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target
How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At …

Salesforce
Hundreds of Salesforce customer orgs hit in clever attack with potentially huge blast radius

A threat group Google tracks as UNC6395 has pilfered troves of data from Salesforce corporate instances, in search of credentials that can be used to compromise those …

artificial intelligence
AI is becoming a core tool in cybercrime, Anthropic warns

A new report from Anthropic shows how criminals are using AI to actively run parts of their operations. The findings suggest that AI is now embedded across the full attack …

Plex Media Server
300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158

Over 300,000 internet-facing Plex Media Server instances are still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158, a critical vulnerability for which Plex has issued a fix earlier …

AI Security Map
AI Security Map: Linking AI vulnerabilities to real-world impact

A single prompt injection in a customer-facing chatbot can leak sensitive data, damage trust, and draw regulatory scrutiny in hours. The technical breach is only the first …

Matt Hillary
How compliance teams can turn AI risk into opportunity

AI is moving faster than regulation, and that creates opportunities and risks for compliance teams. While governments work on new rules, businesses cannot sit back and wait. …

open-source cybersecurity tools
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: August 2025

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Buttercup: …

Doppel Simulation
What CISOs can learn from Doppel’s new AI-driven social engineering simulation

Doppel has introduced a new product called Doppel Simulation, which expands its platform for defending against social engineering. The tool uses autonomous AI agents to create …

smartphone
Social media apps that aggressively harvest user data

Both domestic and foreign technology companies collect vast amounts of Americans’ personal data through mobile applications, according to Incogni. Some apps leverage data for …

Netscaler
NetScaler ADC/Gateway zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-7775) – updated!

Three new vulnerabilities affecting (Citrix) NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) and Gateway devices have been made public, one of which (CVE-2025-7775) has been …

git
Git vulnerability leading to RCE is being exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-48384)

CVE-2025-48384, a recently patched vulnerability in the popular distributed revision control system Git, is being exploited by attackers. Details about the attacks are not …

Carl Kubalsky
Protecting farms from hackers: A Q&A with John Deere’s Deputy CISO

Agriculture is a connected, software-driven industry where cybersecurity is just as essential as tractors and harvesters. From embedded hardware in smart fleets to defending …

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