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N-able announced the upcoming launch of its Vulnerability Management feature for their UEM (Unified Endpoint Management) products, N-central and N-sight. The new built-in feature will allow organizations to identify, prioritize, remediate, and report on vulnerabilities across all major operating systems (OS). With a single unified view, IT teams will gain continuous visibility to vulnerabilities, rapid prioritization, and can leverage automated workflows for remediation. There has been a rapid increase in both the volume of vulnerabilities and resulting attacks, posing a huge challenge for IT providers and SMEs alike. In 2025, an average of 133 CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) were…

David Fletcher // Service Message Block (SMB) shares can represent a significant risk to an organization. Companies often lack a realistic understanding of the exposure that SMB shares represent. Effective management typically requires a sound information management program focused on identifying where critical information resides, actively controlling access to that information, and routinely auditing permissions and access patterns.  Often, when organizations are asked about discovery of sensitive data, administrators immediately indicate that mapped network drives are routinely audited for sensitive content and that permissions on those drives are rigorously guarded.  Unfortunately, mapped network drives are typically the tip of the iceberg when it comes to content exposure on any given network. In this post, we will walk…

A newly discovered malicious PyPi package named ‘disgrasya’ that abuses legitimate WooCommerce stores for validating stolen credit cards has been downloaded over 34,000 times from the open-source package platform. The script specifically targeted WooCommerce stores using the CyberSource payment gateway to validate cards, which is a key step for carding actors who need to evaluate thousands of stolen cards from dark web dumps and leaked databases to determine their value and potential exploitation. Although the package has been removed from PyPI, its high download counts show the sheer volume of abuse for these types of malicious operations. “Unlike typical supply chain attacks that…

In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Shrestha, CEO at BeyondID, discusses how AI is transforming secure access management for both attackers and defenders. He discusses the shift toward identity-first security, and the role of contextual and continuous authentication in neutralizing AI-driven intrusions. Shrestha also offers strategic guidance for CISOs managing the adoption of AI responsibly while maintaining security and compliance. We’re seeing both attackers and defenders leverage AI. From your vantage point, how has AI fundamentally changed the playing field for secure access management? AI has dramatically altered secure access management by empowering both attackers and defenders. Bad actors…

If the Defense Department were a static organization, cybersecurity and resiliency would be easy. But the fact of the matter is the military services and DoD agencies are in constant motion, said Paul Kurtz, chief cybersecurity advisor and field chief technology officer at Splunk. It’s clear protecting data and systems no matter how or where they are being used has become more important than ever. To that point, Kurtz identified four main challenges DoD faces when it comes to modernizing and securing data and systems when its users are in constant motion: Ensuring mobile device security Moving to a zero…

Oracle privately notifies Cloud data breach to customers Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2025 Oracle confirms a cloud data breach, quietly informing customers while downplaying the impact of the security breach. Oracle confirms a data breach and started informing customers while downplaying the impact of the incident. A threat actor using the moniker ‘rose87168’ claimed to possess millions of data lines tied to over 140,000 Oracle Cloud tenants, including encrypted credentials. The hacker has published 10,000 customer records, a file showing Oracle Cloud access, user credentials, and an internal video as proof of the hack. rose87168 initially attempted to extort Oracle…

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The crypto world has caught fire again. I’ve been watching token prices shoot up since late 2024, bringing newcomers and veterans alike back into the fold. After months of research and tinkering with various blockchain projects, I decided to document my token-building process from start to finish. Why build tokens? For me, it started with curiosity – I wanted to know what actually happens behind those crypto charts and trading platforms. Turns out, creating your own token isn’t nearly as complicated as I first thought.This walkthrough covers my step-by-step method for coding a basic BEP-20 token, putting it on Binance…

Lohrmann on Cybersecurity A new report just released by Forrester highlights the growing cloud footprint in the public sector globally, along with challenges ahead in areas such as security and modernizing core applications. April 06, 2025 •  Dan Lohrmann Adobe Stock/Thanaseth “Governments across the globe continue to rapidly adopt cloud to increase digital capacity, be more responsive, and meet stakeholder expectations. Even in developing economies, the public sector recognizes cloud’s potential to optimize service delivery and achieve mission-based outcomes.” I am highlighting the report’s results now (with permission from Forrester) because I found the findings intriguing and the insights helpful, especially…