Author: HackWatchit

The illusion of security: Why stacked defenses still leave you exposed. Mike Wiacek, founder of Stairwell, breaks down why traditional defense-in-depth strategies fail and what security teams must do to truly outsmart attackers. For decades, defense in depth has been the guiding philosophy of cybersecurity. The idea is simple: Stack multiple security layers to create a strong, redundant defense. If an attacker bypasses one layer, another should stop them. It sounds logical, but the way most organizations implement defense in depth is fundamentally flawed. Rather than a series of reinforcing layers, what we actually have is a collection of security products sitting…

How are agencies leaning into upskilling to keep pace with government technology demands? We talk with CISA, DoD, USDA and the Dakota State Applied Research Corp. about initiatives and tactics to help ensure the skill sets of federal employees meet ever-evolving technology demands ranging from AI to zero trust. Download our exclusive Federal News Network Expert Edition now!

A vulnerability in Verizon’s Call Filter feature allowed customers to access the incoming call logs for another Verizon Wireless number through an unsecured API request. The flaw was discovered by security researcher Evan Connelly on February 22, 2025, and was fixed by Verizon sometime in the following month. However, the total period of exposure is unknown. Verizon’s Call Filter app is a free utility that offers users spam detection and automatic call blocking. A paid version (Plus) adds a spam lookup and risk meter, the ability to apply blocks by type of caller, and receive caller ID on unknown numbers. The…

New Triada Trojan comes preinstalled on Android devices Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2025 A new Triada trojan variant comes preinstalled on Android devices, stealing data on setup, warn researchers from Kaspersky. Kaspersky researchers discovered a new Triada trojan variant preinstalled on thousands of Android devices, enabling data theft upon setup. Kaspersky detected 2,600+ infections in Russia from March 13-27, 2025. The malware was discovered on counterfeit Android devices mimicking popular smartphone models. The researchers speculate that threat actors behind this variant have compromised the supply chain, so stores may not even suspect that they are selling smartphones infected with Triada “The…

We’ve been having a problem with people that want to play with Security Onion or RITA at home. If a home router does not have a mirror port it can be difficult to try cool/free network monitoring tools. Sure, one could buy another router that has those features. But it is far easier to not do that. So, people don’t. Time goes on and they never get to play with the free enterprise-level cool tools at work or at home. However, there are a couple of ways to set up full network monitoring at home. No taps, no mirrored ports,…

The Growing Threat of Digital Identity Theft Identity theft is a continuous online threat that lurks behind every login, transaction, and online engagement in 2025, rather than being a one-time criminal. Protecting your financial and personal identity has never been more important, especially with fraudsters using sophisticated phishing techniques, data breaches at an all-time high, and sensitive information regularly spilling on the dark web. Today’s consumers must decide which identity protection service to choose to secure their digital presence. Two names consistently dominate this space, prompting one key question: Who secures your digital life better in 2025? This face-off dissects…

, legal contracts are foundational documents that define the relationships, obligations, and responsibilities between parties. Whether it’s a partnership agreement, an NDA, or a supplier contract, these documents often contain critical information that drives decision-making, risk management, and compliance. However, navigating and extracting insights from these contracts can be a complex and time-consuming process. In this post, we’ll explore how we can streamline the process of understanding and working with legal contracts by implementing an end-to-end solution using Agentic Graphrag. I see GraphRAG as an umbrella term for any method that retrieves or reasons over information stored in a knowledge…

For those unfamiliar with World Cloud Security Day, here’s a brief yet essential overview. Celebrated annually on April 3rd, this day serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of implementing strong security measures to combat the rising cyber threats targeting cloud infrastructure. With cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated, ensuring data security, integrity, and privacy has never been more critical. The Rising Cybersecurity Challenges in the Cloud A recent survey by Rapid7 highlights the increasing cybersecurity risks faced by the cloud industry, particularly the surge in ransomware attacks and data breaches. One of the key reasons behind this growing vulnerability is…

WALLIX, a European Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) vendor, announced the launch of Web Session Manager, a new module natively integrated into its unified identity and access management platform, WALLIX PAM. The innovation responds to a strategic challenge for CIOs: to easily and cost-effectively strengthen the protection of access to web applications, which is the cause of 38% of intrusion incidents. These web applications used by employees, customers or service providers serve as gateways for cyber attacks, it is essential to control access in a granular way, in order to limit the risk of compromise…