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Building on the company’s existing SaaS Monitoring capabilities, LastPass SaaS Protect introduces a set of policy enforcements that enable organizations to move from passive visibility into proactive access control. Business benefits include: Real-time SaaS governance: Quickly restrict access to unsanctioned or high-risk SaaS apps and guide user behavior with custom warnings. Audit-ready compliance: Generate governance reports with SOC 2 and other compliance frameworks in mind. SaaS cost optimization: Identify duplicate or over-licensed apps to help reduce spend and tech sprawl. SaaS Protect is now available in beta to current LastPass Business and Business Max customers and will be included at…
A new Proofpoint report reveals how attackers are using Microsoft 365’s Direct Send and unsecured SMTP relays to send internal-looking phishing emails. The latest research from cybersecurity firm Proofpoint reveals a clever phishing campaign that uses a legitimate Microsoft 365 feature to trick people into opening malicious emails. The attack, reportedly, sends messages that appear to be from inside a company, making them look highly trustworthy to employees. Proofpoint researchers observed that attackers are taking advantage of a setting in Microsoft 365 called Direct Send. This feature is intended for things like office printers to send faxes and scans directly…
Gone are the days of attacks hitting a single product or vulnerability. Today, we’re seeing the increasing use of multi-vector attacks and multi-stage approaches. For example, a DDoS attack in Indonesia used 20 different vectors in a single attack. We can expect to continue to see an increase in sophistication and evasion from web-based attacks, file-based attacks, DNS-based attacks and ransomware attacks, which will make it more difficult for traditional, siloed security tools to effectively defend against modern threats. Preventing these attacks will require multiple security solutions to work together as part of an integrated platform to stop every attack along the…
Introduction: The Battlefield Inside Your Head In cybersecurity, we master firewalls and encryption. But are we neglecting the most critical vulnerability? The human brain. Every day, you make thousands of split-second security decisions. Most operate on autopilot, guided by neural wiring evolved long before phishing emails existed. These mental shortcuts, brilliant for survival, become gaping vulnerabilities when weaponized by attackers. Welcome to neurosecurity—where neuroscience meets cybersecurity. Below, we dissect five moments your brain’s instincts betray you, and how to fight back. The Monday Morning Ambush: Overload Hijacking Picture This: Monday, 8:59 AM. Your inbox explodes with “URGENT” flags. Drowning in chaos, you click…
In brief Verb Technology said that it is rebranding to TON Strategy The firm will accumulate Toncoin using proceeds from a private placement. The company’s stock price soared 140% on Monday. Verb Technology will use $558 million in proceeds from a private placement to begin stockpiling and staking Toncoin, the Las-Vegas based marketer said in a press release on Monday.The cryptocurrency, which serves as the native token of the Telegram-linked The Open Network, will be treated as the company’s “primary treasury reserve asset,” it said—representing the latest twist on a growing list of crypto treasury firms dedicated to various digital…
Not long ago, deepfakes were digital curiosities – convincing to some, glitchy to most, and often more meme than menace. Fast forward to 2025, and they’ve become fully weaponized, commercially available, and dangerously scalable. What began as clever video edits has become a self-operating engine for social engineering, fraud, and identity theft. According to Check Point Research’s AI Security Report 2025, we’ve reached a pivotal moment: deepfake technology now spans from basic offline generation to fully autonomous, real-time impersonation engines, capable of deceiving even seasoned professionals. Deepfakes by the Numbers: Where We Stand Over $35 million in fraud losses have…
Hacking group D4rk4rmy claimed the hack of Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2025 The cybercrime D4rk4rmy added the Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer to the list of victims on its Tor dark web leak site. The cybercrime group D4rk4rmy claimed the hack of Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (SBM). The company is Monaco’s premier luxury hospitality group, established in 1863. It operates iconic properties like the Casino de Monte-Carlo and Hôtel de Paris, playing a key role in shaping Monaco’s global image of elegance and exclusivity. Serving elite clientele, SBM spans gaming, hotels,…
The collapse of genetic testing giant 23andMe has raised serious privacy concerns for millions of people who shared their DNA with the company. Once valued at $6 billion, the company has filed for bankruptcy and is now selling off assets—including, potentially, your genetic data. If you’ve ever used 23andMe to explore your ancestry or health traits, now is the time to take action. Here’s what’s going on, what it means for your data, how to delete your account, and steps you can take to better protect your online privacy going forward. What’s Going On at 23andMe? 23andMe, once a…