New Research: The State of Web Exposure 2025
Are your websites leaking sensitive data? New research reveals that 45% of third-party apps access user info without proper authorization, and 53% of risk exposures in Retail are due to…
SonicWall Urges Immediate Patch for Critical CVE-2025-23006 Flaw Amid Likely Exploitation
SonicWall is alerting customers of a critical security flaw impacting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances that it said has been likely exploited in the wild as a…
How to Eliminate Identity-Based Threats
Despite significant investments in advanced technologies and employee training programs, credential and user-based attacks remain alarmingly prevalent, accounting for 50-80% of enterprise breaches,. While identity-based attacks continue to dominate as…
QakBot-Linked BC Malware Adds Enhanced DNS Tunneling and Remote Access Features
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new BackConnect (BC) malware that has been developed by threat actors linked to the infamous QakBot loader. “BackConnect is a common feature or…
Cisco Fixes Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw in Meeting Management (CVSS 9.9)
Cisco has released software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Meeting Management that could permit a remote, authenticated attacker to gain administrator privileges on susceptible instances. The vulnerability,…
TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware
Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and on-premise ransomware attacks. “This actor engaged in…
The NHL Is Having Trademark Trouble With Its Newest Team In Utah
Like the other major sports leagues in America, the NHL has not been immune from engaging in IP protectionism in the past. The league has been relatively touchy when it…
NASA moves swiftly to end DEI programs, ask employees to “report” violations
NASA’s acting administrator is moving swiftly to remove diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility—or DEIA—programs from the space agency. In an email sent to agency employees on Wednesday afternoon, acting administrator…
European Commission Fined For Violating Its Own Data Protection Rules; Also Found To Have Used Privacy-Violating Ads
Love it or loathe it, there’s no denying that the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important piece of data protection law around. GDPR stories are often…
Florida man eats diet of butter, cheese, beef; cholesterol oozes from his body
What could go wrong with eating an extremely high-fat diet of beef, cheese, and sticks of butter? Well, for one thing, your cholesterol levels could reach such stratospheric levels that…