China has told domestic firms to stop using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software, citing national security concerns amid rising tech tensions. Reuters reported that China has ordered domestic companies to stop using cybersecurity solutions from more than a dozen U.S.…
Chinese Threat Actors Hosted 18,000 Active C2 Servers Across 48 Hosting Providers
Threat actors linked to Chinese hosting infrastructure have established a massive network of over 18,000 active command-and-control servers across 48 different hosting providers in recent months. This widespread abuse highlights a serious issue in how malicious infrastructure can hide within…
U.S. weighs cyberwarfare options, DeadLock uses smart contracts to hide work, China says stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software
U.S. weighs private companies’ cyberwarfare roles China: stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software DeadLock uses smart contracts to hide work Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Want real Zero Trust training? Zero Trust World 2026 delivers hands-on labs and…
Amazon Looks To Build Data Centre At Didcot Power Station Site
Amazon awaits council decision on plans to build data centre complex at site of former coal-fired power station in Dicot, Oxfordshire This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon Looks To Build Data Centre At…
Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability Allows Attacker to Trigger DoS Attacks
Palo Alto Networks has patched a critical denial-of-service vulnerability in its PAN-OS firewall software, tracked as CVE-2026-0227, which lets unauthenticated attackers disrupt GlobalProtect gateways and portals. The flaw carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.7 (HIGH severity), stemming from…
Microsoft shuts down RedVDS cybercrime subscription service tied to millions in fraud losses
Microsoft has announced a coordinated legal action in the United States and the United Kingdom to disrupt RedVDS, a global cybercrime subscription service tied to large-scale fraud losses. The effort forms part of a broader joint operation with international law…
LinkedIn wants to make verification a portable trust signal
In this Help Net Security interview, Oscar Rodriguez, VP Trust Product at LinkedIn, discusses how verification is becoming a portable trust signal across the internet. He explains how LinkedIn is extending professional identity beyond its platform to address rising AI-driven…
GoLogin vs MultiLogin vs VMLogin – What’s the Anti-Detect Browsers Difference?
A web browser is a door to the Global Network, allows to surf through different resources, obtain all required information, watch films, earn money, and many more legal and partly legal activities. It depends on the size of the door,…
Is it time for internet services to adopt identity verification?
Should verified identities become the standard online? Australia’s social media ban for under-16s shows why the question matters. This article has been indexed from WeLiveSecurity Read the original article: Is it time for internet services to adopt identity verification?
QR codes are getting colorful, fancy, and dangerous
QR codes have become a routine part of daily life, showing up on emails, posters, menus, invoices, and login screens. Security-savvy users have learned to treat links with caution, but QR codes still carry an assumption of safety. Researchers from…
Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Trigger Denial of Service
Palo Alto Networks has patched a critical denial-of-service vulnerability in its PAN-OS firewall software, tracked as CVE-2026-0227, which lets unauthenticated attackers disrupt GlobalProtect gateways and portals. The flaw carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.7 (HIGH severity), stemming from…
Cybersecurity spending keeps rising, so why is business impact still hard to explain?
Cybersecurity budgets keep climbing, but many security leaders still struggle to explain what that spending delivers to the business. A new study by Expel examines that disconnect through a survey of security and finance executives at large enterprises. The research…
CISOs flag gaps in third-party risk management
Third-party cyber risk continues to concern security leaders as vendor ecosystems grow, supply chains stretch, and AI plays a larger role in business operations. A recent Panorays survey of U.S. CISOs shows rising third-party incidents and growing regulatory attention, while…
The NSA lays out the first steps for zero trust adoption
Security pros often say that zero trust sounds straightforward until they try to apply it across real systems, real users, and real data. Many organizations are still sorting out what they own, how access works, and where authority sits. That…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-15 06h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 4:31 : Improving VirtOps: Manage, migrate or modernize with Red Hat and Cisco 4:31 : Microsoft SQL Server Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Elevate Privileges over a Network 4:31 : Palo Alto Networks…
Improving VirtOps: Manage, migrate or modernize with Red Hat and Cisco
Virtualization has been an evolving part of ITOps over the past several years. A variety of applications run on virtualization technology and many companies are assessing their options for new platforms to run these critical workloads. Goals include cost optimization,…
Microsoft SQL Server Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Elevate Privileges over a Network
Microsoft released security updates on January 13, 2026, addressing a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in SQL Server that enables authorized attackers to bypass authentication controls and gain elevated system privileges remotely. Tracked as CVE-2026-20803, the vulnerability stems from missing…
Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated Attackers to Trigger Denial of Service
Palo Alto Networks has patched a critical denial-of-service vulnerability in its PAN-OS firewall software, tracked as CVE-2026-0227, which lets unauthenticated attackers disrupt GlobalProtect gateways and portals. The flaw carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.7 (HIGH severity), stemming from…
What innovations do NHIs bring to cloud security
How Are Non-Human Identities Revolutionizing Cloud Security? What drives the evolution of cybersecurity? The answer often lies in the innovative management of non-human identities (NHIs). With the unprecedented surge in cloud adoption, the challenge of securing machine identities and their…
Can Agentic AI keep your data protection strategies ahead
How Can Advanced AI Strategies Transform Data Protection? How do organizations ensure that their data protection strategies remain cutting-edge and resilient against evolving threats? For many cybersecurity professionals, the key lies in harnessing the potential of Agentic AI. Advanced AI…
How do you trust a machine with secret management
How Do Organizations Ensure Machine Trust in Secret Management? How can organizations ensure that machines, which are increasingly handling vast amounts of sensitive data, can be trusted with secret management? With digital landscpe evolves, machine identities are taking center stage.…
Are NHIs scalable for growing tech ecosystems
How Does Non-Human Identity Management Enhance Scalability in Tech Ecosystems? Is your organization struggling to keep pace with the scalability demands of emerging tech? With technology grow and evolve, the role of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in ensuring seamless operations becomes…
Microsoft, Law Enforcement Disrupt RedVDS Global Cybercrime Service
Microsoft and law enforcement agencies in Europe disrupted the operations of RedVDS, a global cybercrime service that sold cheap and disposable dedicated virtual servers to threat actors that used them to run BEC, phishing, and other fraud campaigns. The vendor…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-01-15 03h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 2:2 : ISC Stormcast For Thursday, January 15th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9768, (Thu, Jan 15th)