Fortanix announced a new multi-sourced quantum entropy capability within Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM), enabling enterprises to diversify encryption key generation at the origin of trust. Through partnerships with Qrypt and Quantum Dice, Fortanix integrates independent, physics-based quantum entropy sources directly into its key management workflows, enabling compliance requirements that require multiple entropy sources and…
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Chinese Nexus Actors Shift Focus to Qatar Amid Iranian Conflict
Two attacks on Qatari entities signal a shift in focus for China-backed actors and demonstrate how quickly they can pivot in response to geopolitical events.
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Compromised WordPress Sites Deliver ClickFix Attacks in Global Infostealer Campaign
Over 250 legitimate websites, including news outlets and a US Senate candidate’s official webpage, been compromised to infect visitors with infostealers, warn Rapid7 researchers
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SSL/TLS Certificate Lifespans Are Decreasing to 200 Days
Sectigo will begin issuing 199-day certificates starting March 12, 2026. Are you ready to handle doubling certificate reissuances? The CA/Browser Forum’s (CABF) Sunday, March 15, 2026 deadline to reduce certificate… The post SSL/TLS Certificate Lifespans Are Decreasing to 200 Days appeared first on InfoSec Insights.
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AI-Powered Cybercrime Surges 1,500%, Report Finds
Cybercrime is entering a new phase where machines, not humans, increasingly run the attacks. A new 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report from Flashpoint suggests that threat actors are rapidly adopting AI-powered automated systems to execute entire cyberattack chains with minimal human input. Threat actors adopt AI tools as cyberattacks become cheaper to automate One of…
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BlackSanta EDR-Killer Targets HR Teams in CV-Themed Campaign
BlackSanta malware targets HR staff with fake resumes, kills EDR and steals system data
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Network Map 2.0 provides live network mapping and faster risk containment
Zero Networks has announced Network Map 2.0, an advancement in real-time network mapping designed to help large enterprises eliminate decision paralysis, reduce blast radius and turn visibility into immediate, enforceable action. Network Map 2.0 capability replaces static, point-in-time visualizations that must be generated on demand with a continuously updated, living map of the enterprise. Unlike…
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Salesforce issues new security alert tied to third customer attack spree in six months
Threat hunters and a collection of unconfirmed victims are responding to a series of attacks targeting Salesforce customers, which the vendor disclosed in a security advisory Saturday. “Salesforce is actively monitoring threat activity targeting public-facing Experience Cloud sites, including attempts to take advantage of overly permissive guest user configurations,” the company said in the alert.…
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Hack the Box: AI Boosts Productivity, Creates Skills Risk
AI is helping cybersecurity teams move faster than ever, but new research suggests the speed boost could come at the cost of long-term workforce risks. A new benchmark report from Hack The Box suggests that teams using AI can significantly outperform human-only cybersecurity teams, completing tasks faster and solving more challenges during simulated security competitions.…
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AI Isn’t Lightening Workloads. It’s Making Them More Intense.
The technology is increasing the speed, density and complexity of work rather than reducing it, a new analysis of 164,000 people’s work activity shows.
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Researchers Discover Major Security Gaps in LLM Guardrails
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has developed a successful attack to bypass safety guardrails in popular generative AI tools
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Meta adds new WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger anti-scam tools
Meta is introducing new anti-scam protections across its platforms, deploying systems and user-facing warnings to protect users against scammers. […]
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InterSystems Appoints Former NHS and Mass General Leader Dr Tim Ferris as Vice President, Healthcare Practice
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: InterSystems, a creative data technology provider powering more than one billion health records globally, announced the appointment of Tim Ferris, MD, as Vice President, Healthcare Practice. The announcement comes as healthcare leaders gather for the 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition.
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Vicarius vIntelligence brings continuous risk validation and AI-driven security automation
Vicarius has announced the launch of vIntelligence, a new product that introduces agentic intelligence and continuous validation to the company’s security portfolio. With this release, Vicarius becomes a two-product company. Its flagship platform, vRx, moves beyond detection to provide advanced, native remediation at scale. vIntelligence addresses a different but closely related challenge. While security teams…
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Google completes acquisition of Wiz
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Google LLC today announced the completion of its acquisition of Wiz, a leading cloud and AI security platform headquartered in New York. Wiz will join Google Cloud and maintain its brand and commitment to securing customers across all cloud environments.
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Netskope Launches Security Suite Addressing AI Ecosystem
Netskope, a security and networking provider, has announced Netskope One AI Security, a suite of new AI security tools designed to protect and accelerate the AI ecosystem. Addressing AI-driven security risks Unified within the Netskope One platform, the suite introduces four new products: Netskope One Agentic Broker, Netskope One AI Gateway, Netskope One AI Read…
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Meta Disables 150K Accounts Linked to Southeast Asia Scam Centers in Global Crackdown
Meta on Wednesday said it disabled over 150,000 accounts associated with scam centers in Southeast Asia as part of a coordinated effort in partnership with authorities from Thailand, the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Korea, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. The effort also led to 21 arrests made by the Royal Thai…
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SolarWinds: 77% of IT Teams Lack Visibility Across Environments
Seventy-seven percent of IT teams lack full visibility across on-prem and cloud environments, according to SolarWinds’ 2026 State of Monitoring & Observability Report. The study examines how IT teams are navigating increasingly fragmented hybrid environments and how AI is reshaping modern observability. Balancing legacy and cloud IT environments SolarWinds, in partnership with UserEvidence, surveyed more…
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“LeakyLooker” Discovery Reveals Nine Vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio, Exposing Sensitive Cloud Data
GUEST RESEARCH: Tenable Research has uncovered a series of security vulnerabilities in Google Looker Studio, dubbed “LeakyLooker,” that allowed attackers to run arbitrary SQL queries on victims’ databases and exfiltrate sensitive data within organisations’ Google Cloud environments.
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Cynomi: Third-Party Risk is Untapped MSP Revenue Opportunity
Cynomi has released its latest industry guide, The Rise of Third-Party Risk Management: Securing the Modern Perimeter, offering a practical roadmap for MSPs to formalize, scale, and monetize third-party risk management (TPRM). Scaling third-party risk management According to the guide, TPRM represents the largest untapped recurring revenue opportunity for managed service providers beyond human cyber…
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Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp
Meta’s new tools on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp protect users from scams. They use advanced AI systems to analyze text, images, and surrounding context and identify sophisticated scam patterns. Facebook alerts for suspicious friend requests (Source: Meta) The systems detect impersonation of celebrities, public figures, and brands. They also identify deceptive links and domain impersonation…
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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…
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Identity attacks and cloud misconfigurations driving new wave of cyber threats
GUEST RESEARCH: A new security report from Google Cloud warns that cyber attackers are increasingly exploiting identity systems and cloud configuration weaknesses as organisations accelerate their move to cloud-based infrastructure.
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Privacy and Security for Adult Content Consumers: A Modern Guide to Staying Safe Online
In this post, I will talk about privacy and security for adult content consumers. In a digital space where discretion matters most, privacy is power. Adult platforms that treat security as infrastructure rather than decoration earn trust, loyalty, and long-term visibility. On the other hand, smart choices turn vulnerable browsing into confident control. Millions of…
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Nvidia to Invest $2 Billion in Nebius to Expand AI Cloud Infrastructure
Nvidia will invest $2 billion in Nebius Group as part of a strategic partnership to expand artificial-intelligence cloud infrastructure.
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Software And Tips To Restrict Children To Adult Content Websites
Do you want to restrict your children from adult content websites? In this post, we will show you both software and tips that can help you for that purpose. It is hard to restrict children from accessing adult content online because of their exposure to the internet. According to NetNanny, 82 per cent of children…
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Motorola Solutions Helps Victorian Search and Rescue Dog Teams Perform Safe and Successful Missions
Robust radio technology supports interagency collaboration in the state’s most rugged and remote terrain
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FortiGate Edge Intrusions | Stolen Service Accounts Lead to Rogue Workstations and Deep AD Compromise
Throughout early 2026, SentinelOne’s Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) team has responded to several incidents where FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) appliances have been compromised to establish a foothold into the targeted environment. Each incident was detected and stopped during the lateral movement phase of the attack.
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Dozens of Vendors Patch Security Flaws Across Enterprise Software and Network Devices
SAP has released security updates to address two critical security flaws that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected systems. The vulnerabilities in question listed below – CVE-2019-17571 (CVSS score: 9.8) – A code injection vulnerability in SAP Quotation Management Insurance application (FS-QUO) CVE-2026-27685 (CVSS score: 9.1) – An insecure deserialization
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BlackSanta Malware Targets HR Staff with Fake CV Downloads
Aryaka researchers have identified a new threat from a Russian-speaking group using ‘BlackSanta’ malware. By disguising attacks as job applications, hackers are bypassing security to target recruitment workflows.
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Anthropic forms institute to study long-term AI risks facing society
Anthropic has established the Anthropic Institute, a research unit focused on studying the societal effects of AI and informing policy responses to risks from more advanced systems. “In the five years since Anthropic began, AI progress has moved incredibly quickly. It took us two years to release our first commercial model, and just three more…
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Is this how to prepare for an agentic AI driven future?
GUEST OPINION: Agentic AI marks a real shift in how work gets done inside an enterprise. It’s not just a technology evolution, it’s a governance and security problem that enterprises need to address head-on. Organisations that succeed in the agentic AI era will earn autonomy through visibility, clear policy boundaries and the ability to audit…
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Agent-to-Agent Attacks Are Coming: What API Security Teaches Us About Securing AI Systems
AI systems are no longer just isolated models responding to human prompts. In modern production environments, they are increasingly chained together – delegating tasks, calling tools, and coordinating decisions with limited or no human oversight. Almost all that communication happens through APIs. This shift offers enormous productivity benefits. But it has also complicated security. Because…
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Gain web control with browser isolation
RBI advanced isolation controls extend how Cisco Secure Access secures internet access with fine-grained control over how users interact with web-based content.
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Teradata Enables AI Agents to Autonomously Process Text, Images, and Audio at Enterprise Scale
Teradata Enterprise Vector Store unifies structured and unstructured data with agentic capabilities across hybrid environments, enabling rapid deployment of production-ready AI systems
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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…
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LastPass Expands Its Mission Beyond Passwords to Deliver Secure Access Essentials for Every Business and User
Company heads to RSAC to show how organizations of all sizes can secure access to apps, AI, and credentials while staying protected
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What Boards Must Demand in the Age of AI-Automated Exploitation
“You knew, and you could have acted. Why didn’t you?” This is the question you do not want to be asked. And increasingly, it’s the question leaders are forced to answer after an incident. For years, many executive teams and boards have treated a large vulnerability backlog as an uncomfortable but tolerable fact of life:…
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Rainforest Distribution Transforms its Supply Chain Planning with Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) announced that Rainforest Distribution Corp., a full-service food and beverage distributor, has selected Manhattan Active? Supply Chain Planning?Manhattan Active? Supply Chain Planning (SCP) to unify its supply chain functions, transform its end-to-end planning processes, drive higher service levels, and support continued growth. This will result in greater agility enabled by unified…
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise fixes critical authentication bypass in Aruba AOS-CX
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) fixed several flaws in Aruba AOS-CX, including a critical bug that lets attackers reset admin passwords. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) patched multiple vulnerabilities in Aruba AOS-CX, the operating system used in Aruba CX switches. The most severe issue, tracked as CVE-2026-23813 (CVSS score of 9.8), allows unprivileged attackers to bypass authentication…
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Microsoft Introduces AI-Focused Microsoft 365 E7
Microsoft is taking another swing at what AI inside workplace software should actually look like. This time, the company is packaging it into a new enterprise tier for Microsoft 365, along with a feature that turns Copilot from a helpful assistant into more of a digital coworker. M365 E7 tier bundles Copilot, Entra identity, and…
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Storage vendor offers a real guarantee — but check out those fine-print exceptions
For as long as most junior coders have been alive, tech vendors have talked up performance guarantees even though they neglect to detail just what happens if they don’t deliver as promised. I have been begging vendors to knock off these deceptions for a long time — a very long time. Last week, I briefly…
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Optimise your eCommerce store with Magento Shipping Solutions
GUEST OPINION: Getting products to your customers quickly and affordably stands as a massive priority for any online business. Shipping solutions serve as the backbone of eCommerce success. When you manage shipping well, you build trust, encourage repeat purchases, and protect your profit margins. Magento offers a robust platform that helps businesses manage and optimise…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Microsoft patches 80+ vulnerabilities, six flagged as “more likely” to be exploited
On March 2026 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft addressed 80+ vulnerabilities affecting its software and cloud services. Of these, two were publicly disclosed, but not actively exploited. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities abound The two publicly disclosed flaws are CVE-2026-21262, a vulnerability in SQL Server that may allow attackers to gain SQLAdmin privileges, and CVE-2026-26127, a .NET flaw that…
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Cyber-Attacks on UK Firms Increase at Four Times Global Rate
Check Point data shows attack volumes are growing much faster in the UK than worldwide
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YouTube draws a line on deepfakes involving politicians and journalists
With deepfakes becoming more common, YouTube has expanded access to its AI-driven likeness detection system to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political candidates. The step follows an earlier rollout of the tool to creators in the company’s Partner Program. AI video tools are easy to access, and the content they produce keeps…
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If consequences matter, they should apply to vendors, too
Washington has rediscovered consequences. Just not consistently. The March 6 executive order rests on a simple, correct idea: cyber-enabled fraud persists because it is profitable, scalable, and too often tolerated. So the government’s answer is to raise the cost. More coordination. More disruption. More prosecutions. More diplomatic pressure on the states that shelter these operations.…
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Analyzing “Zombie Zip” Files (CVE-2026-0866), (Wed, Mar 11th)
A new vulnerability (CVE-2026-0866) has been published: Zombie Zip. It’s a method to create a malformed ZIP file that will bypass detection by most anti-virus engines. The malformed ZIP file can not be opened with a ZIP utility, a custom loader is required. The trick is to change the compression method to STORED while the contend…
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Microsoft Fixes 79 Flaws in March Patch Tuesday, Including Two 0-Days
Microsoft fixes 79 vulnerabilities in March 2026 Patch Tuesday, including two publicly disclosed 0-days affecting SQL Server, .NET and Windows systems.
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Zoom expands agentic AI platform to automate enterprise workflows
Zoom Communications said it is expanding its enterprise agentic AI platform with workflow orchestration capabilities across Zoom Workplace, Zoom Phone, and Zoom CX. The aim is to help organizations automate tasks and trigger workflows based on interactions across its services. The update includes new capabilities such as custom and prebuilt AI agents that can be…
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How to get an early taste of Android’s next-gen multitasking magic
It isn’t often that we see an interface addition so significant — so shape-shifting — that it has the potential to completely change the way you use your phone. It may sound like hyperbole, but that very sort of enhancement is absolutely on its way into Android. After a comical amount of hemming, hawing, flippin’,…
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12+ Best VPN For Online Surveys [Tested, Reviewed, And Ranked]
In this post, I will show you the best VPN for online surveys based on real testing. Completing paid online surveys is one means of making money on the internet. You can find these surveys on websites like Swagbucks, InboxDollars, Toluna, Survey Junkie, and Opinion Outpost, to name a few. However, some of these sites…
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McAfee Vs Norton – Which Is Better?
Here, we will compare McAfee vs Norton and show you the better option. Computer viruses and malware attacks continue to menace the digital world. Such attacks occur multiple billions of times yearly, with numbers as high as eight billion and above. If you’re not protecting your device against viruses and malware, you’re at the mercy…
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Virtual Shield VPN Review: Is Virtual Shield VPN Safe? [+Best Alternatives]
In this Virtual Shield VPN review, we will reveal its features, apps, pricing plans, VirtualShield VPN Reddit ratings, the best Virtual Shield VPN alternatives, and also answer the question – is Virtual Shield VPN safe? Virtual Shield VPN is one of the most recent VPNs in the cyber security market today. Therefore, it is very…
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Microsoft seeks a stay on DoD’s effective ban on Anthropic offerings
Microsoft is urging a federal court in California to temporarily pause the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) effective ban on Anthropic’s AI offerings, arguing that the government’s “supply chain risk” label could have significant knock-on effects for its own defense technology business. In a filing backing Anthropic’s request for emergency relief, the company said the…
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Microsoft Fixes Two Publicly Disclosed Zero-Days
March Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft release updates for 79 flaws
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Microsoft Patches 84 Flaws in March Patch Tuesday, Including Two Public Zero-Days
Microsoft on Tuesday released patches for a set of 84 new security vulnerabilities affecting various software components, including two that have been listed as publicly known. Of these, eight are rated Critical, and 76 are rated Important in severity. Forty-six of the patched vulnerabilities relate to privilege escalation, followed by 18 remote code execution, 10…
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Your Data Lake Is Turning Into a Junk Drawer? Here’s How to Clean It Up
Data lakes start organized but can turn into dumping grounds. Learn the signs of data lake clutter and simple steps to clean it up without rebuilding.
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Armis improves vulnerability accuracy and speed with unified real-time visibility
Armis has announced Armis Centrix for Vulnerability Management Detection and Response. The solution enables security teams to identify and validate vulnerabilities across all organizational assets in real time. Armis’ unified approach to vulnerability assessment delivers greater accuracy, faster detection times, and reduced operational costs. “Waiting weeks for a vulnerability scan that still misses essential assets…
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KadNap bot compromises 14,000+ devices to route malicious traffic
KadNap malware infects 14,000+ edge devices, mainly Asus routers, turning them into a stealth proxy botnet used to route malicious internet traffic. KadNap malware infects more than 14,000 edge devices, mainly ASUS routers, and turns them into a proxy botnet used to route malicious traffic. First detected in August 2025, the campaign heavily targets the…
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Virtana enables full-stack root cause analysis beyond legacy APM
Virtana has launched an Application Observability offering that traces performance issues from application code through infrastructure, networks, storage, and AI workloads to deliver evidence-based root cause analysis without manual correlation. Built for autonomous operations at scale, the solution redefines the application as a system rather than software, automatically correlating performance issues across the full enterprise…
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iTWire TV: How a Cybersecurity Company Ended Up on McLaren’s F1 Car (And Why It’s Smarter Than You Think)
Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji on 500 million McLaren fans, race-weekend traffic spikes, and turning identity management into a spectator sport.
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Forescout replaces manual audits with automated, always-on compliance validation
Forescout Technologies has announced Automated Security Controls Assessment, a new Forescout 4D Platform capability that continuously evaluates trust, control effectiveness and compliance posture across an organization’s attack surface. Replacing manual, static and error-prone spreadsheet-driven audits with real-time, automated evidence-based collection and reporting, the Automated Security Controls Assessment feature gives security and governance, risk, and compliance…
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OPSWAT delivers AI-powered perimeter defense with unified zero-day verdicts
OPSWAT has introduced MetaDefender Aether, an AI-powered decision engine for fast zero-day detection, purpose-built for the perimeter. Unlike sandbox or antivirus solutions designed for endpoint protection, MetaDefender Aether intercepts files at every entry point, e.g. file transfers, removable media, email attachments, cloud storage, and web traffic, to detect unknown threats before they reach users, devices,…
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How a Cybersecurity Company Ended Up on McLaren’s F1 Car (And Why It’s Smarter Than You Think)
Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji on 500 million McLaren fans, race-weekend traffic spikes, and turning identity management into a spectator sport.
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Secureframe automates CMMC compliance with secure infrastructure and AI SSPs
Secureframe has launched Secureframe Defense, an end-to-end solution for CMMC certification. It provides secure infrastructure deployment, AI-generated System Security Plans (SSPs), policies, and comprehensive monitoring that Defense Industrial Base (DIB) organizations need to achieve and maintain certification faster, without unnecessary cost or complexity. With CMMC enforcement underway, readiness across the DIB remains critically low. The…
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UNC6426 Exploits nx npm Supply-Chain Attack to Gain AWS Admin Access in 72 Hours
A threat actor known as UNC6426 leveraged keys stolen following the supply chain compromise of the nx npm package last year to completely breach a victim’s cloud environment within a span of 72 hours. The attack started with the theft of a developer’s GitHub token, which the threat actor then used to gain unauthorized access…
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The Top 7 Field Service Mobile Apps
In this post, I will show you the top 7 field service mobile apps. Most field service teams don’t fail because of technicians. They fall apart due to poor coordination, a job update that never made it back to the dispatcher, a customer who called three times to ask where the crew was, and a…
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It’s an AI boom, not a bubble…, but is that true at Microsoft?
It’s become conventional wisdom that we’re in the midst of an AI bubble. As evidence, AI naysayers point to a McKinsey report that found “nearly eight in 10 companies report using gen AI — yet just as many report no significant bottom-line impact.” They also cite an MIT report, The GenAI Divide: State of AI in…
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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…
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Cloud-audit: Fast, open-source AWS security scanner
Running AWS security audits without a dedicated security team typically means choosing between enterprise platforms with per-check billing and generic open-source scanners that produce findings with no remediation guidance. Cloud-audit, a Python CLI tool published on GitHub by Mariusz Gebala, takes a narrower scope and attaches a fix to every finding it generates. The tool…
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Zero trust, zero buzzwords: Here’s what it means
In this Help Net Security video, Murat Balaban, CEO of Zenarmor, breaks down zero trust and zero trust network access (ZTNA) without the buzzwords. The video covers why this approach matters, including the risk of lateral movement after a breach and the growing number of remote workers accessing private resources. Murat walks through three real-world…
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Five Malicious Rust Crates and AI Bot Exploit CI/CD Pipelines to Steal Developer Secrets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five malicious Rust crates that masquerade as time-related utilities to transmit .env file data to the threat actors. The Rust packages, published to crates.io, are listed below – chrono_anchor dnp3times time_calibrator time_calibrators time-sync The crates, per Socket, impersonate timeapi.io and were published between late February and early March
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Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions
Cloud intrusions are unfolding on shorter timelines, with attackers leaning more on unpatched software and compromised identities. H2 2025 distribution of initial access vectors exploited in Google Cloud (Source: Google) Google Cloud’s Cloud Threat Horizons Report H1 2026 reflects incident response and intelligence findings from the second half of 2025 and shows how access methods…
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Middle East Conflict Highlights Cloud Resilience Gaps
Data centers — used by both governments and militaries for operations — are now fair game, not just for cyberattacks, but for kinetic attacks as well.
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Jack & Jill went up the hill — and an AI tried to hack them
What happens when an autonomous AI agent is turned loose on another autonomous AI agent? It chains together bugs that humans would consider benign, easily bypasses authentication controls, and even unexpectedly masquerades as Donald Trump to get its way. This was what CodeWall found in a recent red-teaming experiment when it pitted its autonomous AI…
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ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9844, (Wed, Mar 11th)
(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
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Zendesk doubles down on AI with Forethought acquisition and it’s a smart play
While much of the SaaS world is tightening its belt, Zendesk is doing the opposite and honestly, it’s hard to argue with the logic.
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Microsoft Patches 83 CVEs in March Update
For a change, there’s little in this month’s Patch Tuesday that should cause panic, according to security experts.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2026 Edition
Microsoft Corp. today pushed security updates to fix at least 77 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. There are no pressing “zero-day” flaws this month (compared to February’s five zero-day treat), but as usual some patches may deserve more rapid attention from organizations using Windows. Here are a few highlights from this…
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Evil evolution: ClickFix and macOS infostealers
Across three recent campaigns, Sophos X-Ops notes shifts in both lures and malware capabilities, as threat actors leveraging ClickFix techniques increasingly target macOS users with infostealers Categories: Threat Research Tags: MacOS, infostealer, clickfix, MacSync, Social engineering
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IFS launches IFS.ai Logistics, transforming enterprise transport management with Industrial AI
IFS.ai Logistics unites AI-driven planning, zero-touch execution, freight audit, and network optimisation into a single closed operational loop – turning logistics from a hard-to-govern cost centre into a strategic advantage
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March Patch Tuesday: Three high severity holes in Microsoft Office
Three high severity holes in Microsoft’s Office suite headline the 78 issues listed in the March Patch Tuesday releases, which, grateful CSOs will notice, contain no surprise zero day vulnerabilities. Still, Jack Bicer, director of vulnerability research at Action1, says these Office-related flaws should be treated “with urgency.” “Productivity tools remain one of the most…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 fixed 84 bugs
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 addressed 84 vulnerabilities in its products. None of the flaws are known to be exploited so far. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2026 addressed 84 vulnerabilities across its products. The IT giant addressed flaws across Windows, Office, Edge, Azure, SQL Server, Hyper-V, and ReFS. Including…
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New ‘BlackSanta’ EDR killer spotted targeting HR departments
For more than a year, a Russian-speaking threat actor targeted human resource (HR) departments with malware that delivers a new EDR killer named BlackSanta. […]
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Cal AI, New Owner of MyFitnessPal, Hit by Alleged Breach of 3 Million Users
Cal AI faces data breach claims after hackers post alleged data of 3 million users, including emails, health details, and subscriptions.
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New BeatBanker Android malware poses as Starlink app to hijack devices
A new Android malware named BeatBanker can hijack devices and tricks users into installing it by posing as a Starlink app on websites masquerading as the official Google Play Store. […]
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‘Overly Permissive’ Salesforce Cloud Configs in the Crosshairs
Some customers have mishandled guest user configurations otherwise intended to allow third-party access to important — and sensitive — client data.
AI, Apps, Cloud Security, Compliance, Data Security, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, privacy, Risk Management
AWS European Sovereign Cloud achieves first compliance milestone: SOC 2 and C5 reports plus seven ISO certifications
In January 2026, we announced the general availability of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new, independent cloud for Europe entirely located within the European Union (EU), and physically and logically separate from all other AWS Regions. The unique approach of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud provides the only fully featured, independently operated sovereign cloud…
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New ‘Zombie ZIP’ technique lets malware slip past security tools
A new technique dubbed “Zombie ZIP” helps conceal payloads in compressed files specially created to avoid detection from security solutions such as antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) products. […]
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Anthropic’s Claude found 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox in two weeks
Anthropic, in collaboration with Mozilla, identified 22 security flaws in the Firefox browser during a two-week test, with 14 of the vulnerabilities classified as serious. The discoveries were made using the AI model Claude Opus 4.6. It began by analyzing the Firefox JavaScript engine and then moved on to other parts of the code base.…
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Threat intelligence by ESET is a game changer
Cyber threats have gained the upper hand on many global organizations, attacking through a relentless cycle of new phishing scams, malware attacks and deepfake incidents. As new-age IT and cybersecurity projects continue to proliferate, CIOs, CISOs, and their teams are embracing a variety of cutting-edge strategies to add intelligence to the ever-growing volume of data,…
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Fake OpenClaw npm Package Installs GhostClaw Malware
A malicious npm package is targeting developers by posing as a legitimate command-line tool while secretly deploying an infostealer and a remote access trojan (RAT). The package, @openclaw-ai/openclawai, masquerades as an OpenClaw Installer utility but instead initiates a multi-stage malware operation. Once executed, it attempts to steal credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, SSH keys, browser data, and…
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AI use can fry your brain, HBR study finds
A new study warns of the dangers of “brain fry” — a form of mental exhaustion linked to intensive AI use. The condition is described as mental fatigue that can occur when people use AI tools to an extent that exceeds their cognitive capacity. Symptoms can include mental fog, difficulty concentrating, slower decision-making, and sometimes…
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Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday is first in 6 months with no actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft addressed 83 vulnerabilities that cut across its broad portfolio of enterprise software and underlying services in its latest security update. The company’s Patch Tuesday release contained no actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities and six defects it described as more likely to be exploited. The vendor’s batch of patches marks the first monthly update without an…
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The CSO role is evolving fast with AI in Cyber Defense strategy
AI and cybersecurity are proving to be extremely challenging for organisations. AI is a double-edged sword – as used by threat actors and under effectively by security companies to ward off AI-centric threats besides the traditional threats. Organizations are continuously ramping their cybersecurity skill sets and address a variety of pressing challenges to ensure they…
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FBI says even in an AI-powered world, security basics still matter
Artificial intelligence may be enhancing cyber threats, but the defensive approach to those AI-amplified attacks remains the same, a top FBI official said Tuesday. “We have seen actors both criminal and nation-state, they’re absolutely using AI to their advantage,” said Jason Bilnoski, deputy assistant director at the FBI’s cyber division. “But the way attacks unfold…