CISO Conversations: Chris Wheeler – Trust Is the Job, From the Navy to the C-Suite
Chris Wheeler is the CISO at Resilience. He has a long history in cybersecurity: a threat researcher and analyst at Efflux Systems and then threat…
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Okta Shares Surge on Strong Earnings, Growing Demand for AI Identity Security
Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) are surging after reporting stronger-than-expected second-quarter financial results and raised its outlook for the full fiscal year, with artificial intelligence…
OpenAI Agents Coordinated via Makeshift Message Board Ahead of Hugging Face Hack
OpenAI says an improvised, unauthorized message board built by its own AI agents was central to how those agents came to breach parts of Hugging…
Trump Order Aims to Block Foreign Backdoors in US Power Grid Gear
President Trump issued Executive Order 14420 on Wednesday, declaring a national emergency to mitigate vulnerabilities in the United States’ bulk power system arising from foreign-supplied…
Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers
Two men suspected of being members of the notorious cybercrime group TeamPCP have been arrested and charged by Australian authorities. The suspects, Ruben Ian Thomson,…
Recent Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging government organizations to immediately address a recently patched Citrix NetScaler vulnerability that is being exploited in…
The MFA Identity Trap: When Authentication Creates a False Sense of Security
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become one of cybersecurity’s most important controls. Roughly 70% of enterprise workforce users are now protected by it. But its success…
CISA: Over 100 Internet-Exposed Water Systems Targeted in July Cyberattacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says it’s aware of 100 internet-exposed water systems targeted in cyberattacks in July. The information was shared as…
AI Speeds Up Malware Development, Not Its Success Rate: Analysis
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 team analyzed 405 malware samples tied to AI in some way, from ransomware partly written with the help of LLMs…
Adobe and Nvidia Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities
Adobe and Nvidia on Tuesday announced patches for dozens of vulnerabilities affecting their products, including flaws rated critical severity. Nvidia Nvidia published four new advisories…
Sensitive Information Exposed in Nutex Health Data Breach
Houston-based healthcare management and operations company Nutex Health Inc. (NASDAQ: NUTX) has suffered a data breach that could involve sensitive information. Nutex Health is a…
WhatsApp Adds Multiple Passkeys and Stronger 2SV in Account Security Update
WhatsApp on Tuesday announced several new features designed to enhance account security, including related to passkeys, two-step verification (2SV), and caller context. The Meta-owned messaging…