Tag: threat
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OT security: Why it pays to look at open source
Tags: access, ai, attack, compliance, control, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, Hardware, intelligence, iot, microsoft, ml, monitoring, network, open-source, PCI, service, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityOT security at the highest level thanks to open-source alternatives: Commercial OT security solutions such as those from Nozomi Networks, Darktrace, Forescout or Microsoft Defender for IoT promise a wide range of functions, but are often associated with license costs in the mid to high six-figure range per year. Such a high investment is often…
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Shift from Reactive to Proactive: Leveraging Tenable Exposure Management for MSSP Success
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, exploit, framework, guide, identity, infrastructure, iot, mitre, mssp, risk, risk-management, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAn Exposure Management as a Service offering allows MSSPs to unify security visibility, insight and action across the attack surface to prioritize exposure and enable innovation that is secure and compliant. Whether you’re already leveraging Tenable Vulnerability Management as a Service or you’re just starting a service offering, we’ve got guidance for you. Key takeaways…
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ChillyHell macOS Malware: Three Methods of Compromise and Persistence
A new wave of macOS-targeted malware has emerged under the radar”, despite employing advanced process reconnaissance and maintaining successful notarization status for years. Jamf Threat Labs recently uncovered a developer-signed sample on VirusTotal that used sophisticated endpoint profiling and established persistence using several different mechanisms. The malware, dubbed ChillyHell, has evaded popular antivirus detections even…
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ACSC Warns of Actively Exploited SonicWall Access Control Vulnerability
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued an urgent warning about a critical vulnerability in SonicWall firewall devices that is being actively exploited by threat actors. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-40766, affects SonicOS management access and SSLVPN functionality across multiple generations of SonicWall devices. Critical Vulnerability Details The improper access control vulnerability carries a…
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The state of DMARC adoption: What 10M domains reveal
In this Help Net Security video, John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research at Fortra, explores the state of DMARC adoption across the top 10 million internet domains. He … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/11/dmarc-adoption-statistics-2025-video/
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When is the Right Time to Hire a CISO?
Knowing when to hire a CISO is a challenging proposition one which most organizations will eventually need to answer. The need to hire a CISO depends on a combination of factors, including but not limited to: Relevance of regulatory requirements Size of the organization Complexity of operations Sensitivity of data handled or processed Desired risk…
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Students Pose Inside Threat to Education Sector
The threats may not be malicious, but they are more than many security teams can handle. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/students-inside-threat-education-sector
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How Mitsubishi-Nozomi Deal Will Boost OT Cyber Capabilities
CMO Mike Plante on Nozomi Expanding Industrial Reach, Operating as Independent Unit. Japanese Industrial giant Mitsubishi Electric will acquire San Francisco-based cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks for $883 million. The two companies aim to fuse industrial data insights with advanced threat detection while keeping Nozomi as an independent brand. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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PTaaS Is Redefining Penetration Testing for the Modern Threat Landscape
PTaaS delivers continuous, proactive security that keeps pace with real threats. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/ptaas-revolution-10-security-platforms-dominating-2025/
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Rethinking Security Data Management with AI-Native Pipelines
In this blog, you’ll learn why legacy pipelines fail modern SOC needs, how AI-native pipelines cut manual work, and how security teams gain cost savings, resilience, and faster threat response with adaptive, context-aware data management. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/rethinking-security-data-management-with-ai-native-pipelines/
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China’s ‘Typhoons’ changing the way FBI hunts sophisticated threats
Two major hacking groups have pushed the bureau to adapt how they respond to stealthier, more patient attacks, a top FBI official said. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/chinas-typhoons-changing-the-way-fbi-hunts-sophisticated-threats/
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‘The Gentlemen’ Ransomware Targets Asia Pacific
Trend Micro Researchers Uncover New Ransomware Strain. A newly identified ransomware group is targeting victims across the Asia Pacific region using custom-built evasion capabilities that could pose a significant threat to organizations, warn researchers at security firm Trend Micro. The Gentlemen deploys customized methods tailored to each target. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Rethinking Security Data Management with AI-Native Pipelines
In this blog, you’ll learn why legacy pipelines fail modern SOC needs, how AI-native pipelines cut manual work, and how security teams gain cost savings, resilience, and faster threat response with adaptive, context-aware data management. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/rethinking-security-data-management-with-ai-native-pipelines/
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Apple slips up on ChillyHell macOS malware, lets it past security . . . for 4 years
‘We do believe that this was likely the creation of a cybercrime group,’ threat hunter tells The Reg First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/10/chillyhell_modular_macos_malware/
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Chinese Hackers Allegedly Pose as US Lawmaker
Chinese state-backed threat actors are suspected of posing as Michigan congressman John Moolenaar in a series of spearphishing attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/chinese-hackers-allegedly-pose-us-lawmaker
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Chinese APT Deploys EggStreme Fileless Malware to Breach Philippine Military Systems
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group from China has been attributed to the compromise of a Philippines-based military company using a previously undocumented fileless malware framework called EggStreme.”This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile espionage by injecting malicious code directly into memory and leveraging DLL sideloading to execute payloads,” Bitdefender First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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New Tenable Report: How Complexity and Weak AI Security Put Cloud Environments at Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, iam, identity, least-privilege, metric, mfa, monitoring, resilience, risk, security-incident, skills, software, strategy, threat, toolThis survey, commissioned by Tenable and developed in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance, warns that rapid cloud and AI adoption, combined with insecure identities and a reactive posture, leave organizations exposed. The report urges a strategic shift to preventive security with a unified view of risk and mature identity governance. Key takeaways Organizations are…
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We’ve crossed the security singularity – Impart Security
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, compliance, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, framework, group, hacker, incident response, injection, intelligence, Internet, msp, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, skills, software, sql, strategy, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustThe Bottom Line: We’ve Crossed the Security Singularity “ The Security Singularity: When AI Democratized Cyberattacks We’ve crossed a threshold that fundamentally changes cybersecurity forever. Not with fanfare or headlines, but quietly, in the background of our AI-powered world. The expertise barrier that once separated script kiddies from sophisticated threat actors has simply… vanished. I…
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Blue Mantis Expands Into Full-Scale MSSP With Launch Of Mantis Protect Service
Blue Mantis unveiled a major expansion of its managed security service Wednesday with the launch of a comprehensive offering, Mantis Protect, that will provide a massive boost to threat response and proactive security at a time of intensifying cyberattacks, Blue Mantis CISO Jay Martin told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/blue-mantis-expands-into-full-scale-mssp-with-launch-of-mantis-protect-service
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Lovesac warns customers their data was breached after suspected RansomHub attack six months ago
American furniture maker Lovesac, known for its modular couches and comfy beanbags, has warned customers that their data was breached by hackers earlier this year, and that they should remain vigilant to the threat of identity theft. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/lovesac-warns-customers-their-data-was-breached-after-suspected-ransomhub-attack-six-months-ago
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Maturing the cyber threat intelligence program
The Cyber Threat Intelligence Capability Maturity Model (CTI-CMM) helps organizations assess and improve their threat intelligence programs by outlining 11 key areas and specific missions where CTI can support decision-making. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/maturing-the-cyber-threat-intelligence-program/
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Google’s former security leads raise $13M to fight email threats before they reach you
The startup is using real-time AI agents that inspect, analyze, and neutralize email threats. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/09/10/googles-former-security-leads-raise-13m-to-fight-email-threats-before-they-reach-you/
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KillSec Ransomware is Attacking Healthcare Institutions in Brazil
KillSec Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on MedicSolution, a software solutions provider for the healthcare industry in Brazil. The KillSec Ransomware group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiations are initiated promptly. According to threat intelligence reporting by Resecurity, the root cause of the incident data exfiltration from insecure AWS S3 bucket. […]…
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Meta Verified Scam Ads on Facebook Steal User Account Details
Content creators and small businesses are facing a sophisticated new threat targeting their Facebook accounts through deceptive advertisements promising free Meta verification badges. A new malvertising campaign is targeting Facebook users with malicious ads that promise to unlock Meta’s coveted blue verification tick through a seemingly legitimate browser extension. These ads, accompanied by instructional videos,…
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Huge NPM Supply Chain Attack Goes Out With Whimper
Threat actors phished Qix’s NPM account, then used their access to publish poisoned versions of 18 popular open source packages accounting for more than 2 billion weekly downloads. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/huge-npm-supply-chain-attack-whimper
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CHILLYHELL macOS Backdoor and ZynorRAT RAT Threaten macOS, Windows, and Linux Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malware families, including a modular Apple macOS backdoor called CHILLYHELL and a Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) named ZynorRAT that can target both Windows and Linux systems.According to an analysis from Jamf Threat Labs, ChillyHell is written in C++ and is developed for Intel architectures.CHILLYHELL is the name assigned…