Chinese Threat Group conducting espionage found moonlighting with ransomware
For years, cyber threat actors have been launching attacks to spread malware and deploy tools for intelligence gathering, often driven by financial motives. However, a…
Month: February 2025
New GRC and cyber risk strategies emphasize risk adaptability
MetricStream has unveiled its annual forecast of key trends shaping the future of GRC and Cyber GRC. These 2025 predictions offer a roadmap for building…
Mobile security alert as Google App Store apps start scanning for screenshot Seed Phrases
Over the years, we have witnessed numerous applications scanning smartphones for intelligence, extracting data, and transferring it to remote servers. However, cybercriminals appear to have…
Maximizing Security Through Hardware – Cyber Defense Magazine
Organizations are continually balancing seamless user experiences and implementing robust defenses against evolving threats. Passwords, as the first line of defense, remain a primary vulnerability,…
Why it’s time for AppSec to embrace AI: How PortSwigger is leading the charge
Dafydd Stuttard | 14 February 2025 at 14:23 UTC AI is rapidly gaining traction in virtually every industry. But in AppSec, it’s often met with…
PostgreSQL flaw exploited as zero-day in BeyondTrust breach
Rapid7’s vulnerability research team says attackers exploited a PostgreSQL security flaw as a zero-day to breach the network of privileged access management company BeyondTrust in…
Threat actors are using legitimate Microsoft feature to compromise M365 accounts
Suspected Russian threat actors have been taking advantage of Microsoft Device Code Authentication to trick targets into granting them access to their Microsoft 365 (M365)…
Australia Imposes Sanctions On Medibank Private Cyberattack
The government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has imposed additional cyber sanctions in response to a major 2022 cyberattack that hit Medibank Private. The breach,…
Netwrix Privilege Secure Enhances Remote Access Security by Eliminating VPN Dependencies
Netwrix, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions focused on data and identity threat protection, has introduced a new component to its Netwrix Privilege Secure platform.…
Gartner: CISOs struggling to balance security, business objectives
Around the world, security leaders say they are struggling to balance the need to appropriately secure their data and the need to maximise efficient use…
Overcoming Security Challenges in Real-Time APIs
Speed is everything in the modern business world. Our attention spans are shorter than ever, consumers demand short and seamless interactions, and the slightest delay…
Have the Last Word Against Ransomware with Immutable Backup
With incidences of ransomware on the rise, nobody should even be thinking that an attack is something that couldn’t happen to them, let alone speak…