Why DNS threats should be on every CISO’s radar in 2025
DNS is once again in the crosshairs of threat actors. According to the 2025 DNS Threat Landscape Report by Infoblox, attackers are changing tactics, and…
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Win-DDoS: Attackers can turn public domain controllers into DDoS agents
SafeBreach researchers have released details on several vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to crash Windows Active Directory domain controllers (DCs), one one of…
WinRAR zero day exploited by RomCom hackers in targeted attacks
ESET researchers have discovered a previously unknown vulnerability in WinRAR, exploited in the wild by Russia-aligned group RomCom. If you use WinRAR or related components…
Breaches are up, budgets are too, so why isn’t healthcare safer?
A new report from Resilience outlines a growing cyber crisis in the U.S. healthcare sector, where ransomware attacks, vendor compromise, and human error continue to…
Review: From Day Zero to Zero Day
From Day Zero to Zero Day is a practical guide for cybersecurity pros who want to move beyond reading about vulnerabilities and start finding them.…
Pentesting is now central to CISO strategy
Security leaders are rethinking their approach to cybersecurity as digital supply chains expand and generative AI becomes embedded in critical systems. A recent survey of…
Week in review: SonicWall firewalls targeted in ransomware attacks, Black Hat USA 2025
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Black Hat USA 2025Black Hat USA 2025 took place at…
August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try, again
July turned into a surprisingly busy month. It started slowly with a fairly ‘calm’ Patch Tuesday as I forecasted in my last blog. Although there…
Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust
Over a third of companies say they are using AI, including generative AI, to fight fraud, according to Experian. As fraud threats become more complex,…
From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025’s cyber deception threat trends
Cybercriminals are getting better at lying. That’s the takeaway from a new LevelBlue report, which outlines how attackers are using social engineering and legitimate tools…
New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Black Kite, Descope, Elastic, ExtraHop, LastPass, and Riverbed. Elastic AI…
What GPT‑5 means for IT teams, devs, and the future of AI at work
OpenAI has released GPT‑5, the newest version of its large language model. It’s now available to developers and ChatGPT users, and it brings some real…