<p>Manufacturing remained ransomware operators’ most-targeted sector heading into 2026, according to analysis by threat researchers at cybersecurity services provider NordStellar. Other top targets by industry include IT firms, professional services providers and construction companies.</p> <p>Note, however, that — as for-profit…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2026 fix six actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2026 fix six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2026 fix 58 new security flaws across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, Exchange, Hyper-V, WSL, and other components, rising to…
A Peek Into Muddled Libra’s Operational Playbook
Explore the tools Unit 42 found on a Muddled Libra rogue host. Learn how they target domain controllers and use search engines to aid their attacks. The post A Peek Into Muddled Libra’s Operational Playbook appeared first on Unit 42.…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-11 00h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-02-10 22:33 : Survey Sees Little Post-Quantum Computing Encryption Progress 22:15 : Microsoft’s Valentine’s gift to admins: 6 exploited zero-day fixes 22:15 : Patch Tuesday,…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2026-02-10
186 posts were published in the last hour 22:33 : Survey Sees Little Post-Quantum Computing Encryption Progress 22:15 : Microsoft’s Valentine’s gift to admins: 6 exploited zero-day fixes 22:15 : Patch Tuesday, February 2026 Edition 21:14 : Best Tools for…
Survey Sees Little Post-Quantum Computing Encryption Progress
A global survey of 4,149 IT and security practitioners finds that while three-quarters (75%) expect a quantum computer will be capable of breaking traditional public key encryption within five years, only 38% at this point in time are preparing to…
Microsoft’s Valentine’s gift to admins: 6 exploited zero-day fixes
Roses are red, violets are blue … now get patching What better way to say I love you than with an update? Attackers exploited a whopping six Microsoft bugs as zero-days prior to Redmond releasing software fixes on February’s Patch…
Patch Tuesday, February 2026 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including patches for a whopping six “zero-day” vulnerabilities that attackers are already exploiting in the wild. This article has been indexed…
Best Tools for Test Data Management to Accelerate QA Teams in 2026
Test Data Management tools for 2026 ranked for QA and DevOps teams, comparing speed, self service, masking, CI/CD fit, and enterprise readiness. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original…
The AI Firewall: Using Local Small Language Models (SLMs) to Scrub PII Before Cloud Processing
As organizations increasingly rely on powerful cloud-based AI services like GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini for sophisticated text analysis, summarization, and generation tasks, a critical security concern emerges: what happens to sensitive data when it’s sent to external AI providers? Personal…
Apple Expands iPhone Driver’s Licenses to 7 US States
Apple says seven more US states plan to support iPhone driver’s licenses, expanding Apple Wallet digital IDs already live in 13 states. The post Apple Expands iPhone Driver’s Licenses to 7 US States appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has…
Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE
The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.…
FortiOS Authentication Bypass Exposes VPN and SSO Deployments
Fortinet disclosed a FortiOS flaw that could allow LDAP authentication bypass for VPN and SSO access. The post FortiOS Authentication Bypass Exposes VPN and SSO Deployments appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read…
Top incident response certifications to consider in 2026
<p>Incident responders detect, identify and contain cyberattacks to minimize damage on business operations. To effectively do this and be valuable members of the <a href=”https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/incident-response-team”>incident response team</a>, security professionals must know how to analyze logs, assemble and use an arsenal…
Barriers to Secure OT Communication: Why Johnny Can’t Authenticate
CISA released the guidance, Barriers to Secure OT Communication: Why Johnny Can’t Authenticate, which highlights the known issues with insecure-by-design legacy industrial protocols and seeks to understand why the technology to secure these protocols is not widely adopted. CISA developed…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-02-10 21h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 19:34 : FortiSandbox XSS Vulnerability Allows Remote Command Execution 19:34 : 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days Patched by Microsoft With February 2026 Updates 19:16 : Microsoft Patch Tuesday – February 2026, (Tue, Feb…
FortiSandbox XSS Vulnerability Allows Remote Command Execution
Fortinet disclosed an XSS flaw in FortiSandbox that could allow unauthenticated remote command execution. The post FortiSandbox XSS Vulnerability Allows Remote Command Execution appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the original article:…
6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days Patched by Microsoft With February 2026 Updates
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates fix roughly 60 vulnerabilities found in the company’s products. The post 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days Patched by Microsoft With February 2026 Updates appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – February 2026, (Tue, Feb 10th)
Today&#x26;#39;s patch Tuesday addresses 59 different vulnerabilities (plus two Chromium vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Edge). While this is a lower-than-normal number, this includes six vulnerabilities that are already exploited. Three vulnerabilities have already been exploited and made public. In addition, five…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – January 2026, (Tue, Feb 10th)
Today&#x26;#39;s patch Tuesday addresses 59 different vulnerabilities (plus two Chromium vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Edge). While this is a lower-than-normal number, this includes six vulnerabilities that are already exploited. Three vulnerabilities have already been exploited and made public. In addition, five…
Picus Red Report 2026 Shows Attackers Favor Stealth Over Disruption
The Picus Red Report 2026 shows attackers shifting from ransomware to stealthy, long-term access techniques. The post Picus Red Report 2026 Shows Attackers Favor Stealth Over Disruption appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet…
Microsoft 365 Admin Center Outage Hits users in North America
Microsoft 365 administrators in North America are grappling with widespread access issues to the Microsoft 365 admin center, as confirmed by the company’s service health dashboard. Issue ID MO1230320 marks a service degradation affecting the core Microsoft 365 suite, disrupting…
FortiOS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Lets Attackers Bypass LDAP Authentication
Fortinet has disclosed a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS, tracked as CVE-2026-22153 (FG-IR-25-1052), that could allow unauthenticated attackers to sidestep LDAP authentication for Agentless VPN or Fortinet Single Sign-On (FSSO) policies. Classified under CWE-305 (Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness),…
Threat Hunting Is Critical to SOC Maturity but Often Misses Real Attacks
High-performing SOC teams are increasingly turning to sandbox-derived threat intelligence to make threat hunting repeatable and impactful. Tools like ANY.RUN’s TI Lookup enables faster hunts grounded in real attacker behaviours from millions of analyses. Threat hunting remains a cornerstone of…