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Secureframe expands Comply with User Access Reviews for automated governance

Secureframe has announced the launch of User Access Reviews, a new capability within Secureframe Comply. Access reviews are the primary mechanism organizations use to validate that the right people have the appropriate access, but the process has historically been manual, fragmented, and difficult to audit. Most teams still conduct access reviews using exported spreadsheets and…

CrystalX RAT: new MaaS malware combines spyware, stealer, and remote access

CrystalX RAT, a new sophisticated MaaS malware, combines spyware, data theft, and remote access, allowing attackers to monitor victims. In March 2026, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a Telegram-based campaign promoting a previously unknown malware sold as a MaaS with three subscription tiers. The Trojan offers a wide range of features, including RAT capabilities, data theft, keylogging,…

5-month-old F5 BIG-IP DoS bug becomes critical RCE exploited in the wild

A vulnerability misclassified five months ago as a denial-of-service issue in F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) turned out to be a critical pre-authentication remote code execution flaw that is now under active exploitation. Hackers are using it to deploy a persistent malware program that runs with root privileges. The CVE-2025-53521 vulnerability was first disclosed…

Russian CTRL Toolkit Delivered via Malicious LNK Files Hijacks RDP via FRP Tunnels

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a remote access toolkit of Russian-origin that’s distributed via malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) files that are disguised as private key folders. The CTRL toolkit, according to Censys, is custom-built using .NET and includes various executables” to facilitate credential phishing, keylogging, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) hijacking, and reverse tunneling

Attackers are exploiting RCE vulnerability in BIG-IP APM systems (CVE-2025-53521)

A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-53521) in F5’s BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) solution is under active exploitation, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned on Friday. CISA added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after F5 updated the related security advisory, The advisory wasinitially published on October 15, 2025,…

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…

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…

An AI-powered phishing campaign has compromised hundreds of organizations

A phishing campaign tied to AI cloud-hosting service Railway has given hackers access to the Microsoft cloud accounts for hundreds of businesses, according to researchers at Huntress. Rich Mozeleski, product manager for Huntress’ identity team, told CyberScoop the campaign is currently tied to a smaller actor and approximately a dozen IP addresses, but has managed…

We Found Eight Attack Vectors Inside AWS Bedrock. Here’s What Attackers Can Do with Them

AWS Bedrock is Amazon’s platform for building AI-powered applications. It gives developers access to foundation models and the tools to connect those models directly to enterprise data and systems. That connectivity is what makes it powerful – but it’s also what makes Bedrock a target. When an AI agent can query your Salesforce instance, trigger…

Zero Networks Kubernetes Access Matrix exposes hidden access paths and blast radius

Zero Networks has announced the Kubernetes Access Matrix, a real time visual map that exposes every allowed and denied rule inside Kubernetes clusters. The new capability enables security and DevOps teams to see, understand, and control Kubernetes access at scale, closing “understanding what is going on inside K8s” gaps that leave organizations exposed to lateral…

Most Secure Cloud Storage for Privacy & Protection

Cloud storage makes it easy to store and access files from anywhere, but it also introduces real security risks. Every time you upload sensitive data, you rely on a provider to protect it from breaches, unauthorized access, and data exposure. Not all cloud storage services offer the same level of security. Some lack zero-knowledge encryption,…

FBI, CISA issue PSA on Russian intelligence campaign to target messaging apps

Russian intelligence-affiliated hackers have gained access to thousands of users’ messaging apps with a global phishing campaign, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned in a public service announcement on Friday. The high-value targets they’re pursuing include current and former U.S. government officials, political figures, military personnel and journalists, the two agencies…

ConductorOne unveils AI Access Management to accelerate secure, compliant AI adoption

ConductorOne has announced its AI Access Management product extension, a unified control plane for managing access to AI tools, agents, and MCP connections across the enterprise. The platform enables organizations to accelerate AI adoption while maintaining full visibility, policy enforcement, and compliance. As AI tools proliferate across the enterprise, organizations face a critical challenge: 75%…

Llamafile, Mozilla’s portable LLM runner, gets GPU support and a rebuilt core

Running a large language model on a single machine without cloud access or a container runtime remains a priority for practitioners working in air-gapped or resource-constrained environments. Llamafile, Mozilla-AI’s project for packaging and running LLMs as self-contained executables, has received its most significant architectural overhaul to date with version 0.10.0. A rebuild from the ground…

Versa Secure Enterprise Browser delivers browser-native security for enterprise apps

Versa has revealed early access to Versa Secure Enterprise Browser, a new browser-native security capability within the VersaONE Universal SASE Platform that protects employees, contractors, and partner users as they access web, SaaS, and enterprise AI applications by enforcing security, access, and data protection policies directly within the browser session. The browser has become the…

Top 6 Network Access Control (NAC) Solutions in 2026

This guide is for IT leaders and security teams evaluating the best network access control (NAC) solutions in 2026, highlighting top platforms and what they do best. Choosing the right NAC tool is critical for securing modern networks, managing device access, and maintaining compliance across increasingly complex environments. Below, we break down six leading solutions—each…

Deploy AWS applications and access AWS accounts across multiple Regions with IAM Identity Center

If your organization relies on AWS IAM Identity Center for workforce access, you can now extend that access across multiple AWS Regions with multi-Region replication. Previously, AWS access portal was only available in one Region, when you add an additional Region, users get an active access portal endpoint there. If the primary Region experiences a…

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…

Socure Launch enables startups to deploy identity verification and fraud controls

Socure has announced Socure Launch, providing every organization with immediate access to industry tested, pre-built identity and fraud solutions. This marks a new era for Socure, providing startups an enterprise level of identity verification, fraud detection, and compliance decisioning. With Socure Launch, developers can instantly build on Socure’s RiskOS platform and move from account creation…

How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts

AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task — are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks have shown, these powerful and assertive new tools are rapidly shifting…

pureLiFi unveils LiFi architecture to extend gigabit capacity indoors

pureLiFi is addressing a key fixed wireless access (FWA) challenge by delivering reliable indoor signal performance through LiFi, a wireless communication technology that transmits data through the light spectrum instead of traditional radio frequencies. The latest LiFi systems leverage technology trusted by international security agencies for classified networks, demonstrating that LiFi’s capacity and military-grade security…

FreeBSD Jail Escape Flaw Breaks Filesystem Isolation

A critical vulnerability in FreeBSD allows attackers to escape jail environments and access the host filesystem.  The flaw weakens a core isolation mechanism and, under specific configurations, can lead to a complete breakdown of filesystem separation. This vulnerability “… enables full filesystem access for a jailed process, breaking the chroot,” said researchers in the advisory.…

Ransomware activity peaks outside business hours

Intrusions continue to center on credential access and timed execution outside standard business hours. The Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026 analyzes 661 incident response and managed detection and response cases handled between November 1, 2024 and October 31, 2025, spanning organizations in 70 countries. The dataset examines how attackers gain access, how quickly they reach…

Industrial networks continue to leak onto the internet

Industrial operators continue to run remote access portals, building automation servers, and other operational technology services on public IP address ranges. Palo Alto Networks, Siemens, and Idaho National Laboratory describe the scope of that exposure in the Intelligence-Driven Active Defense Report 2026. Top TTPs mapped from detected signatures within OT networks (Source: Palo Alto Networks)…

Veza expands platform with AI Access Agents for enterprise identity governance

Veza expanded its platform with Veza Access Agents, a set of purpose-built AI agents designed to automate complex identity and access governance tasks for enterprises. Veza also announced advancements to its AI Agent Security product, providing organizations with deeper visibility into agent risks and greater control over third-party AI agents, large language models (LLMs), AI…

Edge systems take the brunt of internet-wide exploitation attempts

Internet-facing VPNs, routers, and remote access services absorbed sustained exploitation attempts throughout the second half of 2025, with nearly 3 billion malicious sessions recorded over 162 days. The concentration on edge infrastructure aligns with how attackers pursue initial access across the public internet. GreyNoise’s State of the Edge data set covers 2.97 billion sessions observed…

Windows 365 for Agents brings managed cloud PCs to autonomous workflows

Microsoft’s Windows 365 for Agents is a cloud platform that gives AI agents secure access to cloud PCs. It lets builders run copilots, agents, and automated workflows in Windows environments without managing infrastructure. The platform includes security, policy controls, scalability, and visibility so agents can browse websites, process data, and complete tasks inside a managed…

Romanian hacker pleads guilty to selling access to Oregon state networks

A Romanian man pleaded guilty to selling admin access to Oregon’s state network for $3,000 in Bitcoin and repeatedly accessing it to prove control. Catalin Dragomir (45) from Romania, pleaded guilty in the U.S. for selling unauthorized admin access to an Oregon state emergency management network. He gained access in June 2021, advertised it, and…

1.2 Million Accounts Exposed in French Bank Registry Breach

An incident disclosed by the French Ministry of Finance involved unauthorized access to the national bank account registry and may have exposed data tied to approximately 1.2 million accounts.  This case highlights the continued effectiveness of credential theft as an attack vector. The attacker “… was able to consult part of this file which lists…

Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Circumvents Access Rules

A vulnerability in Apache Tomcat enables users to bypass certain access controls by leveraging legacy HTTP/0.9 requests.  Under specific configurations, the issue could allow attackers to circumvent defined security constraints. “If a security constraint was configured to allow HEAD requests to a URI but deny GET requests, the user could bypass that constraint on GET…

One stolen credential is all it takes to compromise everything

Attackers often gain access through routine workflows like email logins, browser sessions, and SaaS integrations. A single stolen credential can give them a quick path to move across systems when access permissions are broad and visibility is fragmented. That pattern appears across more than 750 incident response engagements covered in Unit 42’s Global Incident Response…

OT teams are losing the time advantage against industrial threat actors

In many industrial environments, internet-facing gateways, remote access appliances, and boundary systems sit close enough to production networks that attackers can move from IT intrusion to operational disruption with limited resistance. Dragos’ 2026 OT/ICS Year in Review describes a threat landscape where adversaries are spending more time learning how physical processes work and less time…

BeyondTrust RCE Exploited for Domain Control

Attackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) to remotely run commands and escalate to full domain control in some environments.  The flaw affects self-hosted deployments and can be triggered without authentication. We “… observed attempts to deploy the SimpleHelp RMM tool for persistence, along with discovery…

Windows Patch Fixes Exploited RasMan DoS Flaw 

Microsoft has patched a vulnerability in the Windows Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan) service that was being exploited to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions on unpatched systems. If exploited, the flaw can cause the remote access service to crash, potentially interrupting VPN connectivity and affecting remote access for users and administrators. The vulnerability “… allows an…

ZeroDayRAT spyware grants attackers total access to mobile devices

ZeroDayRAT is a commercial mobile spyware that grants full remote access to Android and iOS devices for spying and data theft. ZeroDayRAT is a newly discovered commercial mobile spyware toolkit that gives attackers full control over Android and iOS devices. It supports live camera access, keylogging, and theft of banking and crypto data. First spotted…

Portnox expands ZTNA with passwordless access for RDP, SSH, and enterprise consoles

Portnox has unveiled a major expansion of its zero trust network access (ZTNA) solution, extending credential-free access beyond web and on-premises applications to include enterprise console-based applications. Organizations can eliminate passwords and credentials from administrative access via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Secure Shell (SSH), Virtual Network Computing (VNC), and Teletype Network (Telnet). This removes the…

BeyondTrust Vulnerability Allows Pre-Auth Remote Code Execution

A vulnerability in BeyondTrust remote access products allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands, potentially granting full control over affected systems.  The flaw impacts BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and carries a CVSS score of 9.9.  “Successful exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction and may lead to system…

BeyondTrust Vulnerability Allows Pre-Auth Remote Code Execution

A vulnerability in BeyondTrust remote access products allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands, potentially granting full control over affected systems.  The flaw impacts BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and carries a CVSS score of 9.9.  “Successful exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction and may lead to system…

Ingress-Nginx Vulnerability Enables Code Execution in Kubernetes

A recently disclosed vulnerability in ingress-nginx may allow authenticated attackers to execute code and access Kubernetes Secrets in affected clusters.  The vulnerability could “… lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the ingress-nginx controller, and disclosure of Secrets accessible to the controller,” said Kubernetes researchers. Inside the Ingress-Nginx Security Vulnerability Ingress controllers sit…

IAM Identity Center now supports IPv6

Amazon Web Services (AWS) recommends using AWS IAM Identity Center to provide your workforce access to AWS managed applications—such as Amazon Q Developer—and AWS accounts. Today, we announced IAM Identity Center support for IPv6. To learn more about the advantages of IPv6, visit the IPv6 product page. When you enable IAM Identity center, it provides…