Threats

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    Settra ransomware variant deployed in recent attacks

    Security researchers warned that hackers are using VPN credentials for initial access and deploying RMM tools.

    By • Sept. 18, 2026
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    Manufacturers make patching progress, but identity management still major weakness

    Misconfigurations remain widespread in the manufacturing sector, including internet-accessible remote-access software, a new report found.

    By • Sept. 17, 2026
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    Securing against ransomware

    Security professionals hail cybersecurity basics as the best defense against ransomware — regular patching, multifactor authentication and, maybe most importantly, information sharing. 

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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    Companies’ AI strategies don’t account for agentic tools

    Businesses are taking AI governance seriously, but their plans lag behind the technology they’re using, according to an EY survey.

    By • Sept. 15, 2026
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    Malicious actors already using critical GitLab flaw, CISA and others warn

    The vulnerability could let unauthenticated users access sensitive files from software-development environments.

    By • Sept. 14, 2026
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    Security teams are adopting AI faster than they trust it

    New survey data reveals a widening gap between AI adoption and AI trust.

    Sept. 14, 2026
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    Accountability, oversight and AI: Inside Microsoft’s security transformation

    Stung by years of embarrassing hacks, the tech giant overhauled how it approached cybersecurity. Company leaders now say they’re seeing results.

    By • Sept. 11, 2026
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    Threat groups enhance cyberattack capabilities with AI

    A report shows state-linked and criminal hackers are incorporating automation and agentic technology to find new victims and bypass traditional defenses.

    By • Sept. 10, 2026
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    White House sees water cybersecurity partnership in Texas as national blueprint

    The government is taking a new approach to protecting critical infrastructure, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said.

    By • Sept. 10, 2026
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    CISA is on the verge of filling hundreds of critical vacancies

    The agency is also working to finalize an incident-reporting regulation and set up a new industry coordination structure, its acting director said.

    By • Sept. 10, 2026
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    How AI anxieties dominated the summer’s big cybersecurity conference

    From the CVE Program to autonomous hacks, everyone is worried about the technology’s next evolution.

    By • Sept. 9, 2026
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    CISOs are feeling the security burden of accelerated AI use

    A report shows CISOs face increased pressures related to cyber resilience and business continuity.

    By • Sept. 9, 2026
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    New FBI cyber strategy promises increase in adversary disruptions

    The document also focuses on helping victims, reflecting the bureau’s goal of encouraging more companies to share information with it.

    By • Sept. 9, 2026
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    Don’t let AI distract from cybersecurity basics, officials and executives warn

    Government and industry leaders said simple attacks remain far more consequential than anything AI is doing.

    By • Sept. 8, 2026
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    Essential AI agent security questions

    AI agents are outpacing legacy IAM. Discover the 3 questions every CISO must ask to secure them.

    By Patrick Schmitt Manager, Product Marketing Management, Analyst Relations • Sept. 8, 2026
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    OpenAI pledges $1B to provide resources, training for frontline cyber defenders

    Amid heightened scrutiny, the company will use frontier AI to help water, power and local government providers fight malicious actors.

    By • Sept. 4, 2026
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    Government, industry partner to shut down long-running Sality botnet

    A nonprofit group is now working to contact victims.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    Government lacks ability to verify AI labs’ claims, experts say

    A new survey of national security practitioners identified a wide range of near- and medium-term AI risks for policymakers to consider.

    By • Sept. 3, 2026
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    Frontier AI helps exploit flaws in tests using key industrial devices

    A report showed that Claude could help hackers develop attack strategies targeting PLCs used by water utilities and other industries.

    By • Sept. 1, 2026
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    State-linked actor targets Cisco routers for espionage

    An actor known as Fire Ant has expanded its reach into trusted environments, with unique tooling and stealth.

    By • Aug. 31, 2026
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    Frontier AI tipping the scales toward cyber adversaries

    Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn that threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses.

    By • Aug. 28, 2026
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    CISA identifies security hurdles that led to very different results in two red-team engagements

    The agency said its recent simulated cyberattacks offered several key lessons for many organizations.

    By • Aug. 28, 2026
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    Federal authorities disrupt China-backed hacking operation targeting US critical infrastructure

    Compromised IoT devices were used in a yearslong campaign against key sectors and federal agencies.

    By • Aug. 27, 2026
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    Treasury to help financial firms transition to quantum-resistant encryption

    The government is concerned that hackers could someday decrypt financial information and other secrets using code-breaking quantum computers.

    By • Aug. 26, 2026
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    Researchers warn about chained SharePoint sequence

    An authentication bypass flaw is already under exploitation, the latest in a series of recent SharePoint attacks. 

    By • Updated Aug. 26, 2026
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    CISA orders agencies to fix exploited Zimbra vulnerability

    The collaboration software’s developer took almost a full month to patch the flaw after disclosing it.

    By • Aug. 25, 2026