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February 12, 2025
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How to Steer AI Adoption: A CISO Guide

CISOs are finding themselves more involved in AI teams, often leading the cross-functional effort and AI strategy. But there aren’t many resources to guide them on what their role should look like or what they should bring to these meetings. We’ve pulled together a framework for security leaders to...

February 12, 2025
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North Korean Hackers Exploit PowerShell Trick to Hijack Devices in New Cyberattack

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using a new tactic that involves deceiving targets into running PowerShell as an administrator and then instructing them to paste and run malicious code provided by them. “To execute this tactic, the threat actor masquerades as a South...

February 12, 2025
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Fixes 63 Flaws, Including Two Under Active Exploitation

Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 63 security flaws impacting its software products, including two vulnerabilities that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 vulnerabilities, three are rated Critical, 57 are rated Important, one is rated Moderate, and two are rated Low in...

February 12, 2025
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Ivanti Patches Critical Flaws in Connect Secure and Policy Secure – Update Now

Ivanti has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting Connect Secure (ICS), Policy Secure (IPS), and Cloud Services Application (CSA) that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is below – CVE-2024-38657 (CVSS score: 9.1) – External control of a file name...

February 11, 2025
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Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification

Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content. “Android provides many on-device protections that safeguard users against threats like malware, messaging spam and abuse protections, and phone scam protections, while preserving user privacy and keeping...

February 11, 2025
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4 Ways to Keep MFA From Becoming too Much of a Good Thing

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has quickly become the standard for securing business accounts. Once a niche security measure, adoption is on the rise across industries. But while it’s undeniably effective at keeping bad actors out, the implementation of MFA solutions can be a tangled mess of competing designs and ideas....

February 11, 2025
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Progress Software Patches High-Severity LoadMaster Flaws Affecting Multiple Versions

Progress Software has addressed multiple high-severity security flaws in its LoadMaster software that could be exploited by malicious actors to execute arbitrary system commands or download any file from the system. Kemp LoadMaster is a high-performance application delivery controller (ADC) and load balancer that provides availability, scalability, performance, and...

February 11, 2025
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Gcore DDoS Radar Reveals 56% YoY Increase in DDoS Attacks

Gcore’s latest DDoS Radar report analyzes attack data from Q3–Q4 2024, revealing a 56% YoY rise in the total number of DDoS attacks with the largest attack peaking at a record 2 Tbps. The financial services sector saw the most dramatic increase, with a 117% rise in attacks, while...

February 11, 2025
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Protecting Your Software Supply Chain: Assessing the Risks Before Deployment

Imagine you’re considering a new car for your family. Before making a purchase, you evaluate its safety ratings, fuel efficiency, and reliability. You might even take it for a test drive to ensure it meets your needs. The same approach should be applied to software and hardware products before...

February 11, 2025
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Threat Actors Exploit ClickFix to Deploy NetSupport RAT in Latest Cyber Attacks

Threat actors have observed the increasingly common ClickFix technique to deliver a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT since early January 2025. NetSupport RAT, typically propagated via bogus websites and fake browser updates, grants attackers full control over the victim’s host, allowing them to monitor the device’s screen in...