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Fully patched FortiGate firewalls are getting compromised via CVE-2025-59718?

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Fully patched FortiGate firewalls are getting compromised via CVE-2025-59718? 2026-01-21 at 22:22 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-59718, a critical authentication bypass flaw that attackers exploited in December 2025 to compromise FortiGate appliances, appears to persist in newer, purportedly fixed releases of the underlying FortiOS. According to Fortinet, CVE-2025-59718 had been fixed in FortiOS versions 7.6.4 or […]

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Attackers turn trusted OAuth apps into cloud backdoors

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Attackers turn trusted OAuth apps into cloud backdoors 2025-10-22 at 15:43 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers are increasingly abusing internal OAuth-based applications to gain persistent access to cloud environments, Proofpoint researchers warn. These apps often remain unnoticed for quite some time and allow attackers to maintain access to high-privileged accounts even after passwords are reset or

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Unpatched Windows Server vulnerability allows full domain compromise

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Unpatched Windows Server vulnerability allows full domain compromise 2025-05-22 at 18:45 By Zeljka Zorz A privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Server 2025 can be used by attackers to compromise any user in Active Directory (AD), including Domain Admins. “The [“BadSuccessor”] attack exploits the delegated Managed Service Account (dMSA) feature that was introduced in Windows Server

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Microsoft announces new and improved Windows 11 security features

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Microsoft announces new and improved Windows 11 security features 2024-11-19 at 21:04 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has implemented some and is working on delivering several other security-related features and improvements for Windows 11. Administrator protection will allow users to make system changes on their PCs without having administrator rights (that can be abused by attackers

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Hackers breaching construction firms via specialized accounting software

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Hackers breaching construction firms via specialized accounting software 2024-09-18 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz Firms in the construction industry are getting breached by hackers via internet-exposed servers running Foundation accounting software, Huntress researchers are warning. “We’re seeing active intrusions among plumbing, HVAC, concrete, and similar sub-industries,” they noted. A way into corporate networks Ohio-based Foundation

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Gateways to havoc: Overprivileged dormant service accounts

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Gateways to havoc: Overprivileged dormant service accounts 2024-09-17 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Service accounts are non-human identities used to automate machine-to-machine interactions. They support critical functions – such as running scripts, services, and applications like websites, APIs, and databases – and facilitate integrations, operating as a proxy to humans and supporting business processes.

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Dropbox says attackers accessed customer and MFA info, API keys

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Dropbox says attackers accessed customer and MFA info, API keys 2024-05-02 at 12:01 By Zeljka Zorz File hosting service Dropbox has confirmed that attackers have breached the Dropbox Sign production environment and accessed customer personal and authentication information. “From a technical perspective, Dropbox Sign’s infrastructure is largely separate from other Dropbox services. That said, we

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A critical vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server allows auth bypass, admin access

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A critical vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server allows auth bypass, admin access 2024-04-15 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Organizations with on-prem installations of Delinea Secret Server are urged to update them immediately, to plug a critical vulnerability that may allow attackers to bypass authentication, gain admin access and extract secrets. Fixing the Delinea Secret Server

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Preventing insider access from leaking to malicious actors

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Preventing insider access from leaking to malicious actors 2024-01-15 at 07:32 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, John Morello, CTO of Gutsy, discusses the often-overlooked aspect of cybersecurity – the offboarding process. He outlines the real-world implications and potential impact on an organization’s security posture if off-boarding isn’t handled thoroughly. The

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Finding the right approach to security awareness

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Finding the right approach to security awareness 30/10/2023 at 09:02 By Help Net Security As artificial intelligence amplifies the sophistication and reach of phishing, vishing, and smishing attacks, understanding and managing human cyber risks has become increasingly vital. Security awareness training is essential and must be a live, evolving process. In this Help Net Security

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Microsoft Defender can automatically contain compromised user accounts

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Microsoft Defender can automatically contain compromised user accounts 12/10/2023 at 15:32 By Helga Labus The “contain user” feature select Microsoft Defender for Endpoint customers have been trying out since November 2022 is now available to a wider pool of organizations, Microsoft has announced. The feature aims to help organizations disrupt human-operated attacks like ransomware, business

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Goodbyes are difficult, IT offboarding processes make them harder

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Goodbyes are difficult, IT offboarding processes make them harder 19/06/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security When employees, contractors and service providers leave an organization, they take with them knowledge, capabilities, and professional achievements. They should leave behind any proprietary or confidential data belonging to the organization, but Osterman Research found that 69% of organizations

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