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We cannot keep reacting to vulnerabilities as they emerge. We must assume the presence of unknown threats and reduce the blast radius that they can affect.

Expel retracted its "PoisonSeed" research, in which it said attackers could circumvent FIDO security keys, and apologized for any misunderstanding.

Authentication in MCP — the backbone of agentic AI — is optional, and nobody's implementing it. Instead, they're allowing any passing attackers full control of their servers.

Security often lags behind innovation. The path forward requires striking a balance.

Four flaws in the basic software for Gigabyte motherboards could allow persistent implants, underscoring problems in the ways firmware is developed and updated.

Chinese threat actors have turned to cyberattacks as a way to undermine and destabilize Taiwan's most important industrial sector.

Cisco just disclosed a critical severity flaw in its ISE and ISE-PIC products, joining two similar bugs disclosed last month.

Security teams aren't patching firmware promptly, no one's vetting the endpoints before purchase, and visibility into potential dangers is limited — despite more and more cyberattackers targeting printers as a matter of course.

The suspect faces three charges for his alleged crimes that could earn him up to five years in federal prison, and a heap of fines.

Cyberattacks on educational institutions are growing. But with budget constraints and funding shortfalls, leadership teams are questioning whether — and how — they can keep their institutions safe.

Between March and December of last year, infamous Chinese state-sponsored APT Salt Typhoon gained access to sensitive US National Guard data.

After years of hanging out in the wild, confidential computing is getting closer to an AI model near you.

The bug allowed an attacker an easy way to compromise a full suite of developer tools in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

While many organizations are eagerly integrating AI into their workflows and cybersecurity practices, some remain undecided and even concerned about potential drawbacks of AI deployment.

An upgraded cybercrime tool is designed to make targeted ransomware attacks as easy and effective as possible, with features like EDR-spotting and DNS-based C2 communication.

A group of female cybersecurity pioneers will share what they've learned about navigating a field dominated by men, in order to help other women empower themselves and pursue successful cybersecurity careers.

A threat actor with likely links to the Abyss ransomware group is leveraging an apparent zero-day vulnerability to deploy the "Overstep" backdoor on fully up-to-date appliances.

By tying security investments to measurable outcomes — like reduced breach likelihood and financial impact — CISOs can align internal stakeholders and justify spending based on real-world risk.

Using more than 600 domains, attackers entice Chinese-speaking victims to download a vulnerable Telegram app that is nearly undetectable on older versions of Android.