Tag: cyber
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Best Penetration Testing Companies in USA
Cyber threats are growing at an unprecedented pace. In 2024 alone, global cyber threat losses reached an estimated US$9.5 trillion, and this figure is projected to rise even further in 2025. If threats were a country, it would rank as the world’s third-largest economy, behind only the United States and China. As attackers increasingly leverage……
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Best Penetration Testing Companies in USA
Cyber threats are growing at an unprecedented pace. In 2024 alone, global cyber threat losses reached an estimated US$9.5 trillion, and this figure is projected to rise even further in 2025. If threats were a country, it would rank as the world’s third-largest economy, behind only the United States and China. As attackers increasingly leverage……
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REMnux v8 Linux Toolkit Released With AI-Powered Malware Analysis Capabilities
The landscape of malware analysis has taken a significant leap forward with the official release of REMnux v8. This popular Linux toolkit, which has served the security community for fifteen years, has been updated to address modern threats and integrate emerging technologies. The headline feature of this major release is the introduction of AI-powered capabilities…
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Cybersicherheits-Direktorentreffen und Cyber Security Conference in München: Automatisierte Verteidigung im Fokus
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/cybersicherheits-direktorentreffen-cyber-security-conference-muenchen-automatisierung-verteidigung
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New NCSC-Led OT Security Guidance for Nuclear Reactors
Four Principles Positioning the Nuclear Ecosystem for Long-Term Cyber Resilience OT weaknesses are compounding across utilities, with 22% of critical infrastructure firms reporting OT incidents and external access driving half of breaches. U.K. NCSC’s new guidance outlines connectivity principles that utilities can embed to avoid costly retrofits and compliance issues. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Valentine’s Day: Cyber Experts Heed Caution When Looking For Love (and Gifts) Online
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, cybersecurity experts are warning consumers to be cautious online, whether they’re looking for love or trying to grab a last minute gift. Why do scams increase around Valentine’s Day? Anne Cutler, Cybersecurity Expert at Keeper Security, notes: >>Valentine’s Day is one of the easiest moments of the year for romance scams…
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The Rise of Continuous Penetration Testing-as-a-Service (PTaaS)
Traditional penetration testing has long been a cornerstone of cyber assurance. For many organisations, structured annual or biannual tests have provided an effective way to validate security controls, support compliance requirements, and identify material weaknesses across infrastructure, applications, and external attack surfaces. However, enterprise environments now change at a pace that is difficult to reconcile”¦…
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The Rise of Continuous Penetration Testing-as-a-Service (PTaaS)
Traditional penetration testing has long been a cornerstone of cyber assurance. For many organisations, structured annual or biannual tests have provided an effective way to validate security controls, support compliance requirements, and identify material weaknesses across infrastructure, applications, and external attack surfaces. However, enterprise environments now change at a pace that is difficult to reconcile”¦…
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EU can’t be ‘naive’ about enemies shutting down critical infrastructure, warns tech official
The European Union can no longer afford to be “naive” about adversaries’ ability to switch off critical infrastructure, the EU’s top tech official warned Friday, as she called for tougher rules and more investment to protect Europe from cyber and hybrid threats. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eu-cyber-critical-infrastructure-tech
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Google Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
Several state-sponsored actors, hacktivist entities, and criminal groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have trained their sights on the defense industrial base (DIB) sector, according to findings from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG).The tech giant’s threat intelligence division said the adversarial targeting of the sector is centered around four key themes: striking defense…
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NATO must impose costs on Russia, China over cyber and hybrid attacks, says deputy chief
Speaking at the Munich Cyber Security Conference, Radmila Shekerinska said the security environment has become “more complex” and “more contested,” with rivals operating at the same time in the physical and digital worlds. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nato-must-impost-costs-russia-china-cyber-hybrid-deputy-secretary
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NATO must impose costs on Russia, China over cyber and hybrid attacks, says deputy chief
Speaking at the Munich Cyber Security Conference, Radmila Shekerinska said the security environment has become “more complex” and “more contested,” with rivals operating at the same time in the physical and digital worlds. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nato-must-impost-costs-russia-china-cyber-hybrid-deputy-secretary
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Estonia spy chief calls on Europe to invest in its own offensive cyber capabilities
These capabilities are needed not just to mirror what the continent’s most capable adversaries can do, but also to match Europe’s defensive posture with credible tools to gain access to target networks, he said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/estonia-spy-chief-calls-on-europe-to-invest-in-own-offense
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US needs to impose ‘real costs’ on bad actors, State Department cyber official says
At the Munich Cyber Security Conference, senior U.S. officials signaled that a defensive cyber crouch is giving way to something closer to Cold Warstyle deterrence, an effort to convince adversaries that the costs of hacking the United States will outweigh the benefits. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/usa-cyber-actors-consequences
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16 Prozent mehr Cyber-Angriffe in Deutschland im Januar
Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschungsabteilung von Check Point Software Technologies hat seinen Monthly-Cyber-Threat-Report für Januar 2026 veröffentlicht. Im Januar 2026 erfuhren Unternehmen weltweit durchschnittlich 2090 Cyber-Angriffe pro Woche. Dies entspricht einem Anstieg von drei Prozent gegenüber Dezember 2025 und von 17 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum. Im DACH-Raum gehen die Trends auseinander. In Deutschland […]…
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Europe must adapt to ‘permanent’ cyber and hybrid threats, Sweden warns
Cyber and hybrid threats are now a permanent feature of Europe’s security environment, a senior Swedish defense official said, citing Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine as a turning point. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/sweden-cyber-threats-europe-permanent
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CVE-2025-64712 in Unstructured.io Puts Amazon, Google, and Tech Giants at Risk of Remote Code Execution
A newly disclosed critical flaw, CVE-2025-64712 (CVSS 9.8), in Unstructured.io’s “unstructured” ETL library could let attackers perform arbitrary file writes and potentially achieve remote code execution (RCE) on systems that process untrusted documents. Unstructured is widely used to convert messy business files into AI-ready text and embeddings, and the vendor’s ecosystem footprint is often cited as spanning…
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Munich Security Conference: Cyber Threats Lead G7 Risk Index, Disinformation Ranks Third
G7 countries ranked cyber-attacks as the top risk, while BICS members placed cyber threats only as the eighth most pressing risk First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/munich-security-index-cyberattacks/
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Munich Security Conference: Cyber Threats Lead G7 Risk Index, Disinformation Ranks Third
G7 countries ranked cyber-attacks as the top risk, while BICS members placed cyber threats only as the eighth most pressing risk First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/munich-security-index-cyberattacks/
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Munich Security Conference: Cyber Threats Lead G7 Risk Index, Disinformation Ranks Third
G7 countries ranked cyber-attacks as the top risk, while BICS members placed cyber threats only as the eighth most pressing risk First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/munich-security-index-cyberattacks/
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Escalating Breaches, Regulatory Crackdowns, and Global Cybercrime Developments
As February 2026 progresses, this week’s The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup examines a series of cybersecurity incidents and enforcement actions spanning Europe, Africa, Australia, and the United States. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/weekly-roundup-cyber-express-feb-2026/
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state-backed hackers exploit Gemini AI for cyber recon and attacks
Google says nation-state actors used Gemini AI for reconnaissance and attack support in cyber operations. Google DeepMind and GTIG report a rise in model extraction or “distillation” attacks aimed at stealing AI intellectual property, which Google has detected and blocked. While APT groups have not breached frontier models, private firms and researchers have tried to…
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Chrome Extensions Infect 500K Users to Hijack VKontakte Accounts
A long-running Chrome extension malware campaign has silently hijacked more than 500,000 VKontakte (VK) accounts, forcing users into attacker-controlled groups, resetting their settings every 30 days, and abusing VK’s own infrastructure as command-and-control. What appeared to be harmless VK customization tools were in reality a tightly maintained malware project operated by a single threat actor…
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Check Point Sets Out Four-Pillar Blueprint for Securing the AI-Driven Enterprise
Check Point Software Technologies has unveiled a new AI-focused security strategy alongside three acquisitions aimed at strengthening its platform across AI agent protection, exposure management and managed service provider (MSP) environments. The announcement outlines a four-pillar framework designed to help organisations manage the growing cyber risks associated with rapid AI adoption. As enterprises embed AI…
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Malicious Chrome AI Extensions Target 260,000 Users with Injected Iframes
As AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok gain mainstream adoption, cybercriminals are weaponizing their popularity to distribute malicious browser extensions. Security researchers have uncovered a coordinated campaign involving 30 Chrome extensions that masquerade as legitimate AI assistants while secretly deploying dangerous surveillance capabilities affecting over 260,000 users. The malicious extensions pose as AI-powered…
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Malicious Chrome AI Extensions Target 260,000 Users with Injected Iframes
As AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok gain mainstream adoption, cybercriminals are weaponizing their popularity to distribute malicious browser extensions. Security researchers have uncovered a coordinated campaign involving 30 Chrome extensions that masquerade as legitimate AI assistants while secretly deploying dangerous surveillance capabilities affecting over 260,000 users. The malicious extensions pose as AI-powered…
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Malicious Chrome AI Extensions Target 260,000 Users with Injected Iframes
As AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok gain mainstream adoption, cybercriminals are weaponizing their popularity to distribute malicious browser extensions. Security researchers have uncovered a coordinated campaign involving 30 Chrome extensions that masquerade as legitimate AI assistants while secretly deploying dangerous surveillance capabilities affecting over 260,000 users. The malicious extensions pose as AI-powered…
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The Law of Cyberwar is Pretty Discombobulated
This article explores the complexities of cyberwarfare, emphasizing the need to reconsider how we categorize cyber operations within the framework of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). It discusses the challenges posed by AI in transforming traditional warfare notions and highlights the potential risks associated with the misuse of emerging technologies in conflicts. First seen…
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Top Security Incidents of 2025: The Emergence of the ChainedShark APT Group
In 2025, NSFOCUS Fuying Lab disclosed a new APT group targeting China’s scientific research sector, dubbed “ChainedShark” (tracking number: Actor240820). Been active since May 2024, the group’s operations are marked by high strategic coherence and technical sophistication. Its primary targets are professionals in Chinese universities and research institutions specializing in international relations, marine technology, and related…The…