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The Hacker News
Mexican organizations are still being targeted by threat actors to deliver a modified version of AllaKore RAT and SystemBC as part of a long-running campaign. The activity has been attributed by Arctic Wolf Labs to a financially motivated hacking group called Greedy Sponge. It's believed to be active since early 2021, indiscriminately targeting a wide range of sectors, such as retail,
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Cisco on Monday updated its advisory of a set of recently disclosed security flaws in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) to acknowledge active exploitation. "In July 2025, the Cisco PSIRT [Product Security Incident Response Team], became aware of attempted exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities in the wild," the company said in an alert. The
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The World Leaks group accessed and released data from the company's Customer Solution Center, which is separated from customer and partner systems and stores primarily "synthetic" datasets used for demos and testing, Dell said.
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To be truly resilient in the ever-growing threat landscape, organizations need to balance protection with preparation.
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The acquisition gives the British cybersecurity solutions provider more insights into encrypted network traffic and additional decryption capabilities.
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The cybersecurity rule has several requirements that must be met and will follow an extended timeline over the next two years.
Bleeping Computer
The United Kingdom's government is planning to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms after ransomware attacks. [...]
The Register
'We're going to smash the business model' NHS, local council and schools told by politicos UK government is proposing to “ban” public sector organizations and critical national infrastructure from paying criminal operators behind ransomware attacks, under new measures outlined today.…
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Making the move from managing a security operations center (SOC) to being a chief information security officer (CISO) is a significant career leap. Not only do you need a solid foundation of tech knowledge but also leadership skills and business smarts. This article will guide you through the practical steps and skills you’ll need to nab an executive cybersecurity job and make the
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While this emerging technology offers many benefits, digital twins also have several drawbacks, as these convincing impersonations can be used in social engineering attacks.