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LevelBlue, a provider of managed security services, strategic consulting, and threat intelligence, announced the launch of its 2025 Futures Report: Cyber Resilience and Business Impact at the RSAC 2025 Conference. Following the release of the inaugural LevelBlue Futures Report in 2024, this year’s report dives into the characteristics of cyber resilient organizations, evolving attack vectors, and how leaders are aligning business goals and cybersecurity. As artificial intelligence (AI) brings about excitement and transformative potential, the report reveals that organizations are forging ahead with innovations despite increased security concerns. In fact, just 29 percent of executives surveyed say they are reluctant…

When someone asks how you start a typical weekday, your answer likely includes the usual suspects, be it waking up, brewing coffee, or maybe even a quick scroll through the news. But almost inevitably, in the post-pandemic world where remote work has become commonplace, it also includes logging in to work. Buried in this mundane act is a timeless truth we often overlook. It’s part of a modern ritual that every hybrid worker performs quietly, instinctively, like it’s muscle memory—a ritual that organizations everywhere rely on, day in and day out, to protect their business integrity.  It’s not glamorous. It’s…

Click on the timecodes to jump to that part of the video (on YouTube) Slides for this webcast can be found here: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SLIDES_ImplementingSysmonAppLocker.pdf 5:03 Introduction, problem statement, and executive problem statement 8:19 What Sysmon is with a demo of how it works 24:54 Implementing Sysmon and how to have your computers automatically update and utilize Sysmon 29:05 Applocker, its uses, and a demonstration 46:12 AppLocker bypasses and security philosophy and implementing strategy 49:46 Q&A and Closing Thoughts This webcast was originally recorded live on August 15th, 2019 with John Strand. In almost every BHIS webcast we talk about how important…

1inch has launched support for Solana, enabling users to execute on-chain swaps through the 1inch dApp and connect with six APIs available on the 1inch Developer Portal.Announced at TOKEN2049 Dubai, the integration marks the first major deployment of 1inch’s Fusion protocol on Solana, setting the groundwork for cross-chain swaps between Solana and the more than 10 blockchains already supported by the platform.The integration arrives as Solana outperforms other blockchain networks in key metrics.According to Dune Analytics, Solana recorded $395 billion in DEX trading volume over the past three months, compared to Ethereum’s $364 billion. Solana also processed 4.8 billion transactions…

ConclusionIn the era of AI, penetration testing has evolved to become an active and essential part of solid cybersecurity defenses. As discussed in this article, AI offers advantages while also posing challenges for penetration testing. Though AI-powered tools improve efficiency and effectiveness, human intelligence is still essential in ensuring strong security. Pen testers must use AI as a helpful tool instead of relying solely on automated testing methods.To protect against new threats, organizations must have a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that includes both human knowledge and AI-supported defense technologies. Organizations can effectively reduce evolving cyber risks by investing in advanced AI-driven…

U.S. CISA adds Qualitia Active! Mail, Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, and Commvault Web Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2025 U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Qualitia Active! Mail, Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, and Commvault Web Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Qualitia Active! Mail, Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, and Commvault Web Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: CVE-2025-1976 Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS Code Injection Vulnerability – In Brocade Fabric OS versions 9.1.0…

Bugcrowd’s new service connects customers with a global network of vetted ethical hackers for a variety of red team engagements—fully managed through the Bugcrowd Platform. This release sets a new benchmark in the red team services market, enabling organizations to test their security environments with the highest level of confidence. By tapping into a global pool of experts using the latest adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), customers gain unparalleled insight into how real-world attackers would attempt to breach their defenses. Available on the Bugcrowd Platform, RTaaS works alongside offerings such as Penetration Testing as a Service, Managed Bug Bounty,…

 There’s no way to oversell the importance of data and intelligence sharing to those defenders tasked with understanding threats and vulnerabilities to mitigate IT risks. But that is often easier said than done, hampered by non-disclosure agreements, secrecy, money and wily attackers who seem to stay a step ahead. But the Desired Effect Marketplace, emerging from stealth just in time for this week’s RSA show in San Francisco, may finally offer an opportunity for those defenders that sidesteps many of the challenges they typically face and gives defenders, researchers and vendors a platform for sharing real-time information on zero-day vulnerabilities. Desired…

Postal codes now play a key role in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and digital identity verification, raising new concerns over privacy and data security. When you think about cybersecurity threats, postal codes probably aren’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yet behind the scenes, postal code data plays a quiet but critical role in everything from fraud detection to digital identity verification and the security of these datasets is becoming increasingly important in a world where everything is interconnected and impacting each other more than ever. Postal codes (or ZIP codes, postcodes, or international postal codes) aren’t just a convenience…