Microsoft has recently achieved a significant milestone in bolstering the security of its Microsoft 365 ecosystem by eliminating high-privilege access vulnerabilities. This effort is a key component of the company's comprehensive Secure Future Initiative (SFI), which aims to enhance enterprise...
Accenture and Microsoft have embarked on a significant deepening of their strategic partnership, aimed directly at one of the most daunting challenges facing enterprises today—cybersecurity in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. Their collaborative push, detailed recently by senior Accenture...
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In a significant development within the managed service provider (MSP) security sector, CyberSentriq has emerged from stealth mode, aiming to fortify small and medium-sized business (SMB) environments. This London-based startup, backed by private equity firm Bregal Milestone, is the result of a...
A sophisticated new threat named “Echoleak” has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers, triggering alarm across industries and raising probing questions about the security of widespread AI assistants, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and other MCP-compatible solutions. This attack, notable...
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Every cyber incident headline seems to ping-pong between shifting brands: Cozy Bear, Midnight Blizzard, APT29, UNC2452, Voodoo Bear—names that sound like the roll call from a hacker-themed comic, not the carefully curated codenames for state-sponsored threat actors plaguing the digital world. If...
In the complex arena of cybersecurity, few challenges have hindered swift threat intelligence sharing as much as the long-standing inconsistency in threat actor naming conventions. Security professionals, from incident responders to CISOs, have faced moments of hesitation and confusion when...
Microsoft's introduction of Smart App Control (SAC) in Windows 11 has sparked considerable discussion within the tech community. Positioned as an AI-driven security feature, SAC aims to proactively block untrusted or potentially harmful applications. However, Microsoft's characterization of SAC...
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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...
Thousands of Web Sites Hit With New Twist on Old SQL Injection Hack
Thousands of Web Sites Hit With New Twist on Old SQL Injection Hack | Arik Hesseldahl | NewEnterprise | AllThingsD
A relatively simple hack has been used to compromise at least 500,000 Web sites, and perhaps as many as 1.5...