Cybercriminal forums are experiencing a recruitment boom, with dark-web job postings for hackers, AI experts, and social engineers doubling year over year. Research from Reliaquest highlights growing demand for English-speaking social engineering, IoT compromise, AI-driven attacks, and deepfake capabilities —…
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Organized and Criminal, Ransomware Gangs Run Up Profits
Ransomware attacks are rising 49% as cyber gangs evolve into organized criminal enterprises. With over 200 groups operating like corporations — recruiting talent, using RaaS models, and deploying multi-extortion tactics — defenders must strengthen foundational controls, limit vendor access, and…
News alert: Halo Security’s custom dashboards give security teams control while streamlining workflows
Miami, Aug. 28, 2025, CyberNewswire — Halo Security, a leading provider of external risk management solutions, today announced significant platform enhancements designed to give security teams greater flexibility and control within the platform. The new features include custom dashboards, ……
BSidesSF 2025: Trust Engineering: Building Security Leadership At Early-Stage Startups
Creator, Author and Presenter: Mike Privette Our deep appreciation to Security BSides – San Francisco and the Creators, Authors and Presenters for publishing their BSidesSF 2025 video content on YouTube. Originating from the conference’s events held at the lauded CityView…
El 60 % fracasa. ¿También usted?
Qué revela FireMon Insights sobre los riesgos de las políticas de firewall y cómo evitarlos La gestión del firewall es el héroe olvidado (o el villano oculto) de la seguridad… The post El 60 % fracasa. ¿También usted? appeared first…
How MCP in SaaS Security Helps You Outrun SaaS and AI Risks
Outrun threats with MCP in SaaS security. See how GripMCP’s speed, automation, and GenAI guardrails turn SaaS risk from a chase into controlled remediation. The post How MCP in SaaS Security Helps You Outrun SaaS and AI Risks appeared first…
New York Attorney General Sues Zelle Parent Over Fraud Failures, Raising Stakes for Real-Time Payment Security
New York AG Letitia James has sued Zelle’s parent, Early Warning Services, over billions lost to fraud, spotlighting the urgent need for stronger safeguards, consumer protections, and risk quantification in real-time payments. The post New York Attorney General Sues Zelle…
Breaking the Passkey Promise: SquareX Discloses Major Passkey Vulnerability at DEF CON 33
Palo Alto, California, 28th August 2025, CyberNewsWire The post Breaking the Passkey Promise: SquareX Discloses Major Passkey Vulnerability at DEF CON 33 appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: Breaking…
The API Security Reality Check: Key Takeaways from Q2 2025 API ThreatStats Report
API security has never been more crucial. Vulnerabilities are growing in volume and severity. AI integrations are a burgeoning attack vector. Increasing GraphQL adoption presents hidden dangers. To protect your organization, you must secure your APIs. Keep reading for our…
Can We Really Eliminate Human Error in Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity breaches often stem not from advanced exploits but from human error, misconfigurations, and routine mistakes. True resilience comes from designing systems that expect failure, leverage automation wisely, and foster a security-first culture through simulations, guardrails, and psychological safety. The…
Why Traditional Zero-Trust Breaks Down with Agentic Identities
As AI agents become the new digital workforce, traditional zero-trust models fall short. Enterprises face an Access-Trust Gap that demands new runtime governance. Agentic Identity and Security Platforms (AISP) provide dynamic controls to secure autonomous agents, prevent over-permissioning, and ensure…
The Biggest Technology Risk to Organizations is Failing to Plan for Cybersecurity Chaos
Budget cuts at CISA highlight the urgent need for businesses to strengthen internal cybersecurity strategies. From mapping hybrid networks to embedding a security-first culture, organizations must proactively close the gap between chaos and control to stay resilient against evolving threats…
NSA, FBI, Others Say Chinese Tech Firms are Aiding Salt Typhoon Attacks
A report from intelligence agencies in the U.S., UK, and elsewhere outlined how three Chinese tech firms are supply China’s intelligence services with products and services that are being used in global campaigns by the state-sponsored APT group Salt Typhoon.…
De-identifying test data: K2View’s entity modeling vs Tonic’s native modeling
The process of de-identifying test databases can be approached in a variety of ways, and we’re often asked how our approach differs as compared to others. In this article, we’ll explore how our approach differs from that of “Data Product…
Empowering Teams with Better Secrets Management
Why is Secrets Management a Strategic Imperative? Why are global businesses increasingly focusing on secrets management? Intricate digital and growing cyber threats have led to an urgent need for better security protocols. And secrets management is one of the vital…
Emulating the Expedited Warlock Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by Warlock ransomware, which emerged in June 2025. Beginning in July, Warlock operators have primarily targeted internet-exposed, unpatched on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers, exploiting a set of recently disclosed…
TDL001 | Cybersecurity Explained: Privacy, Threats, and the Future | Chester Wisniewski
Summary “The Defenders Log” Episode 1 features host David Redekop and guest Chet Wisniewski discussing the dynamic world of cybersecurity. Wisniewski, with decades of experience, traces his journey from early BBS and phone network exploration to becoming a cybersecurity expert.…
DigiCert Discloses Details of Two Massive DDoS Attacks
DigiCert revealed today that over the last month it has thwarted two separate distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that peaked at more than 2.4 and 3.7 terabits per second (Tbps). Carlos Morales, senior vice president and general manager for…
How to Assess Your Organization’s Cyberfraud Protection Maturity & Readiness
Discover how to assess and advance your cyberfraud protection maturity with practical strategies and the Cyberfraud Protection Maturity Model for CISOs. The post How to Assess Your Organization’s Cyberfraud Protection Maturity & Readiness appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article…
BSidesSF 2025: Shadow IT Battlefield: The CyberHaven Breach And Defenses That Worked
Creators, Authors and Presenters: Rohit Bansal, Zach Pritchard Our deep appreciation to Security BSides – San Francisco and the Creators, Authors and Presenters for publishing their BSidesSF 2025 video content on YouTube. Originating from the conference’s events held at the…