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Month: September 2025

The AI Fix #70: AI behaves… until it knows you’re watching

In episode 70 of The AI Fix, our hosts learn that AI makes people more dishonest, Waymo’s robo-cars save lives but get outsmarted by a bathroom mirror, a “rescue” bot slurps up victims head-first, and China shows off a fusion robot arm that can lift ten elephants (or 200,000 pigeons, if you’re scientific about it).…

ANY.RUN & MS Defender: Enrich Alerts Faster, Stop Attacks Early 

Lack of context makes it hard for Security Operations Centers (SOC) to tell actual threats from false positives. ANY.RUN’s connectors for Microsoft Defender bridge this gap by automating interactive sandbox analysis and providing real-time threat intelligence for correlation.   As a result, security teams achieve faster incident resolution, reduced alert fatigue, and proactive threat detection all…

Sharpening the Focus on Product Requirements and Cybersecurity Risks: Updating Foundational Activities for IoT Product Manufacturers

Over the past few months, NIST has been revising and updating Foundational Activities for IoT Product Manufacturers (NIST IR 8259 Revision 1 Initial Public Draft), which describes recommended pre-market and post-market activities for manufacturers to develop products that meet their customers’ cybersecurity needs and expectations. Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments and feedback…

Sharpening the Focus on Product Requirements and Cybersecurity Risks: Updating Foundational Activities for IoT Product Manufacturers

Over the past few months, NIST has been revising and updating Foundational Activities for IoT Product Manufacturers (NIST IR 8259 Revision 1 Initial Public Draft), which describes recommended pre-market and post-market activities for manufacturers to develop products that meet their customers’ cybersecurity needs and expectations. Thank you so much for the thoughtful comments and feedback…

Dutch teens recruited on Telegram, accused of Russia-backed hacking plot

Two 17-year-olds have been arrested by Dutch authorities on suspicion of spying for pro-Russian hackers. The teenagers, who are said to have been recruited as “disposable agents” via Telegram, were reportedly arrested last week “on suspicion that are linked to government-sponsored interference.” Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

How to Get Cyber Essentials Certified in 2025: Updated Steps and Key Changes

Cyber Essentials certification remains one of the most effective and affordable ways for UK businesses to strengthen their cyber security in 2025. The scheme is government-backed, developed by the NCSC and delivered through IASME, and it is increasingly required in tenders, insurance policies and supply chain contracts. This year brings new requirements: from 28 April…

How to Get Cyber Essentials Certified in 2025: Updated Steps and Key Changes

Cyber Essentials certification remains one of the most effective and affordable ways for UK businesses to strengthen their cyber security in 2025. The scheme is government-backed, developed by the NCSC and delivered through IASME, and it is increasingly required in tenders, insurance policies and supply chain contracts. This year brings new requirements: from 28 April…

How to Get Cyber Essentials Certified in 2025: Updated Steps and Key Changes

Cyber Essentials certification remains one of the most effective and affordable ways for UK businesses to strengthen their cyber security in 2025. The scheme is government-backed, developed by the NCSC and delivered through IASME, and it is increasingly required in tenders, insurance policies and supply chain contracts. This year brings new requirements: from 28 April…

How to Get Cyber Essentials Certified in 2025: Updated Steps and Key Changes

Cyber Essentials certification remains one of the most effective and affordable ways for UK businesses to strengthen their cyber security in 2025. The scheme is government-backed, developed by the NCSC and delivered through IASME, and it is increasingly required in tenders, insurance policies and supply chain contracts. This year brings new requirements: from 28 April…

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet the New Regional Director of Japan and South Korea, Junichi Tsuboi

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsors, Feroot and Jscrambler. Ryoji Ihara: Hello, everyone! Welcome to this very special edition of the Coffee with the Council podcast. This podcast will be in Japanese only. For non-Japanese-speaking audience, this podcast will be transcribed and translated to English…

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet the New Regional Director of Japan and South Korea, Junichi Tsuboi

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsors, Feroot and Jscrambler. Ryoji Ihara: Hello, everyone! Welcome to this very special edition of the Coffee with the Council podcast. This podcast will be in Japanese only. For non-Japanese-speaking audience, this podcast will be transcribed and translated to English…

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet the New Regional Director of Japan and South Korea, Junichi Tsuboi

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsors, Feroot and Jscrambler. Ryoji Ihara: Hello, everyone! Welcome to this very special edition of the Coffee with the Council podcast. This podcast will be in Japanese only. For non-Japanese-speaking audience, this podcast will be transcribed and translated to English…

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet the New Regional Director of Japan and South Korea, Junichi Tsuboi

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsors, Feroot and Jscrambler. Ryoji Ihara: Hello, everyone! Welcome to this very special edition of the Coffee with the Council podcast. This podcast will be in Japanese only. For non-Japanese-speaking audience, this podcast will be transcribed and translated to English…

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet the New Regional Director of Japan and South Korea, Junichi Tsuboi

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsors, Feroot and Jscrambler. Ryoji Ihara: Hello, everyone! Welcome to this very special edition of the Coffee with the Council podcast. This podcast will be in Japanese only. For non-Japanese-speaking audience, this podcast will be transcribed and translated to English…

Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet the New Regional Director of Japan and South Korea, Junichi Tsuboi

  This episode of Coffee with the Council is brought to you by our podcast sponsors, Feroot and Jscrambler. Ryoji Ihara: Hello, everyone! Welcome to this very special edition of the Coffee with the Council podcast. This podcast will be in Japanese only. For non-Japanese-speaking audience, this podcast will be transcribed and translated to English…

ANY.RUN Sandbox & Microsoft Sentinel: Less Noise, More Speed for Your SOC

SOC teams may waste hours daily manually enriching alerts and switching between tools, delaying response. ANY.RUN’s Microsoft Sentinel Connector fixes this by introducing fast, accurate, and interactive sandbox analysis into Sentinel’s workflow, so alerts get auto-processed, enriched with IOCs, and prioritized in seconds.   Here’s how you can speed up response times, filter out false positives,…

Smashing Security podcast #436: The €600,000 gold heist, powered by ransomware

Ransomware doesn’t just freeze computers – it can silence alarms too. And when the Natural History Museum in Paris went dark, thieves helped themselves to €600,000 worth of gold in a daring late-night heist. Meanwhile, developers have a new headache: a worm dubbed “Shai Hulud” has wriggled its way through more than 180 npm packages,…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Guarding your family against the latest online threats

Parents across America face a growing wave of sophisticated online fraud designed to exploit their deepest fears and protective instincts. Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, representing a 25% increase over the prior year, according to new Federal Trade Commission data. Parents represent a particularly vulnerable target because scammers understand…

Fighting Telecom Cyberattacks: Investigating a Campaign Against UK Companies

Telecommunications companies are the digital arteries of modern civilization. Compromise a major telecom operator, and you don’t just steal data — you gain the power to intercept communications, manipulate network traffic, and bring entire regions offline.  Every day, ANY.RUN’s solutions process thousands of threat samples, and hidden within them are patterns of activity targeting telecom operators.…