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By early 2026, enterprise security feels very different from just a few years ago. AI agents are now embedded across core workflows, critical vulnerabilities have emerged across widely deployed frameworks with the highest possible severity ratings, and federal standards such as the Cybersecurity Performance Goals 2.0 have reset baseline expectations for security maturity. Risk now…
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IBM has disclosed a critical security flaw affecting its API Connect platform that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication controls and gain unauthorized access. The issue is tracked as CVE-2025-13915 and carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, placing it in the highest severity tier. The weakness falls under CWE-305, which refers to authentication…
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CVE-2025-55182, commonly referred to as React2Shell, is a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) flaw impacting React Server Components (RSC), Next.js, and related frameworks. The bug sits in the way affected versions parse and trust serialized payloads sent via the Flight protocol. With a CVSS score of 10.0, the vulnerability allows a single HTTP request…
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Small and mid-sized businesses increasingly depend on automated security tools to defend their environments. Endpoint agents, vulnerability scanners, cloud security dashboards, and automated alerting platforms promise broad coverage with minimal staffing. For organizations under cost pressure, automation feels like a rational tradeoff. The issue is not that these tools lack value; it is that automation…
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Security teams often begin with a simple set of tools that match the size of their environment. Over time, though, new cloud platforms, business applications, and compliance obligations introduce more alerts, more data, and more risks. Each new challenge tends to bring another vendor product into the stack. Before long, the security program is made…
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is moving into a decisive phase of its quantum preparedness program as it approaches 2026. Senior leadership has framed this effort as a necessary response to long-term cryptographic risk rather than a speculative research exercise. The focus centers on protecting sensitive government data against future cryptanalytic breakthroughs tied to large-scale…
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A rootkit is a class of post-exploitation malware built to preserve long-term, privileged access to a compromised system while actively concealing its presence. Unlike most malware families that prioritize immediate payload execution or data theft, a rootkit exists to subvert visibility itself. It alters how an operating system reports processes, files, memory, network activity, and…
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Attackers increasingly exploit shared file stores for lateral movement within networks, using tactics like dropping malicious files in trusted locations. This approach minimizes detection while allowing broad access without suspicion. Organizations can mitigate risks by tightening access controls, improving monitoring, and conducting regular threat assessments to safeguard sensitive environments.
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Zero Trust has become the organizing model for most modern security programs. At the same time, more organizations are moving to SOC as a Service because the operational load of running an in-house SOC, tuning content, maintaining coverage, hiring analysts, and responding at all hours, is increasingly unrealistic. The question most security leaders ask now…
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Microsoft’s December 2025 Patch Tuesday includes fixes for 57 vulnerabilities, including one actively exploited zero-day and two publicly disclosed zero-days. Three of the patched flaws are classified as critical, all tied to remote code execution. Breakdown of Vulnerabilities These totals do not include 15 Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities or Mariner fixes that were released earlier in…
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