An FTC report says that Americans last year lost $2.1 billion in social media scams, such as shopping and investment schemes. Social media site have become the place where most of these scams start, and more than half of that money was stolen in scams began on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.

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China-sponsored threat groups like Salt Typhoon and Flax Typhoon are increasingly relying on multiple massive botnets comprising edge and IoT devices to run their cyber espionage and network intrusion campaigns, CISA and other security agencies say. The use of such "covert networks" makes it more difficult to detect and mitigate their campaigns.

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A group of unauthorized users reportedly has gained access to Anthropic’s controversial Claude Mythos Preview AI frontier model despite the AI vendor’s efforts to keep it out of public hands by limiting the organizations that can use it. Bloomberg reported that the unnamed group had tried multiple ways to gain access to the AI model..

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NIST said it overwhelmed by the surge in the number of CVEs submissions in recent years, so it is paring back the analysis work it does on the dangerous security flaws. Security experts say the number of new vulnerabilities detected will only grow during the AI era and that the private sector will need to pick up the slack left by NIST's decision.

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Stop running your SOC like it’s 2012. Learn why modern detection engineering requires shifting away from legacy SIEM architectures toward a product-centric strategy that prioritizes data quality, contextual enrichment, and AI-native workflows over raw log volume.

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Akamai researchers saw a 245% spike in cyberattacks in the first two weeks after the start of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran as Iranian nation-state groups and independent hacktivists launch increasingly decentralized and destructive cyberattacks, which are expected to increase as long as the kinetic battle continues.

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Guidance for SOC leaders on safely enabling agentic AI execution—require policy-driven guardrails, human-approval gates, blast-radius limits, auditability, and rollback to prevent automation from becoming operational risk.

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Analysis of the Trump administration’s concise 2024 cybersecurity strategy arguing for policy-led government, private-sector implementation, deregulation to spur innovation, and elevation of AI security as a national priority.

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In the evolving digital economy, adopting a prevention-first strategy for cloud workflows is essential. This article explores the importance of preemptive security measures to protect sensitive operations from breaches, detailing steps for organizations to enhance their security posture.

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The FBI, CISA, and NSA reportedly are investigating the hack by an unnamed "sophisticated" actor of a FBI surveillance system that holds sensitive information. The breach carries the hallmarks of Chinese nation-state groups and comes amid concerns about attacks in the wake of the war against Iran and the shrinking of the federal cybersecurity apparatus.

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The CDK Global breach exposed how niche vendors can cripple entire industries. Move beyond questionnaires to continuous, AI-driven monitoring of third-, fourth- and nth‑party dependencies, dynamic prioritization, and threat‑informed supply‑chain risk management.

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The Notepad++ supply chain compromise is the latest proof that sophisticated adversaries are deliberately targeting the gap between two disciplines: Vulnerability management and detection and response. 

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Explore the evolving landscape of privacy and security in the age of AI. This article examines the cultural and regulatory differences between the U.S. and Europe, the limitations of current policies, and the imperative for architectural solutions to ensure that autonomous systems can uphold privacy standards.

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Developing a robust Incident Response (IR) strategy is vital for minimizing risks and damage during cyberattacks. Learn how to create an effective IR plan, the six phases of incident response, and the importance of assembling a skilled IR team with the right tools to ensure swift recovery and protection."

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