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U.S. CISA adds Cisco Smart Licensing Utility flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Security Affairs

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Smart Licensing Utility flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco Smart Licensing Utility vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20439 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Last week, Cisco disclosed two vulnerabilities in its Smart Licensing Utility: CVE-2024-20439, a static credential backdoor, and CVE-2024-20440, an inf

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Why scaling agentic AI is a marathon, not a sprint

Collaboration 2.0

It's up to humans to figure out how to create and use AI agents effectively, but this process will take some time.

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Google fixed the first actively exploited Chrome zero-day since the start of the year

Security Affairs

Google fixed a flaw in the Chrome browser for Windows that was actively exploited in attacks targeting organizations in Russia. Google has released out-of-band fixes to address a high-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2783 , in Chrome browser for Windows. The flaw was actively exploited in attacks targeting organizations in Russia.

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GUEST ESSAY: The case for making real-time business continuity a frontline cybersecurity priority

The Last Watchdog

It starts with a ripple of confusion, then panic. Hospital systems freeze mid-procedure. Electronic medical records become inaccessible. Related: Valuable intel on healthcare system cyber exposures In the ICU, alarms blare as doctors and nurses scramble to stabilize critical patients without access to real-time data. Admissions come to a standstill.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Cybersecurity Professor Mysteriously Disappears as FBI Raids His Homes

WIRED Threat Level

Xiaofeng Wang, a longtime computer science professor at Indiana University, has disappeared along with his wife, and their profiles on the school's website were wiped ahead of recent FBI raids.

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Authentication bypass CVE-2025-22230 impacts VMware Windows Tools

Security Affairs

Broadcom addressed a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22230, in VMware Tools for Windows. Broadcom released security updates to address a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22230 (CVSS score 9.8), impacting VMware Tools for Windows. VMware Tools for Windows is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance and usability of virtual machines (VMs) running on VMware hypervisors like VMware Workstation, Fusion, and vSphere

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Malicious Android Apps Evade Detection: McAfee

Data Breach Today

Cybersecurity Firm Finds Rash of Apps Coded With Microsoft.NET MAUI Cybercriminals are using a Microsoft cross-platform app development framework to create Android malware that bypasses security measures, evades detection and steals user data. Malicious apps spotted by McAfee researchers aren't traditional Android malware.

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How to transform your old, obsolete Kindle into the ultimate open-source reader

Collaboration 2.0

Your old Kindle's not dead yet; it's just waiting for a jailbreak. Let me show you how it's done.

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Scammers Target Netflix Users: Expert Issues Urgent Warning

eSecurity Planet

Streaming giant Netflix is at the center of a rising wave of online scams, cybersecurity experts warn. Fraudsters use increasingly sophisticated tactics from fake texts to deceptive emails and websites to steal Netflix users personal and financial information. With over 230 million subscribers worldwide, Netflix has become one of the most impersonated brands by cybercriminals.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For

WIRED Threat Level

An unsecured database used by a generative AI app revealed prompts and tens of thousands of explicit imagessome of which are likely illegal. The company deleted its websites after WIRED reached out.

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Start Small, Grow Big: Building an Information Management Program from Scratch

AIIM

One of my favorite mottos is "Start small, grow big." When organizations approach me about building an information management program from scratch, they often feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task. Let me share how to make this process more digestible.

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I clicked on four sneaky online scams on purpose - to show you how they work

Collaboration 2.0

What happens when you get fooled by an online scam that lands in your email or text messages? I'll show you. Caution: Don't try this at home.

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Generative AI – Supercharging malware and vulnerability detection

OpenText Information Management

Generative AI, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) are finding important applications in many industries including cybersecurity. Organizations are using LLMs and other Generative AI models effectively for the detection of Malware and Software Vulnerabilities. Generative AI can be used in different ways for Malware and Vulnerability detection.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Cybersecurity Professor Faced China-Funding Inquiry Before Disappearing, Sources Say

WIRED Threat Level

A lawyer for Xiaofeng Wang and his wife says they are safe after FBI searches of their homes and Wangs sudden dismissal from Indiana University, where he taught for over 20 years.

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BlackLock Ransomware Targeted by Cybersecurity Firm

Security Affairs

Resecurity found an LFI flaw in the leak site of BlackLock ransomware, exposing clearnet IPs and server details. Resecurity has identified a Local File Include (LFI) vulnerability in Data Leak Site (DLS) of BlackLock Ransomware. Cybersecurity experts were able to exploit misconfiguration in vulnerable web-app used by ransomware operators to publish victims data – leading to clearnet IP addresses disclosure related to their network infrastructure behind TOR hidden services (hosting them) an

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Cryptohack Roundup: $13M Abracadabra Hack

Data Breach Today

Also: The Treasury Department Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions This week, Abracadabra hack, updates on Tornado Cash and Bybit, $7M scam money recovery, man faces prison for stabbing crypto CEO, movie director charged for swindle, Ripple-SEC case wrap-up, Grinex is the new Garantex, Gotbit plea deal, Coinbase in supply chain hack and Binance insider risk threat.

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Want to learn Linux from legends? This mentorship pairs you with top developers

Collaboration 2.0

You'll get priceless Linux experience from developers such as Linux Foundation Fellow Shuah Khan and kernel stable maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman. Here's how to apply.

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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Hacker Leaks 270,000 Samsung Customer Records—Stolen Credentials Were Left Unchecked for Years

eSecurity Planet

In a troubling security breach, a hacker exposed the personal data of over 270,000 Samsung customers in Germany, freely dumping it on the internet. The hack, attributed to a cybercriminal operating under the alias GHNA, occurred when the attacker accessed a system used by Samsungs German customer service. According to cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, the hack was made possible by a set of stolen credentials compromised in 2021.

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Google (And all of Tech) to News: Shove It.

John Battelle's Searchblog

There’s an old maxim in the news business: Stories in which a dog bites a man are uninteresting. But a man biting a dog? Now that’s worth writing up! Last week Google released a report on the value of news to its business. Its conclusions minced no words. Here’s the money quote: “…news content in Search has no measurable impact on ad revenue for Google.” On first glance, Google’s experiment feels like a Dog Bites Man story – everyone knows news doe

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Spike in Palo Alto Networks scanner activity suggests imminent cyber threats

Security Affairs

Hackers are scanning for vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals, likely preparing for targeted attacks. Researchers at the threat intelligence firm GreyNoise warn of hackers that are scanning for vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect portals, likely preparing for targeted attacks, warns threat intelligence firm GreyNoise.

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Mercenary Hacking Group Appears to Embrace Ransomware

Data Breach Today

Highly Targeted Ransomware Hit Traced to Long-Running Cyberespionage Group A stealthy group of mercenary hackers active since 2018 appears to have diversified into hitting hypervisors with ransomware via highly targeted attacks. Researchers said they tracked the hit to a corporate espionage team tracked as RedCurl.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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This $80 tablet makes a great travel companion - and at this price I might get two

Collaboration 2.0

The Lenovo Tab M9 is a solid tablet for watching shows and movies with a nine-inch HD display and long battery life. Right now, it's nearly 50% off on Amazon.

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Rational Astrologies and Security

Schneier on Security

John Kelsey and I wrote a short paper for the Rossfest Festschrift : “ Rational Astrologies and Security “: There is another non-security way that designers can spend their security budget: on making their own lives easier. Many of these fall into the category of what has been called rational astrology. First identified by Randy Steve Waldman [Wal12], the term refers to something people treat as though it works, generally for social or institutional reasons, even when theres little e

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Don’t Respond to Ransomware Attackers With AI, Experts Say

eSecurity Planet

When in a stressful situation, your brain can feel scrambled, making it hard to think clearly about the next move. Turning to an artificial intelligence chatbot like ChatGPT for help might be tempting. But if ransomware attackers threaten you, that may not be a good idea. Typically, AI is not sensitive enough to pick up on human emotion or provide the necessary nuance required to connect with threat actors and diffuse the situation, and this is where it can escalate, Moty Cristal, from ransomwar

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Apple backported fixes for three actively exploited flaws to older devices

Security Affairs

Apple backports three critical vulnerabilities actively exploited in attacks against older iOS and macOS models. Apple has backported fixes for three actively exploited vulnerabilities to older devices and OS versions. The three vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-24085 (CVSS score: 7.3) – In January, Apple released security updates to address 2025s first zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085 , actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Check Point Breach 'Very Pinpointed Event'

Data Breach Today

Hackers Claim on BreachForums to Have Stolen 'Highly Sensitive' Data Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point rejected Monday a hackers' assertion that he stole "highly sensitive" information offered for sale on an online marketplace for illicit data. The incident "doesnt pose and risk or has any security implications to our customers or employees.

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10 pesky Windows 11 24H2 bugs still haunting PCs despite several patches

Collaboration 2.0

Before diving into the Windows 11 2024 update, know that you may encounter some problems. Here's the bug report now.

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Faster Engineering Projects: It’s Time to Automate Project Turnover

Synergis Software

Over the summer our local McDonalds closed for two months to expand their drive-thru from one to two lanes. I wondered then, how could a business afford to be closed for so long and during peak outdoor hours? The average McDonalds makes $6,500/day. At a cost of 60 days, thats approximately $390K in lost revenue, and thats not including the cost of the construction.