Sonar achieves SOC 2 Type II compliance, reflecting its dedication to protecting customer data and ensuring the integrity of its operations now and in the future.
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Organizations need to embrace the transformative powers of AI but do so with a vigilant eye toward the data security and privacy challenges it presents.
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NEW! In Cloud Monitor: Policy Enhancements We’re thrilled to introduce our latest Cloud Monitor policy updates! We designed these enhancements to make it easier than ever for administrators to keep students safe and secure in the classroom. With smarter alerting and automation, identifying and addressing violations now takes less manual effort, allowing you to stay ...
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With "Operation Phobos Aetor," international law enforcement, including the US DOJ and Europol, arrest four Russian nationals and seize infrastructure connected to the 8Bbase ransomware group, the largest affiliate of the prolific Phobos RaaS operation.
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Nick Kakolowski, senior research director for IANS, dives into a survey done in conjunction with Artico Search on the current state of the CISO. At its core, the study highlights how CISOs are facing an unprecedented expansion of responsibilities, with some thriving under the added scope and others struggling with burnout. Kakolowski explains that CISOs..
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Enhancing IAM Security with AI Agents: A Strategic Approach by SecureFLO Enhancing IAM Security with AI Agents: A Strategic Approach by SecureFLO As cyber threats continue to evolve, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is no longer just about authentication—it’s about intelligent, adaptive security. AI-driven IAM solutions are reshaping how organizations manage identities, permissions, and security […]
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Adam Khan, vice president of global security operations for Barracuda Networks, explains what makes securing schools, such as universities, so much more difficult than the average enterprise IT environment. Unlike traditional enterprises, schools operate on limited budgets, often relying on outdated infrastructure while managing vast amounts of sensitive student, financial, and research data—making them prime..
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Microsoft addresses 55 CVEs with three rated critical and four zero-day vulnerabilities, including two that were exploited in the wild.
Microsoft patched 55 CVEs in its February 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with three rated critical and 52 rated as important. Our counts omitted one vulnerability reported by HackerOne.
This month’s update includes patches for:
Remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities accounted for 38.2% of the vulnerabilities patched this month, followed by elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities at 34.5%.
Important CVE-2025-21418 | Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21418 is an EoP vulnerability in the Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock for Microsoft Windows. It was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 and is rated important. A local, authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to elevate to SYSTEM level privileges.
Microsoft notes this vulnerability was exploited in the wild as a zero-day. At the time this blog post was published, there was no other information about this exploitation.
Since 2022, there have been nine Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock EoP vulnerabilities patched across Patch Tuesday releases, including three in 2022, three in 2023, and three in 2024, including one that was exploited in the wild as a zero-day (CVE-2024-38193) by the North Korean APT known as the Lazarus Group to implant the FudModule rootkit.
Important CVE-2025-21391 | Windows Storage Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21391 is an EoP vulnerability in Windows Storage. It was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.1 and is rated important. A local, authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to delete files from a system. According to Microsoft, this vulnerability does not disclose confidential information to an attacker, rather, it only provides them with the capability to delete data, which may include data that could result in service disruption.
Microsoft notes this vulnerability was exploited in the wild as a zero-day. At the time this blog post was published, there was no other information about this exploitation.
Since 2022, there have been seven Windows Storage EoP vulnerabilities patched across Patch Tuesday releases, including two in 2022, one in 2023 and four in 2024. However, this is the first Windows Storage EoP vulnerability exploited in the wild.
Important CVE-2025-21194 | Microsoft Surface Security Feature Bypass VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21194 is a security feature bypass vulnerability affecting Microsoft Surface. This vulnerability was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.1 and was publicly disclosed prior to a patch being available from Microsoft. According to the advisory, exploitation requires multiple steps, including an attacker successfully gaining access to the same network as the device. Additionally, exploitation requires the attacker to convince the user to reboot their device. With multiple requirements for exploitation, this flaw was assessed as “Exploitation Less Likely” according to Microsoft’s Exploitability Index.
Important CVE-2025-21377 | NTLM Hash Disclosure Spoofing VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21377 is a New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) Hash disclosure spoofing vulnerability that was publicly disclosed prior to a patch being made available. Despite the medium severity CVSSv3 score of 6.5, Microsoft assesses this vulnerability as “Exploitation More Likely.” Successful exploitation requires an attacker to convince a user to interact with a malicious file, such as inspecting the file or “performing an action other than opening or executing the file.” Exploitation would allow an attacker to obtain a user's NTLMv2 hash, which could then be used to authenticate as that user.
Microsoft’s advisory also notes that users that only install “Security Only” updates will also need to install Internet Explorer (IE) Cumulative updates in order to be fully protected against this vulnerability.
Critical CVE-2025-21376 | Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21376 is a critical RCE vulnerability affecting Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This vulnerability was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 8.1, rated as critical and assessed as “Exploitation More Likely" according to Microsoft. Successful exploitation requires winning a race condition via a specially crafted request necessary to exploit a buffer overflow. If successful, the attacker could achieve RCE on an affected host.
This is the first LDAP RCE in 2025, with three having been patched in the December 2024 Patch Tuesday release, each of which were also rated as critical.
Important CVE-2025-21400 | Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21400 is a RCE vulnerability affecting Microsoft SharePoint Server. This vulnerability was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 8.0 and rated as important. Successful exploitation would grant an attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code. Exploitation requires an attacker to coerce the victim machine to first connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability was credited to cjm00n of Cyber Kunlun Lab and Zhiniang Peng.
Important CVE-2025-21184, CVE-2025-21358 and CVE-2025-21414 | Windows Core Messaging Elevation of Privileges VulnerabilityCVE-2025-21184, CVE-2025-21358 and CVE-2025-21414 are EoP vulnerabilities affecting Windows Core Messaging. Two of the three vulnerabilities were assigned CVSSv3 scores of 7.0, while CVE-2025-21358 was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.8. Exploitation of these flaws could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges to SYSTEM.
According to Microsoft, exploitation for CVE-2025-21184 and CVE-2025-21414 requires an attacker to gather information about the target as well as take additional measures to prepare a target for exploitation. Despite the differing requirements necessary for exploitation, Microsoft assesses all three of these vulnerabilities as “Exploitation More Likely.”
Tenable SolutionsA list of all the plugins released for Microsoft’s February 2025 Patch Tuesday update can be found here. As always, we recommend patching systems as soon as possible and regularly scanning your environment to identify those systems yet to be patched.
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1 in 10 Fortune 500 employees had their credentials exposed. Each compromised account was found an average of 5.7 times.
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via the respected Software Engineering expertise of Mikkel Noe-Nygaard and the lauded Software Engineering / Enterprise Agile Coaching work of Luxshan Ratnaravi at Comic Agilé!
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Transform your network monitoring capabilities with the powerful combination of Arista Networks' advanced telemetry and Splunk's powerful analytics platform. This comprehensive guide will walk you through establishing a robust integration between these industry-leading solutions, enabling sophisticated network visibility and analytics. Prerequisites Ensure you have the following components ready: Arista switch administrative credentials CLI access to the Arista [...]
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In the technology sector, innovation and agility are key drivers of success. Organizations in this field lead the charge in adopting cutting-edge architectures like hybrid clouds, microservices, and DevSecOps practices....
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With every Botnet Threat Update we publish, the same networks consistently appear in the Top 20 for hosting botnet command and control (C&C) servers. But why does this keep happening? In this Botnet Spotlight, we look into the root causes behind this persistent issue and what networks must do to break the cycle.
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Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Feb. 11, 2025, CyberNewswire — Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the findings of its Q3-Q4 2024 Radar report into DDoS attack trends.
DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and … (more…)
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In-depth model testing reveals a wide range of flaws with high failure rates
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A proven framework for merging human intuition with AI precision to enhance innovation, reduce bias, and scale operations. Explores real-world case studies, ethical considerations, and hybrid workflows that outperform pure automation models. Essential reading for forward-thinking business leaders.
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Authors/Presenters: Mixæl Swan Laufer
Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel.
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We’re just getting started down the road to the Internet of Everything (IoE.)
Related: IoT growing at a 24% clip
To get there – to fully tap the potential of a hyper-interconnected ecosystem where devices, data, AI and humans converge … (more…)
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Xi knows if you’ve been bad or good: iPhone app sends unencrypted data to China—and Android app appears even worse.
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via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD
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