2 posts were published in the last hour 16:2 : USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 – Career Advice For Privacy Engineers: From Resume To Interview To Finding The Next Job 15:32 : Akira Ransomware Bypasses MFA in Ongoing Attacks on SonicWall…
Lost or Stolen Phone? Here’s How to Protect Your Data and Digital Identity
In this age, losing a phone can feel like losing control over your digital life. Modern smartphones carry far more than contacts and messages — they hold access to emails, bank accounts, calendars, social platforms, medical data, and cloud…
Is UK’s Digital ID Hacker Proof?
Experts warned that our data will never be safe, as the UK government plans to launch Digital IDs for all citizens in the UK. The move has received harsh criticism due to a series of recent data attacks that leaked…
USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 – Career Advice For Privacy Engineers: From Resume To Interview To Finding The Next Job
Creator, Author And Presenters: Jason A. Novak, Google Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s outstanding USENIX Enigma ’23 Conference content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel. Permalink The post USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 – Career Advice For Privacy Engineers:…
Akira Ransomware Bypasses MFA in Ongoing Attacks on SonicWall SSL VPN Devices
The Akira ransomware group continues to evolve its attacks on SonicWall SSL VPN devices, with researchers warning that the threat actors are managing to log into accounts even when one-time password (OTP) multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled. Cybersecurity firm…
Ghost in the Cloud: Weaponizing AWS X-Ray for Command & Control
Attackers can weaponize AWS X-Ray as a covert bidirectional C2 channel, abusing legitimate cloud tracing infrastructure for C2. Summary & Background: Before we get started, if you haven’t had a chance to read my MeetC2 log post yet, do give a…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-05 15h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 12:32 : Security Affairs newsletter Round 544 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION 12:31 : SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 65
NATO Rift Widens Over Response to Russian Cyber Threats
NATO is confronting significant internal divisions on how to handle the intensifying wave of Russian cyberattacks, which expose rifts in alliance strategy and threaten the alliance’s coherence and overall deterrence posture. As Russia increasingly targets NATO states’ critical infrastructure,…
CMMC Is Finalized. How Will It Impact State and Local Government?
What is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification from the Department of Defense and why should state and local governments care about it? How agencies can leverage funding to grow their security programs. The post CMMC Is Finalized. How Will It Impact…
AI vs AI: Wiz CTO Warns of a New Threat Frontier
Artificial intelligence may be revolutionising business operations, but it is also transforming the battlefield of cybersecurity. “Cybersecurity has always been a mind game,” says Ami Luttwak, Chief Technologist at Wiz, in a recent conversation with TechCrunch’s Equity. “Whenever a…
Blockchain Emerges as the Preferred Payment Backbone for Global Companies
The Swift Group has announced plans to integrate a blockchain-based shared ledger into its technology infrastructure, which may mark the beginning of a new chapter in the evolution of international finance. The initiative could lead to a heightened level of…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 544 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. GreyNoise…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 65
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Smash and Grab: Aggressive Akira Campaign Targets SonicWall VPNs, Deploys Ransomware in an Hour or Less First Malicious MCP…
Is Passwordless Authentication Considered Multi-Factor?
Explore if passwordless authentication counts as multi-factor. Understand the factors, methods, and security implications for modern software development. The post Is Passwordless Authentication Considered Multi-Factor? appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the…
Week in review: Many Cisco ASA firewalls still unsecure, hackers claim Red Hat’s GitLab breach
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Keeping the internet afloat: How to protect the global cable network The resilience of the world’s submarine cable network is under new pressure from geopolitical…
Italy’s AI Law Comes Into Force
On October 10, 2025, Italy will become the first EU member state to bring a national artificial intelligence law into force, moving ahead of the bloc’s landmark EU AI Act. Law No. 132 of 2025, published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-05 06h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 3:32 : Microsoft to Disable Inline SVG Images Display to Outlook for Web and Windows Users 3:32 : Unity Real-Time Development Platform Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code 3:31 : New WireTap…
Microsoft to Disable Inline SVG Images Display to Outlook for Web and Windows Users
Microsoft has announced a significant security enhancement for Outlook users, implementing the retirement of inline SVG image support across Outlook for Web and the new Outlook for Windows platforms. This change represents a proactive measure to strengthen email security infrastructure…
Unity Real-Time Development Platform Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code
Unity Technologies has issued a critical security advisory warning developers about a high-severity vulnerability affecting its widely used game development platform. The flaw, designated CVE-2025-59489, exposes applications built with vulnerable Unity Editor versions to unsafe file loading attacks that could…
New WireTap Attack Break Server SGX To Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
A newly disclosed vulnerability, named the WireTap attack, allows attackers with physical access to break the security of Intel’s Software Guard eXtensions (SGX) on modern server processors and steal sensitive information. A research paper released in October 2025 details how…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-05 00h : 1 posts
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IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-10-04
37 posts were published in the last hour 20:31 : GreyNoise detects 500% surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks portals 20:5 : IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-10-04 21h : 1 posts 19:31 : USENIX 2025: PEPR ’25 –…
Ensuring Certainty in Identity Security
How Do Non-Human Identities Shape Identity Security in the Digital Landscape? Imagine where non-human identities (NHIs) dictate the security of your data. With machines performing a vast array of tasks autonomously, ensuring their identities are as secure as their human…
Innovations in Machine Identity Management
How Secure Are Your Machine Identities in Today’s Digital Landscape? Managing machine identities and their security is increasingly critical as businesses continue to migrate vast amounts of data to the cloud. Each machine identity, much like a human passport, needs…