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Token replay is one of the reasons identity compromise has become harder for security teams to contain. In a traditional credential theft scenario, the attacker needs a password, a working MFA path, or some way to trigger a new authentication event. In a token replay scenario, the attacker steals an already-issued authentication or session artifact…
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Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday includes security updates for 120 vulnerabilities, with no zero-days disclosed this month. Despite the absence of actively exploited or publicly disclosed zero-days, the release is still significant due to the volume of high-severity flaws and the number of critical remote code execution vulnerabilities addressed. This month’s update includes 17 critical…
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The recent Canvas security incident tied to ShinyHunters shows how quickly a third-party platform compromise can move from a vendor issue to an operational disruption for schools, universities, faculty, students, and IT teams. Instructure, the company behind Canvas LMS, confirmed that it detected unauthorized activity in Canvas on April 29, 2026. According to Instructure, the…
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AI-generated code has moved from developer experiment to production reality, and security teams are now dealing with the result: faster software output, more code entering review, and a new class of AppSec risk where code can look clean, functional, and production-ready, yet still contain common security flaws. GitHub reported that nearly 80% of new developers…
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VECT ransomware has emerged as a newer ransomware-as-a-service operation attempting to grow through affiliate recruitment, underground forum promotion, and a structured backend model built around victim management, payload generation, and ransom negotiation. Public reporting from Dark Atlas indicates that the group began advertising its affiliate program in early 2026, later tying itself to BreachForums and…
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If you are preparing for CMMC 2.0 certification, the question is not whether you need a SIEM. The question is whether your logging, alerting, and monitoring architecture can survive a Level 2 assessment tied directly to NIST SP 800-171. CMMC 2.0 does not explicitly mandate “deploy a SIEM.” What it does mandate is far more…
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Kerberoasting is a credential theft technique that targets service accounts in Microsoft Active Directory environments. The attack allows a domain user to request Kerberos service tickets for accounts associated with Service Principal Names (SPNs) and extract encrypted credential material that can be cracked offline. If the attacker successfully recovers the password for a service account,…
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Multi-factor authentication has become one of the most widely deployed identity protections in enterprise environments. Many organizations view MFA deployment as the primary milestone for identity security, and compliance frameworks frequently emphasize its importance. Enabling MFA significantly reduces the risk of simple credential theft attacks, yet it does not provide complete protection against account compromise.…
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Audit readiness is often treated as a periodic project. Organizations preparing for compliance assessments collect policy documents, export reports, review configurations, and assemble evidence shortly before the auditor arrives. This approach can produce acceptable results for a single assessment cycle, yet it often requires significant effort and leaves little assurance that controls remained effective between…
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Security programs often equate tool deployment with security coverage. An organization may deploy endpoint protection, a firewall, vulnerability scanners, identity monitoring, and a SIEM and assume the environment is fully monitored. From a procurement perspective the organization appears well equipped. From a detection perspective there are often significant blind spots. Coverage is not created by…
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