Covers malware only, not identity or cloud Written when endpoint malware was the primary threat Add explicit identity and cloud/SaaS containment branches No backup decision owner Assumes the primary owner is always reachable Two-deep on-call rotation with clear handoff rules… Read More "Incident Response Playbook for Actionable Workflows"
Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack
Swati KhandelwalAug 11, 2026Vulnerability / Windows Security Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network… Read More "Microsoft Patches 398 Flaws Including a Windows Driver Zero-Day Under Active Attack"
Only Half of UK Manufacturers Have a Cyber Incident Response Plan
Almost a third of UK manufacturers (30%) experienced a cyber incident over the past year, either directly or through their supply chain. Despite this, the sector’s cyber resilience maturity remains far from optimal, according to a new report by Make… Read More "Only Half of UK Manufacturers Have a Cyber Incident Response Plan"
Top Vendor Risk Monitoring Solutions for Continuous Oversight
Most vendor risk programs still rely on periodic assessments that capture a single snapshot of a vendor’s security posture, then go silent for months while that posture changes. Attackers exploit those same gaps between scheduled reviews, and the numbers prove… Read More "Top Vendor Risk Monitoring Solutions for Continuous Oversight"
August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day
Microsoft on Tuesday announced patches for 421 CVEs, including a high-severity vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. The exploited flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-68820, is described as a use-after-free issue in Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock… Read More "August 2026 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 421 CVEs, One Exploited Zero-Day"
Cloud Incident Response for Detecting Containing Recovering
They record who accessed what, when, and from where across admin activity, data access, and system events, which is usually the fastest way to reconstruct what a compromised identity did. The same role is filled by AWS CloudTrail and Azure’s… Read More "Cloud Incident Response for Detecting Containing Recovering"
Sandworm-Linked UAC-0145 Uses Fake Job Interviews to Push VPN That Can Run Commands
Ravie LakshmananAug 11, 2026Social Engineering / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new social engineering campaign orchestrated by Russian nation-state threat actors targeting IT workers in the country by masquerading as recruiters… Read More "Sandworm-Linked UAC-0145 Uses Fake Job Interviews to Push VPN That Can Run Commands"
OpenAI Launches Two-Tier Access Program Alongside GPT 5.6 Cyber
OpenAI is launching GPT‑5.6‑Cyber, its newest large langue model (LLM) purpose-trained for cybersecurity tasks, based on its latest frontier AI model, GPT‑5.6 Sol. The AI company also tweaked its Daybreak program to introduce two new tiers, Daybreak Blue – for… Read More "OpenAI Launches Two-Tier Access Program Alongside GPT 5.6 Cyber"
Top 10 Attack Surface Management Software Solutions in 2026
As concluded in the 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken credential abuse as the #1 initial access vector — 31%, up 55% year-over-year, versus 13% for credentials. That shift highlights an operational problem for every security… Read More "Top 10 Attack Surface Management Software Solutions in 2026"
Adobe Urges Immediate Patching of Critical ColdFusion, Campaign Classic Flaws
Adobe on Tuesday rolled out patches for over 50 vulnerabilities across its products, including critical-severity bugs in ColdFusion, Campaign Classic, and Commerce. With a priority 1 rating, the ColdFusion update fixes 15 security defects, including three flagged as critical that… Read More "Adobe Urges Immediate Patching of Critical ColdFusion, Campaign Classic Flaws"