Tag: tool
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ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips
ICE has been using an AI-powered Palantir system to summarize tips sent to its tip line since last spring, according to a newly released Homeland Security document. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/ice-is-using-palantirs-ai-tools-to-sort-through-tips/
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Radware Acquires Pynt to Add API Security Testing Tool
Radware this week revealed it has acquired Pynt, a provider of a set of tools for testing the security of application programming interfaces (APIs). Uri Dorot, a senior product marketing manager for Radware, said that capability will continue to be made available as a standalone tool in addition to being more tightly integrated into the..…
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Critical bug in popular vm2 Node.js sandboxing library puts projects at risk
Promise.prototype.then Promise.prototype.catch callback sanitization can be bypassed,” the official advisory reads. “This allows attackers to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code.” Sandboxes like vm2 are needed by web and other Node-based applications whose functionality enables users or tools to upload and execute scripts. Because user-controlled code is untrusted by nature, it cannot be allowed…
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Survey Surfaces Lots of Room for DevSecOps Improvement
A survey of 506 cybersecurity leaders and practitioners working for organizations with more than 500 employees, published today, finds that while 80% report security and DevOps teams are using shared observability tools, less than half (45%) say the two teams are very aligned on tooling and workflows compared to 43% that said these teams are..…
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AI tools break quickly, underscoring need for governance
In a new report, the security firm Zscaler said it identified severe vulnerabilities in every enterprise tool it tested — sometimes on its first prompt. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-vulnerabilities-governance-zscaler/810718/
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Stop Staring at JSON: How GenAI is Solving the API >>Context Crisis<<
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, banking, business, credentials, credit-card, data, endpoint, governance, mobile, organized, risk, soc, threat, toolThere is a moment that happens in every SOC (Security Operations Center) every day. An alert fires. An analyst looks at a dashboard and sees a UR: POST /vs/payments/proc/77a. And then they stop. They stare. And they ask the question that kills productivity: “What does this thing actually do?” Is it a critical payment gateway?…
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WinRAR vulnerability still a go-to tool for hackers, Mandiant warns
State-sponsored hackers and financially motivated attackers continue leveraging a critical WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) that’s been fixed over half a year ago. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/28/winrar-vulnerability-exploited-cve-2025-8088/
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Smarter Security, Smaller Teams: Building Resilience with Limited Resources
Security teams are being asked to manage enterprise-scale threats with fewer tools, fewer analysts, and tighter budgets. Discover how high-performing SOCs are building clarity-driven, resilience-focused programs that scale without alert overload, burnout, or runaway complexity. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/security/smarter-security-smaller-teams-building-resilience-with-limited-resources/
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Gemini MCP Tool 0-Day Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Remote Code Execution
A critical zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in the Gemini MCP Tool, enabling unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations without requiring user interaction or authentication. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0755 with a CVSS score of 9.8, represents a severe risk to systems utilizing this tool in production environments. Vulnerability Overview The…
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GoTo Resolve Tool’s Background Activities Compared to Ransomware Tactics
New research from Point Wild’s Lat61 team reveals how the HEURRemoteAdmin.GoToResolve.gen tool allows silent, unattended access to PCs. Learn why this legitimate remote administration software is being flagged as a security risk and its surprising connection to ransomware tactics. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/goto-resolve-activities-ransomware-tactics/
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Slovakian man pleads guilty to operating darknet marketplace
A Slovakian national admitted on Tuesday to helping operate a darknet marketplace that sold narcotics, cybercrime tools and services, fake government IDs, and stolen personal information for more than two years. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/slovakian-man-pleads-guilty-to-operating-kingdown-market-cybercrime-marketplace/
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Ist Moltbot der erste echte KI-Assistent? Warum das Tool für Wirbel sorgt, aber Vorsicht geboten ist
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/moltbot-echter-ki-assistent-vorsicht-geboten-1727149/
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Critical FortiCloud SSO zero”‘day forces emergency service disablement at Fortinet
Attack details and indicators: Fortinet’s investigation into the exploitation revealed attackers used two specific FortiCloud accounts: “cloud-noc@mail.io” and “cloud-init@mail.io,” though the company warned “these addresses may change in the future.”Fortinet identified multiple IP addresses associated with the attacks, including several Cloudflare-protected addresses that attackers used to obscure their activities.”Following authentication via SSO, it has been…
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Delegation is a risk decision every leader makes, not an ops choice
Tags: access, ai, awareness, breach, business, communications, compliance, control, finance, governance, infrastructure, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, toolAirlines and booking platforms, overwhelmed by volume and operational pressure, delegated financial decision-making to automated systems that could issue credits, delay refunds, or apply preset rules at scale.In many cases, those systems operated exactly as configured. They stayed within internal thresholds, followed approved logic, and reduced immediate operational load. The problem surfaced later. Customers challenged outcomes.…
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Skills CISOs need to master in 2026
Tags: access, ai, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, resilience, risk, risk-management, skills, strategy, threat, tool, trainingTop technical skills: In addition to strong knowledge of AI systems, today’s CISOs need a solid foundation in the technologies that define modern enterprise environments. The (ISC)² CISSP is still widely regarded as the gold standard for broad expertise in security architecture, risk management, and governance. “Regulators will expect this, and it still appears in…
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CERT UEFI Parser: Open-source tool exposes UEFI architecture to uncover vulnerabilities
CERT UEFI Parser, a new open-source security analysis tool from the CERT Coordination Center has been released to help researchers and defenders examine the structure of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/28/cert-uefi-parser-open-source-tool/
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Keyfactor Allies with IBM Consulting to Spur PQC Adoption
Keyfactor has partnered with IBM Consulting to enable organizations to accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) before existing legacy encryption schemes might be cracked later this decade. Under the terms of the non-exclusive alliance, the cryptographic discovery, public key infrastructure (PKI), digital signage and certificate lifecycle automation tools and platforms provided by Keyfactor will be..…
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16 Fake ChatGPT Extensions Caught Hijacking User Accounts
A coordinated campaign of 16 malicious GPT optimisers has been caught hijacking ChatGPT accounts. These tools steal session tokens to access private chats, Slack, and Google Drive files. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-chatgpt-extensions-hijack-user-accounts/
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP – Part 2
Tags: access, ai, api, apt, attack, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, credentials, data, dns, email, exploit, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, programming, service, tactics, threat, tool, update, windowsThis is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on the Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack campaigns. For details on the Gopher Strike campaign, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz uncovered three additional backdoors, SHEETCREEP, FIREPOWER, and MAILCREEP, used to power the Sheet Attack campaign. In Part 2 of this series, ThreatLabz will…
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10 Hot Agentic SOC Tools In 2026
Among the hottest agentic SOC tools in 2026 include AI-powered security operations tools from CrowdStrike, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, SentinelOne and Zscaler. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/10-hot-agentic-soc-tools-in-2026
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4 Probleme, die CISOs behindern
Tags: ai, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, data, framework, governance, risk, risk-management, skills, strategy, tool, vulnerability-managementLesen Sie, welche strategischen Probleme CISOs bei ihren Aufgaben behindern.Viele Sicherheitsverantwortliche glauben, dass ein Cybervorfall unvermeidlich ist unklsar ist lediglich der Zeitpunkt. Diese Überzeugung spiegelt sich in der gängigen Redewendung wider, dass es nicht darum geht, ‘ob”, sondern ‘wann” ein Angriff erfolgt.Eine wachsende Zahl von CISOs rechnet jedoch eher früher als später mit einem Vorfall:…
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STRATEGIC REEL: Certificate expiration is speeding up, outpacing legacy management
The clock on digital trust is about to speed up, and many organizations are not prepared for what comes next. Related: The Google Bazel tool outage TLS certificates, the quiet backbone of secure online communication, are headed… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/strategic-reel-certificate-expiration-is-speeding-up-outpacing-legacy-management/
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Hackers Exploit SEO Poisoning to Target Users Seeking Legitimate Tools
Search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques to trick users into downloading malicious software disguised as legitimate tools. This attack campaign involves manipulating search results to promote fake repositories and archives containing BAT executable files that impersonate popular applications. Once users execute these files, the malware establishes contact with command-and-control (C2) servers to deliver secondary payloads,…
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Microsoft brings AI-powered investigations to security teams
Microsoft Purview Data Security Investigations is now available. The tool is part of Microsoft Purview and is intended for scenarios such as data breach and leak … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/27/microsoft-purview-data-security-investigations/
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Overcoming AI fatigue
Tags: access, ai, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, data, finance, governance, incident response, jobs, metric, monitoring, privacy, risk, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, training, zero-trustbefore it becomes fully entrenched in every corner of the business. It’s a rare opportunity, one we shouldn’t waste. A big part of the confusion comes from the word “AI” itself. We use the same label to talk about a chatbot drafting marketing copy and autonomous agents that generate and implement incident response playbooks. Technically,…
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4 issues holding back CISOs’ security agendas
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, framework, governance, intelligence, jobs, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, sans, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management2. Inability to keep pace with AI innovation and adoption: Executives and employees alike have been rushing to adopt artificial intelligence, enticed by expectations that AI will transform workflows and save time, money, and effort.But CISOs for the most part have not kept pace with their business colleagues’ rate of AI adoption.According to a survey…
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Critical CERT-In Advisories January 2026: SAP, Microsoft, and Atlassian Vulnerabilities
January 2026 was a wake-up month for enterprise security teams. In a single week, CERT-In released three high-severity advisories exposing critical flaws across SAP, Microsoft, and Atlassian, the very platforms that run finance systems, identity layers, developer pipelines, and collaboration tools inside most enterprises. These weren’t theoretical bugs. One Windows vulnerability was already being exploited……
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Claude expands tool connections using MCP
Anthropic has added interactive tool support to its Claude AI platform, a change powered by the open Model Context Protocol (MCP). The update lets users work directly with … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/27/anthropic-claude-mcp-integration/
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Rethinking Cybersecurity in a Platform World
How Consolidation Is Forcing CISOs and CIOs to Rethink Security Architecture For more than a decade, enterprise security has relied on point solutions. Companies invested in separate tools – endpoint detection, firewalls, cloud security and IAM – each designed to address a specific threat or compliance requirement. But that approach is starting to break down.…