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Organizations’ increasing reliance on third-party software and services has created an environment with more vulnerabilities and harder-to-detect risks. Attackers know they …

The breaches and ransomware attacks of 2024 highlighted systemic vulnerabilities, demonstrating how third-party and fourth-party dependencies amplify risks across industries, …

While 4 out of 5 CEOs recognize AI’s potential, many worry gaps in their understanding will impact strategic decisions, risking missed opportunities and falling behind …

February 2025 Patch Tuesday is now live: Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-21391) The new year has started with a whirlwind of …

Security validation has officially turned a corner. Once considered a “nice-to-have” it’s now a top priority for security leaders worldwide. This shift has been accelerated by …

Tokenization replaces sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or personal identifiers, with unique, non-sensitive tokens with no exploitable value. This method helps …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Russian cybercrooks exploiting 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-0411) …

The way we manage digital identity is fundamentally broken. The root of the problem lies in traditional, centralized identity models, where a single organization holds and …

NSA’s Research Directorate released version 11.3 of Ghidra, an open-source software reverse engineering (SRE) framework. It offers advanced analysis tools, enabling users to …

The implementation of new regulatory measures that impact the UK, EU, and beyond are driving organizations to enhance vigilance in addressing evolving cybersecurity and …

Cyber fraud (which includes activity such as hacking, deepfakes, voice cloning and highly sophisticated phishing schemes) rose by 14% year over year, according to Trustpair. …

AI is driving significant changes in attack sources, with 88% of enterprises observing an increase in AI-powered bot attacks in the last two years, according to Arkose Labs. …