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ConnectWise Automate Vulnerability Could Allow Security Check Bypass and RCE

ConnectWise has disclosed a vulnerability in its Automate remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform that could allow attackers to bypass integrity verification mechanisms and execute malicious code in affected environments.  The flaw impacts on-premises versions of ConnectWise Automate prior to version 2026.5 and carries a CVSS score of 8.8. “Under certain conditions, components obtained during…

Novata uses AI to map risk across portfolios and supply chains

Novata has announced the launch of Risk Atlas, a new AI-powered risk monitoring tool designed to help organizations identify, compare, and prioritize risks across portfolios and supply chains. Framework for comparative risk visibility Risk Atlas provides a single, customizable framework for comparing risk across entities, normalizing diverse risk signals into a comparable view across portfolios…

Best RMM Software for MSPs in 2026: Features & Pricing

Remote monitoring and management (RMM) software is an IT management solution that allows MSPs to remotely monitor, manage, and maintain client IT environments. They provide visibility into device health and performance, help teams identify and proactively address issues, and streamline day-to-day IT operations. The best RMM software platforms typically include core features such as remote…

groundcover expands its observability platform with enhanced Synthetic Monitoring and RUM

groundcover has expanded its capabilities with new and enhanced offerings across Synthetic Monitoring and Real User Monitoring (RUM). These innovations give engineering teams greater visibility into the user experience, from proactive testing to real-world session insights, while keeping data securely within their own cloud environments. “Modern observability isn’t just about infrastructure, it’s about understanding the…

Acronis GenAI Protection gives MSPs control over AI usage and data risks

Acronis has launced Acronis GenAI Protection, a monitoring and security solution that enables managed service providers (MSPs) to control generative AI usage across client environments, preventing sensitive data exposure and protecting against malicious prompt manipulation. Acronis GenAI Protection represents the initial phase of Acronis Cyber Workspace, with additional capabilities planned for release to deliver a…

Little Snitch for Linux shows what your apps are connecting to

Network monitoring on Linux has long been a gap for users who want per-process visibility into outbound connections. Existing tools either operate at the command line or were designed for server security rather than desktop privacy. Objective Development, the Austrian company behind the macOS firewall utility Little Snitch, released a Linux version of the tool.…

Codenotary AgentMon monitors agentic AI activity and behavior

Codenotary launched AgentMon, an enterprise-grade monitoring designed specifically for agentic networks, providing organizations with real-time visibility into the security, performance and cost of AI-driven agents operating across the enterprise. As adoption of AI accelerates, agentic systems, semi-autonomous software agents that act on behalf of users and applications, are becoming embedded across business operations. The market…

DoControl provides security coverage for Google Gemini Gems

DoControl announced new capabilities that provide visibility, monitoring, and automated control for Google Gemini Gems, a newly introduced feature within Google Gemini that enables teams to create customizable AI GPTs. With this launch, DoControl is the first platform to provide comprehensive security coverage for Google Gemini Gems, ensuring organizations can safely adopt this new technology…

Detectify uncovers hidden assets and risks across entire IP ranges

Detectify has launched IP Range Scanning, enabling continuous discovery and monitoring of entire IP address blocks to help security teams identify forgotten assets and hidden risks before attackers exploit them. Many organizations are sitting on forgotten IP addresses that have become entry points for cyberattacks. While millions have been spent securing public-facing websites, legacy tools…

Are nations ready to be the cybersecurity insurers of last resort?

A senior member of the Cyber Monitoring Center (CMC), an organization formed last year to monitor, define and classify cyber events impacting UK organizations, this week questioned whether a £1.5 billion (about $2 billion) government loan guarantee provided to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) should have happened in the first place. Speaking at an event hosted…

Russia establishes Vienna as key western spy hub targeting NATO

Russia uses Vienna as its largest Western spy hub, monitoring NATO and other sensitive communications via diplomatic sites and satellite dishes. Western intelligence reports that Russia has transformed Vienna into its largest Western spy hub, steadily expanding surveillance over the past two years. Using diplomatic compounds and rooftop satellite clusters, Russia monitors sensitive communications across…

BlackHawk Data introduces CloudSight for continuous security auditing

BlackHawk Data announced the launch of CloudSight, a continuous auditing and monitoring platform designed to help organizations maximize the security, performance, and visibility of their Cloudflare environments. As Cloudflare adoption continues to grow across enterprises, many organizations struggle to maintain visibility across their zones, DNS configurations, security rules, and performance settings. Industry estimates show that…

OneTrust expands AI governance with real-time monitoring and guardrail enforcement

OneTrust has announced the expansion of its solution to include real‑time monitoring and enforcement capabilities across agents, models, and data. Designed for data, risk, and AI teams, these enhancements empower organizations to shift AI governance from static compliance workflows to a continuous control plane. “As AI becomes more embedded across the enterprise, organizations need governance…

Fideo Intelligence enhances dark web monitoring capabilities to reduce payment fraud

Fideo Intelligence announced an expansion of its dark web monitoring and threat intelligence capabilities to help financial institutions, fintech companies, payment service providers (PSPs), and merchants detect fraud earlier and reduce payment risk. As payment credentials, identity data, and fraud tactics spread across hidden forums and encrypted channels, organizations face rising pressure to detect compromise…

UK reduces cyberattack fix times from two months to eight days

The UK government has launched a new vulnerability monitoring service (VMS) that promises to reduce the time needed to fix critical cyber weaknesses across the public sector. Scanning government systems for critical cyber flaws The service, launched as part of the Blueprint for Modern Digital Government, published in January 2025, continuously scans internet-facing systems at…

Coroot: Open-source observability and APM tool

Coroot is an open-source observability and application performance monitoring tool. The core software, published in Go and accompanied by companion repositories such as coroot-node-agent, focuses on collecting telemetry data across systems. It uses extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) technology to gather metrics and trace inter-service communications without manual instrumentation of application code. Coroot collects standard…

Criminals create business website to sell RAT disguised as RMM tool

A RAT masquerading as legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software is being sold to cybercriminals as a service, Proofpoint researchers recently discovered. The fake RMM tool, called TrustConnect, was being marketed via an LLM-created website parked on trustconnectsoftware[.]com, supposedly belonging to “TrustConnect Software PTY LTD”. “The malware creator uses the domain as the ‘business…

Uptime Kuma: Open-source monitoring tool

Service availability monitoring remains a daily operational requirement across IT teams, SaaS providers, and internal infrastructure groups. Many environments rely on automated checks and alerting to track outages, latency issues, and service degradation across web applications and network endpoints. Uptime Kuma is an open-source uptime monitoring project that supports this type of operational monitoring through…

Hackers turn bossware against the bosses

A threat actor is abusing an employee monitoring application and a remote monitoring and management platform in an attempt to deploy ransomware and steal cryptocurrency. According to researchers at Huntress, the unknown threat actor is leveraging NetworkLookout’s Net Monitor for Employees Professional – which, despite its name, includes remote access tools – and SimpleHelp, a…

Hackers turn bossware against the bosses

A threat actor is abusing an employee monitoring application and a remote monitoring and management platform in an attempt to deploy ransomware and steal cryptocurrency. According to researchers at Huntress, the unknown threat actor is leveraging NetworkLookout’s Net Monitor for Employees Professional – which, despite its name, includes remote access tools – and SimpleHelp, a…

GuardDuty Extended Threat Detection uncovers cryptomining campaign on Amazon EC2 and Amazon ECS

Amazon GuardDuty and our automated security monitoring systems identified an ongoing cryptocurrency (crypto) mining campaign beginning on November 2, 2025. The operation uses compromised AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) credentials to target Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). GuardDuty Extended Threat Detection was able to correlate signals…