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AWS Leader on Cloud Lessons and AI’s Next Wave

Twenty years after Amazon Web Services began reshaping enterprise infrastructure, the company’s partner ecosystem is entering another major transition—this time driven by artificial intelligence. In an interview with Channel Insider, Brian Bohan, director and global lead of the AWS Consulting Center of Excellence, discussed how lessons from the early cloud era are shaping AWS’s approach…

Why permission set complexity in Business Central grows faster than most organizations expect

In this post, I will talk about why permission set complexity in Business Central grows faster than most organizations expect. Every Business Central implementation starts with a relatively clean authorization structure. A handful of roles, a limited set of permission sets, and a clear overview of who can access what. That clarity rarely survives the…

AI Risks, Critical Vulnerabilities, and Data Breaches Define This Week in Cybersecurity

Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Critical Software and Platform Flaws A SQL injection flaw in Elementor’s Ally accessibility plugin exposed over 400,000 WordPress sites to potential data theft. The vulnerability stemmed from improper input sanitization, allowing attackers to extract sensitive database information. Administrators should update immediately to the patched version. Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday addressed a…

Storm-2561 Spreads Trojan VPN Clients via SEO Poisoning to Steal Credentials

Microsoft has disclosed details of a credential theft campaign that employs fake virtual private network (VPN) clients distributed through search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques. “The campaign redirects users searching for legitimate enterprise software to malicious ZIP files on attacker-controlled websites to deploy digitally signed trojans that masquerade as trusted VPN clients

CVE-2026-3910: Chrome V8 Zero-Day Used for In-the-Wild Attacks

Chrome zero-days continue to pose a major risk for cyber defenders. Earlier this year, Google patched CVE-2026-2441, the first actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026. Now, another emergency update has been released, fixing two more flaws already exploited in the wild, CVE-2026-3910 in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine and CVE-2026-3909, an out-of-bounds write bug…

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…

AI-assisted Slopoly malware powers Hive0163’s ransomware campaigns

The Hive0163 group used AI-assisted malware called Slopoly to maintain persistent access in ransomware attacks. IBM X-Force researchers report that the financially motivated group Hive0163 is using AI-assisted malware named Slopoly to maintain persistent access during ransomware attacks, showing how threat actors can quickly build new malware frameworks using AI. Hive0163 is a threat actor…

Google fixed two new actively exploited flaws in the Chrome browser

Google addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser that have been exploited in attacks in the wild. Google has released security updates to address two high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-3909 and CVE-2026-3910, in the Chrome browser. The company is aware of attacks in the wild exploiting both flaws. “Google is aware that exploits for…

Authorities dismantle SocksEscort proxy network behind millions in fraud

SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit thousands of compromised home routers worldwide and facilitate large-scale fraud that cost victims millions of dollars, has been disrupted in an international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Department of Justice. The domain seizure notice Law enforcement agencies seized 34 domains and 23 servers located in…

The Future of Custom Software Development in a Security-First World

In this post, I will talk about the future of custom software development in a security-first world. Digital transformation has accelerated at an unprecedented pace over the past decade. Organizations across industries now rely on software platforms to manage operations, deliver customer experiences, and power business innovation. From cloud-native applications and AI-driven systems to connected…

Beyond File Servers: Securing Unstructured Data in the Era of AI

File servers still exist for legacy storage and governance, but most modern workflows now happen in collaboration tools, code platforms, chats, and AI systems. File servers remain, but they are no longer central to operations. They still appear important on paper: legacy project shares with strict permissions, legal drives with structured folders, and network areas…

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…

BioCatch DeviceIQ helps banks spot risky devices before login

BioCatch has announced the launch of DeviceIQ, a comprehensive new device identification and intelligence product that transforms how financial institutions evaluate the trustworthiness of devices used for digital banking. Traditional device identification has grown increasingly unreliable. Criminals utilize sophisticated evasion techniques (emulators, device spoofing, cloaked browsers, jailbroken devices, and data-wiping) to commit fraud repeatedly from…

Nine CrackArmor Flaws in Linux AppArmor Enable Root Escalation, Bypass Container Isolation

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities within the Linux kernel’s AppArmor module that could be exploited by unprivileged users to circumvent kernel protections, escalate to root, and undermine container isolation guarantees. The nine confused deputy vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed CrackArmor by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU). The

A React-based phishing page with credential exfiltration via EmailJS, (Fri, Mar 13th)

On Wednesday, a phishing message made its way into our handler inbox that contained a fairly typical low-quality lure, but turned out to be quite interesting in the end nonetheless. That is because the accompanying credential stealing web page was dynamically constructed using React and used a legitimate e-mail service for credential collection. But before…

Red Access firewall-native SSE adds GenAI security and browser protection to existing firewalls

Red Access has announced firewall-native SSE, an agentless cloud layer that instantly upgrades any existing firewall with Security Service Edge (SSE), GenAI security, and browser-agnostic protection. Deployed directly on top of existing architecture, the firewall-native SSE eliminates the need for rip-and-replace projects, accelerating deployment while reducing operational overhead without compromising user experience. “Secure enterprise browsing…

How AI is changing your mind

Humanity is diving headlong into a global experiment. More than 1 billion people have a new and unprecedented source of information and cognitive guidance: artificial intelligence (AI) trained on trillions of words.  So, how exactly are AI chatbots affecting our minds, thoughts, beliefs and opinions?  Scientists are scrambling to find out — and reports that…

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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…

Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries

A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud. “SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. “The malware allowed SocksEscort to direct internet

Veeam Patches 7 Critical Backup & Replication Flaws Allowing Remote Code Execution

Veeam has released security updates to address multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Backup & Replication software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution. The vulnerabilities are as follows – CVE-2026-21666 (CVSS score: 9.9) – A vulnerability that allows an authenticated domain user to perform remote code execution on the Backup Server. CVE-2026-21667…

Building Trust in AI SOC Analyst Solutions: A UK and EU CISO Perspective

By Brett Candon, VP International at Dropzone AI Trust has always been critical in security operations, but in the UK and Europe it carries significant regulatory weight. GDPR, NIS2 and similar related data‑protection frameworks shape far more than legal risk, they directly influence architectural decisions, supplier selection, and how security data can be accessed, processed…

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)…

Stryker attack highlights nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity amid joint U.S.-Israel conflict

A cyberattack that an Iranian hacking group said it carried out against medical device manufacturer Stryker might mark Tehran’s first significant cyber action since the start of the joint U.S.-Israel conflict. But even that may have been a happy accident for Iranian hackers in what has been a low buzz of activity during that timeframe,…

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,…

AI Agent Safety Checklist

As organizations rapidly adopt AI agents to automate workflows, summarize data, and assist decision-making, security and governance teams face a new challenge: how to deploy AI safely without introducing unmanaged risk.  Unlike traditional SaaS tools, AI agents can interpret, generate, and act on data dynamically — often across multiple systems. That makes oversight, scope control,…

Rust-Based VENON Malware Targets 33 Brazilian Banks with Credential-Stealing Overlays

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new banking malware targeting Brazilian users that’s written in Rust, marking a significant departure from other known Delphi-based malware families associated with the Latin American cybercrime ecosystem. The malware, which is designed to infect Windows systems and was first discovered last month, has been codenamed VENON by Brazilian

Hive0163 Uses AI-Assisted Slopoly Malware for Persistent Access in Ransomware Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-generated malware codenamed Slopoly put to use by a financially motivated threat actor named Hive0163. “Although still relatively unspectacular, AI-generated malware such as Slopoly shows how easily threat actors can weaponize AI to develop new malware frameworks in a fraction of the time it used…

How to manage the lifecycle of Amazon Machine Images using AMI Lineage for AWS

As organizations scale their cloud infrastructure, maintaining proper lifecycle management of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) is a critical component of their security and risk management goals. AMIs provide the essential information required to launch Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, however; they present security and compliance challenges if not tracked and managed throughout their…

Active Directory Flaw Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation

A vulnerability in Microsoft’s Active Directory Domain Services could allow attackers to escalate privileges and potentially take full control of affected systems.  “Improper restriction of names for files and other resources in Active Directory Domain Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network,” said Microsoft in its advisory. How the Active Directory…

Authorities takedown global proxy network SocksEscort

Authorities from multiple countries dismantled SocksEscort, a residential proxy network cybercriminals used to commit large-scale fraud, claiming access to about 369,000 IP addresses since 2020, the Justice Department said Thursday. Europol, which aided the investigation alongside various law enforcement agencies, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs and the Shadowserver Foundation, said the malicious proxy service compromised routers…

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LevelBlue Introduces New Resilience Retainer Solution

Managed and professional cybersecurity services provider LevelBlue has announced the debut of Resilience Retainer, a new tool that enables prioritized, rapid access to its elite roster of 300+ incident response (IR) experts, under a more versatile, client-friendly evolution of the traditional IT retainer. Resilience Retainer to unify frontline expertise and provide various security solutions This…

400K WordPress Sites Exposed by Elementor Ally Plugin SQL Flaw

A vulnerability in a widely used WordPress accessibility plugin could allow attackers to steal sensitive data from vulnerable websites without logging in.  The flaw affects the Ally plugin developed by Elementor, which is installed on hundreds of thousands of sites worldwide This vulnerability “… can be leveraged to extract sensitive data from the database, such…

Report: AI Accelerates Attacks on Trusted Identities

A recent report from ConnectWise found that attackers are increasingly exploiting trusted identities, along with remote access infrastructure and software supply chains, while AI continues to accelerate in speed and scale. 2026 MSP Threat Report shows trusted identities and legitimate tools are top targets The research, ConnectWise’s 2026 MSP Threat Report, provides global threat intelligence…

Netrio CEO on Building an AI-Powered Services Platform

Managed services provider Netrio is investing heavily in AI to reshape how it delivers IT services to midmarket customers. Through its NetrioNow platform, the company is integrating automation, sentiment analysis, and AI-driven service workflows to streamline support operations and improve customer insights. In a conversation with Channel Insider, CEO Mark Clayman discussed how the platform…

Officials worry Salt Typhoon apathy is killing momentum for tougher telecom security rules

Two years ago, it was revealed that Chinese hackers had compromised at least ten U.S. telecoms, giving them broad access to phone data affecting nearly all Americans. Since then, public officials charged with responding to the campaign and bolstering the nation’s cyber defenses have reported a common problem. Many of their constituents struggle to understand…

CVE-2026-21262: SQL Server Zero-Day Fixed in Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday Release

The beginning of 2026 has brought a wave of zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products, including the actively exploited Windows Desktop Window Manager flaw (CVE-2026-20805), the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509) that prompted an out-of-band fix, and the Windows Notepad RCE bug (CVE-2026-20841). Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday release keeps defenders busy again, this time shifting attention to…

Feds say another DigitalMint negotiator ran ransomware attacks and extorted $75 million

A 41-year-old South Florida man is accused of conducting at least 10 ransomware attacks and extorting a combined $75.25 million in ransom payments while he was working as a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint.  Five of Angelo John Martino III’s alleged victims hired DigitalMint, which assigned Martino to conduct ransomware negotiations on their clients’ behalf —…

How to Scale Phishing Detection in Your SOC: 3 Steps for CISOs

Phishing has quietly turned into one of the hardest enterprise threats to expose early. Instead of crude lures and obvious payloads, modern campaigns rely on trusted infrastructure, legitimate-looking authentication flows, and encrypted traffic that conceals malicious behavior from traditional detection layers. For CISOs, the priority is now clear: scale phishing detection in a way that…

Critical SQL Injection bug in Ally plugin threatens 400,000+ WordPress sites

An unauthenticated SQL injection flaw (CVE-2026-2413) in the Ally WordPress plugin, used on 400K+ sites, could allow attackers to steal sensitive data. An unauthenticated SQL injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-2413 (CVSS score 7.5), in Ally plugin could allow attackers to steal sensitive data. The offensive security engineer Drew Webber at Acquia discovered the vulnerability on…

ENISA advisory examines package manager security risks

Developers install external libraries with a single command, and that step can introduce more code than expected into a project environment. Dependency resolution inside package managers extends software supply chains across large collections of external components. ENISA’s Technical Advisory for Secure Use of Package Managers, released in March 2026, examines how this development practice expands…