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MikroTik patches flaws currently being exploited to take over routers
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (649+ words) Networking gear manufacturer MikroTik has released patches for six vulnerabilities in its RouterOS firmware, two of which can be chained together to take over devices without authentication over SSH. The exploit chain, dubbed MikroTrick, is already being used by attackers…...
CISA tells operators to harden Siemens S7 PLCs. Here’s how to do it without disrupting production
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (751+ words) On a conventional server, disabling an unused service is usually a routine hardening task. On a Siemens S7 controller, the supposedly unused service may carry remote I/O traffic, supply process values to an HMI or provide the maintenance team’s only…...
The democratization of cyber warfare — and what it means for CISOs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1637+ words) For most of modern history, sophisticated and costly warfare had a high barrier to entry. In order to maintain a significant tactical advantage, you needed money, infrastructure and highly trained human resources. In the physical realm, you needed trained and…...
China-linked hackers turn Cisco routers into covert attack infrastructure
1+ week, 4+ day ago (671+ words) A China-linked cyber espionage group has expanded beyond VMware environments to target network and authentication infrastructure that enterprises rely on to manage access and administer critical systems, according to new findings from incident response firm Sygnia. The threat actor, tracked…...
Is your cloud security strategy ready for AI’s looming threat?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (990+ words) Cloud architectures designed to withstand human attackers are facing a new threat: AI agents that rewrite the rules on the pace and scope of attacks. The recent OpenAI incident involving Hugging Face offers an early example of what an autonomous…...
AI helps Chinese-speaking hackers speed up attacks on exposed servers
2+ week, 4+ day ago (712+ words) A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group is using AI-driven tools to help compromise internet-facing Windows and Linux web servers, according to Cisco Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence research unit. Talos said the activity points to increasingly automated offensive operations. Talos, which tracks the…...
The cybersecurity backlog is not a security problem
4+ week, 1+ day ago (278+ words) Cybersecurity teams should be responsible for risk oversight, rather than for executing every corrective action. Assigning security teams the tasks of finding, prioritizing, assigning, implementing, tracking and validating every remediation does not foster accountability. Instead, it results in an organizational…...