Arkime: Open-source network analysis and packet capture system
Arkime is an open-source system for large-scale network analysis and packet capture. It works with your existing security tools to store and index network traffic…
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Week in review: Salesloft Drift breach investigation results, malicious GitHub Desktop installers
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Salesloft Drift data breach: Investigation reveals how attackers got inThe…
HybridPetya: (Proof-of-concept?) ransomware can bypass UEFI Secure Boot
ESET researchers have discovered HybridPetya, a bootkit-and-ransomware combo that’s a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, augmented with the capability of compromising UEFI-based systems and…
CISA looks to partners to shore up the future of the CVE Program
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has affirmed its continuing support for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program. “If we want to…
Attackers are coming for drug formulas and patient data
In the pharmaceutical industry, clinical trial data, patient records, and proprietary drug formulas are prime targets for cybercriminals. These high-value assets make the sector a…
Your heartbeat could reveal your identity, even in anonymized datasets
A new study has found that electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, often shared publicly for medical research, can be linked back to individuals. Researchers were able to…
CISOs brace for a new kind of AI chaos
AI is being added to business processes faster than it is being secured, creating a wide gap that attackers are already exploiting, according to the…
Ransomware, vendor outages, and AI attacks are hitting harder in 2025
Ransomware, third-party disruptions, and the rise of AI-powered attacks are reshaping the cyber risk landscape in 2025. A new midyear analysis from Resilience shows how…
New infosec products of the week: September 12, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cynomi, DataLocker, Gigamon, Lookout, and Relyance AI. Cynomi simplifies vendor…
Akira ransomware affiliates continue breaching organizations via SonicWall firewalls
Over a year after SonicWall patched CVE-2024-40766, a critical flaw in its next-gen firewalls, ransomware attackers are still gaining a foothold in organizations by exploiting…
Default Cursor setting can be exploited to run malicious code on developers’ machines
An out-of-the-box setting in Cursor, a popular AI source-code editor, could be leveraged by attackers to covertly run malicious code on users’ computers, researchers have…
Cynomi simplifies vendor risk management
Cynomi has launched its Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) module. Delivered as an add-on to the Cynomi vCISO Platform, the new capability integrates vendor risk management…