Tag: infrastructure
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Why DEI is key for a cyber safe future
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Tags: access, ai, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, infrastructure, mitigation, regulation, risk, skills, technology, threatgrow a workforce and body of expertise, not shrink it.By illuminating career pathways or creating opportunities for those who have been historically overlooked, DEIB programs welcome people that may not have been exposed or traditionally have lacked access to the space. Across the US, Black practitioners make up only 8% of the total tech workforce.…
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Xanthorox AI: New Automated Hacking Tool Surfaces on Hacker Forums
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in SecurityNewsA new malicious AI tool,Xanthorox AI, has emerged on underground hacker forums. Dubbed the >>Killer of WormGPT and all EvilGPT variants,
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Observability is security’s way back into the cloud conversation
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in SecurityNewsIn this Help Net Security interview, Esteban Gutierrez, CISO and VP of Information Security at New Relic, discusses how the adoption of cloud infrastructure is outpacing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/08/esteban-gutierrez-new-relic-cloud-infrastructure-risks/
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U.S. CISA adds Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure and ZTA Gateways flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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in SecurityNewsU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure and ZTA Gateways flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Apache Tomcat path equivalence vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22457, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability CVE-2025-22457 is a stack-based buffer overflow…
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Five Steps to Move to Exposure Management
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Tags: access, attack, breach, business, cloud, compliance, cve, cyber, data, exploit, group, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, monitoring, network, password, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we explore the five steps to take on your journey to exposure management. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. Chances are, you’re buried in vulnerabilities and…
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5 der größten Cyberbedrohungen in der Öl- und Gasindustrie
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in SecurityNewsDie Öl- und Gasindustrie ist als kritische Infrastruktur auf OT-Systeme angewiesen, um effiziente und sichere Abläufe zu gewährleisten. Doch mit der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung wächst auch die Gefahr von Cyberangriffen. Angreifer entwickeln ständig neue Methoden, um in OT-Umgebungen einzudringen. Ohne effektive Cybersicherheitsmaßnahmen drohen Datenschutzverletzungen, Betriebsunterbrechungen, finanzielle Verluste und sogar Sach- oder Personenschäden. Um diesen Risiken zu…
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Russland: Zwei Jahre Haft für Cyberangriff auf kritische Infrastruktur
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in SecurityNewsNach einem Cyberangriff auf ein russisches Kritis-Unternehmen muss der Organisator vorerst in eine Strafkolonie. Hinzu kommt eine Geldstrafe. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/russland-zwei-jahre-haft-fuer-cyberangriff-auf-kritische-infrastruktur-2504-195096.html
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How Trump’s tariffs are shaking up the cybersecurity sector
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Tags: antivirus, ceo, china, cisa, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, finance, government, Hardware, infrastructure, microsoft, network, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vulnerabilityCustomer cutbacks and increased costs are major concerns: In addition to the macroeconomic fears and worries over retaliatory measures, US cybersecurity companies are vulnerable to losing revenue under the new tariffs as customers reduce their cybersecurity budgets to cope with their own tariff-induced financial pressures.”What’s happening is that people are looking at cybersecurity through the…
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Fast Flux is the New Cyber Weapon”, And It’s Hard to Stop, Warns CISA
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Tags: advisory, cisa, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, detection, infrastructure, international, maliciousThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), alongside the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international cybersecurity partners, has issued an urgent advisory titled “Fast Flux: A National Security Threat.” The advisory highlights the growing use of fast flux techniques by cybercriminals and potentially nation-state actors to evade detection…
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Backups sind kein Allheilmittel
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in SecurityNewsEin Kommentar von Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure Solutions bei Illumio Am 31. März, macht der World Backup Day auf die Bedeutung regelmäßiger Datensicherungen aufmerksam. Backups sind ein unverzichtbarer Bestandteil jeder modernen IT-Sicherheitsstrategie. Allerdings werden Backups hierzulande maßlos überschätzt: Laut der vom Ponemon Institute durchgeführten Studie »The Global Cost of Ransomware«, ist mehr… First…
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Trump EO Presses States to Bear the Weight of CI Resilience
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in SecurityNewsStates, the EO suggests, are best positioned to own and manage preparedness and make risk-informed decisions that increase infrastructure resilience. And there’s some truth to that. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/trump-eo-presses-states-to-bear-the-weight-of-ci-resilience/
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CISA Warns: Old DNS Trick ‘Fast Flux’ Is Still Thriving
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in SecurityNewsAn old DNS switcheroo technique is still helping attackers keep their infrastructure alive. But is it really a pressing issue in 2025? First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cisa-dns-trick-fast-flux-thriving
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EncryptHub Ransomware Uncovered Through ChatGPT Use and OPSEC Failures
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in SecurityNewsEncryptHub, a rapidly evolving cybercriminal entity, has come under intense scrutiny following revelations of operational security (OPSEC) failures and extensive reliance on ChatGPT for its operations. This emerging threat actor has been linked to ransomware campaigns, data theft, and the development of advanced malware tools, including EncryptRAT. However, critical mistakes in their operational infrastructure have…
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Hackers Exploit Fast Flux to Evade Detection and Obscure Malicious Servers
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Tags: advisory, control, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, threatCybersecurity agencies worldwide have issued a joint advisory warning against the growing threat posed by >>fast flux,
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Der Gesundheitssektor steht weiterhin stark im Fokus von Cyberangriffen
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in SecurityNewsDas Gesundheitswesen muss Cybersicherheit als essenziellen Bestandteil seiner Infrastruktur begreifen denn in der vernetzten Welt von heute geht es nicht nur um Schutz von Daten, sondern um den Schutz von Menschenleben. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/der-gesundheitssektor-steht-weiterhin-stark-im-fokus-von-cyberangriffen/a40397/
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Longtime ‘Fast Flux’ Evasion Technique Now a National Security Threat
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in SecurityNewsCISA, the FBI, and NSA issued an advisory about the national security threat posed by “fast flux,” a technique used by threat actors to evade detection of their C2 infrastructures that has been around for two decades but has seen a resurgence in use by ransomware gangs and nation-state bad actors. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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CERT-UA reports attacks in March 2025 targeting Ukrainian agencies with WRECKSTEEL Malware
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in SecurityNewsCERT-UA reported three cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s state agencies and critical infrastructure to steal sensitive data. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) reported three cyberattacks in March 2025 targeting Ukrainian agencies and infrastructure to steal sensitive data. This activity is tracked under the identifier UAC-0219. >>The Ukrainian government’s computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, is…
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CERT-UA Reports Cyberattacks Targeting Ukrainian State Systems with WRECKSTEEL Malware
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Tags: attack, computer, country, cyber, cyberattack, email, infrastructure, malware, phishing, ukraineThe Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that no less than three cyber attacks were recorded against state administration bodies and critical infrastructure facilities in the country with an aim to steal sensitive data.The campaign, the agency said, involved the use of compromised email accounts to send phishing messages containing links pointing…
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Securing critical infrastructure: The path to phishing-resistant authentication
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/securing-critical-infrastructure-the-path-to-phishing-resistant-authentication
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EU Pumps Euro1.3 Billion into Cybersecurity, AI, and Digital Skills to Fortify Europe’s Tech Future
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in SecurityNewsThe European Commission is making a massive Euro1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) bet on Europe’s digital future, with a strong focus on shoring up cybersecurity defenses, boosting artificial intelligence, and closing the digital skills gap. The funding, part of the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) for 2025-2027, aims to strengthen Europe’s tech sovereignty and protect critical infrastructure…
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US, Australia, Canada warn of ‘fast flux’ scheme used by ransomware gangs
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in SecurityNewsRansomware gangs and Russian government hackers are increasingly turning to an old tactic called “fast flux” to hide the location of infrastructure used in cyberattacks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-australia-canada-warn-of-fast-flux-ransomware-rusia
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Oracle quietly admits data breach, days after lawsuit accused it of cover-up
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Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, compliance, credentials, crime, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, finance, fraud, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, law, oracle, resilience, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, vulnerabilityLawsuit challenges Oracle’s response: The reports of Oracle’s acknowledgement of the breach come just days after the company was hit with a class action lawsuit over its handling of the security breach.The lawsuit specifically addresses a major security breach discovered in March that reportedly compromised 6 million records containing sensitive authentication-related data from Oracle Cloud…
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Hackers hit Ukrainian state agencies, critical infrastructure with new ‘Wrecksteel’ malware
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in SecurityNewsA Ukrainian cyber agency said a suspected espionage campaign using the new malware has been active seen the fall, with at least three incidents detected in March. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-ukraine-critical-infrastructure-malware
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Cybersecurity Experts Slam Oracle’s Handling of Big Breach
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in SecurityNewsTechnology Giant Accused of Using ‘Wordplay’ to Previously Deny Breach Reports. Cybersecurity experts have slammed Oracle’s handling of a large data breach that it’s reportedly confirming to 140,000 affected cloud infrastructure clients – but only verbally, and not in writing – following nearly two weeks of it having denied that any such breach occurred. First…
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Hackers target Ukrainian state agencies, critical infrastructure with new ‘Wrecksteel’ malware
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in SecurityNewsA Ukrainian cyber agency said a suspected espionage campaign using the new malware has been active seen the fall, with at least three incidents detected in March. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-ukraine-critical-infrastructure-malware
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CISA’s Latest Advisories Expose High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems
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in SecurityNewsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued two crucial Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories, highlighting vulnerabilities that could have serious impacts on critical infrastructure. These ICS advisories, identified as ICSA-25-091-01 and ICSA-24-331-04, are designed to inform organizations about current security threats, vulnerabilities, and necessary mitigations related to ICS products and systems. First seen on…
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Model Context Protocol fever spreads in cloud-native world
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in SecurityNewsThe Anthropic-led spec for AI agent tool connections gained further momentum this week, with support from cloud-native infrastructure vendors such as Kubiya and Solo.io. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/news/366621932/Model-Context-Protocol-fever-spreads-in-cloud-native-world
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Veterans are an obvious fit for cybersecurity, but tailored support ensures they succeed
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in SecurityNewsSecurity is built into just about any military role: “Veterans make great cybersecurity specialists, because they’ve had security-focused roles, whether physical or information security, no matter what branch of the service they were in,” says Bryan Radliff, a 31-year veteran of the US Army who now serves as the CyberVets program manager in the Onward…