Tag: unauthorized
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Mapping Remcos RAT C2 Activity and Associated Communication Ports
Remcos, a commercial remote access tool distributed by Breaking-Security and marketed as >>Remote Administration Software,
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70 Million Devices Vulnerable Due to Logic Flaw Exposing Internal Networks
A critical logic flaw discovered in the widely used mPDF PHP library could expose internal networks and sensitive services on approximately 70 million devices worldwide. The vulnerability stems from improper regular expression parsing, which allows attackers to issue unauthorized web requests even when user input appears sanitized. mPDF, an open-source PHP library for generating PDFs…
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How shadow IT leaves every industry in the dark
Tags: access, ai, breach, cloud, compliance, computer, control, data, data-breach, fintech, group, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, Internet, mobile, network, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, technology, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityIndustry Examples of Shadow IT and Shadow AI Healthcare Consumer messaging, unapproved storage of medical imaging files, certificate challenges due to specialized portals for specific healthcare groups, department-run electronic health record (EHR) environments, unapproved telehealth platforms, AI for note summarization Insurance Custom applications for new insurance policy introductions, certificate challenges, maintenance issues, unsanctioned SaaS for…
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How shadow IT leaves every industry in the dark
Tags: access, ai, breach, cloud, compliance, computer, control, data, data-breach, fintech, group, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, Internet, mobile, network, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, service, technology, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityIndustry Examples of Shadow IT and Shadow AI Healthcare Consumer messaging, unapproved storage of medical imaging files, certificate challenges due to specialized portals for specific healthcare groups, department-run electronic health record (EHR) environments, unapproved telehealth platforms, AI for note summarization Insurance Custom applications for new insurance policy introductions, certificate challenges, maintenance issues, unsanctioned SaaS for…
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Critical Zoho Analytics Plus Flaw Allows Attackers to Run Arbitrary SQL Queries
A critical unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability has been discovered in Zoho Analytics Plus on-premise, posing a severe risk to organizations running affected versions. Tracked as CVE-2025-8324, this flaw enables attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure and account takeovers. CVE ID Product Severity Affected Versions Fixed Version CVE-2025-8324…
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Keeping NHIs Safe from Unauthorized Access
How Do We Keep Non-Human Identities Safe from Unauthorized Access? Understanding Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is crucial. With the rise of cloud computing, the management of machine identities has become a central element of a robust security strategy. But how can organizations ensure these NHIs are protected from unauthorized access while maintaining operational efficiency? Reducing Security……
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What CISOs need to know about new tools for securing MCP servers
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, corporate, credentials, data, detection, dns, email, framework, google, governance, identity, incident response, infrastructure, injection, leak, least-privilege, malicious, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, vmware, vulnerability, zero-trustWhat to look for in an MCP security platform: Whether a company connects their own agents to third-party MCP servers, their own MCP servers to third-party agents, or their own servers to their own agents, there’s going to be the potential for data leakage, prompt injections and other security threats.That means companies will need to…
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What CISOs need to know about new tools for securing MCP servers
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, corporate, credentials, data, detection, dns, email, framework, google, governance, identity, incident response, infrastructure, injection, leak, least-privilege, malicious, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, vmware, vulnerability, zero-trustWhat to look for in an MCP security platform: Whether a company connects their own agents to third-party MCP servers, their own MCP servers to third-party agents, or their own servers to their own agents, there’s going to be the potential for data leakage, prompt injections and other security threats.That means companies will need to…
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Active Exploitation of Cisco and Citrix 0-Day Vulnerabilities Allows Webshell Deployment
Tags: access, cisco, citrix, cve, cyber, exploit, identity, intelligence, service, threat, unauthorized, vulnerability, zero-dayAmazon’s threat intelligence team has uncovered a sophisticated cyber campaign exploiting previously undisclosed zero-day vulnerabilities in critical enterprise infrastructure. Advanced threat actors are actively targeting Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) and Citrix systems, deploying custom webshells to gain unauthorized administrative access to compromised networks. CVE ID Affected Product Severity Status CVE-2025-20337 Cisco Identity Service Engine…
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Active Exploitation of Cisco and Citrix 0-Day Vulnerabilities Allows Webshell Deployment
Tags: access, cisco, citrix, cve, cyber, exploit, identity, intelligence, service, threat, unauthorized, vulnerability, zero-dayAmazon’s threat intelligence team has uncovered a sophisticated cyber campaign exploiting previously undisclosed zero-day vulnerabilities in critical enterprise infrastructure. Advanced threat actors are actively targeting Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) and Citrix systems, deploying custom webshells to gain unauthorized administrative access to compromised networks. CVE ID Affected Product Severity Status CVE-2025-20337 Cisco Identity Service Engine…
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API Security: Bridging the Gap Between Application and Security Teams FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, awareness, breach, business, cctv, ciso, cloud, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, dns, email, finance, flaw, group, incident response, microsoft, monitoring, network, phone, ransom, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – API Security: Why the Gap Developers and security professionals have different concerns and motivations. It’s easy to see why gaps emerge. The ability to quickly ship new products, features or functionality is a real source of competitive advantage in the digital economy. Business needs demand speed. Engineers constantly…
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API Security: Bridging the Gap Between Application and Security Teams FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, awareness, breach, business, cctv, ciso, cloud, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, dns, email, finance, flaw, group, incident response, microsoft, monitoring, network, phone, ransom, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – API Security: Why the Gap Developers and security professionals have different concerns and motivations. It’s easy to see why gaps emerge. The ability to quickly ship new products, features or functionality is a real source of competitive advantage in the digital economy. Business needs demand speed. Engineers constantly…
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API Security: Bridging the Gap Between Application and Security Teams FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, awareness, breach, business, cctv, ciso, cloud, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, dns, email, finance, flaw, group, incident response, microsoft, monitoring, network, phone, ransom, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – API Security: Why the Gap Developers and security professionals have different concerns and motivations. It’s easy to see why gaps emerge. The ability to quickly ship new products, features or functionality is a real source of competitive advantage in the digital economy. Business needs demand speed. Engineers constantly…
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Exploring the Pros and Cons of Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, communications, control, data, detection, exploit, firewall, infection, injection, jobs, malicious, malware, network, open-source, programming, risk, software, sql, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, waf, zero-dayNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – Over the last few years, web application attacks have become one of the leading causes of data breaches, making web application security increasingly important for overall security posture. In fact, web application attacks were involved in 26% of all breaches in 2022 according to the 2022 Verizon DBIR,…
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Exploring the Pros and Cons of Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, communications, control, data, detection, exploit, firewall, infection, injection, jobs, malicious, malware, network, open-source, programming, risk, software, sql, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, waf, zero-dayNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – Over the last few years, web application attacks have become one of the leading causes of data breaches, making web application security increasingly important for overall security posture. In fact, web application attacks were involved in 26% of all breaches in 2022 according to the 2022 Verizon DBIR,…
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IDOR Attacks and the Growing Threat to Your API Security FireTail Blog
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, group, hacker, identity, india, infrastructure, insurance, leak, office, open-source, risk, strategy, theft, threat, unauthorized, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – IDOR Attacks: Common And Deadly IDOR attacks, or Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) attacks, are one of the most common and costly forms of API breach. In an IDOR attack, hackers directly reference internal objects in a web application that uses APIs1. IDOR attacks specific to APIs consist…
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IDOR Attacks and the Growing Threat to Your API Security FireTail Blog
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, group, hacker, identity, india, infrastructure, insurance, leak, office, open-source, risk, strategy, theft, threat, unauthorized, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – IDOR Attacks: Common And Deadly IDOR attacks, or Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) attacks, are one of the most common and costly forms of API breach. In an IDOR attack, hackers directly reference internal objects in a web application that uses APIs1. IDOR attacks specific to APIs consist…
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WatchGuard Firebox Flaw Allows Attackers to Gain Unauthorized SSH Access
Tags: access, authentication, cve, cyber, firewall, flaw, network, threat, unauthorized, vulnerabilityA security vulnerability has been discovered in WatchGuard Firebox devices that could allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized SSH access to affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2025-59396, this flaw poses a significant threat to organizations that rely on WatchGuard firewalls for network security and remote management. CVE Details Information CVE ID CVE-2025-59396 Affected…
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Can Your NHIs Withstand a Cyber Attack?
Are You Optimizing Your NHIs for Cyber Attack Resilience? When faced with the myriad challenges of cybersecurity, have you considered how to optimize your Non-Human Identities (NHIs) for better protection against cyber threats? NHIs, representing machine identities, are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals in their quest for unauthorized system access. They comprise encrypted passwords, tokens, or……
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Researchers trick ChatGPT into prompt injecting itself
Tags: attack, chatgpt, data, endpoint, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, monitoring, openai, phishing, unauthorized, vulnerabilityConversation injection and stealthy data exfiltration: Because ChatGPT receives output from SearchGPT after the search model processes content, Tenable’s researchers wondered what would happen if SearchGPT’s response itself contained a prompt injection. In other words, could they use a website to inject a prompt that instructs SearchGPT to inject a different prompt into ChatGPT, effectively…
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LLM08: Vector Embedding Weaknesses FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, control, cyber, data, governance, injection, leak, LLM, risk, unauthorized, vulnerabilityNov 07, 2025 – – In 2025, with the rise of AI, we’ve seen a parallel rise in cyber risks. The OWASP Top 10 for LLM helps us categorize and understand the biggest risks we are seeing in today’s landscape. In previous blogs, we’ve gone over risks 1-7. Today, we’re covering #8: Vector and Embedding…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Will Take Center Stage in Cyber in 2026, Google Says, as MITRE Revamps ATTCK Framework
Tags: access, ai, android, antivirus, api, apple, attack, authentication, business, cio, cisa, ciso, cloud, communications, container, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, docker, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, google, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, kubernetes, leak, least-privilege, linux, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, mobile, network, offense, oracle, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, soc, social-engineering, software, sophos, spam, strategy, supply-chain, switch, tactics, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayLearn why Google expects AI to transform cyber defense and offense next year, and explore MITRE’s major update to the ATT&CK knowledge base. We also cover a new McKinsey playbook for agentic AI security, along with the latest on Microsoft Exchange protection and the CIS Benchmarks. Key takeaways Google is forecasting that AI will kick…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Will Take Center Stage in Cyber in 2026, Google Says, as MITRE Revamps ATTCK Framework
Tags: access, ai, android, antivirus, api, apple, attack, authentication, business, cio, cisa, ciso, cloud, communications, container, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, docker, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, google, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, kubernetes, leak, least-privilege, linux, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, mobile, network, offense, oracle, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, soc, social-engineering, software, sophos, spam, strategy, supply-chain, switch, tactics, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayLearn why Google expects AI to transform cyber defense and offense next year, and explore MITRE’s major update to the ATT&CK knowledge base. We also cover a new McKinsey playbook for agentic AI security, along with the latest on Microsoft Exchange protection and the CIS Benchmarks. Key takeaways Google is forecasting that AI will kick…
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What is SSL Stripping? How to Prevent SSL Stripping Attacks?
WHAT IS SSL STRIPPING? SSL stripping is an attack in which an unauthorized party downgrades the connection security from HTTPS to HTTP. It takes advantage of weak spots in the process of migrating people from HTTP and HTTPS to HTTPs, allowing the attackers to intercept and alter the information exchanged between a user and aRead…
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What is SSL Stripping? How to Prevent SSL Stripping Attacks?
WHAT IS SSL STRIPPING? SSL stripping is an attack in which an unauthorized party downgrades the connection security from HTTPS to HTTP. It takes advantage of weak spots in the process of migrating people from HTTP and HTTPS to HTTPs, allowing the attackers to intercept and alter the information exchanged between a user and aRead…
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Critical CVE-2025-12779 Vulnerability Exposes Amazon WorkSpaces for Linux Users to Token Theft
A newly disclosed security flaw in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux has raised serious concerns across organizations relying on AWS virtual desktop infrastructure. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-12779, enables local attackers to extract valid authentication tokens and gain unauthorized access to other users’ WorkSpace sessions. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/amazon-workspaces-cve-2025-12779/
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Critical CVE-2025-12779 Vulnerability Exposes Amazon WorkSpaces for Linux Users to Token Theft
A newly disclosed security flaw in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux has raised serious concerns across organizations relying on AWS virtual desktop infrastructure. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-12779, enables local attackers to extract valid authentication tokens and gain unauthorized access to other users’ WorkSpace sessions. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/amazon-workspaces-cve-2025-12779/
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Critical CVE-2025-12779 Vulnerability Exposes Amazon WorkSpaces for Linux Users to Token Theft
A newly disclosed security flaw in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux has raised serious concerns across organizations relying on AWS virtual desktop infrastructure. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-12779, enables local attackers to extract valid authentication tokens and gain unauthorized access to other users’ WorkSpace sessions. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/amazon-workspaces-cve-2025-12779/
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9 top bug bounty programs launched in 2025
Tags: ai, api, apple, attack, best-practice, browser, bug-bounty, chatgpt, chrome, cloud, computer, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, google, government, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, iphone, macOS, microsoft, mitigation, mobile, nis-2, nvidia, openai, phishing, risk, service, spyware, strategy, technology, theft, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, zero-dayBug bounty programs focus in 2025: For ethical hackers, best practice for bug bounty hunting in 2025 involves thorough reconnaissance of a target organization’s technology stack, rather than just running automated tools.Leading bug bounty platforms such as Bugcrowd, HackerOne, Synack, YesWeHack, and Intigriti offer rewards for identifying and reporting security vulnerabilities. Platforms connect ethical hackers…
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9 top bug bounty programs launched in 2025
Tags: ai, api, apple, attack, best-practice, browser, bug-bounty, chatgpt, chrome, cloud, computer, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, google, government, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, iphone, macOS, microsoft, mitigation, mobile, nis-2, nvidia, openai, phishing, risk, service, spyware, strategy, technology, theft, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, zero-dayBug bounty programs focus in 2025: For ethical hackers, best practice for bug bounty hunting in 2025 involves thorough reconnaissance of a target organization’s technology stack, rather than just running automated tools.Leading bug bounty platforms such as Bugcrowd, HackerOne, Synack, YesWeHack, and Intigriti offer rewards for identifying and reporting security vulnerabilities. Platforms connect ethical hackers…