Insider threats are very real and make up the majority of cybersecurity attacks on enterprises. Yet, many businesses still spend most of their time safeguarding their systems against outsider threats. The worst with insider threats is that they often have…
Teaching cybersecurity by letting students break things
Cybersecurity students show higher engagement when the work feels tangible. A new study from Airbus Cybersecurity and Dauphine University describes what happens when courses move beyond lectures and place students inside structured hacking scenarios, social engineering exercises, and competitive games.…
Turning cyber metrics into decisions leaders can act on
In this Help Net Security video, Bryan Sacks, Field CISO at Myriad360, explains how security leaders can measure cybersecurity in ways that matter to executives and boards. He argues that metrics should support decisions, not exist for reporting alone. The…
Over 100,000 Internet-Exposed n8n Instances Vulnerable to RCE Attacks
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has left over 100,000 n8n workflow automation instances exposed to potential cyberattacks. The Shadowserver Foundation disclosed that 105,753 vulnerable instances were identified on January 9, 2026, representing nearly half of all detected n8n deployments.…
AsyncRAT and the Misuse of Cloudflare Free-Tier Infrastructure: Detection and Analysis
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated AsyncRAT campaign exploiting Cloudflare’s free-tier services and TryCloudflare tunneling domains to evade detection while delivering remote access trojan payloads through multi-stage infection chains that leverage legitimate infrastructure. Threat actors behind this AsyncRAT operation are…
What insurers expect from cyber risk in 2026
Technology shifts, policy decisions, and attacker behavior are changing at the same time, and their effects increasingly overlap. Insurers, brokers, and security teams are feeling that pressure across underwriting, claims, and risk management. A new global study by CyberCube examines…
CISA Alerts on Actively Exploited Gogs Path Traversal Flaw
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability in Gogs, a self-hosted Git service, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, warning that the flaw is being actively exploited in the wild. Critical Vulnerability Details Tracked as CVE-2025-8110,…
New Angular Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Malicious Payloads
A high Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in Angular’s Template Compiler, potentially exposing millions of web applications to malicious JavaScript execution. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-22610, affects multiple versions of Angular’s core packages and carries a High severity rating with a…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: January 13, 2026
CISO CSIRO | Australia | Remote – View job details As a CISO, you will lead and manage CSIRO’s cyber security strategy and program in alignment with the broader protective security framework. You will establish, maintain, and mature the information…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-13 06h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 5:2 : InvisibleJS: Executable ES Modules Hidden in Plain Sight with Zero-Width Characters 5:2 : Malicious Chrome Extension Steals Wallet Credentials, Enables Automated Trading Abuse
InvisibleJS: Executable ES Modules Hidden in Plain Sight with Zero-Width Characters
A new experimental tool called InvisibleJS has emerged on GitHub, demonstrating how JavaScript source code can be completely hidden from human view while remaining fully executable. Created by developer oscarmine, this proof-of-concept obfuscation technique leverages zero-width Unicode characters to encode executable payloads…
Malicious Chrome Extension Steals Wallet Credentials, Enables Automated Trading Abuse
A sophisticated malware campaign targeting cryptocurrency traders has been uncovered by Socket’s Threat Research Team, revealing a malicious Chrome extension designed to steal MEXC exchange API credentials and enable unauthorized account control. The malicious extension operates by programmatically creating new…
India demands crypto outfits geolocate customers, get a selfie to prove they’re real
Government is fed up with bad actors using digi-cash to fund dodgy deeds India’s government has updated the regulations it imposes on cryptocurrency services providers, as part of its efforts to combat fraud, money laundering, and terrorism.… This article has…
How empowered are your secret management protocols?
Are Your Non-Human Identities at Risk? Where cybersecurity concerns are front and center for organizations across many sectors, the question of how to manage Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and secrets cannot be overlooked. Machine identities, often composed of an encrypted password,…
Can Agentic AI meet future cybersecurity demands?
How Can Organizations Build Cybersecurity Confidence with Agentic AI? What if there was a way to seamlessly integrate cybersecurity protocols into the very fabric of your organization without compromising on efficiency? Agentic AI fuels this potential, redefining how Non-Human Identities…
Why feel reassured by advanced secrets management?
The Importance of Secure Management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Are machine identities, or Non-Human Identities (NHIs), truly as secure as they should be within your organization? Many businesses across various industries grapple with understanding and properly managing these digital passports…
How smart are the latest NHIs in threat detection?
What Makes Smart NHIs the Key to Advanced Threat Detection? How can organizations ensure their systems are shielded from invisible threats? One crucial element is the efficient management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs). While we delve into the complexities of NHIs,…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-13 03h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 2:2 : ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9764, (Tue, Jan 13th) 1:31 : Fall 2025 PCI DSS compliance package available now
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9764, (Tue, Jan 13th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, January 13th, 2026…
Fall 2025 PCI DSS compliance package available now
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that two additional AWS services and one additional AWS Region have been added to the scope of our Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification: Newly added services: AWS Security…
NDSS 2025 – LLMPirate: LLMs For Black-box Hardware IP Piracy
Session 8C: Hard & Firmware Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Vasudev Gohil (Texas A&M University), Matthew DeLorenzo (Texas A&M University), Veera Vishwa Achuta Sai Venkat Nallam (Texas A&M University), Joey See (Texas A&M University), Jeyavijayan Rajendran (Texas A&M University) PAPER…
Minnesota Sues to Stop ICE ‘Invasion’
The state of Minnesota, along with the Twin Cities, have sued the US government and several officials to halt the flood of agents carrying out an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-13 00h : 7 posts
7 posts were published in the last hour 23:5 : ‘Violence-as-a-service’ suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway 23:4 : No fire sale for firewalls as memory shortages could push prices higher 23:4 : Department of Know: Brightspeed investigates breach, Prompt…
‘Violence-as-a-service’ suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway
Gang members ‘systematically exploited children and young people,’ cops say A 21-year-old Swedish man accused of being a key organizer of violence-as-a-service linked to the Foxtrot criminal network, which police say has recruited and exploited minors, has been arrested in…