LLM-generated passwords are indefensible. Your codebase may already prove it
Two independent research programs, one from AI security firm Irregular, one from Kaspersky, have now converged on the same conclusion: Every frontier LLM generates structurally predictable passwords that standard entropy meters catastrophically overrate. AI coding agents are autonomously embedding those credentials in production infrastructure, and conventional secret scanners have no mechanism to detect them. As […]
Forest Blizzard leverages router compromises to launch AiTM attacks, target Outlook sessions
Russian threat actor Forest Blizzard has been exploiting unsecured home and small-office internet equipment, such as routers, to redirect traffic through attacker-controlled DNS servers. The group has leveraged this DNS hijacking activity to support post-compromise adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) attacks on Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections, targeting Microsoft Outlook on the web domains, according to a Microsoft […]
The zero-day timeline just collapsed. Here’s what security leaders do next
A zero-day is not frightening because it is sophisticated. It is frightening because it is unknown. There is no patch in the moment it matters most. That single condition undermines the comfort most security programs rely on: time. In the past, attackers didn’t need zero-days because they relied on predictable failures in patching and credential […]
Microsoft’s new Agent Governance Toolkit targets top OWASP risks for AI agents
Microsoft has quietly introduced the Agent Governance Toolkit, an open-source project designed to monitor and control AI agents during execution as enterprises try to move them into production workflows. The toolkit, which is a response to the Open Worldwide Application Security Project’s (OWASP) emerging focus on AI and LLM security risks, adds a runtime security […]
The tabletop exercise grows up
In the early 1800s, Prussian officers began rehearsing battles around sand tables. They called it Kriegsspiel, and it worked because it forced them to make high-stakes decisions under pressure. Fast forward to today, and that same concept has become cybersecurity’s go-to tool for crisis preparedness: the tabletop exercise. For good reason: it still works. Full […]
Tipps für CISOs, die die Branche wechseln wollen
Tipps für CISOs mit “Vertical-Switch-Ambitionen”. FotoDax | shutterstock.com In der Außenperspektive sollte es für Menschen, die es zum Chief Information Security Officer gebracht haben, eigentlich kein Problem sein, die Branche zu wechseln. In der Realität stellen viele Sicherheitsentscheider allerdings regelmäßig fest, dass das Gegenteil der Fall ist: Wenn man einmal in einer bestimmten Branche tätig […]
What Anthropic Glasswing reveals about the future of vulnerability discovery
AI giant Anthropic has unveiled Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity initiative built around Claude Mythos Preview, a model it describes as “cybersecurity in the age of AI” that can autonomously identify software vulnerabilities at scale. Rather than release the model publicly, Anthropic is restricting access to a closed consortium of more than 40 companies that includes […]
Fortinet releases emergency hotfix for FortiClient EMS zero-day flaw
Hackers have been exploiting a critical vulnerability in FortiClient Endpoint Management Server (FortiClient EMS) since at least the end of March. Fortinet has published an advisory and released an emergency hotfix that can be applied to affected deployments until a patched version can be released. The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-35616, allows unauthenticated attackers to […]
5 practical steps to strengthen attack resilience with attack surface management
Every asset you manage expands your attack surface. Internet‑facing applications, cloud workloads, credentials, endpoints, and third‑party integrations all represent potential entry points for attackers. As environments grow more distributed, that exposure expands faster than most security teams can track manually. Attack surface management (ASM) helps answer a critical question for IT security teams: What can […]
5 steps to strengthen supply chain security and improve cyber resilience
Supply chain attacks have rapidly become one of the most damaging and difficult threats facing IT and security teams. When an adversary compromises a trusted vendor, software component, cloud service, or MSP tool, they bypass traditional defenses and enter through the front door. For organizations managing distributed environments, and for MSPs supporting dozens or hundreds […]
Microsoft says Medusa-linked Storm-1175 is speeding ransomware attacks
Microsoft has warned that Storm-1175, a cybercrime group linked to Medusa ransomware, is exploiting vulnerable web-facing systems in fast-moving attacks, at times moving from initial access to data theft and ransomware deployment within 24 hours. The company said the group has heavily targeted organizations in healthcare, education, professional services, and finance across Australia, the UK, […]
Supply chain security is now a board-level issue: Here’s what CSOs need to know
For many years, supply chain security was viewed purely as a technical concern. However, with high-profile vulnerabilities and regulations, it is now a board-level issue that requires organizations to rethink how to build resiliency and insulate their operations. The changing regulatory landscape has been a key driver of the C-suite’s focus, as legislation such as […]
The rise of proactive cyber: Why defense is no longer enough
For more than two decades, cybersecurity has been built on a reactive model: detect intrusions, patch vulnerabilities, respond to incidents, and repeat. That model is now under sustained pressure from a threat environment that is faster, more coordinated, and increasingly automated. Two recent developments illustrate how quickly that model is breaking down. Earlier this month, […]
The noisy tenants: Engineering fairness in multi-tenant SIEM solutions
I recently had the opportunity to review five popular SIEM solutions as part of a judging panel for a Security award. While each platform had its own unique flair, their core promises were remarkably consistent: 24/7/365 SOC monitoring: Round-the-clock coverage backed by global experts to validate and prioritize alerts. Proactive threat hunting: Active searches for […]
North Korean hackers abuse LNKs and GitHub repos in ongoing campaign
DPRK-linked threat actors are preferring stealth over sophistication in targeting South Korean organizations, as researchers report the use of weaponized Windows shortcut (.LNK) files and GitHub-based command-and-control (C2) channels in a new campaign. According to new Fortinet findings, a series of attacks that began in 2024 were found using a multi-stage scripting process and GitHub […]
Authentication is broken: Here’s how security leaders can actually fix it
Authentication keeps breaking where it matters most: On regulated front lines such as healthcare, government, aerospace and travel. The core issue is not a lack of innovation. Instead, it is a brittle and fragmented ecosystem of cards, readers, middleware and software that rarely work together under real-world pressure. Even today’s “passwordless” solutions can be undermined […]
6 ways attackers abuse AI services to hack your business
Attackers are starting to exploit AI systems to mount attacks in the same way they once relied on built-in enterprise tools such as PowerShell. Instead of relying on malware, cybercriminals are increasingly abusing AI tools enterprises depend on — a trend some experts describe as living off the AI land. “We’re seeing it in things […]
Escaping the COTS trap
Over the years, enterprise cybersecurity environments have accumulated staggering numbers of commercial tools. Industry research converges on a consistent picture of tool proliferation that drives complexity, cost, and risk. The global cybersecurity market is valued at approximately $243 billion in 2024 and projected to surpass $520 billion annually by 2026. Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software promises […]
Security lapse lets researchers view React2Shell hackers’ dashboard
An apparent security lapse has allowed researchers to peer into the work of a threat group currently exploiting unpatched servers open to the four-month-old React2Shell vulnerability to steal login credentials, keys, and tokens at scale. Researchers from Cisco Systems’ Talos threat intelligence team who made the discovery said Thursday that the data harvested by an […]
A core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
When Daniel Rhyne pleaded guilty on April 1 to having launched an insider extortion attack against his then-employer, authorities enumerated the techniques he used, including unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, changing of passwords, and scheduling unauthorized tasks on the domain controller. After he shut down key systems and accounts, he sent […]
Google patches fourth Chrome zero-day so far this year
Google has patched another zero-day vulnerability in Chrome, its fourth this year. In patching the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-5281, the company acknowledged that an exploit for it already exists in the wild. According to the report in NIST’s National Vulnerability Database, the vulnerability in Dawn, the implementation of WebGPU used by Chrome, allowed a remote […]
Internet Bug Bounty program hits pause on payouts
Researchers who identify and report bugs in open-source software will no longer be rewarded by the Internet Bug Bounty team. HackerOne, which administers the program, has said that it is “pausing submissions” while it contemplates ways in which open source security can be handled more effectively. The Internet Bug Bounty program, funded by a number […]
Claude Code is still vulnerable to an attack Anthropic has already fixed
The leak of Claude Code’s source is already having consequences for the tool’s security. Researchers have spotted a vulnerability documented in the code. The vulnerability, revealed by AI security company Adversa, is that if Claude Code is presented with a command composed of more than 50 subcommands, then for subcommands after the 50th it will […]
CERT-EU blames Trivy supply chain attack for Europa.eu data breach
The European Union’s Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-EU, has traced last week’s theft of data from the Europa.eu platform to the recent supply chain attack on Aqua Security’s Trivy open-source vulnerability scanner. The attack on the AWS cloud infrastructure hosting the Europa.eu web hub on March 24 resulted in the theft of 350 GB of […]
12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026
The 2026 RSA circus is over. The tents are packed and the elephants have been loaded onto the train. Nevertheless, it was an eventful week. There were fleets of vehicles — Escalades, Rivians, trucks but curiously, no Teslas — strewn with vendor names and tag lines, and you couldn’t walk anywhere near Howard Street in […]
Die besten XDR-Tools
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Cloudflare’s new CMS is not a WordPress killer, it’s a WordPress alternative
Cloudflare on Wednesday rolled out EmDash, which it described as “the spiritual successor to WordPress.” The security vendor positioned EmDash as a far more secure site building tool that avoids the extensive cybersecurity problems with WordPress plugins. But the Cloudflare claims go far beyond cybersecurity issues. The vendor is arguing that the very nature of […]
Cisco fixes critical IMC auth bypass present in many products
Cisco has released patches for a critical vulnerability in its out-of-band management solution, present in many of its servers and appliances. The flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain admin access to the Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC), which gives administrators remote control over servers even when the main OS is shut down. The vulnerability, […]
EvilTokens abuses Microsoft device code flow for account takeovers
A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) campaign is abusing Microsoft’s device code authentication flow to gain unauthorized access to user accounts. Sekoia researchers first spotted the toolkit “EvilTokens” that lets attackers capture authentication tokens by tricking users into completing a legitimate login process in Microsoft’s own environment. The activity, observed since at least mid-February, relies on social […]
Cybersecurity in the age of instant software
AI is rapidly changing how software is written, deployed, and used. Trends point to a future where AIs can write custom software quickly and easily: “instant software.” Taken to an extreme, it might become easier for a user to have an AI write an application on demand — a spreadsheet, for example — and delete […]
Tools, um MCP-Server abzusichern
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Vim and GNU Emacs: Claude Code helpfully found zero-day exploits for both
Developers can spend days using fuzzing tools to find security weaknesses in code. Alternatively, they can simply ask an LLM to do the job for them in seconds. The catch: LLMs are evolving so rapidly that this convenience might come with hidden dangers. The latest example is from researcher Hung Nguyen from AI red teaming […]
WhatsApp malware campaign uses malicious VBS files to gain persistent access
Microsoft is warning WhatsApp users of a new malware campaign that tricks them into executing malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) files, ultimately enabling persistence and remote access. In a March 31 report, Microsoft Defender Experts said attackers have been distributing malicious Visual Basic Script (VBS) files through WhatsApp since at least late February, relying on […]
Hacker zielen auf Exilportal Iranwire
Unbekannte sollen das Exilportal Iranwire gehackt haben. PX Media – shutterstock.com Hacker haben nach Angaben der iranischen Justiz mutmaßlich Zugriff auf Daten eines bekannten Exilportals erlangt. Dabei seien große Menge an Daten erbeutet worden, darunter Schriftwechsel, Listen von Angestellten, Informanten sowie streng vertrauliche Daten, berichtete das Sprachrohr der iranischen Justiz, die Nachrichtenagentur Misan. Bei dem Portal handelte […]
9 ways CISOs can combat AI hallucinations
AI hallucinations are a well-known problem and, when it comes to compliance assessments, these convincing but inaccurate assessments can cause real damage with poor risk assessments, incorrect policy guidance, or even inaccurate incident reports. Cybersecurity leaders say the real trouble starts when AI moves past writing summaries and begins making judgment calls. That’s when it’s […]
Security awareness is not a control: Rethinking human risk in enterprise security
Organizations have been responding to phishing, business email compromise, and credential theft in essentially the same manner for over ten years. They essentially follow a playbook that involves investing in awareness training, running phishing simulations, and requiring employees to complete annual security modules. The reason behind this is simple and the reasoning behind these efforts […]
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Enterprise Spotlight: Setting the 2026 IT agenda
IT leaders are setting their operations strategies for 2026 with an eye toward agility, flexibility, and tangible business results. Download the January 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World and learn about the trends and technologies that will drive the IT agenda in the year […]
Attack Surface Management – ein Kaufratgeber
Mit diesen Attack Surface Management Tools sorgen Sie im Idealfall dafür, dass sich Angreifer gar nicht erst verbeißen. Sergey Zaykov | shutterstock.com Regelmäßige Netzwerk-Scans reichen für eine gehärtete Angriffsfläche nicht mehr aus. Um die Sicherheit von Unternehmensressourcen und Kundendaten zu gewährleisten, ist eine kontinuierliche Überwachung auf neue Ressourcen und Konfigurationsabweichungen erforderlich. Werkzeuge im Bereich Cyber […]
Anthropic employee error exposes Claude Code source
An Anthropic employee accidentally exposed the entire proprietary source code for its AI programming tool, Claude Code, by including a source map file in a version of the tool posted on Anthropic’s open npm registry account, a risky mistake, says an AI expert. “A compromised source map is a security risk,” said US-based cybersecurity and […]
Attackers trojanize Axios HTTP library in highest-impact npm supply chain attack
Attackers compromised the npm account of the lead maintainer of Axios, a widely used JavaScript HTTP client library, and used it to publish malicious versions of the package that deployed a cross-platform remote access trojan on developer machines. The incident represents the highest-impact npm supply chain attack on record given Axios’ approximately 100 million weekly […]
5-month-old F5 BIG-IP DoS bug becomes critical RCE exploited in the wild
A vulnerability misclassified five months ago as a denial-of-service issue in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) turned out to be a critical pre-authentication remote code execution flaw that is now under active exploitation. Hackers are using it to deploy a persistent malware program that runs with root privileges. The CVE-2025-53521 vulnerability was first disclosed […]
OpenAI patches twin leaks as Codex slips and ChatGPT spills
OpenAI has fixed two flaws in its AI stack that could allow AI agents to move sensitive data in unintended ways. The issues, disclosed by researchers at BeyondTrust and Check Point Research, affect the OpenAI Codex coding agent and ChatGPT’s code execution environment, respectively. One enabled GitHub token theft through command injection, while the other […]
8 ways to bolster your security posture on the cheap
As every CISO knows, maintaining a strong cybersecurity posture is costly. What’s not so well known is that there are many ways cybersecurity can be enhanced with the help of relatively trivial investments. Simply by thinking creatively, a security leader can substantially boost enterprise protection at a minimal cost. Could your organization benefit from some […]
The external pressures redefining cybersecurity risk
Over the last four years, I’ve watched organizations get blindsided by threats that originated in a third-party network. More than 35% of data breaches are caused by a compromised vendor or partner, not by any failure in the organization’s controls. While many organizations know that the biggest threats to their security come from forces entirely […]
6 key takeaways from RSA Conference 2026
Writing a conference preview is an act of professional speculation. You read the agenda, map the schedule session density, and make your personal best call about where the intellectual energy will concentrate. From my perspective going in, RSA Conference 2026 outlined a defining tension for CISOs today: how to enable AI adoption fast enough to […]
Fahndung nach Cyberkriminellen – 130 Firmen attackiert
130 Unternehmen und Institutionen gerieten ins Visier der Hacker. Tayler Derden | shutterstock.com Nach jahrelangen Cybercrime-Angriffen auf mehr als Hundert Unternehmen und Einrichtungen in Deutschland haben Ermittler zwei zentrale Verdächtige identifiziert. Der eine sei der mutmaßliche Kopf von zwei Hackergruppen, der andere der mutmaßliche Programmierer der von diesen Gruppen genutzten Schadsoftware. Dies teilten das bei […]
Fortinet hit by another exploited cybersecurity flaw
Yet another critical flaw in a Fortinet product has come to light as attackers continue to target the company, this time by actively exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the cybersecurity company’s management server. The vulnerability, (CVE-2026-21643), allows unauthenticated threat actors to execute arbitrary code on unpatched systems via specifically-crafted HTTP requests. These low-complexity […]
LangChain path traversal bug adds to input validation woes in AI pipelines
Security researchers are warning that applications using AI frameworks without proper safeguards can expose sensitive information in basic, yet critical, non-AI ways. According to a recent Cyera analysis, widely used AI orchestration tools, LangChain and LangGraph, are vulnerable to critical input validation flaws that could allow attackers to access sensitive enterprise data. In a recent […]
Leak reveals Anthropic’s ‘Mythos,’ a powerful AI model aimed at cybersecurity use cases
Anthropic didn’t intend to introduce Mythos this way. Details of what it calls its most capable AI model yet surfaced through a data leak in its content management system (CMS), revealing a LLM with sharply improved reasoning and coding skills. The data leak, which was the result of the company’s staffers inadvertently exposing material about […]
APIs are the new perimeter: Here’s how CISOs are securing them
Recent breaches suggest attackers are shifting beyond traditional endpoints to target application programming interfaces (APIs). But typical perimeter protections can completely miss this vector. “We used to talk about defense-in-depth and endpoint protection,” says Sean Murphy, CISO at BECU, a nationwide credit union. “That morphed into identity, and now the API is the new perimeter.” […]
Why Kubernetes controllers are the perfect backdoor
In my years securing cloud-native environments, I’ve noticed a recurring blind spot. We obsess over the “front doors” such as exposed dashboards, misconfigured RBAC, or unpatched container vulnerabilities. We harden the perimeter, but we often ignore the machinery humming inside. Sophisticated adversaries have moved beyond simple smash-and-grab tactics. They don’t just want to run a […]
Data Security Posture Management: Die besten DSPM-Tools
Data Security Posture Management erfordert nicht nur die richtigen Tools, sondern auch eine entsprechende Vorbereitung. Foto: Rawpixel.com | shutterstock.com Cloud Computing ist von Natur aus dynamisch und flüchtig: Daten können schnell und einfach erstellt, gelöscht oder verschoben werden. Das sorgt dafür, dass auch die Cloud-Angriffsfläche sehr dynamisch ist – was Schutzmaßnahmen erschwert. Ein lästiges Problem […]
European Commission data stolen in a cyberattack on the infrastructure hosting its web sites
The European Commission is continuing to investigate the theft of data from its cloud infrastructure earlier this week. On Thursday, the Commission revealed there had been an attack on its Europa.eu platform, offering few details, then, on Friday, security news site Bleeping Computer reported that the attack had involved the compromise of an account or […]
Lloyds Bank reveals how IT bug exposed transaction data
Lloyds Banking Group has identified the glitch that led to some of its customers being able to see details of other customers’ transactions on March 12. It revealed the information in a letter to the UK Parliament’s Treasury Committee, setting out the details of the incident and how it has been handled. The issue arose […]
Attackers exploit critical Langflow RCE within hours as CISA sounds alarm
Attackers have exploited a critical Langflow RCE within hours of disclosure, prompting the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to formally flag it for urgent remediation. The flaw, which allows running arbitrary code on vulnerable Langflow instances without >credentials, was weaponized within 20 hours of the open-source AI-pipeline tool disclosing it. According to a Sysdig report, […]
Cyberangriff auf die Linke
Die Hackergruppe “Qilin” steht möglicherweise hinter dem Angriff. Studio-M – shutterstock.com Die Linke ist nach eigenen Angaben Opfer einer schweren Cyberattacke geworden und vermutet dahinter russischsprachige Hacker. Man habe am Donnerstag sofort reagiert und Teile der IT-Infrastruktur vom Netz genommen, teilte Bundesgeschäftsführer Janis Ehling mit. «Nach derzeitigen Erkenntnissen zielen die Täter darauf ab, sensible Daten […]
8 steps CISOs can take to empower their teams
Many leaders know empowered teams deliver better results, but not all leaders understand how to get there. It all starts with knowing what empowerment truly means. Put simply: Empowerment is the absence of micromanagement. Empowerment provides the foundation for people to develop autonomy; to take action, responsibility, and accountability; and to have the room necessary […]
Was ist Social Engineering?
Mit Social-Engineering-Techniken manipulieren Cyberkriminelle die menschliche Psyche. Lesen Sie, wie das funktioniert und wie Sie sich schützen können. sp3n | shutterstock.com Selbst wenn Sie bei der Absicherung Ihres Rechenzentrums, Ihrer Cloud-Implementierungen und der physischen Sicherheit Ihres Firmengebäudes alle Register ziehen – mit Hilfe von Social Engineering finden gewiefte Cyberkriminelle meistens einen Weg, diese Maßnahmen zu […]
Google: The quantum apocalypse is coming sooner than we thought
Google isn’t just responsible for the encryption of a big chunk of the communications on the internet. It is also building its own quantum computers, so it’s well placed to evaluate how close the technology is to fruition. Until now, the company has been aligned with the NIST timeline, which specifies 2030 for deprecating quantum-unsafe […]
The CISO’s guide to responding to shadow AI
Move over shadow IT; shadow AI is the new risk on the scene. The explosion of available AI tools, leadership’s enthusiasm for the new technology, the push for employees to do more with less, nascent governance and the sheer speed at which AI is evolving has created the perfect environment for shadow AI to flourish. […]
Databricks pitches Lakewatch as a cheaper SIEM — but is it really?
Databricks has previewed a new open agentic Security Information and Event Management software (SIEM) named Lakewatch that signals its first deliberate step beyond data warehousing into security analytics. The data warehouse-provider is pitching Lakewatch as a lower-cost alternative to traditional security tools, arguing that consolidating security analytics into its data platform can reduce overall spend. […]
GitHub phishers use fake OpenClaw tokens to drain crypto wallets
Threat actors are actively exploiting OpenClaw’s viral popularity to run a phishing campaign that targets developers on GitHub with lures of free crypto tokens. According to a disclosure by OX Security, the campaign involves fake “CLAW” token airdrops that promise thousands of dollars in rewards. Developers are being tricked into malicious GitHub repositories and discussions, […]
10 essenzielle Maßnahmen für physische Sicherheit
Wenn physische Security nur immer so simpel umzusetzen wäre… Foto: Leremy | shutterstock.com Obwohl CISOs im Allgemeinen eher selten mit dem gesamten Spektrum der Gesundheits- und Arbeitssicherheitsbelange betraut sind, spielen sie diesbezüglich doch eine wichtige, strategische Rolle – insbesondere, wenn es um physische Sicherheitssysteme mit IT-Anbindung und den direkten Zugang zu IT-Assets geht. Die wesentlichen […]
New critical Citrix NetScaler hole of similar severity to CitrixBleed2, says expert
A new critical vulnerability that is similar to the widely-exploited CitrixBleed and CitrixBleed2 holes should be patched in NetScaler devices immediately, say experts. The hole, CVE-2026-3055, is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in customer-managed NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway devices configured as SAML IDP for approving identity and authentication. It’s rated at 9.3 in severity on […]
Chained vulnerabilities in Cisco Catalyst switches could induce denial-of-service
Cisco’s widely deployed Catalyst 9300 Series enterprise switches have four security vulnerabilities, two of which could be chained to cause a denial-of-service outage, infrastructure security company Opswat has revealed. The two most operationally significant are CVE-2026-20114 and CVE-2026-20110, which the researchers found could be chained to make possible a dangerous privilege escalation. Opswat’s Unit 515 […]
Trivy supply chain breach compromises over 1,000 SaaS environments, Lapsus$ joins the extortion wave
What started as a supply chain attack on Trivy, a widely used security scanner, has become a Lapsus$-linked extortion campaign, with more than 1,000 enterprise SaaS environments already compromised. Charles Carmakal, CTO of Mandiant Consulting, made the assessment at a Google-hosted threat briefing held alongside the RSA Conference 2026 in San Francisco on Tuesday. “We […]
PyPI warns developers after LiteLLM malware found stealing cloud and CI/CD credentials
PyPI is warning of possible credential theft from AI applications and developer pipelines after two malicious versions of the widely used Python middleware for large language models, LiteLLM, were briefly published. “Anyone who has installed and run the project should assume any credentials available to the LiteLLM environment may have been exposed, and revoke/rotate them […]
6 key trends reshaping the IAM market
The identity and access management (IAM) market has shifted its focus from traditional “login and MFA” mechanisms toward treating identity as a security control plane. Buyers are prioritizing phishing-resistant authentication, including passkeys, and the management of non-human identities, according to an array of experts quizzed on developments in the market by CSO. “Workforce access is […]
AI is breaking traditional security models — Here’s where they fail first
Traditionally, enterprise security operating models operated a fixed and regular cycle: Findings surfaced through periodic scans, security teams triaged results and remediation followed through ticket-based workflows. It was almost an SOP of sorts; the accountability existed, but it was often implicit and fragmented. The remediation would travel across tools, teams and handoffs rather than designed […]
Empathie trifft IT-Sicherheit: Der Weg zu gelebter Compliance
CISOs sollten Sicherheitsrichtlinien mit Blick auf die Belegschaft gestalten. earthphotostock – shutterstock.com In vielen Unternehmen stoßen IT-Sicherheitsrichtlinien auf Widerstand, da Mitarbeitende sie als hinderlich oder praxisfern empfinden. Dies erschwert die Umsetzung, untergräbt die Wirksamkeit und belastet die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Sicherheitsabteilung und den Fachbereichen. Statt als Partner wird Cybersecurity oft als Bremser wahrgenommen – ein […]
DDoS-Angriffe haben sich verdoppelt
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HP launches TPM Guard to help defeat physical TPM attacks
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM), developed by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), is a mandatory security component in any computer running Windows 11. It stores sensitive information such as encryption keys in a separate, secure chip, passing it to the CPU as required. However, there’s a problem. If an attacker can get physical access to […]
New ‘StoatWaffle’ malware auto‑executes attacks on developers
A newly disclosed malware strain dubbed “StoatWaffle” is giving fresh teeth to the notorious, developer-targeting “Contagious Interview” threat campaign. According to NTT Security findings, the malware marks an evolution from the long-running campaign’s user-triggered execution to a near-frictionless compromise embedded directly in developer workflows. Attackers are using blockchain-themed project repositories as decoys, embedding a malicious […]
Autonomous AI adoption is on the rise, but it’s risky
Two AI releases early this year are prompting users to give up control and let autonomous agentic tools complete tasks on their behalf. IT leaders should be ready to deal with the consequences. Anthropic rolled out its agentic platform Claude Cowork in January for macOs and February for Windows, and use of agentic tool OpenClaw […]
Streamline physical security to enable data center growth in the era of AI
AI is the new space race for data centers, and consistency at speed is the rocket fuel that colocation and hyperscale providers need to reach orbit. Everything you already know about physical security still applies but it won’t matter unless you have the right plan and partnerships in place to scale without sacrificing quality. Growth […]
Why CISOs should embrace AI honeypots
The nightmare begins with our protagonist trying to find a way inside to get to the firm’s files, but every door is bolted shut. Then they spot a back entrance and they’re in, first walking, then running down one corridor, then another, and another, feeling that they’re getting ever closer to that file and a […]
ISO und ISMS: Darum gehen Security-Zertifizierungen schief
Mit einer ISO 27001-Zertifizierung weisen Unternehmen nach, dass sie ein wirksames Informationssicherheits-Managementsystems (ISMS) betreiben. Lesen Sie, weshalb der Zertifizierungsprozess häufig schief geht. Foto: mentalmind – shutterstock.com ISO-Zertifizierungen, aber auch die Einführung eines Informationssicherheits-Managementsystems (ISMS) nach IT-Grundschutz, werden von vielen Unternehmen als Beweis für ihre Qualität und ihren professionellen Ansatz bei der Durchführung ihrer Geschäftstätigkeit angesehen. […]
Palo Alto updates security platform to discover AI agents
As CISOs worry about AI agent sprawl, Palo Alto Networks has announced an update to its Prisma AIRS security platform and enterprise browser to include the ability to discover AI agents, models, and connections across the entire IT environment, to scan agents for vulnerabilities, and to allow admins to simulate red team tests for agents. […]
Faster attacks and ‘recovery denial’ ransomware reshape threat landscape
Mandiant’s M-Trends 2026 report, released today at the RSA Conference, shows that attackers are moving faster, operating more collaboratively, and increasingly focusing on the systems organizations rely on to recover from breaches. The report, based on more than 500,000 hours of incident response engagements in 2025, finds that attackers are compressing key phases of the […]
Chrome ABE bypass discovered: New VoidStealer malware steals passwords and cookies
A new infostealer is bypassing Chrome’s Application-Bound Encryption (ABE), using a debugger-based technique researchers say hasn’t been seen in the wild before. Called “VoidStealer,” the stealer seems to have found a way around ABE, introduced in Chrome 127 in 2024, a security control aimed at locking sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies behind tighter […]
Behavioral XDR and threat intel nab North Korean fake IT worker within 10 days of hire
The North Korea fake IT worker scheme has become a pernicious threat across several industries. While best practices emphasize precautions throughout the hiring phase, once onboarded such operatives can be challenging to detect. Combinations of behavioral analytics, threat intelligence, and other points of information are taking shape as essential defenses, as a recent case attests. […]
Why US companies must be ready for quantum by 2030: A practical roadmap
Last year, I asked a room of infrastructure, identity and application leaders a simple question: “Where in our environment do we rely on RSA or elliptic curve cryptography?” The first answers were the usual suspects: TLS on the edge, our VPN and the certificates on laptops. Then we pulled up a dependency map and the […]
The insider threat rises again
Insider threats are coming back in a consequential way. According to the State of Human Risk Report from Mimecast, 42% of organizations have experienced an increase in malicious insider incidents over the past year, with 42% also reporting a rise in negligent incidents for the first time. The report further found that organizations experienced an […]
Trivy vulnerability scanner backdoored with credential stealer in supply chain attack
Attackers have compromised the widely used open-source Trivy vulnerability scanner, injecting credential-stealing malware into official releases and GitHub Actions used by thousands of CI/CD workflows. The breach could trigger a cascade of additional supply-chain compromises if impacted projects and organizations don’t rotate their secrets immediately. The attack, disclosed by Trivy maintainers today, results from an […]
Are nations ready to be the cybersecurity insurers of last resort?
A senior member of the Cyber Monitoring Center (CMC), an organization formed last year to monitor, define and classify cyber events impacting UK organizations, this week questioned whether a £1.5 billion (about $2 billion) government loan guarantee provided to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) should have happened in the first place. Speaking at an event hosted […]
Water utilities strengthen cybersecurity through cooperation
Water utilities are finding that letting information flow can flush out cybersecurity problems. The water industry has a security issue: Many utilities operate with ageing systems and minimal IT or cybersecurity personnel. But by coordinating responses to cyber-attacks, participants in a pilot program run by the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) and the Center on Cyber […]
Stop using AI to submit bug reports, says Google
Google will no longer accept AI-generated submissions to a program it funded to find bugs in open-source software. However, it is contributing to a separate program that uses AI to strengthen security in open-source code. The Google Open Source Software Vulnerability Reward Program team is increasingly concerned about the low quality of some AI-generated bug […]
DDoS-Attacken: Schlag gegen internationale Cyberkriminelle
DDos bleibt ein Evergreen unter den Security-Bedrohungen. Karsten Kunert mit ChatGPT In einem großangelegten Schlag gegen ein internationales Hacker-Netzwerk haben Sicherheitsbehörden in Nordamerika und Deutschland die beiden weltgrößten Botnetze zerschlagen. Die Infrastruktur der Kriminellen war vor allem für sogenannte Denial-of-Services-Attacken (DDoS), verwendet worden, teilte das Bundeskriminalamt mit. Dabei versuchen die Cyberkriminellen, die Webseiten und Apps […]
The espionage reality: Your infrastructure is already in the collection path
Threat actors have always sought advantage over their targets. Recently we’ve seen two efforts designed for long-term intelligence gain. This activity surfaced right where you would expect inside the enterprise. Enterprises now sit directly in the adversary’s collection path. They don’t have to be the target; they are on the board and in play because […]
Die besten IAM-Tools
Identity & Access Management ist für sicherheitsbewusste Unternehmen im Zero-Trust-Zeitalter Pflicht. Das sind die besten IAM-Anbieter und -Tools. Foto: ne2pi – shutterstock.com Identität wird zum neuen Perimeter: Unternehmen verlassen sich immer seltener auf die traditionelle Perimeter-Verteidigung und forcieren den Umstieg auf Zero-Trust-Umgebungen. Sicherer Zugriff und Identity Management bilden die Grundlage jeder Cybersicherheitsstrategie. Gleichzeitig sorgt die […]
CISA urges IT to harden endpoint management systems after cyberattack by pro-Iranian group
The US is urging infosec leaders to harden their endpoint management system configurations after last week’s hack of American medical supplies provider Stryker by pro-Iranian threat actor Handala. The warning from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is principally for organizations using Microsoft Intune, a cloud-based unified endpoint management (UEM) service that Handala, […]
That cheap KVM device could expose your network to remote compromise
Researchers have found nine vulnerabilities in four popular low-cost KVM-over-IP devices, ranging from unauthenticated command injection to weak authentication defenses and insecure firmware updates. The flaws are particularly concerning given the growing presence of such devices in business environments, whether deployed intentionally by IT administrators and managed service providers or introduced as shadow IT. KVM-over-IP […]
Ransomware group exploited Cisco firewall vulnerability as a zero day, weeks before a patch appeared
One of the world’s most active ransomware groups, Interlock, started exploiting a critical-rated Cisco firewall vulnerability as a zero day weeks before it was patched in early March, Amazon has revealed. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-20131, a remotely exploitable deserialization flaw in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software which was given a maximum […]
Beijing wants its own quantum-resistant encryption standards rather than adopt NIST’s
China is reportedly planning to develop its own national post-quantum cryptography standards within the next three years, even as most of the world has already begun migrating to those finalized by the US in 2024. Post-quantum cryptography deals with algorithms that can protect data from the threat proposed by future quantum computers, which are expected […]
Telnet vulnerability opens door to remote code execution as root
A critical Telnet vulnerability with a CVSS rating of 9.8 enables attackers to take full control of affected systems before authentication even kicks in, security researchers at Dream Security have warned. Tracked as CVE-2026-32746, the vulnerability is in GNU inetutils telnetd, is a widely deployed implementation of the Telnet remote access protocol found across legacy […]
SpyCloud’s 2026 Identity Exposure Report Reveals Explosion of Non-Human Identity Theft
New Report Highlights Surge in Exposed API Keys, Session Tokens, and Machine Identities, and more. SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today released its annual 2026 Identity Exposure Report, one of the most comprehensive analyses of stolen credentials and identity exposure data circulating in the criminal underground and highlighting a sharp expansion in non-human […]
5 key priorities for your RSAC 2026 agenda
RSA Conference 2026 arrives at a significant inflection point for the cybersecurity industry — one that will see its more than 43,000 attendees and 600-plus exhibitors navigating an agenda that has fundamentally shifted in character. For the first time, “AI” is not a track at RSAC. It is the event. Of the 450-plus sessions across […]
The multi-billion dollar mistake: Why cloud misconfigurations are your biggest security threat
Last year, most businesses faced a cloud security incident. Here’s what stands out — it wasn’t sophisticated cybercriminals behind these events. Instead, basic errors opened the door. According to the Cloud Security Alliance’s 2024 report on risks in cloud computing, misconfigured settings caused nearly every single breach. Just one wrong switch — that’s all it […]
Your MFA isn’t broken — it’s being bypassed, and your employees can’t tell the difference
Multi-factor authentication was supposed to be the solution. For years, security teams have told employees that MFA would keep them safe. Password stolen? No problem — attackers still need that second factor. But adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing has changed everything. These attacks do not try to steal passwords and MFA codes separately. They capture the entire […]
Anthropic ban heralds new era of supply chain risk — with no clear playbook
The Trump administration’s decision to ban AI company Anthropic from Pentagon assets and other government systems as a “supply chain risk” could force CISOs into a position few have faced before: preparing to identify, isolate, and potentially remove a specific AI technology from across their organizations without a clear understanding of where it resides or […]
Cloud Access Security Broker – ein Kaufratgeber
Lesen Sie, worauf es bei der Wahl eines Cloud Access Security Broker ankommt – und welche Anbieter was genau zu bieten haben. Jack the sparow | shutterstock.com Ein Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) sitzt zwischen Enterprise-Endpunkten und Cloud-Ressourcen und fungiert dabei als eine Art Monitoring-Gateway. Eine CASB-Lösung: gewährt Einblicke in Benutzeraktivitäten in der Cloud, setzt […]
Reco targets AI agent blind spots with new security capability
SaaS security platform Reco has decided to address the “agent sprawl” challenge from the increased adoption of AI-driven tools by enterprises. It argues that enterprises are faced with a security situation as numerous autonomous agents now traverse multiple systems, accessing sensitive data, and executing actions without direct human oversight. To help contain this risk, the […]
BSI moniert Software-Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Schwachstellen bei Praxisverwaltungssystemen hätten zu Cyberangriffen führen können. Khakimullin Aleksandr – shutterstock.com Das Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) mahnt einen besseren Schutz sensibler Gesundheitsdaten in Computer-Anwendungen von Arztpraxen, Kliniken und in der Pflege an. Die IT-Sicherheit von Softwareprodukten im Gesundheitswesen sei “ausbaufähig”, teilte das Amt nach Tests von Standardkonfigurationen verschiedener Anwendungen mit. In einem Projekt untersucht wurden […]
Can you prove the person on the other side is real?
In my role, I spend a lot of time thinking about what “trust” means when money, grief and identity collide. By 2026, the real competition in our space won’t be who automates fastest or offers the most AI features. It will be who can still tell a legitimate executor, beneficiary or family representative from a […]
ClickFix treibt neue Infostealer-Kampagnen an
ClickFix-Kampagnen werden immer raffinierter und zielen verstärkt auf WordPress-Webseiten. Gorodenkoff | shutterstock.com Cyberkriminelle kombinieren kompromittierte Websites mit immer raffinierteren Social-Engineering-Köder-Methoden, um neue Infostealer-Malware zu verbreiten. Bekannt ist das Ganze unter dem Namen ClickFix – und zudem effektiv: In einer einzigen Kampagne wurden über 250 WordPress-Websites in zwölf Ländern infiziert. Während diese Kampagne zu unauffälligen, im […]
Cybersecurity and privacy priorities for 2026: The legal risk map
Escalating cybersecurity threats and growing privacy concerns lurk around every corner these days. Evolving technology and mounting regulations continue to present both the perils and solutions. All players — public and private, organizations and individuals alike — are to conquer the next quest in this realm. In the most recent Annual Litigation Trends Survey by […]
CISOs rethink their data protection strategies
Scott Kopcha witnessed what CISOs everywhere are seeing: employees eager to use artificial intelligence, whether through public models or custom AI tools, accessing company data at a breathtaking rate and volume. Kopcha already had a mature data protection strategy in place; as a law firm, his organization had a long history of safeguarding sensitive data. […]
Die besten Hacker-Filme
Vorsicht, dieses Film-Listicle kann zu Prokrastination verführen! Nomad Soul | shutterstock.com Security-Profis und -Entscheider mit Hang zur Filmkunst müssen auch nach Feierabend nicht auf ihr Leib-und-Magen-Thema verzichten – einer Fülle cineastischer Ergüsse sei Dank. Das Film-Pflichtprogramm für Security-Profis Wir haben die unserer Meinung nach besten (Achtung: Nerd-Brille erforderlich) Hacker-Filme nachfolgend für Sie zusammengestellt – in […]
Nvidia NemoClaw promises to run OpenClaw agents securely
In the few short weeks since OpenClaw became the biggest story in agentic AI, it has been dogged by concerns that it is not secure enough to be safely let loose in enterprises. This week at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) conference, CEO Jensen Huang announced what he believes is the answer: NemoClaw. Built […]
Cyber-Attacken fluten Eon-Netz: Angriffe verzehnfacht
Eon trägt eine große Verantwortung für die Energieversorgung in Deutschland. nitpicker – shutterstock.com Der Energiekonzern Eon sieht eine zunehmende Zahl von Cyberangriffen auf seine Energienetze. Mittlerweile seien täglich mehrere hundert Angriffe auf die Netzinfrastuktur zu verzeichnen, berichtete Vorstandsmitglied Thomas König am Montag im Austausch mit Journalisten. Im Vergleich zu von vor fünf Jahren habe sich die Zahl damit verzehnfacht. […]
AWS Bedrock’s ‘isolated’ sandbox comes with a DNS escape hatch
AWS’ promise of “complete isolation” for agentic AI workflows on Bedrock is facing scrutiny after researchers found its sandbox mode isn’t as sealed as advertised. In a recent disclosure, BeyondTrust detailed how the “Sandbox” mode in AWS Bedrock AgentCore’s Code Interpreter can be abused to break isolation boundaries using DNS queries. While the sandbox blocks […]
Runtime: The new frontier of AI agent security
AI agents are already operating inside enterprise networks, quietly doing some of the work employees once handled themselves — writing code, drafting emails, retrieving files, and connecting to internal systems. Sometimes they also make costly mistakes. At Meta, an employee asked an AI assistant to help manage her inbox. It deleted it instead. At Amazon, […]
6 Risk-Assessment-Frameworks im Vergleich
Mit dem richtigen Framework lassen sich Risiken besser ergründen. FOTOGRIN – shutterstock.com Für viele Geschäftsprozesse ist Technologie inzwischen unverzichtbar. Deshalb zählt diese auch zu den wertvollsten Assets eines Unternehmens. Leider stellt sie gleichzeitig jedoch auch eines der größten Risiken dar – was Risk-Assessment-Frameworks auf den Plan ruft. IT-Risiken formal zu bewerten, ermöglicht es Organisationen, besser einzuschätzen, […]
Was ist ein Keylogger?
Keylogger sind Malware der alten Schule. Lesen Sie, wie die Tools zur Tastaturüberwachung funktionieren und warum sie nicht nur etwas für Cyberkriminelle sind. IM_photo | shutterstock.com Auch wenn Keylogger schon etliche Jahre auf dem Buckel haben: Sie sind immer noch beliebt und werden häufig im Rahmen großangelegter Cyberangriffe eingesetzt. Keylogger – Definition Der Begriff Keylogger […]
Open VSX extensions hijacked: GlassWorm malware spreads via dependency abuse
Threat actors are abusing extension dependency relationships in the Open VSX registry to indirectly deliver malware in a new phase of the GlassWorm supply-chain campaign. Researchers at Socket said they have identified at least 72 additional malicious Open VSX extensions linked to the campaign since January 31, 2026. The extensions appear to target developers by […]
Nine critical vulnerabilities in Linux AppArmor put over 12M enterprise systems at risk
Security researchers at Qualys have disclosed nine vulnerabilities in AppArmor, the Linux Security Module that ships enabled by default across Ubuntu, Debian, and SUSE distributions. An unprivileged local attacker can exploit the flaws to gain full root access, break out of container isolation, and crash systems, all without requiring administrative credentials, the researchers said in […]
What it takes to win that CSO role
CSO and CISO roles are among the hardest to fill in IT. Which should be good news for cybersecurity professionals that aspire to leadership positions as the organization’s top security exec. For those that do, the authority, clout, pay, and benefits are increasing significantly. But so too are the responsibility and accountability placed on cybersecurity […]
ClickFix techniques evolve in new infostealer campaigns
Cybercriminals are combining compromised websites with increasingly sophisticated ClickFix social engineering lures to deliver new infostealer malware, with one campaign alone weaponizing more than 250 WordPress sites across 12 countries. The campaign leads to stealthy in-memory payloads, while a separate attack detected by Microsoft targets Windows Terminal for payload execution instead of the traditional Run […]
GenAI-Security als Checkliste
Das Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) gibt Unternehmen eine Checkliste für (mehr) GenAI-Sicherheit an die Hand. Foto: Gannvector | shutterstock.com Während Unternehmen wie OpenAI, Anthropic, Google oder Microsoft aber auch Open-Source-Alternativen bei ihren Generative-AI– und Large-Language-Model-Angeboten exponentielle User-Zuwächse verzeichnen, sind IT-Sicherheitsentscheider bemüht, mit der rasanten KI-Entwicklung in ihren Unternehmen Schritt zu halten. Die Non-Profit-Organisation […]
Google warns of two actively exploited Chrome zero days
Threat actors are exploiting two high severity zero day vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser that experts say IT teams must patch immediately. Google has issued emergency patches for the two holes, CVE-2026-3909 and CVE-2026-3910. This comes just days after the release of 29 fixes for holes as part of March Patch Tuesday, and a zero day […]
Cyber criminals too are working from home… your home
The FBI is so concerned about the threat of residential proxy attacks and the dangers posed by cyber criminals using the technique that it has posted guidance on its website. Residential proxies are used by cybercriminals to reroute traffic between individuals and the websites they visit to make it appear to originate elsewhere? By taking […]
Veeam warns admins to patch now as critical RCE flaws hit Backup & Replication
Backup vendor Veeam has released security updates to patch multiple vulnerabilities in its widely used Backup and Replication platform, including three critical flaws that could allow authenticated users to execute code on backup servers. Detailed in the company’s advisory KB4830, the vulnerabilities affect Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2.4165 and earlier version 12 builds, with fixes […]
Hybrid resilience: Designing incident response across on-prem, cloud and SaaS without losing your mind
I used to think hybrid incidents would get easier once we standardized on “one tool”: one monitoring platform, one ticketing system, one on-call process. After a few real outages, I changed my mind. Hybrid response fails at the seams between ownership models: on-prem teams, cloud teams, security, vendors. Each group can be correct inside its […]
Storm-2561 targets enterprise VPN users with SEO poisoning, fake clients
Microsoft has warned enterprises that cybercriminal group Storm-2561 is hijacking search engine results to serve trojanized VPN clients, stealing corporate credentials, and then covering its tracks before victims suspect anything is wrong. The group pushes spoofed websites to the top of results for queries such as “Pulse VPN download” or “Pulse Secure client,” redirecting users […]
The cyber perimeter was never dead. We just abandoned it.
Industry has comforted itself with the idea that the perimeter is dead. It is not. What happened is far worse. We ignored the edge, let unsupported hardware decay in place, and effectively donated our perimeter to adversaries who were more than willing to accept it. The FBI’s Winter SHIELD effort is the operational side of […]
10 Kennzahlen, die CISOs weiterbringen
Geht es um Security-Kennzahlen, sollten CISOs sich auf das Wesentliche fokussieren. Foto: Vadym Nechyporenko – shutterstock.com Die Security-Performance zu messen, gehört vielleicht nicht zu den aufregendsten Aufgaben eines CISOs – kann allerdings sehr nützlich sein, um eine ganze Reihe von Herausforderungen zu bewältigen. Neben der Erkenntnis darüber, wie effektiv ihre Security-Bemühungen sind, können Sicherheitsentscheider mit […]
Telus Digital hit with massive data breach
Telus Digital, which provides business process outsourcing (BPO) services to a range of organizations worldwide, has been hit with a massive cyberattack conducted by extortion group ShinyHunters The group, which has been in operation since 2020, specializes in stealing data from Salesforce and other SaaS vendors, and has also recently been conducting voice phishing (vishing) […]
Medical giant Stryker crippled after Iranian hackers remotely wipe computers
A major cyberattack on US medical supplies giant Stryker has resulted in thousands of devices being remotely wiped, after a pro-Iranian hacking group may have compromised the company’s Microsoft Intune management system. Details remain sketchy, but what appears to have happened on Wednesday at one of the world’s largest medical supplies companies could, if confirmed, […]
PhantomRaven returns to npm with 88 bad packages
Last year’s “PhantomRaven” supply-chain campaign is back, with security researchers uncovering 88 new malicious packages in what they describe as the second, third, and fourth waves of the operation. According to Endor Labs findings, the newly discovered packages were published between November 2025 and February 2026, with 81 of them still available on npm along […]
North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Research from GitLab has exposed the latest tradecraft behind North Korean fake IT worker scams. GitLab banned 131 North Korean-attributed accounts last year, most of which involved JavaScript repositories that acted as resources in the so-called Contagious Interview campaign. In most cases, GitLab projects acted as obfuscated loaders for malware payloads — such as BeaverTail […]
AI use is changing how much companies pay for cyber insurance
In July 2025, McDonald’s had an unexpected problem on the menu, one involving McHire, its AI-powered platform used to recruit and screen job applicants. The system, developed by Paradox.ai, featured a rookie-level security flaw: the backend for restaurant operators accepted “123456” as both username and password, and lacked multi-factor authentication. As a result, the personal […]
“Zombie ZIP”: Neue Angriffstechnik täuscht Virenscanner
Mithilfe sogenannter Zombie-ZIPs lassen sich fast alle Virenscanner austricksen. Pressmaster | shutterstock.com Eine neue Technik mit dem Namen „Zombie ZIP“ ist in der Lage, Payloads in komprimierten Dateien zu verbergen. Sicherheitslösungen wie Antiviren- und EDR-Produkte (Endpoint Detection and Response) können sie nicht entdecken, denn die digitalen Untoten wurden speziell geschaffen, um die Security zu umgehen. […]
Wie CISOs schlechte Angebote enttarnen
Drum prüfe… Ground Picture | shutterstock.com Security-Anbietern stehen viele Wege offen, um CISOs und Sicherheitsentscheider mit Lobpreisungen und Angeboten zu ihren jeweils aktuellen Produkten und Lösungen zu penetrieren. Und die nutzen sie auch: Manche Sicherheitsverantwortliche erhalten mehr als 30 solcher Anfragen pro Woche – per Telefon, E-Mail oder auch über LinkedIn. Um erkennen zu können, […]
Resumés with malicious ISO attachments are circulating, says Aryaka
Threat actors are still having success tricking human resources staff into opening malware-infected phishing emails. The latest example is detailed by researchers at Aryaka, who this week described a campaign by an unnamed threat actor who is distributing resumés containing a malicious ISO file to HR departments. It’s delivered through recruitment channels, and hosted on […]
CISA warns of actively exploited Ivanti EPM and Cisco SD-WAN flaws
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that an authentication bypass vulnerability patched in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) last month is now being exploited in the wild. The agency has also updated its directive related to two Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN flaws that were also fixed last month after being used in zero-day […]
AWS expands Security Hub for multicloud security operations
Amazon Web Services is expanding AWS Security Hub to function as a centralized security operations platform capable of aggregating risk signals across multicloud environments. With the updated Security Hub, the company said it will introduce a unified operations layer that provides security teams with near real-time risk analytics, automated analysis, and prioritized insights. As enterprise […]
Overly permissive ‘guest’ settings put Salesforce customers at risk
Salesforce is urging its customers to review their Experience Cloud ‘guest’ configurations as cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims a new campaign involving data theft and extortion tied to exposed Salesforce environments. The group recently posted screenshots on its leak site claiming breaches of “several hundreds” of organizations, including around 400 websites and roughly 100 “high profile […]
Did cybersecurity recently have its Gatling gun moment?
On the James River, Petersburg, VA, June of 1864, during the American Civil War, General Benjamin Butler, of the US Army, deployed a new weapon into the field that effectively altered the nature of kinetic battles. The later named “Siege of Petersburg,” was the first recorded instance of the Gatling gun being used in battle. […]
Why zero trust breaks down in IoT and OT environments
Zero trust solves the wrong problem in OT Zero trust has become the dominant security narrative of the past decade, and rightly so. Its core principles, never trust, always verify; assume breach; enforce least privilege, have reshaped how organizations think about identity, access and lateral movement. In enterprise IT environments, these principles have produced measurable […]
Critical flaw in HPE Aruba CX switches lets attackers seize admin control without credentials
HPE Aruba Networking has released patches for five vulnerabilities in its AOS-CX switch software, the most severe of which could let a remote attacker take administrative control of enterprise network switches without any credentials. The critical flaw, CVE-2026-23813, scored 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSSv3.1 scale. According to a security advisory HPE published on […]
Announcing the 2026 CSO Hall of Fame honorees
Now entering its eighth year, the CSO Hall of Fame spotlights outstanding leaders who have significantly contributed to the practice of information risk management and security. This award honors trailblazers (security leaders with 10+ years in a CSO, CISO or other C-level security position) whose careers have shaped the future of cybersecurity and risk management. […]
CSO Awards 2026 celebrates world-class security strategies
For more than a decade, the CSO Awards have recognized security projects that demonstrate outstanding thought leadership and business value. The award is an acknowledged mark of cybersecurity excellence. “This year’s award winners show how security teams have repositioned themselves as strategic business enablers,” Beth Kormanik, Content Director of the CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference said in a statement. “They tackle […]
A 5-step approach to taming shadow AI
AI is being leveraged across organizations to boost productivity, accelerate innovation and optimize business processes. The problem is that adoption has outpaced discipline. Only a minority (23.8%) of organizations have formal AI risk frameworks in place, which is precisely how unauthorized, “shadow AI” takes root, leading to untracked data exposure, compliance friction and poor decisions […]
12 ways attackers abuse cloud services to hack your enterprise
Attackers are increasingly abusing trusted SaaS platforms, cloud infrastructure, and identity systems to blend malicious activity into legitimate enterprise traffic. Adversaries are pushing command and control (C2) through high-reputation services, including OpenAI and AWS, to blend in with normal business traffic and evade blocklists. The shift from “living off the land” to “living off the […]
6 Mittel gegen Security-Tool-Wildwuchs
loading=”lazy” width=”400px”>Viel hilft nicht immer viel. Roman Samborskyi | shutterstock.com Auf der Suche nach Möglichkeiten, sich vor ständig wachsenden Cyberbedrohungen zu schützen, erliegen nicht wenige Unternehmen einem regelrechten Security-Tool- und -Service-Kaufrausch. Kommen noch Abteilungssilos und regelmäßige Übernahmen hinzu, steigt die Chance, dass Sicherheitsentscheider mit Tool-Wildwuchs konfrontiert werden. Diesen zu reduzieren, liegt nicht nur aus Kostengründen […]
Devs looking for OpenClaw get served a GhostClaw RAT
A malicious npm package posing as an OpenClaw Installer has been caught deploying a remote access trojan (RAT) on victim machines, according to new JFrog research. The package, published under the name “@openclaw-ai/openclawai”, pretends to be an installer for the legitimate CLI tool but instead launches a multi-stage infection chain that steals system credentials, browser […]
The OT security time bomb: Why legacy industrial systems are the biggest cyber risk nobody wants to fix
When I first secured a production line, part of the control system was still running on an unpatched Windows XP machine tucked under a lab table — right next to the state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing setup that produced millions in value every day. Everyone knew that the system was a risk, but no one was willing […]
OpenAI to acquire Promptfoo to strengthen AI agent security testing
OpenAI said it plans to acquire AI testing startup Promptfoo, a move aimed at strengthening security checks for AI agents as enterprises move toward deploying autonomous systems in business workflows. Promptfoo’s tools allow developers to test LLM applications against adversarial prompts, including prompt injection and jailbreak attempts, and to evaluate whether models follow safety and […]
Why access decisions are becoming the weakest link in identity security
In my nearly two decades leading identity and risk programs, I’ve learned a sobering truth that every CISO eventually confronts: hackers don’t hack in — they log in. We often obsess over the perimeter and the sophistication of technical exploits, but many of the most damaging security failures I’ve witnessed didn’t involve a zero-day or […]
I replaced manual pen tests with automation. Here’s what I learned.
More accreditation and compliance requirements have been added in response to cyber incidents. While these frameworks play an important role in establishing security baselines, true security is more than just achieving a perfect compliance score. As I often say, “policies and procedures won’t stop an attacker, they’ll just have more documents to exfiltrate when they […]
NIS-2: Tausende reißen BSI-Frist und riskieren Strafen
Das deutsche Gesetz zur Umsetzung der NIS-2-Richtlinie ist am 6. Dezember 2025 in Kraft getreten. konstakorhonen – shutterstock.com Welche Auswirkungen IT-Sicherheitsvorfälle für die Bevölkerung haben können, hat sich etwa gezeigt, als im vergangenen Herbst ein Flughafen-Dienstleister Opfer eines Cyberangriffs wurde. Betroffen waren mehrere Flughäfen in Europa. Der Hackerangriff legte am Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg (BER) elektronische Systeme […]
Rogues gallery: 15 worst ransomware groups active today
Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) models, double extortion tactics, and increasing adoption of AI characterize the evolving ransomware threat landscape. Law enforcement takedowns of groups such as LockBit have contributed to making the ransomware marketplace more fragmented, with emergent players attempting to muscle in on the action. Attackers range from nation-state actors to RaaS operations, lone operators, and […]
4 ways to prepare your SOC for agentic AI
a way to automate alert triage, threat investigation and eventually higher-level functions. According to IDC, agentic AI is on track to become mainstream infrastructure. The analyst firm expects 45% of organizations to have autonomous agents operating at scale across critical business functions by 2030. In enterprise SOCs, AI is already reshaping functions like alert triage, […]
PQC roadmap remains hazy as vendors race for early advantage
Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) has long sat on the periphery of enterprise security, with experts calling it inevitable but not urgent. That posture is beginning to shift. Earlier this year, Palo Alto Networks published a blog announcing a new “quantum-safe security” initiative, framing it as a way for enterprises to assess where quantum-vulnerable cryptography exists across […]
Tarnung als Taktik: Warum Ransomware-Angriffe raffinierter werden
Statt eines kurzen, aber sehr schmerzhaften Stiches setzen Cyberkrimelle zunehmend darauf, sich in ihren Opfern festzubeißen und beständig auszusaugen. mycteria – shutterstock.com Ransomware-Angreifer ändern zunehmend ihre Taktik und setzen vermehrt auf unauffällige Infiltration. Dies liegt daran, dass die Drohung mit der Veröffentlichung sensibler Unternehmensdaten zum Hauptdruckmittel bei Erpressungen geworden ist. Der jährliche Red-Teaming-Bericht von Picus […]
Trump’s cyber strategy emphasizes offensive operations, deregulation, AI
The White House released President Donald Trump’s long-awaited cybersecurity strategy, a lean seven-page blueprint that breaks from past approaches by placing offensive cyber operations at the center of US policy. Developed by the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), the strategy emphasizes disrupting adversaries, deregulating industry, and accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence while […]
ClickFix attackers using new tactic to evade detection, says Microsoft
Threat actors are trying a different tactic to sucker employees into falling for ClickFix phishing attacks that install malware, says Microsoft. Rather than asking potential victims to copy and paste a (malicious) command into the Run dialog, launched by hitting the Windows button plus the letter R, they are being told to use the Windows […]
Only 30 minutes per quarter on cyber risk: Why CISO-board conversations are falling short
Cybersecurity is, as it should be in this era of AI-driven cyberattacks, a regular item on enterprise board agendas. However, the ways in which CISOs and boards interact, and the depth of those discussions, remain brief and superficial. According to a new report from IANS, Artico Search, and The CAP Group, CISO-board interactions remain short […]
FBI wiretap system tapped by hackers
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has identified a suspected incident on a network used to manage wiretaps and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants, CNN reported. The FBI acknowledged the incident in a statement to CNN, saying, “The FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to […]
OAuth vulnerability in n8n automation platform could lead to system compromise
A weakness in the configuration of OAuth credentials opens up a stored XSS vulnerability in the n8n automation platform, researchers at Imperva have discovered. Setting up OAuth allows n8n to connect to services such as Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, or GitHub without having to expose service passwords. This is core to automation platforms like […]
Targeted advertising is also targeting malware
Online ads are increasingly being used a means of introducing malware into organizations, according to The Media Trust. “Malvertising surpassed both email and direct hacks as the leading vector for malware delivery worldwide,” said Chris Olson, CEO of The Media Trust, an ad scanning and filtering company with, perhaps, a vested interest in playing up […]
Teenage hacker myth primed for a middle-age criminal makeover
The Hollywood image of criminal hackers being largely teenage ne’er do wells is due for an update. That’s because profit-seeking career criminals — often approaching middle age — make up the largest cohort of today’s cybercriminals, according to an analysis of criminal cases carried out by Orange Cyberdefence. The Orange Group’s cybersecurity unit analysed 418 […]
Challenges and projects for the CISO in 2026
Sophisticated attacks and the incorporation of AI tools, talent shortages, and tight budgets are some of the challenges commonly cited when it comes to managing cybersecurity in organizations. In a changing environment, the key is no longer to stay one step ahead, but to maintain a resilient infrastructure that ensures a rapid response when — […]
Zero-day exploits hit enterprises faster and harder
Google tracked 90 vulnerabilities exploited as zero-days last year, with Chinese cyberespionage groups doubling their count from 2024 and commercial surveillance vendors overtaking state-sponsored hackers for the first time. Nearly half of the recorded zero-days targeted enterprise technologies such as security appliances, VPNs, networking devices, and enterprise software platforms. “Increased exploitation of security and networking […]
7 Anzeichen für akuten MSSP-Bedarf
Managed Security Service Provider können das Sicherheitsniveau nachhaltig steigern. Godlikeart | shutterstock.com Ein Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) bietet seinen Kunden ein umfassendes Spektrum an Sicherheits-Services. Als Drittanbieter kann ein MSSP die Arbeitsbelastung der internen IT-Teams deutlich reduzieren und Zeit freisetzen, um sich mit essenziellen Unternehmensprozessen und strategischen Überlegungen auseinanderzusetzen. Darüber hinaus kann ein MSSP […]
Europa im Visier von Cyber-Identitätsdieben
Deutsche Unternehmen müssen sich warm anziehen: Sowohl staatliche als auch „private“ Akteure haben es auf sie abgesehen. Shutterstock Wie die Experten von Darktrace in ihrem aktuellen Threat Report 2026 darstellen, bleiben Cloud- und E-Mail-Konten das Einfallstor Nummer Eins in Europa. Dem Bericht zufolge begannen im vergangenen Jahr in Europa 58 Prozent der Attacken mit kompromittierten […]
LeakBase marketplace unplugged by cops in 14 countries
The LeakBase cyberforum, considered one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools, has been seized by the US, and arrests have also been made in other countries. The US Department of Justice said Thursday that earlier this week, law enforcement agencies in 14 countries took […]
Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
Cisco has handed security teams one of the largest ever patching workloads affecting its firewall products, including fixes for two ‘perfect 10’ vulnerabilities in the company’s Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. Overall, the March 4 release, the first of its semiannual firewall updates for 2026, addresses 25 security advisories covering 48 individual CVEs. The […]
Coruna iOS exploit kit moved from spy tool to mass criminal campaign in under a year
Google’s threat intelligence researchers have identified a sophisticated exploit kit targeting iPhones that was first used by a commercial surveillance vendor’s customer before being repurposed by a suspected Russian espionage group and then by Chinese cybercriminals, highlighting what researchers describe as an active secondary market for high-end zero-day exploits. “How this proliferation occurred is unclear, […]
Europol: Großer Markt für gestohlene Daten geschlossen
Europol koordinierte den Schlag gegen Leakbase. PixelBiss – shutterstock.com Die Polizei von Amsterdam hat im Zuge einer internationalen Aktion laut Europol einen der weltweit größten Handelsplätze für gestohlene Daten geschlossen. Leakbase hatte weltweit 142.000 registrierte Nutzer, wie die europäische Polizeibehörde in Den Haag mitteilte. Die Server des Marktes waren in Amsterdam. Die Daten wurden sichergestellt. […]
State-affiliated hackers set up for critical OT attacks that operators may not detect
Several state-linked threat groups known for breaking into operational technology (OT) networks have shifted their focus over the past year from gaining and maintaining access to actively mapping out ways to disrupt physical industrial processes. The shift poses a significant threat because fewer than one in 10 OT networks have monitoring in place to detect […]
14 old software bugs that took way too long to squash
In 2021, a vulnerability was revealed in a system that lay at the foundation of modern computing. An attacker could force the system to execute arbitrary code. Shockingly, the vulnerable code was almost 54 years old — and there was no patch available, and no expectation that one would be forthcoming. Fortunately, that’s because the […]
Die besten Cyber-Recovery-Lösungen
Nicht greifende Recovery-Prozesse sind für Unternehmen ein Albtraumszenario, das dank ausgefeilter Angriffe immer öfter zur Realität wird. Arjuna Kodisinghe | shutterstock.com Im Rahmen traditioneller Incident-Response– und Recovery-Prozesse wird eine Kompromittierung identifiziert und ein “Desaster” deklariert – woraufhin die betroffenen Systeme aus dem Backup wiederhergestellt werden. Diese Abläufe erfolgen größtenteils manuell und erfordern an jedem Entscheidungspunkt […]
Microsoft leads takedown of Tycoon2FA phishing service infrastructure
The infrastructure hosting the Tycoon2FA service, which Europol said was among the largest phishing operations worldwide, has been taken down by a coalition of IT companies and law enforcement agencies. At least temporarily, this removes access to one more tool for evading multifactor authentication defenses from threat actors. Europol, which coordinated the operation, said Wednesday […]
Why AI, Zero Trust, and modern security require deep visibility
AI. Automation. Zero Trust. They dominate every security strategy document. But there’s a truth sitting underneath all three: none of them work without deep, trustworthy visibility. You can’t continuously verify identities without knowing how they behave. You can’t train AI on incomplete data and expect accurate detection. You can’t automate response if every decision is built […]
The 10-hour problem: How visibility gaps are burning out the SOC
Security teams aren’t drowning because the threats improved. They’re drowning because the visibility got worse. The October 2025 commissioned Forrester Consulting study conducted on behalf of NETSCOUT surfaces a problem that every analyst already knows: 61% of survey respondents say their analysts spend more than ten hours a week in the “analyze” phase alone. This isn’t […]
Iranian cyberattacks fail to materialize but threat remains acute
Five days into US and Israel’s war with Iran, the worst predictions for cyber-retaliation have yet to materialize. But Iran has built one of the world’s most active cyber operations, which means this is likely a temporary reprieve, experts warn. At the weekend, both the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Canadian Centre […]
Anthropic AI ultimatums and IP theft: The unspoken risk
Two recent high-profile events concerning Anthropic’s Claude AI underscore a little-discussed risk at the heart of the enterprise’s rush to capitalize on leading AI capabilities. The first incident involved a China-based extraction campaign against Anthropic’s intellectual property. The second was the Trump administration’s banning of Claude for federal use after the company resisted US demands […]
How to know you’re a real-deal CSO — and whether that job opening truly seeks one
Recruiters of senior-level IT professionals often say that a truly skilled and experienced CSO is among the hardest of all IT roles to fill. The reason is due to the increased responsibility placed on these key employees, who are often part of the C-suite and may even report directly to the CEO. Unfortunately, this can […]
How to know you’re a real-deal CSO — and whether that job opening truly seeks one
Recruiters of senior-level IT professionals often say that a truly skilled and experienced CSO is among the hardest of all IT roles to fill. The reason is due to the increased responsibility placed on these key employees, who are often part of the C-suite and may even report directly to the CEO. Unfortunately, this can […]
AI-powered attack kits go open source, and CyberStrikeAI may be just the beginning
AI is making it ever easier for bad actors to launch attacks, and a newly-identified open source platform, CyberStrikeAI, seems to be lowering the bar even further. The platform packages end-to-end attack automation into a single AI-native orchestration engine, and is linked to the threat actor behind the recent campaign that breached hundreds of Fortinet […]
Studie: Hacker legen Betrieb bei vielen Unternehmen lahm
Hacker hatten auch 2025 deutsche Unternehmen im Visier. Studio-M – shutterstock.com Hacker haben im vergangenen Jahr bei vielen Unternehmen in Deutschland Schäden angerichtet. Das zeigt eine repräsentative Befragung des Zentrums für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) aus Mannheim, die der Deutschen Presse-Agentur vorliegt. In der Informationswirtschaft, die unter anderem IT- und Mediendienstleister umfasst, gab ungefähr jedes siebte […]
Epic Fury introduces new layer of enterprise risk
Operation Epic Fury — the US administration’s sustained kinetic pressure on core Iranian regime assets — introduces a new layer of operational risk for every multinational with people, assets, or dependencies in the Middle East region and beyond. The immediate briefings from Washington — early damage assessments, stated intent, geopolitical framing, and situational updates and […]
7 factors impacting the cyber skills gap
Individuals with strong cybersecurity skills are in high demand. That’s no secret. What’s most important is the fact that the shortage is preventing many enterprises from building sustainable cybersecurity talent pipelines. According to World Economic Forum statistics, only 14% of organizations are confident they have the people and skills required to meet their cybersecurity objectives. […]
Das gehört in Ihr Security-Toolset
Lesen Sie, welche Werkzeuge essenziell sind, um Unternehmen gegen Cybergefahren abzusichern. Gorodenkoff | shutterstock.com Sicherheitsentscheider sind mit einer sich kontinuierlich verändernden Bedrohungslandschaft, einem zunehmend strengeren, regulatorischen Umfeld und immer komplexeren IT-Infrastrukturen konfrontiert. Auch deshalb wird die Qualität ihrer Sicherheits-Toolsets immer wichtiger. Das Problem ist nur, dass die Bandbreite der heute verfügbaren Cybersecurity-Lösungen überwältigend ist. Für […]
Vulnerability monitoring service secures public-sector websites faster
An automated scanning system has cut the time it takes to fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities across public sector IT systems, reducing median remediation time for general cyber vulnerabilities from 53 days to 32, and slashing DNS-specific average fix times from 50 days to eight. The results come from the UK government’s newly launched vulnerability monitoring service […]
Innovation without exposure: A CISO’s secure-by-design framework for business outcomes
The brief for security leaders has changed. It used to be enough to reduce risk and keep the lights on. Now you are expected to enable AI adoption, connect more “things” to the network, modernize cloud at pace and still demonstrably reduce exposure, often without the comfort of ever-expanding budgets. In that environment, innovation is […]
A scorecard for cyber and risk culture
Have you once watched a leadership team clap for their “security culture month” like they’d landed a rover? Posters everywhere. Quizzes. A prize draw. Someone baked cupcakes with padlocks iced on top. Cute. Two weeks later, a product manager asked an engineer to “just share the admin credentials for an hour” because the vendor demo […]
Hacker erpressen weniger Lösegeld
immer mehr betroffene Unternehmen und Organisationen folgen dem Rat, kein Lösegeld zu zahlen . fadfebrian – shutterstock.com Laut einem neuen Bericht des Analyseunternehmens Chainalysis konnten Hacker im Jahr 2025 im Zusammenhang mit Ransomware-Angriffen insgesamt 820 Millionen Dollar erbeuten. Auch wenn die Summe hoch ist, im Vergleich zum Vorjahr ist sie damit um 28 Prozent gesunken. […]
How CISOs can build a resilient workforce
With ongoing skills gaps, AI reshaping roles and workforce stress as standing concerns for many CISOs, ensuring the resilience of the workforce has become top of mind. But due to budget constraints, return to office mandates and teams struggling to keep up with the threat landscape, CISOs are faced with a real challenge. Stephen Ford, […]
Im Fokus: RZ-Modernisierung
Im Fokus: RZ-Modernisierung
Kubernetes Security: Wie Sie Ihre Cluster (besser) absichern
Anatoliy Eremin | shutterstock.com Kubernetes hat sich unter Enterprise-Softwareentwicklern zu einem durchschlagenden Erfolg entwickelt. Das veranlasst kriminelle Hacker zunehmend dazu, entsprechende Installationen mit speziell entwickelten Exploits anzugreifen. Dabei werden die Bedrohungsakteure immer besser darin, ihre Schadsoftware zu verstecken, (triviale) Sicherheitskontrollen zu umgehen und sich lateral durch Netzwerke zu bewegen, um weiteren Schaden anzurichten. Wie die […]
Security hole could let hackers take over Juniper Networks PTX core routers
Network admins with Juniper PTX series routers in their environments are being warned to patch immediately, because a newly-discovered critical vulnerability could lead to an unauthenticated threat actor running code with root privileges. The hole is “especially dangerous, because these devices often sit in the middle of the network, not on the fringes,” said Piyush […]
‘Silent’ Google API key change exposed Gemini AI data
Google Cloud API keys, normally used as simple billing identifiers for APIs such as Maps or YouTube, could be scraped from websites to give access to private Gemini AI project data, researchers from Truffle Security recently discovered. According to a Common Crawl scan of websites carried out by the company in November, there were 2,863 […]
One of the ‘most influential cybersecurity’ roles will pay under $175,000
A recent job ad is causing plenty of head-shaking, suggesting that some government high-ups appear to be out of touch with the current state of the cybersecurity job market. There is plenty of evidence that the world needs cybersecurity talent. According to a recent ISC2 survey, 33% of organizations cannot staff their security teams adequately […]
Your personal OpenClaw agent may also be taking orders from malicious websites
If you thought running an AI agent locally kept it safely inside your machine’s walls, you’re in for a surprise. Researchers at Oasis Security have disclosed a flaw chain that allowed a malicious website to quietly connect to a locally running OpenClaw agent and take full control. The issue stems from a fundamental assumption baked […]
US authorities punish sellers of malware and spyware
The US authorities have made it clear that they will have no truck with any individuals trying to by-pass regulations on trading cyberweapons with hostile powers. Selling sensitive cyber-exploit components to a Russian company landed Australian citizen Peter Williams with an 87-month prison sentence from the US District Court for the District of Columbia on […]
Why application security must start at the load balancer
For a long time, I thought of the load balancer as a performance device. Its job was to distribute traffic, improve uptime, and make applications feel fast. Security was something that happened elsewhere, on firewalls, inside WAFs or deep in the application code. That perspective changed early in my consulting career. I worked with a […]
Enterprise Spotlight: Data Center Modernization
How to make LLMs a defensive advantage without creating a new attack surface
Large language models (LLMs) have arrived in security in three different forms at once: as productivity tools that sit beside analysts, as components embedded inside products and workflows and as targets that attackers can probe, manipulate and steal. That convergence is why the conversation feels messy. The same capability that can summarize an incident in […]
Enterprise Spotlight: Data Center Modernization
The CSO guide to top security conferences
There is nothing like attending a face-to-face event for career networking and knowledge gathering, and we don’t have to tell you how helpful it can be to get a hands-on demo of a new tool or to have your questions answered by experts. Fortunately, plenty of great conferences are coming up in the months ahead. […]
Ransomware groups switch to stealthy attacks and long-term access
Ransomware attackers are switching tactics in favor of more stealthy infiltration, as the threat of public exposure of sensitive corporate data is becoming the main mechanism of extortion. Picus Security’s annual red-teaming report shows attackers shifting away from loud disruption toward quiet, long-term access — or from “predatory” smash-and-grab tactics to “parasitic” silent residency. Four […]
Hacker kompromittieren immer schneller
Der Einsatz von KI-Tools macht Cyberangriffe nicht nur schneller, sondern erhöht auch die Taktzahl. Color4260 / Shutterstock Crowdstrike hat die aktuelle Ausgabe seines Global Threat Report veröffentlicht – mit mehreren bemerkenswerten Erkenntnissen. So benötigte ein Angreifer im Jahr 2025 im Schnitt nur noch 29 Minuten, um sich vollständigen Zugriff auf ein Netzwerk zu verschaffen. Damit […]
China-linked hackers used Google Sheets to spy on telecoms and governments across 42 countries
Google has disrupted a China-linked espionage group that used Google’s spreadsheet application as a covert spy tool to compromise telecom providers and government agencies across 42 countries, sending commands and receiving stolen data through it, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said on Thursday. Working with Mandiant, GTIG confirmed intrusions at 53 organizations across 42 countries, […]
The farmers and the mercenaries: Rethinking the ‘human layer’ in security
There’s a phrase that’s become gospel in cybersecurity: “Employees are the last line of defense.” We’ve built an entire industry around it. Billions of dollars in security awareness programs, mandatory simulations and user-reporting workflows across endpoints, applications and collaboration tools. All predicated on a premise that sounds reasonable until you examine what we’re actually asking. […]
5 trends that should top CISO’s RSA 2026 agendas
RSA 2026 is still weeks away and the hype machine is humming. This year’s theme, “The Power of Community,” is somewhat ironic as the overwhelming chatter at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from March 23 to March 26 will be about AI agents, not humans. Welcome to the cybersecurity community, agents, automatons, and robots! […]
9 unverzichtbare Open-Source-Security-Tools
Diese Open-Source-Tools adressieren spezifische Security-Probleme – mit minimalem Footprint. Foto: N Universe | shutterstock.com Cybersicherheitsexperten verlassen sich in diversen Bereichen auf Open-Source-Lösungen – nicht zuletzt weil diese im Regelfall von einer lebendigen und nutzwertigen Community gestützt werden. Aber auch weil es inzwischen Hunderte qualitativ hochwertiger, quelloffener Optionen gibt, um Breaches und Datenlecks auf allen Ebenen […]
So rechtfertigen Sie Ihre Security-Investitionen
Lesen Sie, welche Aspekte entscheidend sind, um die Investitionen in die Cybersicherheit im Unternehmen zu rechtfertigen. Miha Creative – shutterstock.com In modernen Unternehmensumgebungen werden Investitionen in Sicherheitstechnologien nicht mehr nur anhand ihres technischen Reifegrades beurteilt. Die Finanzierung hängt vermehrt davon ab, inwieweit sich damit Umsatz generieren lässt, Risiken gemindert und Mehrwerte für Aktionäre geschaffen werden. […]
Steaelite RAT combines data theft and ransomware management capability in one tool
It’s bad enough that threat actors are leveraging AI for their attacks, but now they can also access a new remote access trojan (RAT) that makes it easy to launch data theft and ransomware attacks on Windows computers from a single management pane. The tool is called Steaelite, and according to researchers at BlackFog, it’s […]
Five Eyes issue emergency directive on exploited Cisco SD-WAN zero-day
Cybersecurity agencies across the Five Eyes alliance have issued an emergency directive warning that a critical Cisco SD-WAN vulnerability is being actively exploited to gain unauthorized access to federal networks. Officials confirmed that threat actors are targeting core SD-WAN control systems —infrastructure that manages traffic across government and enterprise networks — and urged organizations to […]
Microsoft warns of job‑themed repo lures targeting developers with multi‑stage backdoors
Microsoft says it has uncovered a coordinated campaign targeting software developers through malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessments. The campaign employs carefully crafted lures to blend into routine workflows, such as cloning repositories, opening projects, and running builds, thereby allowing the malicious code to execute undetected. Telemetry collected during an incident […]
Ukrainian convicted for helping fake North Korean IT workers
A Ukrainian man has been sentenced to five years in prison after helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate American companies using stolen identities, reports Bleepingcomputer. The 39-year-old man from Kiev pleaded guilty in November 2025 to charges including aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit fraud. He has also agreed to surrender assets worth over […]
Boards don’t need cyber metrics — they need risk signals
Security teams live in a world of numbers. Dashboards depict counts of blocked attacks, phishing clicks, vulnerabilities discovered, patches applied, alerts triaged, and incidents closed. Over the past decade, the cybersecurity industry has become adept at measuring activity with increasing precision. Experts say what remains far less consistent is whether those measurements help boards govern […]
So verändert KI Ihre GRC-Strategie
Rob Schultz / Shutterstock Da Unternehmen Cybersicherheit in ihre GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance)-Prozesse integrieren, müssen bestehende Programme überarbeitet werden. Nur so lässt sich sicherstellen, dass der zunehmende Einsatz und die Risiken von Generative und Agentic AI Berücksichtigung finden – und Unternehmen compliant bleiben. Die Risiken, die mit KI einhergehen, sind schwierig zu quantifizieren. Aktuelle […]
Hacker knackt 600 Firewalls in einem Monat – mit KI
Bedrohungsakteure setzen zunehmend KI-Tools ein, um ihre Angriffe durchzuführen. Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff Sicherheitsforscher von Amazon Web Services (AWS) berichten, dass es einem russischsprachigen Hacker gelungen ist, zwischen dem 11. Januar und dem 18. Februar 2026 mehr als 600 Fortigate-Firewalls zu kompromittieren. Dem Bericht zufolge wurden keine FortiGate-Sicherheitslücken ausgenutzt – stattdessen griff der Hacker zunächst Firewalls mit schwachen […]
New Serv-U bugs extend SolarWinds’ run of high-severity disclosures
SolarWinds continues to be besieged by security issues, this time in its Serv-U managed file transfer server. The software company has released four patches for critical Serv-U remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to gain root (administrator) access to unpatched servers. These four common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) are rated “critical,” the […]
Fake Zoom meeting silently installs surveillance software, says Malwarebytes
The latest fake Zoom meeting scam silently pushes surveillance software onto the Windows computers of unwitting employees. That’s according to researchers at Malwarebytes, who warn that staff falling for the scam land in a convincing imitation of a Zoom video call. Moments later, an automatic “Update Available” countdown downloads a malicious installer, without asking permission. […]
VMware fixes command injection flaw in Aria Operations
VMware has released patches for several high- and medium-risk vulnerabilities that impact its Aria Operations, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, and Telco Cloud Infrastructure products. The most serious of these flaws allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS, while another gives authenticated users the ability to elevate to administrator privileges. The […]
What does business email compromise look like?
Business email compromise (BEC) is the digital con dressed to impress. It’s clean, calculated, and ready to fool even the sharpest eyes. These scammers don’t tell on themselves with sloppy hacks. They whisper in familiar voices, posing as your CEO, HR, or a trusted vendor. And, unlike phishing, they’re a precision strike built on inside […]
What are the types of ransomware attacks?
Ransomware isn’t an isolated, potential cyber threat—it’s like a living organism that can shapeshift with multiple strains, tactics, and targets. The cybercriminals behind ransomware attacks run these operations like a business and are motivated to keep up profits at any cost. Their tactics range from quickly locking down an entire network to slowly leaking sensitive […]
Take control: Locking down common endpoint vulnerabilities
Attackers are constantly on the prowl, scoping out vulnerabilities of network-connected devices in your systems. These devices—laptops, desktops, servers, IoT, and more—are like unlocked doors waiting for threat actors to stroll through. And here’s the kicker: many of these vulnerabilities are shockingly common and easily preventable. Let’s break down the weaknesses we most frequently track […]
Bitcoin-Milliarden von Raubkopie-Portal im Visier der Justiz
Urheberrechtsverstöße sind ein einträglisches Geschäft. PXLR Studio – shutterstock.com In Leipzig hat der Prozess um den illegalen Streamingdienst «movie2k.to» und einen Milliardengewinn mit Bitcoins begonnen. Vor dem Landgericht ist der 42 Jahre alte mutmaßliche Kopf des Portals unter anderem wegen gewerbsmäßiger Geldwäsche in 146 Fällen angeklagt. Mit ihm auf der Anklagebank sitzt ein 39-Jähriger, der […]
It’s time to rethink CISO reporting lines
Despite inroads in the C-suite and rising prominence across the business at large, security leaders are still more likely to operate at a remove from the organization’s executive leadership when it comes to reporting structures. According to IANS Research and Artico Search’s 2026 State of the CISO Benchmark Report, 64% of CISOs still report into […]
The rise of the evasive adversary
Since the earliest days of the internet, there has never been a let-up in adversarial activity. According to CrowdStrike’s just-released 12th annual Global Threat Report, malicious activity in cyberspace continues to not only accelerate but also expand its scale and increasingly abuse the trust of targeted organizations. The good news is that, despite discussion of […]
Anthropic’s Claude Code Security rollout is an industry wakeup call
When Anthropic launched a “limited research preview” of its Claude Code Security offering on Friday, Wall Street investors sent the stocks of the largest cybersecurity vendors plunging. But did the Anthropic rollout warrant such a reaction? After all, those companies, including CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks and Okta, are preparing their own agentic capabilities, and […]
OT-Security: Warum der Blick auf Open Source lohnt
Auch im OT-Security-Bereich stellen Open-Source-Lösungen eine kostengünstige Alternative zu kommerziellen Tools dar. MY STOCKERS – Shutterstock.com OT-Security als strategischer Erfolgsfaktor Die zunehmende Digitalisierung und Vernetzung in der industriellen Produktion haben OT-Security (Operational Technology-Sicherheit) zu einem Kernthema in Unternehmen gemacht. Produktionsdaten, SCADA-Systeme (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) und vernetzte Maschinen sind in vielen Branchen essenziell – […]
Russian group uses AI to exploit weakly-protected Fortinet firewalls, says Amazon
A Russian-speaking threat actor is using commercial generative AI services to compromise hundreds of Fortinet Fortigate firewalls, warns Amazon Threat Intelligence. Once on the network, the hackers successfully compromised Active Directory at hundreds of organizations, extracted complete credential databases, and targeted backup infrastructure — a potential precursor to ransomware deployment, the report adds. The report, […]
Hacker stiehlt Daten von Tausenden RTL-Mitarbeitern
Ein Hacker hat sich Zugriff auf Mitarbeiterdaten von RTL verschafft. nitpicker – shutterstock.com Die RTL Group wurde offenbar Opfer einer Cyberattacke. Wie Cybernews berichtet, brüstet sich ein Cyberkrimineller namens LuneBF mit gestohlenen Daten von mehr als 27.000 Mitarbeitern der Mediengruppe. In seinem Darknet-Post behauptet der Angreifer, sich Zugriff auf die Intranet-Website der RTL Group verschafft […]
New Arkanix stealer blends rapid Python harvesting with stealthier C++ payloads
A newly uncovered infostealer, suspected to be built with the help of a large language model, is targeting victims with Python and C++ variants, each tailored for a different stage of data theft. Kaspersky researchers discovered a stealer dubbed “Arkanix,” which is capable of harvesting credentials, browser data, cryptocurrency, and banking assets from infected machines. […]
Attackers exploit Ivanti EPMM zero-days to seize control of MDM servers
Attackers are actively exploiting two critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) to gain unauthenticated control of enterprise mobile device management infrastructure and install backdoors engineered to persist even after organizations apply available patches. “Two critical zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340) affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) are being actively exploited in the wild, affecting […]
13 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the technology industry and this is equally true for the cybercrime ecosystem, as cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging generative AI to improve their tactics, techniques, and procedures and deliver faster, stronger, and sneakier attacks. As with legitimate use of emerging AI tools, abuse of generative AI for nefarious ends thus far hasn’t […]
Compromised npm package silently installs OpenClaw on developer machines
A new security bypass has users installing AI agent OpenClaw — whether they intended to or not. Researchers have discovered that a compromised npm publish token pushed an update for the widely-used Cline command line interface (CLI) containing a malicious postinstall script. That script installs the wildly popular, but increasingly condemned, agentic application OpenClaw on […]
Don’t trust TrustConnect: This fake remote support tool only helps hackers
After breaking into a system, crooks often install legitimate remote admin tools to keep a foothold on the network — with the risk that the tool’s vendor spots them and locks them out. Now they have a new option: a fake remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool, complete with serious-looking online storefront, built just for […]
KI und Komplexität als Brandbeschleuniger für Cyberkriminelle
Cyberangriffe werden immer schneller, wodurch sich die Zeitspanne zwischen der ersten Kompromittierung und den negativen Folgen verkürzt. andrey_l – shutterstock.com Der Einzug von KI hat den benötigten Zeitaufwand für Cyberattacken massiv verkürzt, so dass menschliche Verteidiger nicht mehr mithalten können. So lautet das vielleicht wenig überraschende Ergebnis des 2026 Global Incident Response Report von Palo […]
Sonderkommission ermittelt zu Cyberangriff auf Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden waren Ziel einer Cyberattacke. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Nach dem Cyberangriff auf die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden in diesem Januar hat das Landeskriminalamt Sachsen (LKA) eine Sonderkommission gegründet. Diese führe auch die Ermittlungen unter Sachleitung der Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Dresden, wie die Ermittlungsbehörde mitteilte. Weitergehende Angaben machte die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft nicht. Am 21. Januar waren die […]
PayPal launches latest struggle to get rid of SMS for MFA
When PayPal started emailing customers this month that it was backing off unencrypted SMS for multifactor authentication (MFA) at login, it came with the typical approach-avoidance asterisk. The financial services giant signaled that it was turning the page on the much-maligned authentication method while simultaneously offering no timeline and assuring customers SMS wouldn’t entirely go […]
10 Passwordless-Optionen für Unternehmen
Um Passwörter hinter sich zu lassen, gibt es bessere Lösungen. Wir zeigen Ihnen zehn. Foto: Raffi Ilham Pratama – shutterstock.com Passwörter sind seit Jahrzehnten der Authentifizierungsstandard für Computersysteme, obwohl sie sich immer wieder aufs Neue als anfällig für diverse Cyberangriffsformen erwiesen haben und kompromittierte Benutzerkonten auf regelmäßiger Basis zum Einfallstor für kriminelle Hacker werden. Ein […]
New phishing campaign tricks employees into bypassing Microsoft 365 MFA
Another device code phishing campaign that abuses OAuth device registration to bypass multifactor authentication login protections has been discovered. Researchers at KnowBe4 say the campaign is largely targeting North American businesses and professionals by tricking unwitting employees into clicking a link in an email from a threat actor. The message purports to be about a […]
US dominance of agentic AI at the heart of new NIST initiative
This week, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced a new listening exercise, the AI Agent Standards Initiative, which it hopes will provide a roadmap for addressing agentic AI hurdles and, it said, ensure that the technology “is widely adopted with confidence.” AI agents, which have now ascended to the status of […]
Six flaws found hiding in OpenClaw’s plumbing
Security researchers have uncovered six high-to-critical flaws affecting the open-source AI agent framework OpenClaw, popularly known as a “social media for AI agents.” The flaws were discovered by Endor Labs as its researchers ran the platform through an AI-driven static application security testing (SAST) engine designed to follow how data actually moves through the agentic […]
Hackers can turn Grok, Copilot into covert command-and-control channels, researchers warn
Enterprise security teams racing to enable generative AI tools may be overlooking a new risk: attackers can abuse web-based AI assistants such as Grok and Microsoft Copilot to quietly relay malware communications through domains that are often exempt from deeper inspection. The technique, outlined by Check Point Research (CPR), exploits the web-browsing and URL-fetch capabilities […]