Tag: network
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NDSS 2025 Secure Data Analytics
Session 10A: Confidential Computing 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Byeongwook Kim (Seoul National University), Jaewon Hur (Seoul National University), Adil Ahmad (Arizona State University), Byoungyoung Lee (Seoul National University) PAPER Secure Data Analytics in Apache Spark with Fine-grained Policy Enforcement and Isolated Execution Cloud based Spark platform is a tempting approach for sharing data, as…
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Microsoft Teams to Begin Sharing Employee Location with Employers Based on Wi-Fi Networks
Microsoft has confirmed a controversial new feature coming to Teams that will automatically reveal employee work locations by detecting which Wi-Fi networks they connect to raising significant concerns about workplace surveillance and hybrid work policies. The feature, documented in Microsoft’s 365 Roadmap and Admin Centre (Message ID MC1081568), will automatically set users’ work location when…
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Can managing NHIs keep companies ahead in cybersecurity?
How Do Non-Human Identities (NHIs) Shape the Future of Cybersecurity? Have you ever considered the risks associated with the identities of machines in your network? With cybersecurity professionals continue to confront increasingly complex threats, a crucial, often overlooked area is the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their associated secrets. Integrating NHI management into an……
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Fortinet confirms new zero-day attacks against customer devices
cloud-init@mail.io and cloud-noc@mail.io. Other admin accounts are created with the names: audit, backup, itadmin, secadmin, and support. Mitigation: If these or other IOCs such as IP addresses are identified in configurations or the device logs, the system and its configuration should be considered compromised. Fortinet recommends updating the device to the latest available software release,…
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NDSS 2025 WAVEN: WebAssembly Memory Virtualization For Enclaves
Session 10A: Confidential Computing 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Weili Wang (Southern University of Science and Technology), Honghan Ji (ByteDance Inc.), Peixuan He (ByteDance Inc.), Yao Zhang (ByteDance Inc.), Ye Wu (ByteDance Inc.), Yinqian Zhang (Southern University of Science and Technology) PAPER WAVEN: WebAssembly Memory Virtualization for Enclaves The advancement of trusted execution environments (TEEs)…
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NDSS 2025 Attributing Open-Source Contributions Is Critical But Difficult
Tags: attack, awareness, conference, cryptography, email, github, Internet, malicious, network, open-source, programming, software, supply-chainSession 9D: Github + OSN Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jan-Ulrich Holtgrave (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Kay Friedrich (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Fabian Fischer (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Nicolas Huaman (Leibniz University Hannover), Niklas Busch (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Jan H. Klemmer (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information…
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NETSCOUT recognized for leadership in network detection and response
Tags: attack, cloud, cyber, data, detection, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, network, risk, service, technology, threat, toolThis is where visibility breaks down.This is where attacks hide.This is where risk grows quietly.NETSCOUT’s Omnis Cyber Intelligence closes this critical gap with a simple yet powerful idea: If you can’t see every signal, you can’t trust any conclusion. Turning packets into understanding: Our proprietary Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) technology doesn’t just collect packets; it…
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Smarter DDoS security at scale
Block first, ask questions later: One way to minimize the impact of encrypted attack traffic is to simply drop it before decrypting. There are several methods we employ to filter out the garbage quickly and efficiently:Known source blocking: Many attackers are now using open internet proxies to hide the source of their HTTPS attacks. We constantly…
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Cyberattack disrupts digital systems at renowned Dresden museum network
Germany’s Dresden State Art Collections network said it was able to keep facilities open and protect artworks while responding to a cyberattack against large portions of its digital infrastructure. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/dresden-state-art-collections-cyberattack
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AIs are Getting Better at Finding and Exploiting Internet Vulnerabilities
Really interesting blog post from Anthropic: In a recent evaluation of AI models’ cyber capabilities, current Claude models can now succeed at multistage attacks on networks with dozens of hosts using only standard, open-source tools, instead of the custom tools needed by previous generations. This illustrates how barriers to the use of AI in relatively…
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GNU InetUtils Telnetd Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2026-24061) Notice
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that GNU issued a security bulletin to fix the GNU InetUtils Telnetd remote authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-24061); Since the telnetd process does not effectively verify the USER environment variable value passed in from the client when calling /usr/bin/login, an unauthenticated attacker can construct a specially crafted USER environment variable value…The…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: FortiOS Exploits, Ransomware, Hacktivist Surge, and EU Telecom Rules
The third week of 2026 highlights a series of cybersecurity events affecting businesses, critical infrastructure, and regulatory compliance. This week, network administrators are grappling with the exploitation of a previously patched FortiOS vulnerability, while ransomware attacks continue to expose sensitive data across major corporations. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/tce-january-2026-cybersecurity-roundup/
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Ransomware gang’s slip-up led to data recovery for 12 US firms
Tags: access, attack, backup, breach, business, citrix, cloud, corporate, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, group, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, law, linux, network, phishing, powershell, ransom, ransomware, risk, software, spear-phishing, sql, threat, tool, veeam, vulnerabilityscrutinize and audit your backups. If you have a regular backup schedule, is there unexpected or unexplained activity? Von Ramin Mapp notes that crooks are known to time data exfiltration to match corporate off-site backups as a way to hide their work;monitor for encrypted data leaving your environments and see where it goes. Does this…
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Securing Generative AI: A Technical Guide to Protecting Your LLM Infrastructure
The GenAI Gold Rush: Why Network infrastructure Security Is Paramount Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly reshaping enterprise IT, powering everything from developer copilots and customer support automation to advanced analytics and decision-making. As adoption accelerates, GenAI is quickly becoming embedded in business”‘critical workflows. However, this rapid innovation creates a double”‘edged……
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Securing the Future: Practical Approaches to Digital Sovereignty in Google Workspace
Tags: access, attack, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, data, defense, dora, email, encryption, GDPR, google, Hardware, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, law, malware, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, zero-trustSecuring the Future: Practical Approaches to Digital Sovereignty in Google Workspace madhav Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:35 In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data privacy and sovereignty have become top priorities for organizations worldwide. With the proliferation of cloud services and the tightening of global data protection regulations, security professionals face mounting pressure to ensure their…
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NDSS 2025 Dissecting Payload-Based Transaction Phishing On Ethereum
Authors, Creators & Presenters: Zhuo Chen (Zhejiang University), Yufeng Hu (Zhejiang University), Bowen He (Zhejiang University), Dong Luo (Zhejiang University), Lei Wu (Zhejiang University), Yajin Zhou (Zhejiang University) PAPER Dissecting Payload-Based Transaction Phishing On Ethereum In recent years, a more advanced form of phishing has arisen on Ethereum, surpassing early-stage, simple transaction phishing. This new…
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EU unveils new plans to tackle Huawei, ZTE as China alleges protectionism
A draft proposal released on Tuesday, revising the EU’s Cybersecurity Act and its Network Information Systems Directive, would see member states phase out the use of high-risk suppliers within their critical national infrastructure. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eu-unveils-new-plans-to-tackle-huawei-zte
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EU considers whether there’s Huawei of axing Chinese kit from networks within 3 years
Still dominant in Germany’s networks, among others First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/21/eu_mulls_deadline_of_3_years/
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Weaponized Shipping Documents Spread Remcos RAT in Stealthy Malware Campaign
A sophisticated phishing campaign distributing a fileless variant of Remcos RAT, a commercial remote access tool offering extensive capabilities, including system resource management, remote surveillance, network management, and agent control. The campaign initiates through phishing emails impersonating Vietnamese shipping companies, tricking recipients into opening attached Word documents under the pretense of viewing updated shipping documents.…
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Vulnerability prioritization beyond the CVSS number
Tags: automation, container, credentials, cve, cvss, data, docker, endpoint, flaw, github, identity, network, open-source, risk, service, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementA different way to look at vulnerabilities: This is where the unified linkage model (ULM) comes in. Instead of asking, “How bad is this vulnerability on its own?” ULM asks, “What can this vulnerability affect once it starts moving?”It focuses on three kinds of relationships:Adjacency: Systems that sit side by side and can influence each…
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NSFOCUS Enters the Global Top Tier of DDoS Security: NSFOCUS DDoS Solutions Positioned in the MarketsandMarkets Star Quadrant
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 21, 2026 Recently, MarketsandMarkets, a globally recognized market research and consulting firm, released its Global DDoS Protection and Mitigation Security Market Global Forecast to 2030 report, providing a comprehensive assessment of industry trends, technology evolution, and leading vendors worldwide. Based on its mature technology stack, comprehensive solution portfolio, and strong market…The…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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For cyber risk assessments, frequency is essential
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, GDPR, infrastructure, mitigation, network, password, radius, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityIdentifying vulnerabilities: A cyber risk assessment helps to identify security gaps in a company’s IT infrastructure, networks, and systems. This provides the opportunity to eliminate these vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by cybercriminals.Prioritize risk management measures: Not every system is critical, and not all of a company’s data is equally important. The results of the risk…
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Threat Actors Exploit LinkedIn for RAT Delivery in Enterprise Networks
A sophisticated phishing campaign exploiting LinkedIn private messages has been identified, delivering remote access trojans (RATs) through a combination of DLL sideloading techniques and weaponized open-source Python pen-testing scripts, enabling attackers to establish persistent control over corporate systems while evading traditional security detection. These archives contain four key components: a genuine open-source PDF reader application,…
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What exciting developments are coming in AI-driven PAM
How Can Non-Human Identities Revolutionize Cybersecurity? Where systems interact autonomously and data flows seamlessly across networks, have you considered the emerging role of non-human identities (NHIs) in cybersecurity? NHIs, often overlooked, play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity and security of systems, especially within cloud environments. The Role of NHIs in Cybersecurity NHIs refer……