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AI, Global Security News, malware
Malware hides in Steam comments to infect WordPress sites
The malware campaign, discovered in July 2025, has affected approximately 1,980 WordPress sites.
AI, Apps, Cloud Security, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security
Welcoming the AWS Customer Incident Response Team
May 26, 2026: This post was originally published in July 2022. It has been updated to reflect current engagement options, new threat intelligence resources such as the Threat Technique Catalog for AWS (TTC), additional open-source tools, and the distinction between AWS CIRT support and the AWS Security Incident Response managed service. Welcome back, or welcome…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
SharePoint On-Prem End of Life: 2026 Migration Guide
With Microsoft ending support for SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 on July 14, 2026, organizations still running on-premises SharePoint face a shrinking window to modernize aging collaboration environments before security updates, bug fixes, and vendor support disappear. SharePoint 2019 On-Prem lives on, but without Microsoft support For over a decade, local SharePoint deployments have served…
AI, APAC, Apps, Compliance, Endpoint, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, privacy, Risk Management
Microsoft 365 explained: Office 365, rebranded and expanded
Microsoft 365 arrived to much fanfare at its launch in July 2017, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promising a “fundamental departure” in how the company thinks about product creation. Nearly nine years later, Microsoft 365 has become Microsoft’s core brand for workplace productivity software, having largely replaced the Office 365 branding long associated with the…
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
AI use is changing how much companies pay for cyber insurance
In July 2025, McDonald’s had an unexpected problem on the menu, one involving McHire, its AI-powered platform used to recruit and screen job applicants. The system, developed by Paradox.ai, featured a rookie-level security flaw: the backend for restaurant operators accepted “123456” as both username and password, and lacked multi-factor authentication. As a result, the personal…
AI, Global Security News
Mobil to pay $16m in penalties for ‘misleading statements about fuel sold at nine petrol stations’
Mobil admitted that for varying periods between August 2020 and July 2024 it made false or misleading claims to consumers through branding and signage which indicated that the fuel being sold was ‘Mobil Synergy Fuel’ containing certain additives.