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The night was humming with the quiet, digital anxiety only IT professionals know too well when the heartbeat of business thrums through cloud infrastructure and acronyms like MFA, MACE, and Entra are uttered with the reverence reserved for ancient gods. Into this perfectly (and precariously)...

It’s not every year that cybersecurity professionals brace themselves for a headline so eye-watering it deserves a frame around the server room: Microsoft, titan of the tech world, has shattered its own vulnerability record, clocking in at a whopping 1,360 reported security flaws across its...

If you thought your inbox was dangerous before, wait until you meet the humble .library-ms file, reimagined as the ultimate digital Trojan horse. If there’s one thing we’ve all learned from years of increasingly creative phishing attacks, it’s that cybercriminals will use any means possible to...

Just when you thought your cloud environment was slicker than a Silicon Valley demo, along comes a fresh warning to spoil the illusion: organizations worldwide are diving headlong into the open-source AI pool, but too many are coming up hacking. The latest alarm comes courtesy of Tenable’s Cloud...

Let’s set the scene: you’re sitting at your desk, sipping a lukewarm cup of coffee, blissfully unaware that the foundation of your computer’s safety net is about to get a surprise patch—actually, scratch that—a surprise removal. Cue the dramatic music. Microsoft, in its eternal quest for both...

Open-source artificial intelligence tools and cloud services are not just the darlings of digital transformation—they’re also, if we’re being blunt, a hotbed of risk just waiting to be exploited by anyone who knows where to look (and, according to the latest industry alarms, plenty of...

If you’re a Microsoft user who already winces at the monthly rhythm of Patch Tuesday, brace yourself for a whiplash: 2024 has battered records, as the twelfth edition of the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report delivers a not-so-sweet symphony—you guessed it—of 1,360 reported vulnerabilities. That’s...

Even the most unassuming boxes hiding away in locked industrial cabinets get their day in the cybersecurity spotlight, and today, the unblinking gaze is turned on the Schneider Electric Sage Series. If you had “vulnerabilities in remote terminal units” on your bingo card—even if you didn’t—strap...

Take a moment to imagine an industrial control room—the hum of hardware, the glow of screens, reams of data painting the story of a power plant, factory, or water treatment facility in real time. Now, imagine the unsung heroes at the center of it all: Yokogawa recorder products. For engineers...

In the world of wireless industrial communications, not every threat can be launched from the dark corners of the internet. Sometimes, it takes a pair of boots, a bolt-cutter, and a deep knowledge of obscure file systems to crack open systems running the backbone of our critical infrastructure...

If you think a cyberattack can’t happen to you, think again: 600 million identity attacks occur every single day. That’s a number so high, even your most overactive paranoid relative can’t keep up. Cybersecurity isn’t just another checkbox for the C-suite—it’s the great existential risk of...

North winds carry more than just Poland’s infamous cold: as March 2025 would have it, they swept in a fresh surge of NTLM hash theft, thrusting CVE-2025-24054 into the glaring spotlight of cybersecurity’s main stage. Weeks before most CIOs had even had their coffee, threat actors were already...

When Microsoft finally decides to pull the plug on an ancient bit of technology, you can almost hear the collective sigh—from hackers (of frustration) and IT veterans (of delayed relief). Such is the story with ActiveX. If you haven’t crossed paths with it, consider yourself lucky—or possibly...

If you’re reading this on a Windows PC while sipping your lukewarm coffee, congratulations—you’re already closer to the frontline of an ongoing security tug-of-war than most people realize. The digital age keeps delivering new acronyms and updates right to our desks, and today’s headline act is...

Microsoft's Bold Move: Disabling ActiveX by Default in Microsoft 365 and What It Means for Security and Productivity In a sweeping security enhancement affecting millions of users worldwide, Microsoft has commenced disabling ActiveX controls by default in its Microsoft 365 suite on Windows. This...

Understanding the Legacy Oracle Cloud Credential Compromise Risks In an age where cloud technologies underpin enterprise operations worldwide, even an ancient crack in the armor can cascade into a full-blown security nightmare. The latest buzz in cybersecurity circles revolves around the...

Overview A newly disclosed privilege-escalation flaw in Windows 11’s “Mobile devices” feature lets an attacker gain SYSTEM‑level rights in as little as 300 milliseconds. Tracked as CVE‑2025‑24076, the issue abuses a classic DLL‑hijacking attack against the CrossDevice.Streaming.Source.dll...

Microsoft’s Copilot Studio has just taken a monumental leap forward with the introduction of its “Computer Use” skill, enabling AI agents to interact with desktop apps and websites just like a human operator—no APIs required. Here’s what Windows power users and IT professionals need to know to...

Understanding the 'inetpub' Folder in Windows 11: A Comprehensive Guide Introduction The sudden appearance of unfamiliar folders on your computer can be unsettling, often raising concerns about potential security threats. One such folder that has recently caught the attention of Windows 11 users...

Record-Breaking Microsoft Vulnerabilities: The State of Digital Risk in 2024 The Microsoft Security Paradox: More Defenses, More Vulnerabilities In a world where our digital existence is increasingly entangled with complex software, even technology giants like Microsoft are not immune to a...