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AI SOC 101: Key Capabilities Security Leaders Need to Know [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Security operations have never been a 9-to-5 job. For SOC analysts, the day often starts and ends deep in a queue of alerts, chasing down what turns out to be false positives, or switching between half a dozen tools to piece together context. The work is repetitive, time-consuming, and high-stakes, leaving SOCs under constant pressure…
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Webinar: What the Next Wave of AI Cyberattacks Will Look Like — And How to Survive [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The AI revolution isn’t coming. It’s already here. From copilots that write our emails to autonomous agents that can take action without us lifting a finger, AI is transforming how we work. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Attackers are evolving just as fast. Every leap forward in AI gives bad actors new tools — deepfake…
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What is governance, risk and compliance (GRC)?
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) refers to an organization’s strategy, or framework, for handling the interdependencies of the following three components: corporate governance policies, enterprise risk management programs, and regulatory and company compliance.Read More
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What is security theater?
Security theater refers to highly visible security measures that create the illusion of increased safety but don’t stop threats.Read More
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Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday Fixes Kerberos Zero-Day Among 111 Total New Flaws [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out fixes for a massive set of 111 security flaws across its software portfolio, including one flaw that has been disclosed as publicly known at the time of the release. Of the 111 vulnerabilities, 16 are rated Critical, 92 are rated Important, two are rated Moderate, and one is rated Low…
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Charon Ransomware Hits Middle East Sectors Using APT-Level Evasion Tactics [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East’s public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, exhibited tactics mirroring those of advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, such as DLL side-loading, process injection, and the abilityRead…
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Researchers Spot XZ Utils Backdoor in Dozens of Docker Hub Images, Fueling Supply Chain Risks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
New research has uncovered Docker images on Docker Hub that contain the infamous XZ Utils backdoor, more than a year after the discovery of the incident. More troubling is the fact that other images have been built on top of these infected base images, effectively propagating the infection further in a transitive manner, Binarly REsearch…
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Fortinet SSL VPNs Hit by Global Brute-Force Wave Before Attackers Shift to FortiManager [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “significant spike” in brute-force traffic aimed at Fortinet SSL VPN devices. The coordinated activity, per threat intelligence firm GreyNoise, was observed on August 3, 2025, with over 780 unique IP addresses participating in the effort. As many as 56 unique IP addresses have been detected over the past 24…
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Cybercrime Groups ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider Join Forces in Extortion Attacks on Businesses [email protected] (The Hacker News)
An ongoing data extortion campaign targeting Salesforce customers may soon turn its attention to financial services and technology service providers, as ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider appear to be working hand in hand, new findings show. “This latest wave of ShinyHunters-attributed attacks reveals a dramatic shift in tactics, moving beyond the group’s previous credential theft and…
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New ‘Curly COMrades’ APT Using NGEN COM Hijacking in Georgia, Moldova Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed Curly COMrades has been observed targeting entities in Georgia and Moldova as part of a cyber espionage campaign designed to facilitate long-term access to target networks. “They repeatedly tried to extract the NTDS database from domain controllers — the primary repository for user password hashes and authentication data in…
