How MFA gets hacked — and strategies to prevent it
The security benefits of multifactor authentication (MFA) are well-known, yet MFA continues to be poorly, sporadically, and inconsistently implemented, under...
Conti
Ransomware
Highly organized RaaS that leaked its own playbook in 2022. Responsible for attacks on the Irish Health Service and Costa Rican government.
Also known as: conti ransomware, conti gang, conti malware
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Palo Alto Networks Achieves Global CBPR and PRP Certifications
Our mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Fulfilling that mission demands that we continually ensure our ...
Prescient Security adds attack surface management to Cait, broadens AI-assisted pentesting
Prescient Security has announced a series of capability expansions to Cait (Cacilian AI), its continuous AI-assisted penetration testing service. The updates...
Microsoft unveils multi-model agentic cyber stack for security operations
Microsoft announced a new AI-powered service that enables enterprise security teams to continuously evaluate and update their organization’s security posture...
ChatGPT joins the most impersonated brands in phishing attacks
Microsoft continued to be the most impersonated brand in Q2 2026, accounting for 23% of all brand phishing attempts. LinkedIn, Google, Apple, and Amazon foll...
Cybersecurity threats escalate with ransomware, data breaches and online fraud
The cybersecurity landscape continues to expand with increasing risks for governments, businesses and consumers.
Despite multiple takedowns, botnets continue to grow
Roughly 1 in 4 of those compromised IPs are based in the United States, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs said. Botnets like IPIDEA have also rebounded quickly, surpa...
Andy Burnham signals continuity on UK cyber policy, reappoints minister despite scrapping ministry
The new British prime minister is retaining Liz Lloyd in a cyber policy role, making her one of the few Keir Starmer allies remaining in government.
Top AIs invent same fake PyPl and npm package names
Enterprise software developers continue to be in danger of falling victim to slopsquatting, where AI coding tools hallucinate the existence of nonexistent li...
Lampion Malware Targets Portuguese Users With Multistage Phishing and 750MB RAT Payload
A highly targeted Lampion malware campaign abusing localized phishing lures to compromise users in Portugal. The activity reflects a continued evolution of t...
Lampion banking malware continues to target Portuguese organizations
A banking Trojan known as Lampion, believed to have originated in Brazil, is still actively used in ongoing attacks targeting Portuguese organizations.
Rubio restricts visas for sextortionists, cyber scammers
The move stems from a Trump executive order as the administration continues to pursue cyber-enabled fraud and other crimes. The post Rubio restricts visas fo...
Zero Trust Architecture: Identity as the Security Perimeter
ZTA requires continuous verification of user and device identity before granting access to specific resources
Ransomware payments fail to prevent repeat attacks, new data shows
As outlined in The Register, new data from Proofpoint revealed that a significant portion of organizations in the UK continue to pay ransom demands, despite ...
Email threat landscape: Q2 2026 trends and insights
In the second quarter of 2026, the continuing effects of Microsoft’s disruption of the Tycoon2FA phishing platform contributed to sustained declines in sever...
FedRAMP Rev5 Is Ending: What the 20x Transition Really Requires
FedRAMP 20X replaces point-in-time assessments with continuous, machine-readable evidence that demonstrates security controls are working. Anecdotes explains...
Cobalt adds Autonomous Pentest to scale application security testing
Cobalt has introduced Cobalt Autonomous Pentest, a new offering that enables continuous offensive security across an organization’s application portfolio by ...
When Identity Verification Fails: Lessons from a Real-World SIM Swap and Near Account Takeover
Identity confidence changes throughout every interaction and should be reassessed continuously as new risk signals emerge. The post When Identity Verificatio...
Why Modern SOCs Need Multi-Layered Detections
The cycle is over. For years, cybersecurity followed a familiar pattern: defenses improved, attackers adapted, and the back-and-forth continued.
Fig Expands SecOps Engineering Lifecycle as Security Teams Seek More Resilient Infrastructure
Learn how Fig adds testing, deployment, and continuous verification to SecOps, helping security teams keep detections reliable as infrastructure evolves. daily.