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.NET 10 adds extensive cryptography, runtime, and language features, including post-quantum cryptography, JIT/runtime optimizations, C# 14 improvements, and F# 10 enhancements.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
.NET 10 adds extensive cryptography, runtime, and language features, including post-quantum cryptography, JIT/runtime optimizations, C# 14 improvements, and F# 10 enhancements.
AI-powered SOCs must use a consolidated context lake and multi-agent architecture to enable autonomous reasoning, continuous learning, and coordinated SecOps at scale.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
AI-powered SOCs must use a consolidated context lake and multi-agent architecture to enable autonomous reasoning, continuous learning, and coordinated SecOps at scale.
Apple and WhatsApp will warn users if governments target their phones with spyware, while Paragon and NSO pursue expanded access to the US market.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Apple and WhatsApp will warn users if governments target their phones with spyware, while Paragon and NSO pursue expanded access to the US market.
Military skills translate to cybersecurity as a shifted battlefield requiring vigilance, adaptability, and mission-focused defense of people and digital assets.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Military skills translate to cybersecurity as a shifted battlefield requiring vigilance, adaptability, and mission-focused defense of people and digital assets.
A side-channel attack named Whisper Leak can infer prompt topics from encrypted streaming LLM traffic by analyzing packet size and timing, exposing user communications.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
A side-channel attack named Whisper Leak can infer prompt topics from encrypted streaming LLM traffic by analyzing packet size and timing, exposing user communications.
CVE-2025-12967 in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL allows low-privilege authenticated users to escalate privileges to the rds_superuser role.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
CVE-2025-12967 in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL allows low-privilege authenticated users to escalate privileges to the rds_superuser role.
Aleksei Volkov, a 25-year-old Russian initial access broker tied to Yanluowang, pleaded guilty and faces years in US prison for facilitating multiple ransomware attacks.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Aleksei Volkov, a 25-year-old Russian initial access broker tied to Yanluowang, pleaded guilty and faces years in US prison for facilitating multiple ransomware attacks.
Prioritize cybersecurity fundamentals, integrate cyber and physical security, and emphasize incident response and recovery planning within budget-constrained public-sector environments.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Prioritize cybersecurity fundamentals, integrate cyber and physical security, and emphasize incident response and recovery planning within budget-constrained public-sector environments.
Ensure network and host firewalls allow SMB/RPC ports and whitelist scanner IPs, and validate account privileges to enable successful Windows credentialed scans.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Ensure network and host firewalls allow SMB/RPC ports and whitelist scanner IPs, and validate account privileges to enable successful Windows credentialed scans.
Windows hosts require additional configuration—authentication model changes, local administrative accounts, SMB shares, and firewall/UAC/service adjustments—for successful Nessus credentialed scans.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Windows hosts require additional configuration—authentication model changes, local administrative accounts, SMB shares, and firewall/UAC/service adjustments—for successful Nessus credentialed scans.
Knownsec breach leaked thousands of classified cyber-espionage tools and global target data; Indian software exports rose to $218 billion in FY24/25.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Knownsec breach leaked thousands of classified cyber-espionage tools and global target data; Indian software exports rose to $218 billion in FY24/25.
The Louvre suffered decade-long, basic infosec failures—weak passwords and obsolete systems—enabling remote attackers to gain critical system and badge-control access.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Louvre suffered decade-long, basic infosec failures—weak passwords and obsolete systems—enabling remote attackers to gain critical system and badge-control access.
PROMPTFLUX malware leverages large language models via the Gemini API to dynamically rewrite and obfuscate its own code, enabling adaptive, harder-to-detect attacks.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
PROMPTFLUX malware leverages large language models via the Gemini API to dynamically rewrite and obfuscate its own code, enabling adaptive, harder-to-detect attacks.
Public transit vehicle connectivity introduces remote-control vulnerabilities; testing found Yutong buses risk manufacturer remote shutdown while VDL buses lacked remote update capability.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Public transit vehicle connectivity introduces remote-control vulnerabilities; testing found Yutong buses risk manufacturer remote shutdown while VDL buses lacked remote update capability.
Unsolicited 'can you hear me?' calls are suspicious and may be used to record a 'yes' for potential cramming fraud, though losses remain unproven.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Unsolicited 'can you hear me?' calls are suspicious and may be used to record a 'yes' for potential cramming fraud, though losses remain unproven.
Whisper Leak lets passive observers infer streaming LLM conversation topics from encrypted packet sizes and timing, risking user and enterprise communication privacy.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Whisper Leak lets passive observers infer streaming LLM conversation topics from encrypted packet sizes and timing, risking user and enterprise communication privacy.
CISOs face escalating stress and burnout due to insufficient funding, limited executive support, skills shortages, and misaligned strategic priorities.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
CISOs face escalating stress and burnout due to insufficient funding, limited executive support, skills shortages, and misaligned strategic priorities.
Martin and associates used BlackCat ransomware in 2023 to extort companies, securing a $1.27 million payout from a Tampa medical firm before an FBI raid.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Martin and associates used BlackCat ransomware in 2023 to extort companies, securing a $1.27 million payout from a Tampa medical firm before an FBI raid.
Nine NuGet packages contained time-delayed logic bombs able to sabotage databases and industrial PLCs, with trigger dates set for August 2027 and November 2028.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Nine NuGet packages contained time-delayed logic bombs able to sabotage databases and industrial PLCs, with trigger dates set for August 2027 and November 2028.
Security leaders will confront high-stakes ethical dilemmas through an interactive "Would You Rather" panel at the 2025 SECURITY 500 Conference in Washington, D.C.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Security leaders will confront high-stakes ethical dilemmas through an interactive "Would You Rather" panel at the 2025 SECURITY 500 Conference in Washington, D.C.
Landfall, an Android spyware, exploited a Samsung Galaxy zero-day to conduct precision espionage attacks on specific individuals, likely in the Middle East.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Landfall, an Android spyware, exploited a Samsung Galaxy zero-day to conduct precision espionage attacks on specific individuals, likely in the Middle East.
Cisco firewall products face ongoing exploitation causing device reboots and network outages; urgent updating to the latest patched software is required to prevent service disruption.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Cisco firewall products face ongoing exploitation causing device reboots and network outages; urgent updating to the latest patched software is required to prevent service disruption.
Digital vulnerabilities now translate into real-world harm as scams, rented cyber violence, and compromised apps turn digital weaknesses into physical, economic, and political threats.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Digital vulnerabilities now translate into real-world harm as scams, rented cyber violence, and compromised apps turn digital weaknesses into physical, economic, and political threats.
Financial institutions must adopt mandated cyber-resilience, conduct complex cross-functional tabletop exercises, and integrate red‑teaming to meet evolving global regulatory requirements.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Financial institutions must adopt mandated cyber-resilience, conduct complex cross-functional tabletop exercises, and integrate red‑teaming to meet evolving global regulatory requirements.
Bitdefender earned Gartner Market Guide Representative Vendor status for MDR four consecutive years, demonstrating human-driven, expert-led MDR and alignment with Gartner inclusion criteria.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Bitdefender earned Gartner Market Guide Representative Vendor status for MDR four consecutive years, demonstrating human-driven, expert-led MDR and alignment with Gartner inclusion criteria.