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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has outlined its third-party risk management requirements for United States national banks and federal savings associations in the OCC Bulletin 2013-29. These risk management standards don’t only apply to third-party vendor… Read More "Meeting OCC Third-Party Risk Requirements [2026 Edition]"
ESET researchers have identified new MuddyWater activity primarily targeting organizations in Israel, with one confirmed target in Egypt. MuddyWater, also referred to as Mango Sandstorm or TA450, is an Iran-aligned cyberespionage group known for its persistent targeting of government and… Read More "MuddyWater: Snakes by the riverbank"
US law enforcers have issued a new alert to domestic and foreign organizations about ongoing North Korean phishing campaigns that use QR codes to bypass email security. The FBI Flash report issued yesterday claimed that Pyongyang’s prolific Kimsuky APT group… Read More "FBI Warns of North Korean QR Phishing Campaigns"
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is a service that allows devices on the same local network to discover each other and automatically connect through standard networking protocols (such as TCP/IP HTTP, and DHCP). Some examples of UPnP devices are printers,… Read More "What is UPnP? Yes, It’s Still Dangerous in 2026"
After creating thousands of “undressing” pictures of women and sexualized imagery of apparent minors, Elon Musk’s X has apparently limited who can generate images with Grok. However, despite the changes, the chatbot is still being used to create “undressing” sexualized… Read More "X Didn’t Fix Grok’s ‘Undressing’ Problem. It Just Makes People Pay for It"
Jan 09, 2026Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Threat Intelligence Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been linked to a fresh set of credential harvesting attacks targeting individuals associated with a Turkish energy and nuclear research agency, as well as staff affiliated with… Read More "Russian APT28 Runs Credential-Stealing Campaign Targeting Energy and Policy Organizations"
“This isn’t just consolidation — it fills a real gap in dynamic, risk-aware authorization,” said Meng Liu, senior analyst at Forrester. “As AI agents and insider threats rise, static IAM is no longer enough.” The approach differs from traditional identity… Read More "CrowdStrike to acquire SGNL for $740M, expanding real-time identity security"
Identity is effectively the new network boundary. It must be protected at all costs. 04 Dec 2025 • , 4 min. read What do M&S and Co-op Group have in common? Aside from being among the UK’s most recognizable high… Read More "Why identity is critical to improving cybersecurity posture"
The rapid advancement of deepfakes is becoming a major challenge for sustaining trust in digital identity systems, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned Deepfake-generating technologies, and especially face-swapping tools are enabling malicious actors to bypass know-your-customer (KYC) and remote verification processes, creating financial, operational and… Read More "WEF: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Risks"
The open ports in your hardware could be critical points of vulnerability if the services exposed to them are misconfigured or unpatched. Unfortunately, many organizations are currently exposing their sensitive resources through such malicious connections, heightening the risk of ransomware… Read More "Top 5 Free Open Port Check Tools in 2026"
