Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated new threat campaign that leverages a seemingly legitimate PDF editor application to transform infected devices into residential proxies. The malicious software, distributed under the guise of productivity tools, represents an evolving approach by threat actors who are increasingly exploiting trusted software categories to establish persistent network access and monetize […]
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The Kali Linux team has announced a significant enhancement of its Vagrant image build process, streamlining development and simplifying deployment for users. In a move to unify its infrastructure, the team has transitioned from HashiCorp’s Packer to DebOS for generating its pre-configured Vagrant virtual machines. The release also includes a handy cheat sheet to get […]
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Cybercriminals commonly target K-12 schools. To trick staff, students, and even parents into disclosing sensitive information, malicious attackers deploy phishing attacks. Training individuals on how to spot phishing emails is a key guardrail and can prevent significant financial, operational, and regulatory repercussions. Read on as we unpack seven common phishing email examples and the steps ...
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Over the last year, I’ve spent countless hours with CISOs, CTOs, and security architects talking about a new wave of technology that’s changing the game faster than anything we’ve seen before: Agentic AI and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
If you think AI is still in the “cool demos and pilot projects” stage, think again. We’re already seeing autonomous agents reasoning, remembering, and taking actions in live production environments. MCP servers are quietly becoming the central nervous system for these agents, brokering instructions, accessing tools, and orchestrating API calls across your systems.
This is no longer an “emerging tech” conversation. It’s a real risk surface conversation. And it’s all powered by APIs.
Why APIs Are Now the Front LineEvery AI agent and MCP server interaction runs on APIs. Those APIs pull data from customer records, update transaction systems, initiate workflows, and often do so without a human in the loop.
Here’s the problem:
Without real-time visibility into this API fabric, you’re blind to:
For CISOs, this is a perfect storm: a technology that’s moving faster than your governance frameworks, with attack surfaces multiplying overnight, all in a domain (APIs) where most organizations already struggle to get full visibility.
The “just secure the AI model” approach doesn’t work here. The model isn’t the thing taking actions; the APIs are. If you don’t secure them, you don’t secure the AI. Period.
The 5 Questions Every CISO Should Be Asking Right NowWhen I meet with CISOs today, these are the five questions I tell them to put on the table immediately:
At Salt, we’ve been securing APIs since before “API security” was even a market category. Our platform gives you:
If Agentic AI is your new competitive advantage, API security is your new survival strategy. You can’t slow the technology down, but you can be ready for it.
Final ThoughtAgentic AI and MCP servers are reshaping the attack surface, whether we like it or not. The organizations that thrive in this new reality will be the ones that treat API security as core infrastructure and not an afterthought. If you’re not already asking the five questions above, now is the time to start.
If your team is exploring agentic AI and wants to talk about securing the foundation it runs on, let’s connect. Request a demo now, and I’ll have one of our AI security experts reach out to you directly.
Also, we are hosting a webinar on August 28 to explore these topics in more depth. You can register for the webinar here.
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CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on August 21, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS.
CISA encourages users and administrators to review newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations.
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.
This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise.
Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the KEV Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information.
Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of KEV Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria.
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Cybersecurity researchers at CrowdStrike identified and thwarted a sophisticated malware campaign deploying SHAMOS, an advanced variant of the Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) malware, orchestrated by the cybercriminal group COOKIE SPIDER. Operating under a malware-as-a-service model, COOKIE SPIDER rents out this information stealer to affiliates who target victims to harvest sensitive data, including login credentials, cryptocurrency […]
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