One in three security teams trust AI to act autonomously
While AI adoption is widespread, its impact on productivity, trust, and team structure varies sharply by role and region, according to Exabeam. The findings confirm…
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A new era of cyber threats is approaching for the energy sector
Cyber threats targeting the energy sector come in many forms, including state-sponsored actors seeking to disrupt national infrastructure, cybercriminals motivated by profit, and insiders intentionally…
Review: Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity is a practical guide to how AI and machine learning are changing the way we defend digital systems. The book aims…
Bitdefender GravityZone PHASR sets new standard for endpoint security solutions
Bitdefender GravityZone Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR) is an endpoint security solution that dynamically tailors hardening for each user, ensuring that security configurations…
Released: MITRE ATT&CK v17.0, now with ESXi attack TTPs
MITRE has released the latest version of its ATT&CK framework, which now also includes a new section (“matrix”) to cover the tactics, techniques and procedures…
2025 Data Breach Investigations Report: Third-party breaches double
The exploitation of vulnerabilities has seen another year of growth as an initial access vector for breaches, reaching 20%, according to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach…
Attackers phish OAuth codes, take over Microsoft 365 accounts
Suspected Russian threat actors are using OAuth-based phishing attacks to get targets to grant them access to their Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts. “The primary tactics…
Veeam simplifies the protection of organizations’ Microsoft Entra ID users
Veeam Software announced Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID. With Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) facing over 600 million attacks daily, protecting organizations’ digital…
Skyhawk Security enhances Autonomous Purple Team to secure custom cloud apps
Skyhawk Security expanded its AI-powered Autonomous Purple Team to include custom cloud applications. For the first time, organizations can preemptively and continuously secure custom cloud…
SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories
By connecting powerful language models like GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 to real-world tools, the open-source tool SWE-agent allows them to autonomously perform complex tasks:…
The dark side of YouTube: Malicious links, phishing, and deepfakes
With billions of users, YouTube has become a tempting target for cybercriminals. They post malicious links in video descriptions and comments. Some send phishing emails…
Phishing emails delivering infostealers surge 84%
Cybercriminals continued to shift to stealthier tactics, with lower-profile credential theft spiking, while ransomware attacks on enterprises declined, according to IBM. Researchers observed an 84%…