Microsoft’s cybersecurity posture is under renewed fire after U.S. Senator Ron Wyden urged the Federal Trade Commission to open a formal investigation into the company’s default security settings, arguing that Microsoft shipped “dangerous, insecure software” that materially enabled a 2024...
In April 2025, Chinese authorities in Harbin accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of conducting sophisticated cyberattacks during the February Asian Winter Games, targeting critical infrastructure such as energy, transportation, and defense institutions in Heilongjiang province. The...
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The past week in cybersecurity delivered a barrage of incidents and regulatory developments, all underscoring the persistent fragility of digital infrastructure across industries and governments. Ransomware continues to grab headlines, as do high-profile data breaches affecting millions of...
The revelation that the United States National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) suffered a cyberattack—attributed to a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability—marks a significant escalation in the ongoing cyber conflict between global superpowers and highlights the complex risks facing critical...
The security landscape for enterprise IT continues to evolve, with emphasis on rapid threat intelligence sharing and proactive risk remediation. Today, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reaffirmed its critical role in this ecosystem by updating its Known Exploited...
America’s decisive air campaign against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure may have changed the global security landscape overnight, but the destruction of spinning centrifuges and command bunkers does not signify the end of Iranian threats on the world stage. Far from it. The new battlefield is not...
In a digital landscape marked by rising complexity and ever-evolving dangers, Microsoft’s ARC Initiative emerges as a strategic pillar aimed at transforming cybersecurity resilience across Kenya and potentially the wider African continent. This comprehensive move, unveiled at the Global...
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If you work for a U.S. government agency and you haven’t heard about CISA’s Binding Operational Directive 25-01, you might want to check your inbox, or possibly your junk folder—because ignoring this directive is about as hazardous to your career as leaving “12345” as your admin password...
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Chase Fopiano remembers a time when hackers were the kind of thing only Hollywood made movies about — faceless criminals tapping away in neon-lit basements, targeting banks or Silicon Valley giants, never quaint police stations in sun-bleached South Florida. For most of his early career as a...
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