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Answering Your Webinar Questions: What Do Most IT Teams Get Wrong About DMARC?

Originally published at Answering Your Webinar Questions: What Do Most IT Teams Get Wrong About DMARC? by Levon Vardumyan. Our recent webinar, “What Do Most IT Teams ... The post Answering Your Webinar Questions: What Do Most IT Teams Get Wrong ...

How to Automate Your Penetration Testing?

Learn how to automate your penetration testing, save time, reduce costs, and achieve business logic testing without human-in-the-loop. The post How to Automate Your Penetration Testing? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

AWS Trusted Advisor flaw allowed public S3 buckets to go unflagged

AWS’s Trusted Advisor tool, which is supposed to warn customers if their (cloud) S3 storage buckets are publicly exposed, could be “tricked” into reporting them as not exposed when they actually are, Fog Security researchers have ...

Russian APT Exploiting 7-Year-Old Cisco Vulnerability: FBI

Russian state-sponsored hackers tracked as Static Tundra continue to target Cisco devices affected by CVE-2018-0171. The post Russian APT Exploiting 7-Year-Old Cisco Vulnerability: FBI appeared first on SecurityWeek.

GigaOm’s 2025 Phishing Defense Radar (a buyer’s shortcut)

If you caught my Buyers Look at More Than Dots article on the Gartner Magic Quadrant earlier this year, you already know I’m not a fan of check‑box cheerleading. Yes, it’s nice when your company lands in a particular quadrant or, in ...

Comprehensive MCP Security Checklist: Protecting Your AI-Powered Infrastructure

With innovation comes risk. As organizations race to build AI-first infrastructure, security is struggling to keep pace. Multi-Agentic Systems – those built on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Multi-Component Protocols (MCP) - bring immense ...

Securing UK Hospitality SMBs and their supply chains in 2025

Securing UK Hospitality SMBs and their supply chains in 2025 UK hospitality, including hotels, guesthouses, pubs, restaurants and their supply chains, thrives on reputation, efficiency, and trust. In 2025, data-driven bookings, contactless ...

Orange Belgium Data Breach Impacts 850,000 Customers

Orange Belgium says hackers accessed data pertaining to 850,000 customer accounts during a July cyberattack. The post Orange Belgium Data Breach Impacts 850,000 Customers appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Protect Your Phone: Guard Against SIM Swap Scams and Fraud

Rrise of SIM swap fraud, its implications, and how to protect yourself. Stay informed and secure your accounts today! The post Protect Your Phone: Guard Against SIM Swap Scams and Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Malware Delivery Shifts: Malicious URLs Surpass Attachments as Top Threat Vector

Cyber attackers have changed their tactics. According to a recent ITPro report, malicious URLs are now four times more common than infected email attachments when it comes to delivering malware. This shift has serious implications for defenders, ...

Global Cybersecurity Spending to Hit $213 Billion in 2025—What’s Fueling the Surge

Global spending on cybersecurity is projected to soar to $213 billion in 2025, up from $193 billion in 2024, according to Gartner, as reported by ITPro. Forecasts show continued momentum with spending expected to reach $240 billion by 2026. ...

Supply Chain Under Scrutiny: Asia’s New Cybersecurity Mandates for Vendors

A wave of cyberattacks across Asia is pushing organizations to take a harder line on supplier cybersecurity. According to Dark Reading, both public and private sector organizations are beginning to mandate stronger risk controls from ...

The U.S. Becomes the Global Epicenter of Ransomware—Now What?

A recent report from TechRadar Pro reveals that the United States is now the most targeted country in the world for ransomware attacks, accounting for nearly 50% of all reported incidents globally in the first half of 2025. According to data ...

Apple Patches Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Apple has rolled out iOS and macOS updates that resolve a zero-day vulnerability exploited in highly targeted attacks. The post Apple Patches Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Doppel Simulation combats social engineering attacks

Doppel announced Doppel Simulation, a new product and expansion to the Doppel Vision Platform that enables organizations to redefine security awareness training and social engineering penetration testing by mirroring today’s multi-channel ...

Using lightweight LLMs to cut incident response times and reduce hallucinations

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and Imperial College London have developed a method for using LLMs to improve incident response planning with a focus on reducing the risk of hallucinations. Their approach uses a smaller, fine-tuned ...

Europol Says Qilin Ransomware Reward Fake

A $50,000 reward from Europol for two members of the Qilin ransomware group is a ‘scam’, according to the law enforcement agency. The post Europol Says Qilin Ransomware Reward Fake appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Fractional vs. full-time CISO: Finding the right fit for your company

In this Help Net Security interview, Nikoloz Kokhreidze, Fractional CISO at Mandos, discusses why many early- and growth-stage B2B companies hire full-time CISOs before it’s needed. He breaks down common founder misconceptions, explains the ...

Enterprise SSO for Schools: Simplifying Staff and Student Access

Discover how Enterprise SSO simplifies digital access for students and staff, cuts login frustration, and reduces IT load without compromising security or usability The post Enterprise SSO for Schools: Simplifying Staff and Student Access ...

Product showcase: iStorage datAshur PRO+C encrypted USB flash drive

The iStorage datAshur PRO+C is a USB-C flash drive featuring AES-XTS 256-bit hardware encryption. Available in capacities from 32 GB to 512 GB, the drive holds FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certification and operates without the need for software, making it ...