SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

RELATED: DeepSeek Data Exposure a Warning for AI Security in 2025 ] AI-powered threats and the need for behavioral analytics Stephen Kowski, Field CTO at SlashNext, stresses the importance of real-time behavioral analytics in mitigating AI-generated malware threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Data Security Predictions for 2025: Putting Protection and Resilience at Center Stage madhav Tue, 12/17/2024 - 08:10 Cybersecurity is a remarkably dynamic industry. Protecting data, the driving force of modern businesses, will continue to be the primary focus of organizations throughout 2025.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2025

Microsoft patched 56 CVEs in its March 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with six rated critical, and 50 rated as important. Important CVE-2025-26633 | Microsoft Management Console Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVE-2025-26633 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The World we Now Live in In January this year, the World Economic Forum released the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 to highlight key trends shaping economies and societies in 2025. In short, it’s a critical aspect of doing business responsibly, securely, and safely that cannot be overlooked.

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SecureList

MARCH 25, 2025

The attackers employed social engineering techniques to trick victims into sharing their financial data or making a payment on a fake page. in 2024, there is every chance Amazon will retain its dubious honor into 2025. ” scams to complex social engineering plots with fake stores and delivery tracking apps.

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Security Through Education

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Social-Engineer, LLC saw an almost 350% increase in recognition of phishing emails when using a similar training platform in 2020. It is to these carefully crafted campaigns that Social-Engineer, LLC can attribute their success. The answer is simple; with simulated attacks and subsequent training.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 14, 2025

10 Critical 147 Important 0 Moderate 0 Low Microsoft addresses 157 CVEs in the first Patch Tuesday release of 2025 and the largest Patch Tuesday update ever with three CVEs exploited in the wild, and five CVEs publicly disclosed prior to patches being made available. All three vulnerabilities were assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.8

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 14, 2025

To gain access to internal networks, Akira targeted local accounts with disabled multifactor authentication (MFA) and SonicOS firmware versions vulnerable to exploitation, often exposed to the internet for virtual private network (VPN) access.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2025

As I said in other THR blogs, the main news here is that there is no news; a lot of cloud security problems in 2025 are 2020 problems, at best. Threat actors are now gaining access by intercepting or stealing post-authenticated tokens or cookies, effectively bypassing traditional authentication criteria.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Threat actors will widely adopt AI to craft more sophisticated phishing schemes and advanced techniques in 2025. For example, they are shifting toward AI-driven social engineering attacks aimed at mobile users that exploit passkey and biometric authentication methods.

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NetSpi Executives

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The cybersecurity landscape is always changing, and 2025 is a continuation of this evolution. By anticipating the trends and innovations shaping the future, NetSPI’s 2025 cybersecurity predictions explore how the industry will redefine cybersecurity, empowering businesses to stay ahead in the fight for digital resilience.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The rise of AI-driven phishing and social engineering, increased targeting of critical infrastructure, and the emergence of more sophisticated fileless malware are all trends that have shaped the cybersecurity battlefield this year. This time next year we anticipate the amounts to be higher than what they are now.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 22, 2025

As I said in other THR blogs, the main news here is that there is no news; a lot of cloud security problems in 2025 are 2020 problems, at best. Threat actors are now gaining access by intercepting or stealing post-authenticated tokens or cookies, effectively bypassing traditional authentication criteria.

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BH Consulting

MARCH 28, 2025

Using valid accounts (27%) and social engineering (13%) both went up from 2023, showing the importance of managing access to accounts. Sign up here The post Security Roundup March 2025 appeared first on BH Consulting. Phishing is still the most successful way for attackers to access systems, new analysis has found.

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SecureList

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction Since mid-2024, we’ve observed a malicious Android campaign leveraging wedding invitations as a lure to social-engineer victims into installing a malicious Android app (APK), which we have named “Tria Stealer” after unique strings found in campaign samples.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Data Security Predictions for 2025: Putting Protection and Resilience at Center Stage madhav Tue, 12/17/2024 - 05:10 Cybersecurity is a remarkably dynamic industry. Protecting data, the driving force of modern businesses, will continue to be the primary focus of organizations throughout 2025.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Before we get to the main list, here’s a table of our top picks, alongside pricing and essential features like multi-factor authentication and secure file transfer. In particular, its two-factor authentication (2FA) options are limited to email verification or using a 3rd-party authenticator app like Microsoft Authenticator.

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SecureList

JANUARY 25, 2024

We expected organizations to try to reduce the impact of the human factor on data security, so as to bring down the number of insider threats and social engineering attacks. According to Statista, this market is expected to grow significantly by 2025. Other services are ditching passwords in favor of biometric authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 26, 2025

madhav Thu, 03/27/2025 - 05:03 The March 31, 2025, PCI DSS 4.0 was first released in March 2022, its future-dated requirements only come into force on March 31st, 2025. Compliance in 2025", "description": "Learn how Thales and Imperva help meet PCI DSS 4.0 The Clock is Ticking: Are You Ready for PCI DSS 4.0? requirements.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 17, 2025

Phishing Phishing is a social engineering technique where attackers trick users into revealing their passwords by pretending to be a trustworthy entity. Prevention Tips: - Verify the authenticity of emails and links before clicking on them. - Use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to add an extra layer of security.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

If verified, this could indicate serious flaws in how the platform manages authentication and secures sensitive user information. Revoke API keys : If you shared any API keys or authentication credentials in chatbot conversations, regenerate or revoke them immediately.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Breaking Free from Passwords: Passkeys and the Future of Digital Services josh.pearson@t… Mon, 09/02/2024 - 15:14 As passkeys offer a more secure and convenient way to authenticate users, it is no surprise that industry experts agree that they will become the standard authentication method used worldwide. How do we get there?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Gartner predicts that by 2025, 60% of organizations will require integrated ransomware defense strategies on storage devices, up from 10% in 2022. The huge increase in edge computing and distributed data processing ( 40% by 2025 , up from 15% in 2022) emphasizes the relevance of edge computing and distributed data processing.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 16, 2025

Prioritizing account security by updating passwords regularly and enabling two-factor authentication is essential in todays digital world. The Instagram password reset process is simple, provided you follow the right steps.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The 2025 theme “Secure Our World” highlights the pervasiveness of digital technologies that enable connections across the globe and how straightforward, yet effective measures can have a lasting impact. In either case – passwords or passwordless passkeys – a password manager is needed ( here’s why ).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The 2025 theme “Secure Our World” highlights the pervasiveness of digital technologies that enable connections across the globe and how straightforward, yet effective measures can have a lasting impact. In either case – passwords or passwordless passkeys – a password manager is needed ( here’s why ).

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Data warehousing firm Snowflake, which saw a lot of user accounts get hacked due to poor security hygiene, is making MFA mandatory for all user accounts by November 2025. The post Snowflake Will Make MFA Mandatory Next Year appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 3, 2025

Fraudulent accounts often exhibit irregular activity, such as sudden spikes in engagement or interactions that lack authenticity. These are often the first indicators of authenticity. How Fake Account Detection Works Detecting fake accounts involves analyzing behavioral patterns and profile characteristics.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

While the latter is more of a good thing, all of these are realities and none of the three will go away in 2025. We curated some predictions for the cybersecurity industry in 2025--some specific; some broad; some from practitioners; some from vendors--to get a pulse on what the cybersecurity community believes is coming in the New Year.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Protect all accounts that offer multifactor authentication (MFA) with this security method. The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2024-2025, ” published by the NCA as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Learn how to spot phishing attempts made via email, text or voice calls. Keep all your software updated.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

trillion annually by 2025, up from $3 trillion in 2015. It serves as a warning to regularly backup company data and train every employee on how to identify phishing and social engineering attacks. In 2025, over 223,000 vulnerable assets were exposed to potential attacks, a sharp increase from 155,000 in 2023.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 16, 2025

Users need to enable two-factor authentication for added security of their Instagram account. You may also like to read: Instagram Updates for 2025: Essential Insights for Marketers Conclusion Forgetting your Instagram password is inconvenient and happens to many of us.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This underscores the importance of having additional compensating controls and educating employees on the risks associated with phishing and other social engineering attacks. This incident shows that while security tools are essential, phishing emails can still slip through.

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SecureList

AUGUST 23, 2021

This is a form of cybercrime that relies on social engineering techniques by creating convincing replicas of pages of well-known brands or desirable products. To stay safe while gaming, we recommend: Wherever possible, protect your accounts with two-factor authentication. Detections. Unique files. PUBG Mobile. Brawl Stars.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The three core pillars of CISA’s “ 2025 - 2026 International Strategic Plan ” are: Help make more resilient other countries’ assets, systems and networks that impact U.S. Aligning cybersecurity efforts and goals with international partners is critical for tackling cyberthreats in the U.S. and abroad, according to the agency.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This underscores the importance of having additional compensating controls and educating employees on the risks associated with phishing and other social engineering attacks. This incident shows that while security tools are essential, phishing emails can still slip through.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In this article in the KSB series, we review the trends of the past year, reflect on the predictions we made for 2024 , and offer insights into what we can expect in 2025. One of them is CVE-2024-0204, which allows attackers to bypass authentication in the GoAnywhere MFT.

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