Session 5C: Federated Learning 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Phillip Rieger (Technical University of Darmstadt), Alessandro Pegoraro (Technical University of Darmstadt), Kavita Kumari (Technical University of Darmstadt), Tigist Abera (Technical University of Darmstadt), Jonathan Knauer (Technical University of Darmstadt), Ahmad-Reza…
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NIST Plans to Build Threat and Mitigation Taxonomy for AI Agents
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is building a taxonomy of attack and mitigations for securing artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Speaking at the AI Summit New York conference, Apostol Vassilev, a research team supervisor for NIST, told…
Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-343A): Pro-Russia Hacktivists Conduct Opportunistic Attacks Against US and Global Critical Infrastructure
AttackIQ has issued recommendations in response to the Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on December 9, 2025, which details the ongoing targeting of critical infrastructure by pro-Russia hacktivists. The post Response to CISA…
When Vendors Become the Vulnerability: What the Marquis Software Breach Signals for Financial Institutions
In December 2025, a ransomware attack on Marquis Software Solutions, a data analytics and marketing vendor serving the financial sector, compromised sensitive customer information held by multiple banks and credit unions, according to Infosecurity Magazine. The attackers reportedly gained access…
Gartner’s AI Browser Ban: Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic
The cybersecurity world loves a simple solution to a complex problem, and Gartner delivered exactly that with its recent advisory: “Block all AI browsers for the foreseeable future.” The esteemed analyst firm warns that agentic browsers—tools like Perplexity’s Comet and…
Securing MCP: How to Build Trustworthy Agent Integrations
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quickly becoming the backbone of how AI agents interact with the outside world. It gives agents a standardized way to discover tools, trigger actions, and pull data. MCP dramatically simplifies integration work. In short, MCP…
OWASP Project Publishes List of Top Ten AI Agent Threats
OWASP unveils its GenAI Top 10 threats for agentic AI, plus new security and governance guides, risk maps, and a FinBot CTF tool to help organizations secure emerging AI agents. The post OWASP Project Publishes List of Top Ten AI…
Indirect Malicious Prompt Technique Targets Google Gemini Enterprise
Noma Security today revealed it has discovered a vulnerability in the enterprise edition of Google Gemini that can be used to inject a malicious prompt that instructs an artificial intelligence (AI) application or agent to exfiltrate data. Dubbed GeminiJack, cybercriminals…
AI-Powered Security Operations: Governance Considerations for Microsoft Sentinel Enterprise Deployments
The Tech Field Day Exclusive with Microsoft Security (#TFDxMSSec25) spotlighted one of the most aggressive demonstrations of AI-powered security operations to date. Microsoft showcased how Sentinel’s evolving data lake and graph architecture now drive real-time, machine-assisted threat response. The demo…
Exploitation Efforts Against Critical React2Shell Flaw Accelerate
The exploitation efforts by China-nexus groups and other bad actors against the critical and easily abused React2Shell flaw in the popular React and Next.js software accelerated over the weekend, with threats ranging from stolen credentials and initial access to downloaders,…
Rebrand Cybersecurity from “Dr. No” to “Let’s Go”
When it comes to cybersecurity, it often seems the best prevention is to follow a litany of security “do’s” and “don’ts.” A former colleague once recalled that at one organization where he worked, this approach led to such a long…
Microsoft Takes Aim at “Swivel-Chair Security” with Defender Portal Overhaul
At a recent Tech Field Day Exclusive event, Microsoft unveiled a significant evolution of its security operations strategy—one that attempts to solve a problem plaguing security teams everywhere: the exhausting practice of jumping between multiple consoles just to understand a…
TransUnion Extends Ability to Detect Fraudulent Usage of Devices
TransUnion today added an ability to create digital fingerprints without relying on cookies that identify, in real time, risky devices and other hidden anomalies to its Device Risk service for combatting fraud. Clint Lowry, vice president of global fraud solutions…
Nudge Security Extends Ability to Secure Data in the AI Era
Nudge Security today extended the scope of its namesake security and governance platform to monitor sensitive data shared via uploads and integrations with an artificial intelligence (AI) service, in addition to now being able to identify individuals sharing that data…
How AI-Enabled Adversaries Are Breaking the Threat Intel Playbook
The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing another seismic shift — one driven not just by AI-enabled attackers but by a structural imbalance in how defenders and adversaries innovate. John Watters traces the evolution of modern cyber intelligence from its earliest days…
Cloudflare Forces Widespread Outage to Mitigate Exploitation of Maximum Severity Vulnerability in React2Shell
A critical React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) RCE flaw in React and Next.js is being actively exploited by China-nexus threat groups, prompting urgent patching and global mitigations. The post Cloudflare Forces Widespread Outage to Mitigate Exploitation of Maximum Severity Vulnerability in React2Shell appeared…
CISA Releases New AI-in-OT Security Guidance: Key Principles & Risks
CISA and global partners issue new guidance for secure AI integration in operational technology, highlighting risks, governance, behavioral analytics, and OT safety. The post CISA Releases New AI-in-OT Security Guidance: Key Principles & Risks appeared first on Security Boulevard. This…
Ex-Employee Sues Washington Post Over Oracle EBS-Related Data Breach
The Washington Post last month reported it was among a list of data breach victims of the Oracle EBS-related vulnerabilities, with a threat actor compromising the data of more than 9,700 former and current employees and contractors. Now, a former…
China Hackers Using Brickstorm Backdoor to Target Government, IT Entities
Chinese-sponsored groups are using the popular Brickstorm backdoor to access and gain persistence in government and tech firm networks, part of the ongoing effort by the PRC to establish long-term footholds in agency and critical infrastructure IT environments, according to…
Cultural Lag Leaves Security as the Weakest Link
For too long, security has been cast as a bottleneck – swooping in after developers build and engineers test to slow things down. The reality is blunt; if it’s bolted on, you’ve already lost. The ones that win make security…