A Windows Defender Firewall flaw lets privileged attackers read sensitive memory, showing how low-severity bugs can still enable data exposure. The post Windows Defender Firewall Bug Leaks Sensitive Memory appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from…
Implementing HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) across AWS services
Modern web applications built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) often span multiple services to deliver scalable, performant solutions. However, customers encounter challenges when implementing a cohesive HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) strategy across these distributed architectures. Customers face fragmented security…
News brief: Future of security holds bigger budgets, new threats
<p>As the world barrels toward a new year, executives and lawmakers alike are, by turn, optimistic about the future of cybersecurity — and deeply apprehensive.</p> <p>In the SOC, for example, agentic AI promises to improve efficiency and effectiveness, enabling better…
Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks
Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerability exploited in the attacks. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original…
Zero Trust in CI/CD Pipelines: A Practical DevSecOps Implementation Guide
Securing modern CI/CD pipelines has become significantly more challenging as teams adopt cloud-native architectures and accelerate their release cycles. Attackers now target build systems, deployment workflows, and the open-source components organizations rely on every day. This tutorial provides a practical…
Malicious VS Code Extensions Hide Malware in PNG Files
Malicious VS Code extensions hid malware in PNG files, compromising developer environments and supply chains. The post Malicious VS Code Extensions Hide Malware in PNG Files appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-12-12 21h : 8 posts
8 posts were published in the last hour 20:4 : Microsoft Expands its Bug Bounty Program to Include Third-Party Code 20:4 : What Tech Leaders Need to Know About MCP Authentication in 2025 19:34 : Secrets in Code: Understanding Secret…
Microsoft Expands its Bug Bounty Program to Include Third-Party Code
In a nod to the evolving threat landscape that comes with cloud computing and AI and the growing supply chain threats, Microsoft is broadening its bug bounty program to reward researchers who uncover threats to its users that come from…
What Tech Leaders Need to Know About MCP Authentication in 2025
MCP is transforming AI agent connectivity, but authentication is the critical gap. Learn about Shadow IT risks, enterprise requirements, and solutions. The post What Tech Leaders Need to Know About MCP Authentication in 2025 appeared first on Security Boulevard. This…
Secrets in Code: Understanding Secret Detection and Its Blind Spots
In a world where attackers routinely scan public repositories for leaked credentials, secrets in source code represent a high-value target. But even with the growth of secret detection tools, many valid secrets still go unnoticed. It’s not because the secrets…
Three New React Vulnerabilities Surface on the Heels of React2Shell
CVE-2025-55183, CVE-2025-55184, and CVE-2025-67779 require immediate attention The post Three New React Vulnerabilities Surface on the Heels of React2Shell appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: Three New React Vulnerabilities…
As Capabilities Advance Quickly OpenAI Warns of High Cybersecurity Risk of Future AI Models
OpenAI warns that frontier AI models could escalate cyber threats, including zero-day exploits. Defense-in-depth, monitoring, and AI security by design are now essential. The post As Capabilities Advance Quickly OpenAI Warns of High Cybersecurity Risk of Future AI Models  appeared…
Funding of Israeli Cybersecurity Soars to Record Levels
Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4.4B in 2025 as funding rounds jumped 46%. Record seed and Series A activity signals a maturing, globally dominant cyber ecosystem. The post Funding of Israeli Cybersecurity Soars to Record Levels appeared first on Security Boulevard.…
Microsoft Expands Its Bug Bounty Program to Include Third-Party Code
In nod to the evolving threat landscape that comes with cloud computing and AI and the growing supply chain threats, Microsoft is broadening its bug bounty program to reward researchers who uncover threats to its users that come from third-party…
Fake OSINT and GPT Utility GitHub Repos Spread PyStoreRAT Malware Payloads
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that’s leveraging GitHub-hosted Python repositories to distribute a previously undocumented JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) dubbed PyStoreRAT. “These repositories, often themed as development utilities or OSINT tools, contain only a few…
How Akamai Is Powering Trust in Tomorrow’s AI-Driven Ecosystem
Discover how Akamai powers secure, trusted AI interactions by verifying bots and agents, enabling adaptive trust, and supporting new monetization opportunities. This article has been indexed from Blog Read the original article: How Akamai Is Powering Trust in Tomorrow’s AI-Driven…
Stop Overpaying for East-West Traffic Control: Firewalls vs. Security Groups
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Guide to cloud container security risks and best practices
<p>Cloud containers are a hot topic, especially in security. Technology giants Microsoft, Google and Facebook all use them. Google uses containers for everything it runs, totaling several billion each week.</p> <p>The past decade has seen containers anchoring a growing number…
The US digital doxxing of H-1B applicants is a massive privacy misstep
By making social accounts public, the new policy exposes private data that attackers can use for targeting, impersonation, or extortion. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: The US digital doxxing of H-1B applicants is a…
Prompt Injection Can’t Be Fully Mitigated, NCSC Says Reduce Impact Instead
The NCSC warns prompt injection is fundamentally different from SQL injection. Organizations must shift from prevention to impact reduction and defense-in-depth for LLM security. The post Prompt Injection Can’t Be Fully Mitigated, NCSC Says Reduce Impact Instead appeared first on…
Kali Linux 2025.4 Released With 3 New Hacking Tools and Wifipumpkin3
Kali Linux 2025.4, released with substantial desktop environment improvements, full Wayland support across virtual machines, and three powerful new hacking tools, including the much-anticipated Wifipumpkin3.​ Released on December 12, 2025, this update focuses on modernizing the user experience while maintaining…
New React vulns leak secrets, invite DoS attacks
And the earlier React2Shell patch is vulnerable If you’re running React Server Components, you just can’t catch a break. In addition to already-reported flaws, newly discovered bugs allow attackers to hang vulnerable servers and potentially leak Server Function source code,…
In Other News: PromptPwnd Attack, macOS Bounty Complaints, Chinese Hackers Trained in Cisco Academy
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Pentagon orders accelerated move to PQC, US shuts down scheme to smuggle GPUs to China, DroidLock Android ransomware. The post In Other News: PromptPwnd Attack, macOS Bounty Complaints, Chinese Hackers…
Cyber Risk is Business Risk: Embedding Resilience into Corporate Strategy
To transform cyber risk into economic advantage, leaders must treat cyber as a board-level business risk and rehearse cross-border incidents with partners to build trust. The post Cyber Risk is Business Risk: Embedding Resilience into Corporate Strategy appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has…