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data breach trends
Cybersecurity crisis in numbers

The number of US data compromises in 2024 (3,158) decreased 1% compared to 2023 (3,202), 44 events away from tying a record for the number of compromises tracked in a year, …

compliance
SEC and FCA fines: Issues jump

The financial sector faces communication compliance challenges as organizations struggle to maintain oversight across communication channels. Adding to the complexity is the …

Biohazard
Only 13% of organizations fully recover data after a ransomware attack

Ransomware attacks are disrupting and undermining business operations and draining revenue streams, according to Illumio. Findings from the study reveal that 58% of …

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Barracuda strengthens security capabilities in Email Protection

Barracuda Networks unveiled advancements to Barracuda Email Protection. These updates – including flexible deployment options, enhanced security capabilities, and more – make …

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BackBox releases Network Cyber Resilience Platform

BackBox launched Network Cyber Resilience Platform. With business productivity at risk due to the complexity of managing too many tools, monotonous manual tasks, and limited …

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Leostream Privileged Remote Access secures access to corporate resources

Leostream announced a new service to manage and secure organizational resources accessed by third parties—such as external contractors, service providers, and other …

backdoor
Europeans targeted with new Tor-using backdoor and infostealers

A financially motivated threat actor has been targeting German and Polish-speaking users with info-stealing malware and TorNet, a previously undocumented .NET backdoor that …

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ForensicScope Regula 4125 detects counterfeit documents

Regula has launched the portable and autonomous ForensicScope Regula 4125. The new device enables ID verification in any place and environment: at border and inland …

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Hiya AI Phone blocks spam and irrelevant calls

Hiya has introduced Hiya AI Phone, an AI call assistant mobile app. Designed for busy professionals, Hiya AI Phone acts like a personal assistant, saving time by screening …

Apple
Apple zero-day vulnerability exploited to target iPhone users (CVE-2025-24085)

Apple has shipped a fix for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-24085) that is being leveraged by attackers against iPhone users. About CVE-2025-24085 CVE-2025-24085 is a use …

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Compliance Scorecard Version 7 simplifies compliance management for MSPs

Compliance Scorecard released Compliance Scorecard Version 7. This latest release is designed to seamlessly integrate compliance into cybersecurity offerings, delivering new …

BloodyAD
BloodyAD: Open-source Active Directory privilege escalation framework

BloodyAD is an open-source Active Directory privilege escalation framework that uses specialized LDAP calls to interact with domain controllers. It enables various privilege …

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