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, when combined with analytics products, can transform into powerful tools for supply chain optimisation. In manufacturing, the real challenge is not producing goods, but deciding when and how much to produce. This quote is from a plant director who contacted us for the implementation of an algorithm to improve their Master Production Schedule (MPS). Production Planning Process (Image by Samir Saci) The objective was to generate production schedules that balance economies of scale with minimal inventory. Our initial solution was a web application connected to the factory systems. Screenshot of the web application with some of the parameters to…

A growing number of American companies plan to slow hiring in the latter half of this year. Twenty percent of employers say they’ll bring on fewer workers this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Aug. 21), citing data from The Conference Board. That figure is almost twice the rate of companies that planned to slow hiring at this point in 2024. According to the report, the last time the survey found optimism among executives about hiring was the second quarter of 2023. Enthusiasm has fallen steadily since then, the WSJ adds, noting a series of hiring pauses, including one at…

Executive Summary We have detected a campaign aimed at gaining access to victims’ machines and monetizing access to their bandwidth. It functions by exploiting the CVE-2024-36401 vulnerability in the GeoServer geospatial database. This Critical-severity remote code execution vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8. Criminals have used the vulnerability to deploy legitimate software development kits (SDKs) or modified apps to gain passive income via network sharing or residential proxies. This method of generating passive income is particularly stealthy. It mimics a monetization strategy used by some legitimate app developers who choose SDKs instead of displaying traditional ads. This can be…

For years, the challenge in software security and governance hasn’t been knowing what to do, but instead scaling that knowledge across fast-moving teams. At Sonatype, we invested heavily in solving that through contextual policy. Not just rules, but rules that understood intent. Rules that prioritized based on usage, risk, and relevance, and turned raw security data into actionable, in-context decisions. The post The End of Tribal Knowledge: Why Contextual Policy Is the Foundation for Agentic AI Development appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Doppel announced Doppel Simulation, a new product and expansion to the Doppel Vision Platform that enables organizations to redefine security awareness training and social engineering penetration testing by mirroring today’s multi-channel and dynamic attacker behaviors. Informed by real-world threats and built with autonomous AI phishing agents, Simulation generates customized, hyper-realistic scenarios tailored to each organization and employee role and behavior, making it possible for businesses to strengthen defenses against modern social engineering attacks. Simulation enables security teams to test human, process and technical controls, and detection & response capabilities across email, SMS, WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram – with more channels…

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, August 20th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Link11, a Germany-based global IT security provider, has released insights into the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape and announced the capabilities of its Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) platform, designed to provide multi-layered defenses against modern digital threats. The rapid pace of digital transformation has expanded the opportunities for organizations across industries. However, every new web application and API also broadens the attack surface, leaving businesses increasingly exposed. Cybercriminals are employing sophisticated tactics that target all levels of application infrastructure, rendering traditional point solutions insufficient. Key Threats Facing Digital Platforms: DDoS attacks…

US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted another round of withdrawals on Aug. 20, extending their streak of consecutive net outflows to a fourth straight trading day.According to SoSoValue data, Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $311.57 million in outflows for the day, pushing their four-day total to nearly $1 billion.BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the withdrawals with $220 million in redemptions, which equates to roughly 1,940 BTC. Ark 21Shares’ ARKB followed with $76 million in outflows.Other issuers, such as Fidelity’s FBTC and Grayscale’s GBTC, posted more modest figures, shedding $7 million and $8 million, respectively.Meanwhile, Ethereum products also…

Assessment This campaign highlights that leveraging malvertising and the one-line installation-command technique to distribute macOS information stealers remains popular among eCrime actors. Promoting false malicious websites encourages more site traffic, which will lead to more potential victims. The one-line installation command enables eCrime actors to directly install the Mach-O executable onto the victim’s machine while bypassing Gatekeeper checks. CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations assesses that eCrime actors will likely continue to leverage both malvertising and one-line installation commands to distribute macOS information stealers. This assessment is made with high confidence, as the combination has historically been successful, and these methods allow…

FBI: Russia-linked group Static Tundra exploit old Cisco flaw for espionage Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2025 FBI warns FSB-linked group Static Tundra is exploiting a 7-year-old Cisco IOS/IOS XE flaw to gain persistent access for cyber espionage. The FBI warns that Russia-linked threat actor Static Tundra exploits Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and end-of-life networking devices running an unpatched vulnerability (CVE-2018-0171) in Cisco Smart Install (SMI) to target organizations in the United States and globally. CVE-2018-0171 (CVSS score of 9.8) affects the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software. The flaw could be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker…