Tag: tool
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Adaptive Security Gets $81M Series B for AI Deepfake Defense
Bain Capital Ventures Funding Backs Risk Tools for AI-Driven Voice, Video Threats. With AI-powered voice and video deepfakes on the rise, Adaptive Security has raised $81 million in a Bain Capital Ventures-led Series B round to accelerate its efforts in personalized training, risk assessment and real-time attack simulations across SMS, voice and video channels. First…
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The innovative CISO’s bucket list: Human-led transformation at the core
Tags: ai, application-security, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, defense, GDPR, governance, group, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, threat, toolBuilding a unified, integrated defense: The second major bucket list theme is breaking down the silos that perpetually plague security organizations. Application security (AppSec), cloud security (CloudSec) and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) groups all work from different spreadsheets and tools and often with different objectives. This model is inefficient, expensive and leaves massive gaps…
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The innovative CISO’s bucket list: Human-led transformation at the core
Tags: ai, application-security, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, defense, GDPR, governance, group, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, threat, toolBuilding a unified, integrated defense: The second major bucket list theme is breaking down the silos that perpetually plague security organizations. Application security (AppSec), cloud security (CloudSec) and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) groups all work from different spreadsheets and tools and often with different objectives. This model is inefficient, expensive and leaves massive gaps…
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The innovative CISO’s bucket list: Human-led transformation at the core
Tags: ai, application-security, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, data, defense, GDPR, governance, group, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, threat, toolBuilding a unified, integrated defense: The second major bucket list theme is breaking down the silos that perpetually plague security organizations. Application security (AppSec), cloud security (CloudSec) and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) groups all work from different spreadsheets and tools and often with different objectives. This model is inefficient, expensive and leaves massive gaps…
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New Lazarus and Kimsuky Infrastructure Discovered with Active Tools and Tunneling Nodes
Tags: control, credentials, cyber, group, infrastructure, lazarus, network, north-korea, theft, threat, toolSecurity researchers from Hunt.io and Acronis Threat Research Unit have uncovered a sophisticated network of operational infrastructure controlled by North Korean state-sponsored threat actors Lazarus and Kimsuky. The collaborative investigation revealed previously undocumented connections between these groups’ campaigns, exposing active command-and-control servers, credential-theft environments, tunneling nodes, and certificate-linked infrastructure that had remained hidden from public…
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New Lazarus and Kimsuky Infrastructure Discovered with Active Tools and Tunneling Nodes
Tags: control, credentials, cyber, group, infrastructure, lazarus, network, north-korea, theft, threat, toolSecurity researchers from Hunt.io and Acronis Threat Research Unit have uncovered a sophisticated network of operational infrastructure controlled by North Korean state-sponsored threat actors Lazarus and Kimsuky. The collaborative investigation revealed previously undocumented connections between these groups’ campaigns, exposing active command-and-control servers, credential-theft environments, tunneling nodes, and certificate-linked infrastructure that had remained hidden from public…
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Lazarus Group Embed New BeaverTail Variant in Developer Tools
North Korea’s Lazarus Group deploys a new BeaverTail variant to steal credentials and crypto using fake job lures, dev tools, and smart contracts. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lazarus-embed-beavertail-variant-developer-tools/
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Lazarus Group Embed New BeaverTail Variant in Developer Tools
North Korea’s Lazarus Group deploys a new BeaverTail variant to steal credentials and crypto using fake job lures, dev tools, and smart contracts. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lazarus-embed-beavertail-variant-developer-tools/
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Der Raspberry-Pi-Weckruf für CISOs
Tags: access, authentication, ceo, ciso, control, cyberattack, dns, firewall, group, hacker, Hardware, infrastructure, linux, monitoring, office, risk, switch, tool, voip, vpnKleines Device, große Wirkung.Mitte Dezember wurde eine Fähre in Besitz der Mediterranean Shipping Company über Stunden in einem französischen Hafen festgesetzt, wie Bloomberg berichtete. Der Grund: Es bestand der Verdacht, dass russische Cyberkriminelle versucht haben, das Netzwerk des Schiffs zu hacken mit einem Raspberry Pi. Dieser war demnach mit einem Mobilfunkmodem gekoppelt, das den Fernzugriff…
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Chinese attackers exploiting zero-day to target Cisco email security products
Chinese hackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in a popular Cisco email management tool since late November, the company said in an advisory. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chinese-attackers-zero-day
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Iranian APT ‘Prince of Persia’ Resurfaces With New Tools and Targets
SafeBreach reports the resurgence of the Iranian APT group Prince of Persia (Infy). Discover how these state-sponsored hackers are now using Telegram bots and Thunder and Lightning malware to target victims globally across Europe, India, and Canada. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/iran-apt-prince-of-persia-resurfaces/
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Iranian APT ‘Prince of Persia’ Resurfaces With New Tools and Targets
SafeBreach reports the resurgence of the Iranian APT group Prince of Persia (Infy). Discover how these state-sponsored hackers are now using Telegram bots and Thunder and Lightning malware to target victims globally across Europe, India, and Canada. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/iran-apt-prince-of-persia-resurfaces/
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: WhatsApp Hijacks, MCP Leaks, AI Recon, React2Shell Exploit and 15 More Stories
This week’s ThreatsDay Bulletin tracks how attackers keep reshaping old tools and finding new angles in familiar systems. Small changes in tactics are stacking up fast, and each one hints at where the next big breach could come from.From shifting infrastructures to clever social hooks, the week’s activity shows just how fluid the threat landscape…
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Why Organizations Need to Modify Their Cybersecurity Strategy for 2026
Cybersecurity planning continues to advance as organisations integrate new software, cloud platforms, and digital tools into nearly every… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/organizations-modify-cybersecurity-strategy-2026/
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The Case for Dynamic AI-SaaS Security as Copilots Scale
Within the past year, artificial intelligence copilots and agents have quietly permeated the SaaS applications businesses use every day. Tools like Zoom, Slack, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and ServiceNow now come with built-in AI assistants or agent-like features. Virtually every major SaaS vendor has rushed to embed AI into their offerings.The result is an explosion of…
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Why Organizations Need to Modify Their Cybersecurity Strategy for 2026
Cybersecurity planning continues to advance as organisations integrate new software, cloud platforms, and digital tools into nearly every… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/organizations-modify-cybersecurity-strategy-2026/
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The Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, healthcare, iam, identity, incident, incident response, Internet, law, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-day, zero-trustThe Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us madhav Thu, 12/18/2025 – 10:30 2025 didn’t just test cybersecurity; it redefined it. From supply chains and healthcare networks to manufacturing floors and data centers, the digital world was reminded of a simple truth: everything is connected, and everything is at risk. Data Security…
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Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems
The Chinese threat group, tracked as UAT-9686, has deployed a collection of custom-built hacking tools to maintain persistent access to compromised systems. The post Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-email-security-breach/
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Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems
The Chinese threat group, tracked as UAT-9686, has deployed a collection of custom-built hacking tools to maintain persistent access to compromised systems. The post Chinese Hackers Breach Cisco’s Email Security Systems appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-email-security-breach/
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D&O liability protection rising for security leaders, unless you’re a midtier CISO
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, governance, incident response, insurance, jobs, law, network, risk, risk-management, security-incident, toolA question of indemnity: But Ryan Griffin, US cyber leader at insurance broker McGill and Partners, points out that the difference between D&O insurance and a direct indemnification agreement is often misunderstood.”The most crucial tool for a CISO’s protection is the indemnification agreement with their employer,” Griffin explains. “The D&O policy is how the company…
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Microsoft 365 Outage Disrupts Teams, Outlook, and Copilot in Japan and China
Thousands of users across Japan and China experienced significant disruptions to Microsoft 365 services on Thursday morning due to a critical routing issue affecting the company’s infrastructure. The outage affected essential workplace tools, including Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and Copilot, resulting in widespread operational challenges for enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region. Service Disruption Details The incident…
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D&O liability protection rising for security leaders, unless you’re a midtier CISO
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, finance, governance, incident response, insurance, jobs, law, network, risk, risk-management, security-incident, toolA question of indemnity: But Ryan Griffin, US cyber leader at insurance broker McGill and Partners, points out that the difference between D&O insurance and a direct indemnification agreement is often misunderstood.”The most crucial tool for a CISO’s protection is the indemnification agreement with their employer,” Griffin explains. “The D&O policy is how the company…
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AI Poised to Outrun Cyber Defenders, Congress Hears
Experts Say AI Is Already Enabling Faster and Harder-to-Detect Attack Campaigns. Artificial intelligence-fueled malware and automated cyber tools are enabling faster, more adaptive attacks at scale, with experts warning Congress that adversaries are now leveraging AI and quantum advances to outpace defenders and bypass outdated security architectures. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-poised-to-outrun-cyber-defenders-congress-hears-a-30322
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In Cybersecurity, Claude Leaves Other LLMs in the Dust
Anthropic proves that LLMs can be fairly resistant to abuse. Most developers are either incapable of building safer tools, or unwilling to invest in doing so. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/cybersecurity-claude-llms
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Complying with the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Cloud Advisory: How Tenable Can Help
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, country, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, fintech, framework, google, governance, government, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, least-privilege, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, oracle, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustThe Monetary Authority of Singapore’s cloud advisory, part of its 2021 Technology Risk Management Guidelines, advises financial institutions to move beyond siloed monitoring to adopt a continuous, enterprise-wide approach. These firms must undergo annual audits. Here’s how Tenable can help. Key takeaways: High-stakes compliance: The MAS requires all financial institutions in Singapore to meet mandatory…
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Cisco email security appliances rooted and backdoored via still unpatched zero-day
A suspected Chinese-nexus threat group has been compromising Cisco email security devices and planting backdoors and log-purging tools on them since at least late November … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/17/cisco-secure-email-cve-2025-20393/
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Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach
Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/border-patrol-bets-on-small-drones-to-expand-us-surveillance-reach/