The UAE Cybersecurity Council has warned the public against the dangers of neglecting personal digital footprints, cautioning that every login, post, or interaction online leaves behind a trail that can be exploited by hackers or untrustworthy applications. In a statement carried by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the council noted that more than 1.4 billion…
CISA warned on Wednesday that attackers are actively exploiting two security vulnerabilities in N‑able’s N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. N-central is commonly used by managed services providers (MSPs) and IT departments to monitor, manage, and maintain client networks and devices from a centralized web-based console. According to CISA, the two flaws can allow…
PICUS security today announced Picus Exposure Validation, allowing security teams to verify the exploitability of vulnerabilities based on their unique environments. The new capability continuously tests security controls against real-world attack techniques, identifying which vulnerabilities are truly exploitable and which can safely be deprioritized. Picus also announced the Picus Exposure Score, an evidence-based, context-aware metric…
Stock exchange BSE India, on Wednesday, advised market participants to take precautionary measures on potential cyber risks The circular from BSE cited an advisory from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) highlighting on cyber threat campaign specifically targeting Indian organisations operating within the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector. Banks have also tightened their…
The vulnerability in question is tracked as CVE-2025-29824 and it was patched by Microsoft with its April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. The flaw impacts the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) and it can be exploited by an attacker to escalate privileges. On the day it released the patches, Microsoft revealed that CVE-2025-29824 had been exploited by…
The 2025 EY Global Third-Party Risk Management Survey reveals new approaches to managing risks from third parties in a more volatile environment. Risk leaders are using AI and centralization to fundamentally transform their third-party risk management functions for the future. Business uncertainty and cost pressures are driving efficiency imperatives for third-party risk management A confluence of…
Australian financial services firm FIIG Securities faces legal action from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) following a cybersecurity breach that exposed sensitive information of 18,000 clients. The Australian securities watchdog said on Thursday it is taking fixed-income broker FIIG to court, alleging it failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures over a four-year period,…
Trend Micro has launched a breakthrough AI Agent designed to change the way enterprises approach cyber risk, introducing Trend Cybertron, the industry’s first specialized cybersecurity large language model (LLM) designed to drive proactive security outcomes. Using the most precise local risk assessments and deepest global threat intelligence in the industry, the new AI engine predicts…
Deepfakes are poised to be the biggest AI-related threat because of the vast potential for misuse. Criminals have yet to plumb their full potential, and we predict they will use deepfakes in new scams and criminal schemes in 2025. Popular or common social engineering scams will become even more believable with the use of deepfakes,…
reAlpha Tech Corp, a trailblazer in real estate technology, has announced a strategic investment in Xmore AI. This initiative marks the first investment by the newly established reAlpha AI Labs, a hub dedicated to the research and development of artificial intelligence technologies. The investment will see Xmore AI, a company co-founded by Dr. Benjamin Yan…
