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A veritable grab bag of tools used to access critical infrastructure networks are wildly insecure, and they're blobbing together to create a widening attack surface.

The threat of ransomware hasn't gone away. But law enforcement has struck a blow by adjusting its tactics and taking out some of the biggest adversaries in the ransomware scene.

In the "PixHell" attack, sound waves generated by pixels on a screen can transmit information across seemingly impenetrable air gaps.

An attack dubbed "WordDrone" that uses an old flaw to install a backdoor could be related to previously reported cyber incidents against Taiwan's military and satellite industrial supply chain.

As attacks on satellites rise with nation-state conflicts, the South Asian nation joins other space-capable countries in doubling down on cybersecurity.

The combination of immutability, indelibility, centralized governance, and user empowerment provides a comprehensive backup strategy, Google said.

Wiz Code identifies and flags cloud risks in code to help improve collaboration between security and development teams.

This month's Patch Tuesday contains a total of 79 vulnerabilities — the fourth largest of the year.

In this case study, a 180-year-old life and pension insurer brought its security infrastructure into the modern age.

Besides operational issues connected to a talent shortage, the cost of running security platforms — and their training costs — also keeps CISOs up at night.

A fresh wave of attacks on APAC government entities involves both self-propagating malware spreading via removable drives and a spear-phishing campaign.

For modern applications built on Kubernetes and microservices, platform engineering is not just about building functional systems but also about embedding security into the fabric of those systems.

Episode 3: On September 11, 2019, two cybersecurity professionals were arrested in Dallas County, Iowa and forced to spend the night in jail -- just for doing their jobs. Gary De Mercurio and Justin Wynn. Despite the criminal charges against them eventually being dropped, the saga that night five years ago continues to haunt De Mercurio and Wynn personally and professionally. In this episode, the pair and Coalfire's CEO Tom McAndrew share how the arrest and fallout has shaped their lives and careers as well as how it has transformed physical penetration tests for the cybersecurity industry as a whole.

Researchers flagged a pair of Gallup site XSS vulnerabilities.

Researchers flagged a pair of Gallup polling site XSS vulnerabilities that could have allowed malicious actors to execute arbitrary code, access sensitive data, or take over a victim account.

A PRC threat cluster known as "Crimson Palace" is demonstrating the benefits of having specialized units carry out distinct stages of a wider attack chain.

It takes more than technical knowledge to write about cybersecurity in a way people want to read. It takes creativity, discipline, and other key skills.

CISA has added CVE-2024-40766 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.