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By simulating business environments or running software while incorporating real-time data from production systems, companies can model the impact of software updates, exploits, or disruptions.

Though already patched, the vulnerability is especially problematic because of the highly privileged access it offers to business-critical systems, sensitive data, and backups for attackers.

Researchers at security vendor Cleafy detailed a malware known as "SuperCard X" that uses the NFC reader on a victim's own phone to steal credit card funds instantly.

Fraudsters are targeting high-turnover workforces and compromising accounts that are associated with frequent payouts.

The losses are 33% higher than the year before, with phishing leading the way as the most-reported cybercrime last year, and ransomware was the top threat to critical infrastructure, according to the FBI Internet Crime Report.

By proactively embracing emerging trends around encryption, AI security, and platform consolidation, organizations can turn compliance burdens into competitive advantage.

The convergence of cybercrime, financial fraud, and organized crime poses a significant threat, especially where these syndicates excel at operating under the radar.

In the latest "Secure Future Initiative" progress report, Microsoft describes efforts to rebuild its security culture, including making security a core priority for employees during performance reviews and launching a new Secure by Design UX Toolkit.

Secureworks research shows two ransomware operators offering multiple business models with ransomware-as-a-service, mimicking the structures and processes of legitimate businesses.

Verizon's "2025 Data Breach Investigations Report" highlights dire — but not new — trends in the education sector, where faculty and staff continue to fall for social engineering campaigns and make simple security errors.

M&S has launched an investigation and said some customer operations are impacted.

Use of synthetic identities by malicious employment candidates is yet another way state-sponsored actors are trying to game the hiring process and infiltrate Western organizations.

Attackers are using credentials stolen via phishing websites that purport to be legitimate securities company homepages, duping victims and selling their stocks before they realize they've been hacked.

Scalable, effective — and best of all, free — securing Kubernetes workload identity cuts cyber-risk without adding infrastructure, according to new research from SANS.

In a world where insider threats, nation-state adversaries, and technological evolution create new challenges, companies must prioritize transparency, ethical leadership, and a culture rooted in trust.

Critics — which include the US embassy in Zambia — contend the just-signed Cyber Security Act and the Cyber Crime Act allow suppression of dissent and too much concentration of power.

The cybersecurity landscape confounded expectations in 2024, as anticipated threats and risk didn't materialize and less widely touted attack scenarios shot up.

Understanding how multiple AI models speak to each other and deciding which framework to use requires careful evaluation of both the business benefits of advanced AI orchestration and the cybersecurity implications of connecting automated services.

The tech giant is boosting Entra ID and MSA security as part of the wide-ranging Secure Future Initiative (SFI) that the company launched following a Chinese APT's breach of its Exchange Online environment in 2023.

The Texas municipality is following its incident response playbook as it works with a third-party to investigate the scope and scale of the attack.