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AI-Generated “Slop” Ransomware Infiltrates VS Code Marketplace
A Visual Studio Code extension with ransomware-like behavior, apparently AI-generated, was discovered openly advertising its ability to steal and encrypt files on Microsoft’s official marketplace before researchers flagged it.
Understanding Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Open-source and third-party components speed up development but introduce risk that many teams struggle to see. This article explains what Software Composition Analysis is and how to build it into a secure development lifecycle.
Hacktivists Breach Canadian Water and Energy Facilities
Canada’s Centre for Cyber Security has confirmed that hacktivists breached multiple critical infrastructure environments, including water treatment and energy facilities, by exploiting internet-facing industrial control systems.
Five Best Practices to Address Security Debt Effectively
Unpatched systems, deferred fixes, and unresolved findings quietly accumulate into what’s known as security debt. This article outlines five practical strategies for shrinking that backlog before it becomes an active risk.
Cyberattacks on Federal Workers Surge 85% Amid U.S. Government Shutdown
Cyberattacks targeting U.S. federal employees have surged 85% since the government shutdown began, as furloughed staff and paused agencies give threat actors an unusually wide window of opportunity.
How to Avoid Shadow IT & Attack Surface Creep
Shadow IT, the silent expansion of tools and services outside official approval, has become one of the leading drivers of attack surface creep. This guide explains how organizations can reclaim visibility over their entire attack surface.
Global AWS Outage Disrupts Major Online Services Across Industries
A widespread AWS outage centered on its US-EAST-1 region knocked major platforms offline worldwide, including Fortnite, Snapchat, and Alexa, underscoring how much of the internet depends on a handful of cloud regions.
Are Bug Bounty Programs Still an Effective Way to Scale Testing?
Bug bounty programs promise stronger defenses through crowdsourced testing, but the model doesn’t deliver equal value everywhere. This article breaks down where bug bounties earn their keep and where they become a resource drain.
Discord Refuses to Pay Hackers Behind Alleged 5.5 Million-User Breach
Discord is refusing to pay an extortion demand from attackers who claim to have stolen data on 5.5 million users through a compromised third-party Zendesk support system, rather than a direct breach of Discord’s own systems.
What Is Privileged Access Management (PAM)? A Complete Overview for Modern Enterprises
Privileged Access Management governs the most powerful credentials in your environment, the ones that can reconfigure infrastructure or disable defenses entirely. This overview explains how to choose and deploy the right PAM solution.
ShinyHunters Launches Salesforce Data Leak Site Targeting 39 Companies
Extortion group ShinyHunters has launched a data leak site naming 39 companies compromised in a recent wave of Salesforce breaches, publicly pressuring major brands to pay rather than face exposure.
IDS and IPS; Choosing the Right Tools for Your Maturity
With average time-to-exploit down to just five days, security teams have no room for false positives or redundant tools. This article compares IDS and IPS to help teams choose defenses that match their maturity without adding stack bloat.