π’ Bigger salaries, more burnout: Is the CISO role in crisis? π’
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CISOs are more stressed than ever before but why is this and what can be done?.π Read more.
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Bigger salaries, more burnout: Is the CISO role in crisis?
CISOs are more stressed than ever before β but why is this and what can be done?
π’ βPhishing kits are a force multiplier': Cheap cyber crime kits can be bought on the dark web for less than $25 β and experts warn itβs lowering the barrier of entry for amateur hackers π’
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Research from NordVPN shows phishing kits are now widely available on the dark web and via messaging apps like Telegram, and are often selling for less than 25.π Read more.
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βPhishing kits are a force multiplier': Cheap cyber crime kits can be bought on the dark web for less than $25 β and experts warnβ¦
With anyone now able to launch an attack, the Phishing as a Service industry is booming
π’ Cyber attacks against UK firms dropped by 10% last year, but experts say don't get complacent π’
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More than fourinten UK businesses were hit by a cyber attack last year, marking a decrease on the year prior but security experts have warned enterprises to still remain vigilant.π Read more.
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Cyber attacks against UK firms dropped by 10% last year, but experts say don't get complacent
While small businesses are improving cybersecurity practices, high-income charities are getting worse
π΅οΈββοΈ Financial Fraud, With a Third-Party Twist, Dominates Cyber Claims π΅οΈββοΈ
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The most damaging attacks continue to be ransomware, but financial fraud claims are more numerous and both are driven by increasing thirdparty breaches.π Read more.
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Financial Fraud, With a Third-Party Twist, Dominates Cyber Claims
The most damaging attacks continue to be ransomware, but financial fraud claims are more numerous β and both are driven by increasing third-party breaches.
π΅οΈββοΈ Using Third-Party ID Providers Without Losing Zero Trust π΅οΈββοΈ
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With 4.4 billion in worldwide data breach fines in 2024, the cost of not knowing who's walking into your systems is devastating.π Read more.
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Using Third-Party ID Providers Without Losing Zero Trust
With $4.4 billion in worldwide data breach fines in 2024, the cost of not knowing who's walking into your systems is devastating.
π΅οΈββοΈ Organizations Lack Incident Response Plans, But Answers Are on the Way π΅οΈββοΈ
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Developing strong incident response plans remains an area that requires significant improvement. Here are some shortcomings and how to address them.π Read more.
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Organizations Lack Incident Response Plans, but Answers Are on the Way
Developing strong incident response plans remains an area that requires significant improvement. Here are some shortcomings and how to address them.
π΅οΈββοΈ 10 Bugs Found in Perplexity AI's Chatbot Android App π΅οΈββοΈ
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Researchers characterize the company's artificial intelligence chatbot as less secure than ChatGPT and even DeepSeek.π Read more.
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10 Bugs Found in Perplexity AI's Chatbot Android App
Researchers characterize the company's artificial intelligence chatbot as less secure than ChatGPT and even DeepSeek.
π΅οΈββοΈ Zero-Day in CentreStack File-Sharing Platform Under Attack π΅οΈββοΈ
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Gladinet's platform is widely used among managed service providers, and a critical deserialization flaw could put MSP customers in jeopardy.π Read more.
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Zero-Day in CentreStack File-Sharing Platform Under Attack
Gladinet's platform is widely used among managed service providers, and a critical deserialization flaw could put MSP customers in jeopardy.
π΅οΈββοΈ AuthZEN Aims to Harmonize Fractured Authorization Controls π΅οΈββοΈ
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Managing permissions and authorizations across dozens or hundreds of cloud services and platforms poses significant headaches for companies. An open specification aims to change that.π Read more.
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AuthZEN Aims to Harmonize Fractured Authorization Controls
Managing permissions and authorizations across dozens or hundreds of cloud services and platforms poses significant headaches for companies. An open specification aims to change that.
π΅οΈββοΈ Trump's DoJ Targets Krebs, Revokes SentinelOne Security Clearance π΅οΈββοΈ
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An executive order is targeting former Trump appointees, including former CISA director Chris Krebs and his current coworkers, in the latest in a series of directives against those who dissented against the president and his associates.π Read more.
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Trump Retaliates Against Former CISA Director Krebs
An executive order is targeting former Trump appointees, including former CISA director Chris Krebs and his current coworkers, in the latest in a series of directives against those who dissented against the president and his associates.
π΅οΈββοΈ What Should the US Do About Salt Typhoon? π΅οΈββοΈ
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Security experts weigh in on the problem Salt Typhoon and its hacking of telecoms poses against the United States, including what the US should do and how defenders can protect themselves.π Read more.
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What Should the US Do About Salt Typhoon?
Security experts weigh in on the problem Salt Typhoon and its hacking of telecoms poses against the United States, including what the US should do and how defenders can protect themselves.
π΅οΈββοΈ Open Source Poisoned Patches Infect Local Software π΅οΈββοΈ
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Malicious packages lurking on open source repositories like npm have become less effective, so cyberattackers are using a new strategy offering "patches" for locally installed programs.π Read more.
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Open Source Poisoned Patches Infect Local Software
Malicious packages lurking on open source repositories like npm have become less effective, so cyberattackers are using a new strategy: offering "patches" for locally installed programs.
π΅οΈββοΈ Why Data Privacy Isn't the Same as Data Security π΅οΈββοΈ
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Failing to distinguish between data privacy and data security leaves businesses vulnerable to regulatory scrutiny and the kinds of breaches that erode consumer trust overnight.π Read more.
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Why Data Privacy Isn't the Same as Data Security
Failing to distinguish between data privacy and data security leaves businesses vulnerable to regulatory scrutiny and the kinds of breaches that erode consumer trust overnight.
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π΅οΈββοΈ Threat Actors Use 'Spam Bombing' Technique to Hide Malicious Motives π΅οΈββοΈ
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Darktrace researchers detailed "spam bombing," a technique in which threat actors bombard targets with spam emails as a pretense for activity like social engineering campaigns.π Read more.
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Attackers Use 'Spam Bombing' to Hide Malicious Motives
Darktrace researchers detailed "spam bombing," a technique in which threat actors bombard targets with spam emails as a pretense for activity like social engineering campaigns.
ποΈ Fortinet Warns Attackers Retain FortiGate Access Post-Patching via SSL-VPN Symlink Exploit ποΈ
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Fortinet has revealed that threat actors have found a way to maintain readonly access to vulnerable FortiGate devices even after the initial access vector used to breach the devices was patched. The attackers are believed to have leveraged known and nowpatched security flaws, including, but not limited to, CVE202242475, CVE202327997, and CVE202421762. "A threat actor used a known.π Read more.
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ποΈ Paper Werewolf Deploys PowerModul Implant in Targeted Cyberattacks on Russian Sectors ποΈ
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The threat actor known as Paper Werewolf has been observed exclusively targeting Russian entities with a new implant called PowerModul. The activity, which took place between July and December 2024, singled out organizations in the mass media, telecommunications, construction, government entities, and energy sectors, Kaspersky said in a new report published Thursday. Paper Werewolf, also known.π Read more.
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ποΈ Initial Access Brokers Shift Tactics, Selling More for Less ποΈ
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What are IABs? Initial Access Brokers IABs specialize in gaining unauthorized entry into computer systems and networks, then selling that access to other cybercriminals. This division of labor allows IABs to concentrate on their core expertise exploiting vulnerabilities through methods like social engineering and bruteforce attacks. By selling access, they significantly mitigate the.π Read more.
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ποΈ Palo Alto Networks Warns of Brute-Force Attempts Targeting PAN-OS GlobalProtect Gateways ποΈ
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Palo Alto Networks has revealed that it's observing bruteforce login attempts against PANOS GlobalProtect gateways, days after threat hunters warned of a surge in suspicious login scanning activity targeting its appliances. "Our teams are observing evidence of activity consistent with passwordrelated attacks, such as bruteforce login attempts, which does not indicate exploitation of a.π Read more.
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ποΈ SpyNote, BadBazaar, MOONSHINE Malware Target Android and iOS Users via Fake Apps ποΈ
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Cybersecurity researchers have found that threat actors are setting up deceptive websites hosted on newly registered domains to deliver a known Android malware called SpyNote. These bogus websites masquerade as Google Play Store install pages for apps like the Chrome web browser, indicating an attempt to deceive unsuspecting users into installing the malware instead. "The threat actor utilized a.π Read more.
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ποΈ OttoKit WordPress Plugin Admin Creation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation ποΈ
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A newly disclosed highseverity security flaw impacting OttoKit formerly SureTriggers has come under active exploitation within a few hours of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE20253102 CVSS score 8.1, is an authorization bypass bug that could permit an attacker to create administrator accounts under certain conditions and take control of susceptible websites. "The.π Read more.
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π NVD Revamps Operations as Vulnerability Reporting Surges π
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The NVD program manager has announced undergoing process improvements to catch up with its growing vulnerability backlog.π Read more.
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NVD Revamps Operations as Vulnerability Reporting Surges
The NVD program manager has announced undergoing process improvements to catch up with its growing vulnerability backlog