AI agents worsen IT’s capacity crunch: S&P Global
Dive Brief: Enterprise demand for AI agents is driving significant changes in infrastructure needs, according to an S&P Global report published Wednesday. “Agentic systems consume…
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Cisco detects new attack variant targeting vulnerable firewalls
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Cisco is warning about a new kind…
Cyberattacks surge against IoT, mobile devices in critical infrastructure
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Energy, healthcare, government and transportation…
Nevada ransomware attack traced back to malware download by employee
An August ransomware attack against the state of Nevada has been traced to a May intrusion, when a state employee mistakenly downloaded a malware-laced tool…
SonicWall says state-linked actor behind attacks against cloud backup service
SonicWall on Tuesday said an investigation found that a state-sponsored threat actor was behind the attacks impacting customers of its MySonicWall cloud backup service. The…
Financial sector’s vendors lag behind it on cybersecurity
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Companies that supply financial organizations…
Your AI-driven threat hunting is only as good as your data platform and pipeline
The data-centric foundation for modern threat hunting In cybersecurity, we’re told that AI is the future of threat hunting. But the dirty secret is that…
Hackers targeting Cisco IOS XE devices with BadCandy implant
A critical vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE is being exploited to install an implant called BadCandy in a renewed wave of attacks, according to warnings…
AI-based malware makes attacks stealthier and more adaptive
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Cyber threat actors have recently…
Researchers warn of flaws that allow manipulation of Microsoft Teams messages
Critical flaws in Microsoft Teams can be used to allow an attacker to manipulate messages, spoof notifications and even impersonate executives, according to a report…
Identity-based attacks need more attention in cloud security strategies
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Identity-related risks are the biggest…
Cybercrime groups team with organized crime in massive cargo theft campaigns
Financially motivated cyber gangs are working with organized crime to steal massive amounts of cargo through the abuse of remote monitoring tools, according to a…