Tag: service
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Outages Happen to Everyone. Building a Resilient Architecture Doesn’t Have to Be Hard.
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, csf, cyberattack, data, defense, detection, dora, encryption, finance, framework, government, nist, regulation, resilience, service, software, strategy, technologyOutages Happen to Everyone. Building a Resilient Architecture Doesn’t Have to Be Hard. madhav Tue, 02/03/2026 – 05:21 No company is spared the pain of outages. But their impact can be mitigated by how resilient you build your business architecture. And who you choose to partner with can significantly determine how effective that will be.…
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Jan Recap: New AWS Privileged Permissions and Services
As January 2026 comes to a close, Sonrai’s latest review of newly released AWS permissions highlights a sharp expansion of privilege concentrated in networking, traffic control, and collaboration services. This month’s updates focus heavily on AWS Network Firewall, Route 53 Global Resolver, EC2 networking controls, and cross-account data collaboration, introducing new ways to reroute traffic,……
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Single Sign-On with External Security Token Services
Tags: serviceLearn how to implement Single Sign-On with External Security Token Services (STS). A deep dive into SAML, OIDC, and token exchange for CTOs and VP Engineering. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/single-sign-on-with-external-security-token-services/
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Think agentic AI is hard to secure today? Just wait a few months
Cost effective fix: Do nothing: Kodezi’s Khan offers an interesting fix for that foundational problem: Don’t even try. He argues it’s a money pit that will never be fully resolved. Instead, he suggests pouring resources into creating a strict identity strategy for every NHI going forward. “Aim for containment rather than for perfection. You can’t really govern…
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APT28 Leverages CVE-2026-21509 in Operation Neusploit
IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified a new campaign in-the-wild, tracked as Operation Neusploit, targeting countries in the Central and Eastern European region. In this campaign, the threat actor leveraged specially crafted Microsoft RTF files to exploit CVE-2026-21509 and deliver malicious backdoors in a multi-stage infection chain. Due to significant overlaps in tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)…
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Was tun, wenn die Erpresser kommen?
Tags: access, ai, backup, bsi, cio, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, encryption, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, mail, password, phishing, ransomware, service, supply-chain, update, vulnerabilityRuhe bewahren und keine übereilten Sachen machen, empfiehlt Podcast-Gast Joanna Lang-Recht. intersoft consulting services AGMontagmorgen, 8:00 Uhr. Die Mitarbeitenden können sich nicht einloggen. Die Produktionsbänder stehen still, und auf den Bildschirmen prangen digitale Erpresserschreiben. Der Albtraum eines jeden CIOs ist wahr geworden: Ein Ransomware-Angriff hat den Betrieb lahmgelegt. Jetzt endet der Regelbetrieb, und der Ausnahmezustand…
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Is the Online Account Service Still Available?
Tags: serviceStruggling with auth downtime? Learn why your online account service might be failing and how to implement Enterprise SSO and CIAM for 99.9% availability. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/is-the-online-account-service-still-available/
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New phishing attack leverages PDFs and Dropbox
Masquerading as a safe document format: But after so many warnings about this over time, why are people still so trusting of PDFs and Dropbox?”Because, historically, they’ve actually been trained to be,” said Avakian. PDFs are routinely used in the business world and have been positioned as a safe, read-only document format for invoices, contracts,…
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As feds pull back, states look inward for election security support
Secretaries of State are scrambling to replace cybersecurity services once provided by CISA and other federal agencies. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-election-security-cutbacks-states-trump-administration/
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Over 21,000 OpenClaw AI Instances Leak Personal Configuration Data
The open-source AI assistant OpenClaw experienced explosive growth, expanding from approximately 1,000 active instances to over 21,000 in just seven days. Created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, the personal AI assistant integrates with email, calendars, smart-home systems, and food-delivery services, enabling it to perform actions far beyond those of traditional chatbots. The project’s rapid evolution…
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StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage
Tags: serviceThe ICE-tracking service says it doesn’t store usernames or addresses First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/stopice_alerts_hacked/
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What’s New in Tenable Cloud Security: Multi-cloud Risk Analysis, Attack Surface Assessments, Improved IAM Security and More
Tags: ai, attack, cloud, compliance, data, data-breach, endpoint, gartner, google, governance, iam, identity, infrastructure, Internet, least-privilege, microsoft, mitigation, network, radius, risk, risk-analysis, service, supply-chain, switch, tool, training, vulnerabilityTenable Cloud Security continues to expand the technical depth of our Tenable One exposure management platform. Our latest enhancements include unified multi-cloud exploration, high-fidelity network validation, and expanded entitlement visibility across infrastructure and identity providers. Key takeaways Graph-based multi-cloud exploration: We’ve leveraged our unified data model to provide deep visibility across all cloud environments. You…
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Exabeam Channel Chief On Driving ‘Highest-Level’ Profitability For Partners, New AI Tool
Exabeam is doubling down on partner profitability in 2026 as the SIEM vendor seeks to accelerate its growth with the help of solution and service provider partners, Exabeam Global Channel Chief Craig Patterson tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/exabeam-channel-chief-on-driving-highest-level-profitability-for-partners-new-ai-tool
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How risk culture turns cyber teams predictive
Tags: access, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, detection, identity, intelligence, jobs, ransomware, resilience, risk, serviceRisk culture: What it is when you strip the slogans: People talk about culture like it’s soft. Posters. Values. A town hall with applause on cue.Culture is harder. Culture is what people do when nobody is watching, and when the clock is loud. Culture is what gets you the truth at 4 p.m., not at…
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Drone sightings have doubled near UK military bases, warns British government
The surge in sightings has prompted the government to expand the powers available to service personnel to deal with the threat from uncrewed aerial vehicles without having to first involve law enforcement. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/military-drone-sightings-double-uk-government
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Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack
Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/02/notepad_plusplus_intrusion/
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Panera Bread breach impacts 5.1 million accounts, not 14 million customers
The data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned says that a data breach at the U.S. food chain Panera Bread affected 5.1 million accounts, not 14 million customers as previously reported. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/panera-bread-data-breach-impacts-51-million-accounts-not-14-million-customers/
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Why non-human identities are your biggest security blind spot in 2026
Tags: access, api, breach, cloud, control, credentials, data-breach, github, google, governance, identity, least-privilege, password, service, threat, toolThe three blind spots I keep finding: After years working in cloud security and identity management, certain patterns show up everywhere I look. Three problems in particular appear in nearly every environment I assess. Secrets where they should never be. I still find API keys hardcoded in source files. Still. In 2026. Last year, GitGuardian…
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Google Uncovers Major Expansion in ShinyHunters Threat Activity Using New Tactics
Tags: authentication, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, extortion, google, identity, mfa, phishing, service, software, tactics, threatA substantial expansion in cybercrime operations using tactics consistent with ShinyHunters-branded extortion campaigns. These sophisticated operations employ advanced voice phishing (vishing) and victim-branded credential harvesting websites to compromise corporate environments by stealing single sign-on (SSO) credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. While the methodology of targeting identity providers and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms remains consistent with…
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When responsible disclosure becomes unpaid labor
Tags: ai, bug-bounty, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, email, exploit, finance, flaw, governance, healthcare, incident response, infrastructure, jobs, open-source, ransom, risk, security-incident, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, warfaresupposed to function and how it increasingly does in practice. Enter the gray zone of ethical disclosure: The result is a growing gray zone between ethical research and adversarial pressure. Based on years of reporting on disclosure disputes, that gray zone tends to emerge through a small set of recurring failure modes.Silent treatment and severity…
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Pompelmi: Open-source secure file upload scanning for Node.js
Software teams building services in JavaScript are adding more layers of defense to handle untrusted file uploads. An open-source project called Pompelmi aims to insert … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/02/pompelmi-open-source-secure-file-upload-scanning-node-js/
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AI is flooding IAM systems with new identities
Most organizations view AI identities through the same lens used for other non-human identities, such as service accounts, API keys, and chatbots, according to The State of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/02/cloud-security-alliance-securing-ai-identities/
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IoT Penetration Testing: Definition, Process, Tools, and Benefits
IoT penetration testing is a security assessment of the complete IoT ecosystem, from backend systems and cloud services to mobile devices and hardware. It involves a multi-stage simulated attack on IoT devices and their supporting system to identify security risks before attackers can exploit them. Unpatched firmware is responsible for 60% of IoT security breaches,……
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How impenetrable is secrets encryption in financial services
How Secure is Secrets Encryption in Financial Services? Have you ever wondered how financial services ensure the safety of critical information? The key lies in the sophisticated management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and the rigorous approach to secrets encryption. These elements are essential to safeguarding sensitive data from falling into the wrong hands. The Role……
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Top 10 Best DNS Filtering Solutions 2026
In 2026, the perimeter is gone. Your users are everywhere, and the >>castle and moat<< security model is obsolete. The most effective way to secure a hybrid workforce is through DNS filtering and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). These tools act as the new control plane, stopping ransomware command-and-control (C2) callbacks and AI-driven phishing attacks…
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Blockchain Penetration Testing: Definition, Process, and Tools
Tags: blockchain, cyberattack, exploit, framework, network, penetration-testing, service, tool, vulnerabilityBlockchain Penetration Testing simulates real-world cyberattacks on blockchain systems to identify vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. On September 14, 2021, the Solana blockchain network went offline for 17 hours during the Grape Protocol IDO (Initial DEX Offering) due to a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. In distributed blockchain applications, penetration testing frameworks have demonstrated throughput……
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US Seizes $400 Million Linked to Helix Dark Web Crypto Mixer
US authorities take control of over $400 million in crypto, cash, and property tied to Helix, a major darknet bitcoin mixing service used by drug markets. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-seizes-400m-helix-dark-web-crypto-mixer/
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SCADA Flaw Enables DoS Condition, Impacting Availability of Affected Systems
A vulnerability affecting the Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Suite, a widely deployed supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system used across industrial sectors, including automotive, energy, and manufacturing. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-0921, carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium severity) and enables attackers to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions on affected systems, compromising operational availability. Vulnerability…
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Can Agentic AI ensure full IAM compliance
Why Are Non-Human Identities Crucial for Cloud Security? Does your organization fully understand the importance of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in cybersecurity? With a crucial component of cloud security, managing these machine identities effectively can be the key to minimizing risks and ensuring robust access management. Where systems and services interact automatically, establishing a comprehensive strategy……
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Ivanti patches two actively exploited critical vulnerabilities in EPMM
install rpm url [patch_url] command.The RPM_12.x.0.x patch is applicable to EPMM software versions 12.5.0.x, 12.6.0.x, and 12.7.0.x. It is also compatible with the older 12.3.0.x and 12.4.0.x versions. Meanwhile the RPM_12.x.1.x patch is applicable to versions 12.5.1.0 and 12.6.1.0.”The RPM script does not survive a version upgrade,” the company warns. “If after applying the RPM…