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Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector

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Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector 2025-08-08 at 19:08 By Torsten George As attackers target help desks and identity systems, traditional security perimeters are proving insufficient against agile, socially-engineered threats. The post Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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SonicWall Says Recent Attacks Don’t Involve Zero-Day Vulnerability

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SonicWall Says Recent Attacks Don’t Involve Zero-Day Vulnerability 2025-08-07 at 20:23 By Eduard Kovacs SonicWall has been investigating reports about a zero-day potentially being exploited in ransomware attacks, but found no evidence of a new vulnerability. The post SonicWall Says Recent Attacks Don’t Involve Zero-Day Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Chinese Spies Target Networking and Virtualization Flaws to Breach Isolated Environments

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Chinese Spies Target Networking and Virtualization Flaws to Breach Isolated Environments 2025-07-25 at 16:19 By Ionut Arghire Chinese cyberespionage group Fire Ant is targeting virtualization and networking infrastructure to access isolated environments. The post Chinese Spies Target Networking and Virtualization Flaws to Breach Isolated Environments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Sophos Firewall

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Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Sophos Firewall 2025-07-23 at 14:35 By Ionut Arghire Sophos has patched five vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Sophos Firewall appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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Darktrace Acquires Mira Security

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Darktrace Acquires Mira Security 2025-07-22 at 15:49 By Ionut Arghire AI-powered cybersecurity company Darktrace has acquired network traffic visibility provider Mira Security. The post Darktrace Acquires Mira Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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SonicWall SMA Appliances Targeted With New ‘Overstep’ Malware

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SonicWall SMA Appliances Targeted With New ‘Overstep’ Malware 2025-07-16 at 17:02 By Eduard Kovacs A threat actor that may be financially motivated is targeting SonicWall devices with a backdoor and user-mode rootkit. The post SonicWall SMA Appliances Targeted With New ‘Overstep’ Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Exploits, Technical Details Released for CitrixBleed2 Vulnerability

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Exploits, Technical Details Released for CitrixBleed2 Vulnerability 2025-07-08 at 15:17 By Ionut Arghire Researchers released technical information and exploit code targeting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-5777) in Citrix NetScaler. The post Exploits, Technical Details Released for CitrixBleed2 Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software

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Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software 2025-07-03 at 14:32 By Ionut Arghire Hardcoded SSH credentials in Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME could allow attackers to execute commands as root. The post Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Record-Breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Targets Hosting Provider

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Record-Breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Targets Hosting Provider 2025-06-20 at 15:37 By Eduard Kovacs Cloudflare has blocked yet another record-breaking DDoS attack, which delivered the equivalent of 9,000 HD movies in just 45 seconds. The post Record-Breaking 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Targets Hosting Provider appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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The ZTNA Blind Spot: Why Unmanaged Devices Threaten Your Hybrid Workforce

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The ZTNA Blind Spot: Why Unmanaged Devices Threaten Your Hybrid Workforce 2025-06-12 at 14:03 By Etay Maor It’s time for enterprises to stop treating unmanaged devices as an edge case and start securing them as part of a unified Zero Trust strategy. The post The ZTNA Blind Spot: Why Unmanaged Devices Threaten Your Hybrid Workforce

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Zero Networks Raises $55 Million for Microsegmentation Solution

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Zero Networks Raises $55 Million for Microsegmentation Solution 2025-06-03 at 16:32 By Ionut Arghire Microsegmentation provider Zero Networks has raised $55 million in a Series C funding round led by Highland Europe. The post Zero Networks Raises $55 Million for Microsegmentation Solution appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Cisco Patches High-Severity DoS, Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

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Cisco Patches High-Severity DoS, Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities 2025-05-22 at 11:44 By Ionut Arghire Cisco published 10 security advisories detailing over a dozen vulnerabilities, including two high-severity flaws in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Unified Intelligence Center. The post Cisco Patches High-Severity DoS, Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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How do You Know if You’re Ready for a Red Team Partnership?

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How do You Know if You’re Ready for a Red Team Partnership? 2025-04-29 at 19:23 By Trevin Edgeworth Before engaging in a full-scope exercise, it’s important to assess whether your program, people and processes are truly ready. The post How do You Know if You’re Ready for a Red Team Partnership? appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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NetFoundry Raises $12 Million for Network Security Solutions

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NetFoundry Raises $12 Million for Network Security Solutions 2025-04-28 at 19:33 By Ionut Arghire Zero-trust network security solutions provider NetFoundry has raised $12 million in funding from SYN Ventures. The post NetFoundry Raises $12 Million for Network Security Solutions appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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Network Access Vendor Portnox Secures $37.5 Million Investment

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Network Access Vendor Portnox Secures $37.5 Million Investment 2025-04-08 at 19:17 By SecurityWeek News Texas network access control startup closes a Series B round led by Updata Partners and brings the total raised to $60 million. The post Network Access Vendor Portnox Secures $37.5 Million Investment appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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DNS: The Secret Weapon CISOs May Be Overlooking In the Fight Against Cyberattacks

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DNS: The Secret Weapon CISOs May Be Overlooking In the Fight Against Cyberattacks 2025-04-08 at 18:04 By Danelle Au While often relegated to a purely functional role, DNS offers unparalleled opportunities for preemptive defense against cyberattacks. The post DNS: The Secret Weapon CISOs May Be Overlooking In the Fight Against Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Chinese APT Pounces on Misdiagnosed RCE in Ivanti VPN Appliances

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Chinese APT Pounces on Misdiagnosed RCE in Ivanti VPN Appliances 2025-04-03 at 20:17 By Ryan Naraine Ivanti misdiagnoses a remote code execution vulnerability and Mandiant reports that Chinese hackers are launching in-the-wild exploits. The post Chinese APT Pounces on Misdiagnosed RCE in Ivanti VPN Appliances appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Questions Remain Over Attacks Causing DrayTek Router Reboots

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Questions Remain Over Attacks Causing DrayTek Router Reboots 2025-04-02 at 13:33 By Eduard Kovacs DrayTek has shared some clarifications regarding the recent attacks causing router reboots, but some questions remain unanswered. The post Questions Remain Over Attacks Causing DrayTek Router Reboots appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Zero to Hero – A “Measured” Approach to Building a World-Class Offensive Security Program

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Zero to Hero – A “Measured” Approach to Building a World-Class Offensive Security Program 2025-03-31 at 17:40 By Trevin Edgeworth A strong security program will sometimes require substantial organizational and cultural changes around security practices, and inevitably, a higher cost. The post Zero to Hero – A “Measured” Approach to Building a World-Class Offensive Security

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Vulnerability Exploitation Possibly Behind Widespread DrayTek Router Reboots

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Vulnerability Exploitation Possibly Behind Widespread DrayTek Router Reboots 2025-03-25 at 17:33 By Eduard Kovacs DrayTek routers around the world are rebooting and the vendor’s statement suggests that it may involve the exploitation of a vulnerability. The post Vulnerability Exploitation Possibly Behind Widespread DrayTek Router Reboots appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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