The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a sophisticated network of electronic devices scattered across the New York tri-state area. These devices posed an imminent threat to protective operations for senior government officials. During a protective intelligence investigation, agents identified over…
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Threat Actors Breach Enterprise Infrastructure Within 18 Minutes of Initial Access
Attackers are accelerating their foothold in corporate networks: over the past three months (June 1 to August 31, 2025), the average time from initial breach to lateral movement—called “breakout time”—fell to just 18 minutes. In one striking incident, “Akira” ransomware…
Self-Driving IT Security: The Road Ahead
Introduction: From Driver’s Seat to Autopilot For more than a decade, the world has talked about self-driving cars. At first, the idea felt futuristic — even far-fetched. Yet today, robotaxis are quietly navigating city streets, proving that autonomy has arrived,…
Legacy Security Awareness Training Failing to Reduce Human Risk, Huntress Study Warns
Despite a surge in spending on security awareness training (SAT), most organisations are still experiencing more incidents caused by human error, according to new research from Huntress. The report, Mind the (Security) Gap: SAT in 2025, reveals that while 93%…
GitHub moves to tighten npm security amid phishing, malware plague
Hundreds of compromised packages pulled as registry shifts to 2FA and trusted publishing GitHub, which owns the npm registry for JavaScript packages, says it is tightening security in response to recent attacks.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Dragos Platform 3.0 consolidates risk alerts and streamlines industrial cybersecurity
Dragos released Dragos Platform 3.0, providing capabilities that enable industrial defenders to act faster and more confidently against intensifying cyber threats. The Dragos Platform’s new Insights Hub consolidates risk-based vulnerability, asset, and threat alerts into a single prioritized view, while…
SonicWall adds rootkit removal capabilities to the SMA 100 series
SonicWall has released new firmware for its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances, adding file-checking capabilities that help users remove known rootkit malware. The malware in question is the OVERSTEP user-mode rootkit, deployed by threat group UNC6148. The campaign…
Outpost24 launches pen testing packages for mobile apps and APIs
Outpost24 launched new pen test reporting, giving customers a consolidated view of all penetration testing results within a single platform. This eliminates the need to manage multiple reports from different sources, saving time and improving operational efficiency. Security teams can…
SolarWinds Releases Hotfix for Critical CVE-2025-26399 Remote Code Execution Flaw
SolarWinds has released hot fixes to address a critical security flaw impacting its Web Help Desk software that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands on susceptible systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-26399 (CVSS score: 9.8), has…
[Guest Diary] Distracting the Analyst for Fun and Profit, (Tue, Sep 23rd)
[This is a Guest Diary by Taylor House, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor's Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article:…
Deepfakes: The Cybersecurity Pandora’s Box
The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has not only revolutionized industries but also unleashed a Pandora’s box of potential threats. Among the most insidious is the emergence of deepfakes,… The post Deepfakes: The Cybersecurity Pandora’s Box appeared first on…
How Do Online Gaming Sites Keep Players and Their Data Safe?
Online gaming relies on trust. Players share their email addresses, payment details, and activity data every time they log in. Without strong protection, that information could be exposed or misused. Platforms treat security as part of the service itself, not…
Oracle gets to store US users’ TikTok data, says Trump
President to announce details on Big Red’s storage and security deal for Chinese social media phenomenon later this week The White House has promised that all US user data on TikTok will be stored on Oracle servers in the United…
Unit 221B Raises $5 Million for Threat Intel Aiding Hacker Arrests
The company will expand its platform’s capabilities and accelerate investigative collaboration and go-to-market efforts. The post Unit 221B Raises $5 Million for Threat Intel Aiding Hacker Arrests appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…
ShadowV2 Botnet Exploits Misconfigured AWS Docker Containers for DDoS-for-Hire Service
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet that customers can rent access to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest. The ShadowV2 botnet, according to Darktrace, predominantly targets misconfigured Docker containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
Lean Teams, Higher Stakes: Why CISOs Must Rethink Incident Remediation
Big companies are getting smaller, and their CEOs want everyone to know it. Wells Fargo has cut its workforce by 23% over five years, Bank of America has shed 88,000 employees since 2010, and Verizon’s CEO recently boasted that headcount…
Critical Security Flaws Grow with AI Use, New Report Shows
Rising hardware, API, and network flaws expose organizations to new risks in an AI-driven landscape This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Critical Security Flaws Grow with AI Use, New Report Shows
Help Wanted: What are these odd requests about?, (Sun, Sep 21st)
Looking at our web honeypot data, I came across an odd new request header I hadn't seen before: “X-Forwarded-App”. My first guess was that this is yet another issue with a proxy-server bucket brigade spilling secrets when a particular “App”…
Microsoft Publishes Guide for Certificate-Based Authentication in Windows Admin Center
Microsoft has released comprehensive guidance for implementing certificate-based authentication in Windows Admin Center (WAC), providing administrators with enhanced security through smart card integration and Active Directory Certificate Services. This authentication method significantly strengthens access controls by requiring administrators to present…
Workers fear for their jobs as JLR’s latest shutdown extended
With no idea when engines restart, families gear down on spending ahead of Christmas Jaguar Land Rover is extending the shutdown of its production plants another week in a move that experts say could cost the business in the multiple…