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fromSecurityWeek
1 day agoThe New Rules of Engagement: Matching Agentic Attack Speed
AI-enabled cyberattacks are currently occurring, with significant impacts on organizations and a widening gap between attackers and defenders.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoIranian hackers used Stryker's own security tools against it - and U.S. agencies say it's just the beginning - Silicon Canals
Iran-backed hackers are escalating cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure, targeting water utilities and energy systems to cause operational disruption.
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fromSecuritymagazine
1 day agoIranian-Linked Cyber Actors Target US Critical Infrastructure, Security Leaders Respond
Iranian cyber actors are actively targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including water, energy, and government sectors, using advanced tactics and AI-enhanced methods.
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fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoIranian hackers used Stryker's own security tools against it - and U.S. agencies say it's just the beginning - Silicon Canals
Iran-backed hackers are escalating cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure, targeting water utilities and energy systems to cause operational disruption.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month agoTrump's new cyber strategy details more offensive response to cyber threats
The White House released a national cybersecurity strategy prioritizing direct adversarial response, critical infrastructure protection, and offensive cyber capabilities alongside defensive measures.
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months agoThe New Battleground of Cybersecurity
I've always had what I would consider a hacker mindset, a curiosity to take things apart, understand them, and use that knowledge to solve problems. That mindset took me on a circuitous route into the cybersecurity industry; after being kicked out of high school for hacking computer systems, I worked a range of jobs, managing office supply companies by day and cracking Wi-Fi networks by night until I started a Digital Forensics degree which led me to the world of security research.
Science
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoWhen militaries share data centers with banks: how Gulf strikes exposed a structural flaw in global cloud infrastructure - Silicon Canals
When civilian banks, logistics platforms, and payment processors share physical data center infrastructure with military AI systems, those facilities become legitimate military targets under international humanitarian law - and the civilian services housed inside lose their legal protection.
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fromSecuritymagazine
6 days agoWorld Cloud Security Day: Breaking Down the State of the Cloud Cybersecurity and Physical Security
"World Cloud Security Day is a useful reminder to recognize how much cloud risk now comes down to everyday access decisions and overlooked misconfigurations," says James Maude, Field CTO at BeyondTrust.
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fromComputerworld
5 days agoA core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.
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fromSecurityWeek
3 weeks agoSecurity Firm Executive Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
A C-level executive at Outpost24 was targeted by a sophisticated phishing attack using the Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit that exploited legitimate services like Cisco and Nylas to bypass security defenses.
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fromThe Hacker News
3 weeks agoAttackers Don't Just Send Phishing Emails. They Weaponize Your SOC's Workload
Attackers deliberately overwhelm SOC analysts with high-volume phishing campaigns to delay investigations and create windows for successful breaches, making analyst capacity a critical vulnerability.
fromSecurityWeek
2 months agoCyber Insights 2026: Cyberwar and Rising Nation State Threats
Entering the cyber world is stepping into a warzone. Cyber is considered a war zone, and what happens there is described as cyberwar. But it's not that simple. War is conducted by nations (political), not undertaken by criminals (financial). Both are increasing in this war zone we call cyber, but the political threat is growing fast. Cyberwar is a complex subject, and a formal definition is difficult.
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fromSecuritymagazine
1 month agoUnderstanding Breaches Before and After They Happen: What Every Organization Should Know
Most security breaches result from neglected fundamentals—human error, unpatched systems, weak authentication, and poor network segmentation—rather than advanced, novel exploits.
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