Posted on 22 Dec 2025
Today’s Topics: Cisco AsyncOS Zero-Day Actively Exploited in Targeted Email Gateway Intrusions Cisco has issued an urgent warning regarding an actively exploited, maximum-severity zero-day vulnerability affecting Cisco AsyncOS software used by Cisco Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager appliances. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20393 with a CVSS score of 10.0, […] ...
Posted on 18 Dec 2025
Security teams often begin with a simple set of tools that match the size of their environment. Over time, though, new cloud platforms, business applications, and compliance obligations introduce more alerts, more data, and more risks. Each new challenge tends to bring another vendor product into the stack. Before long, the security program is made […] ...
Posted on 17 Dec 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is moving into a decisive phase of its quantum preparedness program as it approaches 2026. Senior leadership has framed this effort as a necessary response to long-term cryptographic risk rather than a speculative research exercise. The focus centers on protecting sensitive government data against future cryptanalytic breakthroughs tied to large-scale […] ...
Posted on 16 Dec 2025
A rootkit is a class of post-exploitation malware built to preserve long-term, privileged access to a compromised system while actively concealing its presence. Unlike most malware families that prioritize immediate payload execution or data theft, a rootkit exists to subvert visibility itself. It alters how an operating system reports processes, files, memory, network activity, and […] ...
Posted on 15 Dec 2025
Today’s Topics: Featured Browser Extensions Caught Harvesting AI Chat Data at Scale A Chrome browser extension promoted as a trusted, “Featured” tool has been caught quietly collecting AI chat conversations at massive scale, raising serious questions about extension marketplace oversight and user consent in AI-heavy workflows. Urban VPN Proxy, a Chrome extension with roughly six […] ...
Posted on 13 Dec 2025
Attackers increasingly exploit shared file stores for lateral movement within networks, using tactics like dropping malicious files in trusted locations. This approach minimizes detection while allowing broad access without suspicion. Organizations can mitigate risks by tightening access controls, improving monitoring, and conducting regular threat assessments to safeguard sensitive environments. ...
Posted on 11 Dec 2025
Zero Trust has become the organizing model for most modern security programs. At the same time, more organizations are moving to SOC as a Service because the operational load of running an in-house SOC, tuning content, maintaining coverage, hiring analysts, and responding at all hours, is increasingly unrealistic. The question most security leaders ask now […] ...
Posted on 09 Dec 2025
Microsoft’s December 2025 Patch Tuesday includes fixes for 57 vulnerabilities, including one actively exploited zero-day and two publicly disclosed zero-days. Three of the patched flaws are classified as critical, all tied to remote code execution. Breakdown of Vulnerabilities These totals do not include 15 Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities or Mariner fixes that were released earlier in […] ...
Posted on 08 Dec 2025
Today’s Topics: Detecting React2Shell: What Security Teams Should Be Watching for Right Now Since the disclosure of CVE-2025-55182 on December 3, 2025, most of the attention around React2Shell has centered on patching timelines and framework exposure. That is necessary, but for many environments, detection is the real safety net while fixes are staged, tested, and […] ...
Posted on 05 Dec 2025
A critical vulnerability known as React2Shell affects React Server Components, allowing remote code execution. Following its disclosure, attackers from groups like Earth Lamia and Jackpot Panda quickly attempted exploitations. Despite patches, attacks were observed. Concurrently, Cloudflare faced a service outage tied to an internal update, impacting major sites while Netizen offers cybersecurity services to enhance organizational resilience. ...
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