Tag: tool

Anthropic brings Claude to healthcare with HIPAA-ready Enterprise tools

Jan 12, 2026 11:01 AM

Tags: healthcare, HIPAA, openai, tool

Anthropic is bringing Claude for healthcare, following a similar move by OpenAI for ChatGPT. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-brings-claude-to-healthcare-with-hipaa-ready-enterprise-tools/
ValleyRAT_S2: Stealth Intrusions Aimed at Financial Data Exfiltration

Jan 12, 2026 11:01 AM

Tags: access, china, cyber, data, espionage, finance, malware, threat, tool

A sophisticated second-stage malware payload known as ValleyRAT_S2 has emerged as a critical threat to organizations across Chinese-speaking regions, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. This Remote Access Trojan (RAT), written in C++, is a modular, highly evasive cyber-espionage tool designed to infiltrate systems, maintain persistent access, and extract sensitive financial and…
Researchers Uncover Service Providers Fueling Industrial-Scale Pig Butchering Fraud

Jan 12, 2026 10:01 AM

Tags: china, cybersecurity, fraud, group, infrastructure, network, scam, service, tool

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on two service providers that supply online criminal networks with the necessary tools and infrastructure to fuel the pig butchering-as-a-service (PBaaS) economy.At least since 2016, Chinese-speaking criminal groups have erected industrial-scale scam centers across Southeast Asia, creating special economic zones that are devoted to fraudulent investment First seen on thehackernews.com…
CISOs’ top 10 cybersecurity priorities for 2026

Jan 12, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, gartner, google, hacker, identity, intelligence, international, leak, monitoring, network, office, passkey, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, zero-trust

Prepping for AI-enabled attacks: Although conventional tasks dominate the CISO priorities in the Foundry survey, interviews and other research show that AI-related issues are also high on the CISO priority list.For example, 53% of security leaders ranked AI-enabled cyber threats as a top-three organizational risk in a global survey conducted by Boston Consulting Group. BCG…
CISOs’ top 10 cybersecurity priorities for 2026

Jan 12, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, gartner, google, hacker, identity, intelligence, international, leak, monitoring, network, office, passkey, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, zero-trust

Prepping for AI-enabled attacks: Although conventional tasks dominate the CISO priorities in the Foundry survey, interviews and other research show that AI-related issues are also high on the CISO priority list.For example, 53% of security leaders ranked AI-enabled cyber threats as a top-three organizational risk in a global survey conducted by Boston Consulting Group. BCG…
NIS2, KRITIS, ISO und DORA verlässlich einhalten: Wie digitale Zwillinge die IT-Compliance sichern

Jan 12, 2026 8:01 AM

Tags: compliance, dora, kritis, nis-2, tool

Ob NIS2, KRITIS, ISO oder DORA das regulatorische Umfeld für den Betrieb von IT-, Rechenzentrums- und Netzwerkinfrastrukturen war noch nie so dynamisch wie heute. Um die steigenden Compliance-Anforderungen erfolgreich zu meistern, sind Verantwortliche auf intelligente Lösungen und Tools angewiesen. Eine wichtige Rolle hierbei spielt ein digitaler Zwilling der Infrastruktur. Er ermöglicht eine hohe strategische… First…
EDRStartupHinder: Blocks Antivirus EDR at Windows 11 25H2 Startup (Defender Included)

Jan 12, 2026 7:01 AM

Tags: antivirus, api, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, microsoft, software, startup, tool, windows

A cybersecurity researcher has unveiled EDRStartupHinder, a proof-of-concept tool that prevents antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions from launching during Windows startup, including Microsoft Defender on Windows 11 25H2. The technique exploits Windows Bindlink API functionality through the bindflt.sys driver to interfere with security software initialization. The tool builds on previous research into Bindlink…
KMU-Fitness für NIS-2: Universität Paderborn bietet Online-Tool und Lernplattform zur Stärkung der Cybersicherheit

Jan 12, 2026 1:02 AM

Tags: cyersecurity, nis-2, tool

First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/kmu-fitness-nis-2-universitaet-paderborn-online-tool-lernplattform-staerkung-cybersicherheit
ZombieAgent ChatGPT attack shows persistent data leak risks of AI agents

Jan 10, 2026 1:01 AM

Tags: ai, attack, backdoor, chatgpt, cloud, data, email, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, microsoft, openai, risk, service, tool, vulnerability, worm

Worm-like propagation: The email attack even has worming capabilities, as the malicious prompts could instruct ChatGPT to scan the inbox, extract addresses from other email messages, exfiltrate those addresses to the attackers using the URL trick, and send similar poisoned messages to those addresses as well.If the victim is the employee of an organization that…
Key Areas of Convergence for IT-OT Security in Energy Sector

Jan 10, 2026 1:01 AM

Tags: cybersecurity, tool

Hitachi Energy Security Head Joe Doetzl on Common Tools and Practices. While IT and OT environments were traditionally seen as two separate parts of the organization, security teams can use common tools and practices to protect both areas, said Joe Doetzl, head of cybersecurity at Hitachi Energy. The company designated a single leader for IT-OT…
Deepfake Fraud Tools Are Lagging Behind Expectations

Jan 10, 2026 12:02 AM

Tags: deep-fake, fraud, tool

Deepfakes are becoming more realistic and more popular. Luckily, defenders are still ahead in the arms race. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/deepfake-fraud-tools-lag-expectations
Prompt Frameworks for AI Results: A Practical Guide for Leaders and Product Teams

Jan 9, 2026 11:02 PM

Tags: ai, framework, guide, tool

AI tools deliver uneven outcomes for one simple reason. Most people talk to them without clarity. Prompt quality shapes output quality. Teams waste time refining…Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/01/prompt-frameworks-for-ai-results-a-practical-guide-for-leaders-and-product-teams/
Beyond “Is Your SOC AI Ready?” Plan the Journey!

Jan 9, 2026 10:01 PM

Tags: access, ai, api, automation, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, data, detection, framework, guide, metric, mitre, siem, soar, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update

You read the “AI-ready SOC pillars” blog, but you still see a lot of this: Bungled AI SOC transition How do we do better? Let’s go through all 5 pillars aka readiness dimensions and see what we can actually do to make your SOC AI-ready. #1 SOC Data Foundations As I said before, this one is my…
Fog Ransomware Targets U.S. Organizations via Compromised VPN Credentials

Jan 9, 2026 7:02 PM

Tags: access, attack, credentials, cyber, encryption, exploit, incident response, ransomware, tactics, tool, vpn, vulnerability

Arctic Wolf Labs has uncovered a new ransomware variant dubbed >>Fog<< striking US organizations, primarily in education and recreation, through hijacked VPN access. First spotted on May 2, 2024, the attacks highlight vulnerabilities in remote access tools and the rapid encryption tactics used to exploit them."‹ Arctic Wolf's Incident Response team investigated multiple cases starting…
Fog Ransomware Targets U.S. Organizations via Compromised VPN Credentials

Jan 9, 2026 7:02 PM

Tags: access, attack, credentials, cyber, encryption, exploit, incident response, ransomware, tactics, tool, vpn, vulnerability

Arctic Wolf Labs has uncovered a new ransomware variant dubbed >>Fog<< striking US organizations, primarily in education and recreation, through hijacked VPN access. First spotted on May 2, 2024, the attacks highlight vulnerabilities in remote access tools and the rapid encryption tactics used to exploit them."‹ Arctic Wolf's Incident Response team investigated multiple cases starting…
50 Best Free Cyber Threat Intelligence Tools 2026

Jan 9, 2026 7:02 PM

Tags: attack, cyber, intelligence, network, threat, tool, vulnerability

Threat Intelligence Tools are more often used by security industries to test the vulnerabilities in networks and applications. It helps with the collection and analysis of information about current and potential attacks that threaten the safety of an organization or its assets. Here you can find the Comprehensive Threat Intelligence Tools list that covers Performing…
Use of XMRig Cryptominer by Threat Actors Expanding: Expel

Jan 9, 2026 7:02 PM

Tags: corporate, cybersecurity, malicious, open-source, threat, tool

Security researchers last year wrote about a surge in the use by threat actors of the legitimate XMRig cryptominer, and cybersecurity firm Expel is now outlining the widening number of malicious ways they’re deploying the open-source tool against corporate IT operations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/use-of-xmrig-cryptominer-by-threat-actors-expanding-expel/
Lawmakers call on app stores to remove Grok, X over sexualized deepfakes

Jan 9, 2026 7:02 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, tool

AI tool Grok in recent days has been used to produce sexually explicit images of people without their consent, the lawmakers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/lawmakers-call-on-app-stores-to-remove-grok-x
PeekBoo! ðŸ«£ Emoji Smuggling and Modern LLMs FireTail Blog

Jan 9, 2026 3:01 PM

Tags: ai, computer, control, cybersecurity, data, exploit, injection, LLM, malicious, monitoring, risk, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability

Jan 09, 2026 – Viktor Markopoulos – We often trust what we see. In cybersecurity, we are trained to look for suspicious links, strange file extensions, or garbled code. But what if the threat looked exactly like a smiling face sent by a colleague?Based on research by Paul Butler and building on FireTail’s previous disclosures…
PeekBoo! ðŸ«£ Emoji Smuggling and Modern LLMs FireTail Blog

Jan 9, 2026 3:01 PM

Tags: ai, computer, control, cybersecurity, data, exploit, injection, LLM, malicious, monitoring, risk, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability

Jan 09, 2026 – Viktor Markopoulos – We often trust what we see. In cybersecurity, we are trained to look for suspicious links, strange file extensions, or garbled code. But what if the threat looked exactly like a smiling face sent by a colleague?Based on research by Paul Butler and building on FireTail’s previous disclosures…
World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks

Jan 9, 2026 2:01 PM

Tags: corporate, deep-fake, risk, threat, tool

Researchers at the World Economic Forum have shown that threat actors can use commercial deepfake tools to bypass corporate security protections First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/wef-deepfake-faceswapping-security/
SANS Institute sieht 2026 als Jahr der Vertrauenskrise in digitale Services

Jan 9, 2026 11:01 AM

Tags: ai, sans, service, tool

KI-Systeme werden schon bald automatisch Einkäufe tätigen, Nachrichten versenden, Logistik koordinieren und Teile des digitalen Lebens verwalten können. Wenn jedoch ein KI-Tool fehlschlägt oder eine schädliche Entscheidung trifft, liegt die Verantwortung möglicherweise nicht beim Unternehmen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sans-institute-sieht-2026-als-jahr-der-vertrauenskrise-in-digitale-services/a43305/
What Is Penetration Testing: Tools, Process, and Importance

Jan 9, 2026 10:01 AM

Tags: hacker, penetration-testing, tool

Web applications, databases, sub-domains, DNS configuration, and public_html are some of the online places where you can never allow a hacker in. If they do, sometimes forcefully, a full account takeover is just a matter of time. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/what-is-penetration-testing/
What Is Penetration Testing: Tools, Process, and Importance

Jan 9, 2026 10:01 AM

Tags: hacker, penetration-testing, tool

Web applications, databases, sub-domains, DNS configuration, and public_html are some of the online places where you can never allow a hacker in. If they do, sometimes forcefully, a full account takeover is just a matter of time. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/what-is-penetration-testing/
Enterprises still aren’t getting IAM right

Jan 9, 2026 6:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, cloud, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, email, governance, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, least-privilege, password, risk, saas, service, tool

Just 1% have fully implemented a modern just-in-time (JIT) privileged access model;91% say at least half of their privileged access is always-on (standard privilege), providing unrestricted, persistent access to sensitive systems;45% apply the same privileged access controls to human and AI identities;33% lack clear AI access policies.The research also revealed a growing issue with “shadow…
When the Vendor Becomes the Customer: Building Internal Tools on an Agentic IAM Platform

Jan 9, 2026 5:01 AM

Tags: iam, tool

4 min readIt began, as an engineer’s attempt to fix a nagging problem often does, with irritation. Each night, automated test pipelines ran across an expanding surface area of the Aembit Workload IAM Platform, validating that core components behave as expected across environments. By morning, the results existed, but they were scattered across interfaces and…
ChatGPT Health: Top Privacy, Security, Governance Concerns

Jan 9, 2026 12:01 AM

Tags: chatgpt, governance, openai, privacy, tool

OpenAI: Tool Will ‘Securely’ Connect With Medical Records, But How Will That Work?. OpenAI is rolling out a new version of ChatGPT dedicated to health that the company said will also securely connect users’ medical records and wellness apps to better personalize responses. OpenAI says more than 230 million people each week ask ChatGPT wellness…
Creating a Safe Learning Environment in K-12 Schools Without Adding Complexity

Jan 8, 2026 8:02 PM

Tags: cloud, tool

Today’s K12 schools operate in a far more complex landscape than ever before. A safe learning environment surpasses classroom walls or school hallways. Learning now extends into digital platforms, cloud-based tools, and connected devices that students use daily. As a result, school safety must evolve to protect students academically, emotionally, psychologically, and online. Safety and…
The 2 faces of AI: How emerging models empower and endanger cybersecurity

Jan 8, 2026 8:02 PM

Tags: ai, api, attack, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, HIPAA, incident response, injection, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mandiant, microsoft, network, PCI, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, social-engineering, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day

Self-modifying, evasive malware More recently, the researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a disturbing new trend: malware that uses LLMs during execution to dynamically alter its own behavior and evade detection. This is not pre-generated code, this is code that adapts mid-execution.In June 2025, GTIG identified an experimental malware called PROMPTFLUX, which connects…
The 2 faces of AI: How emerging models empower and endanger cybersecurity

Jan 8, 2026 8:02 PM

Tags: ai, api, attack, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, HIPAA, incident response, injection, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mandiant, microsoft, network, PCI, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, social-engineering, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day

Self-modifying, evasive malware More recently, the researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a disturbing new trend: malware that uses LLMs during execution to dynamically alter its own behavior and evade detection. This is not pre-generated code, this is code that adapts mid-execution.In June 2025, GTIG identified an experimental malware called PROMPTFLUX, which connects…