center uncovered this operation, which has been active since at least May 2024 and has…
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6 strategies for building a high-performance cybersecurity team
Tags: advisory, ai, apple, attack, business, ciso, communications, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, intelligence, resilience, risk, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability2. Be clear on the mission: Sharon Chand, US cyber defense and resilience leader at professional services firm Deloitte, says a characteristic of a high-performing team is alignment on the team’s mission.To do that, though, team members need to know what the mission is and buy into it.”It has to be a very clear mission…
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6 strategies for building a high-performance cybersecurity team
Tags: advisory, ai, apple, attack, business, ciso, communications, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, intelligence, resilience, risk, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability2. Be clear on the mission: Sharon Chand, US cyber defense and resilience leader at professional services firm Deloitte, says a characteristic of a high-performing team is alignment on the team’s mission.To do that, though, team members need to know what the mission is and buy into it.”It has to be a very clear mission…
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NIST and MITRE partner to test AI defense technology for critical infrastructure
Experts said the new partnership should focus on making AI-based systems more reliable. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/nist-ai-security-critical-infrastructure-mitre-center/808652/
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Largest Cyber Stocks Feast in 2025, as Smaller Stocks Famish
Investors Increasingly See Each Security Technology Category as Winner-Take-All The chasm between the cyber haves and cyber have nots widened in 2025, with most large security companies recording stock price gains while smaller companies logged losses. Of the 11 public cyber vendors with valuations exceeding $14.9 billion, the stock price rose for nine of those…
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Best of 2025: NIST Launches Updated Incident Response Guide
Tags: cybersecurity, framework, guide, incident response, nist, risk, risk-management, technology, updateThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a long-awaited update to its incident response guidance: Special Publication 800-61 Revision 3 (SP 800-61r3). This new version, titled “Incident Response Recommendations and Considerations for Cybersecurity Risk Management,” aligns closely with the latest Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, marking a significant evolution in how organizations should……
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Cognizant Faces Multiple US Class-Action Lawsuits After TriZetto Data Breach
Cognizant Technology Solutions is facing a wave of legal challenges in the United States following a significant data breach at its subsidiary, TriZetto Provider Solutions (TPS). The IT services giant has been hit with at least three class-action lawsuits alleging that it failed to protect sensitive healthcare data and delayed notifying victims for nearly a…
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Cybersecurity skills matter more than headcount in the AI era
Tags: ai, cloud, cybersecurity, data, finance, jobs, risk, skills, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityAI adoption accelerates: The research found that AI adoption is accelerating quickly, with 28% of respondents reporting that they have already integrated AI tools into their operations and 69% involved in some level of adoption, through integration, active testing, or early evaluation.”What stands out is how fast AI has moved from experimentation into day-to-day operations.…
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Why are cybersecurity experts excited about the latest in Secrets Vaulting
Is Your Organization Ready to Embrace the Latest in Secrets Vaulting? Secrets vaulting is emerging as a crucial element. But what exactly is secrets vaulting, and why are cybersecurity experts so excited about its potential? While we delve into this transformative technology, we’ll explore its profound impact on various industries, emphasizing the strategic importance of……
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NeuroSploit v2 Launches as AI-Powered Penetration Testing Framework
Tags: ai, automation, cyber, framework, intelligence, penetration-testing, technology, threat, vulnerabilityNeuroSploit v2 is an advanced AI-powered penetration testing framework designed to automate and enhance offensive security operations. Leveraging cutting-edge large language model (LLM) technology, the framework brings automation to vulnerability assessment, threat simulation, and security analysis workflows. NeuroSploit v2 represents a significant evolution in how organizations approach penetration testing by combining artificial intelligence with established…
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Top 10 police technology stories of 2025
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2025 First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366636337/Top-10-police-technology-stories-of-2025
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Equifax Europe CISO: Notorious breach spurred cybersecurity transformation
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, computer, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, dora, espionage, finance, framework, google, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, network, nis-2, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, strategy, technology, threat, updateCloud as a new technological axis: Equifax’s $3 billion migration to the cloud, “which had been brewing for about seven years” and which the company says is the largest technological investment in its history, has involved moving more than 300 systems, over 30 product families, and thousands of customers to the company’s cloud platform, Equifax Cloud, in Spain…
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Hong Kong’s newest anti-scam technology is over-the-counter banking
Funds in ‘Money Safe’ accounts are only available when customers appear for face-to-face verification First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/hong_kong_antiscam_money_safe/
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NDSS 2025 PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-To-End Tunnels
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Daniel J. Bernstein (University of Illinois at Chicago and Academia Sinica), Tanja Lange (Eindhoven University of Technology amd Academia Sinica), Jonathan Levin (Academia Sinica and Eindhoven University of Technology), Bo-Yin Yang (Academia Sinica) PAPER PQConnect: Automated Post-Quantum End-to-End Tunnels This paper introduces PQConnect, a post-quantum end-to-end tunneling…
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NDSS 2025 Distributed Function Secret Sharing And Applications
Session 7C: Secure Protocols Authors, Creators & Presenters: Pengzhi Xing (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Hongwei Li (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Meng Hao (Singapore Management University), Hanxiao Chen (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Jia Hu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China), Dongxiao Liu…
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Chinese Hackers Deploy Rootkit to Stealthily Mask ToneShell Malware
Tags: apt, backdoor, china, cyber, cyberespionage, government, group, hacker, malicious, malware, technology, toolA sophisticated cyberespionage campaign leveraging kernel-mode rootkit technology has been discovered targeting government organizations across Southeast and East Asia, with Myanmar and Thailand bearing the brunt of attacks. Security researchers identified a malicious driver delivering the ToneShell backdoor, a hallmark tool of the Chinese-nexus HoneyMyte APT group, also tracked as Mustang Panda or Bronze President.…