A massive database containing 149 million stolen login credentials was discovered exposed online without password protection or encryption. Posing serious security risks to users of Gmail, Instagram, Facebook, Netflix, and thousands of other platforms worldwide. The publicly accessible database contained…
Firewalla outlines a zero trust approach to fixing flat home networks
Firewalla announced a new approach to modernizing large, flat home networks, helping users improve security, scalability, and performance without the pain of IP renumbering or reconfiguring dozens of devices. Using zero trust network architecture and microsegmentation powered by Firewalla AP7…
Inside Microsoft’s veteran-to-tech workforce pipeline
The technology workforce is changing, and military veterans are increasingly being recognized as one of the industry’s most valuable and dependable talent pools. In this Help Net Security interview, Chris Cortez, Vice President of Military Affairs at Microsoft and longtime…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-26 09h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 7:15 : Is 2026 the year of soft unplugging? 7:15 : Threat Actors Fake BSODs and Trusted Build Tools to Bypass Defenses and Deploy DCRat
Is 2026 the year of soft unplugging?
Yes, it is, 2026 is already the year of soft unplugging. People have been daydreaming about unplugging a lot lately, with many claiming 2026 will… The post Is 2026 the year of soft unplugging? appeared first on Panda Security Mediacenter.…
Threat Actors Fake BSODs and Trusted Build Tools to Bypass Defenses and Deploy DCRat
A new malware campaign is exploiting fake Blue Screen of Death warnings and trusted Microsoft build tools to deliver a dangerous remote access trojan. The operation, tracked as PHALT#BLYX, targets hospitality businesses with deceptive reservation cancellation emails that manipulate victims…
The New ATO Playbook: Session Hijacking, MFA Bypass, and Credential Abuse Trends for 2026
Account takeover didn’t disappear — it evolved Account takeover (ATO) and credential abuse aren’t new.What’s changed is how attackers do it and why many traditional defenses no longer catch it early. Today’s ATO attacks don’t always start with: Instead, they…
Incident response lessons learned the hard way
In this Help Net Security video, Ryan Seymour, VP, Consulting and Education at ConnectSecure, shares lessons from more than two decades in cybersecurity incident response. He explains why many response failures are set in motion long before an attack begins.…
Brakeman: Open-source vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications
Brakeman is an open-source security scanner used by teams that build applications with Ruby on Rails. The tool focuses on application code and configuration, giving developers and security teams a way to identify common classes of web application risk during…
2024 VMware Flaw Now in Attackers’ Crosshairs
The critical-severity vulnerability can be exploited via crafted network packets for remote code execution. The post 2024 VMware Flaw Now in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: 2024 VMware…
AWS releases updated PCI PIN compliance report for payment cryptography
Amazon Web Services has published an updated Payment Card Industry Personal Identification Number (PCI PIN) compliance package for its AWS Payment Cryptography service, confirming a recent third-party audit of the platform. The report package is now accessible through AWS’s compliance…
AWS Flaw Could Have Put Every Account At Risk
Cybersecurity Today: Critical Fortinet Flaws, Windows 11 Issues, and Major Cloud Security Near Miss In today’s episode of Cybersecurity Today, host David Shipley covers several pressing cybersecurity topics including the continued exploitation of Fortinet flaws despite recent patches, Windows 11…
Microsoft Investigating Boot Failure Issues With Windows 11, version 25H2 Following January Update
Microsoft has launched an urgent investigation into severe stability issues plaguing the January 2026 security update for Windows 11, following reports that the patch is causing critical boot failures on physical devices. The update, identified as KB5074109, was intended to…
A One-Page Introduction to CardSpace Technology
Explore the fundamentals of CardSpace technology, its role in the identity metasystem, and lessons for modern enterprise SSO and CIAM solutions. The post A One-Page Introduction to CardSpace Technology appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from…
What is User Managed Access?
Deep dive into User Managed Access (UMA). Learn how UMA 2.0 works with OAuth2 and OIDC to provide user-centric privacy and resource sharing in Enterprise SSO. The post What is User Managed Access? appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article…
ISC Stormcast For Monday, January 26th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9780, (Mon, Jan 26th)
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 Monday, January 26th, 2026…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-26 03h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 1:6 : Scanning Webserver with /$(pwd)/ as a Starting Path, (Sun, Jan 25th)
Scanning Webserver with /$(pwd)/ as a Starting Path, (Sun, Jan 25th)
Based on the sensors reporting to ISC, this activity started on the 13 Jan 2026. My own sensor started seeing the first scan on the 21 Jan 2026 with limited probes. So far, this activity has been limited to a…
Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 uncovers 76 zero-days, pays out more than $1M
Also, cybercriminals get breached, Gemini spills the calendar beans, and more infosec in brief T’was a dark few days for automotive software systems last week, as the third annual Pwn2Own Automotive competition uncovered 76 unique zero-day vulnerabilities in targets ranging…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-26 00h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 22:58 : IT Security News Weekly Summary 04 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-01-25
IT Security News Weekly Summary 04
210 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-01-25 18:34 : 7 Top Endpoint Security Platforms for 2026 18:12 : Cisco Patches ISE XML Flaw with Public Exploit Code 18:12 : Attackers Hijack…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-01-25
26 posts were published in the last hour 18:34 : 7 Top Endpoint Security Platforms for 2026 18:12 : Cisco Patches ISE XML Flaw with Public Exploit Code 18:12 : Attackers Hijack Microsoft Email Accounts to Launch Phishing Campaign Against…
7 Top Endpoint Security Platforms for 2026
Endpoints remain primary entry for attacks. In 2026, endpoint platforms must deliver behavior context, automation, investigations, and integrations. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More Read the original article: 7 Top Endpoint…
Cisco Patches ISE XML Flaw with Public Exploit Code
Cisco has recently addressed a significant security vulnerability in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC), tracked as CVE-2026-20029. This medium-severity issue, scored at 4.9 out of 10, stems from improper XML parsing in the…