A Russian national has been sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting he managed a botnet used to launch ransomware attacks against dozens of U.S. companies. The judge also imposed a $100,000 fine and ordered him to forfeit $1.6 million linked to the scheme. Court records show that from 2017 to 2021, Ilya Angelov,…
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Forrester: Asia Pacific Tech Spending Expected To Grow 9.3% In 2026, But Rising Costs And Regulations Will Impact Real Growth
According to Forrester’s Asia Pacific Tech Market Forecast, 2026 To 2030, the region will spend over US$437 billion on acquiring new technology between 2025 and 2030. Forrester estimates that total spending on technology will grow by 9.3%, driven by investments in software, services, communications equipment, and tech outsourcing, but cost pressures (such as software inflation and hardware spikes), regulatory fragmentation, tariffs, energy shocks, uneven regional growth, and talent shortages will reduce…
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Best Klaviyo Alternatives for Revenue Growth and Advanced Analytics
Top Klaviyo alternatives offer advanced analytics, automation, and insights to help e-commerce brands improve campaigns, boost revenue, and track performance.
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Phishers Pose as Palo Alto Networks’ Recruiters for Months in Job Scam
A series of campaigns that began in August aim to defraud job candidates, using psychological tactics and data scraped from LinkedIn profiles.
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Patch now: TP-Link Archer NX routers vulnerable to firmware takeover
TP-Link patched a high severity flaw (CVE-2025-15517) in Archer NX routers that could let attackers bypass authentication and install malicious firmware. TP-Link issued security updates for its Archer NX router series to fix multiple vulnerabilities, including CVE-2025-15517 (CVSS score of 8.6), a critical authentication bypass flaw. The vulnerability impacts multiple models, including NX200, NX210, NX500,…
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Smartsheet MCP Server Achieves Exceptional Customer Adoption in First Week; 4,000 Users with 1.74 Million Total Actions Since Launch
Smartsheet brings AI to where complex work actually lives, connecting the most critical systems and data sources across the enterprise ChatGPT and Gemini integrations to follow next month
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How AI Translation Fixes Multilingual Content Chaos
AI translation fixes multilingual content chaos by improving consistency, workflows, and speed, helping teams reduce errors and scale global content faster.
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SANS: Top 5 Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques to Watch
For the first time, SANS Institute’s five top attack techniques all have one thing in common – AI.
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Microsoft backtracks on Copilot Chat access in M365 apps
Microsoft is set to remove Copilot Chat access within Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for large M365 commercial customers starting April 15 — a “mystifying backtrack,” according to one technology industry analyst. Copilot Chat is essentially a freemium version of the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot, which costs $30 per user per…
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HPE Introduces Sweeping Security To Strengthen AI Adoption
New HPE Juniper Networking SRX400 Series Firewalls extend consistent protection from core to edge as AI expands across distributed sites Expanded hybrid mesh firewall puts enterprise guardrails around AI to reduce exposure without slowing productivity Built-in security enhancements support resilience as a core business requirement across the hybrid cloud foundation
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GlassWorm Malware Uses Solana Dead Drops to Deliver RAT and Steal Browser, Crypto Data
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new evolution of the GlassWorm campaign that delivers a multi-stage framework capable of comprehensive data theft and installing a remote access trojan (RAT), which deploys an information-stealing Google Chrome extension masquerading as an offline version of Google Docs. “It logs keystrokes, dumps cookies and session tokens, captures screenshots, and
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Infotrust Acquires Catalyst Cyber To Accelerate Federal Gov Expansion
Infotrust Ltd has agreed to acquire 100% of Canberra‑based Catalyst Cyber Pty Ltd in a performance‑linked transaction valued at approximately $5 million, securing immediate access to high‑barrier federal government cyber security markets and strengthening Infotrust’s position as a sovereign Australian cyber security provider.
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Why a ‘Near Miss’ Database Is Key to Improving Information Sharing
Organizations disclose attack details, though information may be limited, following a breach, but what if they did the same with close calls?
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Paid AI Accounts Are Now a Hot Underground Commodity
AI accounts are becoming part of the cybercrime supply chain, sold like email accounts or VPS access. Flare Systems shows how underground markets bundle and resell premium AI access at scale. […]
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Architecting for Data in Motion: Gone Are the Days of Data at Rest
The concept of “data in motion” is transforming the way organizations think about their technology stack and will determine which organizations can actually execute on AI and which are left drowning in endless streams of data. The post Architecting for Data in Motion: Gone Are the Days of Data at Rest appeared first on RTInsights.
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Vorlon adds forensics and response to secure AI agents
Vorlon has unveiled AI Agent Flight Recorder and AI Agent Action Center, adding forensics and coordinated response to secure enterprise agentic ecosystems and close a key security gap. The agentic ecosystem contains SaaS applications, AI agents, API integrations, non-human identities, and the sensitive data flows connecting them. It’s become the fastest-growing attack surface in the…
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DigiCert Document Trust Manager enhancements improve document security and compliance
DigiCert has announced enhancements to its Document Trust Manager solution to help organisations combat rising document fraud, simplify global compliance, and strengthen trust in digital transactions in the age of AI. Unlike traditional signing tools that require separate regional or departmental infrastructure to meet standards such as AATL and eIDAS, Document Trust Manager centralises signing…
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Security for the Quantum Era: Implementing Post-Quantum Cryptography in Android
Posted by Eric Lynch, Product Manager, Android and Dom Elliot, Group Product Manager, Google Play Modern digital security is at a turning point. We are on the threshold of using quantum computers to solve “impossible” problems in drug discovery, materials science, and energy—tasks that even the most powerful classical supercomputers cannot handle. However, the same…
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Rubrik Extends Support for Google Workspace, Microsoft Defender
Security and AI operations company, Rubrik, has announced the launch of Rubrik Data Protection for Google Workspace, as well as a new integration with Microsoft Defender. Rubrik Data Protection for Google Workspace This new cyber resilience platform is among the first for Google Workspace, providing customers with protection across data, identity, and AI. Rubrik Data…
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Auvik: Shadow IT, AI Gaps Challenge IT Teams in 2026
Auvik’s 2026 IT Trends Report finds a growing disconnect between AI ambition and operational reality, as IT teams struggle with visibility, staffing, and shadow IT despite rising budgets. While most organizations are increasing investment and expressing optimism around AI, the report shows many lack the governance, time, and infrastructure needed to translate that momentum into…
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Dell Addresses Emerging Quantum Risks, AI Era Resilience
Dell Technologies is taking a step in expanding cybersecurity and resilience for the AI era and emerging quantum threats by introducing new security capabilities to help organizations secure, detect, and recover from next-gen threats. Quantum computing and AI continue to introduce new security threats These latest enhancements address risks from quantum computing and AI by…
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Trump to Name Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang to Tech Panel
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is to weigh in on policies affecting the development of AI.
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Gemini picks up criminal activity buried in dark web noise
To help teams make faster and more accurate decisions on emerging threats, Google has introduced a dark web intelligence capability in Google Threat Intelligence. Powered by Gemini, the feature analyzes millions of dark web events each day and surfaces threats relevant to an organization’s operations. “Instead of requiring your team to manually input and update…
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Organisations overlook AI risk as governance fails to keep up
GUEST RESEARCH: TrendAI™ research reveals pressure to deploy AI for business speed is outpacing control, visibility and accountability
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World Backup Day 2026
World Backup Day is an important reminder of the ever-increasing likelihood that your organization will be the next cyberattack target. While backup remains essential, today’s threat landscape means businesses need to think more broadly about recovery, resilience and what it takes to restore operations with confidence after an attack.
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Recent Navia data breach impacts HackerOne employee data
A Navia breach exposed personal data of nearly 300 HackerOne employees after attackers compromised the benefits provider. HackerOne revealed that a data breach at Navia Benefit Solutions exposed the personal information of nearly 300 of its employees. The incident stems from an attack on the third-party benefits provider, highlighting how breaches at external partners can…
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Kali Linux 2026.1 released with 8 new tools, new BackTrack mode
Kali Linux 2026.1, the first release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 8 new tools, a theme refresh, and a new BackTrack mode for Kali-Undercover. […]
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US: FCC Bans Foreign-Made Routers Over National Security Concerns
The US Federal Communications Commission has placed all “consumer-grade” internet routers produced outside the US on its “covered list”
Global Security News, Network Security
WatchGuard Expands NDR Capabilities, Making Advanced Network Threat Detection Practical for MSPs and Midmarket Organisations
Embedded detection, managed services, and automated response simplify NDR adoption for SMEs and MSPs
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AI-Native Security Is a Must to Counter AI-Based Attacks
Attacks by artificial intelligence agents are a reality. Experts at Nvidia’s GTC conference say defenders need to use the same tools to fight them off.
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UiPath Optimises Retail and Manufacturing Operations with New Agentic Solutions
New UiPath Solutions help retailers and manufacturers compile data across fragmented systems to automate merchandising, pricing, and inventory workflows, improving operational performance and delivering better customer experiences
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How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Devices at Airports
With Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deployed to more than a dozen airports across the U.S. and border device searches growing increasingly common, it’s more important than ever to consider your digital security before you travel. The risks are real. Customs and Border Protection agents have the authority to examine travelers’ devices. In June, for…
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Fake OpenClaw Token Giveaway Targets GitHub Devs with Wallet-Draining Scam
OX Security reveals a new phishing campaign targeting GitHub developers. Scammers use fake OpenClaw token giveaways to trick users into connecting and draining their crypto wallets
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Barracuda Advances Cybersecurity Platform and Partner Program
Accelerates Innovation to Strengthen Cyber Resilience and Fuel Partner Growth News highlights: Barracuda unveils BarracudaONE cybersecurity platform innovations and modernised global partner program. New BarracudaONE innovations strengthen cyber resilience across email, network access and generative AI usage. The enhanced partner program introduces new benefits, incentives and tools to help MSPs, resellers and hybrid partners accelerate…
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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…
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2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Winners Announced during RSA Conference as AI Security Dominates
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TeamPCP Expands Supply Chain Campaign With LiteLLM PyPI Compromise
Python package LiteLLM compromised with credential-stealing malware linked to TeamPCP threat group
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The Kill Chain Is Obsolete When Your AI Agent Is the Threat
In September 2025, Anthropic disclosed that a state-sponsored threat actor used an AI coding agent to execute an autonomous cyber espionage campaign against 30 global targets. The AI handled 80-90% of tactical operations on its own, performing reconnaissance, writing exploit code, and attempting lateral movement at machine speed. This incident is worrying, but there’s a…
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Fastly Named a Leader in Edge Development Platforms 2026 by Independent Research Firm
COMPANY NEWS: Company Received Above-average Customer Feedback and Highest Possible Scores in Innovation, Developer Experience, and Performance & Latency Optimisation Criteria
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Russian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years for TA551 Botnet-Driven Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said a Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison for managing a botnet that was used to launch ransomware attacks against U.S. companies. Ilya Angelov, 40, of Tolyatti, Russia, was also fined $100,000. Angelov, who went by the online aliases “milan” and “okart,” is said to…
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LiteLLM PyPI packages compromised in expanding TeamPCP supply chain attacks
A slew of supply chain attacks against popular open source tools and packages appears to have been orchestrated by TeamPCP, a cybercriminal group that rose to prominence in late 2025. The latest victim of the group is BerryAI’s popular LiteLLM library, a unified interface that makes it easier for apps to switch between various LLMs:…
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Zoho Corporation Reinforces Commitment to Australia and New Zealand with New Office
COMPANY NEWS: New Parramatta Office Builds on Company’s Presence in Region Since 2019 and Supports Continued Growth
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OpenAI’s Sora exit signals enterprise-first AI shift
OpenAI has discontinued its AI video generation platform Sora. The company announced the development in a sudden and unexpected post on X, stating that it was “saying goodbye” to the Sora app. “We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What…
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KnowBe4 appoints Dr. Kawin Boonyapredee as APJ CISO advisor
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: KnowBe4 has appointed Dr. Kawin Boonyapredee, based in Singapore, as CISO advisor for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) as the company continues to expand its regional presence and support organisations managing human risk and AI-driven cyber threats.
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Device Code Phishing Hits 340+ Microsoft 365 Orgs Across Five Countries via OAuth Abuse
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to an active device code phishing campaign that’s targeting Microsoft 365 identities across more than 340 organizations in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany. The activity, per Huntress, was first spotted on February 19, 2026, with subsequent cases appearing at an accelerated pace since then. Notably, the campaign…
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Telemetry Pipeline: How It Works and Why It Matters in 2026
A telemetry pipeline has become a core layer in modern security operations because teams no longer send data from applications, infrastructure, and cloud services straight into a single backend and hope for the best. In 2026, most environments are distributed across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem systems, which means more services, more data sources, more formats,…
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Rubrik Rolls Out Industry’s First Semantic AI Governance Engine
Domain-Specific Small Language Model Accelerates Trusted AI Agent Deployment and Control
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Akamai Brand Guardian detects and removes AI-driven brand impersonation
Akamai has introduced Akamai Brand Guardian, an evolution of Brand Protector that uses AI to identify and manage brand impersonation at scale. Scammers are exploiting the widespread availability of generative AI to deploy sophisticated fake websites and digital identities in seconds, making it nearly impossible for businesses to keep pace using manual discovery methods. For…
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FCC targets foreign router imports amid rising cybersecurity concerns
The FCC will ban new foreign-made routers in the U.S. over security risks, unless approved by DHS or defense authorities. The U.S. FCC announced a ban on importing new foreign-made consumer routers, citing unacceptable cyber and national security risks. The decision, backed by Executive Branch assessments, means such devices can no longer be sold or…
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5 Ways To Protect Enterprise Value During A Merger Or Acquisition
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Why enterprise AI adoption still fails to scale
GUEST OPINION: Despite billions invested in enterprise AI, many organisations still struggle to move beyond experimentation and deploy AI at scale. The challenge is rarely the algorithms themselves, but the data infrastructure, governance frameworks, and organisational alignment required for enterprise deployment.
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Leaders of AI Firm Bought by Meta Are Restricted From Leaving China
Beijing is weighing penalties for key figures at Manus, a Singapore startup with Chinese origins.
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TP-Link warns users to patch critical router auth bypass flaw
TP-Link has patched several vulnerabilities in its Archer NX router series, including a critical-severity flaw that may allow attackers to bypass authentication and upload new firmware. […]
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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…
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Smart ways to help your warehouse team level up
GUEST OPINION: Warehouse life can be a daily whirlwind, with shifting pallets, tracking inventory, and tackling orders that never seem to end. It’s easy to just focus on getting through the shift.
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Njordium AI blocks fake invoices and fraudulent payments
Njordium Cyber Group has launched its new AI Fraud Detection Module, a self-learning AI engine integrated into the recently released Vendor Management System (VMS). The module instantly detects and neutralises fake invoices, phantom services or products, and inflated pricing. Fully transparent and compliant with the EU AI Act, it delivers a regulator-aligned solution to Europe’s…
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Experts Sound Alarm Over “Prompt Poaching” Browser Extensions
Expel has warned of malicious Chrome extensions stealing users’ AI conversations
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How android work profiles reduce data leakage on BYOD devices
GUEST OPINION: Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs give employees the freedom to carry a single smartphone, but they also open the door to unintentional data spills. When business email, files, and chat histories intermingle with vacation photos and social apps, the boundary between corporate and personal information blurs.
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iTWire TV: Arctic Wolf Builds an AI-Powered SOC That Actually Earns Trust, and That’s the Whole Point
GUEST INTERVIEW: Arctic Wolf just dropped three major announcements at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco, and they all point in the same direction: AI belongs at the centre of the SOC, but only if humans are still watching.
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Microsoft hands Entra ID users new option for MFA
Organizations rely on MFA to enforce identity checks before granting access to systems and services. Microsoft has made external MFA generally available in Microsoft Entra ID, expanding support for third-party identity providers. Configure external MFA in Microsoft Entra ID (Source: Microsoft) External MFA supports organizations that use third-party MFA solutions to meet regulatory or business…
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Arctic Wolf Builds an AI-Powered SOC That Actually Earns Trust, and That’s the Whole Point
GUEST INTERVIEW: Arctic Wolf just dropped three major announcements at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco, and they all point in the same direction: AI belongs at the centre of the SOC, but only if humans are still watching.
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How to evaluate data masking tools
GUEST OPINION: Data is no longer restricted to a few controlled systems. It flows across environments, gets replicated for testing, shared with partners, and reused for analytics and AI initiatives. The demand is clear – data must be protected and immediately available.
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TeamPCP Hits Trivy, Checkmarx, and LiteLLM in Credential Theft Campaign
Hackers compromised Trivy, Checkmarx, and LiteLLM in a supply chain attack, stealing cloud credentials, tokens, and crypto wallet data from developers.
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HP will cram a 20-billion-parameter AI model into new AI PCs
HP is planning to roll out AI software to automate routine tasks and support decision-making on its enterprise AI PCs, offering enterprises an alternative to Microsfot’s cloud-based Copilot. Unveiled at HP’s Imagine event on Tuesday, HP IQ will initially be available in early access on the next generation of HP EliteBook X G2 AI PCs…
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How one man used 10,000 bots to steal $8,000,000 from music artists
A man has pleaded guilty to defrauding online music streaming platforms out of more than US $8 million, after creating hundreds of thousands of songs with AI, and then using bots to play them billions of times. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Kamasers Analysis: A Multi-Vector DDoS Botnet Targeting Organizations Worldwide
DDoS attacks are no longer only an infrastructure problem. They can quickly turn into a business issue, affecting uptime, customer experience, and operational stability. Kamasers is a strong example of this new reality, with broad attack capabilities and resilient command-and-control mechanisms that allow it to remain active under pressure. Let’s explore the Kamasers botnet through…
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Kamasers Analysis: A Multi-Vector DDoS Botnet Targeting Organizations Worldwide
DDoS attacks are no longer only an infrastructure problem. They can quickly turn into a business issue, affecting uptime, customer experience, and operational stability. Kamasers is a strong example of this new reality, with broad attack capabilities and resilient command-and-control mechanisms that allow it to remain active under pressure. Let’s explore the Kamasers botnet through…
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6 key trends reshaping the IAM market
The identity and access management (IAM) market has shifted its focus from traditional “login and MFA” mechanisms toward treating identity as a security control plane. Buyers are prioritizing phishing-resistant authentication, including passkeys, and the management of non-human identities, according to an array of experts quizzed on developments in the market by CSO. “Workforce access is…
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Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims the hack of pharma giant AstraZeneca
Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims it hacked AstraZeneca, stealing 3GB of data including credentials, code, and employee information. The Lapsus$ group claims it breached AstraZeneca, stealing about 3GB of sensitive data. The alleged leak includes credentials, tokens, internal code repositories (Java, Angular, Python), and employee information, though the company has not yet confirmed the breach. Even…
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Virtual machines, virtually everywhere – and with real security gaps
Cloud VMs offer unmatched speed, scale and flexibility – all of which could eventually count for little if they’re left to fend for themselves
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A Slack Android upgrade worth finding
Man, when it comes to Android, Slack sure has been slackin’. The app is generally considered the go-to, standard tool for most professional communication — right? And yet, somehow, it has managed to exist on the most used mobile operating system all this time without offering up a single Android widget to make our on-the-go…
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Operation Henhouse Nets Over 500 Arrests in UK Fraud Crackdown
UK police trumpet success of Operation Henhouse as they seize and freeze over £27m in suspected fraud proceeds
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Anthropic cuts action approval loop, lets Claude Code make the call
Auto mode is a new permissions feature in the Claude Code system that allows the AI to make approval decisions on a user’s behalf while safeguards review actions before execution. The feature is available on Team plans and requires administrator approval before use, with support for Enterprise and API users expected soon. It runs on…
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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…
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Malicious LiteLLM versions linked to TeamPCP supply chain attack
TeamPCP backdoored LiteLLM v1.82.7–1.82.8, likely via Trivy CI/CD, adding tools to steal credentials, move in Kubernetes, and keep persistent access. Threat actor TeamPCP compromised LiteLLM versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8, likely through a Trivy CI/CD breach. LiteLLM, with over 95 million monthly downloads, helps developers route LLM requests via a single API. The malicious releases, now…
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Manager of botnet used in ransomware attacks gets 2 years in prison
A Russian national has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting that the phishing botnet he managed was used to launch BitPaymer ransomware attacks against 72 U.S. companies. […]
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Codenotary introduces AgentX for autonomous Linux infrastructure security
Codenotary has announced the availability of AgentX, an autonomous platform designed to manage, secure, and protect large-scale Linux infrastructure in the cloud or on-premises through coordinated networks of AI agents. AgentX introduces a new approach to infrastructure operations by allowing distributed AI agents to collaborate, automating security enforcement, operational tasks, and lifecycle management while maintaining…
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Spur Intelligence delivers deeper visibility into anonymized infrastructure
Spur Intelligence has announced new enhancements to its IP intelligence platform, designed to give security and fraud teams deeper visibility into anonymized infrastructure and enable informed, real-time decisions on risky user sessions. New capabilities include AI service identification, a policy API for real-time session decisions, and enhanced geographic infrastructure insights. AI service tagging in the…
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Tenable Hexa AI automates exposure management and security workflows
Tenable has revealed Tenable Hexa AI, the agentic AI engine of the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform that automates security workflows and transforms exposure intelligence into coordinated action to reduce cyber risk. AI-powered cyberattacks, rapid vulnerability discovery and the explosion of AI-driven tools are expanding the attack surface faster than security teams can keep up.…
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Barracuda strengthens cyber resilience with BarracudaONE platform updates
Barracuda Networks has announced advancements to the BarracudaONE cybersecurity platform and Barracuda Partner Success Program. The latest innovations strengthen cyber resilience across email, network access and generative AI usage, while the enhanced partner program delivers new benefits, incentives and tools that help partners accelerate growth and profitability. “Email and identity‑based attacks are intensifying at an…
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Google’s TurboQuant cuts AI memory use without losing accuracy
Large language models carry a persistent scaling problem. As context windows grow, the memory required to store key-value (KV) caches expands proportionally, consuming GPU memory and slowing inference. A team at Google Research has developed three compression algorithms: TurboQuant, PolarQuant, and Quantized Johnson-Lindenstrauss (QJL). All three are designed to compress those caches aggressively without degrading…
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HPE enhances security to support AI and distributed enterprise environments
HPE has unveiled new security innovations designed to help organizations scale distributed operations, reduce cyber risk, and maintain consistent governance as AI adoption accelerates across the enterprise. To help enterprises securely adopt AI and turn resilience into a core business capability, HPE is introducing the HPE Juniper Networking SRX400 Series Firewalls, an expanded hybrid mesh…
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FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Routers Over Supply Chain and Cyber Risk Concerns
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday that it was banning the import of new, foreign-made consumer routers, citing “unacceptable” risks to cyber and national security. The action was designed to safeguard Americans and the underlying communications networks the country relies on, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a post on X. The…
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Zoom sees human conversation as its edge in the agentic AI era
AI agents in the workplace are increasingly able to retrieve information, coordinate tasks, and even act on a user’s behalf. But important decisions still typically happen through human interaction. As agentic AI threatens to disrupt the SaaS market, Zoom sees an advantage in its ability to capture interactions across video, phone, and in-person meetings —…
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Zoom sees human conversation as its edge in the agentic AI era
AI agents in the workplace are increasingly able to retrieve information, coordinate tasks, and even act on a user’s behalf. But important decisions still typically happen through human interaction. As agentic AI threatens to disrupt the SaaS market, Zoom sees an advantage in its ability to capture interactions across video, phone, and in-person meetings —…
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Training an AI agent to attack LLM applications like a real adversary
Most enterprise software development teams now ship AI-powered applications faster than traditional penetration testing can keep up with. A security team with 500 applications may test each one once a year, or less. In the time between tests, the underlying models, integrations, and behaviors can change, with no corresponding security review. Novee launched a product…
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You don’t have to choose between BAS or automated pentesting, you shouldn’t
There’s a debate making the rounds in security circles that sounds reasonable on the surface but falls apart under operational scrutiny: Which is better, breach and attack simulation (BAS) or automated penetration testing (APT)? Security vendors have stoked this debate for obvious reasons, with some even explicitly arguing that automated pentesting should replace BAS entirely.…
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Why your phishing simulations aren’t building a security culture
Security culture isn’t built by phishing simulations. In this Help Net Security video, Dan Potter, VP of Cyber Resilience at Immersive, argues that annual training videos and quarterly phishing tests happen in calm, controlled settings that tell us nothing about how people perform when a real incident hits. Real attacks trigger anxiety, cognitive narrowing, and…
GeekGuyBlog
The Erosion of Endpoint Security: How AI Coding Tools are Reshaping Cybersecurity
In a startling revelation, cybersecurity experts have noted that AI coding tools have significantly undermined the effectiveness of endpoint security systems. This shift, identified by researcher Dr. Emily Carter, has raised alarms across the industry, prompting discussions about the vulnerabilities that these advanced AI technologies present. The trend emerged prominently throughout 2023, as companies worldwide…
GeekGuyBlog
Rising Cyber Threats: TeamPCP Targets Checkmarx KICS Code Scanner
Explore the alarming rise in cyber threats as TeamPCP targets key development tools, highlighting vulnerabilities in the software security landscape.
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Iranian Hacktivism: The Struggle for Influence in the Gulf
Explore how Iranian hacktivist groups are navigating the Gulf’s cyber landscape amid geopolitical tensions and the challenges they face in influencing change.
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Your security stack looks fine from the dashboard and that’s the problem
One in five enterprise endpoints is operating outside a protected and enforceable state on any given day, according to device telemetry collected across tens of millions of corporate PCs. That figure, drawn from Absolute Security’s 2026 Resilience Risk Index, has barely moved in a year, even as organizations continue to add security tools and increase…
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Iran Hacktivists Make Noise but Have Little Impact on War
Iran-aligned groups are trying to make their mark in the Gulf, but the results have fallen short of remarkable.
Global Security News, Network Security
Kali Linux 2026.1 ships BackTrack mode, eight new tools, and a kernel upgrade to 6.18
Penetration testers running Kali Linux have a new release to work with. Version 2026.1 delivers the annual theme refresh, a new BackTrack-inspired mode in kali-undercover, eight tools added to the network repositories, a kernel bump to 6.18, and several Kali NetHunter changes. 2026 theme refresh Each year’s first Kali release brings a visual overhaul, and…
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Meta Targets $9 Trillion Valuation With New Executive Incentive Program
New stock option program could pay some executives hundreds of millions of dollars if they reach aggressive growth targets.
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9864, (Wed, Mar 25th)
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AI, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
SmartApeSG campaign pushes Remcos RAT, NetSupport RAT, StealC, and Sectop RAT (ArechClient2), (Wed, Mar 25th)
Introduction This diary provides indicators from the SmartApeSG (ZPHP, HANEYMANEY) campaign I saw on Tuesday, 2026-03-24. SmartApeSG is one of many campaigns that use the ClickFix technique. This past week, I’ve seen NetSupport RAT as follow-up malware from Remcos RAT pushed by this campaign. But this time, I also saw indicators for StealC malware and…
AI, Funding, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
OpenAI’s Foundation play reframes the AI roadmap for IT leaders
OpenAI’s non-profit arm has revealed its plans to tackle “humanity’s hardest problems.” The OpenAI Foundation has announced a sweeping range of investment and research goals, from building safeguards around how AI behaves in the wild to pushing for shared data ecosystems and funding disease research. The stated roadmap could serve as a blueprint for how…
Global Security News
PTC warns of imminent threat from critical Windchill, FlexPLM RCE bug
PTC Inc. is warning of a critical vulnerability in Windchill and FlexPLM, widely used product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, that could allow remote code execution. […]
Data Breaches, Global Security News
HackerOne, Mazda, Infinite Campus and Dutch Ministry Hit by Data Breaches
HackerOne, Mazda, Infinite Campus and the Dutch Ministry report data breaches, exposing employee and partner data across multiple sectors worldwide.