A new professional organization called the Security Masters Society has been established to advance information security education and knowledge sharing across the industry. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Security Masters Society launched
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Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.22
Sophisticated state-sponsored actors and cybercriminals are increasingly weaponizing legitimate cloud APIs and social platforms to conduct espionage and disinformation, while the rapid integration… This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.22
TAX#TRIDENT Campaign Spreads Windows Malware
A new malware campaign targeting Windows users has been identified, using fraudulent Indian Income Tax assessment pages to deliver malicious payloads. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: TAX#TRIDENT Campaign Spreads Windows Malware
Russia hacks Bluesky accounts to spread Ukraine disinformation
Russian state-linked hackers have compromised hundreds of accounts on the Bluesky social media platform to spread disinformation targeting Ukraine, according to research from Clemson University and internet monitoring group dTeam. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original…
Trust3 AI launches MCP Security for AI agents
Trust3 AI has introduced MCP Security, a new product targeting security risks in enterprise deployments of AI agents. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Trust3 AI launches MCP Security for AI agents
Kimwolf botnet admin arrested in Canada
Canadian national Jacob Butler, 23, was arrested Wednesday in Ottawa on charges of administering Kimwolf, one of the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnets ever documented. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Kimwolf botnet admin arrested…
Web devs fear AI job displacement in new survey
Nearly half of web developers surveyed express fear that artificial intelligence will displace their jobs, according to the second “State of Web Dev AI” survey conducted by Devographics. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Web…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.21
Organizations face a dual-threat environment characterized by sophisticated supply chain attacks on development environments and a radical escalation in the duration and complexity of AI-driven… This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.21
ExifTool CVE-2026-3102: RCE via Image Metadata
Security researchers at Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team have disclosed CVE-2026-3102, a critical vulnerability in ExifTool that allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on macOS systems by hiding malicious code inside image file metadata. This article has been indexed…
Malicious VS Code Extension Breaches GitHub
GitHub confirmed over the weekend that an employee device was compromised after installing a trojanized Visual Studio Code extension from the official marketplace. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Malicious VS Code Extension Breaches GitHub
AI-Driven DDoS Attacks Surge 738% in Finance
Financial services organizations face a dramatic escalation in distributed denial-of-service attacks, with the median duration of Layers 3 and 4 DDoS attacks increasing 738% since 2024, according to new research from Akamai. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read…
UK GCA Opens £2.9B Defense Tech Framework to SMEs
The UK Government Commercial Agency has announced plans to expand access to a major defense technology procurement framework worth £2.88 billion, opening opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises that have been largely excluded from previous contracts. This article has been…
University of Arizona leads cyber operations education
The University of Arizona has established itself as a national leader in cybersecurity education, becoming one of only 10 institutions nationwide to hold all three National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence designations in cyber defense, cyber operations, and cyber…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.20
Emerging malware and zero-day exploits are aggressively targeting developer environments and enterprise HR systems, while identity-based breaches have become the dominant operational risk… This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Cyber Briefing: 2026.05.20
According to Sophos 71% of orgs hit by identity breaches
More than seven in ten organizations suffered identity-related breaches over the past year, according to Sophos’s State of Identity Security 2026 survey. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: According to Sophos 71% of orgs hit…
NIST PNT Framework Strengthens GPS Interference Defenses
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a new framework addressing vulnerabilities in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing systems, with particular focus on strengthening defenses against GPS interference. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article:…
Indiana launches military-aligned cybersecurity pathway
Indiana will launch a first-of-its-kind military-aligned cybersecurity education pathway in June 2025, connecting high school students with advanced coursework, industry experience, and direct mentorship from the Indiana National Guard. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article:…
OtterCookie RAT Steals Dev Secrets and Cloud Credentials
A newly discovered malware strain called OtterCookie is targeting software developers with sophisticated credential theft capabilities, according to recent analysis from security researchers. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: OtterCookie RAT Steals Dev Secrets and…
Crafted JPEGs Trigger PHP Memory Bugs
Critical memory corruption vulnerabilities have been identified in PHP’s core ext/standard extension, specifically affecting how the widely deployed programming language processes JPEG image files. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Crafted JPEGs Trigger PHP Memory…
Tulane University Data Breach Investigation
Tulane University has confirmed a significant data breach involving its HR systems after attackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle’s E-Business Suite on August 10, 2025. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Tulane University Data…