Tag: tool
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The push to designate AI as the next critical infrastructure sector
The designation would unlock a range of federal services, tools and resources for an industry that policymakers view as increasingly tied to national and economic security. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-critical-infrastructure-designation-cisa-report/
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The push to designate AI as the next critical infrastructure sector
The designation would unlock a range of federal services, tools and resources for an industry that policymakers view as increasingly tied to national and economic security. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-critical-infrastructure-designation-cisa-report/
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7 Common Microsoft 365 Security Risks in Schools and How To Address Them
Microsoft 365 has become an essential part of teaching and learning in K12 schools, giving educators and students the tools they need to collaborate, communicate, and access resources from virtually anywhere. Applications like Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint help streamline instruction and administrative tasks while supporting flexible learning environments. As districts continue to rely on…
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Don’t Put That in Writing: When Privacy Tools Become Evidence of Concealment
The David Morens case highlights when private email, Signal, disappearing messages and encryption can cross from legitimate security tools into evidence of concealment. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/dont-put-that-in-writing-when-privacy-tools-become-evidence-of-concealment/
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PoliceAI outlines plans to test and assure AI for policing
Computer Weekly speaks with PoliceAI a national body set up to build, test and assure artificial intelligence models for policing contexts about how it plans to approach the development and implementation of automated policing tools First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366648764/PoliceAI-outlines-plans-to-test-and-assure-AI-for-policing
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Hackers Trick AI Agents Into Telling Users to Install the Malware Themselves
A supply-chain campaign targeting OpenClaw has shown how threat actors can turn autonomous AI agents into persuasive malware-delivery intermediaries. Rather than relying only on exploit code, attackers poisoned the ClawHub skill registry with seemingly legitimate extensions whose instructions prompted users to install fake prerequisite tools or paste obfuscated commands into a terminal. The campaign, tracked…
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How Archer City ISD Replaced a Patchwork of Tools With A Unified Security and Safety Solution
ManagedMethods helps consolidate three critical K-12 technology functions while saving time and money When Karen Brunker’s colleague left Archer City Independent School District, she spent approximately six weeks managing the district’s entire technology workload alone. Every cybersecurity alert, blocked website inquiry, Chromebook issue, classroom request, projector problem, and support question landed on her desk. It…
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Security Analytics in NetFlow Analyzer: Spot Behavioral Threats Early Respond With Context
Your network is already being mapped. You just can’t see it yet. Modern attacks don’t make a sound. They don’t kick down the door. They find an unlocked window, slip through, and spend weeks quietly mapping your network before making a move. By the time your monitoring tool fires an alert, the attack is already..…
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Critical Snowflake GitHub Actions Flaw Allows Attackers to Steal Internal Jira Credentials
A significant GitHub Actions injection vulnerability in Snowflake’s public snowflake-connector-net repository. This flaw could have allowed unauthenticated attackers to execute commands on a GitHub-hosted runner and potentially steal internal Jira credentials. The vulnerability was discovered by Wiz Red Agent, an autonomous AI-powered security research tool, just five days after the vulnerable workflow was deployed. Snowflake…
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Microsoft removes WMIC tool from Windows 11
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/microsoft-removes-wmic-tool-from-windows-11
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Rising Number of Cyberattacks Have AI-Assisted Fingerprints
Claude Code Especially Tied to Semi-Automated Intrusions, Data Theft, Ransomware. Attackers’ operational security fails reveal they’re increasingly wielding artificial intelligence tools in semi-autonomous ways to help them conduct reconnaissance and perpetrate ransomware infections and data exfiltration at greater speed and scale than ever before – albeit with mixed results. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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NSA, FBI warns of hackers using AI-generated tools in attacks on critical infrastructure technology
The National Security Agency (NSA), FBI and other federal agencies said the campaign is targeting Siemens S7 Series PLCs and was being fueled by “AI-assisted development” alongside exploitation of known vulnerabilities. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nsa-fbi-warns-of-hackers-using-ai-generated-tools-critical-infrastructure
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Inside Operation CameraSwarm: How One Actor Took Over 14,000 Dahua Cameras
An exposed operator directory reveals how one actor compromised 14,000+ Dahua cameras across Ukraine and Russia, no password needed for most. A researcher discovered an exposed directory containing the tools of an attacker who compromised more than 14,000 Dahua cameras between June 17 and July 22, 2026, mainly in Ukraine and Russia. Hunt.io reconstructed the…
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Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3: Google Adds Customization and New Scam Defenses
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 adds Pixel customization tools, call-forwarding scam protections, and experimental cellular security features. The post Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3: Google Adds Customization and New Scam Defenses appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-android-17-qpr2-beta-3-scam-protection/
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SilkParasite: Tracking a China-Nexus APT Across Central Asia
<div cla TL;DR: SilkParasite is a cyberespionage operation, assessed at medium confidence as China-nexus, that targeted government bodies across Central Asia. Bitdefender Labs found seven remote access tool (RAT) families in use, five of which were previously undocumented; we identified and named them: DriveSilkRAT, CookiETagRAT, NomadRAT, GoginRAT, and NodeEdgeRAT. The toolset is small, modular, and…
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AI Fluency vs. AI Access: Why Giving Employees Tools Isn’t the Same as Adoption
Your company bought ChatGPT Enterprise licenses for every employee. You rolled out Copilot across the org. You sent a company-wide email announcing that AI is…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/08/ai-fluency-vs-ai-access-why-giving-employees-tools-isnt-the-same-as-adoption/